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Later, BYPOL reported that sabotage was committed at the military airfield, as a result of which the Russian military long-range radar detection aircraft A-50 was seriously damaged - its front and central parts, as well as avionics and radar, were damaged. [9] The incident was initially denied by both the Belarusian and Russian sides. [10]
On October 2, 2007, a Su-27SK number 6005 flown by pilot Dao Quoc Khanh had a bird fly into the engine. The pilot landed the plane safely but the plane was seriously damaged. Up to now, there has been no announcement that the plane has been repaired. Overhaul done at A32 Factory. Sukhoi Su-30: Multirole: Su-30MK2 35 [4] Russia Vietnam
Operation Popeye / Sober Popeye (Project Controlled Weather Popeye / Motorpool / Intermediary-Compatriot) was a military cloud-seeding project carried out by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War in 1967–1972.
Tuy Hoa Air Base was an air force base in Vietnam, being closed in 1970. It was built by the United States in 1966 and was used by the United States Air Force (USAF) during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam. It was captured by the People's Army of Vietnam in April 1975 and was
[11] [12] Due to the urgency brought on by Operation Rolling Thunder, and until North Vietnamese missilemen could be trained, Soviet PVO SAM Anti-Aircraft Missile operator/instructors were quickly deployed to North Vietnam in 1965, and through 1966 were reportedly responsible for downing approximately 48 US aircraft during the war.
War Zone C was the area in South Vietnam centered around the abandoned town of Katum near the Cambodian border where there was a strong concentration of People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) activity during the Vietnam War. This area was reportedly the general location of COSVN, the headquarters for communist military and political ...
14 tactical air groups consisting of 1,077 aircraft of all types from 3 air bases and 6 aircraft carrier [9] 14 SA-2 batteries [10] (266 SA-2 missiles were launched during the operation [10]) 100+ aircraft [7] (including 31 MiG-21s and 16 MiG-17s fighters [11]) AA gun units: Casualties and losses; U.S. claim: [12] 12 tactical aircraft shot down ...
Skyspot also supported Lockheed AC-130 gunships, [25] BLU-82/B drops [26] from MC-130 Commando Vault aircraft to clear landing zones, at least 1 helicopter evacuation of wounded on August 13, 1966, [27] and "since many maps of South Vietnam contained distance errors of up to 300 meters", [5] target surveying by tracking an observation aircraft ...