This rare Army award is given to aviators who expertly crash
The Broken Wing Award dates back to March 1968, and it has been awarded to hundreds of air crewmembers and pilots for a crash.
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Did the Soviets leave dead cosmonauts in orbit?
Anecdotes, possible recordings of radio traffic, and Soviet culture of secrecy have allowed some troubling rumors to persist over the years.
Syrian Jihadis learned not to mess with downed Russian pilots the hard way
No one well-versed in the military history of Russians would ever accuse them of cowardice. In the face of every enemy (including other Russians), the Russian backs down from no one. Not France under Napoleon, Germany under Hitler or even the United States. So it stands to reason no Russian is going to back down […]
Search underway after 2 Marine Corps aircraft crash
Update: One Marine has been recovered alive but a second unfortunately perished. Five Marines are still missing and search-and-rescue operations are still underway. A search is underway for the crews of two U.S. Marine Corps aircraft involved in an aerial crash near Japan at 2 a.m. on December 6 during aerial refueling operations. Japanese aircraft […]
Air Force confirms pilot death in Ukraine crash
The Air Force has confirmed that an American pilot from the California Air National Guard was killed during a familiarization flight with a Ukrainian pilot in a Su-27UB fighter aircraft on October 16 during the Clear Skies 2018 exercise, an event orchestrated to allow Ukraine to better incorporate its forces with eight NATO militaries. The […]
US Navy rules Blue Angel crash in Tennessee due to pilot error
After a thorough investigation, the U.S. Navy released the final mishap report for the crash involving Blue Angel No. 6. Read more on WATM.