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UK Scrambles Jets Twice To Intercept Russian Planes Near NATO Airspace
British Royal Air Force fighter jets were twice scrambled over the course of 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday.
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Old Video Of Pilot Ejecting Moments Before Fighter Jet Crashes Goes Viral Again
The British Harrier jet, on a mission in Afghanistan, crashed in Kandahar in 2009. The pilot managed to eject in the nick of time.
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Watch: F-35B Fighter Jet's Vertical Landing On UK Warship Near Mumbai
An F-35B fifth generation fighter aircraft made a vertical landing on the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in Arabian Sea near Mumbai
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"Give Me Blood And I Will Give You Freedom": 10 Hair-Raising Quotes From Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhash Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897 in Orissa's Cuttack. He was one of the most prominent Indian freedom fighters during the country's struggle for independence. He revived and led the Indian National Army, or the Azad Hind Fauj, in 1943 and also formed alliances against the British during the World War II. He was given ...
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British Fighter Jets Divert Heathrow-Bound Pakistan International Airlines Flight
British fighter jets on Tuesday diverted a Pakistan International Airlines flight which had been bound for London's Heathrow airport, due to a "disruptive passenger" police said.
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British Fighters To Overfly South China Sea; Carriers In Pacific After 2020: Envoy
British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom of navigation there, Britain's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
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At China's Big Air Show, J-20 Stealth Fighter, Pakistani Jets
China's J-20 stealth fighter will make its public debut at a Chinese air show next week where war planes from Pakistan Air Force along with Russian and British counterparts will perform.
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Japanese, British Fighter Planes Meet For First Time Since World War II
British fighter planes will take on Japanese aircraft for the first time since World War Two in aerial combat drills following the arrival in Japan on Saturday of four Royal Air Force Typhoon Eurofighters.
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A British Pilot, a Missing Plane and a Ring Returned After 70 Years
Of 14 sorties flown by British World War Two pilots supplying anti-fascist fighters in Albania on October 29, 1944, 12 returned to base in Italy, one failed to discharge its load and "the other is missing and assumed to have crashed", according to military records.
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Police Took 'Syria-Bound Girl' Off Plane on London Runway
London police stopped a plane on the runway at Heathrow Airport to remove a 15-year-old girl intent on joining Islamist fighters in Syria, a report said Wednesday.
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US troops, British planes deployed to Baltics over Ukraine
The last deployment of U.S. troops arrived in the Baltics with four British fighter jets on Monday as NATO steps up efforts to reassure its allies in the face of Russian tensions with the West over Ukraine.
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British fighter jets escort US-bound Egypt plane after threat
British fighter jets escorted a plane from Cairo bound for New York to an emergency landing in the UK after a passenger discovered a letter threatening the aircraft, officials said Saturday.
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British police arrest two men on Pakistan flight escorted by fighter jets
British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines flight on Friday on suspicion of "endangerment of an aircraft" after it was escorted to a different airport by fighter jets.
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Now, a helmet that can shoot down enemy planes
British military pilots will soon don a new helmet which will allow them to shoot down enemy jets by just looking at them - a breakthrough that could put an end to the century-old concept of the aerial dogfight. The 'Striker Integrated Display Helmet' is fitted with tiny optical sensors that pick up when the pilot locks onto...
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UK Scrambles Jets Twice To Intercept Russian Planes Near NATO Airspace
British Royal Air Force fighter jets were twice scrambled over the course of 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday.
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Old Video Of Pilot Ejecting Moments Before Fighter Jet Crashes Goes Viral Again
The British Harrier jet, on a mission in Afghanistan, crashed in Kandahar in 2009. The pilot managed to eject in the nick of time.
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Watch: F-35B Fighter Jet's Vertical Landing On UK Warship Near Mumbai
An F-35B fifth generation fighter aircraft made a vertical landing on the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in Arabian Sea near Mumbai
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"Give Me Blood And I Will Give You Freedom": 10 Hair-Raising Quotes From Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhash Chandra Bose was born on January 23, 1897 in Orissa's Cuttack. He was one of the most prominent Indian freedom fighters during the country's struggle for independence. He revived and led the Indian National Army, or the Azad Hind Fauj, in 1943 and also formed alliances against the British during the World War II. He was given ...
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British Fighter Jets Divert Heathrow-Bound Pakistan International Airlines Flight
British fighter jets on Tuesday diverted a Pakistan International Airlines flight which had been bound for London's Heathrow airport, due to a "disruptive passenger" police said.
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British Fighters To Overfly South China Sea; Carriers In Pacific After 2020: Envoy
British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom of navigation there, Britain's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
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At China's Big Air Show, J-20 Stealth Fighter, Pakistani Jets
China's J-20 stealth fighter will make its public debut at a Chinese air show next week where war planes from Pakistan Air Force along with Russian and British counterparts will perform.
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Japanese, British Fighter Planes Meet For First Time Since World War II
British fighter planes will take on Japanese aircraft for the first time since World War Two in aerial combat drills following the arrival in Japan on Saturday of four Royal Air Force Typhoon Eurofighters.
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A British Pilot, a Missing Plane and a Ring Returned After 70 Years
Of 14 sorties flown by British World War Two pilots supplying anti-fascist fighters in Albania on October 29, 1944, 12 returned to base in Italy, one failed to discharge its load and "the other is missing and assumed to have crashed", according to military records.
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Police Took 'Syria-Bound Girl' Off Plane on London Runway
London police stopped a plane on the runway at Heathrow Airport to remove a 15-year-old girl intent on joining Islamist fighters in Syria, a report said Wednesday.
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US troops, British planes deployed to Baltics over Ukraine
The last deployment of U.S. troops arrived in the Baltics with four British fighter jets on Monday as NATO steps up efforts to reassure its allies in the face of Russian tensions with the West over Ukraine.
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British fighter jets escort US-bound Egypt plane after threat
British fighter jets escorted a plane from Cairo bound for New York to an emergency landing in the UK after a passenger discovered a letter threatening the aircraft, officials said Saturday.
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British police arrest two men on Pakistan flight escorted by fighter jets
British police arrested two men on a Pakistan International Airlines flight on Friday on suspicion of "endangerment of an aircraft" after it was escorted to a different airport by fighter jets.
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Now, a helmet that can shoot down enemy planes
British military pilots will soon don a new helmet which will allow them to shoot down enemy jets by just looking at them - a breakthrough that could put an end to the century-old concept of the aerial dogfight. The 'Striker Integrated Display Helmet' is fitted with tiny optical sensors that pick up when the pilot locks onto...
