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On 16 June 1953, a USMC AD-4 from VMC-1 piloted by Major George H. Linnemeier and CWO Vernon S. Kramer shot down a Po-2, the only documented Skyraider air victory of the war. The Po-2 is also the only biplane credited with a documented jet-kill, as one Lockheed F-94 Starfire was lost while slowing down to 161 km/h (100 mph) – below its stall ...
This is a list of aircraft shootdowns, dogfights and other incidents during wars since World War II.An aircraft shootdown occurs when an aircraft is struck by a projectile launched or fired from another aircraft or from the ground (anti-aircraft warfare) which causes the targeted aircraft to lose its ability to continue flying normally, and then subsequently crashing into land or sea, often ...
Six people in an aerial tramway car plummeted 700 feet (210 m) to their deaths when an Armée de l'Air Republic F-84F Thunderstreak jet fighter struck and severed the downward-travelling tramway cable. The car, containing a German family of four and an Italian father and son, was returning from the Alpine peak of Aiguille du Midi to Chamonix ...
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II in flight. Operations of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II family began in 1995 with the Joint Strike Fighter program.Since its first flight in 2006, the aircraft has faced substantial controversy, shortages in its research and development supply, [1] and safety concerns due to incidents. [2]
The fighter aircraft and helicopter responded to a civilian aircraft at 2:25 p.m. Saturday and escorted it to the ground. During the event, the aircraft dispensed flares in an attempt to draw ...
J-CATCH, short for Joint Countering Attack Helicopter, was a joint US Army-US Air Force experiment in dissimilar air combat between jet fighters and attack helicopters, conducted in 1978/79. To the surprise of many involved in the program, the helicopters proved extremely dangerous to the fighters when they were properly employed, racking up a ...
The Robinson R44 aircraft spun out of control on its approach to the helicopter garage at Pearland Regional Airport. ... Thomas Detry nearly aces 16, shoots 64 to take 2-shot lead in Phoenix Open.
In a dramatic new video, a Ukrainian MiG 29 fighter jet attempts to shoot down a Russian suicide drone, but instead, crashes in west-central Ukraine. ... UK's rarest cars: 1982 Lancia Beta 1600 S3 ...