An indigenously-developed multi-role helicopter in India has
suffered what that nation's News X Live online service says is the
fifth crash in the program's troubled development. The Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Dhruv went down Sunday at the Mana
Airport in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district.
Aircraft Has Flown Over 10,000 Hours Since 1990
Introduction
In the early hours of the day on January 13th, the aircraft
parking ramp at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan was alive with
activity. Checklists were run, hatches checked, bombs loaded and
missions briefed, as the crew chiefs, support units, and flyers of
F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 achieved a milestone 10,000 flying
hours.
Indian Paramilitary Forces Say Planes Crashed in 1946
More members of the Greatest Generation may soon be coming home.
An online news service in Bangladesh is reporting that Indian
paramilitary forces have discovered the wreckage of a World War II
C-47B cargo aircraft in northeastern Tripura state.
Orlando, Florida Performance Of 'Red Tail Skirmish' Salutes
Retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard R. Hall, Jr.
A member of the Tuskegee Airmen was honored during a concert by
the United States Air Force Band's Ceremonial Brass January 14 at
The First Academy Faith Hall in Orlando, FL. Retired Air Force
Chief Master Sgt. Richard R. Hall, Jr., a Winter Park, FL, native,
was attending Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans when he
was called to active duty in 1942 to serve with the Tuskegee
Airmen.
Engineers testing the capability of the F-35C to snag an
arresting cable on an aircraft carrier have come up with a stunning
conclusion: the airplane may not be able to do it.
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