aircraft

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Iranian officials later boasted of hitting an advanced surveillance aircraft that costs hundreds of millions of dollars.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Special forces then flew out on three extra aircraft to collect the crews, the reports added.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

As the U.S. redirected aircraft in the region to help with the mission, some planned targets—including missile launcher sites—were left untouched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

New dangers have emerged on the battlefield, demonstrated by the downing of two U.S. aircraft Friday, prompting a series of risky rescue missions, including the expansive operation Saturday that retrieved a missing weapons systems officer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Nancy was organizing a squadron of women who could fly aircraft to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease program.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein