Friday, November 13, 2009

Indy Transponder 13-NOV-09 0100z


Dubai Air Show continues to soar - AME Info
The display will feature the Italian Airforce's Frecce Tricolori and Patrouille de France aerobatic teams, displaying the capabilities of the Aermacchi ...

Blue Angels: Show lineup, parking, what to take - Pensacola News Journal
David Graham in a Heritage Flight formation with a P-47 Thunderbolt piloted by Tom Gregory. • "Fat Albert," the Blue Angels' C-130, ... The first woman to become a Red Arrows pilot said today she had been inspired to join the RAF by her father. Flight Lieutenant Kirsty Moore, 32, ...

Suryakirans thrill Nagpurians - Times of IndiaDespite clouds playing spoilsport, the spectacular show by Indian Air Force aerobatic team Suryakiran and skydiving team Akash Ganga
still managed to thrill the visitors at Air Force station Sonegaon on Wednesday. Presence of clouds over the last two days did not allow the team to practice properly and even put a question mark on the show itself. But the truncated performance by Suryakirans, who avoided the vertical manoeuvres owing to cloud cover, left spectators wanting more. ...

Tight security for air show - GulfNews
The team deployed to secure the air show is composed of 1343 male and 72 female police officers. The teams are stationed around the location. ...

A new countdown, a new list by EAA Staff
We spent much of the fall planning "what's next" for AirVenture site improvements and enhancements. While the list isn't nearly as long or extensive as what you saw for last summer's event, it's still pretty significant and you'll notice it on the grounds in 2010.One thing I like about this year's to-do list is that nearly all the projects relate directly to making everyone's experience at ...

Gary Sinise to attend EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh - Chicago Tribune
The concert is being sponsored by EAA Warbirds of America and the Disabled American Veterans. DAV National Commander Bobby Barrera says Sinise is a longtime ...

A day to remember - Ocala
As clouds of smoke floated into the crowd, a buzz signaled approaching airplanes - the Leeward Air Ranch Warbirds, conducting a fly-over of the ceremony as ...

Veterans Honored Aboard Hornet - Alameda Sun
An Army B-25 takes off from the deck of USS Hornet on its way to take part in the Doolittle Raid on April 1942, the first US air raid on Japan. ...

In heat of battle, pilot stayed cool - TheNewsTribune.com
During the war, Nelson flew the B-17 bomber, dubbed "the big-ass bird," because its vertical stabilizer was so big. Nelson grew up in south Tacoma, ...

Veteran tells tale of courage - NorthJersey.com
To hear another World War II veteran, former Army B-17 radio operator Vincent Fugarazzo, speak about his experiences during the war, including his time as a ...

War Stories and Memories - Fairfax Connection
Jerry Wolf of Springfield was an Army Air Corps B-17 top-turret gunner who was shot down in 1944 and imprisoned in Germany. Carl Hall of Arlington was an ...

'Mormon Mustang' pilot valiant in war, faithful in Church - Mormon Times
Brother Wright, who has flown P-51 Mustang planes in three separate wars, gladly accepted the invitation for another chance to fly in the restored plane. ...

Warplanes stir old memories - Welland Tribune
The flypast, organized by 434 Wing of the Air Force Association of Canada, brought back memories for many of the veterans and people who lived through the ...

WASPs - All Things Aviaton
During World War II, just as now, the various military branches were short of men to serve in the military. With thousands of new aircraft rolling off of the assembly lines like the one at Willow Run Airport in Detroit, crews to deliver these aircraft to bases overseas simply were not available. Yesterday on Veterans day [...]

WWII-era plane makes emergency landing - Air Force Times
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A fighter plane from the World War II-era flying over Whatcom County for Veterans Day safely made an emergency landing at Bellingham International Airport after smoke filled the cockpit.The P-51 Mustang was doing flyover as part of an event at the Heritage Flight Museum and was preparing to land when a resistor in the cockpit overheated, says Greg Anders, the pilot and the museum's executive director.Anders tells The Bellingham Herald that smoke started coming from the resistor cover so he shut down the electrical system and made the emergency landing. Aside from the burned cover, the plane had no damage.Anders says the plane will remain grounded until it's determined what caused the resistor to overheat.

Gig Harbor teen's war memorabilia collection featured in Fox Island exhibit - TheNewsTribune.com
Otto's uncle, Ben, served as one of 10 crew members aboard a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortess bomber. Josh Otto has been collecting war memorabilia since he was ...

Registration now open for Korean War 60th Anniversary activities at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - National Museum of the USAF
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force wants to make sure veterans who served in the "Forgotten War" are remembered and honored throughout 2010. The museum has partnered with other organizations in the Dayton area to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War with special events and the opening of the museum's renovated Korean War exhibit area.
Korean War veteran groups as well as individual veterans and their families can register now for the following events:
  • Dinner Under the Wings and Exhibit Opening on Thursday, June 24, 2010 ...
  • Freedom's Call Military Tattoo on Friday, June 25, 2010...
  • Korean War Memorial Ceremony on Saturday, June 26, 2010 ...
A national meeting in June at the airbase - Provence
Colonel Adam, commander of the BA 125, refine the program in early 2010 and expects the participation of the Patrouille de France for ...

Veteran's Museum Gets Big Gift this Veteran's Day - WAAY
The H-13 was restored by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation. They spent the past 4 years and over 4000 man-hours to restore the aircraft to the condition ...

Passenger plane to be crashed in desert for Channel 4 documentary - Daily Mail
Plane Crash is expected to give scientists invaluable information about how aircraft react in potentially fatal accidents. Middle of nowhere: Dennis Quaid ...

TAKE TO THE SKIES AT FITCHBURG AIRPORT - Leominster Champion
14, as the Fitchburg Pilots Associaton EAA Chapter 1454 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at Fitchburg Airport. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles ...

NM Astronaut Speaks Saturday - KRWG 90.7
The City of Alamogordo and the Family Recreation Center partnered with the New Mexico Museum of Space History and FLARE (Fellowship of Las Cruces Rocketry ...

Harrier (Harrier, Sea Harrier, AV-8 etc) - Fence Check Forums
2009 Air Race Pictures - www.aafo.com

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