On Friday 31st July, a United States Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II crashed short of the runway at MCAS Miramar, California.
The pilot successfully ejected using the Martin-Baker US16E Ejection Seat.
Earlier today, a Hungarian JAS-39C Gripen crashed under unknown circumstances near Szolnok.
The pilot successfully ejected using the Martin-Baker S10LS Ejection Seat.
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The rarest passenger airliner you’ve (probably) never heard of: the Lockheed L-100-30(P).
In the early 1990s, Indonesian carrier Merpati Nusantara turned two civilian Hercules freighters into full passenger airliners. Only two aircraft ever received the conversion — PK-MLT (shown here) and PK-MLS.
Lockheed’s Aeromod Center in Greenville, South Carolina cut 22 Boeing 727 windows into the fuselage, added emergency exits, galleys, lavatories, and structural reinforcements. Inside: a fully carpeted cabin with 97 coach seats in a mix of 3-3 and 3-2 abreast. Baggage rode on the rear ramp.
These unique “airliner Herks” served remote Indonesian routes for about five years before Merpati replaced them with Fokker 100s. No other airline ever ordered the passenger conversion.
Don’t worry if your A level results are a bit disappointing. I got a C and two Us. And this evening I shall sit in my agreeable garden, drinking beer from my own brewery and eating food from my own farm. Prepared by my own chef.
The long journey home from the United States and Operation Eagle Hawk is underway.
The Red Arrows’ Hawks, joined by RAF support aircraft including an Atlas A400M, Poseidon P-8 and Envoy, are in Goose Bay, Canada. 🇨🇦
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On Saturday 13th June, a US Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet crashed during a routine training mission near Rimrock Lake, Washington.
The solo pilot successfully ejected using the Martin-Baker US14A (NACES) Ejection Seat.
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