Frame from the leaked video showing the F-35C crash. In the box, file photo of the crashed F-35C. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Larissa T. Dougherty) The investigation found that the pilot did not activate two landing assist tools that automatically adjust throttle and maintain the angle of attack, leading to low …
Aviation Safety / Air Crashes
Some V-22 Osprey Tiltrotors Grounded To Implement Solution To Hard Clutch Engagements
File photo. A CV-22 Osprey from the 21st Special Operations Squadron flies in support of exercise Resolute Dragon 22 over Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone) The fix will solve the issue in the short term, while the faulty component is redesigned for a …
The Cavalese Cable Car Disaster Caused By A Low Flying EA-6B Prowler 25 Years Ago Today
On this day in 1998, 20 people lost their lives after a Prowler flying too low and against regulations, cut a cable supporting a cable car. On Feb. 3, 1998, EA-6B Prowler #163045/CY-02, from VMAQ-2, […] The post The Cavalese Cable Car Disaster Caused By A Low Flying EA-6B Prowler 25 Years Ago Today appeared …
Greek F-4E Phantom II Crashed In The Sea Near Andravida
File photo of two F-4E AUP Phantom II of the Hellenic Air Force. (Photo: HAF) The Weapon Systems Officer was found dead, the pilot is still missing. A F-4E AUP Phantom II of the Hellenic Air Force crashed at 10:30 am local time on January 30, 2023, 25 nautical miles south of Andravida Air Base. …
U.S. Navy Completed First-Of-Its-Kind Repairs At Sea On Heavily Damaged Super Hornet
An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Jan. 15, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chandler Ludke) The F/A-18E Super Hornet was heavily damaged after an in-flight engine fire at …
Ukrainian Super Puma Helicopter Crash Near Kyiv Kills 18, Including Ukraine’s Ministry Of Interior
File photo of the Ukrainian H-225 involved in the crash on Jan. 18, 2023. (Image credit: Ukraine’s MoI) The helicopter crashed near a kindergarten killing the Ministry, part of his team, and three children. A Ukrainian H-225 Super Puma helicopter has crashed at 08:20AM LT on Jan. 18, 2023, in Brovary, an eastern suburb of …
‘Small Number’ Of U.S. And International F-35s Grounded After F-35B Incident At Fort Worth
The F-35B after the incident on Dec. 15, 2022, at Fort Worth (Image credit: Gherardo Fontana/@GFontana767) Some Israeli and U.S. F-35s among the aircraft affected by a technical directive issued by the F-35 Joint Program Office. Some F-35s, including at least 11 F-35s of the Israeli Air Force, and an unspecified number of U.S. F-35s …
AFGSC Stands Down B-2 Fleet Following Recent Emergency Landing And Fire At Whiteman AFB
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base taxi and take-off during exercise Spirit Vigilance on Whiteman Air Force Base on November 7th, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryson Britt) The B-2 Spirit bomber fleet on a safety stand down following the incident on Dec. 10, 2022. The B-2A …
Pilot Successfully Ejects From Lockheed Martin F-35B At Fort Worth
Two images showing the Lockheed-owned F-35B on the ground at Fort Worth. (Image created using screenshots from Fox 4 and NBCDFW) Images coming from Texas show the F-35B, nose down, next to the runway, after the pilot ejected. An incident, involving a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft, occurred on the shared runway at Naval …
How The Italian Media Treated The News Of The Deadly Eurofighter Crash Yesterday
File photo of two Eurofighters of the Italian Air Force. In the boxes, two examples of articles published by Italian media, with the fake news that the pilot was alive. An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon has crashed in Italy killing the pilot. For several hours, all the main news outlets spread the fake news that the …