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Brits battle for Australian's Spitfires - Sydney Morning Herald | The squadron has been approached for events in Germany, Holland and Sweden, for the Air Tattoo in Fairford in 2013 and the D-Day anniversary in France in 2014. ''It is a unique project,'' says Mr Fowler, who in appearance might be a wing commander ...

Airman receives lifetime achievement award for alternative fuels from Air Force Link Top Stories | A technical advisor at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Paterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was recently awarded a lifetime achievement award for his extensive work with alternative fuels.  The Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative awarded William E. Harrison III the Visionary Leadership Award for his dedication to public service and exceptional achievement with alternative fuels research during an annual meeting held here....

“Blanche Noyes, Women’s Air Derby pilot”... from x planes

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum from News | It’s that time of year – time to consider year-end tax-deductible donations to trim your taxable income before January rolls around.  Please consider making a generous contribution to the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum and join the ranks of many who believe in the museum’s mission of preserving St. Louis area aerospace artifacts and...
   
Greeley History Museum to feature Colorado, Weld County aviation exhibits - Greeley Tribune | The traveling exhibit that focuses on the state's aviation history tells the stories of Denver native Jack Swigert and his time on the famous Apollo 13 mission that nearly turned tragic after the spacecraft experienced mechanical failures; Emily Howell ...

Building a Great Air and Space Library - Air & Space Smithsonian | To find the very best books about the world of aviation and spaceflight, we asked for recommendations.

Pearl Harbor Day revives memories of World War II for Oklahomans - NewsOK.com | BR Mitchell went through various stages of training until he became a combat pilot, first flying an A-20, and eventually a B-17. By January 1944, Mitchell had 47 flights. Three more flights and he would be sent home. On the final mission on Jan....

Campaign to honor WWII Coastal Patrol pilots - The Virginian-Pilot | (Library of Congress) Civilian patrol planes helped defend the East Coast from German submarines in the early years of World War II. Order a copy of "Torpedoed", about German submarine attacks off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts during World War ...

Commemorative Air Force donated the American Flag flown over the Arizona to the Indianapolis Executive Airport from VP Business Manager of Montgomery Aviation by Carl J Winkler | ... Paul Deprey showed us around for an afternoon.  I shared my interest in WWII aircraft and my involvement with the Confederate Air Force, now the Commemorate Air Force.  Later that year he sent me this flag with the, "Certificate of Flag presentation"....

The 2012 Goodyear Aviation Tire Calendar… from Vintage Aviation Photography Blog | The 2012 Goodyear Aviation Tire calendar is out and is available for purchase through...

The Patriots of VAQ-140 Deploy the EA-6B Prowler for the Final Time from In Flight | An EA-6B landing aboard the USS Eisenhower. VAQ-140 will be transitioning to the EA-18G at the end of the squadrons deployment in the Fall of 2012. (Mike Heilman) In the Spring of 2012 the Patriots of VAQ-140 will deploy on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower with the EA-6B Prowler for the final time....

“I’d rather go to war in a Typhoon than in a F-18 (Super) Hornet” an Aussie exchange pilot says from David Cenciotti's weblog | “I’d rather go to war in a Typhoon than in a F-18 Hornet”. This alleged Australian exchange pilot’s statement is one of the most interesting outcomes (and marketing slogans) of BERSAMA LIMA 11 an exercise marking the 40th Anniversary of the Five Powers Defence Agreement (FPDA) the only multilateral defence agreement in...

The Lessons, Laughs, and Stories of Podcast 12 from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | The mighty Kevin Garrison returns to shed light on the concept of...

Today in Aviation History – December 6 - CRUFC

Santa Express by Karlene Petitt | This morning I'm doing bounces, alias three takeoffs and landings, in the simulator in Minneapolis, and then I'm headed back to Seattle in time for the Santa Express. | What is the Santa Express? | Christina Wallace, Regional Ops Manager of Flight Operations, West Region, Delta Air Lines, has been busy playing Santa for 115 under-privileged kids in the Seattle area. She's been selling these really cool silver, 747 NWA key chains. The proceeds went to purchasing a book for each of these kids, to take on their flight!...

California Teen Wins Sikorsky Challenge to Envision Helicopter of the Future from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), and By Kids For Kids Co., an organization that inspires kids to be successful inventors, today awarded a California teenager the Igor Sikorsky Youth Innovator...

Keystone-Loening K-84 "Commuter", circa 1930 (via) from x planes

Commercial Curiosity Reveals High-Flying Volunteer Space Program from Jetwhine by Scott Spangler | Curiosity often costs me a lot of sleep. Tonight I saw that TV commercial about the guys who captured some cool, outer space video using a weather balloon. So Google and I went looking for them. I found JP Aerospace. I don’t know if they did the commercial, but the volunteer-based, do-it-yourself space program offered a lot of cool video and stills on its website....

NASA losing one astronaut every two months from High Power Rocketry | And why should they stay? Under the, as the French say, craptastic space leadership of President Obama, manned space exploration from America has basically been forced in a 5 - 7 year dead zone. No American space missions of any import should be expected in that time. It would not be shocking to see 10 - 15 years...