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August 17, 2009

Two Russian Fighter Jets Collide During Air Show Rehearsal

Mid-Air Kills 'Russian Knights' Squadron Leader

A mid-air collision between a single-place SU-27 and a two-place SU-27UB combat trainer Sunday has killed the leader of the Russian Knights precision aerobatic team. The accident occurred during the team's final rehearsal for Russia's largest airshow, MAKS 2009, in the town of Zhukovsky.

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F-35B Completes First Probe-and-Drogue Aerial Refueling Tests

STOVL Version A Step Closer To Extended Range Flights

A short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has become the first F-35 to complete an aerial refueling test using the Navy- and Marine Corps-style probe-and-drogue refueling system.

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Super Sabre Moves To Museum ... Via Truck

Plane Was Moved Intact To The Prairie Aviation Museum

After a nearly two year delay due to construction of an interstate highway, state police and other authorities Sunday escorted an F-100 Super Sabre nearly 50 miles from Chanute Air Museum in Rantoul, IL to its new home at Prairie Aviation museum in Bloomington, IL.

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Unforgettable Hero, Capt. Michael Scott Speicher, Given Final Honors

Laid to Rest in His Hometown, Jacksonville

Thousands of people, both military and civilians, showed their respects as the remains of the first casualty of Desert Storm, Capt. Michael Scott Speicher, were brought to Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville after being found in Iraq after 18 years.

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Airborne Laser Completes 1st Airborne Test Against Instrumented Target Missile

The Airborne Laser's (ABL) first in-flight test, against an instrumented target missile, took place Aug. 10 and was completed successfully.

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Navy Readies The 'Green Hornet'

Fuels Team Plans Super Hornet Biofuels Flight Test

Naval Air Systems Command fuels team is gearing up for biofuels flight tests in an F/A-18 Super Hornet at Patuxent River, Md., by next spring or summer, according to NAVAIR's fuel expert. Rick Kamin, Navy fuels lead, explained that before "biofueling" the plane, the team will first conduct laboratory and rig tests at Pax River...

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