Aircraft

The restored jet, tail number 803, will be unveiled during the annual Reagan National Defense Forum on Dec. 7.

"Not only did we not know that the parts existed, we didn't even know the warehouse existed."

Sikorsky's original S-70 helicopter model would become the Army's UH-60 Black Hawk and spawn a family of helicopters.

A restored B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber in Connecticut crashed last week, killing seven and injuring eight.

A local hospital reported receiving three patients who had been injured in the crash.

The work isn't over, officials say.

An E-2D Hawkeye struck two aircraft and sent debris flying into two others in a Class A mishap on the USS Abraham Lincoln.

The service has inspected 113 aircraft, and 112 have been cleared for operational duty, according to an Aug. 21 news release.

The Air Force is sending RC-135 crew members to the United Kingdom and Texas to train after the massive flood at Offutt.