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Ron Eisele
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Aviation historian and author
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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    Jan 4
    "Shortly after nightfall, 5th of January 1918, a series of devastating explosions tore through the German Navy's mighty Zeppelin sheds at Ahlhorn. In less than a minute, six hangars and five airships had been turned into a burning heap of rubble." amazon.co.uk/Ahlhorn-Ron-Ei…
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    Oct 29, 2022
    C-130 modified (special duties - rescue - Iran 1980) to land and take off in a confined area.
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    Jan 19, 2023
    20 January 1974. First 'accidental' flight of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, US multirole jet fighter aircraft. During high-speed taxi test, the GD test pilot, Phil Oestricher, decided to lift off to avoid crashing the machine, and safely landed it six minutes later.
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    Oct 3, 2022
    A specially painted RAF Typhoon jet fighter takes to the skies over RAF Coningsby, with a Hawker Hurricane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) in the lead up to commemorations of the Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary.
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    Jul 23, 2025
    B-1Bs flying over the Devils Tower in Wyoming.
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    Oct 26, 2022
    Harrier with malfunctioning front landing gear makes landing on a nose support. USS Bataan.
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    B-1B's flying over the Devil's Tower in Wyoming
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    U2 cockpit view from 70,000ft.
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    Nov 5, 2022
    Thrust vectoring on the F-35 allows for vertical take-off and landing
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    Jul 27, 2025
    28 July 2010. USAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 00-0173 crash resulted in the deaths of all four crew members: Major Aaron Malone (pilot), Major Michael Freyholtz (co-pilot), Lt. Col. Paul F. "Rocky" Kippenberger (safety observer), and MSgt. Thomas Cicardo (loadmaster).
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    Apr 5, 2017
    Thrust vectoring. For those with an engineering inclination...
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