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Airshow pilot to speak at breakfast - My Hometown News | Stories of war birds flying in airshows will be the talk of the town this weekend. "Captain" Chris Avery of Commemorative Air Force, a nonprofit organization, will be the guest speaker at the first Saturday breakfast of 2012 at the LoPresti hangar in the Sebastian airport on Jan. 7 at 9 a.m....

AVweb Poll: What form should the Reno Air Races take this year — and in the future?

Air Force Year in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | A team of Air Force journalists and photographers selected the best photos from around the Air Force for the 2011 Air Force Year in Photos. These photos showcase Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America....

Static F-86 Display Dedicated To Korean War Ace - Aero-News Network | Pacific Air Forces and 15th Wing leaders dedicated a newly repainted static F-86E Sabre fighter aircraft to a former PACAF vice commander during a ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on December 29. Gen. Gary North rededicated the aircraft here to retired Lt. Gen. Winton W. "Bones" Marshall, who was also a combat commander and Korean War ace....

Boeing’s F4B / P-12 by travelforaircraft | The U.S. Navy commissioned Boeing to build a modern fighter in 1930 and designated it the F4B. The design performed well enough for the U.S. Army to purchase them, as well, designating them the P-12. Eventually, the U.S. Army Air Corps (ancestor to the USAF) bought over half of the total production....

MS-502 Desert listed building - Passion for aviation | On December 12, 2011, five Morane-Saulnier aircraft belonging to the association helmets Leather Collection Salis have been elevated to historical monuments by the Ministry of Culture . This type of Morane "Ai" (F-AZAP), type "185" Morane said light aircraft (F-Azaz),...

Boeing KB-29P refueling an F-84 - Planeshots

Friday Fabulous Flyer: Lauren Richardson - Flight to Success | Lauren Richardson, alias groovy_nut on twitter, is a 24-year-old private pilot. But she’s not just any private pilot. Last year she started flying aerobatics in a Pitts Special and won both the competitions she entered. This year she’ll be competing at the Standard level which she...

Flashback Fridays: A New Year and Some Significant Photos from Nuts About Southwest | The most exciting part about my job is opening a drawer or a file and finding gems like the ones I am sharing today. Over the Holiday break, I found some interesting photos of our early years, and many of them go back to a time before we had even flown our first flight....

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Columbus-based EAA chapter flew nearly 250 children in 2011 - WRBL | Chattahoochee Valley Chapter 677 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 677), based at Columbus Airport (CSG) in Columbus, GA, announced it had carried 248 “Young Eagles” during 2011, including 13 who flew on December 31. The EAA Young Eagles ...

Rocket girl explores Russian rocket factory from The Original Rocket Dungeon | Lana Sator, urban explorer, blogger, and now official rocket girl reportedly snuck into an NPO Energomash rocket factory outside of Moscow. The factory makes engines for the Soyuz, Zenit 3SL, Angara, Baikal, and even for the first stage of the U.S.'s Atlas V. Evidently, the facility didn't have much security. I posted a photo of the...