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Red Arrows could get first female pilot - Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
The Red Arrows could get their first ever female pilot later this year, it has been reported. The officer, one of only ten female pilots in the entire RAF, is among an elite group of fliers competing to fill three vacancies on the world-famous ...

First girl set for Red Arrows - The Sun, UK
Only fast-jet pilots who have racked up a minimum of 1500 flying hours and been on at least one front-line operational tour of duty are considered for the Red Arrows. The final nine candidates go to Cyprus next month for a gruelling series of tests to ...

Thunder Preview Party today at Bowman Field - Louisville Courier-Journal, KY
Some of the aircraft on display will be in the Thunder Over Louisville air show on April 18. There will be a McDonald's Playland Kidzone with inflatable slides and bouncing attractions, and military and civilian pilots will be on hand to meet the ...

Miss. firefighter will ride with Thunderbirds - WDAM-TV, MS
(AP) - The Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team plans to take a Biloxi firefighter on a flight as part of Keesler Air Force Base's "Thunder on the Bay" air show and open house activities. Keesler says Robert Goldsmith, a member of the Biloxi Fire ...

Airshows expect record 2009 attendance - AOPA Pilot
When the Houston show was held in late October, organizers expected an attendance drop based both on the economy and the effects of Hurricane Ike, which had decimated Texas weeks earlier. Instead, attendance climbed to record levels. ICAS said that ...

Former Air Force Thunderbird recollects - WLOX, MS
By Jeff Lawson - bio email BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Biloxi resident Chuck Johnson and his wife Betty will be among the estimated 70000 people expected to come to Keesler this weekend for the Air Force Thunderbirds show. For Chuck, the Thunderbirds bring ...

WWII and Korean War Family Photos from Military Photos by Currahee 1SG

Future Air Races Look To Be On Track from Smoke-On by Tom
While this year looks to hold the shortest season for the Red Bull Air Races since the World Championship began in 2005, commitments from two major cities shows the future is still looking bright. Hold On Perth Fans….it’s coming back! Australian fans of the Red Bull Air Races felt like they were punched in the gut after [...]

Bajan Reporter Interviews Tuskegee Airmen Daughters - New Dreamworks Film Coming from Barbados Free Press by BFP
One Of The Famed Tuskegee Airmen Was A Bajan - Ian Bourne Gets The Hollywood Scoop On A New Big Budget Tuskegee Airmen Film - See what happens when you hang around Sandy Lane and the polo ponies instead of ‘knock twice round de back… Bajan Reporter: Dreamworks has plans underway to retell story of Tuskegee Airmen: Descendants visited Barbados Sdf

Aaron Tippin in concert: A Freedom's Call Tattoo 2009 must-see - Edwards Air Force Base, CA
by Kathleen AK Lopez 4/1/2009 - SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AFMCNS) -- If you missed country music superstar Aaron Tippin's performance on March 28, you won't want to make the same mistake on June 26, when he plays at the Air Force Materiel Command's Freedom's ...

Volunteers to be out in full force - Airdrie Echo, Canada
The event should bring quite a lot of attention to the city, as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, who perform acrobatic flight performances involving several planes, will perform. Also, the Canadian Forces Skyhawks, a premier parachute demonstration team, ...

Airfest official predicts record crowd - WCLO, WI
Southern Wisconsin Airfest director, Tom Morgan, says this year looks real good. He says three air shows, held in other parts of the country since the beginning of the year, have had large or record crowds and that bodes well for Rock County's Airfest. ...

Air shows provide inexpensive entertainment alternative from Vertical Online RSS Feeds - News Page
Despite the fact that the events often showcase several million dollars of exotic aircraft and the most highly trained pilots in the world, air shows are among the most cost-efficient family entertainment alternatives available today. As the North American air show industry begins its 2009 season, it appears that inexpensive tickets and their family-friendly nature will attract record numbers of spectators to many of the 400+ air shows scheduled in North America between now and mid-November. “Air shows are always popular with the public, but never more so than during difficult economic times,” says John Cudahy, president of the International Council of Air Shows, an air show industry trade group. “Attendance spiked during the recessions of 1980-1982 and 1990-1991 and we expect a similar phenomenon during the 2009 season.” The Vertical Challenge Helicopter Air Show, scheduled for June 20, 2009, is expected to benefit from this trend. With adult ticket prices as low as $13 on-line and children's tickets available for $10 and kids under 5 free, this year's air show will be particularly appealing to families interested in a world-class, once-a-year entertainment event that is just a bit more expensive than going to the movies. “We've worked hard to keep the price down and offer a truly spectacular air show this year,” said Willie Turner, the show director. “We expect that a record number of families will take advantage of the low ticket prices to come out and enjoy an afternoon of unique and exciting entertainment at this year's show.” For more information on this year's Vertical Challenge visit their website at http://www.hiller.org/

Newspaper story about LUKE AFB Airshow from Showline's "Frank Talk" by Let's be Frank - Showline Promotional Products
The following is a letter I wrote to the Arizona REPUBLIC with reference to a whiney story about "all the problems" at the Luke AFB airshow over the weekend of March 28th and 29th. I gain nothing from this; I had nothing to do with the show…

Pfeile der Luftartisten - Kleine Zeitung, Austria
Lebendige dreifarbige Pfeile - das sind die "Frecce Tricolori". Eine der berühmtesten und besten Kunstflugstaffeln der Welt. Ihren Sitz haben sie nahe Udine, am Militärflughafen Rivolto. Wer sie sehen möchte, der muss eine der großen Flugshows der Welt ...

CROCIERE: ANCHE FRECCE TRICOLORI A BATTESIMO DUE NAVI COSTA - ANSA, Italy
(ANSA) - GENOVA, 1 APR - Anche le Frecce Tricolori dell'Aeronautica Militare parteciperanno, il 5 giugno a Genova, all'inedito battesimo contemporaneo di due navi di Costa Crociere, la Costa Pacifica e la Costa Luminosa. E' la prima volta nella storia ...

Museum event honors WWII women - Thousand Oaks Acorn, USA
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 ...

Rocketry event: where dreams take flight - Arizona Daily Star, AZ
Such a sight was common all last weekend during the Southern Arizona Rocketry Association's annual Desert Heat rocket launch, west of Saguaro National Park West. "I did this as a kid for years and years and years," club president Sean Keane said ...

All American Helicopters Presents Billy Mitchell Award for Civil ... - Press Release 365 (press release), FL
Gene LaCoste said, "The Civil Air Patrol gives back a tremendous amount to us aviators. It is an honor for me to be giving this award to a future aviator for exemplary performance. We try to give back to the aviation community at All American ...

Three local events down here celebrate what's out there - The Virginian-Pilot, VA
That night, the Virginia Air & Space Museum in Hampton will join many places around the world in celebrating Yuri's Night, named for the first man to travel into space, Yuri Gagarin. The event, for ages 18 and older, will feature music and other ...

Cal City Recon from Mojave Skies by Alan Radecki
If you think the town of Mojave is out in the middle of nowhere, you've never been to the bustling metropolis of California City! Bypassed by both Hwys 14 and 58, Cal City is the home of a prison and not much more, so housing prices are some of the cheapest in all of southern California. The place does, however, have a pretty nifty airport, which is popular amongst the skydiving and gliding crowds. Here's a bit of an overview of the oddities to be found out there....

Air-to-air with the F-104 Starfighter of the 9° Stormo from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti
In May 2003, I had the opportunity to fly a mission on board an MB-339A of the locally based 609^ Squadriglia Collegamenti to take some air-to-air pictures of the F-104 Starfighter belonging to the 10° Gruppo of the 9° Stormo and to the 18° Gruppo of the 37° Stormo, that were both based in Grazzanise…

wasps reflect on roles as aviation pioneers - Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, AL
Her favorite airplane was the B-25 Mitchell. She said she had a "war-time marriage" due to a feeling on the part of her fiancé they wouldn't have another chance to marry because he was going to be killed overseas. "I told him, 'If you promise me that, ...

Coutts opens women aviator exhibit - El Dorado Times, KS
... first licensed black aviator; Fay Gillis Wells, the pilot and journalist who died in 2002 at age 94 with only one regret – never having the chance to be an astronaut; and Patty Wagstaff, the stunning beauty who dominated the world of aerobatics. ...

Spirits high at WAI’s annual networking event - Aviation International News, NJ
... aerobatic champion and airshow performer Patty Wagstaff; Boeing’s vp of product support for integrated defense systems Jeffrey Deckelbaum; nextgen’s senior vice president in the Air Traffic Organization Victoria Cox; NASA Space Station Commander ...

Could an air museum fly in Roseburg? - NRToday.com, OR
One day, an air museum complete with planes, exhibits and even a computer center with flight simulator software could be launched at the Roseburg Regional Airport. That possibility was the focus of a Tuesday joint meeting of the Roseburg Airport and ...

Platinum Print join Yorkshire Air Museum in green initiative - The Press, UKThat is how Platinum Print, winner of The Press’s 2008 Think Green Business Awards, got together with the Yorkshire Air Museum, which scooped the Tourism & Hospitality Business Of The Year title at the same awards last November. ...

General Aviation Heroes Part III– Paul Poberezny from Max Trescott on General Aviation by Max Trescott
Part II of this series featured a group of people: Flight Instructors. In Part III, we honor an individual—Paul Poberezny, the founder of EAA. Ryan Keough, who writes a blog, contacted me through twitter.com and suggested Paul. If you’d like to make a suggestion for this series, click on Comments at the bottom of this article or send me an email…

It’s a Buyer’s Market for Recreational Flyers from Jetwhine by Scott Spangler
Until the 1980s, most pilot saw homebuilding as a lunatic fringe. Its stereotypical practitioners were older guys with rough hands and patched jeans rooting around in airport boneyards, looking for a deal. And then a funny thing happened: the production of store-bought airplanes tanked and new homebuilt kits, which reduced the number parts builders had to make from raw materials, delivered more performance for the buck…

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