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Snowbirds bid adieu with show - Comox Valley Record
The Snowbirds finished pre-season training in the Comox Valley during the weekend — but not before getting a chance to meet their fans and show off their formations and manoeuvres one last time.

The Snowbirds performed above Goose Spit on Saturday morning and signed autographs for fans of all ages at the Comox Valley Air Force Museum.

"Today is really special for us because it's our dress rehearsal," said Capt. Marc Velasco, public affairs officer for the squadron. "It's our time to really show...

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Albert Lee Appliance, Boeing take Seafair sponsorship roles - Seattle Times
Seafair announced Wednesday that Albert Lee Appliance will headline Seafair's hydroplane races and Boeing will sponsor the Seafair Air Show. ...

400000 expected for weekend 'AirFest 2010' - Inland Empire News
Other demonstrations and static aircraft displays will round out 'AirFest 2010'. There is no admission or parking fee for the 2-day event. ...

Tulsa museum apologizes for air show issues - Tulsa World
The Tulsa Air and Space Museum board of directors issued an apology for traffic issues from a Saturday air show.
Organizers estimated QuikTrip Air and Rocket Racing Show attendance at more than 40,000, a turnout that led to a huge and lengthy traffic jam leading into the museum near Mohawk Park. ...

Rocket Racers are go: two aircraft put on a show in Tulsa from Engadget
This isn't the first time that would-be competitors in the Rocket Racing League have taken to the skies, but the ...

Tulsa Air and Rocket Racing Show - FB Photos

Frecce Ticolori in camera - Google Translator
Skip the traditional appointment with the public on 1 May with Pam, but on Saturday 11 and Sunday, September 12, 2010 to celebrate 50th season in acrobatic...

Video: SSG Borger talks about his new world record - armygoldenknights's
In this new video, SSG Ben Borger describes what actions took place on 14 Apr 2010. With the team work of the USAF's 97th Airlift Wing and many others the new record could not be possible. SSG Borger tells of his ...

Red Bull Air Race pilots reflect in their blogs on Perth accident from www.redbullairrace.com
Paul Bonhomme, Nigel Lamb, Matt Hall and Michael Goulian have posted illuminating blogs on their own websites reflecting upon Adilson Kindlemann's accident in Perth, the first in Red Bull Air Race World Championship history after 45 incident-free races. Aside from their obvious joy that Kindlemann emerged from the accident unscathed, all four pilots were full of praise over the lightening speed of the rescue operation. They also said it showed that Red Bull Air Race's uncompromising emphasis on safety paid off. In his blog, Bonhomme said he has been ...

Saturday, May 8, 2010 - Florida Flying Gator's Spring Fly-in, Groveland, FL from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events
Everyone is welcome to join us for a day of fun flying and contests. Fly in and have a burger. Maps can be found

Pilot had run-ins with Glenn Miller, FDR's son - The Desert Sun
Two months later, he was summoned to the colonel's office, who produced a letter from a high-ranking general.
"The letter said that, 'Sgt. Wilbur B. Eaton is assigned to a new sergeant training program set up by Congress,'" Eaton said.
As it turned out, the military was not getting enough volunteers from the colleges to take up flight training, so the training program was opened up to enlisted men with the rank of sergeant.
Eaton said 2,500 "flying sergeants" entered pilot training — those who survived the tough training graduated as staff sergeants, he said.
Eaton was assigned to the 7th Photo Reconnaissance Group at Colorado Springs, Colo.
Once overseas, the staff sergeant pilots were granted equal standing with their college counterparts. ...

April 28 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1958 -- After an in-flight explosion, 1st Lt. James Obenauf notices an unconscious crewmember. Instead of ejecting, Obenauf pilots the B-47 to a safe landing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. ...

Flying at the Edwards Air Force Base - just for personal fun from www.examiner.com
... Why joining an Aero Club within the base instead of buying an own little plane or renting one commercially in Lancaster? First of all, for many club members it is much more convenient to have the opportunity to fly "next door" to the place where they work. And secondly, the club offers excellent, late-model airplanes at a very competitive price. This despite the modest thirty dollars initiation fee and twenty five bucks monthly charge. ...

Biggin Hill Gate Guard on the Move from PPRuNe Forums
Driving past Biggin Hill this morning and noticed large mechanicals in close attendance to the Gate Guards. Such activity required me to stop.
The model Spit had its right wing in a pair of slings and there was some heavy hammering coming from within ...

Exeter Garden Party is May 2 - Foothills Sun Gazette
This year's theme is the 'Freedom Fighters' representing the newest mural detailing a WWII air battle over Germany between a B-17 'Flying Fortress' and a ...

WIX Warbird Weekly LIVE! – 4/28/10 from WarbirdRadio.com
WARBIRD RADIO – The boys are back tonight! Join Ryan Keough and Zane Adams this evening on WIX ...

Travis drops by from Aerial Sports Feed
In 2010, Travis Pastrana is working on his rally career, but let's step back in history and see one of his most dangerous stunts - when Travis stepped out of an aeroplane without wearing a...

Dassault gives K:1000/VSH suborbital vehicle update from Hyperbola
French aerospace company Dassault Aviation's In the Air newsletter issue 14 has provided an update on its spaceflight related activities and teased us with the prospect of an imminent report outlining a possible future for ...