Air Force’s newest plane, the Skyraider II, honors a legendary aircraft
The Skyraider II is the latest aircraft to pay homage to a legendary plane. The original A-1 Skyraider flew from 1946 to the ...
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A-1 Skyraider: The Air Force’s Last Propellor Plane
By the 1950s, the jet engine was essentially the default ... In Vietnam, the A-1 served alongside aircraft like the A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair, A-4 Skyhawk, and F-4 Phantom. Yet, war planners ...
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Southwest jet trying to land at Chicago Midway Airport nearly collides with a private plane on the runway
A Southwest Airlines plane had a close call with a private jet that entered a runway without authorization Tuesday morning at Chicago Midway International Airport, the Federal Aviation ...
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Fighter jets intercept ‘enemy’s intruder aircraft’ at drills on Kamchatka Peninsula
A MiG-31 high-altitude interceptor had to infiltrate the country’s airspace in order to conduct air reconnaissance there and imitate strikes on Kamchatka’s important facilities MOSCOW ...