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June 07, 2005

CAP Deadstick Incident Ends 'Commendably'

IL CAP Aircraft Incident Ends Safely, Expertly

On Saturday June 4, 2005, Illinois Wing pilots Major Chuck Hoepe and Lt. Col. Oggie Oetken were flying Cessna N65747 (a 1982 Cessna 172P Skyhawk) when they experienced an in-flight engine failure.

Pilot Okay As Fighter Ploughs Into Homes, Businesses

One woman was killed Tuesday when an F-7 fighter flown by the Bangladeshi Air Force went down in the outskirts of Dhaka. There was no immediate word on the cause of the mishap.

Canadian C130 Picks Up 92 Stranded Quebecers Threatened By Forest Fire

Some might consider the Lockheed-Martin C130 Hercules something of an ugly duckling. It's squat, utterly utilitarian in appearance. But for more than 90 people stranded by fire in northern Quebec Monday, the C130 dispatched to rescue them was probably the most beautiful aircraft they'd ever seen.

Sri Lankan Rebels Acquire A Modest Air Capability

Who the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are depends less on your point of view than it used to do. Once, a case could be made that the LTTE, a violent terrorist group fighting for a racial/ethnic homeland separate from Sri Lanka, were freedom fighters. They claimed many grievances, and made a case that they had been mistreated and subjugated by the majority Sinhalese of the island nation. But their methods -- they're the guys who put suicide bombing on the map 20 years ago -- and the nihilism of their target selection turned many who usually flock to the side of the underdog against them.

USAF Aircraft Grounded By Grit, Poor Visibility

Just about midnight recently, the wind kicked up in Iraq just as suddenly as if someone had turned on a light switch, bringing with it huge clouds of dust that rolled in and obliterated everything from view.