Indy Transponder 21-AUG-2011 1030z

Air show horror as doomed Red Arrows pilot dies to save lives - Scottish Daily Record | The nine Hawk jets had been at Bournemouth Air Show, in Hampshire. But as they returned to the town's airport, one of the iconic planes - which can reach speeds of 638mph - came down in an open area outside Throop village just before 2pm. ...

MOD Confirms the death of Flt Lt Jon Egging Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team (The Red Arrows)  from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News by Flightline UK | It is with sadness that the MOD must confirm the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging of the Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team (The Red Arrows).  Flight Lieutenant Egging was killed when his Hawk T1 aircraft – Red 4 – crashed around 1km South East of Bournemouth Airport at 1350 on Saturday 20 August 2011.  A full Service Inquiry into the details of the crash has been initiated. It would be inappropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident at this time…

Tributes to Gifted Red Arrow Pilot Video  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News -The RAF Red Arrow display team had just completed a performance at the Bournemouth Air Festival, 1350 on Saturday 20 August 2011 when the jet went down just south of Bournemouth Airport.  Flight Lieutenant Egging, 33, from Rutland, was known to colleagues as "Eggman" was piloting Red Arrow number 4. The accident is under investigation by authorities… 

Red Arrows grounded after crash - BBC News | The RAF's Red Arrows display team has been grounded while investigators try to establish the cause of a crash in Dorset which killed one of its pilots. Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, from Rutland, died when his Hawk T1 aircraft crashed near Bournemouth Airport ...

Thousands see crash that kills veteran pilot - Kansas City Star | Pilot Bryan Jensen was killed Saturday afternoon in this crash during the Kansas City Aviation Expo Air Show at Wheeler Downtown Airport. The biplane nosedived into the grass adjacent to one of the runways. ...

Airshow Pilot Tragedy at KC Aviation Expo Air Show  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Tragedy struck today when performer Bryan Jensen's biplane aircraft crashed at 1:45 p.m. at the Kansas City Aviation Expo Air Show at the Wheeler Downtown Airport. Jensen was fatally injured and the show was immediately closed. The FAA and NTSB are investigating the accident.  The director of the Kansas City Aviation Expo Air Show reported said, "Our hearts go out to Bryan's family and loved ones." …

Pilot killed during aerobatic practice - UPI.com | The two planes were performing aerobatic maneuvers when the mishap happened, The (Newark, NJ) News-Ledger reported. The names of the two pilots had not been released. The surviving pilot managed to parachute into a nearby wooded area, FAA spokeswoman ...

Airliner Crashes During Disaster Exercise  from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A Canadian airliner crashed, killing 12 people of 15 people aboard, in the middle of a mock military and civil defense exercise that was simulating an airliner crash in the country's high Arctic. The First Air Boeing 737-200 was not part of the exercise but was on a charter flight to Resolute Bay in the northern territory of Nunavut. The elderly airliner crashed into a hillside near the airport while emergency workers and the military were at the peak of readiness during Operation Nanook. "We're here to improve our capabilities to operate in the Arctic ...

Thousands attend air show despite race's cancellation - Ventura County Star | People walk below a C-46 Curtis Commando, at the Wings Over Camarillo Air Show, at Camarillo Airport. The FAA's cancellation of the air race at the Wings Over Camarillo Air Show didn't seem to dampen spirits or cause a lack of attendance ...

Condensed Air, Water Show Wows Crowd - NBC Chicago | Chicago firefighter and paramedic Jason Durbin was named hometown hero and got the chance to fly with the Thunderbirds. He spoke to Zoraida Sambolin on Friday's NBC 5 News Today. ...

Cobertura Moscou Air Show (MAKS) 2011 – 74 imagens  from CavokBlog - Notícias de Aviação, Tecnologia e Fotografia by Fernando Valduga

About 4000 gather at Arnold Palmer airport for airshow - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | The Westmoreland County Airshow 2011 concludes Sunday with exhibits and performances from 10 am to 3 pm at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, off Route 30 in Unity. Richard Robbins is a Tribune-Review staff writer ...

Selfridge Air Show wows the crowd - Detroit Free Press | Terry Harvin, 47, of Farmington Hills leans over to watch a sky diver Saturday with his wife, Renee Harvin, 46, at the Selfridge air show in Harrison Township. The Air National Guard estimated about 75000 attended. / Photos by MANDI WRIGHT/Detroit Free ...

Committee made AirSho a success - In-Forum | Awesome does not adequately describe the members of the Fargo AirSho Committee. This group of 70 dedicated committee members put in over two years of work to produce the 2011 Fargo AirSho. They were joined by over 400 show-day volunteers to staff the ...

Guest Column: Rockford airport continues success - Rockford Register Star | AirFest was another success the airport achieved this year. In my seventh year of serving on the airport board, I've never seen an AirFest that was so inline with its budget. It was one of the smoothest- run AirFests I've been involved in, ...

Oshkosh 2011  from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin | Wasabi Air Racing would like to thank everybody who came out to support Wasabi in Wisconsin this year.  The turn out for all the talks was really great and people seemed very excited about air racing and homebuilding experimental aircraft.  Thanks again!

Balloons flying this week for championship - Battle Creek Enquirer | Three international pilots - from Brazil, Canada and the Czech Republic - will fly in an International Challenge as they prepare for next year's competition and 12 pilots are entered in a Fiesta Division to complete the field at 66 balloons. ...

Today in Aviation History – August 21  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal