Military and Aviation News Thread (NO DISCUSSION)

[joey45]

A HH-60G Pave Hawk crashed in the the UK/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-25649464

[SkateZilla]

MH-53 Crashed off the Coast of VA today, from NAS Norfolk,

 

4 of 5 Crew recovered to local hospital, 1 still missing.

[Yurgon]

Already a couple days old: UFO disrupted air traffic at Bremen (northern Germany) airport in the evening hours of January 6th.

 

So far, there seem to be no photos or videos. Witness reports (including ATC from Bremen Tower) vary wildly. Some say, the object wasn't lit, others say it had red and green formation lights. The object seems to have flown like a helicopter but sounded like a jet.

 

Also, according to some reports, the object was seen on radar, other reports specifically say the object could not be seen on radar.

 

A police helicopter was sent to investigate but could not find said object.

 

Two flights headed for Bremen were diverted, one or two flights were canceled, and another was delayed. Police are investigating the matter. "Dangerous interference with air traffic" is a criminal offense punishable with up to 4 years in prison. But I guess ET won't care if it was actually extra terrestrial. :D

 

http://www.thelocal.de/20140107/alleged-ufo-disrupts-travel-at-airport-bremen-germany

 

http://www.openminds.tv/ufo-disrupts-air-traffic-bremen-germany/25621

 

http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/07/ufo-disrupts-flights-at-bremen-airport-in-germany/

 

http://www.radiobremen.de/nachrichten/kurz_notiert/ufo-bremen100.html (DE)

[Yurgon]

Flight diverted after flash drive found in bathroom

 

I believe this should go to "Funny Stuff", but there is no discernible indication of humor in that article...

 

via

[SkateZilla]

MH-53 Crashed off the Coast of VA today, from NAS Norfolk,

 

4 of 5 Crew recovered to local hospital, 1 still missing.

 

The last update I got on this was

2 Crew members died in the Hospital, 2 Were Treat and released, and the last missing Crew Member's remains were recovered by Navy Divers, from the wreckage.

Edited January 15, 2014 by SkateZilla

[SkateZilla]

Also, Single Seat F-18 Crashed Off the Coast of Virginia Today from NAS Oceana.

 

No Word on Airframe Type, SQN, or Pilot

 

 

Exactly 1 Week after the MH-53 Crash.

[SkateZilla]

Pilot recovered by fishing vessel, Pilot is Conscious.

 

VF-143 F-18E

Edited January 15, 2014 by SkateZilla

[outlawal2]

F-18 crash in Virginia

 

An F/A-18 has crashed about 45 miles off the Virginia coast. The pilot has been recovered but his condition is unknown, the Navy says.

http://www.wavy.com/military/f-18-crashes-off-coast-of-virginia-beach

 

 

;O(

[cichlidfan]

http://www.wavy.com/military/f-18-crashes-off-coast-of-virginia-beach

[cichlidfan]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1970482#post1970482

[SkateZilla]

oops, I though I put the link in.. lol.

[Pilotasso]

Long range rescue to ship wreck survivors conducted by air:

 

The aircraft was a PoAF P-3 Cup +. Survival kits were droped to survivors and their position marked for another ship to pick them up.

 

The graph really puts the aircrafts autonomy into perspective.

[MoGas]

Pilot remains in critical condition after Super Hornet crash

 

http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140115/NEWS/301150026/Pilot-remains-critical-condition-after-Super-Hornet-crash

[Groove]

A german tornado crashed last evening in Germany near Büchel (AFB).

 

Both pilots ejected safely, one with minor injuries.

 

Pictures and article (in german language) here:

 

http://www.rhein-zeitung.de/region/lokales/mittelmosel_artikel,-Tornado-Absturz-A48-derzeit-nur-einspurig-befahrbar-_arid,1094369.html

[Flagrum]

A german tornado crashed last evening in Germany near Büchel (AFB).

 

Both pilots ejected safely, one with minor injuries.

 

Pictures and article (in german language) here:

 

http://www.rhein-zeitung.de/region/lokales/mittelmosel_artikel,-Tornado-Absturz-A48-derzeit-nur-einspurig-befahrbar-_arid,1094369.html

 

In the article it is mentioned, that the lucky pilots only had minor injuries and don't even have to go to the hospital.

 

I always thought, if a pilot ejected, they would always get a medical checkup? Alone because of the possibility of back injuries? Or are modern ejection seats that safe nowadays?

[Aginor]

They will have a doctor look at them, surely. They just had no immediate reason to be taken to a hospital.

[taps]

In the article it is mentioned, that the lucky pilots only had minor injuries and don't even have to go to the hospital.

 

I always thought, if a pilot ejected, they would always get a medical checkup? Alone because of the possibility of back injuries? Or are modern ejection seats that safe nowadays?

 

Ein Crewmitglied wurde leicht verletzt, beide befinden sich in ärztlicher Behandlung.

Both crew members are undergoing medical treatment

 

http://www.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/bwde/!ut/p/c4/NYvBDoIwEET_qEuN0eBNgiZePSh4IQvdkMbSNstWLn687cGZ5F3eDLwg1-PHzig2eHTQQT_Z07ipcTOk8C2JnKNVYVoHQzwIpxgJnuWYB1PwJIVCXmzmzCiBVQwsrpjEnI2yBvpKt40-Vv_ob329PLr9YVe3t-YOcVnOPyid4vY!/

Edited January 17, 2014 by taps

[Python]

A bad couple of weeks all in all.

[MoGas]

Dyess receives first operational IBS-upgraded B-1B

 

http://www.dyess.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123377914

[Yurgon]

Follow-up to UFO sighting at Bremen airport on January 6th.

 

(Border) Science blog grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de collected all available information a few days after the sighting. (German only).

 

On January 21st, Bremen police and federal prosecutor issued a preliminary report, published by grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de.

 

My translation of the report:

 

At 6:30pm on January 6th, 2014, air traffic control at Bremen airport sighted an unidentified flying object in the airspace above Bremen. Several citizens as well as police officers also gave hints regarding this object.

Because of the incident, an extensive investigation relating to dangerous interference with air traffic was launched.

 

After assessing more than 50 hints and interviewing numerous witnesses, Bremen federal prosecutor and investigators of Bremen police criminal investigation department now issue the following evaluation:

 

The still unknown operator of the unidentified flying object likely comes from either the model aircraft community or the multicopter community. Reports from observers and experts point to this conclusion.

 

Some citizens are likely to have observed and described the police helicopter on duty that night.

 

Sources from the west side of Bremen are likely to have witnessed an Air France aircraft flying a holding pattern over Bremen at the time of the sighting. An analysis of Geo-data points to this conclusion.

 

The investigator's preliminary assessment is that the Copter or device from the model aircraft community has likely been piloted by a professional hobby-model-aircraft pilot at a desk or at the greenfield.

 

According to concurrent expert's assessment, descriptions regarding the object's lighting and altitude are hardly usable. Observations of an object's size and distance are very difficult in the night sky.

 

Targeted investigations towards suspects from the previously described community did not lead to concrete investigation results.

 

The federal prosecutor and police specifically warn against illegal usage of such flying objects. Such flights have to be declared and require authorization of the aviation authority.

 

As has been shown by the case at hand, air traffic over Bremen has been disrupted.

 

The final approach of a commercial aircraft had to be aborted and another flight had to be redirected. There was no imminent threat to life or physical condition of humans. In case of violation, criminal proceedings and high claims for damages are to be expected.

 

Note: I'm sure my translation didn't do the text any good, but it was the most terrible form of bureaucratic German to begin with...

 

Most specifically, it does contain the term "professional hobby-model-aircraft-pilot". :doh:

[Sawamura]

JASDF Blue Impulse: Two aircrafts from the Japanese Air Self Defence Force air demo team collided during a training sortie, 45 km southeast from their homebase at Higashimatsushima, at the 29th of January. Both pilots and the backseater were unharmed and both jets could land safety on Matsushima airbase.

 

 

 

 

 

More photos:

http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/kodawari/data/2014/01/29blue/

Edited January 29, 2014 by Sawamura

[Griffin]

Algerian C-130 Hercules crashes killing over 100 people

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_military_transport_crash

[Griffin]

Two separate lightning strikes into Finnish Air Force Pilatus PC-12's cost over 1 million euros to repair

 

http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/a1392003069586?jako=cabeb8636f480287f13454b500413f65&ref=tw-share

 

The news site is in Finnish so I'll summarize:

 

"Two Finnish Air Force Pilatus PC-12 aircraft were struck by lightning on two separate occasions in 2011 and 2013. There were no malfunctions caused by the strikes. The lightnings struck the aircraft's propellers and exited from the rear fuselage. There was lot's of damage throughout the fuselage but the biggest cost was caused by the need to demagnetize the engine. The aircraft had to be transported to Switzerland by road."

[FoxHoundELite]

Algerian C-130 Hercules crashes killing over 100 people

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_military_transport_crash

 

my god.....

[firewings]

Algerian C-130 Hercules crashes killing over 100 people

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_military_transport_crash

 

RIP : 77 dies and 1 injured