Tour brings antique planes to local airport - St. Cloud Times, MN
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell and P-51 Mustang will fly in with the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Tour. ...
Keeper of history - Jamestown Sun, ND
During World War II, she lived and worked in Washington, DC Last week at the Air Fest, friends bought her a ride on the B-17 “Sentimental Journey,” which ...
Loda woman awaits B-17 visit, talks about time in factory
- Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL
By Jean Noellsch LODA – The upcoming visit of a B-17 aircraft to Willard Airport on July 11-13 has sparked memories for Loda resident Caroline Helregel. ...
High-flying stunts fill Goshen skies - WSBT-TV, IN
By Jim Pinkerton GOSHEN — Aviation enthusiasts celebrated the nation's birthday at the Goshen Freedom Fest Saturday at the Goshen Municipal Airport. ...
Historic bomber tours, flights available - Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD
Flights in the B-25 Mitchell are $400 for the fuselage and $325 for the tail gun section. P-51 Mustang flights are $2200 for a half hour or $3200 for a full ...
A skydiving adventure for Diane Wilson - abc11tv.com, NC
She didn't take the jump with just any one, she got to sky dive with the Army's finest parachuting team, The Golden Knights. ...
Antique aircraft to visit Hermiston this month (Tri-City Herald)
from Aviation & Aerospace News
HERMISTON -- Single-engine antique airplanes will be visiting the Hermiston airport this month. Members of the Oregon Antiques and Classic Aircraft Club will be in Hermiston for an overnight stay...
Carson pilot takes first place in national air race - Nevada Appeal, NV
by FT Norton BRAD HORN/Nevada Appeal Dene Chabot-Fence, 75, pictured on her 1966 Piper Cherokee at the Carson Airport, won the Air Race Classic '08, ...
Podcaster Rides with the Thunderbirds from myTransponder by Rod "DATA" Rakic
I got the Thunderbirds ride! Unbelievable! Didn’t want to get too excited because anything can happen ...
Building Possibly the Coolest Logbook Page Ever
from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
I think that I might be working on the greatest logbook page ever. ...
BLUE ANGELS (part the third) from WordPress.com Tag Feed by mlefire
Well, here it is at last. Pictures from the air show last weekend, including the BLUE ANGELS (well, their planes on the ground any way. ...
Stunt pilot dies in holiday crash near Valera - Houston Chronicle, United States
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating Saturday night's crash at the private holiday celebration ...
Rocket Racing League from Google
Fox News talk about the new proposed Rocket Racing League.
J.W. French in Oregon from Letters from Flyover Country by Bob Collins
I haven't kept up very well with J.W. French's position reports but he sent this today ...
Russia's Su-35 fighter makes first demonstration flight - 2 - RIA Novosti, Russia
ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow Region), July 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's new state-of-the-art Su-35 Flanker multirole air superiority/strike fighter successfully ...
Chocs Away! from Technorati Search for: Airshow
On Saturday 5th July, Anthony and I went to our first airshow. The Royal Air Force Waddington Airshow, and it was amazing! We saw ...
Farnborough celebrates 60 years - CNN (via Twitter)
Britain's foremost aviation showcase celebrates its 60th a...
In Britain, Tight Budget Recalls Air Show Roots - DefenseNews.com (subscription)
By andrew chuter LONDON - The Farnborough International air show celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. And if industry executives attending that first ...
Giant passenger jet for air show - The Press Association
The world's largest commercial passenger jet, the Airbus A380, will appear at this year's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, ...
Jet set to take off for Lowestoft - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK
The Vulcan XH558 is set to be one of the biggest draws at the Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival, which takes place on July 24 and 25, after being restored in ...
Flying displays will include Spitfire and Sea Hawk planes which ... - CNN
Highlights include perennial favourites the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force aerobatic team who will close the show with their aerial gymnastics, ...
Crowds flock to popular air fair - East Anglian Daily Times, UK
AIR cadets got the chance to showcase their talents this weekend at an annual prom and air fair which is becoming a firm favourite with the crowds. ...
Avio-Diepen and Orcon Corporation support the B17, Sally B, with insulation material
from Skycontrol by alain
Alphen aan den Rijn, July 3, 2008 — Avio-Diepen, a leading global stocking distributor of factory new parts, and Orcon Aerospace sponsored the Sally B with insulation blankets for her cockpit to help maintain this last remaining airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress in the UK. “We are extremely grateful for this important sponsorship,” said B-17 Operator Elly Sallingboe. “Maintaining this huge vintage aircraft is incredibly expensive and without help like this it would be impossible to keep this unique aircraft flying.”
Blast from the Past from Ares by Joris Janssen Lok
The recent Royal Norwegian Air Force air show at Bodo Main Air Station featured something very special, enough to give any fan of 1960s-1970s military aviation (or anyone who spent his childhood next to a Starfighter base, like myself) goose bumbs.
The teenager who’s terrified of heights - but he’ll still jump out ...
- WalesOnline, United Kingdom
And when he is 10000ft above the Gower coastline, the teenager will launch himself out of an aeroplane and free-fall for 5000ft before parachuting to safety ...
World's Largest Fire Extinguisher Stands in for Fireworks, Does a July 4th Flyby [Science] from Gizmodo by Adam Frucci
No, this is not a Photoshop. It was taken on the 4th of July by Spencer Weiner of the LA Times, showing a firefighting airtanker dropping state-of-the-art fire retardant on wildfires in southern California. ...
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- Russell Mishler: Cherry Festival - Air Show (via Flickr) from FriendFeed
- RAF Waddington International Air Show from FenceCheck Forums
- Su-35 makes first demonstration flight from GlobalSecurity.org
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