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We know that the Japanese did not initially equip their aircraft with features such as armor plate or self-sealing fuel tanks, but did this reflect a basic attitude relative to the expendable nature of their aircrew?

In the book "Savage Skies Emerald Hell" the author quotes a Japanese fighter pilot. He said that he admired the courage of the Allied rescue crews, and...

Hey folks

I know this is my first post here, but I'm already asking for a favor (how rude of me!).

Well, I'm a freelance journalist for certain aviation magazines, and I'm writing a series of stories regarding certain aspects of the National Races; one of those being abt the Merlin engines used in those events. I realize that the art of tuning these en...

Long-deployed USS Lincoln to be replaced after mental health concerns and reports of poor conditions Deployment included a record-se...

Third, new, incident in new post below.

SYD has a long history of near misses on the ground. The worst two that come to mind were:
A KLM 747 was cleared to land on a runway that had a stationary vehicle on it at night. The KLM crew knew that SYD was problematic so were paying close attention to the runway and aborted. An Ansett A320 was cleared to land...

Man was partially sucked out of plane after broken engine blade shattered window, investigators find | CBC News Broken engine parts shattered a window o...