Same Type Flown by President Bush Sr. Joins Aircraft
Collection
Those lucky enough to be looking to the skies recently, between
Miami and Polk City, FL, may have spotted an amazing sight - a TBM
"Avenger" World War II Torpedo Bomber - working its way home to
join part of the world's largest private rare and vintage aircraft
collection at Fantasy of Flight.
Brazilian Air Force Receives Advanced Training And Light Attack
Airplane
Embraer has delivered their 100th Super Tucano aircraft,
Tuesday, at the Company’s headquarters in São
José dos Campos, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The
Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira –
FAB) established the technical-operational requisites for this
advanced turboprop, designated as the A-29 by the FAB, which has
ordered 99 aircraft.
It is truly a most spectacular record... Air
National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing based rescued two
Afghan National Army soldiers in the Oruzgan Province of
Afghanistan May 15th, raising the number of lives saved by the unit
from 599 to 601.
Skyrocketing Interest In Warbirds Leave Some Flyers' Remains In
Limbo
The US Military spends hundreds of millions of dollars to locate
the remains of missing aviators from World War II, but they often
find themselves in a race against collectors and salvagers hoping
to restore vintage airplanes.
What's This? A Modern Tanker Program That's Going
'Active'?
Three KC-767J aerial refueling tankers recently achieved Initial
Operational Capability (IOC) and have been placed in an active air
wing in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). After all the
turmoil associated with other tanker development programs, this
qualifies as a truly pivotal event in the aerial-refueling
game.
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