Indy Transponder 31-MAR-09 1030z

Flying in to mark 100 years of naval aviation - Times Online
The North Sea The aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious will play a central role in celebrating 100 years of British naval aviation this year. This week her crew also celebrated the return of their Harrier jets after a year’s absence on operation in ...

Red Arrows to return for Whitby Regatta - Whitby Today, UK
By Staff Copy THE Red Arrows are to make a roaring return to the coast this summer for Whitby Regatta. The RAF's renowned aerobatic display team will once again be wowing the crowds with their daring manoeuvres at the extravaganza which takes place on ...

Wings of Hope air show to return to Pease - Seacoastonline.com, NH
The US Navy Blue Angels have expressed interest in bringing the flight demonstration team to the show. Wade said it has been 20 years since the Blue Angels visit Pease. Vendors lined the tarmac while aircraft ranging from state-of-the-art fighter jets ...

Air Show Returns To Miss. Gulf Coast – WDSU
As many as 70000 people are expected to celebrate the return of the "Thunder on the Bay Air Show" to Keesler Air Force Base Saturday and Sunday. Visitors get a close-up look at aviation history at the 2004 Keesler Air Show and Open House...

THUNDER in the sky - SunHerald.com, USA
Weber will team up with another renegade, Greg Poe in his Fagen MX-2, powered by E-85 ethanol, flying a duet both mornings and individually in the afternoons. “It’s definitely going to be a great, great show,” said Staff Sgt. Drew Star, a member of the ...

'Liberty Belle' still rings for war vets - Daily Review Online, CA
When he came home in 1945 after flying B-25 Mitchell bombers in the Pacific theater, he had nightmares for five years, he said. Just talking about how he doesn't like to talk about it made his voice quaver slightly on Monday. ..

Denogean: Southern Arizonans played key role in Berlin Airlift ... - Tucson Citizen, AZ
Starting Tuesday and lasting through May 10, the Pima Air & Space Museum, 6000 E. Valencia Road, is hosting a traveling exhibit commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. "The Berlin Airlift - A Legacy of Friendship" tells the story of ...

World's Biggest Space Party Comes to Hampton Roads - SYS-CON Media (press release), NJ
Partygoers will join 198 cities in 51 countries for Yuri's Night, a celebration of space exploration, Saturday, April 4 , from 7 pm to midnight at the Virginia Air & Space Center in downtown Hampton . Yuri's Night Hampton Roads' high-tech theme will ...

Remember Pearl Harbor, Rosie The Riveter, Glenn Miller Band? - Fayette Daily News, GA
Experience the sights and sounds of the Greatest Generation when the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing hosts the sixth annual "WWII Heritage Days" April 18-19. The public history event will be held at The Historical Airpower Facility, ...

C-17s invade Edwards sky from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@afnews.af.mil (Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes )
A Global Reach Combined Test Force test team recently conducted a special formation test with six C-17 Globemaster IIIs. The aircraft were equipped with a formation flight system that enables the pilot to monitor and fly the aircraft in formation with other C-17s. "The C-17 has a basic mission requirement to be able to fly large-scale formations, both in the clear and through the clouds," said Lt. Col. James Hanley, 418th Flight Test Squadron commander. "The purpose is to be able to deliver a sizeable Army force of both personnel and their equipment into a hostile environment very rapidly." more...

See the New Orion Spacecraft Up Close and Personal [Nasa] from Gizmodo by Jesus Diaz

USS Indianapolis Still At Sea Program Visits Westchester School - Thaindian.com, Thailand
The USS Indianapolis Still at Sea program visited a Westchester School last week to tell students about a naval mistake that took the lives of 880 US sailors. The USS Indianapolis CA-35 cruiser was the ship commissioned to deliver the first operational ...

Indianapolis survivors to speak - News Virginian, VA
Toyoko Belcher holds a photo of her family, including USS Indianapolis radioman James Belcher, in her Waynesboro home on Monday. By Bob Stuart Dreams shook James Belcher awake, but for decades he endured in silence the memory of five harrowing days in ...

Free fun at Tampa's Air Fest 2009 - Examiner.comThe highlight for us was undoubtedly the Thunderbirds air show. The show was scheduled for 2:30 PM and I don’t think the fighter jets actually left the ground until almost 3. I saw a few families get impatient and leave (most of them were holding small ...

Goodyear Aviation Celebrates 100th Anniversary - PR Newswire (press release), NY
The Goodyear Wing Aeroplane Tire was built by the company's engineers to be lightweight, help resist punctures and be easy to remove. In 2009, Goodyear is still providing innovative products for the skies as it celebrates the 100th anniversary of ...

Appeal of the Day..... from Theo Spark by Theo
Ok guys one of the only two flying Avro Lancasters left in the world is in trouble. They need some cash to restore and keep it flying. Please if you can make a donation to keep this old war bird flying…

WAC Open Day from Flying for Dummies by Chris Nielsen
The aero club had an excellent open day this weekend just gone, lots of nice aeroplanes on display and we had some excellent pilots passing through who did a little display practise... Good number of people turned up, probably 400 or 500 at any one time. I spent the day up on the tower balcony, got some decent shots which I'll post tomorrow for you all, until then please have a look at my flickr set

RNZAF Open Day - Whenuapai - New Zealand from Military Photos by sickened
Recently the RNZAF had an Open Day and Airshow at Whenuapai, in Auckland, New Zealand.I have been to airshows all over the world and this was as enjoyable as any of them! The RNZAF accomplishes a lot of good given its minimal budget, and I am very proud of it! The aviation scene in NZ has some very rare and varied aircraft, in combinations not likely seen elsewhere in the world.There were very special overseas guests displaying at this years Open Day, the high light of which was surely the F/A-18A from the RAAF in Australia!...

Whenuapai: F18 from Flying for Dummies by Chris Nielsen
And the final lot of goodness for you - a RAAF F-18 Hornet!!! So loud, I think my ears bled!

Whenuapai: P-3, Wing walker, Yaks, MX2, L39, Vampire, Corsair and Dragonfly
Whenuapai Images: Hueys
Whenuapai Images: CT4's

Pilots in Cockpits (Military) from FenceCheck Forums
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United States - California - Riverside Airshow 2009 - Riverside - 03/28/09 from FenceCheck Forums
United States - Florida - Gulf Coast Salute 2009 - Tyndall AFB, Panama City - 03/28/09 from FenceCheck Forums
United States - Florida - Gulf Coast Salute 2009 - Tyndall AFB, Panama City - 03/28/09 from FenceCheck Forums
United States - California - Riverside Airshow 2009 - Riverside - 03/28/09 from FenceCheck Forums
United States - California - Riverside Airshow 2009 - Riverside - 03/28/09 from FenceCheck Forums

Chipmunk EGNW (Wickenby) from PPRuNe Forums by 7of9

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