Indy Transponder 04-MAY-2011 0435z

Identify this helo - PPRuNe | ...saw these in the comments section of AvWeek blogs....supposedly this was the crashed MH60K from the UBL raid. A 5 bladed TR on a hawk derivative would seem an awfully substantial modification.

Blues perform over Pensacola Bay - Fox 10 TV | PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Crowds gathered along the seawall at Naval Air Station Pensacola Tuesday in anticipation of watching their hometown heroes, the Blue Angels. Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the base is continuing its celebration of 100 years of naval aviation by inviting the public out for special shows...

This is only a test - Bossier Press | Officials at Barksdale Air Force Base say they expect tens of thousands of locals and out-of-towners to make their way onto base for the 2001 Defenders of Liberty Air Show this weekend. To ensure the safety of all spectators, base emergency responders along with Bossier Parish first responders engaged in a Major Accident Response Exercise, or MARE, Friday morning to ensure the readiness of all response crews. The scenario: an aircraft crash near the spectator line...

Airlines to airshows: Pilot overcomes cancer, spreads hope - AOPA | Shutting down the engine of his highly modified experimental 1946 clipped-wing Taylorcraft Texas T-Cart at 5,000 feet agl, airshow performer Randy Henderson completes a three- to four-minute series of aerobatic maneuvers—loops, rolls, or hammerhead—before landing (engine still off) in front of a crowd of spectators...

Aviation hero Cedric Mah dies - CBC | Well-known Edmonton aviation hero Cedric Mah has died. Mah, 88, died Friday at the Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre. Mah was born in British Columbia. He flew during the Second World War, but because of prejudices at the time, was not allowed to join the Canadian Air Force because he was of Chinese descent...

Videos from AIRBOYD:
Martin Mars Flight - California To Hawaii (1944)
Memphis Belle Returns Home (1943)
Bombing School For Air Cadets (1943)

Podcast: Episode 145 – Anne has 15,000 Acronyms - Airplanes Geeks | Aviation historian Anne Millbrooke is our guest. Anne is the author of the award winning book Aviation History, as well as Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Alphabets of Aviation: A Guide to Contemporary and Historical Terms Found in Aviation Literature.

Podcast: We’re On Location At Fighting Colors.com – Warbird Radio | WEDNESDAY – Matt’s on location at Fighting Colors.com with Gary Velasco for a special Warbird Radio LIVE!  Tune in tomorrow and hear the latest news from the world’s expert on nose-art, Mr. Gary Velasco.  The show starts at 10am (EASTERN) right here on Warbird Radio.  Thanks for listening!

Thanks for WWII Heritage days - The Citizen | On behalf of the history teachers of the Coweta-Fayette County area, we are most thankful to the men and women of the Dixie Wing Commemorative Air Force for hosting WW II Heritage Days at Falcon Field...

PHOTO: F-35A haunts Phantom Ray 1st flight - The Dew Line | Boeing has released some very cool photos of the first flight of the Phantom Ray today, but none cooler than this one. A Lockheed Martin F-35A lurks in the background on the ramp at Edwards AFB, Calif.. The air force's present (manned fighters) meets perhaps its future (unmanned combat air vehicles).

100th Anniversary of Turkish Air Force Thread - MilitaryPhotos.NET | Lots of great pictures!

Large Force Exercise - SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. | An F-22A Raptor refuels mid-air from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a large force exercise over North Carolina May 2, 2011. The exercise consisted of a strike mission with offensive counter air and suppression-of-enemy-air-defense support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Gino Reyes)

Pratt & Whitney Celebrates Museum Installation of JSF119 Engine at Smithsonian Institution - AviationNews.EU | Pratt & Whitney announced yesterday that its JSF119 propulsion system has been installed by the Smithsonian Institution at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia... 

NASA celebrates astronaut Shepard's historic first flight - USA Today | WASHINGTON — Alan Shepard never became a household name like fellow astronauts John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, and Neil Armstrong, the first to walk on the moon. But 50 years ago — on May 5, 1961 — Shepard became the first American to reach space at a time of heightened Cold War rivalry with the Soviet Union...

Meet an Astronaut & Kids Free at the San Diego Air & Space Museum’s Eighth Annual Space Day - AMT Online | San Diego, CA - May 2, 2011 -The San Diego Air & Space Museum's Space Day celebration is set to launch on Saturday, May 28th, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Come and engage in fun hands-on demonstrations, giveaways, and activities with local and national space experts...