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United States Air Force Thunderbirds to Headline 2011 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger - Tora Tora Tora…Red Bull Helo…Tombstone Riders Also to Appear | Las Vegas, Nevada – Vectren Dayton Air Show officials learned today that the United States Air Force Thunderbirds will appear on July 23rd and 24th at the 2011 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger. In addition, the show announced the first appearances by the exciting Red Bull aerobatic helicopter and the all-women wing walking team Tombstone Riders; along with the return of crowd favorite Tora Tora Tora…

Snowbirds Reveal 2011 Schedule - Discover Moose Jaw | "15 Wing Moose Jaw switched to doing an air show for the community every other year, just so it didn't affect operations at the wing. ...

Canadians Coming to Town for Salinas Airshow - KIONrightnow.com | SALINAS, Calif- The California International Airshow has announced its headline act for the 2011 show. The weekend of September 24th & 25th the Canadian ...

Heavy Metal Jet Team Announces Complete Pilot Roster for 2011 Air Show Season - North America's newest five-ship civilian jet team members introduced at the International Council of Air Shows annual convention | Las Vegas, NV (Tuesday, December 7, 2010) – Heavy Metal Jet Team, the new five-ship aerobatic civilian-owned jet team sponsored by United Bank Card, Inc (UBC), is introducing its full line-up of pilots to members of the air show industry this week at the annual International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) convention in Las Vegas, NV.  The Lancaster, PA-based jet team will include three veteran military pilots, two active-duty military pilots, and two civilian world record holders.  Joining the previously announced Heavy Metal Jet Team pilots…

Vintage air show idea may fly with county support - Lynchburg News and Advance | Dave Young, a member of the Lynchburg Regional Air Show committee and dean of the Liberty University School of Aeronautics, asked the supervisors Monday ...

Air Show Reflections - Lynchburg Regional Airshow by w3bm@ster | Charlie "Unlimited" Schwenker—your maneuvers really wrung it out in your red, white and blue Extra 300—it made for a great end to the scheduled air show! Mike Spalding, in your beautiful T-6, stirred the hearts of many with the glorious ...

Wings over Wairarapa 2011 from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob | The Trust House Wings Over Wairarapa 2011 air-show will take place at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 January 2011. The show has gained popularity in recent years to become one of the largest and fastest growing air-shows in Australasia…


F-15Es showcase air power during NFL game from Seymour Johnson AFB Photos | NASHVILLE, Tenn. – F-15E Strike Eagles from the 334th Fighter Squadron fly over LP Field during an NFL game between the Tennessee Titans and the Washingon Redskins Nov. 21, 2010. The game ended with a final score of 19 to 16 with the Redskins winning the game. (Photo by Antionio More)

December 7 by Joe Clark | The Start of World War II - It is hard to believe it has been 69 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Eighteen year-old newly enlisted sailors, who were there when the Japanese bombed the harbor, are today, 87 years old. There are some 3000 survivors left, but time is taking a toll on their ranks…

Pearl Harbor Day — the long view from Travel for Aircraft | FDR said it, "… a date which will live in infamy." - The Imperial Japanese Navy perfectly executed a well planned and rehearsed surprise attack on the Pacific Fleet of the U.S. Navy (USN). It was a stunning blow to the U.S. which may have been quietly participating in WW II but had not been actively so — and many U.S. citizens adamantly wanted to hold to the official policy at the time of isolationism…

Ceremony honors survivors of Pearl Harbor - Pensacola News Journal | As a kid, Hill Goodspeed never really talked to his grandfather about World War II, even though the Naval aviator flew in the Pacific during the war. ...

December 7 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

December 7 - This Day In Aviation History from Aviation Earth | December 7, 1945 - New Zealand National Airways Corporation is founded with amalgamation of Union Airways, Air Travel and Cook Strait Airways. December 7, 1980 - Pan Am's Boeing 747 China Clipper arrives in Peking from New York via Tokyo to complete the first official flight between China and USA since shortly before 1949…

Date that lives in infamy drew young man to heroic acts - The Times and Democrat ... of B-24 and B-17 bombers to an initial point to start their low-level bombing runs over the 30-mile long, 10-mile wide corridor of the oil fields. ...

SC's B-25 bomber sold to new foundation - The State | It became the centerpiece of the Doolittle Raiders' 50th anniversary, held in Columbia in 1992, and subsequent reunions. The plane cost $30000 to restore ...

Trust to Preserve Ossie James' DC-3 from Pacific Wings Magazine by Rob | A newly formed trust has been set up in Hamilton to preserve and restore the first DC-3 topdressing plane used by one of New Zealand's leading rural aviation pioneers, Ossie James, who died in 2007…

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ICAS 2010: Barnstorming Live from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) ICAS is having its first film festival. This evening, producer/writer/director Bryan Reichardt, producer/writer Paul Glenshaw, and musician Suzanne Brindamour presented the film Barnstorming in a new road-ready iteration called "Barnstorming Live."…

Awesome Aviation Photos. from Military Photos by Incoherent | I thought I'd share some pictures from http://fox2.co.uk

Piloting purely on pedal power - Metro Canada – Calgary | While much of the attention goes to him, Reichert asserts that teamwork was what ultimately led to Snowbird's success. "This was not a one-man thing," he ...

Continental Airlines found guilty of manslaughter over Concorde plane crash - Empowered News | Continental Airlines was found guilty of manslaughter by a French court in the case of the Concorde plane crash near Paris on July 25, 2000 which killed 113 ...