Hawkins Field Airshow - Jackson Clarion Ledger | The gist: Plane fun and thrilling aerobatics fill the skies for the Hawkins Field Airshow Saturday and Sunday, a free fest organizers hope will draw at least 10000 per day. Attractions target families all the way from tykes through seniors and everyone ...Air Fest organizers need help - Culpeper Star Exponent | Volunteers will receive a parking pass, an Air Fest shirt and lunch. Anyone wishing to volunteer can contact Culpeper County Airport manager, Tonya Woodward, by email at twoodward@culpepercounty.gov or by phone at 540-825-8280. ...
5NEWS Takes a Ride with Aerobatic Team - KFSM from http://www.5newsonline.com/ Pilots practiced Wednesday morning for the Fort Smith Regional Air Show that will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Members of the Air National Guard Aerobatic Team allowed 5NEWS to preview some of their stunts from the cockpit. Pilots make their planes twist, turn, and spiral. “I have a bond with all my airplanes,” said Lieutenant Colonel John Klatt, a pilot…
RIVERSIDE: March air museum 'M*A*S*H* Bash' is Saturday - InlandSoCal.com | Event sponsors include Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashley, Visterra Credit Union, Waste Management Inc., and the County of Riverside. This event begins at 5 pm Saturday. Tickets cost $45 per person. March Field Air Museum is at 22550 Van Buren ...
'Marine One' lands at Naval Aviation Museum - Gulf Breeze News | “Marine One” not sits in display as a unique piece of Naval Aviation history, for all who visit the museum to enjoy. The National Naval Aviation Museum is open daily from 9 am-5 pm, except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day…
Red Checkers to perform in Wellington – Voxy | Wellington and its visitors will be at an advantage on Sunday 2 October as the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Red Checkers perform their brilliant aerobatic display for crowds before the New Zealand vs Canada game. Approximately one hour before ...
Red Checkers to perform in Wellington – Voxy | Wellington and its visitors will be at an advantage on Sunday 2 October as the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Red Checkers perform their brilliant aerobatic display for crowds before the New Zealand vs Canada game. Approximately one hour before ...
Pilot ejects before stunt plane crash - Houston Chronicle | A deputy tells KTVB-TV (http://bit.ly/oldcYW ) that the pilot of the Skybolt plane was doing aerobatic maneuvers at about 1 pm Monday when the plane had some type of "structural failure" and crashed near Greenleaf. The pilot nearly hit a house on his ...
Museum owner worked with pilot killed in crash - Coon Rapids Herald | During the “Amelia” trip, Herrick said Leeward talked about the highly modified P-51D Mustang Leeward was getting ready to return to the air racing circuit. “I was a bit surprised to learn he was flying it [at Reno] after hearing about the accident,” ...
Students Honored For Help in Plane Crash – KTVN | Twelve days after that deadly plane crash at the Reno Air Races, we're still hearing the amazing stories of heroism. Fifty students were honored Wednesday for answering the call on that tragic Friday afternoon. Their instructor says it's important to ...
Students Honored For Help in Plane Crash – KTVN | Twelve days after that deadly plane crash at the Reno Air Races, we're still hearing the amazing stories of heroism. Fifty students were honored Wednesday for answering the call on that tragic Friday afternoon. Their instructor says it's important to ...
Huey Chopper Owners Reflect on Air Races Crash – KTVN | Moments after the deadly Reno Air Races crash, a group of men jumped in to help with their vintage Huey helicopter. "As soon as you heard the thud. 'Cause you just knew something was wrong," says pilot Brent Marker. Marker along with Ray Murphy and ...
Reno Victim Still Supports Races from Aero-News Network: General Aviation by editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) Injured Woman Calls Leeward Crash 'Freak Accident' With the future of the National Championship Air Races at Reno being questioned, at least one of those still hospitalized after the crash of the Galloping Ghost on September 16 says the tragedy should not bring an end to the event…
Reno Victim Still Supports Races from Aero-News Network: General Aviation by editor@aero-news.net (Jim Campbell) Injured Woman Calls Leeward Crash 'Freak Accident' With the future of the National Championship Air Races at Reno being questioned, at least one of those still hospitalized after the crash of the Galloping Ghost on September 16 says the tragedy should not bring an end to the event…
'Sawbones' crew, fans see positive effort cut short by air race accident - Coon Rapids Herald by Tim Hennagir Expectations were running high for the Blaine-based Sawbones Maximum Air Racing Team just before an accident ended the 48th annual Reno Air Races. his 1949 Hawker Sea Fury competed at the National Championship Air Races in Reno and ...
From an Irish bog, a Spitfire with a tale to tell from AirSpace by flyvertosset | One morning last January, amateur aviation historian Jonny McNee embarked on what he suspected was a doomed mission: to find the wreckage of a Second World War Royal Air Force Spitfire that had crashed in the peat bogs of County Donegal in northwest Ireland in November, 1941. For two decades, other historians had sought it – in vain. Amazingly, five minutes after he stopped to seek information from knowledgeable locals, he found a man who knew the precise location of the crash…
Sunday fundraiser aids Honor Flights - The Tennessean | Music City Honor Flight plans a new annual fundraiser to support and honor surviving Middle Tennessee veterans of World War II. “America's Greatest Picnic” will be held from noon to 6 pm on Sunday at Charlie Daniels Park in Mt. Juliet and will feature ...
WWII Veteran Seeks To Honor Those He Flew With - KGTV San Diego | A 90-year-old World War II veteran from Vista is on a mission to honor those he flew with during the war. Paul Bonilla hopes to get through layers of red tape and bureaucracy to fulfill a dying man's effort. "I'm not a hero. The heroes are the ones who ...
The C-17 Turns 20 The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport plane turned 20 on Sept. 15. In celebration, the first one built, the T-1, repeated its maiden two-hour 1991 flight from California’s Long Beach Airport to Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert…Profile 59 - "Miss America" as crewed by Howard Jensen from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | I've been asked "How do you find these guys?!" Fair question. The fair answer is by hook, crook, this, that and a lot of travel. But sometimes, I see them almost every day and have no appreciation until a quirk of circumstance forces a meeting. Not that you care, but I work out as much as I can. And, the Club to which I belong has a chalkboard in the entrance of the Men's locker room. The Porters use it to write generic notes to the Members - "Good morning! Your porter for today is Troy" and stuff like that…
Clipped wings - Marlborough Express | A Douglas A4 Skyhawk heads along New Renwick Rd early today on its way to the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, on the outskirts of Blenheim. It is one of the 17 fighter jets mothballed by the Government in 2001 that have been in storage at Base ...Safeguarding aviation history -Trentonian ... names lining the paths through the airpark at the National Air Force Museum of Canada are proof "individuals and organizations recognize the importance of safeguarding Canada's aviation history for future generations," says Trenton's top soldier. ...
Rocket City Rednecks moonshine rocket post mortem from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | If you haven't seen the episode and are worried about spoilers, hit your back button now. However, I won't spoil it much since the attached promo photo pretty much already did that. The idea is that they had a few days to build a moonshine and nitrous oxide powered rocket, including distilling the alcohol. It was pretty clear to me that the rocket itself was well under way before the idea was supposedly hatched and it played 2nd stage to the construction of the still…
New Flying Un-Reality Show from PropBlast.org | What with all the “reality” flying shows lately, (like Ice Pilots, Alaska Wingmen and Flying Wild Alaska) why not try a little un-real flying entertainment: “Allison & Will” is an anime series from Japan that follows the exploits of a young couple in the year 3287…
Shorpy.com Image: North American Aviation B-25 Factory 1942 by Martt | Every trip I make over to Shorpy.com is a real adventure. I typically search for anything aviation oriented I can find (I don't have enough time in the day to broaden the search!) - it's an amazing resource for hi-res images from 50 to 100 years ago. I found this interesting image of a large quantity of B-25's being built at North American Aviation in Kansas City, Kansas back in 1942. It caught my eye specifically since I had just posted that awesome early morning dawn patrol CoolPix of the B-25 Lady Luck from OSH11...Today in Aviation History – September 29 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
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