The Navy confirmed in a statement Thursday that the pilot who went down in Death Valley Wednesday morning died in the crash. The pilot’s identity has not yet been released, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation. The single-seat fighter jet originating from Lemoore Naval Air Station …
Read More »Open Cockpit Day dedicated to F-16 Fighter Falcon that flew over Central Valley skies
On Sunday during Castle Air Museum’s Open Cockpit Day, Milton Ames looked up at a World War II C-46 Commando and thought about how pilots in the past were able … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cold War-era Soviet Union fighter jet a first for Atwater museum
An aircraft museum got its first fighter jet used by military forces hostile to the U.S. during the Cold War, according to museum staffers. The MiG-21 was a fighter jet … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater museum adds Russian fighter jet
A Cold War-era Russian fighter jet is now part of the Castle Air Museum collection in Atwater, the director said Wednesday, April 26, 2017. … Click to Continue »
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