Indy Transponder 15-JUN-2011 1730z

Statement from Liberty Foundation Chief Pilot from www.libertyfoundation.org | June 14, 2011 - First, let me start off by sincerely thanking everyone for the outpouring of support that we are receiving. I am sorry that I have not yet had the opportunity to return the many phone calls, text or e-mails that I am receiving offering to help. Again, thank you for all of the kind words that we are receiving and for incredible offers to help emotionally, financially and/or with the recovery process. I hope this statement will help fill in a few details that everyone is wondering about that led to the loss of our “Liberty Belle”.  ...  Here is what we do know…

The Memphis Belle from The Warbird Rescue Company | This week we are honored to have Dr. Harry Friedman on the show.  Dr. Friedman, along with the rest of the Memphis Belle Memorial Association are the reason why we are lucky enough to have this national treasure still with us today.  If it were not for their efforts she would have been lost years ago.  Today the   ...

Wings of Freedom tour lands at BFI from General Aviation News | The Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour of the World War II vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, and North American P-51 Mustang will be on display June 24-26 at  Boeing Field/King County International Airport in Seattle. ...

The Blue Angels First Performance from J Clark | On this day in 1946 at NAS Jacksonville, LCDR Butch Voris pushed the throttle forward on his blue and gold Grumman F-6 Hellcat to start his takeoff roll.  The other pilots on his team, in their individual Hellcats, also pushed throttles forward.  It was the first time the team ever flew together in front of an airshow crowd. ...

New start for the demo team solo CF-18 Canadian Air Force - Cavok via Translator | The demo team solo CF-18 Canadian Air Force in 2011 held its first public appearance this year in late May, the 15th Air Base Wing Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The CF-18 Hornet aircraft also received a new special paint. ...

The Solar Impulse aircraft arrives at Le Bourget Airport from Flight Image of the Day | One of the biggest attractions of the Paris air show, the sun-powered Solar Impulse, has arrived in Le Bourget at its second attempt, after a 16h 5min flight from Brussels.  ...

AMBITIOUS Airshow Izmir - via Translator | The Turkish Air Force ambitious repülőnappal celebrated 100th anniversary. The Airshow Izmir the Air Force base was organized 2011th 4-5 June on. E some lines author June 2001 acted those airbase Turkish Air Force 90th birthday. Then largest applause one Hungarian felségjelű machine a MiG-29 es received this year Hungarian Air static incoming a JAS-39 Gripen and one An-26 represented.  ...

The airshow Albert canceled - via Translator | A set of strategic and budgetary reasons have prompted the organizers to postpone the event until June 2012.

Flying A 102 Year Old Design For The First Time - Wired News | In 1909 a young French aviator completed one of the most daring flights that had ever been attempted. In an airplane of his own design, powered by a 28 horsepower engine, Louis Bleriot became the first pilot to cross a major body of water ...

Pa. pilot preps 1929 biplane for historic last flight to Smithsonian in Washington - Greenfield Daily Reporter | He is glad he will be able to contribute to preserving aviation history. But he will miss Plane Jane. "It's going to be very emotional," he said. "Very emotional." After graduating high school in 1943, Briener tried to join the Army, hoping to sign up ...

Not UFOs: Soyuz (?) Rocket Launch from The Original Rocket Dungeon |  more ....