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List of aviation accidents and incidents in the war in Afghanistan; List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War; List of Russian aircraft losses in the Second Chechen War; List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War; List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Libyan Civil War (2011)
At the time of the crash, the base had eight of the aircraft, operated jointly by an active duty Air Force organization, the 3rd Wing's 517th Airlift Squadron; and an Alaska Air National Guard unit, the 176th Wing's 249th Airlift Squadron. [5] The mishap was the first fatal crash of a C-17. [2] The tail of the crashed C-17 among the wreckage
The 1982 Diamond Crash was the worst operational accident to befall the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team involving show aircraft. [1] Four Northrop T-38 Talon jets crashed during operational training on 18 January 1982, killing all four pilots.
The 1961 F-84 Thunderstreak incident, occurring on 14 September 1961, was an incident during the Cold War, in which two Republic F-84F Thunderstreak fighter-bombers of JaBoG 32 of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) crossed into East German airspace because of a navigational error, before landing at Berlin Tegel Airport.
The Navy sees no accident pattern in two fatal crashes of F-14 fighter jets in the past month that would call for special safety measures, officials said Tuesday. The pilot was Lt. Terence Lee Clark, 27, of Hemet, California. [175] 9 March A Marine Corps McDonnell-Douglas F-18 Hornet went down off Charleston, South Carolina, with two pilots ...
An Iraqi Army Bell IA-407 crashes near Amiriyat Al-Fallujah possibly caused by an Islamic State machine gun, killing two. [251] 26 February Royal Malaysian Air Force IPTN/CASA CN-235M-VIP M44-07, c/n N.055, crashes into shallow water off Kuala Selangor and catches fire, eight crew members survive but a local fishermen drowns trying to help. [251]
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]
1946 Railway Air Services Dakota crash; 1954 BOAC Lockheed Constellation crash; 1956 Cairo TAI Douglas DC-6 crash; 1970 Stockholm Spantax Convair CV-990 crash; 1974 EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 crash; 1975 Agadir Royal Air Maroc Boeing 707 crash; 1979 Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crash; 1983 Madrid Airport runway collision; 1991 Vallejo helicopter crash