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Seven decades of flying - AF.mil | Retired Col. Clarence Parker has flown aircraft for more than 70 years. He was an instructor pilot and flew missions during World War II, the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Colonel Parker decided to hang up his wings by flying his final flight May 20, 2011, at the Valdosta Regional Airport in Valdosta, Ga.

VIDEO: Backstage... and Inside the 'Driver's Seat' With the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach - Wantagh Patch | Patch Personality Stacey Sweet gets up close and personal with some of the planes, places and people behind the high flying Bethpage Air Show (May 28-29)

Huge crowds expected at NY's Jones Beach air show - WSJ | Warthogs, Hornets and dozens of other aircraft will fill the skies over New York's Jones Beach this weekend for an annual Memorial Day Weekend air show. Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected at the Long Island seaside for the event on Saturday and Sunday...

Southend Air Festival set to attract thousands to town - BBC | The air show, which has traditionally been held on the Spring Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday, has moved dates this year to the Saturday and Sunday. The event is recognised as one of the largest free air shows in Europe...

On the wings of freedom - Philly Burbs | This Memorial Day, Gill is looking forward to the holiday as a chance to spend a little time near home. Now a naval aviator, Lt. Gill will pilot his Orion P3-C from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, to Millville Airport with a pit stop at Whidbey Island, Wash., to participate in the Millville Wheels and Wings Air Show...

Ashe Air Show to Take-off June 11: Inaugural Showcase to Benefit Habit for Humanity - Mountain Times | Even though organizers can not tell you exactly when the last  time a daredevil of the sky attempted a barrel roll or any other aerobatic maneuver in Ashe County, they can tell you it's been too long. So when local airplane aficionados set out to stir interest for a High Country barnstorming show that would also put on display relics from the golden age of aviation...

Honoring another of ‘The Greatest Generation' - The Morehead News | This is the story of a humble man with a gentle heart who trained as a warrior for World War II but ended up serving as a humanitarian. Fortunately for him and his B-17 crew members, the war in Europe ended just as they arrived in England...

Titusville's Warbird Museum unveils new hangar for Vietnam aircraft (with VIDEO) - Florida Today | TITUSVILLE — An F-8 Crusader sits behind the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, glistening under the hot sun. The first military aircraft to go 1,000 mph was vital for the Navy and Marines during the Vietnam War but now is awaiting a permanent home. Starting this weekend, the Vietnam-era warplane will have that new home, as the museum unveils its new 28,000-square-foot hangar...

Flashback Fridays: More of Southwest before June 18, 1971 - Nuts About Southwest | Anyone who has studied the history of Southwest knows the many legal obstacles we had to overcome just to start service.  But there were other hurdles to overcome before Southwest could fly, and many of those “loose ends” were being tied up 40 years ago in the days before June 18, 1971...

Top Five Interesting Aviation Stories - Aviation Queen | Ah, we all lived to tell the tales of another week in the wild and wonderful world of aviation.  I had so many choices for this week’s top five it was hard to decide. So here goes!...

Strange But True Aviation News - Aviation Week | Girlfriend, that manicure is da BOMB!!  Faye Sinclair got a surprise as she went through security at Memphis International Airport.  She was stopped by TSA screeners after ha hand scan found traces of explosives were found, reports WMC-TV. Turns out Sinclair's fresh manicure was the culprit....

Christine Hollingsworth Friday’s Fabulous Flyer! - Flight To Success | And fabulous this lady she is. She flew into my life on December 5th 2010, which also happens to be her birthday, when she joined us at our first Fly it Forward event in December. She was down at the dock flying in our famous Beaver… while a birthday cake awaited up at BEFA headquarters. Yes… she got a piece. 173 women flew that day...

Plane makes successful restaurant in Switzerland - Desastres Aereos News | A somewhat curious restaurant's doing a great success in Switzerland. The difference? He was raised in a Soviet aircraft of the 1950s, serving meals with all the luxury of time, ranging from armchairs tight beats up on his elbows...