U.S. military to be honored on Indianapolis 500 Race Day, including historic second flyover!
... After the checkered flag falls, a special second flyover recognizing the 100th anniversary of U.S. Navy aviation will take place. A formation of U.S. Navy aircraft consisting of one A-4 Skyhawk and a T-2C Buckeye will soar over the track followed by the Navy flyover of four F/A-18E Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadrons 105 from Oceana, Va. and 137 from Lemoore, Calif. Representing the Navy at the Indianapolis 500 will be Vice Admiral Al Myers, USN, Commander, U.S. Naval Air Force. ...
No Blue Angels? No problem for Millville air show - Press of Atlantic City | The Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team was grounded this week, preventing them from participating in this weekend's Wheels & Wings Airshow in Millville. But thousands of onlookers still flocked Saturday to Millville Airport for the first day ...
A soaring performance - St. Augustine Record | Four arctic camouflage-schemed jets swoop down from the skies over the Northeast Florida Regional Airport, Saturday, during a stunt performance at the St. Augustine Air Show. The Heavy Metal Jet team is made up of five aerobatic pilots from Lancaster, ...
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Rockford AirFest not just a show in the sky - WREX-TV | "Unlike at some other air shows in the region, you can walk right up to and inside many of our aircraft during the show," said Dave Lindberg, Rockford AirFest's static-display coordinator. "Most people don't get a chance to be this close to any of ...
Honoring our heroes - Monroe News Star | Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers, including once being shot down on a sea sweep in the South China Sea. "Any day that you can remember our veterans is what we need," Sherman said. "Memorial Day is wonderful. I'm one of the last Flying Tigers . ...
Tuskegee Airmen honored at Unity Day in Hickory - Hickory Daily Record | Jefferson was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen and spoke during Saturday's Unity Day program at the Hickory Air Museum. A children's parade marched and carried signs welcoming the five Tuskegee Airmen who attended Saturday's Unity Day program at the ...
WASP trainer plane restored to 1940s glory - Reporter News | Elizabeth Strohfus looked admiringly at the sleek lines of the 1942 Boeing Stearman PT-17 biplane parked outside the hangar at Avenger Field. The last time the onetime pilot and the airplane had been in the same location was in 1944, when Strohfus — known then as Betty Wall — was in training with Women Airforce Service Pilots. ...
Habersham resident shares harrowing tales of WWII bombing missions - Gainesville Times | As the nation marks Memorial Day nearly 70 years later, the World War II veteran remembers the moments inside of the B-17 bomber with the US Army Corps like it was yesterday. "For my first mission, we bombed a target in Frankfurt, Germany. ...
Veteran B-24 Pilot Recalls the War and Comments on US in Middle East - Patch.com | Hattrup trained on the B-17 out of what is now called Edwards Air Force Base. He also went to Langley Field Air Force Base in Virginia for radar training. It's one of the largest and oldest bases in the country. "Every time I went up, ...
WWII Chinese translator denied U.S. veterans status but says record speaks for itself - Denver Post | ... But half a world away, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration had authorized a secret unit that would change the course of the war in Asia. Soon, Yee would find himself working as a translator to Claire Lee Chennault and the American Volunteer Group, the aviation legends who became famously known as the Flying Tigers. ...
Heroes of the air in the RAF - Passionate about aviation | During the last war, aviation was a critical element of the Allied victory. Two of the main heroes of the Royal Air Force have left accounts of their exploits. "Johnie" Johnson, who was all the fighting since the Battle of Britain is the British driver who has the table of the most spectacular game with 38 official victories. ...
World War II bomber bore name of a local woman - Youngstown Vindicator | While 8-year-old tomboy Dixie Lee played at Warren's Third Street School in 1944, a B-17 bomber bearing her name was flying over Europe. Today, Dixie Lee Kosovec, 75 and still lively, keeps shelved in her McDonald home the photo of ...
Crowd at museum salutes those who gave their all - Monroe News Star | Amid rows of veterans of the armed services, 8-year-old Jacob Porter played with his toy plane Saturday in the shadows of the fighter planes at Chennault Aviation and Military Museum. Being around the aircraft was a “cool” experience for Porter, ...
Long-lost WWII pilot gets proper burial - WAVE | The body of a long-lost World War II Veteran finally reached his final resting place this Memorial Day weekend. A B24-D Liberator, flown by First Lieutenant Jack Volz lost radio contact and crashed during a mission over the Bismark Sea in 1943. ...
Soviet Air Force I - War and Game | In Western countries, typically known as the Red Air Force—one of the largest and most powerful air forces of the twentieth century. The rise and fall of the Soviet air force (1918–1991) reflected Soviet military might yet contributed enormously to the history of airpower. ...
RAW VIDEO: Homemade Plane Rolls Out Of Basement - WGAL | Dan Reeves spent 9 years building a plane in the basement of his Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, home. On Wednesday, May 25, after removing a wall and part of the foundation, the plane rolled out.
Today in Aviation History – May 29 - CRUFC
Shuttle Crew Packs Up Endeavour to Leave Space Station for Last Time from SPACE.com | The space shuttle Endeavour is set to undock from the orbiting outpost for the last time tonight.
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