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Cessna for Sale

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End of an Era. Selling the T210-Getting a C182

After 2,300 hours in the pilot’s seat of this plane, I’m selling my T210. I was going to wait but I had the opportunity to get a clean, known 182 at a fair price. I’m sad but it is time. I’m 65, so theoretically I have 5 more years left before insurance rates jump up dramatically for flying a retractable gear airplane while old. Statistically, old pilots seem to have a more of an issue…

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The A-12 pilot who while looking for a crashed F-105 in Utah came across a brothel with a runway (A C-7A Caribou was the largest aircraft to ever land there)

The Oxcart

In 1959, Lockheed began work on the design of a long-range, high-altitude plane, then known as the A-11. It was a Cold War project. Heading the project team was Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, Lockheed’s Vice President for Advanced Development Projects. Johnson had previously led the development of the U-2 spy plane. Five years after work began on the A-11, on Feb. 29, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson told reporters that the aircraft (by that time modified to the A-12 Oxcart production version with a reduced radar cross section) had attained speeds of over 2,000 mph and altitudes of more than 70,000 feet in tests at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB).

CLICK HERE to see The Aviation Geek Club contributor Linda Sheffield’s T-shirt designs! Linda has a personal relationship with the SR-71 because her father Butch Sheffield flew the Blackbird from test flight in 1965 until 1973. Butch’s Granddaughter’s Lisa Burroughs and Susan Miller are graphic designers. They designed most of the merchandise that is for sale on Threadless. A percentage of the profits go to Flight Test Museum at Edwards Air Force Base. This nonprofit charity is personal to the Sheffield family because they are raising money to house SR-71, #955. This was the first Blackbird that Butch Sheffield flew on Oct. 4, 1965.

Noteworthy, according to Col. Richard H. Graham’s book The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird: The Illustrated Profile of Every Aircraft, Crew, and Breakthrough of the World’s Fastest Stealth Jet, during the first three years of pre-operational testing, three A-12s crashed – two from mechanical malfunctions and one because of ground crew error. All pilots ejected safely.

The A-12 crash in Utah and the F-105 crash cover story

On May 24, 1963, A-12 number 926 involved in a subsonic engine test flight and piloted by Ken Collins, crashed fourteen miles south of Wendover, Utah. While testing an inertial navigation system, Collins flew into heavy clouds above thirty thousand feet and began noticing erroneous and confusing airspeed and altitude readings just before the A-12 pitched up, stalled, and went into an inverted spin. Unable to regain control, he ejected at around twenty-five thousand feet and was unhurt. A press cover story referred to the crashed aircraft as being a Republic F-105.

It was first thought that it was a pilot error but later confirmed that it was an inadequate pitot tube design that had caused the air data computer to fail.

Because his sortie was low altitude, Collins was not in his pressure suit, so it added to the credence that the crash was an F-105.

This print is available in multiple sizes from AircraftProfilePrints.com – CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS. SR-71A Blackbird 61-7972 “Skunkworks”

‘With an ironic twist of faith sometime after the loss of Article 123, an F-105 from Nellis was lost and members of the Oxcart (code word of A-12) program were involved in the search for the crash site,’ A-12 pilot Frank Murray recalls in Paul Crickmore‘s latest book “Lockheed Blackbird Beyond the Secret Missions.

A-12 pilot searching for crashed F-105

Frank Murray and Dr. Roger Anderson were airborne in a Cessna searching for the crashed F-105 when they located the crash near a small lake with the adjoining property of one of the brothels in the area known as Ash Meadow Ranch. The brothel provided a small dirt runway graded out to allow its customers the option of air travel into the facility.

‘We taxied into Ash Meadow Ranch and we explained that we were here looking for the crash site and we had located it,’ Murray explains.

‘By then it was lunchtime and the Madame got the cook to rustle up some lunch. There was some polite conversation with the Madame and my aviation curiosity got the better of me.

Brothel with landing strip

The A-12 pilot who while looking for a crashed F-105 in Utah came across a brothel with a runway (A C-7A Caribou was the largest aircraft to ever land there)

C-7A Caribou

‘I asked her what was the largest aircraft ever to use the landing strip.

‘She replied the largest was an Army C- 7A Caribou full of GIs from an army base in California! ‘Mind you” she added mischievously they weren’t looking for any downed airplanes!’

Murray concludes;

‘After lunch, the three of us said our goodbyes and departed for our lives back at our Ranch [“Groom Lake,” “The Ranch,” “Area 51,” and “Dreamland” are all names that have been associated with the Groom Lake facility in the Nevada desert]. ‘

I had heard when I was a girl growing up in California that brothels were legal in Nevada. These kinds of rumors were hard for me to believe, but I believe them now!

Be sure to check out Linda Sheffield Miller (Col Richard (Butch) Sheffield’s daughter, Col. Sheffield was an SR-71 Reconnaissance Systems Officer) Twitter X Page Habubrats SR-71, Instagram Page SR71Habubrats and Facebook Page Born into the Wilde Blue Yonder Habubrats for awesome Blackbird’s photos and stories.

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Cessna Citation X 750 Private Jets For Sale

https://www.libertyjet.com/private_jets_for_sale/Cessna/Citation%20X%20750

Trump and Dump

Donny parted ways with his private jet.

Undisclosed price tag but it was sold to one of his MAGA mega doners for 10 million...Just like trump..the 30 year old bird is really about 7.5 million on a good day. His 1997 model is the 2nd year of the Citations production

Gotta pay them bills.

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Landmark tower, unfinished, December 1963. Photo by Bernard Gotfryd.

TIMELINE OF LANDMARK HOTEL & CASINO

• '60: Frank Caroll & Sheldon Sandler purchase the property from Las Vegas Convention Center; break ground on Landmark Plaza and apt. complex. • '61: Tower design by architects Moffitt & Hendricks; groundbreaking in Sep. with expected opening date Nov. '62; Landmark Plaza and apts opened in Nov. • '62: KVEG AM station opens at Landmark Plaza in Feb; opening date moved to '63. • '63: Construction halted in Feb. • '64: Financiers Appliance Buyers Credit Corp (ABCC), subsidiary of RCA-Whirlpool, foreclosure of the property • '66: Caroll secures funding from Central Teamsters Pension Fund; Plaza Tower (Caroll & partners) buy the property from RCA; new designs by architects George Tate & Thomas Sobrusky; construction resumes in Aug.; Landmark Plaza demolished; Caroll's gaming license revoked in Nov. • '67: Top of the tower “L” sign installed, 11/19/67 • '68: Interior design by Leonard England; Landmark completed in Spring; Caroll arrested for assault on England; Cessna 180 crashes into the tower on 8/2/68; Plaza Tower bankrupt in Aug.; Sold to H. Hughes in Oct. • '69: Hughes subsidiary Hotel Properties Inc created to control the Landmark; Grand opening 7/1/69 • '77: Gas leak, 7/15/77 – one dead, over a hundred injured. Fire on floor 22, 10/22/77. • '78: Sold from Summa Corp to Mark III Corp (Wolfram, Tickel, Yelverton) in Apr. Casino closed Apr-May, reopened under license to Modica. • '83: Sold to W. "Wildcat" Morris in Oct. • '85: Landmark files bankruptcy, remains in bankruptcy though closing. • '90: Closed 8/8/90; Bought through foreclosure sale by Lloyds Bank in Dec. • '93: Bought by LVCVA in Sep. • '95: Tower demolished 11/7/95

Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal; Above Them All (2018) by Marc Wagner. Updated 7/1/2024.

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2013 CESSNA TTX. For sale.

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Did you hear abt the top gun maverick expansion for microsoft flight simulator?

https://youtu.be/wWkczb0LIgI

Its even got the darkstar mission

I DID BUT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE DARKSTAR

I knew about the canyon run mission and i want the game so bad for that but that game never goes on sale 😭😭 i played it once cause i got a free trial and i hate that you have to work your way up to certain aircraft? that could just be me not understanding the game right away but i had to start with a cessna and babe that is not why im playing a flight sim give me the large aircraft right away

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Sunday, June 11, 2023

Energy Drinks Are Surging. So Are Their Caffeine Levels. (NYT) It has been more than 25 years since Red Bull hit the market and introduced caffeinated energy drinks to the United States. While the company claimed its beverage would “give you wings,” it never said it was actually good for people. Yet as the energy drink market continues to grow rapidly, companies both new and old are trying to attract health-conscious customers with a wave of no-sugar, low-calorie drinks that claim to boost energy as well as replenish fluids with electrolytes and other ingredients. This new focus has helped the energy drink market grow, with sales in the United States surging to $19 billion from $12 billion over the past five years. But there are concerns that drinks being pitched as healthy are resulting in children and teenagers consuming caffeine in unhealthy amounts. A 12-ounce can of Prime Energy contains 200 milligrams of caffeine. That’s roughly equivalent to two Red Bulls, two cups of coffee or six cans of Coca-Cola. Some schools in Britain and Australia have already banned the beverages. In the United States, federal regulations say schools cannot sell or provide caffeinated drinks to elementary or middle school students, although many schools do not restrict what students can bring from home. “Not long after drinking them, the students showed up in the health office saying they didn’t feel good and that their hearts were racing,” said [one school nurse].

A Puzzle in Arizona’s Boom Towns: How to Keep Growing With Less Water (NYT) As the mayor of an old farming town bursting with new homes, factories and warehouses, Eric Orsborn spends his days thinking about water. The lifeblood for this growth is billions of gallons of water pumped from the ground, and his city, Buckeye, Ariz., is thirsty for more as builders push deeper into the desert fringes of Phoenix. But last week, Arizona announced it would limit some future home construction in Buckeye and other places because of a shortfall in groundwater. A new state study found groundwater supplies in the Phoenix area were about 4 percent short of what is needed for planned growth over the next 100 years. That may feel like a far-off horizon, but it is enough of a change to force the state to rethink its future in the near and long terms. Now, there are urgent questions about how Arizona should be using its increasingly precious water—for water-guzzling alfalfa and lettuce farms or thirsty new computer chip and battery factories and coffee-creamer manufacturing? For new sprawl or more development inside cities? Could the Phoenix suburbs keep up their frenzied pace of growth? Should they?

Four Colombian children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash (Reuters) Four children from an Indigenous community in Colombia were found alive in the country’s south on Friday more than five weeks after the plane they were traveling in crashed in thick jungle, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said. The plane—a Cessna 206—was carrying seven people on a route between Araracuara, in Amazonas province, and San Jose del Guaviare, a city in Guaviare province, when it issued a mayday alert due to engine failure in the early hours of May 1. Three adults, including the pilot and the children’s mother Magdalena Mucutuy, died as a result of the crash and their bodies were found inside the plane. The four siblings, aged 13, 9, 4, as well as a now 12-month-old baby, survived the impact. Narcizo Mucutuy, the grandfather of the three girls and one boy, told reporters he was delighted at the news of their rescue.

Argentina inflation seen hitting 149% this year, up from previous poll (Reuters) Analysts polled by Argentina’s central bank forecast annual inflation this year at 149%, above the 126% expected in the previous poll, according to the monthly survey released on Friday. For May, the analysts polled expect prices to have risen 9% in the month. Argentina’s economy, strained by a historic drought that has worsened an ongoing currency crisis, is expected to shrink 3% in 2023 from 2022. Analysts see the weakened Argentine peso, currently officially valued at 245 pesos per dollar, ending this year at 408.68 pesos per dollar and 2024 at 917.54 pesos per dollar. Rising prices and tumbling foreign reserves pose a challenge for Argentina’s left-leaning government ahead of general elections in October.

Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament (AP) Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson shocked Britain on Friday by quitting as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament. Johnson resigned after receiving the results of an investigation by lawmakers into misleading statements he made to Parliament about “partygate,” a series of rule-breaking government parties during the COVID-19 pandemic. By quitting, he avoids a suspension that could have seen him ousted from his Commons seat by his constituents, leaving him free to run for Parliament again in the future.

Russia to deploy nuclear weapons to Belarus in July. (1440) Russian President Vladimir Putin made the announcement in a televised meeting with the Belarusian leader Friday. Belarus, a close ally of Russia, neighbors Ukraine to the north and shares an almost-700-mile border. Russian forces have used Belarus as a staging ground since the beginning of the war.

UN aid chief says Ukraine faces ‘hugely worse’ humanitarian situation after the dam rupture (AP) The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is “hugely worse” than before the Kakhovka dam collapsed, the U.N.’s top aid official warned Friday. Undersecretary-General Martin Griffiths said an “extraordinary” 700,000 people are in need of drinking water and warned that the ravages of flooding in one of the world’s most important breadbaskets will almost inevitably lead to lower grain exports, higher food prices around the world, and less to eat for millions in need. “This is a viral problem,” he said in an interview with The Associated Press. “But the truth is this is only the beginning of seeing the consequences of this act.”

As Ukraine Launches Counteroffensive, Definitions of ‘Success’ Vary (NYT) After months of anticipation, Ukraine’s forces—newly trained on complex warfare tactics and armed with billions of dollars in sophisticated Western weaponry—launched operations on multiple fronts in the past week in an effort to dislodge entrenched Russian military units, a counteroffensive that many officials in the United States and Europe say could be a turning point in the 15-month war. What remains unclear, though, is exactly what the United States, Europe and Ukraine view as a “successful” counteroffensive. Publicly, American and European officials are leaving any definition of success to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. Privately, U.S. and European officials concede that pushing all of Russia’s forces out of occupied Ukrainian land is highly unlikely. Throughout the war, the Ukrainian army, with deeply motivated troops, creative military operations and advanced Western weaponry, has outperformed Russia’s military. But the Ukrainians have also found it difficult to dislodge the Russians from their entrenched defensive positions in the last few months, with the front lines barely moving.

A Rising India Is Also, in One Remote Pocket, a Blood-Soaked War Zone (NYT) People burned out of their homes by the hundreds. Villages, even refugee camps, raked with gunfire. Men, women and children beaten and set ablaze by angry mobs. India, the world’s most populous country and home to the fastest-growing major economy, is now also the site of a war zone, as weeks of ethnic violence in the remote northeastern state of Manipur has claimed about 100 lives. Militarized buffer zones now crisscross the state, patrolled by local women—who are seen as less hotheaded than men—and the thousands of troops who have been sent to quell the fighting, drawing down forces in other parts of India, including the border with China. More than 35,000 people have become refugees, with many living in makeshift camps. Internet service has been cut—an increasingly common tactic by the Indian government—and travel restrictions have made it difficult for the outside world to see in. The development has been jarring for a nation whose 1.4 billion people usually manage to get along despite belonging to thousands of sometimes rivalrous ethnic groups. And it presents an unwelcome image of instability for a national government focused on portraying India as a rising global power. “It is a nightmare,” said Mairembam Ratan, a small-town career counselor who escaped his home with help from the army. “It’s a civil war.”

The Pentagon Is Freaking Out About a Potential War With China (Politico) The war began in the early morning hours with a massive bombardment—China’s version of “shock and awe.” Chinese planes and rockets swiftly destroyed most of Taiwan’s navy and air force as the People’s Liberation army and navy mounted a massive amphibious assault across the 100-mile Taiwan Strait. Having taken seriously President Joe Biden’s pledge to defend the island, Beijing also struck pre-emptively at U.S. and allied air bases and ships in the Indo-Pacific. The U.S. managed to even the odds for a time by deploying more sophisticated submarines as well as B-21 and B-2 stealth bombers to get inside China’s air defense zones, but Washington ran out of key munitions in a matter of days and saw its network access severed. The United States and its main ally, Japan, lost thousands of service members, dozens of ships, and hundreds of aircraft. Taiwan’s economy was devastated. And as a protracted siege ensued, the U.S. was much slower to rebuild, taking years to replace ships as it reckoned with how shriveled its industrial base had become compared to China’s. The Chinese “just ran rings around us,” said former Joint Chiefs Vice Chair Gen. John Hyten in one after-action report. “They knew exactly what we were going to do before we did it.”      Dozens of versions of the above war-game scenario have been enacted over the last few years, most recently in April by the House Select Committee on competition with China. And while the ultimate outcome in these exercises is not always clear—the U.S. does better in some than others—the cost is. In every exercise the U.S. uses up all its long-range air-to-surface missiles in a few days, with a substantial portion of its planes destroyed on the ground. In every exercise the U.S. is not engaged in an abstract push-button war from 30,000 feet up like the ones Americans have come to expect since the end of the Cold War, but a horrifically bloody one. And that’s assuming the U.S.-China war doesn’t go nuclear.

Saudi crown prince threatened ‘major’ economic pain on U.S. amid oil feud (Washington Post) Last fall, President Biden vowed to impose “consequences” on Saudi Arabia for its decision to slash oil production amid high energy prices and fast-approaching elections in the United States. In public, the Saudi government defended its actions politely via diplomatic statements. But in private, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman threatened to fundamentally alter the decades-old U.S.-Saudi relationship and impose significant economic costs on the United States if it retaliated against the oil cuts, according to a classified document obtained by The Washington Post. The crown prince claimed “he will not deal with the U.S. administration anymore,” the document says, promising “major economic consequences for Washington.” It is unclear whether the crown prince’s threat was conveyed directly to U.S. officials or intercepted through electronic eavesdropping, but his dramatic outburst reveals the tension at the heart of a relationship long premised on oil-for-security but rapidly evolving as China takes a growing interest in the Middle East and the United States assesses its own interests as the world’s largest oil producer.

From restaurants to water towers, unrest dents Senegal’s economy (Reuters) A KFC restaurant ransacked. Public transport torched. Glass-paneled stations for a multi-million dollar electric bus link shattered. A water plant vandalised. Senegal is taking stock of the damage after the jail sentencing of prominent opposition figure Ousmane Sonko sparked the worst civil unrest in decades that threatens to dent progress in one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. Sixteen people died and hundreds were injured. Rioters attacked banks, supermarkets and petrol stations. Small businesses were also hitAn attack on a state-owned water plant could create shortages in Dakar, where it hasn’t rained for eight months and where water cuts are common, an official said. Aside from the damage, a day of protests can slow economic output by the equivalent of up to around $33 million per day, the government estimates. Citizens rapidly feel the pinch in a country where over 95% of the work is informal.

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What Are Some of the Top Single Engine Aircraft for Sale in Augusta, KS?

The most affordable personal aircraft category is the single-engine piston. For the new pilots, a single-engine piston plane meets their affordability and economical operation needs coupled with good speed and cruising range. Single-engine aircraft for sale in Augusta, KS, can be tiny with room for just the pilot. However, for today’s rundown, we will include planes with room for you and at least one passenger. 

The Best Value Choices for the Single-Engine Aircraft: 

Aeronca Champ 7AC:

The original Aeronca Champ is a classic, and inexpensive tandem plane commonly chosen for trainer aircrafts. This tail-wheel plane is the perfect for enjoying relaxing low, slow flights. Your fuel budget will go a long way with a 4-5 gallon of per hour fuel burn. The Champ is an excellent example of an affordable personal aircraft in terms of the purchase price and operating costs. 

Cruising speed is: 85 mph 

Maximum range is: 201 mi 

Passengers: Single 

Average starting price is: $29,000 

Ercoupe 415-D:

The Ercoupe is popular for being one of the easiest to fly and the safest single-engine planes. When it was first released in the 1940s, its design was revolutionary. It was the first ever GA plane to have a nosewheel and to be certified “installable and non-spinnable.” Like the Champ, the Ercoupe is also economical to operate, with just a 6-gallon-per-hour fuel burn. 

Cruising speed is: 95 mph 

Maximum range is: 300 mi 

Passengers: Single 

Average starting price is: $29,900 

Cessna 150:

There is a reason that this Cessna 150 has a history of being used as a fundamental training aircraft. It also has excellent handling qualities with the generous stall warning and the aerodynamic stability. The Cessna 150 is an excellent choice for new pilots who just want to stick with an easy-to-fly aircraft which they are familiar with. 

Cruising speed is: 124 mph 

Maximum range is: 349 mi 

Passengers: Single 

Average starting price is: $34,500 

In Conclusion: 

When you start talking to people about purchasing an older aircraft, you’ll be deluged with the maintenance horror stories and cautions about how the expensive the older aircraft are to run. Ignore these people. 

Yes, as in life, there is no such thing as a free lunch in aviation. However, please carefully choose and do your due diligence. In that case, you might have a higher maintenance bill than the guy who bought a new Cessna 172. However, his aircraft costed $400,000, and yours cost $70,000. 

That $330,000 amount differential will pay for quite a great bit of maintenance, and you get to amortize it over several years rather than paying for it upfront. Older aircrafts also have the benefit of the years of operation. Modifications, experience, and airworthiness directives exists to guide you in the safe operation of your aircraft, with parts usually easy to obtain. 

Aviation is a highly expensive industry, but you can still find some great used aircrafts at affordable prices that don’t burn a hole in your pocket. All you need to do is be patient and continue your search. 

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Need To Inspect a Cessna For Sale

Almost all business owners today consider investing in a private jet. Not only does it save heaps of time that would otherwise be spent waiting in the airport queues, but baggage restrictions are waived substantially, allowing the flyer to carry all required items at the same time. True, there are options galore for prospective jet owners, but one has to check each available aircraft carefully to make the investment truly worthwhile.  ​ Contacting an experienced aviation broker can be the best possible way to achieve one’s objective. Checking out the Falcon Jet for sale is a distinct possibility, as most brokers remain on the lookout for the right aircraft and model. It suffices to know that the Dassault Falcon Jet is in high demand at present, with multiple models available to the end-user. 

Sure, one may be prepared to wait for the latest model i.e. the Falcon 10X that is about to be in the skies by the end of 2025. Corporations, entrepreneurs, and distinct groups are not averse to purchasing the used Falcon Jet either. It is interesting to note that each model comes with a characteristic plus that inspires and excites the users to try its ownership

Some of the previous models that have retained their popularity and advantages over the competitors include the following:-

· The Falcon 8X: An improvement over the most coveted Flacon 7X, this one flies like a commercial airline, with safety and speed being top-notch. The user can customize the features according to need, making it a personal aircraft well and truly 

· The Falcon 7X: This is a relatively older jet in the Dassault Falcon Jet line. However, it remains the Number 1 choice of directors and CEOs/CFOs across the world. With an impressive flight hours of 500,000, it is in operation in more than 40 nations to date. Termed as the Dassault tri-cruiser, it is the most popular and successful jets so far.

· The Falcon 6X: A tall cabin and wide aircraft design are the signatures of this Falcon that was introduced in 2021. Known for its advanced technology and superb design that heightens the comfort of the passengers, this jet is known to be long haul private jet.

· The Falcon 900LX: This is a long-range carrier that can transport at least 14 passengers in one go. It operates with the help of 3 high-quality jets, and the spacious cabin makes flying intensely comfortable. Deemed as one of the most comfortable jets to use, this Falcon is known for safety and great flexibility.

· The Falcon 2000LXS: This model is excellent for people operating in the aviation business. The spacious and luxurious cabin is super comfortable and can comfortably carry 8 to 12 passengers. The baggage space is more than enough, with the jet capable of holding 14 suitcases simultaneously. It comes with a well-designed kitchen, and the folding seats can offer relaxation like no other. 

Investors engaged in diverse occupations are pleased to invest in the Cessna for sale after having it approved by the aviation broker.

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ON SALE: Nakhon Phanom Airbase Set

ICM releases the Nakhon Phanom Airbase 1:48 Scale Set Nakhon Phanom Air Base This new 1:48 scale set features a Douglas B-26 K Counter Invader, cessna 0-2 Skymaster, airfield plates, ground personnel and airfield accessories all in 1:48 scale DS4804 – Nakhon Phanom Airbase Set – 1:48 Please remember, when contacting retailers or manufacturers, to mention that you saw their products highlighted…

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Italy demonstrates integration of fifth-generation jets in NATO Air Police in 🇵🇱 Poland

Fernando Valduga

Generations of fighters gathered at Malbork Air Base, Poland (from left to right): the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning from Italy, the Italian Eurofighter Typhoon and the Polish MiG-29 Fulcrum. (Photo: Polish Air Force)

Four Italian Eurofighters landed in Malbork, Poland, on February 13, ready to replace the Italian F-35 jets and continue NATO's enhanced air policing.

"With the continuous control of the mission of our F-35 units, we have proven Italy's ability to support NATO with state-of-the-art air policing means on the eastern flank," said Colonel Antonio Vergallo, commander of the Air Task Force of the 32ª Wing and, in a few days, of the Air Task Force of the 4ª Wing that will ensure improved air policing from Malbork. "We also highlight the versatility of the Italian Air Force in operating the Eurofighters from a base that was used by the F-35s in an deployed environment. The true integration of fifth-generation fighters in action!" he added.

Since November, Italy had deployed 150 Italian Air Force men operating four of its F-35s in Malbork. The Italian Eurofighters have arrived to continue the reinforced NATO Air Policing mission in Poland and will protect the skies on the eastern flank with Polish and other Allied combat planes in the coming months.

Tags: AMI - Italian Military Aeronautics/Italian Air ForceMilitary AviationEurofighter TyphoonF-35 Lightning IINATO - Air Police MissionPAF - Polish Air Force / Polish Air Force

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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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The MiG-23! The MiG-23 is a variable swept wing, single-engine aircraft designed as a follow-on to the MiG-21 Fishbed. It was designed to combat a variety of US rival fighters like the McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II and Republic F-105 Thunderchief but the new General Dynamics F-111 posed a distinct threat. The Flogger is roughly 2/3 the size of the F-111, had a single-seat cockpit rather than the two-side by side cockpit of the F-111 and the Flogger carried just one engine.More than 5,000 MiG-23s of all types were built.The MiG-23 was widely exported by the Soviet Union. Among the users there was the Cuban Air Force that flew MiG-23ML/MF/BN/UB aircraft until the late 2010s

The Day A Cuban Air Force MiG-23 Pilot Defected To The US

On Mar. 20, 1991 MiG-23 pilot Orestes Lorenzo Perez circled the Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West three times, waggling the wings of his Flogger (the NATO reporting name for the MiG-23) to signal friendly intentions, hoping that no one would shoot down the Soviet-built fighter jet.

Perez said he borrowed the aircraft from the Cuban government. He didn’t know a single word in English, he said. But he was escaping Cuba for freedom.

As explained in an extensive piece appeared on The Ledger, Perez, a former Cuban Air Force pilot has received a lot of attention since his escape and daring flight back to Cuba to rescue his family. He even wrote a book about his journey in 1994.

His friends called his daring rescue a suicide mission. He was risking his life and the lives of his wife and two sons, but he said it was worth it because they were pursuing their dreams.

While serving in the Cuban Air Force, Perez earned a scholarship to attend flight school in the Soviet Union, where he learned to fly a small Czechoslovakian Aero L-29 Delfin two-seat jet trainer and a MiG-21. He was part of the Cuban forces sent to Angola to support that country’s Marxist government.

He deployed a second time to the Soviet Union and then he and his family finally returned to Cuba where he was assigned to Santa Clara Air Base, about 165 miles east of Havana.

What he found was a country littered with propaganda and so oppressed by the government that his family knew there was only one thing for him to do — try to escape.

From Cuba to Key West

So, on Mar. 20, 1991, Perez said goodbye to his wife, Victoria, promising to return for her and their two sons. She had to pretend that she knew nothing of Perez’s escape plan. She prayed that her husband would make it to the US and to freedom.

During a training mission that day, Perez flew the MiG-23 from Cuba to Key West. When he finally landed undetected by American radar, speaking in Spanish, he told the pilot who met him on the ground that he was seeking political asylum.

Orestes Lorenzo Perez’s MiG-23 at NAS Key West

Perez said once the pilot understood, they shook hands and the pilot said, “Welcome to the United States.” He was immediately flown to Washington, DC, for a briefing and to receive paperwork. Once he was granted political asylum, he started campaigning to get his family out of Cuba. His wife and two sons were issued US visas, but the Cuban government wouldn’t let them leave.

Perez said the government put surveillance on them. His family lived under constant watch for 21 months, while Perez campaigned across the US to try to gain their freedom, he said.

Then-President George H. W. Bush directed a speech to the Cuban government, asking Fidel Castro to let Perez’s family go. But Castro refused so Perez had to think of a better plan. The only way to rescue them would be to fly back in an airplane.

Through a human rights organization founded by a Cuban political prisoner, called the Valladares Foundation, Perez learned that a 1961 Cessna 310 was for sale. With help from a donation the foundation agreed to pay the $30,000 to purchase it for his rescue attempt.

Cuban Air Force MiG-23 Pilot Who Defected to the US Brings His Family to America

Although he took flying lessons and received his pilot license in Virginia, he had very little experience flying the Cessna before his rescue attempt. Perez had only landed the small plane once, with a co-pilot.

But at exactly 5:07 p.m. on Dec. 19, 1992, Perez left from the Florida Keys, flying low across the ocean. His wife was given a note to meet him at a location about 165 miles from her home in Havana. Perez didn’t know whether she would be there with the boys, or if he would make it to the spot before the Cuban government saw him, but he had to try.

Flying less than 100 feet above the ocean, Perez came over cliffs on the Cuban coastline and saw his wife and sons wearing bright orange T-shirts, just as he had asked them to do. Perez landed the Cessna about 10 yards from a pickup truck, turned the plane around, hurried his family inside and flew away.

When he landed in Marathon less than two hours later, he felt a sense of relief. Perez is one of only a handful of Cuban military pilots to defect to the US during the Cold War. Perez and his family became all American citizens.

The MiG-23 was returned to Cuba shortly after Perez gained political asylum and the Cessna was destroyed in a hurricane.

Orestes Lorenzo Perez after landing at NAS Key West

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