Indy Transponder 26-March

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Viet Vet to Meet Pilot He Shot Down - from Military Top Stories Center

On April 16, 1972, Dan Cherry shot down a Soviet-built MiG-21 fighter near Hanoi. Now, just short of that event's 36th anniversary, the two men are set to meet each other face-to-face.

http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,164548,00.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS

NAS Meridian Preparing for Blue Angels - WTOK, MS
It has been four years since the Blue Angels last visited Meridian. Before that, their last visit was in 1998. Another scheduled visit in September 2001 had ...
http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/16960121.html

High altitude - Twin Falls Times-News, ID
The increase is largely due to a planned appearance by the Blue Angels, the US Navy's flight performance team. The team accounts for at least half of the ...

http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/03/25/news/local_state/133453.txt

The men behind the sticks - Meridian Star, MS
Under his command the Blue Angels were awarded prestigious International Conference of Airshows (ICAS) “Sword of Excellence” in 2007. ...

http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_085005002.html

Omena news - Leelanau Enterprise, MI
They visited the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, home of the Blue Angels, which was really cool. Another “small world” story was that the apartment they ...

http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/03/25/omena-news-15/

Profiles From WAI: USAF Maj. Nicole Malachowski - Aero-News Network, FL
"I wanted to fly in the diamond formation." Malachowski said. As an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, she spent her career "flying single ship down low," so she was ...

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=6635d931-002d-442f-a28c-641a631c9989

Wilmington, NC’s Coastal Carolina Air Show Welcomes USAF ... Hospitality 1st (press release), FL
... Greg Poe’s Ethanol-Powered Fagen Inc. MX2; Mike Wiskus’s LUCAS Oil Pitts; and the F15 Strike Eagle Demo Team, along with the F86 Heritage flight. ...

http://hospitality-1st.com/PressNews/CapeFear-032508-2.html

Flying aces to wing in - Swindon Advertiser, UK
Tim Prince, the air tattoo's director and co-founder, said: "We were delighted when we heard the team was being formed especially so that it could take part ...

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/swindonnewsheadlines/display.var.2145423.0.flying_aces_to_wing_in.php

Air Force Reserve Jet Car Races at Riverside Air Show - Market Wire (press release)
"We strive to keep the Jet Car on the runway, and we look forward to racing a biplane piloted by the legendary Sean D. Tucker during the show. ...

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=836127

Air tour to launch from McPherson - McPherson Sentinel, KS
... will have the chance to go to several aviation and Kansas museums, including the Kansas Aviation Museum in Wichita and the Combat Air Museum in Topeka. ...

http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/articles/2008/03/24/news/news2.txt

Gulf Coast Salute to America's Hero's - WMBB-TV, FL
After the show, guests will be invited to stick around for a special live performance from famous country music singer Aaron Tippin.

http://www.wmbb.com/gulfcoastwest/mbb/news.apx.-content-articles-MBB-2008-03-23-0006.html

Disabled vets support group leader to speak at Slidell Air Show dinner - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA
based Support Our War Heroes, an organization for which he now serves as executive director, at the annual Slidell Air Show dinner on Friday, April 4. ...

http://blog.nola.com/slidell/2008/03/disabled_vets_support_group_le.html

Pilot turned country star to sing at Salute - The News Herald, FL
“I’ve flown with the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds.” The Thunderbirds, the premier Air Force aerial demonstration team, headlines Saturday’s Gulf Coast ...

http://www.newsherald.com/headlines/article.display.php?id=1251

USAF F-16 Viper West Full Airshow Demo From The Cockpit - from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith

Fly with Capt. Russ "Spicoli" Piggott, Viper West, during an "all out" airshow demo at the 2008 California Capital Airshow. The cockpit camera angle is as if you are riding in the back seat. Viper West is the U.S. Air Force F-16 West Coast Aerial Demonstration Team. The F-16 "Fighting Falcon" is commonly called by it's pilots the Viper. The Viper West Team, one of two F-16 demo teams in Air Combat Command, is attached to the 388th Fighter Wing, and is home based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

http://www.kbvp.com/extreme-videos/f-16-Viper-West-airshow-cockpit-video

From crop duster to F-16 - Meridian Star, MS
When referred to as a real American Idol, Clifford said he realizes some youngsters in the crowd at the air show this weekend may become inspired to join, ...

http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_086010808.html

Pacific Prowler to stalk Jasper skies - Jasper Newsboy, USA
The Pacific Prowler II will be one of many vintage military aircraft that fly in for the Jasper Air Show the first weekend in April. ...

http://www.jaspernewsboy.com/news/2008/0326/News/023.html

Technician flies high with famous Red Arrows - Liverpool Daily Post, UK
A MECHANICAL technician from Chester will be spending the summer flying high with the world-famous Red Arrows as part of their back-seat support crew. ...

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/03/26/technician-flies-high-with-famous-red-arrows-64375-20673811/

Palm Springs Air Museum pays tribute to Royal Canadian Air Force - The Desert Sun, CA
As reported on mydesert.com, the Palm Springs Air Museum has been putting on the event for seven years, organizers said. The event is meant to honor the ...

http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080323/NEWS01/803230324/-1/newsfront

Remembering the WASP - from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale

March is Women's History Month. It doesn't seem to get the media coverage of other history months, but that's life in the big city.
Anyway, here's a blog entry from KiwiBirdKayaker, remembering the WASP during Women's History Month.

http://youflygirl.blogspot.com/2008/03/remembering-wasp.html

High altitude - Twin Falls Times-News, ID
By Nate Poppino Assuming Air Magic Valley did its math right, the group's 2008 air show should easily come in on budget. That's the conclusion the Twin ...

http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/03/25/news/local_state/133453.txt

Southlander leading RNZAF at Warbirds - The Southland Times, New Zealand
Zealand Air Force's premier acrobatic flying team in a display at Warbirds Over Wanaka. Squadron Leader Shaun Clark, who spent his youth in Dipton before ...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/4447596a26924.html

BRIEF: '08 airshow attendance topped 75000 - Trading Markets (press release), CA
news | PowerRating | PR Charts -- Attendance at the third annual California Capital Airshow increased slightly from 2007, with more than 75000 people ...

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1232644/

Tehachapi Airport is a Growing Force in our community - Tehachapi News, CA
Also, Tehachapi’s Independence Day celebration will include rides for kids through the Experimental Aviation Association's Young Eagles Program, ...

http://www.tehachapinews.com/home/ViewPost/52487

Regional hospital plans new facility - Indianapolis Star, United States
... and leasing 20000 square feet in the 48000-square-foot facility Lauth would develop along Mount Comfort Road north of Hancock County Road 800 North. ...

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080325/LOCAL07/803250377/1139/LOCAL07

Aviation fundraiser breakfast set

Several Purdue University aviation technology groups are sponsoring an event called the Purdue Fly-in/Drive-in.

The event will be a breakfast in which people can fly into the airport or drive in to eat. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat and costs $6 for adults and $3 for children 10 and younger and will run from 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 12. Proceeds from the event will be split among the several groups. Those interested in participating can to RSVP to Jenny Thomas at flyinpurdue@yahoo.com, but walk-ins are also welcome.

Airports re-sign cross-state air service
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Airport authorities in Evansville and South Bend have renewed their contract with an airline providing daily flights to Indianapolis for another year.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080325/BUSINESS/803250390/-1/NLETTER07&source=nletter-news

Attorney makes Indy a good fit for disabled - Indianapolis Star, United States
"If you plan from the beginning, it's not expensive at all," said John Kish, executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority. ...

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080325/BUSINESS07/803250341/1003/BUSINESS