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President issues Air Force birthday message - Grissom Air Reserve Base | 9/18/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFNS)  -- I send greetings to all those celebrating the 64th birthday of the United States Air Force.  As president, I have no greater honor than serving as commander in chief of the greatest force for peace and security the world has ever known. Performing their duties with impeccable gallantry and excellence, members of the United States Air Force embody the highest ideals of our nation.  Since America's earliest forays into flight, brave patriots have answered  ... Leaders issue Air Force birthday message

Airshow above, antiques below - Press of Atlantic City | He explained that the bomber, dubbed “Briefing Time,” appears in about 12 to 15 airshows a year. During the war, it flew 126 missions over Italy, France and Germany. There are 126 bombs painted in red on its nose to depict the number of missions. ...

Airport Festival Precedes Air Show Sunday - Patch.com | The Ocean City Airport Festival drew hundreds of guests to see new and old aircraft. By Amanda Thomas Hundreds of people came out to the Ocean City Airport Saturday afternoon to see planes, helicopters, kites, cars and more. The overcast skies did not ...

Happy landings on Moosehead - Press Herald | The majestic lake becomes a magnet for pilots and fans of floatable fliers during the annual International Seaplane Fly-In. By John Christie Our summers wouldn't be complete without a visit to the International Seaplane Fly-In, held annually the ...

Tricolour Arrows in Mancaversa - The heel of Italy | On the water in front of the Marina and Torre Suda Mancaversa air show takes place with the final holding of the Italian Air Force Aerobatic Team: Arrows of three colors that will color the sky ...

Widow of Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging launches Trust in his memory - Sunday Mercury | THE widow of brave Red Arrows pilot Jon Egging – the Midland airman who saved countless lives when he steered his stricken jet away from houses before plummeting to his death – takes part in the Great North Run today in his memory. ...

Ford Tri Motor Makes Bartlesville Layover - Bartlesville Radio | The Tri Motor will be at the airport during the Tulsa Regional Fly In through Sunday. Visitors will have the opportunity to take 15-minute flights aboard this unique aircraft. Those flights are available for $60 for EAA members and $70 for non-members. ...

71st Anniversary of the Battle of Britain from Aviation.ca News | “For the first time in more than 40 years, we will celebrate the Battle of Britain with the restored name of the Royal Canadian Air Force,” said the Honorable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence.

Dreamers fuel Kansas' legacy of flight BY BECCY TANNER The Wichita Eagle | During World War II, the popular song "Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer" told the story of an aircraft and crew struggling to come home.  "Though there's one motor gone We can still carry on Comin' in on a wing and a prayer."  In some ways, it is the story and ongoing theme in a century of stories about Kansas aviation.  There have been struggles.  Comebacks. And triumphs. ....

Boeing Marks 20th Anniversary of C-17 Globemaster III's 1st Flight from Aero-News Network | To Celebrate, First Test Airplane Re-Created Its First Flight On Sept. 15, Boeing celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first flight of the C-17 airlifter. On that date in, 1991, test aircraft T-1 took off from the Boeing Long Beach site on a two-hour flight that proved the engineering and design concepts of the aircraft and marked the beginning of the program.

Col. Robert K. Parsons - Martinsburg Journal | At the 1967 Paris Air show, he piloted the F-111 in its first solo flight demonstration before a European audience. From 1969 to 1970, Bob served in several leadership positions in Vietnam where he also flew 270 combat missions. ...

Senior Master Sergeant Joseph Paul O'Connor United States Air Force Retired - Arizona Daily Star | He served as B-17 radio gunner with the 2nd Bomb Group, flying out of Italy against targets in Germany and Nazi-occupied countries. After the war, Joe served with the Military Air Transport Service in Hawaii and Alabama, Air Defense Command in ...

Today in Aviation History – September 18 - CRUFC

Battle of the Rockets Set for April 28, 2012 from Spaceports | The Battle of the Rockets is coming to central Virginia requiring design a rocket and a rover to launch to at least 1000 feet and deploy a robotic rover on the surface in a competitive event open to high school and ...

Purdue Students Building Moon Lander Rocket from Slashdot | tekgoblin sends words that a team of students at Purdue University are working on a project to build a rocket engine that could be used on a future Moon lander. Quoting: "Graduate students Thomas Feldman and Andrew Rettenmaier are part of a team developing a thrust chamber for NASA's Project Morpheus,  ...