Liberty Foundation B-17 crashes shortly after takeoff from Aurora Municipal - Examiner.com | The Liberty Foundation's very popular B-17 Flying Fortress, 'Liberty Belle', crashed in a farm field near Oswego shortly after takeoff from Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR). According to the FAA, there were seven people reported on board the aircraft and ...
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Rich and Dee Gibson to Receive 2011 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | World Airshow News has announced that Rich and Dee Gibson are the 2011 recipients of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. The award will be presented during EAA AirVenture 2011 at EAA's Theater in the Woods on Monday, July 25. Rich and Dee join a list of honorees that reads like an airshow hall of fame. ...
Statement by The Lightship Group about Blimp Accident in Germany from Airships: A Hindenburg and Zeppelin History Site | The Lightship Group has issued a statement regarding yesterday’s tragic loss of a Goodyear-branded blimp and its pilot, Mike Nerandzic. In an email to Airships.net the company noted: ...
Thunder Over Michigan Air Show to feature the U.S Navy's Blue Angels - WXYZ | Check out the
Yankee Air Museum's 2011 “Thunder over Michigan” Air Show that will take place July 23-24th at Willow Run AIrport. The Museum is proud to welcome back the militaries most renowned demonstration team, The US Navy's Blue Angels. ... Boulder to celebrate 'Airport Day' on Saturday - Daily Camera | The public is invited to climb into dozens of different types of aircraft and enjoy the region's aviation history. Admission and parking are free for this event. “With lineage dating back to 1928, Boulder Municipal Airport has played an amazing part in ...
OC weekend wrap-up: Air show and more - Baltimore Sun | It was an eventful weekend in Ocean City, both on the ground and in the air. Some of the news was not so good, including the death of a 52-year-old boater. Here's a quick wrap-up: -A Glen Burnie man out for ...
ISU duo ready to soar in 2500-mile race reminiscent of Earhart - Terre Haute Tribune Star | Abel and Brown will compete in this year's Air Race Classic between June 21-24, taking off from Iowa City on a 2500-mile trek about the country. From Iowa City, the competitors fly to Brookings, SD, making 10 stops before finishing in Mobile, Ala. ...
Two K-State Salina Pilots to Compete in Historic, All-Female Race - KSAL | Nicole Lordemann, left, and Megan Henderson, right, sit in the cockpit of the Cessna Skyhawk 172 that they will fly in Air Race Classic 2011, June 21-24. Twenty-three hundred nautical miles. Fifty teams. Four days. Two young women. ...
Flypast by Spitfire - Henley Standard | The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aircraft will fly over Caversham Court Gardens where the fete for St Peter's, Caversham and St Margaret's, Mapledurham, will be taking place on Saturday, July 9. Other attractions will include performances by the ...
Planes of Fame museum hosts High Country Warbirds Fly-In - Arizona Daily Sun | On June 25, Planes of Fame Air Museum in Valle, 25 miles south of Grand Canyon, will host its annual High Country Warbirds Fly-In from 8 am to 5 pm Member-supported warbird orientation flights will be available Friday-Sunday, June 24-26. ...
Bill "Big B" Beardsley Passes from www.airshowbuzz.com | Bill "Big B" Beardsley passed away early on the morning of Saturday, June 11 at his home in Arizona following a long battle with cancer that he chose to keep confidential. His wife, Teresa, his son Bill Jr. and his daughters Terry and Connie were with him at the time of his death. The family will provide details on ...
Update: Friends and family of Big B are encouraging the air show community to use this page on the AirShowBuzz.Com website to post their thoughts and recollections about Big B.
Aerobatic pilot hopes to push limits in retirement - Owen Sound Sun Times | It has been flown to World Aerobatic Championships and has been used by the Russian national aerobatic team. The one Price bought is the the first of its kind to be built and the only one in Canada. He hopes to get it in the air in the next couple of ...
B-17, B-25 at OLM from General Aviation News | The B-17 Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey" and B-25 Mitchell "Maid in the Shade" from the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will be on display at Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) in Washington offering rides and tours Monday, June 13, through Sunday, June 19. The bombers will be the main attraction at the Olympic Air Show June 18-19. ...
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A Nice Day at the Golden West Fly-in from aroundthepattern.com | I actually got the Swift out of the hangar and into the air this weekend. The 2011 Golden West Fly-in was going on in Marysville, CA (KMYV). I flew ‘over the hill’ with a friend who was flying his RV-6A – well, we were going at the same time, but took slightly different routes and never saw each other until we were on the ground at the show.
Cosford Air Show 2011 – in pictures - shropshirestar.com | Crowds braved the heaving rain and strong winds at the Cosford Air Show as organisers were forced to cancel displays. Hundreds of visitors left the event only two hours in as the cold and wet weather saw large parts of the programme called off and ...
Nothing strange about Area 51 - Appeal-Democrat | Retired Lt. Col. Tony Bevacqua of Yuba City flew both the SR-71 and U-2 during his time in the U.S. Air Force. Bevacqua was stationed at Groom Lake, also known as Area 51, and is featured in the book "Area 51" that came out last month.
VFA-11 weapon systems officer makes 1,000th trap via U.S. Naval Air Forces FB Wall | Congratulations to Lt. Cmdr. Patrick J. Fernandes of Strile Fighter Squadron ONE ONE (VFA) 11 on his 1,000th trap. Read more about it in USS Enterprise's paper, "The Shuttle." (cs) ...
Amputee earns his wings 2 years after accident from Air Force Times - News | When 1st Lt. Ryan McGuire lost his leg after a boating accident two years ago, his dream of becoming a pilot seemed out of reach.
Students relate math to aviation - WTHI | TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Students come to the Children's Museum Sunday to learn about math and aviation. 'Go Figure,' a program that works to improve kids' math skills, planned the day's activities, relating terms to real life and aviation. ...
‘Burt Rutan’s Race to Space’ published next month - from General Aviation News | Years ago, Burt Rutan told a reporter for Popular Mechanics, “If we make a courageous decision like the goal and program we kicked off for Apollo in 1961, we will see our children or grandchildren in outposts on other planets.” Legendary science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clark would later recall Rutan’s quote in a piece he wrote about SpaceShipOne and comment, “Fortunately, we need not rely solely on governments for expanding humanity’s presence beyond the Earth.” ""Burt Rutan’s Race to Space, which will be released next month, chronicles Rutan’s efforts to do just that. ...
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