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Month: February 2023

Let’s Recap Everything We Know About The Chinese Spy Balloon Detected Over The U.S.

The balloon photographed in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2023. (Chase Doak via Reuters) F-22s were scrambled to keep eyes on China’s spy balloon, but it was decided to not shoot it down to avoid endangering civilians on the ground. A suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon was spotted hovering for several days …

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Long live the queen of the skies – the final 747 flies away from the Boeing factory : AirlineReporter

The last-ever 747, N863GT, departs from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., on its delivery flight It’s the end of an era, one that revolutionized travel and brought the world closer together. After the Feb. 1, 2023 delivery of the last 747 built – a 747-8F registered as N863GT to Atlas Air – no new 747s …

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First AW119T Helicopter For The Turkish Land Forces Command Breaks Cover

One of the first two AW119T for the Turkish Land Forces Command (Image credit: Oscar Bernardi) Here’s our first look at the AW119T destined to the TLFC (Turkish Land Forces Command). The photo in this article was taken by our contributor Oscar Bernardi recently. It shows a Leonardo AW119T Koala, during a test flight from …

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Remembering The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, On This Day 20 Years Ago

The lift off of Space Shuttle Columbia from Launch Pad 39A at the beginning of mission STS-107. (Photo: NASA) The orbiter broke apart while reentering the atmosphere at the end of the STS-107 mission. February 1, 2003 will live up as one of the saddest days in the history of space exploration. Just 22 minutes …

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