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F-16 Pilot Killed After Fighter Jet Crashes In Poland During Airshow Rehearsal
A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday during a rehearsal for an airshow in Radom, central Poland, killing a Polish Army pilot.
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Pilot's 50-Minute Chat With Engineers. Then F-35 Fighter Jet's Freefall
A US Air Force F-35 pilot was forced to eject from a fighter jet after spending 50 minutes on a conference call mid-air with engineers, trying to resolve a critical malfunction before the aircraft crashed onto an Alaska runway.
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Air Force Chief's Solo Sortie In Symbolic Farewell To Mig-21 Fighter Jets
As part of the symbolic farewell, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh flew solo sorties of the MiG-21 from Nal on August 18-19, marking an emotional moment for the force and for generations of pilots trained on the Russian-origin fighter jet
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Rajasthan Chief Minister's Charter Plane Lands At Wrong Airstrip, Pilots De-rostered
The incident took place when Bhajanlal Sharma was travelling to Rajasthan's Phalodi from Delhi for an event.
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Video: Spanish EF-18 Hornet Jet Nearly Crashes Into Crowd During Airshow
A Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet fighter jet had a close call after it appeared to lose control and crash during an airshow at a crowded beach in Gijon over the weekend.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer to First Flight with Advanced Taxi Tests and Augmented Vision
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 experimental aircraft, engineered for quiet supersonic travel, is undergoing taxi tests at the U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42. Unique features include its AR-enabled camera vision system and a boom-reducing shape. The X-59 continues NASA’s legacy at Plant 42, home to iconic aerospace programs like the F-22 and Space...
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British F-35's Recovery Reminds Of Daring Rescue Of Mirage 2000 Jet From Mauritius
The evacuation of a stranded British F-35B jet from Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday rekindled memories of a similar problem the Indian Air Force faced two decades ago - one of its Mirage-2000 jets was badly damaged and stuck in Mauritius
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North Dakota Authorities Didn't Warn B-52 Bomber About Airliner: Air Force
Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn't inform an Air Force bomber's crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation's latest air safety scare.
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Students Demand Accountability As Bangladesh Mourns 31 Dead In Jet Crash
The death count from the crash rose to 31 on Tuesday, including at least 25 students, a teacher who died from burn injuries she sustained while helping others get out of the burning building, and the pilot of the training aircraft.
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Bangladesh School Jet Crash Death Count Rises To 27, Dozens Still Critical
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school in Dhaka, the country's capital, shortly after takeoff on Monday afternoon, killing the pilot and 26 other people, most of whom were students, officials said.
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Passenger Jet's "Aggressive Maneuver" Averts Mid-Air Collision With B-52 Bomber
A passenger jet performed an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber over the state of North Dakota, according to recorded audio of the commercial pilot.
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J-7 Fighter Jet - A Reverse-Engineered MiG-21 But With A Chinese Touch
A China-built F-7 fighter jet, operated by the Bangladesh Air Force, crashed into a college building in Dhaka, killing 19 people - The pilot, 16 students and two teachers.
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16 Students, 2 Teachers, Pilot Killed As Jet Crashes Into College In Dhaka
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed onto a school campus in Dhaka's northern Uttara area on Monday afternoon, killing at least 1 person and injuring others, according to the military and a fire official.
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Delta Pilot "Aggressively" Moves To Avoid B-52 Bomber, Then Apologises
The pilot apologised to passengers after landing, ABC said in a report Sunday, citing a recording of remarks by the pilot, who it didn't identify.
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F-16 Pilot Killed After Fighter Jet Crashes In Poland During Airshow Rehearsal
A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday during a rehearsal for an airshow in Radom, central Poland, killing a Polish Army pilot.
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Pilot's 50-Minute Chat With Engineers. Then F-35 Fighter Jet's Freefall
A US Air Force F-35 pilot was forced to eject from a fighter jet after spending 50 minutes on a conference call mid-air with engineers, trying to resolve a critical malfunction before the aircraft crashed onto an Alaska runway.
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Air Force Chief's Solo Sortie In Symbolic Farewell To Mig-21 Fighter Jets
As part of the symbolic farewell, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh flew solo sorties of the MiG-21 from Nal on August 18-19, marking an emotional moment for the force and for generations of pilots trained on the Russian-origin fighter jet
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Rajasthan Chief Minister's Charter Plane Lands At Wrong Airstrip, Pilots De-rostered
The incident took place when Bhajanlal Sharma was travelling to Rajasthan's Phalodi from Delhi for an event.
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Video: Spanish EF-18 Hornet Jet Nearly Crashes Into Crowd During Airshow
A Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet fighter jet had a close call after it appeared to lose control and crash during an airshow at a crowded beach in Gijon over the weekend.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer to First Flight with Advanced Taxi Tests and Augmented Vision
NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 experimental aircraft, engineered for quiet supersonic travel, is undergoing taxi tests at the U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42. Unique features include its AR-enabled camera vision system and a boom-reducing shape. The X-59 continues NASA’s legacy at Plant 42, home to iconic aerospace programs like the F-22 and Space...
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British F-35's Recovery Reminds Of Daring Rescue Of Mirage 2000 Jet From Mauritius
The evacuation of a stranded British F-35B jet from Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday rekindled memories of a similar problem the Indian Air Force faced two decades ago - one of its Mirage-2000 jets was badly damaged and stuck in Mauritius
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North Dakota Authorities Didn't Warn B-52 Bomber About Airliner: Air Force
Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn't inform an Air Force bomber's crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation's latest air safety scare.
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Students Demand Accountability As Bangladesh Mourns 31 Dead In Jet Crash
The death count from the crash rose to 31 on Tuesday, including at least 25 students, a teacher who died from burn injuries she sustained while helping others get out of the burning building, and the pilot of the training aircraft.
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Bangladesh School Jet Crash Death Count Rises To 27, Dozens Still Critical
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school in Dhaka, the country's capital, shortly after takeoff on Monday afternoon, killing the pilot and 26 other people, most of whom were students, officials said.
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Passenger Jet's "Aggressive Maneuver" Averts Mid-Air Collision With B-52 Bomber
A passenger jet performed an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber over the state of North Dakota, according to recorded audio of the commercial pilot.
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J-7 Fighter Jet - A Reverse-Engineered MiG-21 But With A Chinese Touch
A China-built F-7 fighter jet, operated by the Bangladesh Air Force, crashed into a college building in Dhaka, killing 19 people - The pilot, 16 students and two teachers.
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16 Students, 2 Teachers, Pilot Killed As Jet Crashes Into College In Dhaka
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed onto a school campus in Dhaka's northern Uttara area on Monday afternoon, killing at least 1 person and injuring others, according to the military and a fire official.
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Delta Pilot "Aggressively" Moves To Avoid B-52 Bomber, Then Apologises
The pilot apologised to passengers after landing, ABC said in a report Sunday, citing a recording of remarks by the pilot, who it didn't identify.
