Has Prairie Air show worn out its welcome? - Peoria Journal Star | The future of the Prairie Air Show in Peoria may be up in the air. The Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria, the board that oversees the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport, has issued a letter to the air show organizer ...Red Arrows to remain grounded as tributes flood in for tragic crash pilot Jon ... - Scottish Daily Record
The gran of Red Arrows hero Jon Egging, who died after steering his stricken jet away from family homes, said it was typical of him to sacrifice himself to save others. Doris Egging, 88, said: "Jon was so excited to be a Red Arrow. ...
Thousands sign book of condolence for Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging - Bournemouth Echo | He was one of the people, many dressed in red and several in tears, who arrived in light rain to pay their respects from 10am and lay flowers by the Lion painted with Red Arrows imagery outside. Mr Trevett is chairman of the Bournemouth Red Arrows ...
Olympic Games will not spoil 2012 Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo | NEXT year's air festival has been moved to a week later – but organisers say fears that the Olympic Games could interfere with the popular event are unfounded. There were concerns that there might be a prohibition on commercial flights over parts of ...
Organizer: Maine air show on track to cover costs - Press Herald | The host of the Great State of Maine Air Show and Business Aviation Expo in Brunswick this weekend says the agency is on pace to cover the cost of putting on the three-day show, estimated to be about $800000. ...
Organizer: Maine air show on track to cover costs - Press Herald | The host of the Great State of Maine Air Show and Business Aviation Expo in Brunswick this weekend says the agency is on pace to cover the cost of putting on the three-day show, estimated to be about $800000. ...
Disabled American Veterans Airshow Outreach B-25 Flight Team: Disabled American Veterans Brings Message to The Great State of Maine Air Show from davflightteam.blogspot.com | Brunswick, ME – Disabled American Veterans (DAV) brings its message of service and volunteerism in support of our nation’s combat-wounded men and women to the Great State of Maine Air Show – August 27-28. More than sixty-five years ago, sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers launched off an aircraft carrier to conduct the famed Doolittle Raid over Japan. The mission proved to be one of the most galvanizing events of the Second World War – establishing the B-25 as a symbol… Record-setting air show proves that Atlantic City is world class - Shore News Today | 17, 2011 edition, making it the most attended mid-week air show in America. The previous record was 750000 back in 2009. A study was conducted a few years ago that concluded that this event means more than $56 million in commerce each year for the ...
1911 Chicago air show packed with thrills, spills - Chicago Tribune | One hundred years ago, Chicago was the center of the aviation world when it hosted an international air meet. The show was considered a great success. Only two pilots died. Coming just eight years after the Wright brothers first ...
2011 Air Show brings the heat - OregonLive.com | By Kurt Eckert, The Hillsboro Argus Michal Thompson / The ArgusThe six L-39 jets of the civilian-flown Patriots Jet Team leave a graceful arch of smoke in red, white and blue at the 2011 Oregon International Air Show. Buoyed by the first 90-plus ...
2011 Air Show brings the heat - OregonLive.com | By Kurt Eckert, The Hillsboro Argus Michal Thompson / The ArgusThe six L-39 jets of the civilian-flown Patriots Jet Team leave a graceful arch of smoke in red, white and blue at the 2011 Oregon International Air Show. Buoyed by the first 90-plus ...
Cordova Rec to Provide Kids Area at Airshow - Patch.com | Next month's California Capital Airshow at Mather Airport will feature more than planes: young attendees will be able to play in a "Kid Zone" organized by the Cordova Recreation and Park District, according to a staff report. ...
MCAS Miramar Air Show - Welcome from http://www.miramarairshow.com/ | The theme for the 2011 MCAS Miramar Air Show, which runs from Sept 30 through Oct. 2, is “A Salute to San Diego: Birthplace of Naval Aviation 1911-2011,” in honor of the centennial of both Naval and Marine Aviation. Aircraft from the 3d MAW flew in the Navy’s “Parade of Flight” here in San Diego in February to celebrate 100 years of Naval Aviation. This year’s air show will allow us to also salute 100 years of Marine Aviation – a year-long celebration which spans May 2011 to May 2012 with several events across the country…
MCAS Miramar Air Show - Welcome from http://www.miramarairshow.com/ | The theme for the 2011 MCAS Miramar Air Show, which runs from Sept 30 through Oct. 2, is “A Salute to San Diego: Birthplace of Naval Aviation 1911-2011,” in honor of the centennial of both Naval and Marine Aviation. Aircraft from the 3d MAW flew in the Navy’s “Parade of Flight” here in San Diego in February to celebrate 100 years of Naval Aviation. This year’s air show will allow us to also salute 100 years of Marine Aviation – a year-long celebration which spans May 2011 to May 2012 with several events across the country…
8th Bulgarian International Air Festival to be held at Plovdiv – Emportal | The 8th Bulgarian International Air Festival will take place at Plovdiv between September 2 and 4.Visitors will also be able to go to the only aviation museum in Bulgaria, which will be acquiring four more airplanes. The 8th Bulgarian International Air ...
A mighty hunter – the Hawker Nimrod II from Shortfinals's Blog | Hawker Aircraft Ltd were famous for producing beautiful aircraft with better performance than their contemporaries. As well as their famous series of two-seat bomber/trainer/army co-operation aircraft beginning with the Hart (first flight, 1928), Hawker Aircraft produced an elegant biplane fighter for the Royal Air Force – also powered by the Rolls-Royce Kestrel V-12 engine – called the Hawker Fury. The Fury, first flown in 1931, was the very first RAF aircraft capable of more than 200 mph in level flight (a developed version, the Fury II, was able to reach 223 mph)…
Today in Aviation History – August 24 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
Episode 161 – When You Fly from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks) Our guest this episode is Ansel Brown, the award winning country music recording artist who co-wrote (with wife Lisa) and sang the song When You Fly at the final launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, when it returned to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and at AirVenture 2011 in Oshkosh at the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators banquet, and the Women in Aviation breakfast. This moving song was written to honor Lisa’s grandfather Richard Wixom who was inducted into the Wisconson Aviation Hall of Fame in 2010…
How’d You Get That Shot? – Silver Stealth « Tyson V. Rininger's Blog from tvrphoto.wordpress.com | “Ok guys, here’s what I want; let’s get five Night Hawks…no wait, fifteen…aw heck, twenty-five F-117’s in formation on a heading of 162 degrees so they align perfectly with the flag pole at the base’s static museum. Sound doable?” So, that discussion didn’t actually happen, but the results couldn’t have been planned any better. On October 27, 2006, Holloman Air Force Base helped celebrate the F-117 Night Hawk’s 25th Anniversary of active duty service. For many it seemed like the F-117 was still a relatively new…
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