Right after a little bit of air show news,
more stories of aviation history from our Veterans.
Again, thanks to all the Veterans for their service to our country!
more stories of aviation history from our Veterans.
Again, thanks to all the Veterans for their service to our country!
Campaign for final airshow takes off - Macclesfield Express
A POYNTON teenager is leading a campaign to bring back the Woodford Airshow for one last time. With the help of local mps and councillors, 18-year-old Tom ...
Flying high at NAS Jax - Jacksonville Daily Record
... with a yearlong kickoff in January and culminating with a celebration that coincides with the 2010 Sea & Sky Spectacular Air Show returning to NAS Jax. ...
The Patrouille de France at the international exhibition "Dubai Airshow" - Cawa
On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, early afternoon, the Alphajet of the Patrouille de France (PAF) took off from the airbase of Salon-de-Provence ...
World Airshow News Features Airshow Briefs by PhantomAces
There you can read about the 2009 Columbia, MO Salute to Veterans Airshow and Scott AFB Airshow and view pictures from the events. Stay tuned for the 2010 season, and pick up your copy of the magazine today!
Announcing The Scoop Network Photo Contest From The Warriors ... by ssherron
Many of our readers attended this past weekend's Warriors & Warbirds Airshow. No doubt there were some awesome photos and videos taken. We don't want you to keep those photos to yourselves. We want you to share your best shots with all ...
Kyle Franklin & Crew Info via OneRiot.com
Kyle Franklin (29), is one of the youngest airshow professionals in the airshow industry. He is the only son of legendary airshow pilot Jimmy Franklin. ...
Victoria launches bid for Red Bull Air Race by AA Newsroom
Victoria's coalition leader Ted Ballieu announced on November 7 that the state would launch a bid to host the Australian leg of the Red Bull Air Race from 2013. The Coalition government is preparing a proposal which would see the Air ...
Teen aviator owns the sky in a P-47 - East Oregonian
... helping maintain planes used by "Doolittle's Raiders" - 16 bomber crews who stunned the world by flying deep into previously-impenetrable Japanese ...
When Pendleton went to war - East Oregonian
Doolittle's Raiders, fliers who stunned the world by flying into the previously-impenetrable Japanese homeland on a bombing raid in 1942, ...
Bomber pilot remembers years as bridge buster - East Oregonian
Near the beginning of his stint as a World War II pilot, Bob Stangier remembers climbing out of his B-25 bomber and counting the bullet holes in his plane. ...
B-17 Heroes Talked About in Book - The Resident
are really in a category I can't put a label to,"says Travis L. Ayres, author, "The Bomber Boys,"about the B-17 heroes."] by Roger Zotti When Travis L. ...
If these "vets" could talk, oh, the stories they would tell - Suburbanite
Besides these there are many other helicopters and planes at the museum that have played an important part in aviation history. ...
What's Happening Elsewhere - Carroll County Comet
GRISSOM AIR MUSEUM will be open Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day and all veterans including National Guard, Reserves and active duty personnel will receive ...
Armed Forces Day: close up pictures by David Cenciotti
Following the article dealing with the Italian Armed Forces Day celebrations, below you can find some close up pictures of the aircraft and equipment displayed at the Circus Maximus exhibition, taken by Giovanni Maduli on Nov. 8, 2009.
World War II veterans reflect on service - Cedar Valley Daily Times
"We had 26 gas stations around the hangar deck and flight deck, and when the planes fly in, we gas them up, check them off and off they go again," he said. ...
Memorial Services, Closures Mark Veterans Day - KGMI
The Heritage Flight Museum is holding an event today. KGMI is broadcasting live and listeners are asked to call and share thoughts about your loved ones ...
World War II veteran, 89, shares his vast wisdom with Bonney Lake students, staff - TheNewsTribune.com
In April of 1942, months after the bombing, he joined 80 other soldiers — called the Doolittle Raiders — who boarded 16 airplanes and went for destinations ...
Roy Exum: A Real Tribute - The Chattanoogan
As soon as the news of Pearl Harbor came over the radio, he enlisted immediately and soon was flying combat missions in a B-25 over Europe. ...
Class of '40 served, survived: All 153 came back from war - The Salem News
Coleman said another classmate, Clifford Fellows, was a navigator on a B-25 plane that was hit by Japanese fire over Burma, killing the pilot. ...
South Bend-area relatives to attend pilot's burial in Arlington - South Bend Tribune
5, 1942, when his B-25 bomber was shot down while fighting Japanese forces over the South Pacific island of New Guinea. Ron Crawford, 71, was about 4 years ...
Mary Wiedeman: Remembering WWII, Uncle Irvin - Visalia Times-Delta
7, 1941, Uncle Irvin and the B-17 bomber had become synonymous. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dubbed that day as the "Day of Infamy. ...
VW pilot spends two months behind enemy lines in WWII - Times Bulletin
Clem eventually was promoted to 1st Lieutenant and became the pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress named "Our Baby" in the European theater as a member of the ...
Last call for boarding - Royal Oak Daily Tribune
Julius Micek remembers how it felt to finish his 23rd mission as a tail gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress. ...
Daniel Blitz of Manitowoc survived plane crash, 12 months in a POW camp, 185 ... - Green Bay Press Gazette
Plummeting from the sky aboard a battered B-17 bomber, Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Blitz ...
A day to remember: Veteran flies to memorial to honor fallen friends - Belleville News Democrat
Instead of dodging enemy fire in the tail of a B-17, he will be honored for his service with an Honor Flight to visit the ...
Weatherford WWII vet finally at rest - Weatherford Democrat
It's been 65 years since Staff Sgt. Robert Chandler Smart's B-17 went down in the North Sea off the coast of Germany, but it was Sunday the Weatherford ...
Pigs DO fly: Piglet takes to skies in microlight on 100th anniversary of Lord ... - Daily Mail
Free as a... pig: Pilot Tony Hughes checks on Piggles as they fly around Wiltshire Lord Brabazon, who was one of the first men to fly in Britain, ...
XB-36 in color: 2 via The Unwanted Blog SLIDE SHOW: The 12th annual Rusk Veteran's Program - MyWestTexas.com
Scenes from Tuesday's 12th annual Rusk Veteran's Program at the Commemorative Air Force Museum hangar at Midland International Airport. ...
Spectacular slideshow and audio: World War II Bombers & Fighter Planes - 65 Years Later, WWII Fighter Pilot Lives To Tell Harrowing Tale
via Diamond Pilots
.... We spoke with Sutcliffe a few weeks ago at the airport in Norwood, where restored and still flying World War II aircraft stood, wings spread, noses pointed to the runway, were ready to take flight again.
It's part of an ongoing nationwide tour of the bomber and fighter planes, owned and flown by the Stow-based Collings Foundation, which stages with the planes what it calls living history events. ...
Hawker Hunter via OneRiot.com
Sixteen Hunters of the RAF Black Arrows perform aerobatics at the Farnborough Airshow , England. The origins of the Hunter trace back to the Hawker...
Nice But Shallow via www.avweb.com
When I was crawling around Joe Shepherd's nicely restored Electra at AOPA Summit last week, it occurred to me that the new film, Amelia , would be worth a look. We saw it Saturday night in a near empty theater here in Florida. (I don't take that as disinterest in aviation so much as the topic of Earhart itself, which is a steady staple on The History Channel. Viewers may be bored by it.)
Overall impression? I'd give it an eight on a scale of 10. I'd give Hilary Swank a 10 for nailing Earhart's accent and mannerisms, something that taxes the actor's skill to the limit because it's so easy to see through it when it's wrong. The flying scenes were terrific and lavishly shot in South Africa. Hundred million dollar budgets yield that. Reviews I've read flag the film as having a weak script and I agree. It dragged at points and some of the dialog was a little silly. There are rushed scenes, such as the air race segment and the forced Gene Vidal detours that spread the story too wide at the expense of depth.
On This Day in Aviation History: November 10th by Phil Derner Jr.
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