Saturday, June 6, 2009

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South Plains Air Show: history lands in Lubbock County - KCBD-TV, TX
It makes a big difference because history comes alive," says Director of Texas Air Museum Malcolm Laing. "We consider ourselves entertainers but it's a chance to see living history and that's the reason we keep flying," says Ron "Ice" Iberg who has ...

2009 South Plains Air Show to show off warplanes with paratroopers ... - LubbockOnline.com, TX
South Plains residents can see the pilots of these replica Japanese planes and more in action today at the 2009 South Plains Air Show at the Caprock Chapter of the Texas Air Museum in Slaton. The gates open at 9 am and the air show grounds fill up fast ...

New runway ready for DAFB air show - The News Journal, DE
By JAMES MERRIWEATHER • The News Journal • June 6, 2009 A new $54.8 million, 13800-foot runway has been completed at Dover Air Force Base, just in time to allay the fears of organizers of a big air show and open house set for later this month. ...

Annual Fly-In set for Sunday at airport - Coldwater Daily Reporter, MI
By Roland Stoy The annual Fly-In at the Branch County Memorial Airport takes place this Sunday, June 7, at the facility west of Coldwater. Airport Manager Ron Dooley said the 63rd annual event is the longest-running continuous such event in the state ...

High Calypso - Strategy Page
Air Force Thunderbirds perform a calypso maneuver during the 2009 Dakota Thunder open house and airshow in Rapid City on Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD, May 30, 2009. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform in more than 70 shows in the United States, ...

Vintage WWII B-17 bomber touring east Idaho - KIDK, ID
This afternoon, you may have seen a 1944 B-17 WWII bomber. Idaho Falls is the second stop on this 4 month tour. "We try to get to places that, A, have a number of veterans in the area. And, B, want to come see us because we're a flying museum," says ...

WWII Weekend In Full Swing With Weekend Of Festivities - WFMZ-TV Online, PA
REPORTER: So after a couple months of training, 16 crews prepared to fly B- 25 Mitchell Bombers off the deck of air craft carriers deep inside enemy waters. Lieutenant Colonel Cole flew as the co-pilot for Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, ...

History will be in the air over the weekend - Central Plains Herald Leader, Canada
The 17 Wing Canadian Forces Days really will be a family affair with the "Grandfather of the Snowbirds" flying with that group. An F-86 Sabre, which was Canada's premier fighting aircraft throughout the 1950s, will do a couple of flights by the crowd ...

Airshow in Pau: "foretaste" of the Paris Air Show - Google
Old "cuckoo" of legend as the Blériot XI, on which the pilot who gave his name has crossed the English Channel (July 1909) the "nec plus ultra", barded the latest technologies, such as helicopter Tiger the Rafale or Mirage 2000. En prime les acrobaties époustouflantes de la Patrouille de France (PAF). As a bonus the acrobatics of the Patrouille de France (PAF).

Avaria forces Frecce Tricolori soloist to fall - Google
A slight damage to his jet forced the soloist of the National Aerobatic Patrol Force to abandon the production of Frecce Tricolori of Genoa in the sky this afternoon and return to Columbus. L'avaria si è manifestata subito dopo il primo passaggio sulle navi Costa Pacifica e Costa Luminosa, di cui oggi si è festeggiato il "battesimo" contemporaneo, e non ha messo a repentaglio né il pilota né gli spettatori. The failure was manifested immediately after the first passage on ships Costa Luminosa and Costa Pacifica, which is today celebrated the "baptism" contemporary, and has not jeopardized or the pilot or spectators. I responsabili della Pattuglia Acrobatica non hanno voluto né confermare né smentire la voce raccolta in ambienti aeroportuali, secondo cui l'avaria sarebbe stata provocata dall'urto di un uccello, forse un gabbiano, Patrol leaders were unwilling Acrobatica neither confirm nor deny the item collection in airport environments, that the damage was caused dall'urto of a bird, maybe a gull, ...

Win tickets to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford - thisisgloucestershire.co.uk, UK
This years Royal International Air Tattoo takes place over the weekend of the 18th & 19th of July and organisers are promising a vintage show following the disappointment of last year's washed out event. A rare appearance by the legendary Vulcan bomber ...

Military news in brief - Times Online, UK
The prize is an aerobatic flight with the Blades — a formation display team made up of former Red Arrow pilots — who were recently featured on the TV show The Apprentice. Film your own impersonations of The Blades' manoeuvres and then log on to ...

Organizer brings back popular show - London Free Press, Canada
"We're going to have an aerobatic air show, amphibious cars on the pond and a predator birds demonstration," he said. "It's going to be a blast." Plunkett's fundraiser is also known for its nostalgic concerts and there's going to be one tonight ...

Falls air show winds up propellers, turns back clock - Hamilton Spectator
The show will also include a Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane -- both Allied fighters -- and a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.

Angelina veterans recall storming beaches at Normandy - Lufkin Daily News, TX
B-17 waist gunner Lowell Reid, 20, in his Nazi prison camp mugshot. He spent 11 months as a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down. Nearly 85, he is now retired in Lufkin. Sixty-five years to the day, Tucker sat in a chair at his home and shared ...

Tant: Remembering Daddy's war: D-Day in a B-17 - Online Athens, GA
For Neal Tant, D-Day was all too real as he lived "the longest day" in the cramped confines of the ball turret of a B-17 bomber. It was Daddy's last mission of the war, and he ended his military service as a participant in an operation that proved to ...

Cody native assembled, repaired and test-flew gliders used in D ... - The Casper Star Tribune, WY
"It was real good, especially in the first thing we ever put together to fly in," Feyhl said. "Made it more interesting." Six months later, Feyhl and thousands of other soldiers sailed from the East Coast to the British Isles aboard the ocean liner ...

D-Day transformed world and local lives - Daily Comet, LA
A waist gunner in a B-17 bomber, Marcello said he was ready for D-Day, which had been delayed from June 4 because of bad weather. But like most soldiers, he was surprised by the location. He had spent the previous week or so bombing the French coast ...

Flypast marks anniversary - Haverhill Echo, UK
By Derek Bish VETERANS, relatives and villagers came together to witness a low-level fly-past by a Lancaster bomber and commemorate 20 years since the unveiling of the memorial stone at RAF Wratting Common. Around 150 people were there to see landowner ...

Red Bull Air Race World Championship - Clinton News Record, Canada
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship, a thrilling aerobatic motorsport showcasing speed, precision and skill, reaches full throttle on June 13 and 14. Thousands of spectators are expected to come out to witness the world's best pilots like Pete ...

Ace's collection spared auction block from Air Force Times - News
Brig. Gen. Robin Olds made his name by shooting down enemy aircraft and conventional wisdom alike.

Local students receive scholarships from pilot association - The Salinas Californian, CA
Alonso's award will help defray that cost of tuition and help show the banks who can loan him the rest that he is a serious aviator worthy of their support. Alonso would love to fly for the Navy or Marines. The South County Airport Pilots Association, ...

USS Indianapolis group planning a run-walk event - Indianapolis Star, United States
By Melissa Tussing The USS Indianapolis Survivors Memorial Organization announced Friday the group wants to hold a commemorative run and walk next year. As years pass and the number of survivors from the naval catastrophe slowly dwindles, ...

Hanger 25 Air Museum; Big Spring, TX from FenceCheck Forums
Hawker Hurricanes from FenceCheck Forums
T-6 / SNJ / Texan / Harvard from FenceCheck Forums
Glacier Girl (P-38) by kcmadr

Indiana Aviation

Rolls-Royce Expands In Indianapolis from Aero-News Network
New North American Headquarters Opens In Indy Rolls-Royce formally opened its new North American headquarters for On-Wing Care Thursday. It is the latest facility to open in a global Rolls-Royce network of aviation repair and overhaul service centers. Located at the Indianapolis International Airport, the state-of-the-art facility represents US$1 million of company investment and is the sixth Rolls-Royce facility to be opened in Indianapolis, Indiana.


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