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In the latest iteration of the ongoing combat readiness exercises known as Bamboo Eagle, American pilots of the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter were tested on skills needed to operate the ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

Pilatus aircraft is a Swiss manufacturer that is doing interesting and innovative things in the world of private aviation ...

SAN DIEGO — Two pilots were rescued after a military jet crashed into San Diego Bay Wednesday morning. The U.S. Navy said the ...

On August 9, 1952, during the Korean War, a flight of four Hawker Sea Furys took off from the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier, ...

Pilot of plane that went down near Faro, Yukon shares his story of survival and gratitude for successful multinational search ...

How would they know which plane was his, the children wanted to know. “I’ll wiggle my wings,” the Utah farm boy replied, calling on a move he’d perfected over fields back home. Not surprisingly, ...

Swett, too, said he “downed a Zero who was chasing Segal — I cut off his wing, much to the pilot’s surprise!” Swett was then himself shot down. After ditching and almost drowning ...

Military rescue units in Alaska all pitched in to respond to three plane crashes, an avalanche victim, and a stuck helicopter ...

More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed their work at the scene where the aircraft fell into the Potomac River ...