Freedom Fest 2010 includes fundraiser, three events in one location - WKBT
Freedom Fest combines the Deke Slayton Airfest, the Veterans Memorial Ride and the Freedom Honor Flight. But this event is more than just entertainment. ...
Wings Over South Texas Air Show - KIII TV3
Why not make it out to the 2010 Wings Over South Texas Air Show at NAS Kingsville. A great lineup is planned including the Blue Angels, Viper East, ...
Thunder in the Valley: Three in a Row for AviationBull from AviationBull
For the third year running, Jon lead an AviationBull expedition to Columbus, GA's Thunder in the Valley Air Show this weekend. It's a bit of a smaller show, but it's always a fun time! Read on here for an overview and watch for a couple other topics big enough to warrant their own stories. ...
2010 Joint Services Open House from Kings Media
French Air Force Alpha Jet Solo Display Dates 2010 by Flightline UK
LIVE: News And Commentary From Santiago's Fidae Air And Space Show - NASDAQ
The laws of physics have to be re-written," said an awestruck spectator at the air show Wednesday after watching the US Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter jet ...
Two Hometown Heroes to Fly with Golden Knights from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE AL- A Prattville AL firefighter and a local student were notified Tuesday they were selected to fly with the U.S. Army Golden Knights as part of its Hometown Hero program.
Michael Whaley, a battalion commander with the Prattville Fire Department, and Robert Mitchell, a student at Auburn University Montgomery, are scheduled to fly on-board the aircraft with the Golden Knights on March 26 as part of the preparations for the Maxwell Open House and Air Show.
Red Arrows Grounded Following Mid-Air - AVweb
Both pilots survived, one with injuries, when two Royal Air Force Red Arrows BAE Hawk jets collided while ...
Inside the mind of a Red Arrows pilot - The Guardian
Stunt pilot Mike Ling is in hospital after his Red Arrows jet was involved in a mid-air collision. Here a former Red Arrow explains what may have happened ...
New Red Arrows crash footage emerges - BBC News
The BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Greece explains how two Red Arrows planes collided in mid-air, as new amateur footage of the crash emerges. ...
Stunt pilot Mike Ling is in hospital after his Red Arrows jet was involved in a mid-air collision. Here a former Red Arrow explains what may have happened ...
New Red Arrows crash footage emerges - BBC News
The BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Greece explains how two Red Arrows planes collided in mid-air, as new amateur footage of the crash emerges. ...
Red Bull Air Race: Ones to Watch From www.redbull.comThe 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship kicks off in Abu Dhabi this weekend, and the competition for the title will be hotter than ever this year.
With Mike Mangold and Glen Dell retiring from the championship after the 2009 season, fresh blood was needed for this year – enter Adilson Kindlemann and Martin Sonka. We meet the new pilots and run the rule over those gunning for the world title.
Kindlemann (pictured, above right) gets his chance in the Air Race after winning his Super Licence at the Qualification Camp in Casarrubios, Spain last October. The 36-year-old from Curitiba, Brazil is the first South American to compete in the series. ...
Ivanoff unveils futuristic 'flight of fantasy' Edge in Abu Dhabi From www.redbullairrace.com
As the 15 Red Bull Air Race pilots took to the track for the first round of training in Abu Dhabi, all eyes were on French pilot Nicolas Ivanoff's beautifully streamlined Edge 540. As the infamous orange machine made its way to the gridstand, the chatter among the other teams began. ...
As the 15 Red Bull Air Race pilots took to the track for the first round of training in Abu Dhabi, all eyes were on French pilot Nicolas Ivanoff's beautifully streamlined Edge 540. As the infamous orange machine made its way to the gridstand, the chatter among the other teams began. ...
RACE TEAM NEWS - Training in Abu Dhabi
CAF to offer Warbird rides at Sun 'n Fun from General Aviation News
Among the thousands of aircraft descending on Florida's Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) for this year's Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, which will be held April 13-18, will be historic military aircraft flown by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF). ...
DC-3: Getting Excited for Oshkosh! from AviationBull
One of my favorite acts at Thunder in the Valley was a DC-3, N143D. It was gorgeous looking, appeared well maintained, and it was given a position of honor at show center. I've always loved the DC-3 and enjoyed watching this one fly. ...
Education events for entire family slated during Doolittle Reunion from General Aviation News
Learn how to prepare for a mission like the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders did, participate in a hands-on activity with B-25s on the deck of an aircraft carrier, or see how a radial engine works during Family Day at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force April 17. ...
'Aluminum Overcast' heads to Phoenix from General Aviation News
AluminumOvercastEAA's B-17 bomber "Aluminum Overcast" will be flying missions at the Deer Valley Airport (DVT) in Phoenix, Arizona, April 2- 4, at a tour stop hosted by EAA Warbirds Squadron 20.
"Aluminum Overcast" will be making its first tour stop of the year at Deer Valley Airport and will visit more than 30 cities during the 2010 campaign. The tour stop at Deer Valley coincides with the 75th anniversary of the B-17 and will no doubt be a great event for the Phoenix area, officials with EAA Warbirds Squadron 20 said. ...
A special film screening of "Pappy Boyington Field," a documentary about the Idaho airfield, will be held in Boise to commemorate National Medal of Honor Day, March 25, as well as Idaho native Pappy Boyington.
Boyington was the leader of the famed Black Sheep Squadron in the Pacific during World War II. An ace fighter pilot, prisoner of war and Medal of Honor recipient, Boyington chronicled his adventures during the war in his best-selling book, "Baa Baa Black Sheep." The book later became the basis for a television series in the 1970s, which starred Robert Conrad.
Kevin Gonzalez, a first-time filmmaker and former Marine, decided to film the documentary after becoming ...
Pilot Robert White Dies from Planenews Aviation News Portal
LOS ANGELES: Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert M. White, who flew high enough as a test pilot in an X-15 rocket plane to earn astronaut wings in the early 1960s, has died at age 85. White died March 17, NASA said in a statement. His son, Greg White, told the Orlando Sentinel and the Los Angeles Times that his father died in his sleep in Orlando, Fla. White was a veteran combat pilot before he came to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and began flying X-15s in the hypersonic, high-altitude research program that contributed to the U.S. space effort.
Women Pilots from 8 Countries and 3 Continents Established a New Aviation Record from WAI Connect Blog
[News Release] On March 8 and throughout the week of March 6 to March 12, 2010, to celebrate the Centennial of Licensed Women Pilots, women pilots from 8 countries on 3 continents introduced a record number of girls and women, age 2 to 70, to the joys of flying. They conducted the flights in balloons, gliders, ultralights, airplanes and helicopters. During women pilots' week, a total of 225 ...
Female Pilots with Attitude - Washington Post (blog)
While writing about her yesterday, I was reminded about another aviatrix I wrote about six years ago, Jean Ross Howard Phelan. A firecracker who was one of ...
The New Viking Air Twin Otter - Fly Away Simulation
The Twin Otter, or "Twotter" as some call it, earned its mark in aviation history through countless hours of service to some of the world's most dangerous ...
A Cold War Spy Craft, the Updated U-2 Dodges Retirement - NYTimes.com
Four years ago, the Pentagon was ready to start retiring the plane, which took its first test flight in 1955. But Congress blocked that, saying the plane was still useful.
And so it is. Because of updates in the use of its powerful sensors, it has become the most sought-after spy craft in a very different war in Afghanistan.
As it shifts from hunting for nuclear missiles to detecting roadside bombs, it is outshining even the unmanned drones in gathering a rich array of intelligence used to fight the Taliban. ...
Super Hornets – long flight to Australia from AVIATION-NEWS
The historic first flight of Air Force's Super Hornets into their home base, RAAF Amberley, will occur this Friday, 26 March 2010. Minister for Defence Senator John Faulkner will formally welcome the new aircraft to Australia during a ceremony at Amberley, along with RAAF members, Industry representatives and community leaders. The F/A-18F Super Hornets are the Air [...]
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After the dismal performance of the naval fighter pilots during the Rolling Thunder campaign in Vietnam between 1964 to 1968, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Thomas Moorer, ordered a wide-ranging and critical review of US Navy air-to-air missile performance during the first half of the war. He put in charge of the study Captain Frank Ault, who served as captain of the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea in 1966-67. During Ault's command of the Coral Sea, his ...
March 24 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1917 -- German Ace Leutnant Renatus Theiller was killed in action when his Albatros D.III was shot down by a Sopwith 1½ Strutter of 70 Squadron. ...
Pupils given a flying start at the Yorkshire Air Museum - The Press, York
Every year, hundreds of local schoolchildren get lessons in wartime history at the Yorkshire Air Museum, at Elvington, near York. ...
Russian jets bomb ice-clogged rivers from Military Photos
A total of 15 Sukhoi fighter planes and Mi-8 combat helicopters have been deployed to bomb ice blocking rivers in Siberia and far Eastern regions to prevent flooding, defence spokesman Vladimir Drik told the state-run Ria Nowosti news agency Wednesday. ...
First Reusable Commercial Spacecraft On The Horizon - E Canada Now
In a joint effort Virgin Galactic and aerospace designer Burt Rutan created the spacecraft with the intent of creating a space tourism industry. ...
Top of 24 Hours for March 25, 2010 from AIRFIGHTERS.COM - Top Photos of the Day
PHOTO: Northrop Grumman releases new X-47B pic from The DEW Line
Duxford - Shot-Up B-17 flyby from Warbirds Online
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