aviation mishaps

'Landing a helicopter on a ship is inherently more difficult than landing ashore.'

American airpower had to start somewhere

“I guess I was nervous the whole time, but I didn’t have time to think about being nervous."

Five Black Hawk crashes have killed 12 soldiers across the U.S. over the last year and a half.

RIP.

"These Soldiers were a part of our National Guard family and we mourn their loss, alongside their family members and loved ones."

Honor the fallen.

“Today is a day for mourning."

'We will continue to pray for the pilot’s safe return.'

Military aviation accidents have killed 224 pilots or aircrew, destroyed 186 aircraft and cost more than $11.6 billion since 2013

The U.S. Army on Saturday identified the five soldiers who were killed in a helicopter crash last week as part of peacekeeping operations with the Multinational Force and Observers mission in Egypt

An A-10 Thunderbolt II accidentally fired off a non-explosive munition during a training exercise in South Korea in early October, prompting a three-day search for the lost weapon, Task & Purpose has learned

Both were killed when their aircraft went down about 5 p.m. on Oct. 23 in a residential area of Foley, Alabama.

That's one helluva belly rub

The pilot is was taken to a local medical facility for examination

The Navy and Marine Corps are pleased to announce that, for the first time in nearly a century of United States naval aviation, the services have collectively managed to not lose any pilots in the last year

A loose washer made the Reaper's ground control station send out erroneous commands while on a mission.

Video circulating on social media appears to show the fiery crash of a Marine Corps F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in southern California following a mid-air collision with one of the service's KC-130J Hercules refueling aircraft

A Marine Corps KC-130J refueling aircraft and an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter collided during an air-to-air refueling mission in California, causing the stealth jet to crash, officials said Tuesday

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet experienced an engine fire and was forced to land at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, on Monday, less than two weeks after a nearly identical mishap at the same air station

“Words can not begin to explain the shock, grief, pain and dismay we feel having lost three remarkable members of our Guard family."

The crew was conducting a training flight at the time of the crash, the Navy said.

The improper installation of a UH-60L Black Hawk engine’s hydromechanical unit was at fault in the December accident that killed three members of the Minnesota National Guard, according to a summary of an investigation

This is the seventh Air Force crash since May

Air Force 1st Lt. David Schmitz has been identified as the 77th Fighter Squadron pilot who was killed in an F-16CM crash on Tuesday during a training mission near Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.