Pre Air Show Party - Port Charlotte Latest Local News
A Punta Gorda Downtown Pre Air Show Party will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 8 in front of the Marion Avenue restaurants. There will be hot air balloon rides, music and Flying Elvises. Admission is free. ...
USAF picks Cocoa Beach for Air Force Week - Pactrick Air Force Base
Skip Beeler, the mayor of Cocoa Beach, said that he is pleased that the Cocoa Beach Air Show, which will feature the Air Force Thunderbirds, is capping off ...
Hyle has watched history unfold - Cape Gazette
Jack Catton, a four-star general; serving as executive officer for the Air Force Thunderbirds; and serving as administrative officer for the Presidential ...
From April 10 to 25 at the local exhibition of the Palazzo Comunale of Radda in Chianti photographic exhibition will be born from the passion of the photographer Luca Rocca:''The Tricolour Arrows, ambassadors to the world.''
To make the unmissable event for lovers of aerobatic team, as well as view beautiful photographs, the premiere opportunity for Tuscany to purchase the book taken from the show, produced in limited edition.
The prestigious book was officially presented in October 2009, at the headquarters of the Tricolour Arrows Looking (UD).
The exhibition consists of 60 photographic panels, has recorded ...
Tandem Team in full operations today,Tandems & HS Senior spends day working on Senior Project from armygoldenknights's
Great weather today at the Golden Knights training facility in Laurinburg, NC. Tandem Team is in full operations conducting tandems for Soldiers assigned to 18th Airborne Corp. We also ...
Air Race TV wins Emmy nominations From www.redbullairrace.com
Following on from last year's success, Red Bull Air Race World Championship has received two further nominations for the 31st Annual Sports Emmy® Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The exciting news arrived just as the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season kicked off in Abu Dhabi on March 26–27. This year's championship features a highlight-packed calendar with eight races on a record five continents this year including new locations in New York City and Lisbon along with eagerly awaited returns to Rio de Janeiro and Germany.The 2009 TV programme, which was broadcast on the Fox Sports Network in the USA, received nominations in two separate categories this year: 'Outstanding Technical Team Remote' and 'Outstanding Graphic Design'. With high hopes pinned on a double award scoop for the production, the 31st Annual Sports Emmy® Awards will be presented in a high profile ceremony at the IMG World Congress of Sports in New York on April 26.
As the winner of the 'Outstanding Technical Team Remote' category in 2009, the specialist ...
Ace pilot hopes to defend Red Bull Air Race title - Maidenhead Advertiser
High-flying pilot Paul Bonhomme has launched a blistering defence of his title as Red Bull Air Race Champion. The former Desborough pupil swooped to victory ...
Sun 'n Fun: The History of the Airshow by Josh Nederveld
(All information comes from either the Sun 'n Fun Web site, Wikipedia, or wild hearsay. I'm all about diversity.)
The first Sun 'n Fun was organized in 1974 by the Experimental Aircraft Association, which is a national organization of reformed barnstormers (or, more generously, a group of people who make their own airplanes).
Other organizations joined in, which formed an eclectic mix of sport aircraft and restored military planes that Sun 'n Fun is widely known for.
The first fly-in took place in 1975, in January. 365 planes attended. ...
Heroic Water Landings Lure Seaplane Lovers to Fantasy of Flight's Splash-In - Helicopter Association International
... event is the primary source of funding for SUN 'n FUN's expanding year-round aviation education programs including operation of the Florida Air Museum, ...
... event is the primary source of funding for SUN 'n FUN's expanding year-round aviation education programs including operation of the Florida Air Museum, ...
Flight for the Human Spirit on weather hold from General Aviation News
The takeoff of The Flight for the Human Spirit is on a "weather hold" status until at least Thursday morning, according to Mission Control for the flight. "We've looked at the weather from every angle," said pilot Michael Combs, "but you don't have to look very far to know that it is too windy to fly."
The flight, designed to inspire people to pursue their dreams, was supposed to takeoff April 5 from Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) in Kansas, but that afternoon winds were blowing from a southwesterly direction at 20–28 knots with higher winds forecasted for Tuesday. Wednesday morning called for a chance of "wintery mix" conditions in the area between Salina and the destination of Columbia, Mo., for Flight Day #1. ...
Momentum grows for B-25 gathering in honor of Doolittle Raiders reunion from General Aviation News
As a tribute to the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders during their 68th reunion, the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, and Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio, will host one of the largest gatherings of B-25 Mitchell bombers since World War II.
Approximately 20 aircraft from around the nation are scheduled to land at Grimes Field beginning April 15. The twin-engine bombers will stage of out of Grimes Field on April 15-16 to practice formation flights, and will offer public rides and static displays. ...
Award for Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Boston Standard
The BBMF was first used as a collective name for the fleet in 1957 and grew from an annual traditional victory flypast in London to a commemoration of all ...
Former B-17 navigator gets WWII medal from Air Force Times
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — A World War II bomber's navigator, who saved a crewmate's life as their B-17 was going down over Berlin in 1944, has received an overdue Air Medal.
Administrative errors were blamed for the 66-year oversight, but 2nd Lt. Robert L. Giles finally received the award, which was presented Tuesday by Col. Fredrick Hartwig, commander of the New Mexico Air National Guard's 150th Fighter Wing.
The bomber was hit by cannon fire from a German fighter plane, disabling it and severely injuring the bombardier, Lt. Quintin Brown. Despite a wound to his own arm, Giles retrieved and secured harnesses for Brown and himself, then both parachuted to safety.
They were captured as prisoners of war.
Giles turns 89 on April 16. Brown died two years ago.
B-17 at Deer Valley Airport evokes memories of WWII flights - Arizona Republic
Friday, Shull got a chance to see, touch and hear by riding in the belly of a B-17 bomber at Deer Valley Airport, where passengers boarded a vintage ...
CLAIRE LEE CHENNAULT, (1890-1958) from Flying Tigers News
Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault led the Flying Tigers (also known officially as the American Volunteer Group, or AVG) during the early part of World War II in China, before the United States entered the war. The Flying Tigers was a group of primarily American, volunteer pilots who flew combat and transport aircraft for the Chinese armed forces in the early part of China's Anti-Japanese War.
Claire Lee Chennault was born in Commerce, Texas, on September 6, 1890. He grew up in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, where his father was a cotton farmer and locally elected sheriff. Chennault attended Louisiana State University and Louisiana State Normal School, from which he graduated with a teaching degree. After graduation from college, Chennault taught high school in his hometown, later accepted a teaching position at a business college in New Orleans, and also taught physical education in Ohio. He married the former Nellie Thompson, a Louisiana native, with whom he had four children.
Chennault entered the U.S. Army near the end of World War I and underwent officer training at ...
Pasadena female WWII pilots honored for wartime service from WASP & WINGS
Alyce Rohrer, 87, of Pasadena was one of the nearly 1,100 members of the Women s Airforce Service Pilots was honored last month with the Congressional Gold Medal -- the highest honor given to civilian's by congress. The all-female group of pilots flew non-combat mission during WWII, ...
Offutt to posthumously honor Tuskegee Airman from Air Force Times - News
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — Offutt Air Force Base will be honoring one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.
On Tuesday, a road on base will be named for Lt. Col. Harrison "Harry" Tull, who died Oct. 11 after a battle with cancer. He had lived in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue, which is next to the sprawling Air Force base.
Tull's 27-year career included time with the famed fighter group and service during the Korean and Vietnam wars. The Tuskegee Airmen were America's first black fighter pilot group in World War II.
Tull was inducted into the Nebraska Aviation Hall of Fame in 2003 and the U.S. Air Force 55th Wing Fall of Fame in 1999.
Rolls-Royce Hucknall re-visited 6/4/2010 by Gary Watson
Today, I had the chance to re-visit Rolls-Royce Hucknall and it's surrounding areas, without anyone 'chirping' in my ears, and see what it's like 'now-time', and to remember my 'youth' when I used to come to airshows held at Hucknall, and in later years, become a member of 1803 squadron ATC. In years gone by, I used to watch the airshows from the Bulwell golf course end of the airfield, instead of the Watnall road end of the airfield. Although ...
Annual swing dance returns to WWII History Festival - The Citizen.com
The Commemorative Air Force is a non-profit organization dedicated to flying and restoring World War II aircraft. Based in Midland, Texas, the organization ...
Welcome Back Vietnam Veterans Parade a Huge Success - Sierrabear
Following the National Anthem was a flyover down the parade route of two World War II Army planes by the Commemorative Air Force from Modesto. ...
April 6 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1959 -- Cmdr. L. E. Flint flew a F4H-1 Phantom II to a new world altitude record by reaching 98,560 feet over Edwards AFB. ...
Video: More Power To The People - Remembering Leeon Davis by Martt [video]
Leeon Davis very quietly built some of the most unique and great performing homebuilt airplanes. Ever. He was all about simple, lightweight, and easy to build. His designs never really caught on like they should have, but somehow I don't think he even cared. He was too busy just being a really nice guy to worry about it. This video gives a great look at his last project, the 20hp Briggs and Stratton powered DA-11.
You can learn a lot more about Leeon's airplanes and design philosophy in this Budd Davisson article about the DA-2 originally written in 1973. Leeon Davis passed away in 2007.
Young Eagles in Fitchburg - xForce Articles
A short documentary on the Young Eagles Day at Fitchburg Airport (KFIT) on June 14, 2008. Pilots flew kids ages 8-18 in.
St. Ann astronaut sparked by Challenger - St. Louis Globe-Democrat
He became a flight test engineer for the F-22 fighter jet, which called for a familiarity with using tools—surprisingly similar to learning how to use ...
Video: F/A-18F Super Hornet Airshow from OneRiot.com Planes of Fame Air Museum's Photos - Pair of P-38s - POF Facebook
2010 MCAS Yuma Airshow Gallery Added by Randy Rothhaar
New space suit for Red Bull Stratos project from RLV and Space Transport News [video]
A Unique View to ISS and Shuttle Launch from Spaceports
Thunder Over Alabama 2010 - Maxwell AFB, Montgomery - 03/27/10 from FenceCheck Forums
Russ Settle, owner of Red Key Tavern, dies - Indianapolis Star
Settle, an Army Air Forces co-pilot on a B-17 bomber during World War II, ran the Red Key Tavern at College Avenue and 52nd Street with impeccable scrutiny ...
April issue of Heartland Warrior now available from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
The April edition of the Heartland Warrior is now available. The official E-Paper of the 434th Air Refueling Wing includes six pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to Grissom ARB and the U.S. Air Force. Top stories include:
-- ORI and NORI test wing
-- Maintainer pedals his way to fitness
-- AF creates family fitness website
To read this issue of the Heartland Warrior, click here.
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