SF waterfront packed for Fleet Week - San Jose Mercury News | During the afternoon, the US Navy's Blue Angels team soared over the city, performing climbs, stunts and rolls. The Blue Angels have a second performance planned for Sunday. With so many people coming into the city, transit officials are urging people ...
Thunderbirds To Perform At Kirtland Air Base - KOAT Albuquerque | The Red, White and Blue F-16 Thunderbirds will take to the skies and B-1 and B-2 Bombers will perform flyovers. Pilots said the air show is their chance to thank the public for supporting the military. “For us to be here at Kirtland representing those ...
Rain doesn't stop Airsho - Odessa American | “As a child, it was my dream to fly in 'Fifi' when I saw her fly in an air show in Harlingen in 1994,” said “Fifi” flight engineer and Air Force Master Sergeant Brad Pilgrim. Pilgrim has worked on “Fifi” since 2004 while on leave from Altus Air Force ...
CAF AirSho wows crowd with classic planes - My West Texas | While CAF officials do not have specific numbers on how many tickets were sold and how many were in attendance Saturday, Hicks said it looked to be a great crowd and that the ramp area for the Aaron Tippin concert after the aerial show concluded was ...
Apple Valley Airshow thrills fans - Redlands Daily Facts | A P-40 Flying Tiger airplane is on display at the Apple Valley Airshow on Saturday. ( Micah Escamilla/Correspondent) Joseph Morris, 8, of Apple Valley, peers into a small, homebuilt plane which runs on a VW engine and holds a world record of flying...
Fly-In Benefits Two Organizations - NTV | Local pilots show off their airplanes, as the Central Nebraska Regional Airport hosted a fly-in on Saturday morning. The event was designed to help fund both the upcoming Hero Flight, and the Grand Island Senior ...
Stow airstrip hosts WWII reenactment - MetroWest Daily News | A large crowd of kids and history buffs lined a grassy airstrip in Stow Saturday to watch reenactors using original World War II equipment pitch a fictional battle for an airfield. The Collings Foundation, a non-profit educational foundation in Stow, ...
P-38 Newsletter - P-38 Assn | The "Wings Over Camarillo" air show turned out to be a particularly exciting one this year. In addition to the two P-38s in the air, there was a reunion of the 474th FG and an opportunity meet P-38 pilot and POW, Joe Moser, who (as you can imagine) has quite a story to tell!...Love of flying drew former Midlander to become a WASP - My West Texas | This year, in January, when she was sent an invitation to attend a reunion with 26 other women -- three being former classmates -- at the CAF AirSho, she knew she would have to come back to where she reared her children to attend. ... [Photo via Wings & WASP]
Going behind the scenes on Red Tails from Club Jade | This past week, the Red Tails facebook page brought up an album of new photos showing the cast and crew on location. Also, they released the clip above of the actors on the set talking about how they've bonded on the set. ...
One of the last WWII bombers still taking off - Washington Post | One of the last remaining B17 bombers from World War II is still being flown and even includes features similar to what it had back in 1941. (Oct. 8) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart,...
NBAA Rewards 50- And 60-Year Safe Flyers from www.ainonline.com : Latest News by Matt Thurber | In 1998, the National Business Aviation Association started honoring member companies that have flown 50 years or more without an accident, and in 2006, the association added companies that have 60-year ...
WWII pilot once thought missing buried in Memphis - WMC-TV | A World War II pilot from Memphis who was shot down on Christmas Day, 1943 was buried with military honors Saturday. Major Hugh Muse was only 23 at this time of his death. He was flying his 50th mission over Italy when his plane was shot...
Air & Space Museum closed by demonstrators - Seattle Post Intelligencer | Washington's National Air and Space Museum is closed after demonstrators tried to enter the building with signs and at least one person was pepper-sprayed. Smithsonian spokesman John Gibbons says a group of demonstrators, estimated between 100 and 200 people, arrived at about 3 p.m. Saturday and tried to enter the free museum. Gibbons says when a security guard tried to stop them...
Today in Aviation History – October 9 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal
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