The jets were scrambled from Amari air base in Estonia to intercept three Russian planes approaching the Baltic states, with the RAF having only deployed to the region less than three weeks ago. The military transport aircraft, identified as AN-26 ‘Curl’, AN-12 ‘Cub’ and IL-76 ‘Candid’, were intercepted as they were not transmitting a recognised identification…
Tonight, at 9:51 pm (BST), Sonic booms have been heard across the Leeds and Doncaster areas of West Yorkshire. We have confirmation the booms were from RAF Typhoon jets. A Quick Reaction Alert to escort CityJet flight #AF1558 to Newcastle. ATC asked twice for a response as to why they had changed course, it took 7 minutes for…
A Russian MiG-31 jet flew within 50 feet of a U.S. surveillance aircraft in Northeast Asia last week, Moscow’s latest aerial saber-rattling against American ships and planes, according to defense officials. “On April 21, a U.S. Navy P-8 Maritime Patrol reconnaissance aircraft flying a routine mission in international airspace was intercepted by a MiG-31 Russian…
A Norwegian F-16 jet on a training exercise jet mistakenly machine-gunned a control tower with three officers inside, who survived unhurt, the military said on Sunday. Two F-16s were taking part in a mock attack on the uninhabited island of Tarva off Norway’s west coast when one of them opened fire with its M61 Vulcan cannon, which is capable of…
A US Air Force reconnaissance plane was intercepted by a Russian SU-27 jet in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner while in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Pentagon said. “The US aircraft was operating in international airspace and at no time crossed into Russian territory,” Laura Seal, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said of Thursday’s incident.…
Russian Su-24 jets buzz USS Donald Cook. The planes made 20 passes of the US Navy ship, according to officials, passing within 1,000 yards at an altitude of just 100ft. The American ship had just left the Polish port of Gdynia and was in the Baltic Sea about 70 nautical miles off Kaliningrad.
Here's Thunderbird 5 hanging out with a great Sunday crowd here in Lake City!! pic.twitter.com/F0ZkDpEvGK — Airshow News (@NewsAirshow) 10 avril 2016
Syrian Observatory reports rebels have shot down a warplane south of Aleppo in Syria. مقطع ثاني للطائرة الحربية التي اسقطت بريف #حلب الجنوبي . #RFS #syria #Aleppo pic.twitter.com/a2Yea8m8yp — RFS | NORTH (@RFS_NORTH) April 5, 2016
