Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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Opening day of Al Ain Aerobatic Show postponed due to adverse weather - Zawya | Perennial favourites, the Saudi Hawks, who hold the world record for the biggest aerial drawing, will be appearing to represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ...

100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation Medal - Military.com | It has been a century since the U.S. Navy incorporated flight with its seagoing military vessels. An accomplishment of this significance deserves a medal -- and now all Naval Aviators have their choice of two. These medals, minted by Northwest Territorial Mint, honor the Navy’s 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation.  The U.S. Naval Aviation program includes three branches of the military: the Navy, the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard. From its modest beginning in 1911 ...

Great State of Maine Air Show tickets on sale - NECN | BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Tickets are now available for the first Great State of Maine Air Show to be held in Brunswick after the Navy departs. ...

Sell-out expected for next Wanaka Airshow - The Press West Coast | Tickets are already on sale and expected to sell-out quickly for the 2012 Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. The biennial Easter event attracts ...

World War I icon back in the skies - Marlborough Express | A historic World War I triplane will be wheeled out of the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre and flown at the 2011 Classic Fighters show after its engine was ...

Red Arrows pilot error blamed for mid-air crash in Crete - Mirror.co.uk | PILOT error and inadequate training were to blame for a mid-air collision of two Red Arrow jets, ...
   
Young carer gets invite from Red Arrows - Oxford Mail | Schoolgirl Kate Hiorns's spirits have been soaring since she received a very special invitation from the Red Arrows. Young carer Kate, who helps look after ...
   
Oregon Reveals Rich Aviation History - PRLog.Org | Local author Bill Alley and the Southern Oregon Historical Society present Aviation in Southern Oregon, the newest addition to the popular Images of Aviation Series by Arcadia Publishing. Boasting over 200 vintage images, Aviation in Southern Oregon showcases the beginning and rise of aviation in Southern Oregon and shows the major impact it had on the areas.  ...

North American B-45A from Planeshots

Today in Aviation History – February 1 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club 

Behind the scenes of fighting for Romania from fox2magazine | Wikileaks: Business cycles in the U.S. and Romanian officials opted the path of direct agreement to sell fighter aircraft F -16 type in Romania, according to a diplomatic letter from the U.S. Embassy in Romania since 2007, saw the light of day through Platform Information Wikileaks.  As a precondition for NATO membership in 2004, Romania needs to upgrade its air power, the fleet of MiG -21 Lancer, through a market in western fighter aircraft. ...

Photorecon Fly’s with Pennsylvania ANG at Red Flag 11-2 from photorecon.net | On January 28, 2011, Photorecon was invited to fly with the 147th Air Refueling Squadron in support of Red Flag 11-2.  Our mission was to refuel 5 F-16 aggressors that were participating in the exercise. We would be flying in a KC-135 from the 134th Air Refueling Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard.  The [...]

CAP Awards the Blaser Award for Outstanding Science Fair Project from Gainesville Composite Squadron | Image Members of Gainesville Composite Squadron were present at the annual Alachua County Science Fair award ceremony on 11 January 2011 to present the Blaser Award and a $50 prize for the best Aerospace related science fair project.

An Article Of Hope from Columbia from Spaceports  | A tiny scroll made it through the Holocaust and made it into space on the Space shuttle Colombia. This Film tell its story and the story of the first Israeli Astronaut Col. Ilan Ramon.

Space Shuttle Columbia: A New Beginning and Vision from NASASpaceFlight.com | April 12, 1981: the 20th anniversary of the first manned spaceflight in history. On that morning, a new generation of spaceship stood poised for launch from complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Representing a completely new and innovative approach to spaceflight, the Space Shuttle program embarked on its first mission that mid-April morning. Utilizing pioneer orbiter Columbia, the world’s first ...

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft from Latest Vlog  | Today' video is a short 31 second clip showing a takeoff and landing of a 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. ...

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