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American flying ace Bruce Carr was so desperate to get out of enemy territory that he tried to fly back in a stolen German Focke-Wulf Fw 190.

This American Pilot's Unbelievable Escape Involved Flying A Stolen German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 to Safety

In July 1986, a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk crashed in California's Sequoia National Forest - two years before it was announced to the public.

The US Air Force Was Caught Red-Handed Trying To Cover-Up The Crash of Its Top-Secret Stealth Fighter

Niagara Falls, NY

CBS Detroit

Officials on Sunday released the name of a pilot who died in a skydiving flight after her passengers jumped from the aircraft near the Niagara Falls.Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna crashed Saturday, the Niagara Country Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Georger, of Towanda, New York, was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said Saturday in a statement on Facebook."My beloved daughter, my best friend and one of the two lights of my life passed away suddenly today," Paul Georger wrote. "Melanie was a pilot, on the cusp of realizing...

Pilot living "her dream" dies in crash after skydivers jump from plane

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The aging A-10 Thunderbolt II, built for close-air support and anti-armor missions, has participated in maritime exercises with the US Navy.

Unusual photos show A-10 attack aircraft built to hunt tanks escorting a ballistic missile submarine

The US Sun

A CRASH expert is “almost certain” of the cause for the death spiral that saw a plane in Brazil fall out of the sky and kill 62 people onboard. The revelation comes as the plane’s black box is removed from the wreckage, and is set to provide investigators with conclusive answers. Expert crash investigator Celso […]

Crash expert ‘almost certain’ of cause for plane’s ‘death spiral’ which killed 62 – as black box recovered from wreckage

The Independent

 Pictures taken by an amateur astronomer showed a secretive Chinese space plane flying high up over Austria, revealing yet undisclosed features of the experimental craft.China launched the reusable space plane Shenlong – meaning Divine Dragon – for its third mission in December aboard its Long March 2F rocket and it has been orbiting the Earth since. It has previously completed two missions since 2020 with the previous one lasting over 250 days.Space observers have noted that the plane launched at least seven satellites into orbit in the last seven months in its current mission.Chinese officials have neither acknowledged the...

Amateur astronomer spots China’s ultra secretive space plane flying over Europe

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Dubbed the 'Swamp Ghost,' a wrecked Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress was discovered in remarkable condition. What secrets did it reveal?

You Won't Believe What Relic Hunters Found Inside This Crashed WWII Plane

The Martin B-26 Marauder was initially accident prone. Despite this, it went on to become one of the most successful medium bombers of WWII.

This US Bomber Was Nicknamed the "Flying Coffin," But Found Success By the End of World War II

In 2020, Captain Taylor Bye, a U.S. Air Force pilot from the 75th Fighter Squadron, received the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award. Her outstanding skills were highlighted when she performed an emergency landing with the landing gear retracted in a Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II, despite the added challenge of a missing canopy.

This USAF Pilot Landed Her A-10 Warthog Without A Landing Gear or Canopy

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

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What Are The White Trails Planes Leave Behind? The Damning Science Of Contrails

Richmond, VA

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Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon looked to be well on his way to his first NASCAR Cup Series win since August 2022 and thus a 2024 playoff berth on Sunday night at Richmond Raceway before JTG Daugherty Racing's Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Stewart-Haas Racing's Ryan Preece made contact on lap 399 of 400.

NASCAR changes Richmond results shortly after the race ends

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Boeing announced Aug. 5 it had delivered the first MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force, writes Stephen Losey for Defense News. The helicopter will be used to patrol the Minuteman III nuclear missile fields surrounding Malstrom Air Force Base in Montana. The MH-139 was upgraded for military...

1st Grey Wolf Helicopter Upgraded at Boeing’s Ridley Plant Delivered to Air Force

Boeing’s F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet has achieved initial operational capability with the US Air Force. Air Combat Command chief Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach announced the achievement at a Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies webinar last week. The milestone was reached a year later than planned due to production delays....

US Air Force F-15EX Eagle II Reaches Initial Operational Capability

Just after 11:00 AM on July 19, 1918, the USS San Diego (ACR-6), previously named the USS California, experienced a devastating explosion on its port side, close to the port engine room. Within half an hour, the vessel had sunk to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. For nearly a...

The Century-Old Mystery of the USS San Diego Explosion Was Finally Solved By Underwater Archeologists

New York Post

Two astronauts stranded in space for 49 days – 41 days longer than their planned mission – because their Boeing-build ride home is full of leaks will have to spend at least a few more weeks aboard the International Space Station, officials said Thursday. 

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were meant to spend just eight days in space following their launch aboard the Boeing Starliner — the maiden crewed voyage for the spacecraft. 

Once in space, astronauts found a series of concerning helium leaks and have been testing whether the ship can be used to return them to Earth.



Now, they’re expected...

Astronauts stuck in space for 49 days by malfunctioning Boeing spacecraft can’t return home for weeks

The startup Hermeus is rapidly developing a hypersonic plane. They have begun testing their proprietary precooler technology with the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine. This video highlights some of our favorite camera angles from testing. What’s a precooler and why are they testing it? The Hermeus precooler increases the maximum...

Precooled F-100 Engine Combined with Ramjet for Hypersonic Drone and Jets

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Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Price agreement for two rapid prototype E-7A AEW&C Aircraft. The US Department of the Air Force has successfully negotiated a price agreement with Boeing for the E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) weapon system rapid prototype program. This paves the way for the delivery of two operationally representative prototype E-7A weapons systems.

USAF reaches price agreement for two rapid prototype E-7A AEW&C Aircraft with Boeing

In 1998, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was officially retired, concluding its more than 30 years of service with the US Air Force. Throughout its three decades in operation, it set countless records, which Lockheed Martin aims for its secret successor, the SR-72 “Son of Blackbird,” to surpass in the future.

Lockheed Martin’s SR-72: The SR-71 Blackbird’s Supersonic Successor

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Rare Photos: Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress’ Final Moments Before Deadly Crash

As the Second World War neared its end, the Allies escalated their strategic bombing efforts against Germany to weaken its industrial capabilities and undermine civilian morale....

Rare Photos: Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress’ Final Moments Before Deadly Crash

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