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Seats Open In Pacific Prowler B-25 To Doolittle Reunion from AVweb Top News | The Doolittle Raiders Reunion, set for April 16 to 18 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, is sure to be a memorable event, and now the folks who fly the Pacific Prowler B-25 are offering a chance to ride along with them on their flight to Dayton, Ohio. The Prowler, operated by a nonprofit group based at the Vintage Flying Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, was built in 1944 at North American's Kansas City plant and joined the Army Air Force in 1945.The airplane has been featured in about 80 Hollywood films, including Memphis Belle, Flight of the Phoenix, and Catch 22. "The Pacific Prowler is one of the most stunning B-25s flying today," according to the group's news release. For more information about the available seats, offered on a cost-sharing basis, contact the group via their Web site.

Seaplanes Over Guntersville Annual Fly In from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | On May 21-22, 2010 the City of Guntersville, Guntersville Municipal Airport and the Alabama Water Patrol will sponsor the annual Guntersville Fly In held at the Guntersville Municipal Airport. A new beach area and docks are being prepared for an expected 30 seaplanes at the airport. The air will be filled with seaplanes at Guntersville Alabama airport over the Tennessee River…

More about Rocket Racing at Tulsa air show in April from RLV and Space Transport News | Tulsa Air and Space Museum Announces Partnership with Rocket Racing League® and Inaugural QuikTrip Air & Rocket Racing Show - Rocket Racers to highlight April 24th Event - Tulsa, OK (February 16, 2010) – At a Press Conference Tuesday at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium (TASM), Executive Director Jim Bridenstine announced the first-ever QuikTrip Air and Rocket Racing Show, and a new partnership with the Rocket Racing League® - which will highlight the day's events. The QuikTrip Air and Rocket Show will be held at Tulsa International Airport on Saturday, April 24, 2010, beginning at 9:30am (CT)…

Living History Series begins Thursday - News Chief | Kicking off the series will three distinct groups of aviation heroes from World War II - the Tuskegee Airmen, Thursday through Saturday; the Women Airforce ...

Okemos man's WWII heroism honored today - Lansing State Journal | 1945, Louis Stamatakos saved the lives of the entire crew of the B-17 bomber. Without regard for his personal safety, Dr. Stamatakos balanced ...

Open Cockpit Day at The Aerospace Museum of California from Living the Dream by Julie | Open Cockpit Day for the Aerospace Museum of California was fabulous! I showed off the T-33 by inviting kids and adults to stand on the wing root and view the cockpit. This is what I told them: The T-33 was the first military jet trainer. This particular model was built in 1953. If you take a look at the P-80 Shooting Star, you will notice that the T-33 is basically a stretched P-80…

23 New Rides, Human Slingshot, Planned for Coney Island from Air Race News Watch by editorsdttp@gmail.com | The forthcoming "Luna Park at Coney Island" will supposedly miraculously open in time for Memorial Day Weekend with 19 new rides, including one, Air Race, that will make its worldwide debut! And according to Mayor Bloomberg's office, by summer 2011, the "Scream Zone at Coney Island" will provide additional attractions, including two custom roller coasters, a human slingshot ride, and go-karts. All in all, the city and its partners Central Amusement International (CAI) and renowned ride designer Zamperla, will install 23 new rides by 2011…

Amelia Earhart portrayed in graphic novel: "This Broad Ocean" from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Here's the link to the story: Earhart flies again, graphically speaking MONTPELIER – When Sarah Stewart Taylor was asked to choose a woman to profile for the latest graphic novel by Vermont's cartoon college, there was easily one name that quickly rose to the top of the list. "I've always been fascinated by Amelia Earhart," said Taylor, a fiction novelist from Hartford. "Her disappearance in 1937 really appealed to me, partly because I am a mystery writer."…

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - After a series of accidents and maintenance problems with their McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantoms in the 1973 air show season, the Blue Angels canceled the rest of the season and stood down for an overview of the program by the Secretary of the Navy, John Warner (who would later serve six terms in the US Senate representing the state of Virginia). Warner appointed a panel of six senior flag officers to review the Blue Angels program and they unanimously recommended its continuation as "prime recruiting asset" and the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, wanted a reorganization of the Blue Angels and instituted a review for an aircraft type to replace the F-4s…

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