Coolidge Fly-in 2011 from PHXspotters
On January 1, 2011 Jason Bong and Joe Kates and new member Jeff Hoffman braved the 20 degree weather and attended the first Coolidge fly-in for 2011. Although the weather was well below par, it was not enough to stop the pilots from flying to Coolidge for the New Year. Coolidge Aviation LLC sponsors the fly-in, and the Breakfast is provided by Coolidge Lion’s Club in front of the hanger. So if your looking for something to do on the first Saturday of the month drive or fly on over to Coolidge AZ (P08). And if your a Photographer looking for that nice close up shot come on down.
Red Checkers team return to air - Stuff.co.nz
CLOSE FORMATION: The air force's Red Checkers aerobatic team in action. Air Commodore Steve Moore says the planes fly close to each other but the trick is ...
Lost Female Aviator's Bermuda Flight Marked - Bernews
A pioneering female aviator whose plane was lost after departing Bermuda on the first attempt at a commercial transatlantic flight in 1931 is being ...
Centennial Milestone- Helicopter Mission of Mercy, January 3, 1944 - National Naval Aviation Museum
On the morning of January 5, 1944, among the war news splashed across the pages of American newspapers was an Associated Press report identifying the destroyer that two days earlier exploded off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. "TheTurner blew up in New York harbor with such violence that men and guns were hurled into the sea. Coast Guard cutters rescued 152 enlisted men and two officers..." Not mentioned in the dispatch was the work of a revolutionary flying machine, the helicopter, which when adverse weather conditions grounded fixed-wing aircraft, stepped to the forefront and proved its value. ...
WWII POWs remember war years - Seattle Times
The engine had been shot up by a German fighter; according to the map, their B-17 was over Allied-controlled territory but the bean field where they ...
Local Ex-POWs group holds final meeting - The Columbian
The engine had been shot up by a German fighter; according to the map, their B-17 was over Allied-controlled territory — but the bean field where they ...
World War II B-17 documentary 'Crew 19' airs on local television - Mississippi Press
"As a kid, I was always interested in aviation, World War II, so I would hear about this relative who was a B-17 pilot and I was immensely interested," ...
William L. Kelly - Lexington Clipper Herald
He was a First Pilot flying a B-17 Flying Fortress and completed 27 sorties as a member of the 463rd Bomb Group stationed in Foggia, Italy. ...
N. Ind. museum plans display on namesake astronaut - Chicago Tribune
AP The Grissom Air Museum plans to add a display on Virgil "Gus" Grissom, the southern Indiana astronaut it's named after. Executive Director Jim Price says ...
Grissom Air Museum plans display on namesake from IndyStar.com
BUNKER HILL, Ind. -- The Grissom Air Museum plans to add a display on Virgil "Gus" Grissom, the southern Indiana astronaut it's named after.
The Saga of Capt. Glenn L. Zentz from ramonajournal.com
... In 1939, local pilots had fashioned a dirt landing strip and built a hangar on the north side of the Santa Maria Creek, west of the 10th Street bridge, which became the first airfield in Ramona. There, Glenn L. Zentz, Bob Stallings, Frank Kunkel and Gordon “Gordy” Kunkel kept several aircraft and offered flying lessons and airplane rides.
However in 1942, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and war was declared, the airfield was closed. ...
In a suicide mission for Hitler from fox2magazine
With a plan like crazy to stop Hitler in 1945, Allied bombers: by embolization should German fighter pilots to lower their opponent from the sky and then escape by parachute. In fact, hunters embolization actually took action - and later, the pilots' self-sacrifice. "
Through January 1945 an unusual visitor with an elegant white silk scarf, air enters the school ...
Flugzeuge und Hubschrauber der Luftwaffe 1933-1945 from Let Let Let - Warplanes
This publication out of Motorbuch Verlag from 2005 deals with the manifold German aircraft types that were produced during the WWII era. On 454 pages of this ecpic encyclopedia the reader is introduced into the structures of the German Luftwaffe in context with the historic time frame. The main focus of the book is on the aircraft itself.
Every airplane is described in rich detail and provides valuable information on production, motorization and the status the plane had during the wartime. Along with each aircraft profile the authors provide a box with ...
Wing Walker / Jim Richardson from Planeshots
Kiwi Innovation from Neptunus Lex
Rudy Heeman's "Flying" Hovercraft
Fort Wayne Helicopters
As a young boy I was amazed by helicopters as I am sure many are. I never got really going after the dream until I was in my early thirites. I did not think I had the brains or talent to do such a thing and never even put serious thought into looking at helicopter lessons. ...
Airships - Blimps - Dynalifter from Airline Pilot Central Forums
I'm getting more and more interested in the newer concept airships. The Dynalifter is so big it makes the A380 look like a toy. And the new zeppelin has an awesome looking cockpit. This could be a new way to travel/transport.
Caption Contest #47 - Ends Wednesday 1.5.11 At 9PM EST from AirPigz
We seem to have made it into the new year relatively intact, so I figure we might as well keep the Caption Contest running with a full head of steam. This bizarre photo has an amazing story to go with it but I'm saving those details til after we have some fun with it. ...
After a decade aloft, pilot is ready for a landing - Sign On San Diego
Robert Gannon turned 60 in September, and he thinks it is time to come home and settle down.
So on Jan. 8 at noon, Gannon will land his 42-year-old Cessna 182, Lucky Lady Too, at Gillespie Field in El Cajon to complete an incredible 10-year odyssey that has taken them to 155 countries and all 50 states. ...
95-Year Old Takes First Flight from Aviation.ca News
Ron O'Leary, a 95-year old Saint John resident took his first flight, under clear, sunny skies at the Saint John AIrport. The life-long dream was realized due to a Christmas gift from his niece. Mr. O'Leary has a...
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