MPRF celebrates 100 years of naval aviation - Florida Times-Union | Among those was retired Rear Adm. Joe Coleman a WW II aviator who also commanded USS Mispillion (AO-105) and USS Ranger (CV-61) during the Vietnam War. “What I've been seeing over the past year as we've been
putting this event together, ...
Aviation Days festival set at Jack Edwards National Airport in Gulf Shores - al.com | By Press-Register staff The first of what officials hope to become an annual Aviation Days festival starts Friday at the Jack Edwards National Airport in Gulf Shores. The two-day event offers children
and adults the chance to take the controls of an ...
Big Crowds Expected for "Thunder Over Louisville" - NewsTalk 1010 WCSI | The annual air
show and fireworks show, “Thunder Over Louisville” will take place at the riverfront on Saturday April 16th. With good weather crowds are expected to draw at least 500000 people. The Indiana State Police and other local agencies will be ...
Manassas Airshow: Wings, Wheels & Warriors - Patch.com | Aside from the airshow, there will be exotic cars and motorcycles on display and a performance by Extreme Motorcycle Stuntman, Geoff Aaron. And still there's more. Model rocket and radio controlled airplane and helicopter demonstrations will take place ...
Calaveras Airport Fly-In / Open House - MyMotherLode.com | This is a free spectator event, in that there is no gate admission. There will be a small fee for vehicle parking below the hill (transportation up the hill will be provided). The airport is located on Highway 49 between San Andreas and Angels Camp. ...
Twister returning to light up the skies at Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo | AT 2010's weather-hit Bournemouth Air Festival, it was the agile aerobatic planes that still managed to show off in the skies. One already confirmed to return in 2011 is the SWIP team, which flies lightweight Twister aircraft. ...
Here’s a neat shot of a Thunderbird pilot getting a... from You like airplanes, too? | Here’s a 
neat shot of a Thunderbird pilot getting a backseat ride with the Blue Angels. ... EL CENTRO, Calif. (March 3, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Jim Tomaszeski, a pilot assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, taxis with Maj. John Gallemore, assigned to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, on the runway at Naval Air Facility El Centro. The Thunderbirds are visiting the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, to conduct exchange orientation flights before starting the official 2011 show season. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Julia A. Casper/Released.
Benefit DVD for Kyle and Amanda Franklin - AirshowStuff.com Online Store | This DVD includes footage of Kyle's solo aerobatic performance, "Pirated Skies" featuring Amanda wing walking, and special on-board footage of "Pirated Skies". It is approximately 40 minutes long. ... We will be donating a full 100% of the profits from this DVD to one of the funds set up to help pay their daunting medical bills. If you would like to donate on your own, please visit: http://www.MoonlightFund.org and specify "Kyle & Amanda Franklin Fund" or http://www.ICASFoundation.org and specify "Kyle & Amanda Fund"
The Wings of Freedom Tour flies into Phoenix - Ahwatukee Foothills News | Participating in the Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine O Nine" WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" WWII Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang, will fly into Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, ...
AERO Friedrichshafen Day Two from Cirrus Aircraft News | The AERO Friedrichshafen trade show touts itself as Europe’s foremost show for general aviation. It attracts an aviation-savvy audience from all over the world, eager to judge the best on the market and discover what’s next in
flight. Perhaps that’s why the Cirrus Vision SF50 jet is getting so much attention. ...
68 Years Later, WWII Airman Martin Murray's Body Found on South Pacific Island from www.aolnews.com | Nearly 68 years after a Massachusetts airman took off on a reconnaissance 
flight over the South Pacific during World War II, his remains have been found and are en route home to America for burial with full military honors. U.S. Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Martin Murray was piloting a B-24D Liberator plane that took off from an airfield on the island of New Guinea on Oct. 27, 1943, with 11 other crewmen aboard. He was flying a reconnaissance mission over shipping lanes in the Bismarck Sea, ahead of an attack on Japanese forces nearby. But the mission was scrapped midflight because of bad weather, and flight controllers instructed Murray to land the plane at a friendly airstrip on an island nearby. The plane never landed, and the crew's fate -- until now -- was unknown. ...
The Aviation Legacy Lives On! from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Sequim Valley Clan… Jack and Winnie Sallee gave us the Sequim Valley Airport and a group of men with Aviation in their blood. What are they doing now? Andy Sallee is the eldest of the boys. He and his wife Jane live in Sequim and are both active in the Sequim Valley Airport management. ...
Hero pilot to speak at Purdue commencement from WTHR - Local News | The pilot who safely landed a jetliner on the Hudson River will be the commencement speaker at Purdue University's graduation this year.
Author to speak at Oakland museum from General Aviation News | Peter Stekel, author of “Final Flight: The Mystery of a WWII Plane Crash and the Frozen Airmen of the High Sierra,” will speak at the Oakland Aviation Museum in California Saturday, April 23, at 1 p.m. ...
A shooter takes cover from jet blast as an F/A-18F Super Hornet... from You like airplanes, too? | A shooter takes cover from jet blast as an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Checkmates of Strike Fighter (VFA) 136 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are conducting close-air support missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jared M. King/Released.
New documentary spotlights how aviation helps provide medical services in West Africa from Flight International | Pemberton's forthcoming documentary 'The Calling' (screenshot above) features Medicine on the Move, a non-profit organisation based in Ghana that uses aviation as a vehicle to provide medical assistance in Ghana and soon, it hopes, in neighboring countries. In that regards it is much like a royal flying doctors service, but Medicine on the Move goes further. ...
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