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Air Force Thunderbird pilot visits Encompass - SnoValley Star | She’s a pilot. She’s a patriot. She’s a proud aunt.  Capt. Kristin Hubbard, of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds squadron, visited Encompass Preschool and Daycare in North Bend Nov. 23.  Although her blond hair was visible from all angles, she walked into the Encompass building wearing many hats.  She wore her flight suit, on which her name and rank are embroidered. She wore an American flag on her right sleeve. And she wore onlookers down, chasing her nephews up and down the hallways....

Pilots ready to dazzle - NST.COM | BUTTERWORTH: THE Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is satisfied with its preparations for the aerial exhibition component of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (Lima) 2011, which will take place next week.  Air operations commander Lt Gen Datuk Seri Ackbal Abdul Samad said he was satisfied with the performance of the pilots.  "We are happy with the preparations and the pilots have shown a high standard,"  Ackbal said after viewing the final preparations at the Butterworth airbase here yesterday....

Funeral for Red Arrows pilot Flt Lt Sean Cunningham - BBC | Hundreds of people are at Coventry Cathedral for the funeral of Red Arrows pilot Flt Lt Sean Cunningham.  Flt Lt Cunningham, 35, was killed when he was ejected from his Hawk T1 aircraft while on the runway at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire on 8 November.  An independent inquiry is being carried out to establish the circumstances of the incident....

Air show spectacular for National Day - Gulf Daily News | MANAMA: World-class aerobatic pilots are planning a spectacular display to launch Bahrain's Civil Aviation festival to mark the kingdom's 40th National Day.  The Civil Aviation Affairs is organising the event, on December 16 and 17, following directives from Deputy Premier Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.  To be held under the slogan, "Civil Aviation Festival in Love of Bahrain", the event will feature breathtaking air 'parades'....

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Civil Air Patrol to honor Birmingham, Huntsville WWII vets during 70th anniversary event in Montgomery - AL.com | MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The Civil Air Patrol will mark its 70th anniversary in a ceremony Thursday at its national headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base. The event will also honor Birmingham and Huntsville men whose affiliation with the organization goes back to its earliest days.  At the 11 a.m. ceremony,  the organization will honor two World War II...

Air race pilot Bill Brenannd profiled in new book - Wisconsin Aviation History | You’re in Cleveland, it is the end of August, 1947. You’re a 23-year old pilot from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. You’re competing in your first air race, in a borrowed airplane. Not just any race mind you, you are competing in the Goodyear Trophy Race. You are competing against some of the biggest names in aviation. Herman “Fish” Salmon is to your right, a little farther away is Tony LeVier. These Lockheed test pilots are flying aircraft designed and built by their co-workers....

Kiwi Butcher Bird - Vintage Aeroplane Writer | Much anticipated for the Classic Fighter airshow at Omaka, New Zealand last Easter, the Flug Werk FW 190 (Focke Wulf lookalike) unfortunately ran into some technical issues on a test flight before the show.

Olympic Aviation - 1936 - Vintage Aeroplane Writer | Although aerobatics have never been an official part of the Olympic competition, in 1936 there was a significant range of surrounding events as aviation was being heavily promoted by the host nation. Laudable though that may have been in that fascinating era of aviation development, there was in fact a darker reason - the host was Nazi Germany....

Sky King and the T50 - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | “Out of the clear blue of the western sky comes Sky King, a WWII naval aviator-turned rancher, who flies his twin-engine Cessna high above the Arizona plains. Accompanying Sky on his adventures are his nephew, Clipper and his teen niece, Penny.” This 1940s radio show and 1950s television show is one I...

Boeing's first 787, ZA001 to be decommissioned Thursday - Flightglobal | It will be the aircraft's last flight for a while, as the first 787 will be decommissioned as a test aircraft, Boeing confirms.   Its  Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines will be removed and it will remain in long-term storage before finding its way to a permanent spot in a museum, likely not far from the first 757, 747 and 737....