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B-17 bomber finds new home at Hooks - Ultimate Spring
The aircraft, which is owned by the Gulf Coast Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, has been undergoing restoration for the better part of eight years at ...

Local Museum Lands New World War II Plane By Brett Crandall, Local News 8 Reporter
The 600 horsepower T-6 Texan warbird is the newest member of the Legacy Flight Museum's fleet of World War II era aircrafts.
"Whatever fighter it was, they flew them," said plane care taker, Brad DeBow. "It would have been the last plane that they tried in before going into the fighter."
All of the planes in the Legacy Flight Museum are air worthy including the new T-6 Texan warbird used in World War II.
The museum spent quite a bit of time and money to refurbish the 60 plus year old engine and give it a new paint job.
"We're pretty proud of this plane," said DeBow. "We've put a lot of effort into it." ...

Saturday, Apr 17, 2010 - Plane Crazy Saturday, Mojave, CA from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events
Plane Crazy Saturday - April 17, 2010 - Mojave Airport Historical Aircraft Display Day sponsored by Mojave Transportation Museum, Foundation - Plane Crazy Saturday held every 3rd Saturday at Mojave Air & Spaceport, in front of Voyager Restaurant, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.! JoAnn Painter's pristine 1949 Cessna 140A is Aircraft of the Month! Fly in and display your aircraft or drive in and enjoy visiting with people who speak aviation! Walk in traffic enter through Voyager Restaurant. Bring your camera, take lots of photos and visit with some of Mojave Airport's famous pilots! Aerospace-oriented art, collectibles and other aviation memorabilia will be on sale. Vintage aircraft, jets & rocket planes on display, all free for public viewing! Bring the kids, ride the tram and tour XCOR Aerospace! Great Restaurant on the flightline named after famous Voyager Aircraft flown around the world by Dick Rutan & Jeana Yeager! Sit and have breakfast or lunch and watch the airplanes at your "table with a view!" Contact: Cathy Hansen 661.824.2889.

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Thursday, Apr 29, 2010 - ATC Operation Raincheck - (AID), Anderson, IN from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events
The Operation Raincheck team has briefed over 300 pilots with our revised and updated Operation Raincheck program. We have teamed up with top representatives from ATC and the aviation safety community to build relationships and educate GA pilots on effectively using the ATC system to enhance situational awareness. This 2 hour informal education forum will begin at 7:00pm. Topics include: Aviation Meteorology and Thunderstorms, Operation in the Tower/Tracon Environment, Operation in the ARTCC (center) Environment, FAA System Operation, IND FSDO. Find out more at FaaSafety.Gov.

Women pilots even paid own way to training - Lake Forester
... another female pilot, Amelia Earhart, there was another who flew under the radar but was the leading force behind women in aviation - Jackie Cochran. ...

Learn About Aviator's Life and Legacy - NJ TODAY
... show entitled "Determined Spirit: The Story of Amelia Earhart," which reveals the life and legacy of the world's most celebrated female aviator. ...

Enjoy Thrilling Aerial Exploits At The National Museum Of Naval Aviation - Xforce
... If you are visiting during the months of March through November you can watch the aerial exploits of the Blue Angels. The practice sessions of the Blue Angels take place on most Tuesday and Wednesday mornings of these months and are followed by autograph sessions that are sure to be a hit with your kids.
Regardless of when you visit, the museum has plenty of exhibits that will make you appreciate the 100 year history of naval aviation. Special exhibits include Faces of Aviation History, Medal of Honor, Enlisted Pilots, P.O.W. Exhibit, Hall of Honor, Then and Now Frontiers of Aviation History , Lighter than Air, WWI, Space, World War II and the Age of Carriers and several others. ...

Aviation History Museum - WOOD-TV
That's what's in store this week at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo, one of the premiere aviation history museums in the world, right here in West Michigan. ...

Military Academy Day scheduled for May at Dobbins - Rome News Tribune
In addition, a number of aircraft will be on display at the event, including an F-22 Raptor, a UH-1 Huey helicopter and an AH-1 Cobra helicopter. ...

April 5 from Cut and Paste Aviation
...1976 -- Howard Hughes dies aboard a Learjet, aged 70.
Howard Robard Hughes, Jr., was one of the most influential aviators in history: he set multiple world air-speed records, built the Hughes H-1 Racer and H-4Hercules (better known to history as the Spruce Goose) aircraft, and acquired and expanded Trans World Airlines. Perhaps he is best remembered for spending his later years as an eccentric, reclusive billionaire, caused in part by a worsening obsessive–compulsive disorder. ...

Last Night Launch as Discovery Reaches Space from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
NASA- Space shuttle Discovery lit up Florida's Space Coast sky 30 minutes before sunrise Monday with a launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. With main engine cutoff confirmed and external fuel tank separation, space shuttle Discovery, STS-131, has reached orbit. The shuttle and crew lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as planned at 5:21 a.m. CDT. The spacecraft now begins a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station. ..

3 women flying on space shuttle Discovery - The Associated Press
Poindexter became an astronaut in 1998 after more than a decade as a naval aviator and test pilot. He considers Rockville, Md., home. ...

Fire, Flame and Thunder in Florida! from Spaceports

AirPigz CARS: Cool Aircraft Ramp Spotters - This Post Needs A Pic! by Martt
Calling all CARS (Cool Aircraft Ramp Spotters) I need your pix!
I'm always trying to find fun.cool ways to blog up aviation, and about a month ago I dreamed up another interesting idea. It's called 'CARS' and it stands for Cool Aircraft Ramp Spotters. It's all about YOU spotting a cool aircraft on a ramp (or in a hangar) and taking a good pic of it and sending it to me. If I agree that it's CARS worthy, I'll post it for everyone to see. It's a way for us all to share the great and wide world of aviation with others. ...