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Thunderbirds featured at air show - Alamogordo Daily News | The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform at 1:40 pm today for Holloman's "Legacy of Liberty" air show and open house. If folks miss today's aerial demonstration by the Thunderbirds, they'll miss a show so exciting that even the team's pilots have a ...

Saturday air show brings Thunderbirds to town - Alamogordo Daily News | The show will also feature performances by a T-33 Shooting Star and a B-25 Mitchell Bomber, as well as an F-16 demonstration. In addition to live performances, several aircraft will be on static display. There will also be a Hall of Heroes section...

Reporter flies plane before air show - KRQE | ALAMOGORDO, NM (KRQE) - News 13's Gabrielle Burkhart got to fly inside what's called an Air Guard aerobatic plane, that will take part in this weekend's "Legacy of Liberty" air show at Holloman Air Force base. At one point, she even got to take control ...

Planes fill skies at Tucumcari air show - Clovis News Journal | The Zero was flown by Steve McCartney, a member of the Commemorative Air Force of Camarillo, Calif. “This is an actual Zero World War II airplane which was recovered. It is not a reproduction,” McCartney said. McCartney said the plane was one of three ...
   
War Bird Fly-In - Fox 28 | Some 40 vintage aircraft will be here for a War Bird Fly-In this weekend. This year, they're allowing the public in for a donation. The gates open at 7 am Saturday and the various events last until 5. "Anybody that's an aviator or interested in ...

WW II Bombers To Be On Display At Easterwood Wednesday And Thursday - Texas A&M University | The Commemorative Air Force B-29/B-24 Squadron will fly into Easterwood Airport Wednesday (Oct. 12) for a two-day exhibit of the world's only flyable Boeing B-29 Superfortress “FIFI,” and one of only two flying B-24 Liberators, Ol' 927 — with the ...

Tucson Aerobatic Shootout this weekend - Arizona Daily Star | The Tucson International Modelplex Park Asociation's (TIMPA) 2011 Aerobatic Shootout will be held October 8th from 9 am - 5 pm, and October 9 from 9 am - 3 pm There will be a Southern Arizona Rocketry Association night launch from dusk until 9 pm on ...

Air show to mark IAF's 79th anniversary - IBNLive.com | New Delhi: It's the Indian Air Force's 79th anniversary on Saturday, and to mark the day, the C130J Hercules transport aircraft will make its maiden appearance during the flypast at the Air Force Station in Hindon. The flypast will also comprise MI-17 ...

Vulcan to honour Queen's Jubilee - BBC News | Mr Gotch said that it was important the aircraft flew at the Waddington International Airshow next year, because that was the venue where it first flew after its restoration. The Vulcan is now based at Robin Hood Airport in South Yorkshire. ...

Reno 2011: Our Coverage from In Flught USA | In Flight USA wishes to express our deep condolences to the families, friends and fans of those who perished at the Reno Air Races on Sept. 16. Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected by this tragic event, especially those who witnessed it or were otherwise directly affected.  We have dedicated several stories to coverage for two reasons: First, as a part of the general aviation community, we share with our readers the need to try to understand and comprehend the magnitude of this tragedy. Secondly, our writers are professionals yet as witnesses to the event, they bring a unique perspective and also reflect on the emotional impact. Some of the writing is their personal account as it happened and therefore, the words are sometimes powerful and raw.  We also publish some writing and photos of race events prior to the accident, acknowledging the great effort racers put forth preparing for the races each year and recognizing that fans travel across the country and beyond to attend. ...

Southend Air Show to continue despite council cuts - Essex Echo | DETERMINED council bosses have vowed to continue bankrolling Southend Air Show after it was revealed a lack of funding almost grounded this year's event. The authority was unsure whether it could stage the annual display until the...

Celebrating the Tiger Moth’s 80th Birthday at the Autumn Air Show by Flightline UK | The IWM Duxford Autumn Air Show (Sunday 16 October) celebrates the 80th anniversary of the first flightof the iconic Tiger Moth with a superb display by the Tiger Nine Team, which will see nine Tiger Moths inclose formation in the skies above Duxford.  The Tiger Nine formation team was created in the summer of 2005 in response to a request for a flypastof nine Tiger Moths at the 25th de Havilland Moth Club Rally at Woburn Abbey. ...

1937 Spartan Executive from Photorecon | Steve Kates aka Dr. Sky showed up at the Reno Races for the first few days. As aircraft were arriving early so that NAHI had time to position them we spotted this Polished to the Hilt Spartan Executive come up and shut down it’s engine. What a wonderfully restored private aircraft this was!! He contacted [...]

Quick thinking earns Airman Distinguished Flying Cross from Air Force Link Top Stories | An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot was presented the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony here Sept. 30.  Maj. Ryan Hayde was presented the medal by Brig. Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, the 57th Wing commander, for his actions during his recent deployment to Afghanistan.  "It's an honor to receive such a prestigious award in front of my peers," said Hayde, the 57th Wing commander's action group chief. "However, it made me equally happy, if not more, that my wingman, Capt. Sam Chipman, received an Air Medal and was recognized for the great things he did on that mission as well." ...

Canadian pilot reaches the mark of 3,000 flying hours in the CF-18 Hornet fighter from CavokBlog | Major Michael Bernard joined an elite club on August 15, 2011, when he reached the 3,000 flying hours in the CF-18 Hornet fighters, while it is moved from its base in Bagotville, Quebec in the base operating Trapani, Italy, supporting Operation Mobile Canadian Air Force in Libya.  "It is a significant milestone because many people fail to achieve," he said from Trapani. "It just takes time."  Major Bernard is one of only two active drivers CF-18 fighter with 3,000 hours in the aircraft. ...

Businessman launches petition in favor of Dayton receiving shuttle from Dayton Daily News  | WASHINGTON — When the White House announced earlier this year that it would send retired space shuttles to Florida, New York, California and Washington, D.C., rather than to the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Columbus businessman John Cavanaugh was “shocked.”  Now, he’s trying to go viral.  Cavanaugh has used a newly created portion of the White House website to launch an online petition asking the administration to reconsider its position on the retired shuttles and send one to Dayton.  He needed 150 signatures to get his petition posted on the White House petitions site, called “We the People.”   ...

Private Space Companies Gather Momentum from Autopia by Jason Paur | This week marks the seventh anniversary of the X-Prize winning flight of SpaceShipOne. Brian Binnie’s 24-minute flight to more than 367,000 feet captured the world’s imagination and put a spotlight on the opportunity of private space flight. In the years since there have been  ...