An RAF fighter jet tasked with defending the Olympics against terror attacks was scrambled after an aircraft lost contact with aviation authorities, the Ministry of Defence has said. full story ![]()

The Gloster Meteor T.7 was both the UK's first jet aircraft and the Allies' first operational jet fighter when it entered service in 1944.
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Dozens of people on board a flight to Birmingham watched in terror as Typhoons carrying live ammo closed in on their aircraft
mirror.co.uk (24 days ago)
In the dead of night, a prototype F-35B Lightning II fighter jets takes off. The next generation fighter jet has been tested successfully during daylight.
palmbeachpost.com (1 month and 11 days ago)
A Vermont lawmaker whose district would be affected by the possible basing of a new fighter jet in the Burlington area is proposing a legislative resolution against it. Representative George Cross is a Democrat representing Winooski, a small city in the flight path into and out of the Burlington International Airport where the F-35 fighter jet would be based.
boston.com (3 months and 12 days ago)
Crowds gather around the remains of a fighter jet that crashed into a residential neighbourhood in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday.
palmbeachpost.com (9 days ago)

People on board the flight from Copenhagen to Birmingham watched Typhoons close in on their aircraft after air traffic controllers failed to make contact with the plane’s captain.
dailymail.co.uk (24 days ago)
Backed by the Las Vegas skyline with sunlight glistening off their canopies, fighter jet after fighter jet took off Wednesday from Nellis Air Force Base like there was no tomorrow.
lvrj.com (2 months and 24 days ago)

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Predator drone aircraft conducting classified surveillance over the Persian Gulf was “approached” Tuesday by an Iranian fighter jet, which turned away after a nearby U.S. Air Force jet issued a radio warning, the Pentagon said in a statement.
chicagotribune.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
Iran’s latest fighter jet is under scrutiny this week as critics argue it may not be as sophisticated as authorities say it is.
palmbeachpost.com (3 months and 13 days ago)
May 13 - A fighter jet crashes into a residential building in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Sunita Rappai reports.
reuters.com (9 days ago)
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