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In August 1956, several Northrop F-89 Scorpions attempted to shoot down a runaway Grumman F6F-5K drone in Southern California, failing to bring it down with rocket fire. [4] It later crashed in a desert area. [4] The Israeli IAI Scout drone was operated in combat missions by the South African Defence Force against Angola during Operation Protea ...
The Jennings Creek Wildfire had expanded to 3,500 acres and was 20% contained, according to an update around 7 p.m. Monday from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, which is sharing command duties ...
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon shot down a Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicle over northeastern Syria. According to the U.S. military, the drone had attacked targets in close proximity to American forces on the ground and had not left the area despite multiple warnings. [296] 12 October
The drone slowly descended in an easy spiral, approaching a desolate section of desert 8 miles (13 km) east from Palmdale Regional Airport. Just before crashing, the drone severed three Southern California Edison electric cables along an unpaved section of Avenue P. The drone's right wing dug into the sand, it then cartwheeled and disintegrated.
Cal Fire’s newest addition to its helicopter fleet is the Fire Hawk — a Sikorsky S70i Black Hawk retrofitted to drop water or fire retardant, as well as conduct hoist rescue and night ...
2020 Calabasas helicopter crash: Calabasas: California: Sikorsky S-76B: The chartered helicopter flight crashed in heavy fog, after the pilot became disorientated as he mistakenly flew through instrument meteorological conditions. Former NBA player Kobe Bryant, his daughter and baseball coach John Altobelli were killed. October 17, 2019 1 12 41
The fire was 0% contained as of 6 a.m. local time, according to Cal Fire. ... Areas under evacuation warnings include those north of California 60, East of County Village Road, South of the ...
A third QB-17 drone kill was achieved by a Hughes GAR-1 Falcon fired from a F-102A Delta Dagger of the 3201st Test Group (Interceptor), flown by Maj. Robert T. Goetz on this date over the Eglin water ranges. The drone had been previously damaged by an earlier hit during the same mission, fired by Capt. William T. Quirk.