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Local man Thunderbirds commander
Community Press - Florence,KY,USA
Gregory Thomas of the US Air Force, a 1988 graduate of Anderson High School, has taken over command of the Thunderbirds; the US Air Force's famed ... http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080123/NEWS01/301230001

Thunderbirds to soar at 45th Reno Air Races
Reno Gazette Journal - Reno,NV,USA
After the deadliest year in Reno National Championship Air Race history, the event will celebrate its 45th anniversary in September with an appearance by ... http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080124/NEWS10/801240344/1016/NEWS

Terre Haute Air Fair recommendations
WTHI - Terre Haute,IN,USA
Wednesday night the Airport Authority Board heard a presentation from the Air Fair Committee, including suggestions for the future of the city's annual show ...

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Patriots Jet Team returns to Air Show
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
by The Oregonian COURTESY AIRSHOWS AMERICA The Patriots Jet Demonstration Team returns to the Oregon International Air Show this year after a five-year ... http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2008/01/patriots_jet_team_returns_to_a.html

Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceship
The twin-fuselage airplane, called the White Knight Two, will carry SpaceShipTwo high into the sky beneath a single 140-foot wing.

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BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to sponsor Al Ain International ...
AME Info (press release) - United Arab Emirates
'Al AIN always produces an exciting air show, I am sure that the attendees will be thrilled by the aircraft and aerobatic displays. ... http://www.ameinfo.com/144617.html

Warbirds soar over Waycross this weekend
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USA
RedStar Pilots, a team of pilots that fly military warbirds in national air shows such as those in Lakeland, Fla., and Oshkosh, Wis., will train over the ... http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/012408/geo_239460089.shtml

Air show shows economic boon
Muskogee Daily Phoenix - Muskogee,OK,USA
By Keith Purtell Officials with last year’s air show say the event was a financial success. Large crowds and traffic snarls gave that impression at the ... http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/local/local_story_023004547.html

Air group returning to Great Falls
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
McCaughey's plane plummeted during practice for an air show scheduled a day later as part of the annual Malmstrom Open House. The Snowbirds suspended their ... http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/01/22/news/state/54-airgrouop.txt

Battle for Guadalcanal at Planes of Fame on December 6, 2008 - Chino, California Chino, CA - Guadalcanal, the target of America’s first offensive of World War II in the Pacific, will be the subject of the monthly special event hosted by Planes of Fame Air Museum at the Chino Airport on Saturday, December 6, 2008. The program will begin at 10 a.m. with a seminar describing the epic battle that established the pattern for future Allied operations in the Pacific, and conclude with a flight demonstration by the Planes of Fame Japanese Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero fighter plane. The initial phase in a step-by-step advance against the Japanese Empire through the South Pacific, the invasion of Guadalcanal was originally named “Operation Watchtower,” but it soon became better known as “Operation Shoestring” due to the tenuous supply situation characteristic of the early days of the campaign. Intending to seize a nearly completed airfield at Laguna Point and an anchorage at Tulagi, the 1st Marine Division invaded Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942. An initially sparse defense by the unprepared Japanese soon gave way to a fierce and deadly campaign that did not end until the remains of the defeated Japanese force finally withdrew on February 8, 1943. The campaign was so fierce that the waters in the area became known as “Iron Bottom Sound” because of all the sunken ships from both sides. http://www.skycontrol.net/history/battle-for-guadalcanal-at-planes-of-fame-on-december-6-2008-chino-california/

Vintage Plane In Calgary About To Be Sold And Shipped Out of Canada
770chqr.com - Calgary,Canada
He says the Nanton Lancaster Air Museum has offered to take the plane, restore it, and display it, free of charge. Both the aerospace museum and city ... http://www.770chqr.com/news/news_local.cfm?cat=7428109912&rem=84001&red=80110923aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm

Participants arrive for Al Ain air show
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
... aerobatic experts have begun flocking to Al Ain airport from around the world to stage their daring manoeuvres at the air show, opening on Wednesday. ... http://www3.gulfnews.com/nation/Leisure/10184062.html

Rival group vows to take over DeLand Naval Air Museum
The DeLand-Deltona Beacon - DeLand,FL,USA
Annual meeting gets heated — The business portion of the DeLand Naval Air Station Museum annual meeting was filled with contention. ... http://www.beacononlinenews.com/dailyitem.php?itemnum=536

Aces of the Red Star at Planes of Fame on November 1, 2008 - Chino, California Chino, CA - Aces of the Red Star will be the subject of the monthly special event hosted by Planes of Fame Air Museum at the Chino Airport on Saturday, November 1, 2008. The event will begin at 10 a.m. with a seminar describing the exploits of Russian fighter pilots from the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, World War II and the Korean War, and conclude with a flight demonstration by a Russian fighter plane from the Planes of Fame collection. Under the banner of communism, Russian fighter pilots were heavily involved in the Spanish Civil War which actually served as a training exercise for the much greater conflict against Nazi Germany in World War II. Subsequently, Russian fighter pilots, generally flying under foreign colors, were very active against their former American and British allies during the Korean War and, until the collapse of the Soviet Union, provided covert support to client states in other conflicts as well. http://www.skycontrol.net/history/aces-of-the-red-star-at-planes-of-fame-on-november-1-2008-chino-california/

Museum Rocket No Dud

History could have come to life in very much the wrong way at a veterans' museum where a rocket on display for two years was discovered Wednesday to be live. http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,160665,00.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS

Rolls-Royce Lands Contract with The Canadian Air Force

Rolls-Royce says it has landed business with the Canadian Air Force worth more than $135 million. The Canadian Air Force has ordered 17 new C-130J aircraft. A spokesman for Rolls-Royce tells Inside INdiana Business that each of those aircraft carries four engines made in Indianapolis. Officials aren't sure whether the order will lead to new jobs, but they say it goes a long way toward securing the jobs already in Indianapolis. http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=27452

Rolls in Indy behind $135M Canada military deal
Rolls-Royce today said the Canadian Air Force has chosen it to supply the propulsion system for the Air Force's newly contracted fleet of 17 Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical lift aircraft. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080123/BUSINESS/80123052/-1/NLETTER07

Well resigns from airport board
Indianapolis Business Journal - Indianapolis,IN,USA
By Jennifer Whitson and Chris O'Malley Mike Wells, a Republican appointee to the Indianapolis Airport Authority board and its longest-serving member, ... http://cms.ibj.com/ASPXPages/6iframes/FrontEndArticlesDetailPage.aspx?ArticleID=10229&NoFrame=1

Water firm to add 200 jobs at Mount Comfort
Indianapolis Business Journal - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Freije Treatment Systems Inc. plans to move its headquarters and product development to Mount Comfort Industrial Park east of Indianapolis from the Eagle ... http://cms.ibj.com/ASPXPages/6iframes/FrontEndArticlesDetailPage.aspx?ArticleID=10218&NoFrame=1