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USAF REDUCES AIR SHOW SUPPORT IN 2012 - ASB | ACC statement about reduction of single-ship demo teams in 2012 | We face significant fiscal constraints and are making tough decisions about the best ways to continue providing combat airpower to warfighting commanders, which is what we do as the Air Force’s primary force provider. One decision we’ve made is to sponsor one single-ship demonstration team for the 2012 air show season, scaling back from the six teams we’ve historically sponsored – A-10 East & West, F-16 East & West, F-15E and F-22....

Hawaii marks 70th anniversary of WWII attack on Pearl Harbor with survivor ... - Hawaii Magazine.com | This month, the historic sites of the National Park Service's World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, in tandem with military personnel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, will mark Pearl Harbor Day with 70th anniversary ceremonies and ...

Blue Angels will be part of the air and sea shows for June Star Spangled ... - ABC2 News | "This will be the first time that we're in the Baltimore area, especially with such a unique setting as right on the water front at Fort McHenry we can't ask for a better venue," said Blue Angels flight team member Lieutenant Commander Todd Royles....

Baltimore Co. brings in Blue Angels to announce 1812 event - Baltimore Sun | Navy Lt. Mark Tedrow has no problem reconciling an air show with a commemoration of the War of 1812, an era that precedes flight by almost a century.  The Blue Angels pilot said he looks forward to flying over the Inner Harbor, Middle River and Fort McHenry — birthplace of the national anthem — during a bicentennial celebration in June....

A poignant flypast: Moment the Red Arrows said goodbye to one of their own - Daily Mail | This is the moving moment Britain's RAF said goodbye to one of their own following the funeral today of the Red Arrows pilot who died after being ejected from his aircraft. Shortly after the service for Flight Lieutenant Sean...

First ever Red Bull Air show to kick off on Dec 3 - Sunday Times.lk [video] | The first ever Red Bull Air Show in Sri Lanka will be a treat for adventure loving crowds, as champion pilot Peter Besenyei creates magic in the sky at the Unawatuna Beach strip on December 3. With many years of acrobatic flying experience with 4 FAI ...

Robins officials already hard at work on April open house and air show - WRWR The Patriot | It’s cold outside … bundling weather some would say.  But Robins Air Force Base officials are already hard at work planning next April’s open house and air show.  The featured attraction for the April 28-29 extravaganza will be the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron flying the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet. A Blue Angels advance team visited Robins last month to conduct a site survey and Lt. Col. Dwayne Gray said the visitors were very pleased with what they saw.

Podcast: Col. C.E. “Bud” Anderson – The Warbird Rescue Hour | WARBIRD RADIO – This week on the Warbird Rescue Hour the guys welcome WWII Triple Ace Colonel C.E. “Bud” Anderson (USAF Ret.).  Col. Anderson flew P-51′s with the famed 357th Fighter Group in the skies over Europe.  As his military career advanced, Col. Anderson was assigned to Edwards Air Force Base where he served as Chief of Flight Test Operations and Deputy Director of Flight Test....

WWII, Air War in the Pacific - Planes of Fame | The theme is ‘WWII – Air War in the Pacific’, featuring our Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Fighter... The only completely original A6M5 left in the world that still flies!  Open to the public, we present a discussion panel of aviation historians and veterans followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration, featuring the Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero. At 12:00 noon, the Membership Sponsored raffle flight will be in the PT-17 Boeing Stearman....Saturday, December 3, 2011 10am–12 noon...

The Vintage Aviator Airshow - Part 3 - YouTube | Flying display of replica and origional WW1 aircraft from The Vintage Aviator collection at Masterton New Zealand.

RAAF honours F-111 personnel from Australian Aviation Magazine | Personnel who flew, maintained and supported Australia’s long serving F-111 fighters have been honoured at a ceremony marking the one year anniversary of the ...

45000 residents evacuated after WWII bomb found in German city - DigitalJournal.com | Stars and Stripes reported the World War II era bomb is believed to have been dropped by the British Royal Air Force. The region where Koblenz is located has been experiencing a dry spell, and as the water levels dropped in the Rhine, locals discovered ...

Jerry Coleman - ScoopSanDiego.com | Jerry Coleman, a six-time World Series champion and Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster, was recognized Nov. 5 by the San Diego Air & Space Museum for his career as a naval aviator. He engaged in 120 missions, earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses, 13 Air Medals and three Navy citations and was one of the few baseball players to have served in both World War II and the Korean War.

Supermarine’s Spitfire from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | The Spitfire is perhaps the most recognizable English airplane from World War II. The elliptical wings, tapered nose and tailwheel profile combine to make it one of the sleekest and sexiest designs in the sky. For most pilots, owning an airworthy Spitfire is financially out of reach. That is, unless you opt for building a replica Spitfire — and a great many aviators are doing just that, says Mike O'Sullivan, CEO and founder of Supermarine Aircraft, which sells the kits to build the 90% scale replica Spitfire....

North American’s B-45 Tornado — unknown and remarkable from Travel for Aircraft | North American’s B-45 Tornado — unknown and remarkable Though little known today, the North American B-45 Tornado was an aircraft of historical firsts: First four jet engine bomber in the USAF inventory First jet aircraft capable of nuclear weapon delivery First muli-jet aircraft to aerial refuel The “A” model was perhaps too adventuresome to fly with [...]

Families: The weekend is jam-packed with holiday festivities - Lincoln Journal Star | Holiday Air Affair, Strategic Air & Space Museum, Ashland, gets started at 9:30 am Saturday. The 501st Legion Storm Troopers will escort Santa Claus into the museum at 10 am Photos with Santa will be available 10:30 am to 2 pm inside the FB-111. ...

Charlie Hewitt and Fly Right Films - Flight to Success |...Charlie Hewitt, Fly Right Films Producer, is not only a film producer, but he’s a pilot, entrepreneur, father, and talented musician. He’s now flying around Alaska creating movies to improve aviation safety. His story is amazing, and Charlie an inspiration... proving that creativity and flying can meld into the perfect combination of learning....

No Need for a GPS, a Calendar Will Do! from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | What to do, what to do? Imagine that you’ve got a pristine 1946 Piper Cub hangared near your summer home in Indiana. And then imagine that you’ve decided you’d like to move that classic beauty to central Florida, nearly 1,000 miles away – with winter coming on.  Well, if you’re Jim Torphy, a noble man of nearly 90 years of age, you call in a ferry pilot. And when you’ve got old friends like Steve and Jo Alcorn in your Rolodex, it isn’t hard to settle on who you’re going to toss the keys to....

Calshot 1927 - X planes | “Calshot 1927, Gloster Napier IVB, N222 seen on the slipway at Calshot prior to the 1927 Schneider Trophy Race” (via)

The adventure of your lifetime awaits YOUR permission to begin! - Fly with Amelia | ...On some days, my adventures will include flying the Cirrus to beautiful, exotic destinations, but other days my adventures may simply include...

WWII Radio Broadcast - Tampabay.com | ... 1940s-era syndicated radio show Lum & Abner sets the stage, preceding the live broadcast of MacDill Field Radio News, performed exactly as it aired on WDAE in 1941. A short panel discussion will feature residents who grew up in Tampa during WWII.