ALERT Close encounter between US Navy P-8 Poseidon and Russian Su-27
Russian Ministry of Defense statement: On September 7, 2016US Navy reconnaissance aircraft P-8 “Poseidon” tried twice to get close to the state border of the Russian Federation over the Black Sea without transponders. Su-27 fighters from Belbek airbase were scrambled. When Russian fighters approached the US reconnaissance aircraft for visual identification, American plane abruptly changed course to the opposite…
NEW VIDEO Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 performing an ultra low passage at Lutsk airbase
This video shows an Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 performing a low passage along a taxiway of the military airfield of at Lutsk airbase in northwestern Ukraine.
BREAKING Swiss Airforce F/A-18 is missing in the Alps, no contact with the pilot
Monday at around 16:30 (local time) an F/A-18 C (single seat) of the Swiss Air Force has been missing in the Alps area. Rescue team was immediately activated. UPDATE Wednesday Swiss find dead pilot from crashed Air Force F/A-18. UPDATE Tuesday Swiss search parties have found crashed air force fighter jet, still seeking pilot, Swiss Defense Ministry…
VIDEO Rare 14-Ship NATO Formation Over Baltic Sea
14 aircraft from 4 nations forming up behind a KC-135 over the Baltic Sea during the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2016 exercise. Aircraft include one USAF B-52, four USAF F-16s, two German Eurofighters, two Polish F-16s, and four Swedish JAS 39 Gripens.
VIDEO 2 Draken Douglas A4N Skyhawks at Prestwick Airport
Video Credit goes to scotrail82
NEWS RAF Pilot who sent A330 into plunge with camera to be court-martialed
The captain had placed his personal digital SLR camera between the captain’s seat armrest and the left-hand side-stick controller during a flight from the U.K. to Afghanistan. As the captain moved his seat forward, the position of the camera forced the side-stick fully forward. This initiated a pitch-down command, sending the aircraft into a steep…
VIDEO Kuwait Air Force C-17 Globemaster landing at Newcastle Airport
Video Credit goes to Jonathan Winton
