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MCAS Beaufort Blue Angels Air Show is nearly here - TheDigitel | The show will showcase Naval aviation at its best with a demonstration by the United States Naval Flight Demonstration Team, the Blue Angels. Our Air Show has two missions; to promote Marine Corps and Navy recruiting efforts and to say a big "thank ...

The Blue Angels - Indianapolis Air Show | The U. S. Navy’s Blue Angels are one of the most sought after performance teams in the world.“We are very excited to have this extraordinary military team headline or event, as they fly a very limited number of shows each year,” said Bob Duncan, chairman of the executive committee for the Indianapolis Air Show.

USN Blue Angels 2011 Schedule

Great Tennessee Air Show is May 7-8 in Smyrna - The Daily News Journal | This air show extravaganza features the internationally renowned United States Air Force Thunderbirds precision flight demonstration team, many other exciting aerobatic acts such as the F-15 Strike Eagle and F/A 18 Hornet, as well as ground aircraft ...

Tickets on sale for Millville Wheels & Wings Airshow - The Bridgeton News - NJ.com | An F/A-18 Hornet, piloted by two Blue Angels, taxis down the runway at the Millville airport. The 2011 Wings and Wheels Air Show, featuring a flight of six Blue Angels, will be held over ...

2011_Wings_Over_Gillespie from ag1caf.org | Talk about FUN!!! That’s the awesome howl of airplane engines such as the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-25 Mitchell bombers, Northrop N9M Flying Wing, F4F Wildcat, the TBF Avenger, the A6M Zero, the SBD Dauntless, and many more “Flying Museums.” That is just the beginning! Also on hand will be USN/USMC helicopters and other static displays, special military and law enforcement vehicles and equipment, a NASA display, and much more.  On June 3-5, 2011 Air Group One (AG-1), the San Diego wing of the Commemorative Air Force, will present the 16th Wings Over Gillespie Air Show at  ...

Disabled American Veterans Brings Message to The MCAS Beaufort Air Show by lizfoxjohnson | Beaufort, SC – Disabled American Veterans (DAV) brings its message of service and volunteerism in support of our nation’s combat-wounded men and women to the MCAS Beaufort Air Show on April 30 – May 1, 2011.  More than sixty-five years ago, sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers launched off an aircraft carrier to conduct the famed Doolittle Raid over Japan. The mission proved to be one of the most galvanizing events of the Second World War – establishing the B-25 as a symbol of American military strength and determination. Today, in its modern-day mission with the Disabled American Veterans Flight Team, the B-25 serves as a reminder of the sacrifices veterans make for freedom. In the company of this historic bomber, the DAV Flight Team travels to airshows throughout the country increasing public awareness of disabled veterans and providing information about DAV programs and benefits. ...

AeroInnovate Takes Flight Again, July 27 - Ahern Cecilia | Aviation entrepreneurs аnd potential investors hаνе a fresh рlасе tο bе during one day οf thеіr visit tο thе Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA’s) annual AirVenture іn Oshkosh, аnd іt’s called AeroInnovate. AeroInnovate 2010 takes рlасе οn thе second day οf AirVenture οn July 27, 2010 іn EAA’s AirVenture Museum. ...

Flying high and upside down over Sydney - CNNGo.com | After two years of procrastinating, I'd finally taken the plunge and booked a half-hour aerobatic sessions with Red Baron Adventures at Bankstown Airport. Using a German-built, aerobatic monoplane called an Extra 200 (or Red Baron), the session gives ...

Greater Binghamton Air Show A No Go - FOX 40 News WICZ TV | The Greater Binghamton Air Show is a no go this year. Last year, the event which draws in about 40000 spectators was called off due to construction at the Greater Binghamton Regional Airport. This time, construction continued to be a factor, ...

Fundraiser set to help soldiers through the air - Muskogee Daily Phoenix | Called WarBirds Over Green Country, the “fly-in” will be held at the Love-Hatbox Sports Complex. The TRAMPS group teamed up last year with the American Turf Flyers in Broken Arrow for a similar event there. They raised about $4000 — enough to send ...

3rd Annual Rucker Airfield Memorial Day Fly-In Picnic

World Record Holding Pilot Kicks Off Latest World Flight from Aero-News Network | CarolAnn Garratt Has Flown Twice Around The World To Raise Awareness Of ALS CarolAnn Garratt, who has circumnavigated the planet twice in an effort to raise awareness for ALS, has launched a third attempt which began with a lecture on her previous flights Monday at Boston University. ...

Take a flight, or tour, with an old World War II hero - The Seattle Times | I cannot even imagine the fear of flying one of those on a bombing mission in WWII. (April 26, 2011, by flickertail) Read more This weekend people will have the opportunity to fly like it's 1942. ...

Team Seymour Salutes Tuskegee Airmen from Seymour Johnson AFB Photos | SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. – Colonel Patrick Doherty, 4th Fighter Wing commander, honors family members of Tuskegee Airmen in front of a P-51 Mustang during the 2011 Wings Over Wayne Air Show and Open House here April 17. The P-51 Mustang was flown by Tuskegee Airmen during their entry into World War II. Honorees are from the Wilson V. Eagleson Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen in Dudley. Colonel Doherty invited the group to celebrate the air show and acknowledge contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II and the history of the 4th FW. The organization inspires young people through social and educational activities. Their mission encourages studious sacrifice and attainment of marketable skills in the fields of aviation and aerospace sciences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Heather Stanton)

A Bit of Irony… from Vintage Aviation Photography Blog | Hello Folks! Most of the readers of this blog know about EAA (the Experimental Aircraft Association), it’s history, and about Oshkosh.  Most also know that Paul Poberezny founded the organization in the 1950′s, in his basement.  Fast forward to the 2011 Sun ‘n Fun Fly In, and imagine my surprise when I had the opportunity to meet him while ....

The Red Baron Strikes Again - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography  | With the amazing Casey Odegaard at the stick, the Red Baron (PT-17 Stearman) took to the skies for us again. ...

Monday Night Monoplanes - Planeshots

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World War II pilot working on Mosquito bomber replica - Ocala.com | Russell F. Loomis Jr. needed steady hands and cool composure to pilot a Douglas A-20 Havoc fighter-bomber in risky missions over World War II-ravaged France, Belgium and Germany.  Sixty-seven years later at age 87, those steady hands are crafting a three-quarter-scale replica of another plane that helped the Allies pound Germany into submission during the war. ...

Museum to show ‘miracle’ jet as it landed in Hudson from Boeing and Aerospace News | A U.S. Airways Airbus A320 will go on display as it looked after landing in the Hudson River two years ago, minus the water, the Carolinas Aviation Museum, in Charlotte, N.C., announced Tuesday. “The plane will have its landing gear up, and will be at an angle. When looking at the big picture, you will [...]

Lead-up to WWII spawned Mesa's Falcon Field, Gateway airport - Arizona Republic | Mesa has embarked on a yearlong celebration of its 70 years of aviation history with special exhibits and events and plans to commemorate the two groundbreakings, one of which became Falcon Field and the other Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. ...

Jack Franklin Kohl - Ravenna Record Courier | He served with the Army Air Corps from 1943-1945 as a ball turn gunner on a B-17 warplane. He flew 17 missions while stationed in England and survived three crash landings during the war. After the war, Jack returned home to marry the love of his life, ...

Warbirds invade Bay skies - The Gympie Times | THE skies over Tin Can Bay will reverberate with the roar of powerful miniature engines next weekend when the annual Warbirds model flyers move in. Referred to by many as Saint Aeroplane Day, this very popular gathering of model aeroplane enthusiasts ...

Aircraft chapter soars at Woodstock North - Woodstock Independent | Other upcoming activities include a trip to the Experimental Aircraft Association museum and the EAA's AirVenture aviation symposium, held in the summer in Oshkosh, Wis. Next year, Wallis said the group hopes to expand to include Woodstock High School ...

April 26, 2011 Lauren Jones, Young Aviatrix part 3 from Ely Air Lines | Mike: Retired airline pilot and U.S. Air Force Colonel Gale Haskins has a few fun airplanes to fly, including a Stearman and a PT-19, which he brought out to the “Hope Flies” fly-in, in Liberty a few years ago. I used to work with Gale, who is a neighbor of Lauren Jones and her family at Dry Creek (airpark). Lauren, a fifth-grader, was especially proud of her fly-in community when Gale and several of her other neighbors joined forces to fly the “Missing Man” formation over her school on Veteran’s Day. She’s very fond of Col. Haskins,   ...

China unveils rival to International Space Station - The Guardian | Visitors to the Airshow China exhibition look at a model of the Tiangong-1 space station. Photograph: Ranwen/Imaginechina China laid out plans for its future in space yesterday, unveiling details of an ambitious new space station to be built in orbit ...

STS-134: Endeavour begins S0007 Launch Countdown from NASASpaceFlight.com | Endeavour has entered the three day countdown for what is likely to be her final ever launch. No issues are in work ahead of the next key status review – the L-2 Mission Management Team (MMT) meeting – as engineers dive into the complex ballet of S0007 operations, hopefully ending with the successful launch of STS-134′s packed mission to the International Space Station (ISS). ...

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