Rockford to Receive EAA's 2008 Bingelis Award - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Bob Rockford, of Overland, Missouri, has been selected as the 2008 recipient of EAA's Tony Bingelis Award, recognizing his involvement as an active volunteer Technical Counselor and aircraft builder.
Mako to Thunderbird: 93rd FS pilot selected - F-16.net
Sean Gustafson, 93rd Fighter Squadron pilot, made history after being the first Air Force Reserve pilot chosen to fly on the Thunderbirds Air Demonstration ...
History Takes Flight At Pima Air and Space Museum - KOLD-TV, AZ
The Wings and Rotars Air Museum in California has fully restored the two UH-1 "Hueys" and an OH-58 Kiowa that once flew in the Vietnam War. ...
Skydiving event lands in Chester - Rock Hill Herald, SC
SkyFest began in 2001 to honor Jerry James Schrimsher, one of the first skydiving instructors/examiners in the sport, following his death in 2000. ...
ON TO STOCKHOLM - Red Bull Air Race News
The Red Bull Air Race World Series moves on to Europe for the fourth race of the season in Stockholm after Britain’s Paul Bonhomme widened his lead at the top to a five-point margin despite not winning the race in Detroit on 1 June. Even though American Kirby Chambliss beat Bonhomme in a thrilling final, the Brit still collected 8 points for second to climb to 26 World Series points. Arch, Chambliss and Mangold are now in a three-way draw for second with 21 points each.
Let's hope races return - Windsor Star, Canada
The Red Bull Air Race were a phenomenal success, especially when you consider they were announced a scant 40 days before they took place. ...
Races brought young and old to Windsor riverfront - Windsor Star, Canada
I commend Mayor Eddie Francis and the city for their role in bringing Red Bull Air Race to the Windsor-Detroit area. It was a fantastic weekend, ...
Chambliss Conquers Challenging Course, Conditions in Detroit - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
After a disappointing "wind-out" that grounded pilots on Saturday, Kirby Chambliss, EAA 261512, of Flying Crown Ranch, Arizona, scored a thrilling first-place finish during the Red Bull Air Races' first visit to Detroit, Michigan/Windsor, Ontario, Canada last weekend.
AIR RACE: Jones hits pylon in Detroit - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, UK
By Danny Hall CIRENCESTER pilot Steve Jones caused a stir at the third stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Series in Detroit last Sunday when crashing into ...
Air Show Ottawa back minus fuel-guzzlers - Metro Canada - Ottawa, Canada
After financial struggles grounded the show last year, some budget changes and new venue arrangements have Air Show Ottawa cleared for take off again June ...
Up, up and away - Canoe.ca, Canada
Kent Pietsch will perform an aerobatic routine where his plane will fall apart mid-flight, and he will execute a landing atop a Winnebago. ...
Hunt is on for aviation's holiest relic - Ottawa Citizen, Canada
For aviation heritage buffs, it's the holiest of relics: an original artifact from the Wright Flyer -- the famous biplane built and flown by Ohio brothers ...
Museum to Offer Flights in WWII Aircraft. - Planenews Aviation News Portal
Experience the thrill of a lifetime with a flight in an authentic World War II aircraft at Houston Executive Airport in Brookshire on June 6-8. The Lone Star Flight Museum will offer flight experiences in three legendary aircraft from the World War II era just in time for Father’s Day. Flights will be available in the museum’s B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell and PT-17 Stearman. Advance reservations are encouraged...
A Signature Naval Battle - Defense Tech
Today marks the 66 anniversary of the battle of Midway Island ...
Flight Today How Things Work: Thrust Vectoring - air & space magazine
In a tight spot, you need zoom to maneuver.
Can you hear me? - The Girls With Wings Blog
This is another picture that I took in the San Diego Air and Space Museum. It is a picture of a Gosport Tube....
Harrowing Vietnam War Rescue Recounted at Museum: Author/Veteran Kenny Wayne Fields presents his story, signs books - Skycontrol by alain
SEATTLE, June 3, 2008—On May 31, 1968, the A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft flown by Kenny Wayne Fields (call-sign Streetcar 304) was shot down over Laos. The Rescue of Streetcar 304 is Fields’ exhilarating narrative of the 40-hour ordeal that followed and what turned out to be one of the largest air rescues of the Vietnam War.
Pilot was in right place to see atom bomb - North Platte Telegraph, NE
By BETSY FRIEDRICH WASHINGTON, DC — When Gerald Rose and Bernie Wimmer walked into the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Sunday in Washington, DC, ...
University of Houston names school of communication for film ... - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),
Austria Valenti, a World War II aviator and 1946 UH graduate, died last year. He was 85. He was an aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson before going on to lead the ...
Herbert C. Thorpe - Utica Observer Dispatch, NY
He earned B-25 Pilot’s Wings in October 1945 at Tuskegee, and was one of the heralded “Tuskegee Airmen,” the first black pilots in US history. ...
Lt. Col. Leon R. Vance - Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@afnews.af.mil ()
On June 5, 1944, Lt. Col. Leon R. "Bob" Vance was in the lead aircraft of a group of B-24 Liberators to attack German defenses on the coast of France in part to deceive the enemy regarding the time and place of D-Day.
Aviation Day in Kapuskasing - Kapuskasing Northern Times (subscription), Canada
Kapuskasing and area residents can check out the Aviation Day at the Kapuskasing Airport where the Snowbirds will be in attendance. ...
EAA and AERO Friedrichshafen Announce Strategic Relationship - AMTOnline.com
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), organizer of the AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Messe Friedrichshafen, organizer of AERO Friedrichshafen in Europe, have announced a strategic relationship between the two organizations in order to further expand their presence globally and to increase the awareness of general aviation throughout the world.
Next year, invite the veterans to fly-past - The Star, UK
I WAS sorry to read last week about the two Lancaster veterans who failed to get tickets to the Lancaster fly-past at Derwent Reservoir. ...
Moruya fly-in a heart warmer - Bay Post/Moruya Examiner, Australia
THE Angel Wings Fly Away to Heaven pilots and supporters received a heart-warming welcome to Moruya, Father John Fowles of Thurgoona, near Albury, ...
Rockford airport to be home to aviation school (Rockford Register Star) via Aviation & Aerospace News
The Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) will have a media conference at 3:45 p.m. today in the main terminal to announce, introduce and welcome Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to the Rock...
Young Eagles Day is June 14 at Ray airport - Romeo Observer, MI
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) launched the Young Eagles program in 1992 to give interested young people an opportunity to go flying in a ...
The art of aviation - Medill Reports, DC
Aviation artist Keith Ferris sits in front of his latest painting in his home studio in Morris Plains, NJ Ferris has participated in the Air Force Art ...
6/04 :: Meira earns his wings the hard way - IndyCar Series News
Vitor Meira took a short flight late in the race at The Milwaukee Mile on June 1. Meira received his wings from Indiana National Guard Maj. Gen. Martin Umbarger before making a trip to visit wounded soldiers at Fort Sam Houston.
Jun 14, 2008: EAA Chapter 132 Weekly Breakfast/Building Session - Fly-In Calendar: KEKM: Elkhart Municipal Airport - Elkhart, IN
Jun 28, 2008: EAA Chapter 67 Pancake Breakfast - Fly-In Calendar: I80: Noblesville Airport - Noblesville, IN
Photos - P38 Flies - Another Time
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