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Thousands expected for weekend's Cecil Field Airshow - Jacksonville Daily Record, FL
by Mike Sharkey The crowd headed to Cecil Field this weekend for the Jacksonville Aviation Authority's airshow won't be mistaken for the nearly 100000 that invade the area around Jacksonville Municipal Stadium for the annual Florida-Georgia game. ...

Pilots in Cecil Air Show help comrade - Clay Today Online, FL
The air show is the first event of its kind in Cecil Field and will gather more than 35 skillful pilots scheduled to fly April 18 – 19. Organizers say it will be the biggest collection air show performers in the country. ...

Planes Arrive In Advance Of Air Show - WLKY.com, KY
The first planes to fly in Thunder Over Louisville have arrived in preparation for the air show this weekend. The F-22s arrived in town Thursday. In the past, they've done a fly-through, but this will be the first year doing a demo, and it's expected ...

Officials Announce Thunder Traffic/Security Plan - WFPL, KYLouisville Metro Police say there may be a record crowd for Saturday's Thunder over Louisville airshow and fireworks display. Officials say mild weather and more families spending their leisure time closer to home could combine to attract more people ...

'Wings and Wheels' fly-in, car show is Saturday at Prescott airport - Sun Shopper, AZ
Aircraft in the static displays will include the P51D "Miss February," Wacos, CJ6s, Yak 52s, Nanchangs of Vector Warbirds, Cirrus SR22, Diamond, LSA's, jets and more. Children ages 8 to 17 can sign up to become an EAA "Young Eagle. ...

Wind blows Golden Knights member into swamp - WRAL.com, NC
Laurinburg, NC — High winds blew a member of the Army's elite Golden Knights parachute team into a cleared swamp during a routine practice jump Thursday morning, authorities said. The unidentified female parachutist wound up in a swamp near the ...

Aerobatic experts to take to the skies - Florida Times-Union, FL
Purpose-built for aerobatics, the MX-2 can flip and whirl at blinding speeds - rolling through a complete turn in about three-quarters of a second, for example. Poe was showing off stuff from his tamer side this week, though, rather than things like ...

Sun 'n Fun Preview with John Burton from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast
The Sun 'n Fun airshow in Lakeland, Fla., is the first big GA show of the season here in the U.S., and it start this Monday, running April 21 to 26. John Burton, president of the Sun 'n Fun organization, gives us a preview of this year's highlights, along with some pointers for pilots planning to fly in and the…

Ten Highlights of This Year's Sun 'n Fun Fly-In - The Ledger, FL
The AeroShell Team fly their T-6's during the air show at the 2008 Sun 'n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland. By Rick Rousos Plenty has changed since 1975, when pilots with about 375 planes gathered at the old Lakeland Linder Regional Airport for the first Fly-In. ...

World War II Heritage Days this weekend - 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" this weekend. The public history event will be held at The Historical Airpower Facility, ...

Minter Field hosting aircraft show Saturday - Bakersfield Californian, CA
This Saturday you can hop on a replica of the World War II B-25 bomber affectionately named "Executive Sweet," sassy pin-up girl painting on the nose and all. It'll cost you $425 a go, but it takes a high roller to spoil a dame with a dangerous past. ...

Fort Rucker Celebrates 26th Year of Army Aviation - WTVY, AL
Just like every good birthday party, Aviator's Landing on Fort Rucker had balloons, music, and a special present Thursday night. The 13th and current Sergeant Major of the Army, Kenneth O. Preston was guest speaker at the 26th Annual Army Aviation ...

New look airshow promises it will be noisier than ever - Essex Echo, UK
By Katy Islip » RENAMED and revamped, the Southend airshow will take off this year with a new line up of attractions both in the air and on the ground. Launched yesterday as the Southend Festival of the Air, the airshow will take place over the second ...

Chocks away for airshow's return - Redhill And Reigate Life, UK
Organisers and promoters Dunsfold Park Limited have announced their airshow event Wings and Wheels will return for its fifth successive year this August. The one day show will be held at Dunsfold Park near Guildford on August Bank Holiday Sunday, ...

BIGGIN HILL: Royal Navy aircraft to fly at air fair - News Shopper, UK
On the weekend of June 27 and 28, some of the Royal Navy's most famous aircraft will take to the skies and be on show in the static park. These include a 1930s Hawker Nimrod, a Second World War Fairey Swordfish, a Supermarine Seafire and a Hawker Sea ...

Air show survives timing turbulence - Brantford Expositor, Canada
It's tough to imagine the end of summer in Brantford without the air show that has become a fixture over the last nine years. It comes as welcome news that we won't have to imagine it. The signature event almost never got off the runway this year when ...

Airshow date set - Port Lincoln Times, Australia
It will be held on Sunday, April 11, 2010, so mark the date down now because it promises to be even bigger and better than in 2008. According to convenor Mick Howell, a lot of interest was shown at the public meeting last week when a committee was ...

Hawk One Sabre Delays Arrival in Comox - Aviation.ca (press release), Canada
Hawk One arrived at 15 Wing after departing Gatineau, QC., Tuesday, 14 April and was scheduled to arrive here at 19 Wing on Wednesday to begin training with the Canadian Force Snowbirds in preparation for the 2009 airshow season. ...

Aero-TV: Having It All -- wai's Amy Laboda (Part 2) - Aero-News Network, FL
In 2001 Amy became the Editor in Chief of Aviation For Women magazine, the official publication of Women in Aviation, International, an nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women find career opportunities in aviation and aerospace. ...

Former Blue Angels Commander to Speak at SSU Commencement - WSAV-TV, GA
Cochran's distinguished career also included two tours with the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, The Blue Angels. In 1985, he was honored by his selection as the first African-American pilot to fly with the Blue Angels. ...

Air museum aims high for funds - Topeka Capital Journal, KS
This F-111 ejection capsule is another of the new things to see at the Combat Air Museum. Gene Howerter is president of the Combat Air Museum. The museum has added a number of new exhibits. What: All you can eat — pancakes, sausage and drink — plus a ...

Kansas Aviation Museum to open Boeing wing - Bizjournals.com, NC
Boeing Wichita and the Kansas Aviation Museum have partnered to renovate one wing of the museum, which will be renamed The Boeing Wing. The space will be used for rotating exhibits, the first of which will focus on the Boeing Radar Range story. ...

Pilots Reunite at Aviation Heritage Park Dedication - WBKO, KY
That day's Aviation Heritage Park dedication is a project five years in the making. For now, the only aircraft on display in the park is the Phantom 550 Cherry flew on the day he shot down Hong My's Mig 21. Thursday, the two men who once fought on ...

WWII planes swoop into Valley for tour - Arizona Republic, AZ
Examples of these three rare warbirds now are part of the national Wings of Freedom Tour, which will touch down at Glendale Municipal and Scottsdale airports next week. Visitors are free to explore the aircraft inside and out. ...

Local history takes flight this weekend - Foothills Sun Gazette, CA
Turner was then deployed back to the US where he was a B-17 pilot inspector for the duration of the war. Crosson, a pilot was shot down over Bremen, Germany on Dec. 20, 1943. His bomb group lost four of the 27 heavy bombers shot down on a mission ...

Jaunt lets 90-year-old breathe rare air - The Wenatchee World Online, WA
Arnold flew B-17 and B-29 bombers during World War II and the Korean War. He was part of an Air Force command team during the Vietnam War and retired as a colonel. He was the manager of Pangborn Memorial Airport from 1974 to 1977. ...

Wings of Freedom soar into Glendale - YourWestValley.com, AZ
Visitors can tour a B-24 Liberator, a B-17 Flying Fortress and a rare dual-control P-51 Mustang (adults $12, $6 for children under 12). For a tax-deductible donation, take a 30-minute flight in one of these planes. The B-17 and B-24 bombers were the ...

School auction takes flight - Camarillo Acorn, CA
The Los Primeros Parent Teacher Organization hosted the event at the Camarillo Commemorative Air Force Museum at the Camarillo Airport, which fit right in with the evening's theme, "Flight Imagine!"

Republican women set to meet - Camarillo Acorn, CA
The Commemorative Air Force Aviation Museum at Camarillo Airport will honor the women who served in any capacity during World War II in a special event on May 9. The museum will honor all women who served as a WASP, a WAVE, a "Rosie the Riveter," a spy ...

Suicide By King Air from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Canadian Forces search and rescue crews are looking for the body of a Nunavut man who managed to open a door on a pressurized King Air 100 flying at 23,000 feet and jump out on Wednesday. The door went with the reportedly distraught man, despite the best efforts of the crew to prevent the suicide. The incident occurred on a flight between Yellowknife, Yukon, to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. "Due to the diligence and quick reactions of the pilots , the aircraft was brought to a safe landing at the CYCB (Cambridge Bay) airport without injury to the crew or remaining passenger," the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a news release.

Amelia Earhart statue unveiled at Purdue from IndyStar.com News Headlines
LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Amelia Earhart is back at Purdue University. A bronze statue of the famed aviator and women's advocate was unveiled Thursday in front of the residence hall bearing her name. Earhart, the first woman to pilot an airplane across the Atlantic, worked at Purdue from 1935 to 1937 as a career counselor for female students and as a technical adviser to the Department of Aeronautics.

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