Friday, April 23, 2010

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This Weekend's Events - Fencecheck

4/24/10 |  NAS JRB Fort Worth Air Power Expo 2010
4/24/10 |  Cancelled - Air Lauderdale 2010
4/24/10 |  Barksdale AFB Airshow - Defenders of Liberty 2010
4/24/10 |  Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show 2010
4/24/10 |  Tulsa Airshow 2010
4/24/10 |  Texoma 100 Air Race 2010
4/24/10 |  WWII Heritage Days 2010
4/24/10 |  Guadalajara Airshow 2010
4/25/10 |  Gathering of Warbirds and Legends 2010
4/25/10 |  Pacific Coast Dream Machines Fly-In & Show 2010

BAFB Air show returns - Shreveport Times
The air show, held Saturday and Sunday, is the one time a year that the base opens its doors to the public. "It's free admission and free parking to the ...

Air show cast has local connections - Shreveport Times
Most military members visiting Barksdale Air Force Base this weekend for its 2010 air show and ...

Preps for the Barksdale "Defenders of Liberty" Air Show - KSLA-TV
They're making sure everything's right for the air show. During fly-overs they check for any possible obstructions. While we were at today's practice, ...


Rocket Racing League Live Webcast of First Public Demonstration Flights of the ... - Space Ref
Star Wars pod racing meets NASCAR as the Rocket Racing League (www.xracing.com) takes to the sky at the QuikTrip Air & Rocket Racing Show in Tulsa, OK. ...

Naval Air Station Fort Worth will put on free air show this weekend - Fort Worth Star Telegram
A free concert by country acts James Otto (a former sailor, incidentally) and Lonestar follows the air show Saturday. The National Weather Service forecasts ...

B-17  bomber brings history to life - The Daily Sound
The mood lightens and the plane's occupants unbuckle and roam about the metal belly of the B-17 Flying Fortress. Sixty-five years ago, the mood would have ...

Memphis Belle star in Bournemouth air festival role - Daily Echo
WHEN Flying Fortress Sally B roars over Bournemouth seafront this summer, the gathered Air Festival crowds will witness a piece of history.
The United States Air Force bomber marks two special anniversaries this year – its 65th birthday and its 35th year of flying in the UK.
In fact, it is the only example in the country that is airworthy.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress operator Elly Sallingboe keeps her in the air thanks to a ...

Warbirds to honour veterans from Northern Star
WARBIRDS will be gracing the skies over Lismore on Anzac Day in a display of aviation prowess and to acknowledge and remember Australia's war veterans.
THREE historical warbirds will be gracing the skies over Lismore on Anzac Day in a display of aviation prowess and to acknowledge and remember the exploits of Australia's war veterans.
A T-28 Trojan and two Yak 52s, supplied by Warbird Aviation Australia Pty Ltd, will be taking ...

WWII aviator to be buried today - Pensacola News Journal
A World War II aviator will be buried in Pensacola today 65 years after he was killed in Germany. Pensacola native Walter Adell McClellan, ...

Gone West: Balloon Altitude Record Holder David Simons from Aero-News Network
Set Record In 1957 As Precursor To The U.S. Space Program David Simons, who in 1957 flew a helium balloon to the edge of space, passed away at his home in Covington, GA on April 5th. He was 87 years old.

Airman MIA from WWII is identified, returned home from Air Force Link Top Stories
The remains of an Airman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors, according to Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office officials.
Tech. Sgt. Walter A. McClellan of the U.S. Army Air Forces will be buried April 23 in his hometown of Pensacola, Fla.
On April 17, 1945, Sergeant McClellan's B-17 Flying Fortress was struck by enemy fighters while on a bombing run against a rail depot in Dresden, Germany. Following the war, U.S. teams attempted to locate the remains of the crew but because the area was under Soviet control, no further searches could be conducted. U.S. Army officials were forced to declare the remains of the "Towering Titan's" crew to be non-recoverable. ...

Reviving memories of a female flier with the right stuff - Buffalo News
"I was walking up a steep hill, and it dawned on me: I was a little part of aviation history. It had never occurred to me," Cowden said. ...

World War II: Dowding Born from militaryhistory.about.com
With the outbreak of World War II, Dowding was quickly thrust into the center of action when he led Fighter Command to victory in the Battle of Britain. During the course of the fighting he became embroiled in a dispute over tactics and clashed with the Air Ministry. ...

April 23 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1965 -- The first operational C-141A is delivered to the Air Force in ceremonies at Travis AFB, California.  The aircraft, nicknamed Golden Bear (63-8088), is assigned to the 1501st Air Transport Wing and was flown to Travis by Gen. Howell M. Estes, Jr., commander of Military Air Transport Service. ...

Rodriguez and Tupper Meet from AcroCamp
More pre-production meetups in the Acro Camp community! Director Steve Tupper met up with camper Jim Rodriguez at Civil Air Patrol's National Legal Officer College near Dallas, Texas yesterday and today. ...

Uncontrolled Airspace #182 "Jeb's Home for Wayward Pilots"
Catching up on some things that were overshadowed by the SnF excitement. Sun 'n Fun wrap-up... reviewing the Polish President's plane crash... and, flying with Amy in the Kitfox. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #182 "Jeb's Home for Wayward Pilots"


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