Indy Transponder 25-February

B-2 Spirit Down In Guam, Pilots Safe

First-Ever Loss of Stealth Bomber ANN REALTIME REPORTING 02.23.08 0100 EST: Two US Air Force pilots are safe after ejecting from their B-2 Spirit bomber shortly after takeoff in Guam Saturday morning.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=c38c4320-2c10-40af-b3a8-3068f38e6bd2

http://www.defensetech.org/archives/004018.html

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123087549

McMurray Flies High with the Thunderbirds - WhoWon.com (press release) - Lincoln,NE,USA
Elizabeth Kreft, Thunderbird No. 12. "We wanted to show Jamie - and thousands of race fans - the Air Force's commitment to those same professional goals. ...
http://www.whowon.com/sresults.asp?SanctionID=230&StoryID=239857

Spitfire downed - New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
A Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX, which was to have been the star attraction at this weekend's Mercury Bay Shell Airshow at Whitianga, has been impounded by US ...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10494166

Air show at Marine base 'magnificent' - Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA
The Dombecks attended the 46th annual Yuma Air Show at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma where the propeller-driven plane, piloted by Julie Clark, ...
http://www.yumasun.com/news/air_39915___article.html/yuma_cruz.html

Media, students get preview of air show - Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA
"It's sort of a pre-air show for them," said Sgt. Robert Smith of the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma public affairs office. "It's exciting for them and ...
http://www.yumasun.com/news/air_39889___article.html/weber_ewers.html

Good morning, Yuma Air Show! - Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA
BY KRISTI BASILE, SPECIAL TO THE SUN If you attend the Yuma Air Show today, you may see a war-weary veteran of Vietnam that still carries scars from its ...
http://www.yumasun.com/news/aircraft_39887___article.html/air_street.html

Libertyfest, air show may join forces - Southeast Missourian - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA
An attempt is being made to combine the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival with Cape Girardeau's annual Fourth of July celebration. ...
http://www.semissourian.com/story/1313735.html

Wings for Life Charity Auction announces starting bid of 1 euro ... Sky Control (press release) - Bristol,UK
A Red Bull Air Race Package for two persons including a flight with the series’ present world champion, Mike Mangold, will be on sale just as two city ...
http://www.skycontrol.net/humanitarian-relief/wings-for-life-charity-auction-announces-starting-bid-of-1-euro-for-formula-1-racing-car-co/

"Winged Victory: the Women in Aviation webzine" has just interviewed Lindie Naughton, author of a biography of Britain's "Lady Lindy" - Mary Heath, the first woman to fly an open cockpit plane from Cape Town, South Africa to London, England, in 1928. http://thethunderchild.com/YouFlyGirl/Interviews/LindieNaughton.html

Cross-country flight another step in furthering Pam Palmieri's passion Monroenews.com - Monroe,MI,USA
The two met when Ms. Czupich joined the Ninety-Nines, an organization for women in aviation. Mrs. Palmieri became her mentor. "When I was offered my first ...
http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080222/NEWS01/734889203

Honoring the survivors - Times Record News - Wichita Falls,TX,USA
... Hershel “Woody” Williams, WASP pilot Marion Hodgson, survivors of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and surviving members of the Lost Battalion. ...
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2008/feb/23/honoring-survivors/

Pilot Lands Troubled Plane on Interstate

The pilot of a single-engine plane with engine failure safely lands on Interstate 70.

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/15395833/detail.html?rss=ind&psp=news

Small plane makes emergency landing on I-70

A pilot turned Interstate 70 into an airport runway to make an emergency landing Sunday afternoon. Hancock County Deputies had to shut down the interstate so he could get back in the air.

http://www.wishtv.com/global/story.asp?s=7918610

Breaking News: Airplane Crashes Into Babies Mouth, Satisfying Hunger - Gizmodo Australia - Sydney,NSW,Australia
After years of pretending that a fork-shaped aeroplane is flying straight for their child's mouth with precious food cargo on board, parents can now deliver ...
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/02/breaking_news_airplane_crashes_into_babies_mouth_satisfying_hunger.html