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Thunderbirds will fly again over Homestead Air Reserve Base - MiamiHerald.com
After a 17-year absence, the US Air Force Thunderbirds once again will fly over the skies of Homestead. The internationally known jet fighter acrobatic team will headline the Wing's Over Homestead Air Show in early November 2009 at Homestead Air ...

Could Dayton come up with $42M for a shuttle? - Dayton Daily News
"This isn't just the Air Force," Sculimbrene said. "Dayton, as a community, has to get behind this." The alliance sent a letter to NASA in September lobbying for a shuttle for the Air Force Museum. The museum's supporters have raised $14 million of the ...

NORAD: Santa Intends To Launch 2 Hours Later This Year, Live Broadcast Satellite Feeds Available from Aviation & Aerospace News Updated Constantly
Members of North American Aerospace Defense Command are preparing to track Santa again this year, and are working to accommodate the jolly fellow's change in flight schedule. (PRWeb Dec 16,...

Bajpe: Two day mini air show ends - Mangalorean.com, India
But none of the residents were able to visit the air show inside the Bajpe airport due to security reasons. The air show was inaugurated by the Deputy ...

Asterpix Interactive Video - The Russian Air Show 2007: Located on the shoreline of Galendzhik lake, some three.. http://tinyurl.com/6vvuyt

GAINESVILLE: John Casper Jr., flew missions in three wars - Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA
Casper earned his military pilot wings and officer’s commission at Kelly Field in Texas, where he became a B-25 and B-17 bomber instructor pilot. ...

John Casper Jr., 88, flew missions in three wars - Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA
Casper earned his military pilot wings and officer’s commission at Kelly Field in Texas, where he became a B-25 and B-17 bomber instructor pilot. ...

Legends of Naval Aviation - Jesse Brown & Tom Hudner from Airwarriors by heyjoe
ENS Jesse Brown (flt lead) and LTJG Thomas Hudner were flying ground support for Marines surrounded at the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean Conflict. Hudner was junior in flight hours to Brown and flying as dash last in a flight of four VF-32 F4U Corsairs. Jesse, the Navy's first black Naval Aviator, was hit by groundfire, began losing power and forcelanded his wounded Corsair behind enemy lines on the side of a snow covered mountain when he could not maintain altitude to return to friendly territory. North Koreans forces began moving to the crash site so the remaining Gypsies …

The Spin Debate from Air & Space Magazine

Samsung attempts to set world record for fastest texting while skydiving from Engadget by Darren Murph
We're not sure if this is meant to prove that texting on Samsung's line of handsets is remarkably quick or if the ten individuals selected to text quickly whilst skydiving are just amazing multitaskers, but either way, the exercise has been executed. Samsung Mobile rounded up ten skydivers and equipped them with a Propel, Alias, Gravity, Rant or Messager in an attempt to set the "Guinness World Record for fastest test messaging while skydiving." The crew took a total of two jumps and landed safely each time, and now the Guinness team is breaking down the video to see if an award is in order. Check the read link for more images and a vid, but don't bother looking for an application to get on the 2009 team.

F-22 Raptor from Fence Check

"Glacier Girl" Glacier Girl by nobody@flickr.com (Shadow Hunter)
Shadow Hunter posted a photo:. "Glacier Girl". P-38 Lightning rescued from under 200 feet of ice after 50 years! Houston Air Show 2008 Nikkor 300mm F4 AF-S w/TC-20E II (600mm!)

Suit against airport board dismissed - Terre Haute Tribune Star, IN
He also ruled having this operation falls under the category that “promotes or encourages aviation-related trade or commerce at an airport ...

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