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Update on the Air India B-787 crash: Last week, Wall Street Journal reported problems between US and Indian officials on the Accident investigation. Airways Flying Mag wrote a round-up of the news piece, which you can read here. flyingmag.com/u-s-india-offi… One should note that, as…

OnDisasters's tweet image. Update on the Air India B-787 crash: Last week, Wall Street Journal reported problems between US and Indian officials on the Accident investigation. Airways Flying Mag wrote a round-up of the news piece, which you can read here.

flyingmag.com/u-s-india-offi…

One should note that, as…

🧵1/14 Decided to make a roundup of “what´s around” on the Air India Crash. I must add this is, at best “informed speculation” and it might be wrong. And if what I say here turns out right, it will be a coincidence. First, the video⬇️⬇️



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Way too big for a Herc.


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.@GeraldoRivera Rules of war? What are the rules for drug runners and cartels that are bringing drugs to our shores?


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My favorite childhood Franklin story

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RIP Cary Tagawa. Shang Tsung in the MK 1995 film, MK11, and MK Legacy. Your soul is in a better place.

tabmok99's tweet image. RIP Cary Tagawa.  Shang Tsung in the MK 1995 film, MK11, and MK Legacy.  Your soul is in a better place.

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RIP Cary Tagawa. No one could play Shang Tsung like him 🙏

Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, known for his roles as Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat (1995), Nobusuke Tagomi in The Man in the High Castle, and Chang in The Last Emperor (1987), has passed away at 75.

IGN's tweet image. Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, known for his roles as Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat (1995), Nobusuke Tagomi in The Man in the High Castle, and Chang in The Last Emperor (1987), has passed away at 75.


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Please learn how statistics work

🇺🇸 Another US Air force F-16 crash during routine training in California. It is just another day. Over 750 F-16 losses to date. Don't worry no one will say US aviation is destroyed, unlike Tejas.



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The first Airbus A330 landed on Wolf's Fang Runway in Antarctica operated by Hi Fly this week. It’s a private runway that is 9,840 feet long. It’s constructed on the glacial blue ice and referred to as a “Blue Ice Runway”. They have a private GPS approach to the runway but it can…


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NEW: A New Jersey-bound airplane that suddenly plunged thousands of feet in the air — sending 15 people to the hospital in October — was likely struck by cosmic rays from a star that exploded in another galaxy, according to space experts — NYP


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A girl shared her experience of being stopped by airport security for a luggage check during her travels. While waiting at the baggage carousel, a detection dog wouldn't stop sniffing her bag. Although she knew she wasn't carrying anything illegal, her mind was racing with 7,749…

Puppieslover's tweet image. A girl shared her experience of being stopped by airport security for a luggage check during her travels. While waiting at the baggage carousel, a detection dog wouldn't stop sniffing her bag. Although she knew she wasn't carrying anything illegal, her mind was racing with 7,749…

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God he was so cool

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Fighter Pilots of fame. USAF pilots Col. Robin Olds (left) and Col. Daniel 'Chappie' James Jr, Thailand, 1967.

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USAF pilots Col. Robin Olds (left) and Col. Daniel 'Chappie' James Jr, Thailand, 1967.


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Underrated Movie Villain: Mr. Takagi - Has the Office Christmas party on Christmas Eve night forcing employees to hire babysitters. Horrible boss.

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Mr. Takagi

- Has the Office Christmas party on Christmas Eve night forcing employees to hire babysitters. Horrible boss.

The OG BLM

Gregory “Pappy” Boyington was born on this day in 1912. He was, and remains, a larger than life hero to me. “Pappy” Boyington was a fighter. A Marine Corps aviator, he resigned his commission to join the American Volunteer Group, flying the P-40 Warhawk under Claire Lee Chennault…

JackCarrUSA's tweet image. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington was born on this day in 1912. He was, and remains, a larger than life hero to me. “Pappy” Boyington was a fighter. A Marine Corps aviator, he resigned his commission to join the American Volunteer Group, flying the P-40 Warhawk under Claire Lee Chennault…


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We rarely give enough credit to the ending of Dunkirk, easily one of the finest conclusions in Nolan’s body of work.

What's your favourite final scene in a movie?



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Emergency evacuation was required on the gate in Guarulhos (GRU) Airport of Brazil after an Airbus A320 plane of LATAM Brasil airline was affected by smoke from a ground handling equipment while passengers were still onboard. As per sources, just prior to the disembarkation of…


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This one was for real... Scene from "Tora, Tora, Tora", depicting the attack on one of Pearl Harbor´s airfields. This was "for real"; as the R/C prop aircraft built for the movie went out of control, so the extras are really running for their lives.

Da みに

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When a fighter pilot ejects from a jet, the entire process happens in less than a second.


Even more stupid that Indians using this One to Stay their jets are good, is Rússian boys conspiracy theories 🤣🤣 get a life FFS

An U.S. Air Force F-16C crashed in the California desert on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. A military jet is A LOT smaller than a commercial jetliner. What do we learn from this crash site, when we look back at Flight 93, that crashed in Shanksville on 9/11?



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Not sure what engine this blisk installs into, but bladed disks are used in compressors for many gas turbine engines (GTEs), for example, the Blackhawk helicopter. Similar blisks are also being 3D printed, some in lots of. 4 at a time for use micro (100-300 Neuton) GTEs


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First Russian MiG-29 Claimed Destroyed In Ukraine, But That May Not Be The Whole Story There remain questions about what a MiG-29 was doing on the Crimean airfield of Kacha, which is not equipped for fighter operations. Story: twz.com/air/first-russ…


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Robin Olds is a legend, but so is “Chappie” James. Chappie instructed black pilots for the famous 99th Pursuit Squadron at Tuskegee during WWII. After the war, he flew both fighters & bombers; he was arrested as part of the “Freeman Field Mutiny” in 1945 in which black pilots…

Fighter Pilots of fame. USAF pilots Col. Robin Olds (left) and Col. Daniel 'Chappie' James Jr, Thailand, 1967.

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USAF pilots Col. Robin Olds (left) and Col. Daniel 'Chappie' James Jr, Thailand, 1967.


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