Aviation militaire, Nouvelles
Share this story Quick Facts EventFirst US combat aircraft shot down by enemy fire since April 8, 2003 Aircraft LostF-15E Strike Eagle (494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath) DateApril 3, 2026 Previous ShootdownA-10 Thunderbolt II over Baghdad,...
Monde de l'aviation, Histoire et légendes
Share this story He never built it. The notebooks where he sketched it weren’t even published until 1797 — nearly three centuries after his death. But the flying machines Leonardo da Vinci drew in the late 1400s show a mind that grasped the fundamental problem...
Aviation militaire, Nouvelles
Share this story Related: F-15E Down Over Iran — Crew Fate Unknown Quick Facts Date April 3, 2026 Operation Epic Fury (ongoing since February 28, 2026) Aircraft Lost One F-15E Strike Eagle (494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath) + one A-10C Thunderbolt II F-15E Crew...
Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire
Share this story Quick Facts Date March 27, 1999 Aircraft Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk (serial 82-0806, callsign “Vega 31”) Pilot Lt. Col. Dale Zelko, USAF Weapon Isayev S-125 Neva/Pechora (NATO: SA-3 Goa) surface-to-air missile Fired By 3rd Battery, 250th Air Defence...
Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire
Share this story Quick Facts Aircraft Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird (tail number 61-7972) Record Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. in 64 minutes 20 seconds Date March 6, 1990 (final operational flight) Distance 2,299 miles (3,701 km) Average Speed 2,145 mph (Mach 3.2+) Crew...
Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire
Share this story Quick Facts Unit 588th Night Bomber Regiment, Soviet Air Forces Nickname Nachthexen (“Night Witches”) — given by terrified German soldiers Aircraft Polikarpov Po-2 biplane (1920s design, wood and canvas) Personnel All-female — pilots, navigators,...
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