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F-22 crash site found, search for pilot continues from F-22 Raptor news | November 18, 2010 (by Luke Waack) - Search-and-rescue aircraft have discovered the apparent wreckage of an Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. (Alaska time) yesterday while on a nighttime training mission. To continue searching for the missing pilot, a rescue team is being dispatched to the area, approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage, by the Alaska Air National Guard Rescue Coordination Center, the 3rd Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson…

F-22 Wreckage Found in Alaska, Pilot Still Missing from Defense Tech by John | Air Force rescue personnel have found the wreckage of what they believe to be the F-22 Raptor that went missing on Nov. 16 from Elmendorf Air Force base in Alaska, according to a statement put out by the service tonight. Search and rescue crews have found the apparent wreckage of an F-22 Raptor Nov. 17 that was assigned to the 3rd Wing here. However, the pilot is still missing…

Continuous Updates on the F-22 Down story here

2010 China Air Show Pilots and Air Hostess by peterpan03 | I attended 2010 China Air show photo competition. I had a chance to take pictures for the August 1st's pilots and got a closer look of J-10 aircraft…

"Dick & All" UCAP #212 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast

Race to space in Mojave - KGET 17 | He says even after Mojave's Burt Rutan claimed the coveted X-Prize in 2004, efforts to build on that success, to bring commercial space tourism operations…

X-38 to the Rescue from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | NASA- This unique, close-up view of the X-38 under the wing of NASA's B-52 mothership prior to launch of the lifting-body research vehicle was taken from the observation window of the B-52 bomber as it banked in flight. The X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) research project helped develop the technology for a prototype emergency crew return vehicle, or lifeboat, for the International Space Station.

Successful test run restored P51-D Mustang Aviation News | Before the unit in 1993 was in the hands of the SVV, was called 'Miss Ashley' take part in the Reno Air Races. Then the plane ...


Interview with Milton Erdmann, WWII B-24 Pilot from All Things Aviation | Milton Erdmann, former B-24 Liberator pilot, describes his experiences flying during World War II. I met Milt at a church outing when he sat across from me wearing a B-24 ball cap which, of course, started our conversation. On 9-11-42 while attending Michigan State University Milton enlisted in the Army Air Corps to be trained [...]

RAF received its seventh C-17 Globemaster III from Warplanes Online Community by Jobelle | "The addition of a seventh C-17 to our fleet is a significant milestone that strengthens our support of operations worldwide, especially in Afghanistan," said Peter Luff, UK Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology. "And next year, in May, we'll mark the 10th anniversary of the delivery of the RAF's first C-17, which continues to perform superbly — anytime and anywhere."…

The Very Unorthodox Bartini/Beriev VVA-14/14M1P from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | I had posted back in August about how in the 1960s, the Soviet Union's lack of a blue-water navy in countering the American ballistic missile submarine fleet led to a Beriev proposal for a unique multirole ocean-going flying boat, the A-150…