US Air Force KC-46A Pegasus Makes First Visit to Lajes
On May 24, 2019 Lajes Air Base in the Azores received it’s first visit by a US Air Force Boeing KC-46A Pegasus when 17-46035 “Rch460″…
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Blue Angels Retire “Fat Albert”
On May 22, 2019 the US Navy’s Blue Angels display team retired their C-130T Hercules “Fat Albert” 164763. The aircraft had been with the Blue…
421st Fighter Squadron F-35As Deploy to Aviano
The first six F-35As out of an expected total of twelve arrived at Aviano Air Base in Italy on May 23, 2019. The deployment is…
VFA-101 Deactivated at Eglin Air Force Base
The last F-35C belonging to VFA-101 “Grim Reapers” left Eglin AFB, Florida as the unit was deactivated on May 23, 2019. The unit had been…
RAAF To Operate Dassault Falcon 7Xs in VIP Transport Role
The Australian Department of Defence has announced that they will lease three Dassault 7X business jets to replace the CL-604 Challengers currently in service. FlightGlobal…
Second A330-MRTT for France Arrives at Manching
The second Airbus A330-MRTT Phenix for the French Air Force arrived at Manching in Germany for painting on March 22, 2019. The aircraft is MSN1808/MRTT042/EC338…
48th Fighter Wing Unveils “Heritage” F-15E Strike Eagle
The first of three speically painted “heritage” F-15s was unveiled at RAF Lakenheath on January 31, 2018. The F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd…
1st Combat Aviation Brigade Arrives In Europe For Nine Month Deployment
On January 29, 2019 eighty five United States Army helicopters from the 1st Aviation Regiment, stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, arrived at Zeebrugge Port in…
50 Years of RAAF P-3 Orion Service Celebrated
On November 30, 2018 the Royal Australian Air Force held a ceremony at RAAF Edinburgh to mark fifty years of P-3 Orion operations. As part…
Boeing KC-46A Pegasus Makes First Visit to Ramstein
On December 02, 2018 Ramstein Air Base in Germany welcomed a Boeing KC-46A Pegasus for the first time. The aircraft wore civilian registration N842BA and…