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On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History: October 27th

Posted October 27, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Cuba shoots down a U-2 spy plane, NASA launches the first Saturn rocket, Air Mali is formed, and more…

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Aviation News

Qaddafi’s Personal Pilot Tells All, Air Berlin Postpones Airbus and Boeing Deliveries: Final Call

Posted October 25, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Floods shut down Bangkok’s second largest airport, Muammar Qaddafi’s personal pilot talks about how his boss was a nice guy, and more…

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Unmanned Air Force Space Plane Could Be Modified to Carry Astronauts

Posted October 18, 2011 by Jason Rhian, UniverseToday.com

Boeing is researching the possibility of building a passenger-carrying version of the X-37 spacecraft.

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Military News

Iraqis Retake Reins of Their Own Airspace After 8 Years of US Control

Posted October 14, 2011 by BNO News

The US Air Force has transferred management of airspace covering the Iraqi capital to national authorities, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

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Hypersonic Military Aircraft Disappears During Test Flight

Posted August 13, 2011 by BNO News

The U.S. military on Thursday lost contact with a hypersonic aircraft during a test flight over the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) confirmed.

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Missing US Air Force F-16 Pilot Found Dead in Nevada, Was Unable to Eject

Posted June 30, 2011 by BNO News

Captain Eric Ziegler was unable to eject before his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a training exercise Tuesday night, according to Air Force officials. He leaves behind a wife and 9-month-old daughter.

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F-16 Pilot Still Missing Three Days After Crash in Nevada

Posted June 30, 2011 by BNO News

The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday said search and rescue efforts were still being conducted for the missing pilot of an F-16 aircraft that crashed Tuesday evening in Nevada.

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U.S. Prosecutors Charge German Man with Murder of Airmen at Frankfurt Airport

Posted June 23, 2011 by BNO News

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged a German man with murdering two U.S. service members during a shooting spree at Frankfurt airport in early March. German officials previously described it as an act of terrorism.

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Video: On Board the US Air Force Doomsday Plane

Posted June 8, 2011 by Matt Molnar

Diane Sawyer gets an unprecedented look inside the E-4B Nightwatch, aka the Doomsday Plane, the 747 built to keep the nation’s command and control structure operational from the air if ground bases are rendered useless by a nuclear attack.

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F-16 Pilot Ejects Safely as Fighter Jet Crashes in Southern Wisconsin

Posted June 7, 2011 by BNO News

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force fighter jet that crashed in Wisconsin on Tuesday was able to eject safely, officials said.

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