Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt
Quick Facts Operation Black Buck 1 (first of seven missions, April 30 – May 1, 1982) Aircraft Avro Vulcan B.2 (XM607, 101 Squadron RAF) Crew Captain Flight Lieutenant Martin Withers Distance ~8,000 miles round trip (Ascension Island to Port Stanley and back) Flight...
Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt
Quick Facts Aircraft Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO: Fulcrum) First Flight October 6, 1977 Operators 30+ nations across four continents — one of the most widely exported fighters in history Role Air superiority fighter with secondary ground attack capability Top Speed Mach 2.25...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Related: Mystery in the Sky: RQ-180 Stealth Drone Photographed Over Greece Quick Facts Aircraft Northrop Grumman RQ-180 (classified stealth reconnaissance UAV) Nickname “Lady of Larissa” (informal, from spotting community) Sighting Date April 6, 2026 —...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Quick Facts Aircraft L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call (electronic attack variant of Gulfstream G550) Replaces EC-130H Compass Call (only 4 remain in service) Deployed From Davis-Monthan AFB via RAF Mildenhall to the Middle East Aircraft Serials 17-5579 and 19-1587 (55th...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Quick Facts Aircraft General Atomics YFQ-42A (Gambit family CCA prototype) Incident Date April 6, 2026 Location Company-owned airfield, California desert Cause Under investigation — no injuries reported Programme USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) — unmanned...
Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt
Quick FactsNationalityFrench 🇫🇷Aerial Victories75 (official) — possibly 127 totalAircraft FlownSPAD VII, SPAD XIIIWarsWorld War IBorn / Died27 Mar 1894 – 18 Jun 1953 (age 59)UnitEscadrille N103 “Les Cigognes” René Fonck 02 — via Wikimedia Commons The...
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