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Practising now arond Chievres :
- NAF C-130 H-30 G-275,
- NAF C-130 H G-781,
- USAF C-130 J-30 08-8602,
- USAF C-130 J-30 08-5683.

C-37 01-0076 on the ground.

Four BAF F-16 now out of Waddington (F1-116, 134, 136 and ?).

Looking at the wreck, I'd bet on an Mil Mi-17 or 171
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/ir ... ed/2829431

Once again 77-0351 E-3A USAF (AE11DF) now close to Ukraine Belarus borderline, along with E-3A USAF 78-1607 NOVA01.
Also around, Sweedish AF S102B 102002, and, over Romania, USN EP-3E 157318.

Don't know to what extend this is related to the war in Ukraine :
Transport helicopter crash in Kiev kills interior minister and many others. Furthermore, as if things were not bad enough, the crash seems to have taken place on a school...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64315594

New drone attack on Engels air base.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64092183

Here, a report with a picture supposed to be from Kherson airport after its recapture by the Ukrainian.
An An-2 and An-26 (Ukrainian AF or civilian ?) destroyed (but maybe already derelict before).
https://www.newsweek.com/russias-aircra ... rt-1764355

An attack is also reported this morning on Kursk air base
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 39562.html

The accident happened on take off.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-63685564

Nice pictures.
Isn't this an EP-3A, behind Hornet 405 ?

Interestingly, the Belbek jet is sometimes reported as a Mig-31 lost on take-off (not on landing), which would make it the first of this type known to have been lost in the war. https://www.technology.org/2022/10/02/crash-of-russian-mig-31-fighter-jet-at-belbek-airport-caught-on-video/ And while it ...

It appears that explosions were heard at another military air base in Crimea today. A russian AF cargo plane loaded with ammunitions would have crashed on landing at Belbek AB, following news : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJzdiL8as-Q https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/10/01/breaking-huge-explosion-...

Today at 5:30 PM, one A-400M, 2 x A-109 and 3 x F-16s, overflew Brussels at low level.
Some celebration ?

And here is another Su-30 (as claimed), filmed from a drone while it gets hit and crashes in a big fireball. https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1573776608695042048 It would rather be an Su-34 following the enhanced picture from the video footage (https://mobile.twitter.com/LotA47816230/status/157...

Following some news, (some) Ukrainian Mig-29s would now be able to fire US AGM-88 HARM anti radar missiles :

https://www.popularmechanics.com/milita ... hter-jets/