Indy Transponder 1-July 0950z

What I learned riding with the Snowbirds Ottawa Citizen, Canada
While it was a privilege to sit in the cockpit of one of the Snowbirds, if I'm honest about it, what remains firmly planted in my memory is not the roar of ...

Round up the kids, fire up the barbecue - it's Canada Day The Canadian Press, OTTAWA
... Quebec's Diane Dufresne and Alberta's Paul Brandt. Canada's Snowbirds will put on an aerobatic display, while the military's vaunted CF-18s will also show.

Caption Only Ottawa Citizen, Canada
Flights, Camera, Action: Citizen Soars With Snowbirds: She might have spent most of the time clutching a sickness bag, but Citizen photographer Julie Oliver ...

“A-Train” Flies West from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
Retired Lt. Col. Charles W. “A-Train” Dryden, one of the Tuskegee Airmen died June 24 in Atlanta. Story in AF Link. The Red Tail Project has more info and Col. Dryden’s book can be found at Amazon..

Air show means spike in traffic Battle Creek Enquirer, MI
The 2008 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival opens Wednesday, and roads around the airport will likely become congested. ...




Russian Knights from Olli Vainio - Stuff about photography and aviation by Olli Vainio
Indeed, the Russian Knights. As I said earlier, they performed at the Midnight Sun Airshow 2008.
Many said that they were dissapointed to the Russian Knights’ display, but I really can’t agree here. Sure the display isn’t visually as spectacular as some teams like Red Arrows, but flying big and heavy jets makes it very different kind of show. While it wasn’t really awesome I’d say that it was at least “good”. The solo of Su-27 was really good, if not spectacular. And while on the subject of Midnight Sun Airshow, the Midnight Hawks were really awesome. Display smokes do make a big difference. Period. Also FiAF Hornet’s solo was good as usual.

Director departs after five years at Pima Air Museum Arizona Daily Star, AZ
By Josh Brodesky The head of the Pima Air & Space Museum has resigned, ending a five-year term at one of the nation's largest aerospace museums. ...

Reinhardt piloted B-17 over Germany in WWII Newnan Times-Herald, GA
As he approached Ploesti, Nelson Reinhardt knew the B-17 he was piloting would face murderous antiaircraft fire. Then things got worse. ...

Airport books B-17 fortress for August Mt. Vernon Register-News, IL
VERNON — It’s now official: The Mt. Vernon Airport will host the Commemorative Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey” Aug. 15-18. ...

New Ownership For Classic WACOs
A new owner and management team have taken over the WACO Classic Aircraft Corp., in Battle Creek, Mich., which manufactures the WACO YMF-5 Super 1930s-style radial-engine biplane. Peter Bowers, president...

F-14 Tomcat - back from retirement? from DailyAviator by Dennis Collins
The USS Bonhomme Richard pulls into Pearl carrying - an F-14? The ‘cat might have a rough time getting off that deck without a catapult. My guess is they’re carrying the mighty F-14 just for the show.

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