First edition of the recap, lets begin.
Major Incidents/Accidents:
B-52H Crash at Edwards AFB; Condition of Crew Undisclosed - Around 11AM PDT, a B-52H, speculated to be registered as 60-0061, crashed. Not much is known about the crash at this time, however it is known that a large plume of smoke was seen on cameras near the base roughly where the TIS-B data ends. Notably, the aircraft descended from 6,800FT to 2,900FT (2,072 meters to 884 meters) in roughly a minute on TIS-B, just moments after taking off. ABC7 Article: B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashes at Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County - ABC7 Los Angeles
Still photo of the crash site
Tu-22M3 Crashes in Russia Just North of Mongolian Border; Crew Ejects Prior to Crash: During a training mission in the Irkutsk Region of Siberia, a Russian Tu-22M3 experienced what Igor Kobzev, Governor of Irkutsk says, was likely an engine failure (citing preliminary crash information), causing the aircraft to crash in a heavily wooded area. The four person crew safely ejected, and there were no weapons on board. Reuters Article: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russian-strategic-bomber-plane-crashes-siberia-training-exercise-2026-06-15/
Tu-22M3 on approach to unknown airfield
Pakistani Air Force Trainer Crashes; Both Pilots Killed: Earlier today, a Pakistani PAC MFI-17 (Pakistan’s version of a heavily modified Saab Safari) crashed on a busy street in Katlang, Pakistan, killing both on board. Not much is known, however in a CCTV camera, the aircraft can clearly be seen nosediving. ASN Page: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/572399\
Final image of the aircraft before it exploded upon impact. Aircraft is at top of image in road
Airline News:
United Airlines Reveals New Liveries on 737 and 787 for US 250th Birthday: United unveiled their brand new liveries to commemorate the 250th birthday of the United States at Washington Dulles today. The aircraft feature an all blue fuselage intercepted by four white and three red stripes, as well as 50 stars. The iconic globe is still featured on the tails. This is the fourth airline to feature special liveries. The others are JSX, Southwest, and American (CNN article is at the end) CNN Article: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/15/us/united-america-250-anniversary
The United 737-800 used for the special livery, shown here
literally no aircraft manufacturer news other than Mooney bidding for Spirit Airlines, but that was yesterday so who cares. As for some stuff surrounding the recaps. Besides the three main topics, I will also put Aviation events happening the next day at the bottom. I plan to always post these at 5pm CDT (at least in the Summer) as keeping a routine is good, especially for stuff like this. I apologize for those in Europe who will be seeing this when its already likely the next day. Other than that, if anyone has any ideas on how to improve this, I’ll certainly take it into consideration. Also, if anybody has something that they would like me to cover, just ask me and I’ll try my best. This is only for real aviation, not fictional stuff.
