the aircraft involved in the accident was eventually returned Arriving to service with a replacement right wing salvaged from air canada flight 797 that had been destroyed Destroying by fire after an emergency landing at cincinnati/northern kentucky international airport earlier that year .

the uss `` liberty '' incident was an attack on a united states navy technical research ship , , by israeli air force jet fighter aircraft and israeli navy motor torpedo boats , on 8 june 1967 , during the six-day war .

The combined air and sea attack killed Killing 34 crew members ( naval officers , seamen , two marines , and one civilian ) , wounded Bodily_harm 171 crew members , and severely damaged Damaging the ship .

the initial joint Collaboration special operations command Control force , task force ranger , was a collaboration Collaboration of various elite special forces Causation units from the united states army special operations command , the air force special operations command , and the united states naval special warfare command Control .

It weakened Cause_change_of_strength on November 12 , and its forward motion slowed Change_event_time ; the cyclone weakened Cause_change_of_strength further to a tropical storm Catastrophe because of dry air intrusion , and it executed a clockwise loop on November 15 .

the air Expressing_publicly ministry investigation concluded Statement that the accident Catastrophe was due to pilot error .

Allied forces conducted Action many air raids Attack on Japan during World War Military_operation II , causing Causation extensive destruction Destroying to the country 's cities and killing Killing between 241,000 and 900,000 people .

Allied naval and land-based tactical air units also attacked Attack Japan during 1945 .

The United States military air campaign Military_operation waged against Japan began Process_start in earnest in mid-1944 and intensified Cause_change_of_strength during the war Military_operation 's last months .

Despite the vulnerability of Japanese cities to firebombing attacks Attack , the firefighting services Assistance lacked training and equipment , and few air raid Attack shelters were constructed Building for civilians .

although a handful of members were arrested Arrest and tried for the air india bombing Terrorism , the only person convicted Legal_rulings was inderjit singh reyat , a canadian national and a member of the unk , who pleaded Request guilty in 2003 to manslaughter .

Rural and urban areas across East Pakistan saw extensive military operations Being_in_operation and air strikes Attack to suppress Preventing_or_letting the tide of civil disobedience that formed following the 1970 election Change_of_leadership stalemate .

the nascent bangladesh air force flew Escaping sorties against pakistani military bases .

India joined Participation the war on 3 December 1971 , after Pakistan launched preemptive air strikes on North India .

With air supremacy achieved Achieve in the eastern theatre and the rapid advance of the Allied Forces of Bangladesh and India , Pakistan surrendered Surrendering in Dacca on 16 December 1971 .

the second schweinfurt raid Attack was a world war ii air battle that took place Process_start on 14 october 1943 , over nazi germany between forces of the united states 8th air force and german `` luftwaffe '' fighter arm ( `` unk '' ) .

the second schweinfurt raid Attack was a world war ii air battle that took place Process_start on 14 october 1943 , over nazi germany between forces of the united states 8th air force and german `` luftwaffe '' fighter arm ( `` unk '' ) .

the american official history of the army air forces in the second world war acknowledged losses had been so great that the usaaf would not return Arriving to the target for four months , `` the fact was that the eighth air force had for the time being lost Earnings_and_losses air superiority over germany '' .

the american official history of the army air forces in the second world war acknowledged losses had been so great that the usaaf would not return Arriving to the target for four months , `` the fact was that the eighth air force had for the time being lost Earnings_and_losses air superiority over germany '' .

the american official history of the army air forces in the second world war acknowledged losses had been so great that the usaaf would not return Arriving to the target for four months , `` the fact was that the eighth air force had for the time being lost Earnings_and_losses air superiority over germany '' .

The intelligence of the Allied air forces was also flawed Hindering .

arthur harris , air officer commanding raf bomber command questioned Communication the intelligence that claimed Statement ball bearings to be vital to the german war economy .

this flight was also a codeshare flight with delta air lines .

The two Japanese air raids Attack were the first , and largest , of more than 100 air raids Attack against Australia during 1942–43 .

The two Japanese air raids Attack were the first , and largest , of more than 100 air raids Attack against Australia during 1942–43 .

The no-fly zone was proposed during the Libyan Civil War to prevent Preventing_or_letting government forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi from carrying out air attacks Attack on anti-Gaddafi forces .

In addition , Australian historians have been critical of the limited air and naval support Supporting allocated Dispersal to support Supporting operations on the island between October 1944 and the end of the war .

the invasion Attack commenced Process_start with an overwhelming air attack Attack on belgrade and facilities of the royal yugoslav air force ( unk ) by the luftwaffe ( german air force ) and attacks Attack by german land forces from southwestern bulgaria .

the invasion Attack commenced Process_start with an overwhelming air attack Attack on belgrade and facilities of the royal yugoslav air force ( unk ) by the luftwaffe ( german air force ) and attacks Attack by german land forces from southwestern bulgaria .

Italian forces were limited Limiting to air and artillery attacks Attack until 11 April , when the Italian army attacked Attack towards Ljubljana ( in modern-day Slovenia ) and through Istria and Lika and down the Dalmatian coast .

the crash caused Causation the second hull loss and fatal accident involving Cause_to_be_included an airbus a320 , after air france flight 296 .

journalist jon krakauer , on assignment Request from `` outside '' magazine and in the adventure consultants team , published Publishing the bestseller `` into thin air '' ( 1997 ) , about his experience .

also in support Supporting were royal air force bombers and fighter-bombers .

The landings included the first Tetrarch tanks to be delivered Sending into combat Hostile_encounter by air .

the force comprised Cause_to_be_included 151 wing royal air force ( raf ) , with two squadrons of hawker hurricane fighters .

the wing flew Self_motion against the `` luftwaffe '' ( german air force ) and the `` suomen unk '' ( finnish air force ) from unk ( now severomorsk ) in northern ussr and train Education_teaching soviet pilots and ground crews to operate Using the hurricanes when their british pilots and ground crews returned Arriving to britain .

the wing flew Self_motion against the `` luftwaffe '' ( german air force ) and the `` suomen unk '' ( finnish air force ) from unk ( now severomorsk ) in northern ussr and train Education_teaching soviet pilots and ground crews to operate Using the hurricanes when their british pilots and ground crews returned Arriving to britain .

However , in 1942 the air war had begun Process_start to heat up over the Bay of Biscay , north of Spain and off the west coast of France ; the Douglas DC-3 lost Damaging in this attack Attack had survived attacks Attack by Luftwaffe fighters in November 1942 and April 1943 .

However , talks Telling were disrupted Hindering by accusations that the Sudanese army launched raids Attack and air strikes Attack against a village , violating the Tolu agreement .

on this day in 1940 , the luftwaffe embarked Process_start on their largest bombing attack Attack yet , forcing the engagement Participation of the entirety of the royal air force ( raf ) in defence Bearing_arms of london and the south east , which resulted in Causation a decisive british victory Getting that proved to mark Recording a turning point in britain 's favour .

After having several peace offers rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the British , Adolf Hitler ordered Request the `` Luftwaffe '' to destroy Destroying the RAF in order to gain Getting air superiority or air supremacy as a prelude to launching Motion Operation Sea Lion , an amphibious assault Hostile_encounter by the `` Wehrmacht '' ( German armed forces ) onto the British mainland .

After having several peace offers rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the British , Adolf Hitler ordered Request the `` Luftwaffe '' to destroy Destroying the RAF in order to gain Getting air superiority or air supremacy as a prelude to launching Motion Operation Sea Lion , an amphibious assault Hostile_encounter by the `` Wehrmacht '' ( German armed forces ) onto the British mainland .

Around 1,500 aircraft took part Dispersal in the air battles which lasted Being_in_operation until dusk .

an aeroflot antonov unk cargo aircraft operated Using by the soviet air force flying Motion from cuito cuanavale to luanda was shot down Use_firearm , allegedly by south african special forces , and crashed Catastrophe approximately east of menongue in angola 's cuando cubango province .

unusually , the mission was known Know by different names in different branches of the british armed Bearing_arms forces : the british army called Name_conferral the operation `` turkey buzzard '' , while in the royal air force it was known as `` beggar '' .

the mission involved Cause_to_be_included royal air force handley page halifax bombers Attack towing Self_motion airspeed horsa gliders from england to tunisia .

the site was being used Using as a forward operating base for t-34 mentor and pucara aircraft by the argentine air force ; british special air service ( sas ) operatives were tasked Request with destroying the aircraft on the ground , in an operation that echoed back to some of the unit 's first missions during the north african campaign of world war ii .

the site was being used Using as a forward operating base for t-34 mentor and pucara aircraft by the argentine air force ; british special air service ( sas ) operatives were tasked Request with destroying the aircraft on the ground , in an operation that echoed back to some of the unit 's first missions during the north african campaign of world war ii .

during the night of 14 may , two westland sea king unk helicopters of 846 naval air squadron , part of the commando helicopter force , departed Departing with 45 members of d squadron on board .

An air crash Catastrophe at Jackson 's Field ultimately caused Causation half the Allied casualties Catastrophe of the battle .