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A contingent of American military aircraft embark on a commando raid to rescue a group of American hostages held by Iran.An unexpected sandstorm forces two USMC Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters to divert before reaching the first rendezvous point in the Great Salt Desert of Eastern Iran, near Tabas, and causes serious mechanical damage to a third, prompting commanders to abort the mission.
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As part of the government's Better Defence Estate strategy, announced in Nov 2016, the Army plans to, over a period of 25 years, close down and dispose of numerous bases in the UK. This more efficient approach "co-locates people and capabilities in sustainable locations around centres of mass," and also releases land for up to 55,000 new homes.
30 March. A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, 59-2576, of the 341st Bombardment Squadron, 4038th Strategic Wing, [73] Dow Air Force Base, Maine, explodes in flight at 2115 hrs. with the wreckage falling near Denton, North Carolina. Debris was scattered over a ten-mile (16 km) area, setting fires in woods and fields.
The Aviation Archeology database lists USAAF Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando 44-77948 of the 811th Base Unit, Lawson Field, Georgia, piloted by William A. Ross, as crashing due to weather six miles (9.7 km) southeast of Oak Ridge, Mississippi, on this date. "Jackson, Miss., June 15 . - Army officials today investigated the crash of a plane near ...
A United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster, BuNo 131612, c/n 43715, of Air Transport Squadron 3 (VR-3), assigned to the Military Air Transport Service, hits a cliff on Pali Kea Peak in the Waianae Range on Oahu, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States, at 02:03, killing all 57 passengers and nine crew, making it the worst heavier-than-air disaster in U.S ...
28 April. A U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II being ferried from Robins AFB, Georgia to Torrejon Air Base, Spain, is disabled by a severe thunderstorm, forcing the crew to eject at 36,000 feet 150 miles E of Charleston, South Carolina, suffering minor injuries from hail while descending.
Battle of Chasiv Yar. Russian forces take control of the Novy district in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (CBS News) One person is killed and at least 14 others are injured in Russian guided bomb and missile attacks across Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters) Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War.