“Titanium Goose” walkaround — Lockheed’s rare A-12 “Blackbird” 1st part from Travel for Aircraft | Who doesn’t know of the Clarence “Kelly” Johnson’s incredibly prescient SR-71 “Blackbird” design which could go faster than Mach 3 and cruise higher than 80,000 feet (~24,000m). Too fast and too high for interception by fighter or missile — this was the Blackbird’s defense as it was flown on reconnaissance missions. But the SR-71 had an immediate ancestor, the A-12, and among the few A-12s (a baker’s dozen) is a rare one — one known as the “Titanium Goose” and it was a trainer with dual pilot cockpits…Air show lands in Cullman this weekend - Cullman Times Online | By Sam Rolley The Cullman Times Cullman officials hope that despite recent catastrophic damages throughout the area, this Saturday's Wings Over Cullman air show at Folsom Field will have attendees spirits flying high. "We began planning this show last ...
Fly-in brings attention to airport - Brewton Standard | An estimated 3000 people visited the Brewton Municipal Airport Saturday, climbing aboard an Air Force V22 Osprey and getting a closer look at a variety of aircraft in town for the second annual Brewton Spring Fly-In. “It was fantastic,” said airport ...Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum Announces 2011 Calendar of Events - Cape May County Herald | Closing out the summer season, NASW will host the 15th Annual AirFest event. NAS Wildwood is delighted to offer this exciting schedule of events and speakers: June 4th American Pride Day. An event to honor aviators, astronauts, veterans and celebrate ...
Springfield native Kevin Bredenbeck, test pilot for record-breaking Sikorsky ... - MassLive.com | Kevin Bredenbeck, the Springfield native who last year set the unofficial world speed-record for a helicopter in the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation X2 helicopter, is scheduled to speak Saturday night at the New England Air Museum. ...EDITORIAL: The gutsiest call - Washington Times | The Doolittle Raiders remained close after the war, getting together for hunting and fishing trips well into old age. Gen. Doolittle - or “Dad's fishing buddy,” as Mindy jokingly called him - came on the trips into his 90s. ...
Czech historians find shot-down German fighter plane | Prague Monitor from praguemonitor.com - Otin, South Bohemia, May 16 (CTK) - Czech historians have found a Fw-190 Focke Wulf German fighter plane that was shot down in World War Two on August 24, 1944 in Otin thanks to student Jiri Sasek helped localise the aircraft, Czech Television reported Monday…
WWII-era aircraft dreams take flight - Blue Springs Examiner | The World War II era bomber, along with a P-40 'Warhawk,' fighter are in Kansas City as part of the Liberty Foundation's 2001 Salute to Veterans Tour. 5.16.2011 Adam Vogler By Jeff Martin - jeff.martin@examiner.net The stately wings, the proud nose. ...Alaska Airlines Celebrates Arrival of Copper River Salmon from Airline Reporter by David Parker Brown | Today Seattle welcomed Alaska Air Cargo’s Boeing 737-400 Combi (N764AS), containing 12 tons of Copper River Salmon, which is a favorite of fish connoisseurs. One lucky fish was donated by Ocean Beauty Seafood to be cooked up for Alaska Airline’s second annual Copper Chef Cook Off Competition. The large fish was carried off the plane by the captain and in the open market it would be worth about $1000…
Today in Aviation History – May 18 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
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