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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing returns from training with the 509th Weapons Squadron to Fairchild Air Force Base, Feb. 2, 2023.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 on the flight line at Fairchild AFB, Washington, without most of the traditional identifying markings. Credit: U.S. Air Force For decades, airlift and tanker aircraft of ...
A Spanish Air Force roundel is visible near the tail, while the codes "231-01" are painted below the cockpit. The new aircraft would be assigned to Ala 23 (23rd Wing) at Talavera La Real Air Base ...
The mini C-17 isn’t the only bite-sized aircraft to grace an Air Force Base. The Keesler-based 403rd Wing had a mini C-130 named Lil’ Bill as late as 2013, where it appeared in the Biloxi ...
Origins: In late 2011, the pictures displayed above were circulated with the claim that emblems depicting the U.S. flag had been removed from Air Force One and replaced with an Obama campaign logo.
The U.S. Air Force defines an “ace” as any pilot that has more than five combat kills. It’s been decades since American pilots reached that status, but that might have changed this month.
The new Air Force One planes, which will be made by Boeing, will not be ready until 2024. (Though “Air Force One” designates the aircraft on which the President flies, it’s not actually one ...
A number of military aircraft landed at McClellan Airport on Monday. The 97th Air Mobility Wing from Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma evacuated a number of aircraft due to a severe weather threat.
Fleets Analyzer shows the UAE air force currently uses two adapted Bombardier Dash 8 Q300s as maritime patrol aircraft, with a pair of ex-Swedish air force Saab 340s flown as airborne early ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force conducted its first aerial refueling of fighter aircraft by a commercial tanker on Nov. 6.. The commercial refueling of F-16 Fighting Falcons from Osan Air Base ...
The full-scale model of the Hurjet in Spanish Air Force markings, waiting to be assembled. (Image credit: Reader’s submission) The new aircraft would be assigned to Ala 23 (23rd Wing) at ...