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23-07-2010 Calgary - A Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter jet crashes during practice for the Alberta International Airshow. The crash was caused by engine failure, pilot Capt. Brian Bews recieved minor injuries.
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Added on: 31-Jul-2010 Downloads: 5456 Rating: 7.0 (3 Votes)
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Opengate Buccaneer
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Old RAF film from 1978 showing a dramatisation of 12 Squadrons participation in NATO training exercise Opengate equipped with the Blackburn Buccaneer. The part of the enemy ship is played by HMS Kent of the Royal Navy.

Version: Filesize: 51.41 MB
Added on: 24-Jun-2010 Downloads: 3205 Rating: 8.0 (2 Votes)
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G222 Crash Fairford Popular

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Footage of an Italian G-222 crashing at the RIAT Fairford in 2002. The pilot flared to late causing the nose gear to collapse and the aircraft to belly slide down the runway. RAF Crash and Smash cleared the debris in 3 hours so the show could restart.

Version: Filesize: 9.27 MB
Added on: 13-Jun-2010 Downloads: 6450 Rating: 8.0 (3 Votes)
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Harrier Crash Kandahar Popular

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Footage of an RAF Harrier laden with external fuel and bombs crashing in Kandahar Afghanistan in 2009. Engine failure caused the jet to slam into the runway, smashing the landing gear and skidding to a halt before burning. The injured pilot did not eject untill the last minute to ensure he did not hit a civillian aircraft. More info.
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Added on: 13-Jun-2010 Downloads: 6712 Rating: 8.0 (2 Votes)
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Merlin Music
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Several Spitfires peforming at an unknown display producing the sweet music that only a Merlin engine can.

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Added on: 20-May-2010 Downloads: 4029 Rating: 8.0 (5 Votes)
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Project Excelsior HD
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High resolution version of the Project Excelsior short, showing series of extreme high-altitude parachute jumps made by USAF Joseph Kittinger in 1959/1960. Kittinger set world records for the highest parachute jump and the longest parachute freefall, both of which still stand.
Version: Filesize: 33.03 MB
Added on: 03-May-2010 Downloads: 4105 Rating: 10.0 (2 Votes)
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Apollo 11 Launch
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Footage of the Rocketdyne F-1 rocket engine lifting the Apollo 11 mission from Kennedy Space Center, Pad 39A, July 16 1969. The camera is camera is running at 500 frames per second tranfered from the original 16mm film.
Version: Filesize: 57.17 MB
Added on: 03-May-2010 Downloads: 2570 Rating: 9.0 (6 Votes)
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Su33 aborted landing Popular

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A Russian Sukhoi 33 comes in for a carrier landing, but then aborts at the last second after missing the arrester cable.

Version: Filesize: 1.39 MB
Added on: 26-Mar-2010 Downloads: 12831 Rating: 8.0 (12 Votes)
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Carrier snapback Popular

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Clip showing an accident aboard the USS George Washinton on September 11 2003. The arrester cable snaps whipping back accross the deck at 100 miles an hour injuring a number of crew.
Version: Filesize: 4.95 MB
Added on: 26-Mar-2010 Downloads: 7880 Rating: 7.0 (2 Votes)
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SDO Sundog
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11/02/2010 - The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) lifts off from Cape Canaveral on a five-year mission to study the sun. The SDO's Atlas V rocket flew past a sundog producing a rippling flurry of shock waves, destroying it. Sundogs are formed by plate-shaped ice crystals in high, cold cirrus clouds.

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Added on: 20-Mar-2010 Downloads: 3862 Rating: 2.0 (3 Votes)
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