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Tuskegee Airmen set inspirational tone of movie filmed here for traveling theater - Cleveland | WILLOUGHBY, Ohio -- As the young boy quietly appraised the P-51C Mustang fighter plane parked on the runway, an old pilot approached, rested his hand on the youth's shoulder and said, "She's a beautiful thing, isn't she?" It was literally a made-for movie moment, but that pilot, Col. Charles McGee, really does understand the allure of the vintage warbird...

AirSho features flying history (Coyote Squadron big event coming May 14) - Corsicana Daily Sun | This year’s AirSho, an annual display and celebration of the Coyote Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force, will be different from the 12 previous annual shows. This year, the airport will be closed to general aviation during the show, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and the ramp will be cleared of people and secured...

Two more Honor Flights will take vets to WWII memorial beginning Tuesday - WCF Courier | WATERLOO, Iowa --- Over the next two weeks, nearly 200 Cedar Valley area World War II veterans will make one of the most memorable journeys of their lives since their actual military service. On a pair of flights Tuesday and May 17, they will travel to Washington, D.C...

We say...Thanks again to WWII vets - Bluffton Today | We will continue to say, “Thank you,” to what we’ve come to know as the Greatest Generation. But sooner rather than later, there won’t be anybody left to hear it as World War II veterans gradually pass away.
Last weekend was the last reunion of the so-called “Hump pilots” who flew C-46 cargo planes from India and Burma to China over the Himalaya Mountains...

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Freedom Museum adds personal touch - Inside Nova | MANASSAS, Va. -In a sun-drenched field near the Manassas Regional Airport on Saturday, amateur aviators maneuver model airplanes and helicopters through the sky. Not too far away, machines just a little larger are on display with some showing off their aerial moves...

VIDEO: Air Demonstration Squadron Swifts Russia celebrates 20th anniversary - Cavok | The Russian aerobatic team Strizhi (Swifts) celebrated its 20th anniversary on May 6, Friday, with a new air show held at Kubinka airfield near Moscow...

Bari - The acrobatic squadron between the world famous 'Le Tricolor Arrows' in the 150 years of Italian unification - Puglia Live | Clear skies, slight breeze, a sea of ​​people flooded the promenade of Bari, it is true, the feast of the patron saint of Bari San Nicola has always attracted Thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Bari, but today the appointment on May 8...

Plus Harrier fighter makes first landing at the Juan Carlos I - Cavok | Plus Harrier jet from the Spanish Armada at the time arrived for the new aircraft carrier landing...

Boeing gives $1 million to children’s hospital - The State | CHARLESTON MUSC Children’s Hospital has received a $1 million investment from Boeing to expand existing programs promoting healthy living among children and families...

Space Adventures Looking for the $150-Million Lunar Cosmonaut to Complete Crew - Spaceports | Space Adventures, LLC, the only company that has provided human space missions to the global marketplace, outlined its forecast for commercial orbital spaceflight and announced details of how additional living space would be made available during the company's planned circumlunar mission now planned for 2015, RIA Novosti...

Space Adventures will shoot you (and your ego) to the moon for $150 million - Engadget | Y'know, there are only so many pristine beaches and spectacular slopes one can see before terrestrial tourism becomes blasé. That's why Space Adventures -- who lets folks vacay in space via suborbital jaunts -- is offering to shoot you to the moon during your next work sabbatical...