Plans for Blue Angels air show to take off - St. Cloud Times | Gates will open at 8 am, and events start at 11 am The air show showcasing Navy and Marine Corps aviation is making its first St. Cloud appearance…
Thunderbirds at Eglin Air Force Base - Fox10TVThunderbirds at Eglin Air Force Base.
Thunderbirds gear up for weekend show - WALA-TV FOX10 (WALA) - The Air Force's premier flying team, the Thunderbirds, are preparing for their big show at Eglin Air Force Base . The group arrived Thursday to ...
CV-22 Crash in Afghanistan from Ares by Robert Wall | The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has lost its first CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor in a crash in Afghanistan. The cause of the crash is unknown, NATO says. It is the first operational loss of a Bell-Boeing V-22, although the program was plagued by accidents during its development. Three U.S. service members and a civilian died in the CV-22 crash, which went down seven miles west of Qalat City, in Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan, according to NATO. Others were injured and taken to hospital for treatment…
30th annual Florida International Air Show in Punta Gorda - If you've never attended an air show before, it's time to be blown away by the acrobatics of pilots who absolutely want to knock your socks off.
Air Show And Sharpshooting Celebrates The Indonesian Air Force Anniversary - Jakarta Globe | The Indonesian Air Force celebrated its 64th anniversary with an air show and sharpshooting exhibition at Halim Perdana Kusuma airport in East Jakarta on ...
Sun 'n Fun sponsors top $1 million | General Aviation News by Janice Wood - Despite a challenging economy that has hit aviation particularly hard, a record number of companies are providing cash and in-kind support totaling more than $1 million for the 2010 Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo, ...
Sun n Fun Includes EAA Member Events from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Making the most of your time at Sun N Fun could involve some careful planning for EAA members attending next week April 13-18, 2010, at Lakeland (Fla.) Linder Regional Airport. EAA Chapter Social - Wednesday, April 14, after air show, at EAA Partner/Advertiser pavilion. EAA Chairman/President Tom Poberezny will be visiting. Topics include new youth initiatives; International Learn to Fly Day; new chapter support programs; Harrison Ford Challenge scholarship offering; and more. EAA Founder Paul Poberezny is also expected to attend…
Former pilot to speak at civic center - Muskogee Daily Phoenix | He owns a team within the new Rocket Racing League in which pilots fly manned, rocket powered aircraft in a three dimensional track in the sky. ...
Hornet Museum Recalls Doolittle Raid - Alameda Sun | Jimmy Doolittle's B-25 Mitchell Bombers prepared for action in this April 18, 1942 photo. The USS Hornet Museum will commemorate the "Doolittle Raid" with a ...
Restored B-17 bomber visits Torrance Municipal Airport - Daily Breeze | The Experimental Aircraft Association is bringing their B-17 Aluminum Overcast to Torrance Airport this weekend for viewing, ...
Red Tail Angels fly into Holloman history from F-22 Raptor news |April 8, 2010 (by Arlan Ponder) - On April 9, 2010, military history will once again be made in New Mexico as one of the most revered fighter squadrons of World War II makes Holloman its new home. Known as the "Red Tail Angels" by bomber crews of the 15th Air Force, who they flew in support of over the skies of Europe, the famed 301st Fighter Squadron will relocate from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. to Holloman where its reserve members will form a classic association with active duty military members from the 49th Fighter Wing…
NAS Oceana from FenceCheck Forums - From today's airshow demo practice... Photo by Liza
Video: Women in Aviation Conference - why aviation as a career?
from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | WAI Conference Attendees Offer Their Perspectives on the Aviation Industry - On February 25th through February 27th, 2010, the Women in Aviation International organization held their 21st annual conference; over 3,000 women and men gathered at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort to celebrate the 2010 WAI Conference theme, "Aviation Its a Small World." Developed in 1990, Women in Aviation, International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women throughout aviation career sectors and interests…
Skywatch Friday by Andy | Lacking some sky subject matter this year, so am resorting to checking out some of last years days out…… These are from the Air Show at Cosford, June 2009 showing the RAF Red Arrows doing what they do!……. I liked this one, "Out of the Smoke"!…. sets the scene!……
The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club Showing at Sun N Fun from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The Legend of Pancho Barnes, directed by Amanda Pope, has won the Audience Award at the 16th Annual San Luis Obispo Film Festival. This prestigious award is voted on by actual real live, ordinary people who saw the film at the festival, so it's especially wonderful to be recognized. Plus, this is a back-to-back win, since the film recently won the audience award at the Big Muddy Film Festival. Way to go Pancho! …
Mailbag: LBJ, Titanium and Houston, we have a solution. from Flightblogger by Jon Ostrower | On Thursday, morning I came across a classic newsreel of President Lyndon Johnson announcing the existence of the A-11 (he meant to say A-12) interceptor on March 2, 1964. The 2,000 mph, FL700 aircraft was the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird. Johnson discussed the advancements the the A-11 would bring to both the development of both military and civil aircraft, including the Supersonic Transport (SST) being developed in the US by Boeing and Lockheed…
Young pilot has eyes on skies - Appeal-Democrat | He's been flying about once a week, using airplanes owned by the Beale Aero Club. "Every kid that wants to be an aviator dreams of flying at 16 years of age ...
Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - One of the toughest targets in North Vietnam during the long war there was the Thanh Hoa Bridge over the Song Ma River. The bridge was a massive steel truss and concrete structure that carried a railroad down the center and a two lane road way on each side and was a major supply choke point from Hanoi and the harbor of Haiphong. Crossing the river at its narrowest point, sharp limestone ridges on each side gave it the nickname Ham Rong, or "Dragon's Jaw" as the American pilots referred to it. Because of its strategic nature on the supply route to the battlefields along the DMZ and to the Viet Cong in South Vietnam, the Thanh Hoa Bridge was a significant target and was recognized as such by the North Vietnamese who protected the area with some of the densest antiaircraft defenses outside of Hanoi and Haiphong…
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