Indy Transponder 1-May 0947z

Update on Tornado Damage of the Red Bull P-38 - P-38 Assn
It's about half way down this page, which is the web version of their monthly newsletter. Great update. Great news! (Related post when tornadoes struck is here). And about the newsletter - wow! There is A LOT of great information.
http://p38assn.org/newsletters/current.htm


Native Son Shows Off For AirFest Tampa Tribune, FL - Phillip A. Smith returns to Tampa as pilot of the F-15E Strike Eagle Demonstration Team this weekend at AirFest. By MARK HOLAN TAMPA - Most people have to ...
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/may/01/me-native-son-shows-off-for-airfest/

Snowbirds Fly into Town WRCB-TV, TN - Those were not planes in distress, rather Snowbirds coming in for a landing. The precision aerobatic team of the Canadian Forces is in town for a lay-over, ...
http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8253484

Tora! Tora! Tora! Pearl Harbor Attack to highlight Dyess AIRFEST Abilene Reporter-News, TX - Here is a tentative schedule for Saturday's Big Country AIRFEST air show at Dyess Air Force Base. Expermimental Aircraft Association aerobatics; ...
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/apr/30/tora-tora-tora-pearl-harbor-attack-to-highlight/

Pulling G's on ethanol Greenville Daily Reflector, NC - Poe will fly during the Sounds of Freedom Air Show being held Friday through Sunday. The smoke the plane trails is used to make acrobatic tricks more ...
http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2008/05/01/ethanolplane.html

Attendance at annual car show and fly-in exceeds expectations Ingleside Index, TX - As the rain poured down Saturday morning, Chamber event organizers had some concerns about the outcome of this annual event held at TP McCampbell Airport. ...
http://www.theinglesideindex.com/articles/2008/04/30/news/news03.txt

Vice chief honors World War II Airmen, heroes
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123096594

Has air show really taken its final flight? FayObserver.com, NC - Pope billed its air show Oct. 6-7 as the last of a kind, the end of a longstanding tradition in the local community. But Col. Tim Zadalis, who turns over ...
http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=292703

Lindbergh Collectibles To Be Auctioned Online The Lindbergh Foundation announced this week that in connection with its 31st annual Lindbergh Award Celebration in May, several one-of-a-kind items will be available for online bidding. Kelley Welf, spokesperson...
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/LindberghCollectiblesToBeAuctionedOnline_197762-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

Abilene man remembers Dec. 7, 1941 Abilene Reporter-News, TX - But when Snow visits Big Country AIRFEST at Dyess Air Force Base this weekend, he'll be able to compare the "Tora! Tora! Tora!" re-enactment to the real ...
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/apr/30/abilene-man-remembers-dec-7-1941/

Sun-n-Fun Falloff. from Planenews Aviation News Portal
It’s interesting to read the comments of Sun ’n Fun’s president, John Burton, regarding this year’s attendance at the Fly-In. Attendance is thought to have been down about 5 percent to 6 percent from the previous year, and this is blamed on fuel prices, weather and the economy. Granted all those issues did have an effect this year...
http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9298

Solent a reminder of bygone air travel era Sitting in an aviation museum in Auckland, New Zealand is one of the last remnants of the great flying boat fleets that used to dominate intercontinental travel. The Short Solent Mk IV pictured below is believed to be only one (of the Mk IVs, anyway) left in the world.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/commercial_aviation/ThingsWithWings/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a7a78f54e-b3dd-4fa6-ae6e-dff2ffd7bdbbPost%3a649a9667-6bb1-46d7-8fbb-4bbeb04d0b8e

National World War II Museum Los Angeles Times, CA - London's Imperial War Museum may offer a more imposing collection of World War II hardware and exhibits, and the Palm Springs Air Museum, with its stunning ...
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-reel30apr30,0,2140003.story

Relieved & Reunited from News from www.greenfieldreporter.com - Derek R. Smith/dsmith@greenfieldreporter.com Indianapolis Soon after her son was deployed to Iraq, Fortville resident Andrea Clarkson heard that a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter had crashed. Then she had to wait to find out whether her son had been the pilot.
http://greenfieldreporter.com/articles/2008/04/30/news/01.txt

Remembering the Indianapolis Daily Camera, CO - By Heath Urie (Contact) The USS Indianapolis is shown at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, circa 1937. On July 30, 1945 the Japanese I-58 submarine torpedoed the ...
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/may/01/remembering-the-indianapolis/

Uncontrolled Airspace #79 "Panel Lust" from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast Uncontrolled Airspace, Episode #79 "Panel Lust"
http://www.uncontrolledairspace.com/shownotes/079/

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