Sunday, March 30, 2008

Indy Transponder 30-March 1115z

Royal pub visit surprises regulars - The Press Association
Prince William surprised locals at a pub when he dropped in for dinner with the Red Arrows. He enjoyed a pint of Scrumpy Jack while chatting to punters at ...

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jUX7_CurUFkMgcKT4L-Q8Lj6u4kA

 

Flying with the Thunderbirds - WMBB-TVFL
By Mark Jenkins Pride and precision meet power and speed, when the US Air Force Thunderbirds take to the sky. The elite performance squad is in town from ...

http://www.wmbb.com/gulfcoastwest/mbb/news.apx.-content-articles-MBB-2008-03-28-0009.html

 

2008 Tyndall AFB Gulf Coast Salute - WMBB-TVFL
This year's event will feature the USAF Thunderbirds along with the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, the USAF F-22 & F-15 Demos, Dan Buchanan, ...

http://www.wmbb.com/gulfcoastwest/mbb/news.apx.-content-articles-MBB-2008-03-27-0008.html

 

Tyndall Air Show Starts At Air Force Base - HULIQNC
Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Air Force Reserve is linking its past to its future at today's Tyndall Air Show. Come to the Air Show and Open House ...

http://www.huliq.com/55327/tyndall-air-show-starts-air-force-base

 

Sun ’n Fun 2008 Just Around the Corner - Flying Magazine
And as always, the afternoon airshow will offer a great mix of acts, with some of the best airshow performers in the world taking part every flying day. ...

http://www.flyingmag.com/article.asp?section_id=11&article_id=922

 

US and India to Discuss Schedule of WW2 Crash Site Recovery Ops - from Skycontrol by alain

Last week, U.S. Admiral Timothy J. Keating, the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, informed the U.S. Congress that the US Defence Department’s Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Command (JPAC) is now authorized to negotiate with the Government of India on the details of remains recovery missions to the crash sites of the B-24 “Hot as Hell” and other American aircraft lost in Northeast India during the Second World War.

http://www.skycontrol.net/reports/us-and-india-to-discuss-schedule-of-ww2-crash-site-recovery-ops/

 

Gone West: Doolittle Raider Jacob DeShazer. from Planenews Aviation News Portal

Another member of the famed Doolittle Raiders has passed. Former Staff Sgt. Jacob 'Jake' DeShazer, 95, died Saturday in an assisted living facility in Salem, OR. According to a USAF release, cited by The Air Force Times, DeShazer was bombardier on the last of 16 bombers that took part in the Doolittle Raid, a daring airstrike against Japan in April 1942.

http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9072

                                          

Royal Air Force 90th Anniversary Flypast - London SE1, UK
The Royal Air Force Red Arrows will fly in formation with four Typhoon aircraft along the River Thames to the London Eye on the RAF's 90th birthday giving ...

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/4419/royal-air-force-90th-anniversary-flypast

 

Air Show Takes off in Macon - 13wmaz, GA 
Pilot Bruce Sacks says he tries to make every air show event he can, particularly the one at Cherry Blossom Festival in
Macon. "Oh, it's a lotta fun," said ...

http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local_story.aspx?storyid=50723

 

Annual Gulf Coast Air Show Attracts Thousands
WJHG-TVFL - 28 minutes ago
"This is a great air show. We've got beautiful weather," Larry Skipper, a spectator, said. With the beautiful skies, the crowd, which was over 60000, ...

http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/17127781.html

 

Flying with the Golden Knights - WMBB-TVFL
The 6 men on the Golden Knights Black Team perform 30-40 air shows a year across the country to send their message about supporting the Army. ...

http://www.wmbb.com/gulfcoastwest/mbb/news.apx.-content-articles-MBB-2008-03-29-0006.html

 

Thunderbirds Arrive at Tyndall - WJHG-TVFL
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds touched down at Tyndall Air Force Base around
3PM. The Thunderbirds are celebrating their 55th year serving as one ...

http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/17067566.html

 

Blue Angels Show Begins on Ground - WTOKMS
Each of the Blue Angels has only one pilot, but two crew chiefs, only one of which travels to any given air show. Because it is the crew chief that checks ...

http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/17031246.html

 

Planning open house a long process - Enid News & Eagle, OK
After Weibel was named director he assembled his core team, including air boss Capt. Jason Erb, who is in charge of all flying aspects of the show, ...

http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/local_story_089235733.html

 

Ron Dick; RAF Officer And Aviation Historian - Washington Post, United States
As a pilot in the elite RAF display team, equivalent to the US Air Force Thunderbirds, he won the Clarkson Aerobatic Trophy in 1955 and the Wright Jubilee ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/29/AR2008032901872.html

 

Air Force Thunderbirds to highlight Vance open house and air show - Enid News & Eagle, OK
Even though the 2008 Partners in the Sky Open House and Air Show is still more than six months away, its organizers anticipate it will be the event of the ...

http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/local_story_089235909.html

 

Jacksonville Journal - Florida Times-Union, FL 
The second annual Cecil Field Airfest to benefit multiple sclerosis research is scheduled for May 3. The
9 am-to-5 pm event is free and open to the public. ...

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/032908/met_262789188.shtml

 

The show goes on - Meridian Star, MS
Airshow officials and authorities with NAS Meridian waited through one shower to see if the skies would break enough for the Blue Angels to put on their ...
http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_089232605.html

 

Wings and wheels - Jackson Clarion Ledger, MS 
"As it turns out, four of the seven Blue Angels had their training here in
Meridian." The Blue Angels will showcase their refined choreographed "aerobatic" ...

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/ENT13/803270329/1264/ent

 

Civilian astronaut to speak at dinner - Ventura County Star, CA - 47 minutes ago
Brian Binnie is the program business manager and test pilot for Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites Company, a Mojave-based firm that built Voyager, ...

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/30/civilian-astronaut-speak-dinner/

 

LAPD copter officer has had bird's-eye view - Los Angeles Daily News, CA
Now, she graces the cover of "Women in Aviation" and was commended by President Bush for her "courage and commitment." "There's nothing Terri can't do," ...

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_8723249

 

Supercars take on RAF jets in charity race - from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News by pirate

An Italian made Pagani Zonda super car beat an RAF Tornado from 43 (Fighter) Squadron during a charity race down the runway at RAF Leuchars. The challenge is expected to raise around £10,000 for Help for Heroes, a charity for wounded servicemen and women injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.

http://www.alert5.com/2008/03/supercars-take-on-raf-jets-in-charity.html

 

G. David Low, 52, Astronaut and Aerospace Executive, Dies

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/science/space/30low.html?ex=1207540800&en=92820a862548fcd8&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVERNEWS

 

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