Australia's best free military news site Share the post “Aussie in unplanned UK rescue mission”A Royal Australian Navy officer on a training exercise in the UK found himself in the middle of a real-life rescue.CAPTION: Royal Australian Navy pilot Lieutenant Dan Cochrane, left, and the Royal Navy Merlin Mark 2 helicopter crew that rescued a kayaker off Cornwall in southern England...
The day an Elisoccorso Alto Adige Airbus H145 helicopter crew saved my life – The Aviation Geek Club
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 I was trapped between fallen boulders. Because of the rough terrain in the area I opted to call out an operator at 112 emergency phone number. Within minutes from the call, one of the three Airbus H145 helicopters (callsigns Pelikan 1...
US Approve UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters Sale To Australia – The Aviationist
The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified the Congress on Aug. 25, 2022, that the State Department approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia for 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of 1.95B USD. The UH-60Ms will replace the MRH90 Taipan helicopters that the Australian Defence Force decided to retire last year, a...
California ANG F-15s carried out DACT exercise with F-22s in Alaska, 144th FW Eagles may cover Alaskan NORA… – The Aviation Geek Club
Alaska residents watching the skies may have noticed some unusual aircraft over the past few weeks. US Air Force F-15 Eagles assigned to the 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno, California, trained with F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of the Alaska Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training exercise from Apr. 11 through 28. According to the article F-15 Eagles trains...
The story of the Soviet Su-9 pilots who were ordered to ram Powers’ U-2 (One of them claimed to have down… – The Aviation Geek Club
In the late 1950s the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) launched a large-scale recon-naissance operation against the Soviet Union, and the Lockheed U-2 strategic reconnaissance aircraft figured most prominently in this operation. The CIA acted on the assumption that the USSR lacked the technical means for intercepting aerial targets flying above 20,000 m (65,600 ft.). As told by Yefim Gordon...
Boeing 767 pilot explains how he was able to safely land his fully loaded airliner with a 5 by 6-foot hole … – The Aviation Geek Club
The Boeing 767, built in Everett, Wash., can carry from 200 to 300-plus passengers. The 767 is a wide-body, double-aisle jet, but, like the smaller standard-body 757, it was designed for fuel efficiency. Both planes have nearly identical digital cockpits, allowing crews to be easily qualified on both. In 1985, as the pioneer for ETOPS (for “Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance...
Videos show B-1B Lancer strategic bomber catching fire during engine maintenance on the flightline at Dyess… – The Aviation Geek Club
Filmed on Apr. 20, 2022 the videos (posted by Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page and by 3W Daily YouTube channel) in this post show a B-1B Lancer strategic bomber catching fire during routine engine maintenance while parked on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB). According to a press release published on Apr. 21 by 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs, ‘At approximately 10 p.m. on April 20, a...
Cool 4K video features Gazelle Squadron Display Team during a training sortie – The Aviation Geek Club
Taken last weekend by our friend Dafydd Phillips, the cool video in this post features Gazelle Squadron Display Team during a training sortie at Pembrey airport. “With sorties continually heading out with various objectives it was a great photographic opportunity,” Phillips says. The Gazelle Squadron Display Team was established in 2014 and currently performs as a 2 aircraft flying display and...
USAF B-52 bomber departed RAF Fairford at 11:37pm on Sunday Night and RTB at 10:52pm on Monday, spending al… – The Aviation Geek Club
A US Air Force (USAF) B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber departed RAF Fairford at 11:37pm on Sunday night Feb. 13, 2022 and returned to base at 10:52pm on Monday Feb. 14. The Big Ugly Fat F****r (BUFF, as the B-52 is dubbed by her aircrews) therefore spent around 23 hours and 25 minutes in the air. According to UK Defence Journal, the B-52 before flying to Saudi Arabia and returning, flew...
USAF reaches Initial Operating Capability on Legion Pod IRST integrated on the F-15C Eagle – The Aviation Geek Club
The US Air Force (USAF) reached initial operating capability (IOC) on its latest infrared search and track (IRST) pod integrated on the F-15C Eagle, Jan. 21, 2022. The IRST pod, known as the Legion Pod, is a sensor that uses the infrared spectrum to help pilots to track and engage enemy aircraft in environments, where traditional radar technology is denied. The pod also provides a way of...
