Indy Transponder: Indy Transponder 11-DEC-09 2315z

Blue Angels Returning to NAS Meridian - WTOK
What a better way to celebrate than with an air show featuring the Navy's elite Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels? ...

Thunderbirds on the Bill for Shaw Air Show - Modelworks Online
Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team will be back at Shaw Air Force Base after a 5-year hiatus, heading next year's ...

Air(show) Assault - Air & Space Magazine
With a Caribou, Mohawk, Bird Dog, Hueys, and Cobras, Army aviators are teaching the loudest history lesson you ever heard.

Navy awards posthumous Flying Cross at Va. event - Daily Press
A World War II aviator posthumously has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Walter Brown's widow, Billie Brown, received the award on his behalf ...

Red Bull Air Race stalls in mid-air - Portugal News
After it was announced the Red Bull Air Race might be taking place in Lisbon instead of Oporto, several institutions from the North have reacted negatively, ...

Fortress flies into Lakefront Airport - FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
Elliott explains driving the B-17 also requires much more in the way of pilot skills. "It's very must a historic, vintage airplane. It's a tail dragger. ...

Milligan remembers air crash victims - York News-Times
The B-17, another four-engine heavy bomber, achieved iconic status during the war and beyond. The P-47 was a tough fighter, effective in air combat and ...

Take to the sky in fighter planes - Camarillo Acorn
The Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing based in Camarillo has a special program to let the public experience flight in an authentic warbird, ...

Happy Anniversary, Civil Air Patrol!- Diamond Pilots
December 1, 2009 — The Civil Air Patrol is celebrating its 68th anniversary today, and the organization's national commander is asking people to say 'thanks' to CAP's 58,000 citizen volunteers for their vigilant service.
The anniversary commemorates the history of service provided by today's CAP throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, including disaster relief efforts, search and rescue missions, and aerospace education. ...

Hugh N. 'Woody' Wood - Union Democrat
He attended public schools and the University of Southern California, then became a decorated US Navy aviator while serving as an aircraft carrier fighter ...

Hatton continues to honor hero - Grand Forks Herald
Eielson's airplane, the Hamilton NC10002, was recovered in 1991 and returned to Fairbanks, where it now is on display at the Alaskaland Pioneer Air Museum. ...

William Lyon opens air museum named after him - Daily Pilot
Lyon Air Museum, next to John Wayne Airport, features aircraft and automobiles from the 1930s and 1940s. By Candice Baker Maj. Gen. William Lyon never fails ...

Museum honors an era - Daily Pilot
The Lyon Air Museum broke ground in 2007, after the retired Air Force general realized a way to fulfill his dual passions for aviation history and for ...

Loose Lips: Cardoza's Blue Dog credentials - Merced Sun-Star
Castle Air Museum is upset, it seems, about the possibility of a high-speed rail maintenance yard at Castle Commerce Center that might push out the museum. ...

The Boeing chase planes - AirSpace
With the 787 Dreamliner's first flight fast approaching, I thought I'd shed some light on one of the key components of the day - the cool chase planes! ...

Warplanes to visit Charlotte - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
PUNTA GORDA - Florida Warbirds, EAA Warbird Squadron 24, has announced the inaugural Warbird Weekend on Jan. 23-24 at Charlotte County Airport in Punta ...

VIDEO: Restored Russian-designed fighter jet goes on first test flight - Kathryn's Report
ROCKFORD (WREX) - The Russian-designed fighter jet being restored by a Rockford company goes on its first test flight at Chicago Rockford International Airport.
The jet took off for about a 45-minute test flight around 3:15 p.m. Thursday. ...[video]

Holiday spirit takes to the streets - Herald Zeitung
A fly over by the Commemorative Air Force will coordinate its appearance with the appearance of the military joint services float. ...

EAA News - Create the 'Must-Have' T-Shirt for AirVenture 2010! - airventure
November 23, 2009 — Got an original idea for a new T-shirt slogan or design for AirVenture 2010? We're collecting your ideas on Oshkosh365 now through Friday, December 18, so visit the site for details, then post your idea to the thread ...

On This Day in Aviation History: December 11th - NYCAviation.com

Program lets young aviation enthusiasts take to the skies ... by yoursewickley
All pilots in the Young Eagles program explain the safe operation of airplanes and principles of flight before the short trips, but LaVoie and Schaefer say the fun really starts when the kids get in the air. ...

Mattapoisett teen earns prestigious Civil Air Patrol award by Diamond Pilots
State Rep. Bill Straus, D-Mattapoisett, presents CPAP Cadet 2nd Lt. Heidi Schneider of Mattapoisett with the Billy Mitchell Award in Plymouth last month. State Rep. Vinny deMachedo, R-Plymouth, is to the right. ...

WAC Christmas Trial Flights and Scholarship Promotion - AeroHub by graeme on 12/10/09
We are now cranking up the programme to promote sales of Gift Vouchers for Trial Flights and our Flight Scholarship.
You can play an important part in the campaign. ...

A400M Airborne [updated with pics and video] - Ares
The Airbus Military A400M is now on its first flight. It is a milestone two decades in the making and takes the European airlifter an important step forward. ...

VIDEO: Airbus A400M, airborne - The DEW Line
Airbus A400M takes to the sky! - FlightBlogger

X-51 Waverider makes first captive flight - AviationDayton
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE,Ohio – The X-51 Waverider, designed to demonstrate a revolutionary jet engine, successfully made its first test flight Wednesday in Califoria, tucked securely under the wing of a B-52H carrier ship. ...

Grissom week in photos: 11 Dec - Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
This week's photo highlights slideshow features events from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. This weekly feature showcases events taking place at the base as well as the activities of the dedicated military and civlian workforce of the 434th Air Refueling Wing. To view the slideshow, click here.
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