Month: July 2021

The day an Elisoccorso Alto Adige Airbus H145 helicopter crew saved my life – The Aviation Geek Club

Within minutes from the call, one of the three Airbus H145 helicopters belonging to the Elisoccorso Alto Adige successfully hoisted me off the mountain… On Jun. 29, 2021 during a hike in the Italy’s Dolomites in the Landro Valley, a valley that joins the regions South Tyrol with Veneto, I fell from the trail and …

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Bill Weaver, the SR-71 pilot who bailed out after his Blackbird disintegrated while flying at Mach 3, has just passed away – The Aviation Geek Club

Bill Weaver, the SR-71 pilot who bailed out after his Blackbird disintegrated while flying at Mach 3, has just passed away – The Aviation Geek Club …

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XQ-58A Valkyrie Tail #1 slated to go to USAF Museum after just four flights – The Aviation Geek Club

The XQ-58A was the first aircraft developed in partnership between AFRL and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to be a part of AFRL’s Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Technology portfolio. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) engineers prepared the XQ-58A Valkyrie Tail #1 to be transferred to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at …

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The incredible story of the “Piggyback Flight,” the incident where a B-17 collided with another B-17 and became hooked together – The Aviation Geek Club

The incredible story of the “Piggyback Flight,” the incident where a B-17 collided with another B-17 and became hooked together – The Aviation Geek Club error: …

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First F-22 Raptor formation flight flown by RAF pilots – The Aviation Geek Club

Two F-22 Raptor stealth fighters flew in formation over Virginia In June and the flight was significant as both aircraft were flown by RAF pilots. On Jun. 15, 2021 Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Alexander Thorne, 94th Fighter Squadron Foreign Exchange Officer (FEO) stepped towards his F-22 Raptor stealth fighter on Joint Base Langley-Eustis …

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The weird story of the USAF F-117A that flew close to the left wingtip of an Iraqi Airways Boeing 747 during Operation Desert Shield (and a quick look at pre-Desert Storm Intelligence gathering) – The Aviation Geek Club

The weird story of the USAF F-117A that flew close to the left wingtip of an Iraqi Airways Boeing 747 during Operation Desert Shield (and a quick look at pre-Desert Storm Intelligence gathering) – The Aviation Geek Club …

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