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The latest updates on Alan Henley from Team AeroShell have been posted also.
Aerobatic pilot fighting for his life The Birmingham News - al.com, AL Nationally known aerobatic pilot Alan Henley of Hoover is battling for his life at University Hospital after breaking his neck and cutting the back of his ...
Here come the hydros and the Blue Angels Seattle Times, United States "If you're taking a 'staycation' this year, a day at the races and air show is a great deal, especially if you're able to come Friday when it's free," says ...
"SEAFAIR" - Seattle's "Water & Air Fair" and much more... Seattle Post Intelligencer ... blue streaks called jets, sending chills and excitement for Eastsider's and Seattleites alike for this fun "Water & Air Fair" called "Seafair"! ...
Seafair's Top Pilot from Airline Pilot Central Forums by vagabond
I'd love to get a ride with the good Major ..... if he doesn't mind cleaning up the mess I know I'm going to make. :D
Oley native picked to join Blue Angel fighter-jet pilots Reading Eagle, PA By Tyrel Linkhorn As a youngster, Benjamin D. Walborn couldn't get close enough the first time he saw the Blue Angels perform their precision formations. ...
Seafair aerobatics a "sweet deal" for military pilots Seattle Times, United States
John Klatt, an aerobatic pilot, takes a reporter on a flight over Elliott Bay on Wednesday. He'll be performing at the KeyBank Air Show at Seafair this ...
Record-breaker air show East Anglian Daily Times, UK The previous biggest air show attendance was achieved in 2006 when one in seven of the 420000 crowd made donations totalling 61000. ...
Air Fair ’09 may not take off from Terre Haute News, Terre Haute, Indiana- TribStar.com--News
Though wheels began turning this week for the 2009 Terre Haute Air Fair, the event still could be grounded.
SEAT partners of the Red Bull Air Race carpages, UK SEAT is once again at the heart of the action as the hi-octane, low altitude thrills of the Red Bull Air Race ‘land’ in London this weekend. ...
NASA turns 50 today Scientific American Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace engineer Burt Rutan's company Scaled Composites won the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE in 2004 for reaching an ...
Space tourism returns to its private beginnings Vancouver Sun, Canada That prize was won by SpaceShipOne, a craft designed by maverick aerospace engineer Burt Rutan and funded by none other than Virgin Galactic. ...
Pilot killed in F-15 Eagle crash on Nellis range from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@afnews.af.mil
A pilot from Nellis Air Force Base was killed after an Air Force F-15D Eagle crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range approximately 50 miles east of Goldfield, Nev., at approximately 11:30 a.m. July 30. The F-15D, a two-seater, assigned to the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, was participating in a combat training mission as part of Exercise Red Flag 08-03. The other pilot from the aircraft was transported to the hospital on base at approximately 1:30 p.m. and is under observation and in stable condition. more...
Rare planes restored at Pensacola naval air museum in Florida The Canadian Press, Fla. PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Fla. — Ed Ellis steps across the National Naval Aviation Museum into the aircraft that was Pacific Fleet commander Admiral ...
Air show trip could mean area jobs Pensacola News Journal, FL Escambia and Santa Rosa officials who attended the world's largest air show this month say they returned with several leads for companies interested in ...
Volunteers bring WWII history flying to life Appleton Post Crescent, USA Hoskins, a reggae musician, and more than 50 other living historians in the Warbirds Living History group at EAA, a premier convention for aviation ...
Tour, fly in a restored WWII bomber plane Chippewa Herald, WI “Sentimental Journey” has been restored as a flying museum/memorial by the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing so the public can tour these one-of-a-kind ...
The Air Museum Planes of Fame announces: Spitfire - September 6 ... Sky Control (press release), UK Chino, CA - Fabulous Spitfires will be the theme of the monthly special event hosted by Planes of Fame Air Museum at Chino Airport on Saturday, September 6, ...
'One of our greatest gifts is our capacity to remember' Milford Times, MI One of those airmen was Albert S. Worrell, flight officer and Pilot for B-25 crew 43285, and father of Milford resident Al Worrell Jr. Al Worrell Jr. began ...
The Air Museum Planes of Fame announces: Aces of the Red Star ... Sky Control (press release), UK Chino, CA - Aces of the Red Star will be the subject of the monthly special event hosted by Planes of Fame Air Museum at the Chino Airport on Saturday, ...
The Air Museum Planes of Fame announces: Battle for Guadalcanal ... Sky Control (press release), UK The very first permanent museum of its type in the American West, Planes of Fame Air Museum is an independent, non-profit, educational institution staffed ...
The Air Museum Planes of Fame announces: Dive Bombers - October 4 ... Sky Control (press release), UK Chino, CA - On Saturday, October 4, 2008, Planes of Fame Air Museum at the Chino Airport will feature Dive Bombers as the theme of its monthly special event ...
DITIONAL FORMATION FLIGHT OVER ENGLAND Sopwith Triplane Flies from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob
Aviation enthusiasts in New Zealand have long been familiar with Fokker Triplane replica aircraft being flown at air shows around the country. Recently, a completely different type of triplane took to the New Zealand skies when a Sopwith Triplane replica, which was started by Chad Wille in Corning, Iowa, was completed by The Vintage Aviator Ltd (TVAL) for its owner, the 14–18 Trust
Milestones of Flight: 7/31 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite
USS Indianapolis Survivors Reunion today WTHR, INIndianapolis-Naval war heros are coming to town today for the USS Indianapolis Survivors Reunion. Last year's survivor reunion was one of the largest. ...
Remember The Indianapolis The Moderate Voice
In July of 1945 the USS Indianapolis, a Navy Cruiser set sail from San Francisco to Tinian Island where they dropped off the components for the atomic bomb ...
Gary Airport Cutting 2009 Budget from Aviation & Aerospace News Updated Constantly
The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority is reducing its 2009 general budget by 15 percent. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report airport officials claim that new caps on...
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Indy Transponder 31-July 1430z
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The latest updates on Alan Henley from Team AeroShell 
have been posted also.
have been posted also.Not everything Oshkosh made it to the link above. Below are some photos from some of the forums we watch and participate in.
- Oshkosh Photos - AAFO
- Photos from Oshkosh - ASB
Jon set a new 3 Km C1-b record of 356 mph!!!
"SEAFAIR" - Seattle's "Water & Air Fair" and much more... - Seattle Post Intelligencer
... blue streaks called jets, sending chills and excitement for Eastsider's and Seattleites alike for this fun "Water & Air Fair" called "Seafair"! ...
Northwestern grad is crew chief for Blue Angels - Springfield News Sun, OH
F-18 jets the Blue Angels use to deliver thrills, if not pepperoni, to air show audiences all over the country. The closest stop for the US Navy Flight ...
Bridge closures for Blue Angels - Seattle Post Intelligencer
... Seattle and Mercer Island will be closed several times Thursday through Sunday to accommodate performances and practices by the US Navy's Blue Angels. ...
Answers for readers: State Patrol for - Seattle Post Intelligencer
This weekend – with the Blue Angels in the air and hydroplanes on Lake Washington – is expected to be the busiest of the year for police trying to catch ...
F-18 jets the Blue Angels use to deliver thrills, if not pepperoni, to air show audiences all over the country. The closest stop for the US Navy Flight ...
Bridge closures for Blue Angels - Seattle Post Intelligencer
... Seattle and Mercer Island will be closed several times Thursday through Sunday to accommodate performances and practices by the US Navy's Blue Angels. ...
Answers for readers: State Patrol for - Seattle Post Intelligencer
This weekend – with the Blue Angels in the air and hydroplanes on Lake Washington – is expected to be the busiest of the year for police trying to catch ...
9:25 am: New, improved Victor Valley Airshow to be announced on ... - San Bernardino Sun, CA
The airshow, which will be held at Apple Valley Airport, will feature more planes, activities and attractions than in previous years. ...
Rocket racer goes public - MSNBC
The league's X-Racer wasn't the loudest or the smokiest plane at the air show, but its bright rocket plume and unconventional flight profile set it apart ...
Note: much more in the Oshkosh link at the top of the page!
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Seat Ready For Take-Off With Red Bull Air Race - Autochannel (press release)
MILTON KEYNES - July 30, 2008: SEAT is once again at the heart of the action as the hi-octane, low altitude thrills of the Red Bull Air Race 'land' in ...
BIRDS-EYE VIEW OVER ENGLAND - Red Bull Air Races
Three of the Red Bull Air Race pilots took to the skies over the English countryside on a glorious sunny day for the traditional formation flight ahead of this weekend's race in London. Current leader of the 2008 World Series, Britain's Paul Bonhomme led fellow Brit Nigel Lamb and American Kirby Chambliss...
WWII 'Zeros' fill Gillette airspace - Gillette News Record, WY
The planes are just a few of 15 similar airplanes on a tour of air shows around the US and Canada as part of the Commemorative Air Force, a nonprofit ...
Flying high for CHILD - Peace Arch News, Canada
By Tricia Leslie - Peace Arch News That's when the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will wow crowds with stunts, smoke and speed – up to 750 km/h with smoke tanks ...
Cadets are jet set! - Doncaster Today, UK
Doncaster Air Cadets received a helping hand from the Red Arrows this week, raising over £2000 for charity. The famous flying squadron donated one of their ...
Bomber visits Alaska to celebrate anniversary, remember World War ... - UAA Northern Light, AK
On June 25 a restored 1944 B-25 bomber, nicknamed the "Pacific Prowler," made its first stop in Anchorage, all in an effort to remember World War II ...
Korean Air War August 2, 2008 - Chino, California - Planes of Fame Air Museum
via Skycontrol
With the Korean Air War as its theme, jet age air combat will be the subject of the monthly special event hosted by Planes of Fame Air Museum at the Chino Airport on Saturday August 2, 2008. ...
The Air Museum Planes of Fame announces: Battle for Guadalcanal ... - Sky Control (press release), UK
At each monthly special event, members in attendance, including last-minute sign-ups, can have their names entered into a free drawing for a warbird ...
B-17 lands, other air show planes delayed today - The Herald-Times, IN
Between 150 and 200 people were on hand earlier this afternoon at the Monroe County Airport to watch a historic B-17 plane land for a three-day visit. ...
Flying sideways in a Fortress - Daily Freeman Journal, IA
By Lori Berglund — Daily Freeman-Journal Editor I figured it out: The best part, the very best part of my ride on a B-17 Flying Fortress Monday afternoon. ...
Family honors wishes of a son of war - Boston Globe, United States
A cousin of Alden Johnson Jr. came across a photo of Johnson's father, (top left) with the rest of his crew in front of a B-17 named Lady Astrid. ...
Czech pilots re-enacting historic air race touch down in Brussels - Radio Prague, Czech Republic
The flight was a re-enactment of a 1923 air race between Prague and Brussels, which was won by Czech pilot Zdenek Lhota. To commemorate the victory, ...
Sky's the limit for aerial photo outfit from IndyStar.com Business Headlines
Business is looking down for Jay Grumme -- but he's not complaining. As the owner of Above All Photography, Grumme has spent the past 15 years taking pictures from airplanes, helicopters and even mounted platforms.
The Governator Snubs Eve from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki
...Continuing a policy of ignoring one of California's most important industries, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has turned down an invitation to attend the roll-out of Virgin Galactic's White Knight Two.... [And evidently, a subsequent personal phone call from Sir Richard failed to sway the Governator.] ...
Turbine Toucan Graces the Cover of Sport RC Flyer from Turbine Toucan by David Kervinen
More then a year ago, after hearing about the Turbine Toucan, RC World Champion Quique Somenzini approached Infinity Entertainment Inc. with the desire to produce scale RC versions of the Turbine Toucan. Being the godfather of 3D aerobatics, Quique was acutely aware of the potential of the full-scale aircraft and wanted to be a part of it, and from the ground floor!
The Balloon Factory - Alexander Frater - Barking & Dagenham Recorder, UK
EVERYONE knows about the Wright brothers, the American siblings who were the first people to fly an aeroplane. But very few know about the British aviation ...
Freight dogs in Vogue from Runway Girl by Mary Kirby
Freight dogs, the lads - and occasional lassie - who pilot today's cargo flights in oft-ancient birds, are getting some long overdue attention. ...
This Week In Military/Aviation History 28 July - 3 August
from Warbirds Online by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr.
Milestones of Flight: 7/29
from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite
Milestones of Flight: 7/30
from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite
Gary Airport Cutting 2009 Budget
from Headlines - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick
The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority is reducing its 2009 general budget by 15 percent. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report airport officials claim that new caps on local property taxes are limiting the airport's revenue. The airport is also considering a two-cent increase in the fuel flowage fee of seven cents, as well as a 17 percent increase in landing fees.
WWII soldiers stop in Waynesboro - News Virginian, VA
(Rosanne Weber/staff) By Bob Stuart Peter Wren can still remember the pungent odor of black bunker oil from the sunken USS Indianapolis that coated ...
July 30, 1945 - USS Indianapolis was destroyed - Sify, India
Social briefs - Reporter-Times, IN
Doors open for breakfast at 7 am The USS Indianapolis Survivors Organization will hold its annual reunion from Thursday through Sunday in Indianapolis. ...
Everybody's Talkin': Remembering the USS Indianapolis - Times-Mail, IN The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis - First Coast News, FL
Photos - Social briefs - Reporter-Times, IN
Doors open for breakfast at 7 am The USS Indianapolis Survivors Organization will hold its annual reunion from Thursday through Sunday in Indianapolis. ...
Everybody's Talkin': Remembering the USS Indianapolis - Times-Mail, IN The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis - First Coast News, FL
Lightning - P-38 Style from FenceCheck Forums
McChord AFB airshow photos from Military Photos by p51
Red Arrows & F-22 formation flights at Hampton Roads from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News
Saw cool WWII vintage aircraft today: via Twitter
McChord AFB Air Show 2008 from FenceCheck Forums
Martin Jetpack officially unveiled, lifts off on video from Engadget by Darren Murph
Eruocopter from Airline Pilot Central Forums by jban642
DC-6 Flyby from Airline Pilot Central Forums by jungle
Unique Aircraft from Military Photos by Military Informant
Rocket racing multimedia from RLV and Space Transport News
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Indy Transponder 29-July 2359z
The latest updates on Alan Henley from Team AeroShell have been posted also.
Virgin Galactic shows off mothership aircraft - The Associated Press
... Two mothership before a crowd of engineers, dignitaries and space enthusiasts at the Mojave Air & Space Port in the high desert north of Los Angeles. ...
Air pioneer Ringenberg dies - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN
And as late as last month, Ringenberg competed in the 2312-mile women-only Air Race Classic, flying from Bozeman, Mont., to Mansfield, Mass., and finishing ...
Blue Angels arrive at WA's Boeing Field - KNDO/KNDU, WA
AP - July 28, 2008 9:15 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - The US Navy's Blue Angels arrived in Seattle today, landing at Boeing Field near the Museum of Flight. ...
Beware the Low-Flying Planes—Blue Angels in Town - Seattlest, Seattle
The Seattle Times is reporting that the Blue Angels have arrived. Boy howdy! We're thanking our lucky stars that we're heading to Portland for the weekend ...
FWC Report - July 30, 2008 - Santa Rosa Press Gazette, FL
From July 11-13, the annual Pensacola Blue Angels Air Show drew the largest attendance on record. Excellent weather and patriotism provided the atmosphere ...
Planes alight next week in anticipation of annual Air Show - The Oregonian
As the dog days of summer come to a close, the birds of the Oregon International Air Show will be touching down at the Hillsboro Airport as part of the ...
BRAY AIR DISPLAY 2008 via Technorati
See Slide show
Snowbirds attend Northern Skies Air Show, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada - Aviation.ca, Canada
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds traveled to Yellowknife for their northern-most show of the 2008 season on Saturday, July 19th. Despite the initial presence ...
NASA - 50 years old today via DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
Google celebrates with one of their famous custom logos:
Story at Scientific American.
Amazingly, NASA doesn't seem to have anything special on their web site, at least till you read down a bit.
Air Zoo tour illuminates aviation for Mich. unit via CAP News Online by Dan Bailey
Muskegon Composite members view vintage aicraft, try out simulators ...
Dozier Takes A Dive - mediabistro.com, NY
If you were looking up recently, you might have seen CBS' Kimberly Dozier jumping out of a place with the US Army's Golden Knights. ...
Art Show to follow fly-in breakfast Sunday - Cresco Times Plain Dealer, IA
By Sara Daehn The 47th Annual Cresco Fine Arts Show and the 27th Annual Fly-in Breakfast will both be held this Sunday. The Fly-in Breakfast, ...
Nephew, memories on a high in B-24 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN
It would be accompanied by a B-17, B-25 and a P-51. The World War II craft, part of a Wings of Freedom Tour presented by the Collings Foundation, ...
Wings of Freedom Tour coming to Auburn - WANE, IN
The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North American B-25 Mitchell and North American P-51 ...
Historic B-17 bases in Webster Co. this week - Daily Freeman Journal, IA
But those engineers had no idea all that would be asked of the B-17 and the men who would fly them. Looking back at the statistics, it is almost hard to ...
Piece of history on display - Troy Record, NY
ALBANY - Area residents were likely surprised to see a World War II B-17 bomber cruising the skies at about 2000 feet Monday. The restored historic aircraft ...
Taking a 'Sentimental Journey' - Fort Dodge Messenger, IA
He said the ''Sentimental Journey'' is probably the first functioning B-17 he's seen since the war ended. Richard Gadbury, of Fort Dodge, flew in the nose ...
B17 bomber brings back memories- Chester DailyLocal.com, USA
One, the very moving site of a World War II B17 bomber cruising the skies over Chester County, which gave me very strong feelings of nostalgia and two, ...
Rare planes restored at Pensacola naval air museum - Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA
The Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team performs outside the museum at 8:30 am on most Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the summer and fall. ...
Plane detail artwork evokes memories - Wrightstown Post Gazette, WI
One of Foster's favorite creations was a painting of a B-25 flown by the Doolittle Raiders surrounded by the faces of every member of the crew that bombed ...
Aero-TV Heads Skyward With The Rocket Racing League - Aero-News Network, FL
Founded in 2005 by two-time Indianapolis 500 champion team owner Granger Whitelaw and aerospace pioneer and X PRIZE Foundation founder Dr. Peter Diamandis, ...
Young Eagles to take flight at the Montague Airport - Siskiyou Daily News, CA
Harrison Ford, the actor, is the National Young Eagles Chairman. Locally, the Young Eagle flights are sponsored by Siskiyou County Chapter 654 of the EAA ...
Two US Students Complete 2008 Internship with EADS Socata in ... - AMTOnline.com, MD
The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to provide first-hand general aviation experience for young people. This activity is offered free of ...
Milestones of Flight: 7/29
via Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite on 7/29/08
Area pilot, who flew 3-day benefit race, likes view from above - Nashua Telegraph, NH
Today, she flies them – and recently participated as a co-pilot in an approximately 2300-mile three-day air race from Bozeman, Mont., to Mansfield, Mass., ...
July 30, 1945 - USS Indianapolis was destroyed - Sify, India
On July 30, 1945, during World War II, the battle cruiser USS Indianapolis, which had just delivered components for the atomic bomb that would be dropped on ...
Pat Shingleton for July 29, 2008 - 2TheAdvocate, LA
If not for the moon, the USS Indianapolis, delivering the first atomic bomb to Tinian Island, would have passed unnoticed. Nine hundred of the 1200 sailors ...
Emergency landing for small plane at Indianapolis International Airport via WTHR
A scare for some passengers on a small plane when the landing gear collapsed during an emergency landing at Indianapolis International Airport Monday night.
UK News -
PILOTS EXPECTATIONS LONDON
via Red Bull Air Race Video Podcast
Soaraway success at Wallop airshow - Basingstoke Gazette, UK
By Dick Bellringer IT was glorious weather for the return of Music in the Air on Saturday after a break of one year. A break with tradition was the decision ...
Pier's landward end to re-open by weekend - Weston & Somerset Mercury, UK
It has also been announced that the Red Arrows display on August 27 will go ahead, supported by the Michael family. The Carter's Steam Fair, which was due ...
Airshow crowds donated more than £80000 - Norwich Evening News, UK
Organisers of this year's Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival have hailed it as a record-smashing success, saying it was by far the best event in its 12-year ...
2008 Farnborough Airshow Photo Gallery
via Technorati
Grey days spoil big weekend - SLIDESHOW - Sunderland Echo, UK
Margaret, a retired phone operator, said: "I've been coming to the airshow since it started, when it used to be held down near Nissan. ...
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... Two mothership before a crowd of engineers, dignitaries and space enthusiasts at the Mojave Air & Space Port in the high desert north of Los Angeles. ...
Much more coverage here!
Air pioneer Ringenberg dies - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN
And as late as last month, Ringenberg competed in the 2312-mile women-only Air Race Classic, flying from Bozeman, Mont., to Mansfield, Mass., and finishing ...
Farewell to a legend - News Sentinel, IN
Blue Angels arrive at WA's Boeing Field - KNDO/KNDU, WA
AP - July 28, 2008 9:15 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - The US Navy's Blue Angels arrived in Seattle today, landing at Boeing Field near the Museum of Flight. ...
Beware the Low-Flying Planes—Blue Angels in Town - Seattlest, Seattle
The Seattle Times is reporting that the Blue Angels have arrived. Boy howdy! We're thanking our lucky stars that we're heading to Portland for the weekend ...
FWC Report - July 30, 2008 - Santa Rosa Press Gazette, FL
From July 11-13, the annual Pensacola Blue Angels Air Show drew the largest attendance on record. Excellent weather and patriotism provided the atmosphere ...
Planes alight next week in anticipation of annual Air Show - The Oregonian
As the dog days of summer come to a close, the birds of the Oregon International Air Show will be touching down at the Hillsboro Airport as part of the ...
BRAY AIR DISPLAY 2008 via Technorati
See Slide show
Snowbirds attend Northern Skies Air Show, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada - Aviation.ca, Canada
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds traveled to Yellowknife for their northern-most show of the 2008 season on Saturday, July 19th. Despite the initial presence ...
NASA - 50 years old today via DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
Google celebrates with one of their famous custom logos:
Story at Scientific American.
Amazingly, NASA doesn't seem to have anything special on their web site, at least till you read down a bit.
Air Zoo tour illuminates aviation for Mich. unit via CAP News Online by Dan Bailey
Muskegon Composite members view vintage aicraft, try out simulators ...
Dozier Takes A Dive - mediabistro.com, NY
If you were looking up recently, you might have seen CBS' Kimberly Dozier jumping out of a place with the US Army's Golden Knights. ...
Art Show to follow fly-in breakfast Sunday - Cresco Times Plain Dealer, IA
By Sara Daehn The 47th Annual Cresco Fine Arts Show and the 27th Annual Fly-in Breakfast will both be held this Sunday. The Fly-in Breakfast, ...
Nephew, memories on a high in B-24 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN
It would be accompanied by a B-17, B-25 and a P-51. The World War II craft, part of a Wings of Freedom Tour presented by the Collings Foundation, ...
Wings of Freedom Tour coming to Auburn - WANE, IN
The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, North American B-25 Mitchell and North American P-51 ...
Historic B-17 bases in Webster Co. this week - Daily Freeman Journal, IA
But those engineers had no idea all that would be asked of the B-17 and the men who would fly them. Looking back at the statistics, it is almost hard to ...
Piece of history on display - Troy Record, NY
ALBANY - Area residents were likely surprised to see a World War II B-17 bomber cruising the skies at about 2000 feet Monday. The restored historic aircraft ...
Taking a 'Sentimental Journey' - Fort Dodge Messenger, IA
He said the ''Sentimental Journey'' is probably the first functioning B-17 he's seen since the war ended. Richard Gadbury, of Fort Dodge, flew in the nose ...
B17 bomber brings back memories- Chester DailyLocal.com, USA
One, the very moving site of a World War II B17 bomber cruising the skies over Chester County, which gave me very strong feelings of nostalgia and two, ...
Rare planes restored at Pensacola naval air museum - Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA
The Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team performs outside the museum at 8:30 am on most Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the summer and fall. ...
Plane detail artwork evokes memories - Wrightstown Post Gazette, WI
One of Foster's favorite creations was a painting of a B-25 flown by the Doolittle Raiders surrounded by the faces of every member of the crew that bombed ...
Aero-TV Heads Skyward With The Rocket Racing League - Aero-News Network, FL
Founded in 2005 by two-time Indianapolis 500 champion team owner Granger Whitelaw and aerospace pioneer and X PRIZE Foundation founder Dr. Peter Diamandis, ...
Young Eagles to take flight at the Montague Airport - Siskiyou Daily News, CA
Harrison Ford, the actor, is the National Young Eagles Chairman. Locally, the Young Eagle flights are sponsored by Siskiyou County Chapter 654 of the EAA ...
Two US Students Complete 2008 Internship with EADS Socata in ... - AMTOnline.com, MD
The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to provide first-hand general aviation experience for young people. This activity is offered free of ...
Milestones of Flight: 7/29
via Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite on 7/29/08
Area pilot, who flew 3-day benefit race, likes view from above - Nashua Telegraph, NH
Today, she flies them – and recently participated as a co-pilot in an approximately 2300-mile three-day air race from Bozeman, Mont., to Mansfield, Mass., ...
July 30, 1945 - USS Indianapolis was destroyed - Sify, India
On July 30, 1945, during World War II, the battle cruiser USS Indianapolis, which had just delivered components for the atomic bomb that would be dropped on ...
Pat Shingleton for July 29, 2008 - 2TheAdvocate, LA
If not for the moon, the USS Indianapolis, delivering the first atomic bomb to Tinian Island, would have passed unnoticed. Nine hundred of the 1200 sailors ...
Emergency landing for small plane at Indianapolis International Airport via WTHR
A scare for some passengers on a small plane when the landing gear collapsed during an emergency landing at Indianapolis International Airport Monday night.
UK News -
PILOTS EXPECTATIONS LONDON
via Red Bull Air Race Video Podcast
Soaraway success at Wallop airshow - Basingstoke Gazette, UK
By Dick Bellringer IT was glorious weather for the return of Music in the Air on Saturday after a break of one year. A break with tradition was the decision ...
Pier's landward end to re-open by weekend - Weston & Somerset Mercury, UK
It has also been announced that the Red Arrows display on August 27 will go ahead, supported by the Michael family. The Carter's Steam Fair, which was due ...
Airshow crowds donated more than £80000 - Norwich Evening News, UK
Organisers of this year's Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival have hailed it as a record-smashing success, saying it was by far the best event in its 12-year ...
2008 Farnborough Airshow Photo Gallery
via Technorati
Grey days spoil big weekend - SLIDESHOW - Sunderland Echo, UK
Margaret, a retired phone operator, said: "I've been coming to the airshow since it started, when it used to be held down near Nissan. ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Indy Transponder 29-July 0333z
New updates on Alan Henley from Team AeroShell have been posted also.
have been posted also.WW2 aviator Ringenberg dies at 87 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN Aviation pioneer Margaret Ringenberg, a female pilot during World War II who continued to compete in air races into her 80s, died Monday. ... Blue about the Angels: Don't call 911 - Seattle Post Intelligencer
The Blue Angels leave a smoke trail in front of Mount Rainier last year. (Joshua Trujillo/PI) As predictable as the hydroplanes and the Blue Angles are the ...
Blue Angels arrive at WA's Boeing Field - KNDO/KNDU, WA
AP - July 28, 2008 9:15 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - The US Navy's Blue Angels arrived in Seattle today, landing at Boeing Field near the Museum of Flight. ...
Update: Blue Angels just landed in Seattle from Technorati
Snowbirds perform above Clover Point - Victoria News, Canada
The Snowbirds, Canada's famed aerobatic demonstration team, will soar over the city this September to help mark BC's 150th anniversary. ...
Magic Valley Airshow Concludes - KMVT
By Andrew Logsdon Today at the Air Magic Valley Air show in Twin Falls, kmvt and other local media had the rare opportunity of experiencing a flight in this ...
Sun helps make best Burnley Balloon Show yet - This Is Lancashire, UK
By Camilla Sutcliffe » SUNSHINE bathed Towneley Park for this year's Burnley Air Show and Balloon Festival — and organisers said it was the best yet. ...
Aviation Innovators Compete for NASA Technology Prizes - MarketWatch
9, with the CAFE 400 -- a 400-mile, cross-country air race that requires speed and efficiency. The Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation ...
Former Blue Peter star Konnie Huq's new daredevil stunt - Mirror.co.uk, UK
Now, she's been doing loop-the-loops in aeroplanes to experience what it's like for the 12 pilots who take part in the Red Bull Air Race, which takes place ...
Jimmy Dell Memorial Open Day 3rd Aug from PPRuNe Forums by 320psi
Hi all,
Just a reminder we the LPG have an open day coming up on Sun 3rd Aug
IMAX(R) Theater Film Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag Surpasses ... - MarketWatch
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jul 28, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- According to Smithsonian VP of IMAX(R) Theater Operations, Toby Mensforth, the dynamic Giant Screen film ...
Virgin Galactic Rolls Out VMS Eve from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki
As I was shooting for Flight International magazine and FlightGlobal.com, my first images of the huge plane can be seen over at one of their blogs.
In a dramatically staged ceremony hosted by Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites this morning, the new White Knight Two, now called VMS Eve, after Sir Richard Branson's mother, was first displayed to invited members of the media, and then the ceremony was repeated for about 200 people who've reserved seats on the world's first commercial spaceship. ...
- Virgin Galactic rolls out "EVE" from Luchtzak Aviation by ElcoB
- Spaceship conversion training? from Things with Wings by Guy Norris
- Rutan: Fatigue 'is not an issue' for WhiteKnightTwo from HEADLINES
- WK2 rollout impressions and pictures; SS2 accident report from RLV and Space Transport News
Rare planes restored at Pensacola naval air museum - San Jose Mercury News, USA
By MELISSA NELSON AP Writer Mort Eckhouse, a volunteer at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Fla. works on fabricating a flap hinge for a ...
Navy Skyhawk now graces park in Gladstone - WLUC TV6, MI
It flew into Sawyer International Airport from Florida over 5 years ago, and was lodged at the KI Sawyer Heritage Air Museum. Escorted by local authorities, ...
Naval Museum's 30 Years Old - Bay Net, MD
By Judith E. Allen The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum celebrated it 30th anniversary Saturday. An exhibit, Test Team, provided an inside/outside look at ...
Fellow pilots' birthday bash for Lindner provides memorable ... - Keokuk Gate City Daily, IA
He and I have the same birthday but he's a little older than I am," said Bill Thornberry of Mount Comfort, Ind., who brought his 1948 Army L-17B to the ...
Did Aviator Steve Fossett Fake His Death? - KOLO, NV
Rumors are now swirling around the globe that famed aviator Steve Fossett may have hoaxed the world. A British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph has reported ...
Newspaper Claims Steve Fossett May Be Alive - CBS2 Chicago, IL
On this Day: Airplane Crashes into Empire State Building, Killing 14 - findingDulcinea, New York
by findingDulcinea Staff On July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber flying in dense fog at a low altitude of 900 feet struck the Empire State Building, ...
Aviator Omlie soared to success -DesMoinesRegister.com, IA
By TOM LONGDEN • tlongden@dmreg.com • July 27, 2008 Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie fell in love with aviation when she was a petite, vivacious teenager. ...
LEC student attends aviation camp - Indianapolis Star, United States
Chris attended the Aviation Challenge Mock 3 camp. He is a member of the school's Civil Air Patrol. His participation was made possible by a special grant ...
The Sinking of the 'USS Indianapolis' - The Tribune, TX
It was the sinking of the heavy cruiser 'USS Indianapolis' and the brutal deaths of 3/4 of her crew in the shark-infested waters of the Philippine Sea. ...
Photos -
- OshKosh pictures - ASB
- Rare Aircraft Pictures http://tinyurl.com/6msgao
- Soviet Warbirds from FenceCheck Forums
- General Aviation from FenceCheck Forums
- Vectren Dayton Air Show from FenceCheck Forums
Monday, July 28, 2008
Indy Transponder 28-July 1600z
All the OSHKOSH news is consolidated HERE!
! New updates on Alan Henley from Team AeroShell have been posted also.
What's new
Indianapolis Star, United States Flights are available as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour of WWII vintage aircraft coming to Mount Comfort Airport Friday through Aug. 4. ...
Mothership "Eve" Roll Out
from RLV and Space Transport News
And here is an announcement on the Virgin Galactic website, which I reformat for the sake of readability:
WhiteKnightTwo rolls out
from RLV and Space Transport News
The WhiteKnightTwo makes its debut this morning:
[photo]
Aerial alert: Blue Angels arrive in Seattle on Monday
from Technorati Search for: Airshow
For our fellow Blue Angels fans as well as those who appreciate advance notice of possible loud flybys (with Boeing Field relatively close to West Seattle, etc.) — we have word from Seafair that the Angels are flying in around 11:30 am tomorrow, after a weekend airshow in Twin Falls, Idaho. Their official practicing doesn't start till Thursday but you may see one or two flying in the interim, for special media flights and so on; once again this year, there's a local pilot on the team – Lt. Cmdr...
Sky-high fun at airshow spectacular
Irish Independent, Ireland
By Don Lavery Chloe and Sean Kennedy with Alan O'Connor (left) of Naas, Co Kildare, enjoyed the Bray Air Show where The Black Knights Army parachute team ...
Bill Berle lets kids feel 1000 feet tall
Los Angeles Daily News, CA
It was one thing for his private pilots association to offer a Young Eagles program to get kids interested in flying, but these were special-needs kids. ...
ANN Welcomes Major Sponsors Rocket Racing League and Velocity A/C ...
Aero-News Network, FL
... the Rocket Racers will be piloted by world-renowned aviators including retired NASA Astronaut Rick Searfoss, aerobatic pilot Sean Tucker, Len Fox, ...
'What's New At The Museum?'
Aero-News Network, FL
This exhibit has, of course, the normal encyclopedic panoply of facts and artifacts of the flying and aircraft design careers of Dick and Burt Rutan. ...
Retirees restore museum's planes
MiamiHerald.com, FL
BY MELISSA NELSON AP PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION -- Ed Ellis steps across the National Naval Aviation Museum into the aircraft that was Pacific Fleet ...
Crop duster crashes in Benton County
from IndyStar.com - Top Stories DUNNINGTON, Ind. - The pilot of a crop duster was uninjured Saturday night when his plane crashed into a cornfield after losing power for an unknown reason in Benton County, state police said.
Milestones of Flight: 7/28
from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite
Air show a soaring success
Lethbridge Herald, Canada
"So almost every time you spend money at the air show, you are supporting a local not-for-profit or charitable organization who has come out to assist us. ...
Sky-high fun at airshow spectacular
Irish Independent, Ireland
By Don Lavery Chloe and Sean Kennedy with Alan O'Connor (left) of Naas, Co Kildare, enjoyed the Bray Air Show where The Black Knights Army parachute team ...
Ears to a great time!
Dorset Echo, UK
By Steven Smith SWANAGE'S week of summer fun got under way this weekend with a display by the Red Arrows proving a big crowd-pleaser on Sunday. ...
Young guns flying high as crowds wowed by stunning aerial display
NW Evening Mail, UK
By Natalie Chapples Mini pilots like Charlie Hicks, three-and-a-half, were thrilled to get the chance to sit in the cockpit of a Red Arrows training plane. ...
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have been posted also.What's new
Indianapolis Star, United States Flights are available as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour of WWII vintage aircraft coming to Mount Comfort Airport Friday through Aug. 4. ...
Mothership "Eve" Roll Out
from RLV and Space Transport News
And here is an announcement on the Virgin Galactic website, which I reformat for the sake of readability:
WhiteKnightTwo rolls out
from RLV and Space Transport News
The WhiteKnightTwo makes its debut this morning:
[photo]
Aerial alert: Blue Angels arrive in Seattle on Monday
from Technorati Search for: Airshow
For our fellow Blue Angels fans as well as those who appreciate advance notice of possible loud flybys (with Boeing Field relatively close to West Seattle, etc.) — we have word from Seafair that the Angels are flying in around 11:30 am tomorrow, after a weekend airshow in Twin Falls, Idaho. Their official practicing doesn't start till Thursday but you may see one or two flying in the interim, for special media flights and so on; once again this year, there's a local pilot on the team – Lt. Cmdr...
Sky-high fun at airshow spectacular
Irish Independent, Ireland
By Don Lavery Chloe and Sean Kennedy with Alan O'Connor (left) of Naas, Co Kildare, enjoyed the Bray Air Show where The Black Knights Army parachute team ...
Bill Berle lets kids feel 1000 feet tall
Los Angeles Daily News, CA
It was one thing for his private pilots association to offer a Young Eagles program to get kids interested in flying, but these were special-needs kids. ...
ANN Welcomes Major Sponsors Rocket Racing League and Velocity A/C ...
Aero-News Network, FL
... the Rocket Racers will be piloted by world-renowned aviators including retired NASA Astronaut Rick Searfoss, aerobatic pilot Sean Tucker, Len Fox, ...
'What's New At The Museum?'
Aero-News Network, FL
This exhibit has, of course, the normal encyclopedic panoply of facts and artifacts of the flying and aircraft design careers of Dick and Burt Rutan. ...
Retirees restore museum's planes
MiamiHerald.com, FL
BY MELISSA NELSON AP PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION -- Ed Ellis steps across the National Naval Aviation Museum into the aircraft that was Pacific Fleet ...
Crop duster crashes in Benton County
from IndyStar.com - Top Stories DUNNINGTON, Ind. - The pilot of a crop duster was uninjured Saturday night when his plane crashed into a cornfield after losing power for an unknown reason in Benton County, state police said.
Milestones of Flight: 7/28
from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite
Air show a soaring success
Lethbridge Herald, Canada
"So almost every time you spend money at the air show, you are supporting a local not-for-profit or charitable organization who has come out to assist us. ...
Sky-high fun at airshow spectacular
Irish Independent, Ireland
By Don Lavery Chloe and Sean Kennedy with Alan O'Connor (left) of Naas, Co Kildare, enjoyed the Bray Air Show where The Black Knights Army parachute team ...
Ears to a great time!
Dorset Echo, UK
By Steven Smith SWANAGE'S week of summer fun got under way this weekend with a display by the Red Arrows proving a big crowd-pleaser on Sunday. ...
Young guns flying high as crowds wowed by stunning aerial display
NW Evening Mail, UK
By Natalie Chapples Mini pilots like Charlie Hicks, three-and-a-half, were thrilled to get the chance to sit in the cockpit of a Red Arrows training plane. ...
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Indy Transponder 28-July 0320z
New updates on Alan Henley from Team AeroShell have been posted also.
John Penney at FHC today - AAFO
Once again, Mr Penney at the Flying Heritage Collection's biweekly aircraft exercise routine ... [photos]
The Witch's New Handler by David Leininger via AAFO
Much was said about the surprise appearance of Steven Hinton at this year's Pylon Racing Seminar (PRS,) and even more was lauded about this young mans piloting skills and tenacity on the race course. AAFO sat down with the youngest certified race pilot, Steven "Stevo' Hinton, to settle all the rumors about this young pilot's future in air racing ...
History flies into DuPage - Sun Publications Chicago, IL
During World War II, Capalety, an 80-year-old Hinsdale resident, flew 70 missions in a North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, which was a part of the ...
Fly-In, Drive-In: Weekend event finds fun in the skies - Dekalb Daily Chronicle, IL
... UM Polish interceptor plane used in the Cold War, displayed during the DeKalb Fly-In Drive-In Veteran Weekend at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. ...
Air Show US Coast Guard Pilots Sign Autographs - KNDO/KNDU, WA
KENNEWICK, Wash-- Several kids and hydro fans got a chance to meet the pilots who flew over the river in the air show. US Coast Guard Pilots signed ...
P-38 Glacier Girl to pay Middlesboro a visit from Google
MIDDLESBORO — The beloved P-38 Glacier Girl is expected to make a stop in Middlesboro this week, weather permitting.
Magic Valley Airshow - KMVT
By Andrew Logsdon Day one of the Air Magic Valley Air Show is complete, and people are already calling it a success. Jill Trowell says, "Very positive, ...
Rochester air show awes airport audience - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY
Hundreds of other aviation-fanatics also kept their necks craned Saturday, as the air show sent up an acrobatic array of flipping-and-dipping planes. ...
Wetaskiwin Air Show honors veterans, past and present from Aviation & Aerospace News
The Reynolds-Alberta Museum, 2 km west of the City of Wetaskiwin will be the site of the annual air show on July 26 & 27, 2008. Admission to the...
P-3 nearly crashes after recovering from 5-turn spin from Airline Pilot Central Forums by String682
For any former P-3 guys out there, incident occured earlier this week, here's the info I received ...
Sonex Pilot Touches Down In All 48 Continental US States from Aero-News Network
Thought To Be First-Ever Sport Pilot To Accomplish Feat Over the course of three summers, Phil Simons accomplished a feat most other pilots may only dream of... and, he may have done in it in a way never tried before. On July 21, 2008 Simon landed at the Cecil County Airport in Maryland, marking the 48th state in which Simon has landed in his AeroVee powered, tricycle-gear Sonex experimental airplane.
female emirati cadet pilots heralded in new book - Al-Bawaba, Jordan
The ground-breaking book entitled "The 100 Greatest Women in Aviation" was launched at the Farnborough International Airshow, held earlier this month, ...
Milestones of Flight: 7/27 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite
Felix 101 LIGHTNING SHOTS
from FenceCheck Forums
Wings over Whitecourt Airshow from Technorati
There is an airshow at The Whitecourt Airport on Sat Aug 16. snowbirds and the whole shooting match. I don't have anything to do with it but it was organized on fairly short notice for an event like this so I thought I'd let people know about it. Starts at 10:00AM. I can't find a web site for it but If anyone has questions, I'll try to find out about it.
White Knight Two rollout from RLV and Space Transport News
Tomorrow is the official public rollout of the WK2 and Mojave spaceport is packed already. I heard there was a rollout event today for Scaled Composites employees only. ...
Related stories:
Rutan to unveil White Knight II on Monday from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
Branson, Rutan to show off new air-launch plane - Winston-Salem Journal, NC
Light aircraft makes emergency landing in Kern Road field (22 WSBT South Bend) from Aviation & Aerospace NewsRutan to unveil White Knight II on Monday from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
Branson, Rutan to show off new air-launch plane - Winston-Salem Journal, NC
SOUTH BEND - There were some scary moments Sunday morning along Kern Road in St. Joseph County as the pilot of a light aircraft made an emergency landing in a...
Purdue group heads to Greenland for solar eclipse - WLFI.com, IN -
Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. (WLFI) - A Purdue University group makes a trip to Greenland to do research on the solar eclipse. A 13 member research team ...
UK News -
Eighth air show is soaraway success - Westmorland Gazette, UK
By Natalie Stewart » People flocked to the Glebe to enjoy various flying displays, including Kendal Model Aeroclub's first appearance at the show. ...
Airshow disrupted by hazy weather - BBC News, UK
It is the first time that both days of the airshow have been so badly affected by the weather, according to organisers.
Sea fog grounds air show - Northern Echo, UK
Among the attractions would have been a Chinook helicopter and Eurofighter Typhoon, as well as the Red Arrows and RAF Falcons Parachute Display. ...
Summer tale of two cities at Ladies Day and Sunderland Airshow - Sunday Sun, UK
At the airshow, plane enthusiast Robert Hardy, of South Shields, South Tyneside, said: "We can hear it, we just can't see it! "But it's been a day out for ...
Red Arrows surprise at Steam Show - Southern Daily Echo, UK
A SURPRISE appearance from the Red Arrows capped a roaring comeback for a popular Hampshire motor show. The sun shone as visitors flocked to the opening day ...
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