US airplane plummets hundreds of feet to avoid fighter jet, injuring two
UPDATE: We previously incorrectly stated that the fighter jet was owned by Hawker Hunter Aviation, this is not the case. We apologise for this error. A British fighter jet and a Southwest Airlines commercial airplane almost collided in the air yesterday (July 25). The passenger plane was on its way to Las Vegas from Hollywood […]
8 months ago
Russian jet fired missile near British plane patrolling Black Sea
The ‘interaction’ lasted 90 minutes, the Defence Secretary said Ben Wallace says he has been in contact with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu after a Russian fighter jet fired a missile near a British plane above the Black Sea. The Defence Secretary announced in the Commons that two Russian Su-27 fighters had ‘interacted’ with an […]
3 years ago
Moment fighter jet appears at the wing of easyJet flight after teen passenger ‘made bomb threat’
The prankster could now face a hefty bill After a teenager allegedly made a bomb threat aboard an easyJet flight, passengers were shocked upon seeing a fighter jet flying alongside them. A flight from Gatwick to Menorca, Spain, ran into some trouble after an F18 warplane flew alongside the commercial flight for “precautionary security checks.” […]
4 years ago
‘Ghost of Kyiv’ who took down 10 planes, hailed as hero
‘To become an ace pilot, you need to shoot down five planes. And the Ghost of Kyiv shot twice as many’ An unknown Ukranian air force pilot, who has been branded the “Ghost of Kyiv”, has been hailed as a hero for allegedly shooting down 10 Russian planes. The pilot has been linked to ten […]
4 years ago