Indy Transponder 12-February 1130z

Don't expect a big air show at the CFB Trenton open house, organizers say by kswayze
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be at CFB Trenton July 4 & 5. Bummer. Organizers of the first armed forces day in years at CFB Trenton say it won’t be as big as the Quinte Internation Air Shows everyone drooled over. Here’s a story about the event planned for July 4 and 5, from the Belleville Intelligencer newspaper.

Military on display at annual Armed Forces Weekend and Air Display - Belleville Intelligencer
During the Saturday parade, Camps said, “We’re going to have some form of a flyby of the vintage aircraft and current military aircraft and the Snowbirds. ...

RAF Harriers at Tucson from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News by noreply@blogger.com (Alert 5)
The Royal Air Force brought eight Harrier GR9 jets to Tucson where they will spent the next few weeks training there. They are there as part of Operation Snowbird, a program that brings U.S. and allied pilots to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for training over Southern Arizona's deserts.

WW2 fighter pilot lecture and aviation art exhibition (From Thurrock Gazette) from http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/
A SECOND World War fighter pilot will tell of his experiences during a lecture at Purfleet Heritage Centre on Sunday February 15. Wing Commander Peter Ayerst DFD will speak about his RAF career during those desperate days of 1940 as well as his time as a test pilot and at RAF Hornchurch during the 1950s.

Vintage WW II aircraft make stop in Pompano - Sun-Sentinel.com, FL
The three airplanes displayed were the B-24 Liberator, the P-51 Mustang and the B-17 Flying Fortress, which Lewis said was the most popular because of its ...

Aero-TV Experiencing A Legend -- The B-25 Doolittle Raider (Part 1) - Aero-News Network, FL
All 80 members of the "Doolittle Raiders" received the DFC, and an honored place in history. It was an extraordinary mission... in amazing planes, ...

Bangalore Kicks off South Asia's Biggest Airshow - Daijiworld.com, India
Bangalore, Feb 12: Waging a dramatic ‘Battle of Manoeuvrability’ in the air, four foreign aircraft competing for the multi-billion dollar Medium Multi-Role ...

Beauties at Asia's largest air show - Rediff, India
Surya Kiran, the aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force mesmerises the crowds at the Aero India 2009.

Aero India 2009 attracts hundreds participants _English_Xinhua from news.xinhuanet.com
An Indian aerobatics team performs during the opening ceremony of an airshow in Bangalore, India, Feb. 11, 2009. The Aero India 2009 which opened here Wednesday attracted 592 firms from 25 countries and regions.

In pictures: India aviation fair - BBC News, UK
South Asia's biggest airshow has opened in the Indian city of Bangalore, with firms from 25 countries displaying their hardware in a chase for ...

Vintage Aircraft, IAF - Aero India 2009, Air Show from Military Pictures by The Watcher
Description: Vintage Aircraft from world war II era, IAF - Aero India 2009, Air Show

IL-78 Refueling - Aero India 2009, Air Show from Military Pictures by The Watcher
Description: IL-78 Refueling - Aero India 2009, Air Show

Aerobatic team - Aero India 2009, Air Show from Military Pictures by The Watcher
Description: The Surya Kiran Aerobatic team at the Aero India 2009 Air Show

Jetwhine Wins a Webbie from Jetwhine by Robert Mark
The past six months have not been easy for the aviation industry, or any other industry quite frankly, as we’ve all witnessed the bottom falling out of the marketplace. No one has any idea whether we’ve actually hit the bottom or not, nor does anyone know which soothsayer has the magic dust we need to recognize the bottom when it does appear. There is light at the end of the tunnel. I just think right now that beam is too dim for anyone to notice...

Southwest And The Swimsuit Model from Things with Wings by Andrew Compart
Southwest today unveiled an aircraft, dubbed SI One, that is wrapped with a temporary decal featuring the bikini-clad cover model from the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. It's a particularly big deal for SI, which is attempting a new market initiative to reinvigorate its annual swimsuit issue. It's not quite a radical departure for Southwest, however (although it did use both its blog and a mystery-clad run-up on Twitter to promote it). Southwest loves to adorn its planes in different ways. I'll also attach a couple of those below, and you can see a bunch more of its "specialty aircraft" here.

Aviation Photography - Tight Turn from Serious Amateur Photography by Jeff Lynch
Here’s another shot taken last fall at the Wings Over Houston air show. This Navy FA-18 Hornet was making a really tight turn when I caught it pulling some major g’s in the corner.

Red Flag 2009-02 from Fence Check - What a great display of airpower, here are a few guys

Nellis AFB from Fence Check - Had a great time down there, here are a few

Douglas DC-3 from Fence Check - A non-flyer and a still flying

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