Indy Transponder: Indy Transponder 28-FEB-10 0400z

Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Jumps Into Action from Notes from the field?
Today at 0600 local Hawaii time, the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol – the Civilian Auxiliary of the Air Force – launched 9 Cessna aircraft to initiate tsunami warnings for the islands of Hawaii.
This is a critical mission for the Hawaii wing, they are tasked with being ready to launch within 1 hour of being alerted and according to an article on the Civil Air Patrol media site, they were able...

Air show is a go - Herald Times Reporter
Those military jets will be screaming through the skies once again June 5 and 6 at the Manitowoc County Airport, according to a news release. ...

Northern Ireland International Airshow BACK ON! - UK Airshow News ...
We've heard from a couple of display pilots that the Northern Ireland International Airshow at ...

Polish MiG-29 to return to RAF Leuchars Airshow - UK Airshow News ...
Francois Brevot reports from the European Airshow Council Convention on Twitter that the Polish Air Force MiG-29 will return to the RAF Leuchars Airshow in 2010. The solo display has been a popular addition to the flying display in 2006 ...

Dhruv helicopter crashlands while rehearsing for air show - dnaindia.com
An Advanced Light Helicopter 'Dhruv' of the Indian Air Force today crash-landed in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district while rehearsing for the 'Vayu Shakti' air power show to be held there tomorrow.
The helicopter was part of the Sarang Helicopter Display Team of the IAF and was rehearsing for tomorrow's air show, when the incident occurred, IAF officials said here.
"Both pilots are safe after they had to make a controlled crash-landing due to loss of power in the chopper," they added. The IAF has ordered a Court of Inquiry to look into the reasons behind the incident, the officials said. ...

Friday - Sunday, Apr 30, 2010 - May 2, 2010 - CENTRAL SIERRA HELICOPTER MEET, GROVELAND, CA from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events
Annual Central Sierra Helicopter Meet. April 30 May 1 & 2 2010, is the date for our fifth year Helicopter meet. This is an all Helicopter event. Thru the years, the event has been very successful, and this year will be even more exciting. We will have several factory ships some giving lessons and rides. We will have reps from...

Whitianga Festival of Speed: We're going boat racing – you're invited - Power Boat - World
The skies were constantly busy with almost continuous aerobatics performed by the RNZAF's Red Checkers, Warbirds and YAK pilots, not to mention fabulous ...

Flying Tiger Reunion - Geneseo 2008 Air Show - Flying Tigers News
The show was advertised as the "P-40 Flying Tigers Reunion" with other interesting and rare planes such as the B-24 OL 9247, the famed B-17F Memphis Belle (replica made from from an actual B-17G model), this replica was used in the ...

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Female WWII pilot overlooked no more - Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
During the course of what ended up being a relatively brief career with WASP, Mace flew seven different types of aircraft, including the B-25. ...

Washington woman to receive civilian honor - Seattle Post Intelligencer
"I thought this would be kind of fun," she said, adding it was also a requirement for women to fly in the military. "You'll find many of the WASPs came in ...

87-year-old flies P-51 Mustang over Gulf Shores - For the first time in 60 years, Charlie Northrop takes to the skies as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour at Jack Edwards Airport from The Kathryn Report
Charlie Northrop got to do something on Thursday morning that he hasn't done in more than 60 years. With the skies blue, the air crisp and on a perfect day for flying, the 87-year-old Army Air Corps veteran jumped into the co-pilot seat of a P-51 Mustang and went for a ride. ...

Short Miriam Tribute - Part One from www.354thpmfg.com
... This would be the first of four airfields he would fly from in France. When he arrived at A-2, Davis never got to practice in the new P-51; he would have to go on his first mission never having flown in the Mustang. "I was so intent on staying on my element leader's wing that he shot down a ME-109 on my first mission and I didn't even know it." At this point, Lt. Davis didn't have his own aircraft, so he would fly Capt. Jim O'Conner's on most of the early missions. He had a close call at this first airstrip when his engine starting running rough on the return flight. The engine eventually died and he had to "dead stick" the landing with no power, and when his crew removed the cover from the engine, light showed through it on both sides. The Packard-built Merlin V-1650-3 engine had thrown two pistons and ripped a hole clear through the block. ...

Wall holds son's study for father's World War II history - NOLA.com
TALES UNEARTHED: Bivins Sr., who was 21 when he enlisted, completed his training to be a B-25 bomber pilot and was sent to fight in the North African ...

Ray Pencek, downed airman hid from Germans in WWII - Atlanta Journal Constitution
After Sgt. Ray Pencek bailed out of his flak-battered B-17 Flying Fortress on Jan. 11, 1944, he spent eight months hiding from the Gestapo ...

The Story of Larry C Thornton, MIA in Laos, Continues from Remembering World War Two Airmen
After a recent posting about Master Sgt. Larry C. Thornton, whose memorial I came across by chance at the Iona Cemetery during a run a few weeks back, I have found out more about him.
A new friend of mine who operates his MIA page on on an MIA/POW webring contacted me and told me that Larry has a building named for him down at Hill Air Force Base in Roy, Utah. Here are photos ...

Skellig Michael, 27 February 1944 - Landscape Photography in Kerry, Ireland
Those 11 men where on a anti-German submarine patrol as part of the United States Navy Fleet Airwing 7 when the Liberator PB4Y -1 aircraft struck the highest point of Skellig Michael, on February 27, at 1.03 am . The aviation fuel in the wing tank exploded and the ammunition on board the aircraft followed immediately . When the lighthouse keeper on the Skellig went out to see what has happened, he saw a huge fireball on the north face of the rock. A search for any survivors began instantly without any result. No wreckage was ever found. ...

Mayors skydive to show support - 7Online WSVN-TV
South Florida Politicians skydived with the Golden Knights to show support for the military. South Florida mayors strapped themselves to US ...

Crash in the 1949 Thompson Trophy Race - cleveland.com via OneRiot.com
This photo is part of the following galleries: Cleveland National Air Races 1929 to 1949 You must accept the terms of service before...

Western Museum of Flight /Celebrity Lecture Seres: Invasion Europe / March 20th from FenceCheck Forums

'Road to Victory' topic of air museum program - The Desert Sun
Historian Ed Gordon will present "Road to Victory," an account of the Allies' march to victory in Europe, at 1 pm today at the Palm Springs Air Museum, ...

Concorde is back!! from Aviation news - Planegrazy
The world's fastest civil airliner sadly flies no more. With this prestigious documentary programme you can fly this beautiful aircraft again. Take your privileged place with the pilots and crew on the actual flight deck of a scheduled British Airways return flight from London to New York.
Captain David Rowland and Senior Flight Engineer Roger Bricknell will take you on a full guided tour of this incredible aircraft, starting with an introduction outside the hangar at London Heathrow and a detailed 'Walk Around' including the nose and visor system which you see working.
During the two flights David and Roger guide you through the systems that enable this aircraft ...

STS-131 Discovery Set for April 5, 2010 from Spaceports
STS-131 Discovery is set for launch on Monday, April 5, 2010 at 6:21 EDT from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida as one of the final four flights of the space shuttle system set for retirement later this year. It will be will be the 38th and second-to-last mission for shuttle Discovery. Discovery will make the final space shuttle flight with STS-124 in the fall. ...