Thursday, June 2, 2011

Indy Transponder 02-JUN-2011 0300z

   
Air show wants Ohio hero for ride on Thunderbird - Greenwich Time | The Cleveland National Air Show is looking for a hometown hero who will be selected for a ride aboard an Air Force Thunderbird jet, the first time in the event's history that such an offer has been made. The show began taking online ...

USAF Thunderbirds 2011 Schedule

More than an air show at waterfront — DAVE DALE's Soapboxing - The North Bay Nugget | The Snowbirds were among several aerial teams participating in the North Bay Air Show in 1986, if my pre-college memory serves correctly, with Italy and France represented along with the Americans. There were also vintage fighters from the Great Wars ...

35000 attended Millville Airshow; organizers look to future - The Bridgeton News - NJ.com | When the Blue Angels canceled their appearance on the day they were to have begun activities connected with the 2011 Wheels & Wings Air Show, an era ended for the Millville Army Air Field ...

Heritage aircraft to land at NAS Pensacola - WALA-TV FOX10 | PENSACOLA, Florida (WALA) - NAS Pensacola will receive the 27th and last aircraft that's part of the Centennial of Naval Aviation Heritage Paint Project. The Beechcraft T-6A "Texan" is scheduled to arrive around 3:30 pm Wednesday. ...

Fleet Week 2011 - CH46E PHROG. HMM 774. NYC. from Military Photos

WASPs speak at Aerosim Flight Academy from General Aviation News | Students at Sanford, Fla.-based Aerosim Flight Academy students received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity recently when two Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) were guest speakers at their school. Two members of WASP, Bernice “Bee” Haydu and Shirley C. Kruse, came to the academy to talk to students and staff about being a WASP before, during and after the war. ...

“Germany — This Northrop P-61 Black Widow crew chief... from x planes | “Germany — This Northrop P-61 Black Widow crew chief of Lt. Colonel Oris B. Johnson’s 422nd ‘Green Bats’ Night Fighter Squadron decided it was time for a well earned bit of relaxation and his reaction to V-E Day news was this…” (via)

B-17 'Aluminum Overcast' headed to Davenport - Quad-Cities Online | "Aluminum Overcast," the Experimental Aircraft Association's restored B-17 bomber, will descend upon Davenport Municipal Airport in Davenport, Iowa, on July 8-10 for one of nearly 60 tour stops scheduled for its 2011 "Salute to ...

The Amazing Spitfire from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | The defense that held back the German air advance in England, the Spitfire is this iconic plane that I grew up seeing in just about every war movie I saw. This is in part because for the Battle of Britain, this  ...
   
Warbird Sets Down In Stockton - KCRA Sacramento | A B-17 Flying Fortress is on display and available for rides at the Stockton Metro Airport. Visitors can see the the World War II bomber at no charge at Top Gun Aviation. The plane will be available for viewing through Friday morning. The B-17, a B-24 ...

Darwen planning fighter plane flypast - Blackburn Citizen | Organisers behind the event, which is likely to take place in September, have written to the RAF to ask for a display of Spitfires or Red Arrows. Sunnyhurst town councillor Tony Melia had the idea to create a permanent memorial to the plane bought by ...

SR-71 Blackbird at RAF Greenham Common Airshow (IAT) 1983 from www.youtube.com | The SR-71 arrives at RAF Greenham Common for the 1983 International Air Tattoo (IAT), Pilot: BC Thomas, RSO: John Morgan, July 1983. The commentator was John Doyle.

Concorde group meets British Airways over museum bid - BBC News | The spokesman added that plans must be financially viable and help to conserve the region's aviation heritage. Mr Lord from SCG said the discussions with BA "went very very well" and had taken the plans away for discussion with Airbus who are looking ...

Presidential Aviation from Hiller Aviation Museum | ... In 1910, Roosevelt also became the first President to fly aboard an airplane—albeit over a year after leaving office. It was 1943 before Franklin D. Roosevelt undertook the first of three overseas trips by air to become the first President to fly in office. A Pan Am Boeing 314 flying boat carried out this unique mission, flying the President quickly and safely over seas infested with hostile submarines. ...

From AIRBOYD.TV
Helicopter maintainer carries on family tradition - Green Valley News | PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - A 23-year-old OH-58 Kiowa helicopter maintainer from Sahuarita, Ariz., grew up with aviation heritage coursing through his veins. His grandfather retired in the Air Force, his father served with the Air Force for five ...

Capt. 'Sully' makes CBS News debut - The Hill | He was was hired last month as an aviation and safety expert for the network, and is famous for averting a similar accident in 2009, when he landed a disabled jetliner safely on the Hudson River in New York City. He said Tuesday on CBS that the Air ...

PhotoBlog - Eighty-four people in wheelchairs pull C-130 cargo plane 100 meters, set Guinness World Record from photoblog.msnbc.msn.com

Snowbird was 7-C's 'most improved' student at St. Hubert's - Bay Today | The Snowbirds pilot and team lead waved hello to St. Hubert students and staff yesterday as he flew his plane over the school during a practice run. Once landed, he made his way to school to speak to students about pursuing dreams. ...

Thousands Of Young People Expected To Take Advantage Of 'Learn To Fly' from Aero-News.net
Thousands of young people are expected to take to the sky on Saturday, June 11, as EAA volunteers continue an outstanding aviation tradition – International Young Eagles Day. The annual event brings together kids and ...

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