8 South Texas veterans being inducted Saturday into Third Coast Museum Hall of Fame - Corpus Christi Caller Times
World War II Women Air Service Pilot Maxine Flournoy to welcome new inductees.
Two veterans who served in three wars, a World War II nurse, and a Korean War prisoner of war are among eight South Texas service members being recognized Saturday.
They are the newest members being inducted into the Maxine Flournoy Third Coast Squadron museum’s Hall of Fame in Alice.
The squadron is part of the Commemorative Air Force, based in Midland, which acquires, restores and preserves combat aircraft used by the U.S. military. ...
TN Air Show Commemorates WWII Vets - MyFox Memphis
It is a gorgeous airplane, the hangar kept right here in Memphis by the Commemorative Air Force. More yellow than a school bus, it's a thing of beauty. ...
Air show crew visits, pays respect to vets at VA Medical Center - Chicago Daily Herald
In Lake County to participate in this weekend's Waukegan Air Show, members of an Air Force demonstration team visited ...
Waukegan Air Show takes off Saturday - Chicago Daily Herald
Attractions such as a wing walker and the Sky Knights parachute team will be part of Saturday's Waukegan Air Show. Free airplane rides for visitors 8 to 17 ...
Jersey Air Display usual success after a shaky start - BBC News
After a shaky start to the Jersey Air Show, the headline act, Jet Man, jumped out of a plane with jet engines strapped to his back. ...
In pictures: Old and new planes over Guernsey - BBC News
Though not an RAF team The Blades are made up of former RAF pilots, all of whom have been part of the Red Arrows in the past. The Blades fly Extra 300 LP ...
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Thank you Art Siordia (article in todays paper) from Wasabi Air Racing
8way Team arrives at Skydive Chicago in Search of Gold from US Army Golden Knights
8Way Team gathers after a practice jump at Skydive Chicago The Golden Knights 8way competition team arrived yesterday at Skydive Chicago- site of the 2010 US National Skydiving Competition. The cool midwest air and abundance of green grass was a welcome change of pace compared to the recent hot/dry climate in North Carolina. Wasting no [...]
Golden Knights Selection 2010 has begun from US Army Golden Knights
SFC Tom Dunning welcomes candidates to the 2010 Assesment and Selection Program That’s what it’s all about for sixteen individuals who are vying for a place with the U S Army Parachute Team Golden Knights. Two ladies and fourteen men crossed through the threshold of the headquarters facility’s historical museum of the Army’s only Department [...]
Catch up on the Top 5 AOPA Live hits of the summer - AOPA Pilot
Watch AOPA Live >> AOPA President Craig Fuller sat down with aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker to discuss not only the passion, but the safety and training ...
Photos: Balloons lift off at the Great Reno Balloon Race from RGJ.com
May 17th. The last day of AcroCamp. Thinking about going home, I posted, It's the last day of AcroCamp. NOW what will I do?
To continue the solo discussion from the last post: I also achieved a measure of proficiency in the Citabria, and so I tweeted, “If the winds cooperate I may get to solo the Citabria at #AcroCamp too.” Like the other campers, I spent a session doing some traffic patterns and getting comfortable landing the taildragger. Barry and I decided to take a break and get back in the air – at which time he hoped to get out and let me go it alone. I even wore my AcroCamp polo for the occasion, excited because technically I had never actually had a solo ride that would qualify me for the shirt ceremony. ...
The Latest from EAA
EAA Seeks Edwards AFB Fly-in Slot Winners
EAA Publications seeks pre- and post-fly-in reports from winners of aircraft slots to Flight Test Nation (October 1), the first-ever general aviation pancake breakfast and fly-in to Edwards Air Force Base. ...
Around-the-World Gyro Pilot Takes Hiatus
Norman Surplus, the Irishman whose goal is to become the first autogyro pilot to fly his aircraft around the world, is putting the remainder of his flight on hold until next spring. ...
US Airways Flight Immortalized with Special Approach Chart from Jeppesen
Jeppesen, known in the aviation industry as the worldwide leader in navigation and charting services, recently presented Miracle on the Hudson pilots Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles with a specially designed approach chart and engraved Jeppesen chart binders to commemorate the remarkable ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009. ...
Flying into history - Cape Cod Times
The B-17 and B-24 were the two primary bombers of World War II because of their ability to sustain damage and keep going, and they served in all theaters of ...
The Grande Dame, and Worry from Business Aviation Now
Surely her husband would understand, but it does underscore the changing times and attitudes in Wichita.
Velma Wallace, the widow of Cessna's long-time leader, Dwane Wallace, is to be honored next Saturday when she will become the first recipient of the Wichita Aero Club Trophy. The honor is well deserved. She is the grande dame of general aviation in Wichita, her home town.
Mrs. Wallace joined Cessna as Dwane Wallace's secretary in 1937, not long after the place had reopened, and worked ...
Warhawk Air Museum - Idaho Press-Tribune
The public was invited to view the aircraft on display at the new 18000 square-foot wing of the Warhawk Air Museum after the ribbon cutting ceremony Friday ...
U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Display Dedication Planned for St. Louis Science Center Tomorrow Morning from The Aero Experience
The St. Louis Science Center and the Navy Week organizers will dedicate a former U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet for permanent display at the St. Louis Science Center in Forest Park tomorrow at 9:00am. The Aero Experience will be there to cover the dedication - check again tomorrow for the update!
The CM8-R13 "Cyclone" (C CASTELLO, M MAUBOUSSIN, R reactor and 13 per 13m ² wing area) made its first flight July 14, 1949 at the hands of the driver Leon BOURRIAU who developed the prototypes of institutions FOUGA.Cet experimental apparatus used for first time a small power reactor on "Pimen" which was the ...
Flypast to honour Metro aviation legend by marylee
Reprinted from the Times & Transcript by Brent Mazerolle http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/front/article/1210442 This Sunday, Al Lilly will fly over the runways of Lakeburn again. Moncton’s most famous aviator died at age 98 back in 2008, but a beautiful vintage aircraft that now bears his name will perform a flypast during the City of Dieppe’s Battle of Britain ...
To celebrate Delta becoming the first airline with travel booking on a social media site (from Facebook), the Delta Museum is now updating and expanding its list of Delta Firsts. ...
"Dead Sticks Orr Us" UCAP #206
from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast
A role-model off field landing... A couple of odd emergency landings... and Aviations favorite husband & wife tangle with the authorities. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #206 "Dead Sticks Orr Us"
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