Indy Transponder 16-DEC-2010 0930z

Cherry Point Air Show receives Blue Angel Air Show of the Year award - WNCT
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NC - Officials tell Nine On Your Side that the 2010 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show ...

Naval Aviation Foundation Celebrates 100th Anniversary from AvStop 
The 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation Foundation was formed to support the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard with their 2011 Centennial celebration. The mission of the Foundation is to raise national Naval Aviation awareness and honor a century of mission-ready men and women throughout the 2011 Centennial. As a ...

Oregon Air Show gives away over $73000 at annual 'Checks for Charity' event - OregonLive.com 
By Oregon International Air Show Photo thanks to Joel WilsonAir Show Board Chair Keith Peal presents a check to the Hillsboro School District for $6550 on ...
   
2011 Rockford Airfest Press Conference and pre-sale tickets announced - Examiner.com
Also, Herb Hunter will be back in 2011 as the air show announcer for his sixth time in that role. Herb is a former military and airline pilot and is also ...

South Florida Residence Wants Markoff Back For Air & Sea Show - SEO
...Smith was wanting to recreate air show made popular by Mickey Markoff. The show ended after having a 13-year run in Fort Lauderdale when Markoff lost his key sponsor. Smith’s show, Air Lauderdale Beach Fest, would have been smaller and a bit unique of Markoff’s show.
Smith planned to charge an entry fee in the best viewing locations. And the man didn’t have the most famous air act, the Blue Angels or Thunderbirds fighter jets that shocked and awed the crowds.He had enlarged the spot the location where the festival would occur, and ...
   
Snowbirds returning to Airdrie skies in '11 - Airdrie Echo
Mayor Peter Brown, chair of the Airdrie Regional Air Show Society, said he is "thrilled" to have the show back in Airdrie in ...

Hawk One Sponsors Return for 2011 Season by Attila
Now if that isn't a group of people who can inspire, lead, and continue preserving Canada 's rich aviation heritage while motivating the aviators of today and tomorrow to reach out and touch the stars and dream as high as the Heavens, ...

Best Photos of 2010 from Mike Goulian Airshows 
It was a great season which took us from Abu Dhabi to Sacramento and all the way back to the Northeast of the USA. What a year!!! We made many new friends and flew in front of millions of fans. We’re blessed to be able to bring our passion to so many people around the globe. Can’t wait to see you all in 2011. Check out some of our favorite photos of 2010. We hope you’ll agree!!

IMAGES: Harrier Fighter part from the British Royal Air Force - Cavok/Translated
The fighters vertical takeoff and landing Harrier were today officially withdrawn from operation of the Royal Air Force (RAF), the British Royal Air Force, with an event held at RAF Cottesmore for in Rutland, their last foothold. O tributo foi realizado para aeronave que a 41 anos serviu a RAF ea Royal Navy. The tribute was held for 41 years the aircraft that served the RAF and Royal Navy. Veja no final da matéria o vídeo com uma das passagens dos 16 caças em formação. See bottom of the video with a matter of the passages of the 16 fighters in training. ...

Axed Harrier jets retire after 41 glorious years with an emotional farewell at ... - Mirror.co.uk
He also flew the return leg of the first Transatlantic Air Race in May 1969, from New York's Empire State Building to the Post Office Tower in London. ...

The Lincoln Harrier fly-past that never was - The Lincolnite
The 16 RAF Harrier jets that were due to have their final fly-past the Lincoln Cathedral on Wednesday left hundreds disappointed. Hundreds of people stopped ...

'Today's Air Force' features birth of military aviation from Air Force Link Top Stories 
This edition of "Today's Air Force" features the 100th anniversary of Lt. Benjamin Foulois' first solo flight, which marked the birth of military aviation. Tune in for a look at some of the major aviation milestones from the past century and the men who achieved them. ...

Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa collects 9/11 response fighter - PressDemocrat.com
... The McDonnell Douglas F-15, flown by a pilot with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was the first of a dozen planes that were the U.S. military's initial response to the terrorist attacks, said Thomas C. Reed, former Secretary of the Air Force. ...
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9/11 First Defender - YouTube
The first jet fighter that was scrambled during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks arrived Tuesday at the Sonoma County airport, where it will become the centerpiece of a memorial at the air museum.

Lockheed JetStar at Museum of Flight from General Aviation News 
... I enjoyed Dennis Parks’ article on the Lockheed JetStar (Flight & Flyers: A new age of business travel). Perhaps he’s being modest since he didn’t mention the fact, but I believe the first aircraft (which as he notes became Kelly Johnson’s personal airplane) is currently under restoration in the Seattle Museum of Flight ...
   
New England Air Museum events - WWLP 22News
Look no further than the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks. They've got a full week of events planned, Susan Orred, Museum educator at the New England ...

Military Aviation Museum / Fighter Factory in Virginia Beach and Suffolk, VA from FenceCheck Forums

First-Ever Global Strike Challenge Recognizes ‘Best of the Best’ Bomb and Missile Wings from U.S. Air Force Live 
Air Force Global Strike Command’s first-ever Global Strike Challenge concluded on a high note with the presentation of the Blanchard and Fairchild trophies for the best Missile and Bomb Wings. The competitors energized the crowd with loud cheers and display of their mascots, proudly showing them off throughout the score posting. After months of preparation by the teams, the competition ended as the best of the best were recognized. ...

Aviation Sights Of Long Island - vangviengeco-lodge

A family of aviation from General Aviation News 
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia.
Ed Nitzsche started flying lessons while in high school under the tutelage of Jack Brown at the original Tamiami Airport in Miami in 1951. He later finished instruction at Kendall Flying School, which was operated by women’s aerobatic champion Mary Gaffaney, and received his sign off on Feb. 17, 1956. ...

Gettin’ It Wrong: FW 198 from The Unwanted Blog
In 1940, the British aviation press started yammering about a new German fighter, the Focke-Wulf FW 198. The design was unconventional but straightforward, with a layout similar to the Lockheed P-38 but with a single engine and prop at the rear of the stubby, extensively glazed, fuselage pod. Artists impressions and drawings, including the one below (from Model Airplane News, May, 1941), were used to illustrate this new threat. ...

Antarctica Base Jump from The Awesomer 
BASE jumper Valery Rozov climbs to the top of a 9616 foot-tall mountain, then jumps in his wingsuit, skirting along its jagged surface as he dives to its snowy base. Oh yeah, it was -22°F when he did it.

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