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18th May 2017

… scheduled for delivery beginning in April 2019. Meanwhile, patrol squadron VP-5 will be the first US Navy P-8A unit to introduce an …

By Hugh Trevor 1st June 2017

… Mac McCairns (standing, second from right) and his 616 Squadron colleagues awaiting a call to action in their ready … ‘Johnnie’ Johnson and Fg Off Hugh ‘Cocky’ Dundas. On June 30 Mac was very lucky to escape with his life when his … took off in new Spitfire IIa P8500 from Westhampnett for a patrol over St Omer led by Bader. About 15 miles (24km) …

By and photos: Martin Scharenborg and Ramon Wenink/Global Aviation Review Press 1st June 2017

… of ‘9/11’. UNIT REPORT 113th WING A pair of 121st Fighter Squadron F-16Cs, including the unit’s flagship aircraft, fly … the 121st Fighter Squadron, which flies the Block 30 F-16C/D. Defending the capital The squadron’s mission was … expected. The USAF was henceforth on high alert to patrol and defend strategic points, military installations …

1st June 2017

… let alone end up as that iconic aircraft’s last ever squadron commander. My flying career had involved two tours … by a further two on Tornados where I was eventually the Squadron Qualified Weapon Instructor (QWI) on 17 Squadron at … enemy ships. Ideally a third party, usually a maritime patrol Nimrod, would provide us with the location and track …

18th May 2017

… of maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) or maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) couldn’t have been highlighted better. … on their stand at LIMA 17. Inside was a Leonardo Osprey 30 (a version of the Seaspray 5000 maritime surveillance … through. Singapore has five Fokker 50MPAs based with 121 Squadron at Changi (West) and used to patrol its EEZ and …

By KEN ELLIS 1st June 2017

… by both the RAF and the FAA with only the Lysanders of 16 Squadron’s ‘A’ Flight spending any significant time there; … December 1943. The last frontline unit was the Mosquito NF.30-equipped Canadian 406 Squadron, which disbanded at the … in the role with which it is most associated: maritime patrol. Shackletons were the main residents until replaced by …

By Alexander Mladenov 25th May 2017

… The first was delivered to the 6th Special Operations Squadron, 919th Special Operations Wing at Duke Field, … the M28RM Bryza-RM version, equipped for the maritime patrol/ rescue co-ordination mission, with a crew of five … one aircraft equipped for maritime surveillance and border patrol taken on strength in 2006. This aircraft is equipped …

4th May 2017

… missions in support of the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The deployed assets are assigned to the 386th Air … tactical landing, the Polish teams winning both events. Patrol squadrons swap out The ‘Red Lancers’ of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 returned to NAS Jacksonville, Florida, at the …

By Jan Kraak 25th May 2017

… are destined to go to the second nuclear deterrent squadron at BA113 Saint-Dizier. Contrary to the Mirage 2000, … Arab Emirates, and finally Régiment de Chasse (RC) 2/30 ‘Normandie-Niémen’ and EC 3/30 ‘Lorraine’ based at BA118 … in the Middle East are dynamic strike missions. A standard patrol will have one aircraft carrying GPS-guided Armement …

By Jamie Hunter 4th May 2017

… Vinson (CVN 70) transits the South China Sea on its way to patrol off the Korean Peninsula. Media reports were quick to … bases in the region. CARRIER AIR WING TWO Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 ‘Bounty Hunters’ Strike Fighter Squadron … Self- Defense Force and Republic of Korea Navy as well as patrol operations in the South China Sea. The move north …

By and photos: Angad Singh 4th May 2017

… be the mainstay of the Indian Navy’s long-range maritime patrol capability. UCKED AWAY NEAR the sleepy hamlet of … sleek new Boeing P-8Is, the Tu-142s of Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 312 ‘Albatross’ were the stars of this air … were phased out by 1983. Five years later, on March 30, 1988, the first three Tu-142s reached INS Hansa after …

By Rick Burgess 27th April 2017

… capability for the US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has one phase of testing to go before it can … Station Patuxent River, Maryland, Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VX-1) ‘Pioneers’ will complete the operational … Captain David Whitehead, Commanding Officer of VP-30, the Navy’s P-8A and P-3 Fleet Replacement Squadron, said: …

4th May 2017

… the Indian Navy finally retired its Tu-142M maritime patrol aircraft on March 29. The maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft had conducted 30,000 hours of accident-free flying before the deactivation … The ‘Bear-F’ has been replaced within Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 312 by the Boeing P-8I Poseidon. The …

4th May 2017

… and it will be at least four years before another Harrier squadron transitions to the Lightning II. In fact, according … provided to the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 30, Secretary of the Air Force nominee Heather Wilson said: … 53 P-8As to the US Navy and 99 were under contract. Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 will be the first P-8A unit to …

1st June 2017

… is BW-354 ‘White 6’ flown by Heimo Lampi; it displays the squadron’s lynx motif forward of the cockpit. The late summer … was fitted with three 0.50in machine guns and one of 0.30-calibre. Reflector sights and seat armour were also … up by Finnish air defence outposts. Already airborne on patrol, eight defenders under 1st Lt Lauri Ohukainen flying …