Indy Transponder 1-May 2320z

Rock County's Airfest nears - WCLO, WI
by STEVE BENTON ( Contact ) Thursday, May 1, 2008 ROCK COUNTY — Southern Wisconsin Airfest officials are busy taking care of last minute details as the ...
http://wclo.com/news/2008/may/01/rock-countys-airfest-nears/

Women Aviation Professionals of Tomorrow - Begin Today! - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Attention, young women who are undecided about their future career: Apply now to attend one of the most recognizable and successful aviation conferences available to you – EAA's Women Soar You Soar, at AirVenture Oshkosh 2008! ...
http://www.airventure.org/2008/news/080501_womensoar.html

Astronaut at local museum this weekend - Daily Press, VA
BY MIKE HOLTZCLAW | 757-928-6479 HAMPTON - Former NASA astronaut Jon McBride will make an appearance at the Virginia Air & Space Center to mark National ...
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-astronaut.m1,0,171254.story

Volunteer Spotlight: Dan and Heather Selkirk, Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
via Aviation & Aerospace News
Don and Heather Selkirk, of Smiths Falls, Ontario, started volunteering at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2004. Now they're an important part of the North 40 operation...
http://www.airventure.org/2008/news/080501_volunteers.html

Air Zoo, Comstock Community Center volunteer wins STAR award - from airzoo.org
He might be retired, but that doesn’t mean Fred Davis sits idle. On May 1, Davis will receive the coveted Volunteer Center of Kalamazoo STAR award for his dedication to volunteering at the Air Zoo, as well as at the Comstock Community Center, Borgess Hospital’s Fitness Center and Richland Presbyterian Church.
http://www.airzoo.org/news/fred-davis/

Holloman awaits the F-22 - F-22 Raptor news
Holloman recently said goodbye to the F-117A Nighthawk and the time has now come to prepare for the arrival of the F-22A Raptor...
http://www.f-16.net/news_article2868.html

NAVY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE TO CELEBRATE CANADIAN FORCES DAY AT SOUTHPORT, SATURDAY, MAY 31 - Aviation.ca News
The Navy, Army and Air Force, supported by the Southport Aerospace Centre, Inc., and Allied Wings, will present Canadian Forces Day on Saturday, May 31 at Southport, south of Portage la Prairie on Highway 240...
http://www.aviation.ca/content/view/5640/117/

Let the Fun Begin! - VillageSoup Belfast, USA
Join us for a spectacular evening of couture hats, Mint Juleps, extensive coverage of 'Thunder Over Louisville' jon the big screen, your favorite dancing ...
http://waldo.villagesoup.com/aande/story.cfm?storyID=113633

T-38 Talon crashes at Sheppard AFB - Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@afnews.af.mil ()
Two pilots were killed May 1 in a T-38C Talon crash at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.
A T-38C assigned to the 80th Flying Training Wing crashed at about 7:45 a.m.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. More information will be released as it becomes available...
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123096788
Story on Military.com
http://www.military.com/news/article/two-pilots-killed-in-t38-training-crash.html?ESRC=topstories.RSS

What determines an airplane’s lifespan? - Air & Space Magazine
"...It struck me as odd that the old planes are still airworthy, while the jetliners are fit only for the scrap heap. Why can some planes seemingly keep flying forever, while other, newer ones are already used up?"...
http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/16791296.html?imw=Y

History: John Macready sets record - afnews@afnews.af.mil
On May 2, 1923, then Lt. John A. Macready's most famous record was obtained when he and Lt. Oakley G. Kelly completed the first nonstop flight across the United States...
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123096839

Nevada governor to bill Fossett widow for search expenses - NTV, NE
Jim Gibbons plans to bill the widow of missing adventurer Steve Fossett for the money the state
spent searching for the aviator last fall. ...
http://www.nebraska.tv/Global/story.asp?S=8255253&nav=menu605_2
Nevada News
http://www.krnv.com/global/story.asp?s=8255577

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