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Pentagon Flyby |
I didn't know it going in, but EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011 was to be the start for one of my greatest aviation adventures. If you've ever looked skyward during the opening ceremony at an NFL game and wondered what it would be like to be in that military | |
formation streaking overhead, I can now tell you I have a good idea. On September 30, Admiral Mike Mullen retired as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The only flyby was conducted by four T-34s, all privately owned by members of EAA/Warbirds of America. Read more |
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Maintenance and Restoration News |
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Ilyushin Il-2 Flies Again
Plane to Join Flying Heritage Collection |
Earlier this month a restored Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 "Shturmovik" airplane flew for the first time in decades after a six-year restoration effort by a Russian company. The Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington, has confirmed what had been rumored since news of the | |
flight first broke: that the aircraft will arrive there in early 2012. The airplane, which was restored from fragments found in the marshes near Pskov, flew in early October in Novisbirsk, Russia. Il-2s were among the most-produced military airplanes in history, yet no known flying examples existed until the unveiling of this airplane. Read more |
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Fw 190 First Flight Video |
Video of the first flight of a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 restoration that we reported on this month was forwarded to EAA by aircraft owner Don Hansen. N4190 flew on Sunday, October 9, and is mostly | |
a Flugwerk restoration, but the original aircraft - Fw 190A-8 Werknummer 173056 - was produced in 1944 at the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG in Marienberg, Germany. The take-off-to-landing video features a unique perspective from the tail-mounted camera. Read more and watch the video |
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Owning and Flying a T-34 - Part 1 |
Todd McCutchan was enamored with the T-34, but it almost was an unrealistic love as he longed for an aerobatic aircraft that could also travel. The T-34 airframe had its challenges, but thanks to the T-34 Association, Todd would find a path to owning and flying a Beechcraft T-34A. | |
In the first part of this two-part report, Todd looks at the history of the T-34 and how he found his own Mentor.
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Updates on Warbird and Squadron News |
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Firefighting Torpedo Bomber Lands at Museum |
"Hear that?" Maurice Owen said to a reporter from the Missoulian as he stepped outside the Museum of Mountain Flying hangar in Missoula, Montana. "Do you hear a rumble out there? That's it." A minute later, there it was. The | |
proud museum's newest addition-a retrofitted, single-engine World War II torpedo bomber-roared out of the west, 500 feet above the airport. Read more |
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Signature Count on the Rise at Canadian Air & Space Museum Petition |
A petition to save the Canadian Air & Space Museum reached 1,091 signatures over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. Simple mathematics would tell us that if each supporter would convince four other people to sign the petition, and they did so within a couple of days, that the thousand-plus signatures would become over four thousand in two days, sixteen thousand in four days, and on and on. The museum and six other tenants of | |
Downsview Park at Toronto, Ontario, are still on notice that they have to be out in six months, but the volunteers at the museum still hope for a miracle. Read more |
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B-17 Tour Sponsored by WOA Squadron 4 |
In early September, Squadron 4 in Aurora, Illinois, hosted EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast. The squadron has developed quite a following among the veterans, a number of whom were in attendance. On his 20th birthday, Bill Thorn flew his 19th mission as top turret gunner on Fertile Myrtle in August of 1943. It was | |
the disastrous "Double Strike" raid on Regensburg and Schweinfurt - 600 men lost and 60 planes down for the U.S. 8th Army Air Forces. Read more |
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Navy Test Pilot to Enter Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame |
Edward T. Schneider, the youngest graduate of the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, who made history as a test pilot, will be honored with induction into the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame in Lexington on November 12, 2011. Read more | |
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News From Squadron One |
In an effort to highlight local squadron activities, Briefing will be featuring a squadron newsletter each month. Squadron One, based in Nashville, Tennessee, had a very active year including training events, | |
several air shows, many fly-ins, and of course a strong presence at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Read the latest issue of Twelve O' Clock High. |
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Build Your Own Aircraft - EAA SportAir Workshops Can Show You How! |
Take hold of your dream of building your own aircraft! Learn the skills and techniques required at EAA SportAir Workshops. These two-day workshops take place all over the U.S. and cover a variety of aircraft-building topics. You could master the basics of aircraft sheet metal, discover how to weld, | |
figure out how to fabric cover airplanes, gain confidence with composites, excel in electrical systems - and more! You'll receive hands-on training and guidance from the experts at EAA. We provide the facility and all the tools and materials, so the only thing you need to show up with is a desire to learn! To find a workshop near you, or to register for a workshop, click here. |
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Featured Stories |
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My World War II POW Experience - Part 4 |
We continue with Walter J. Nachtwey's story of when he was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II. In Part 4, Walter shares his many memories of living at Stalag Luft III, a German POW camp. At first, the lifestyle was repulsive, but after months of getting used to it, | |
Walter and his fellow captives adjusted and learned to play the hand they were dealt. Read part 4 |
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Parachute Lines Save B-17 Tail After Midair With Me 109 |
In another feature highlighted in this month's Briefing, you can read about the improbable adventure of Bruce Carr and the stolen Fw 190. For another incredible tale of bravery from our greatest generation, read below the story of the B-17 named All American and her perilous trip home. Read more | |
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Stealing an Fw 190 |
Recently a friend sent along an e-mail of a young World War II fighter pilot returning in a stolen Fw 190. Had to be Bob Hoover, right? Well, no. The story was about Bruce Carr. WWII had plenty of hard-to-believe stories, and you see more than a few of them recounted here in Briefing. This one from Airforce-magazine.com is outstanding. By the way, Carr's P-51 was named Angel's Playmate because as a churchgoing young man on his | |
first flight above 30 thousand feet he was sure that was where angels belonged. Read the article |
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Glider Restoration Project Update |
Syd Cohen of Wausau, Wisconsin, holds up models of a Waco CG-4A and a C-47. A World War II-era glider, the Waco often would be towed by a C-47. The owner of a real, life-sized version of the glider used it first as a camper-trailer, then as a hunting shack. | |
Later, relatives of the man donated it to the Menominee Range Historical Museum in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Between 2005 and 2009, Cohen and other aviation buffs from the Wausau area helped restore the glider. Read more |
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Webinars: Gifts, Donations, Taxes, and Your Chapter |
This webinar will teach you how to manage the tax and recordkeeping requirements when your chapter receives (or is contemplating receiving) cash, aircraft, partially completed kits, tools, or other donations. Patti Arthur will walk you through the basic rules, forms, acknowledgement letters, and recordkeeping requirements for accepting donations to your chapter. All webinars begin at 7 p.m. CDT unless otherwise noted. To find out more about upcoming EAA Webinars and to register, visit the webinars page.
EAA gratefully acknowledges the support of Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Co. for their generous sponsorship of our webinar programs. |
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