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Thunderbirds to headline BAFB air show - Shreveport Times | The famed Air Force Thunderbirds will return to Barksdale Air Force Base this year for its annual open house and air show April 21-22.  In addition, the show will have a new civilian face, with longtime director Suzy Lehr resigning and the local Military Affairs Council appointing an interim director, Air Force retiree and former B-52 pilot Bill McHugh....

Peachtree City’s Great Georgia Airshow is taking year off to retool - The Citizen | To give organizers time to prepare for an expansion, the Great Georgia Airshow will be on hiatus this year. But it will come roaring back to Peachtree City Oct. 12-13, 2013, officials said. Airshow Director Angie Faulise said the airshow board made the decision to ground it this year so time could be taken to...

Formation flight Sunday. F-35As - Planeshots

Minnesota Aviation Day At The Capitol February 9th, 2012 - Midwest Flyer | You Won’t Want To Miss This Special Event! On February 9th, 2012, the entire aviation community will come together at the Minnesota State Capitol to visit with their State Senators and Representatives to tell them how important aviation and their local airports is to them and to their local communities....

Julie Clark inducted into Air Show Hall of Fame - Mountain Democrat | LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The evening of Wednesday, Dec. 7, marked the closing of the International Council of Air Shows convention where thousands of delegates gathered for education sessions, to book air show performers and where performers put on their “game face” to make connections and book air show events. Capping off that Wednesday evening was the presentation of the 2011 ICAS Foundation’s Air Show Hall of Fame induction ceremony. ... Clark and her fellow inductees join the ranks of air show legends Art Scholl, Bill Barber, Bob Hoover, Betty Skelton and Jimmy Franklin, just to name a few....

Red Arrows to thrill the crowds at the Folkestone Jubilee Airshow - This is Kent | THE Red Arrows are set to thrill thousands at the Folkestone Jubilee Airshow, the Herald can reveal. Accompanied by the Tiger Club Turbulent Display Team, a De Havilland Tiger Moth and a host of others, the iconic aircraft will soar above...

Hawker Hunter airborne for airshow - Sunlive | The Hawker Hunter jet fighter aircraft is expected to be flying at the Tauranga City Airshow on Auckland Anniversary Weekend. The aircraft appeared at the 2006 airshow and it flew a few times after that, but has remained in the Classic Flyers hangar for the last four years....

Tuskegee Airman honored during Ceremonial Brass concert by Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs | ORLANDO, Fla. (AFNS) -- A member of the Tuskegee Airmen was honored during a concert by the United States Air Force Band's Ceremonial Brass Jan. 14 at The First Academy Faith Hall here. Retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard R. Hall, Jr., a Winter Park native, was attending Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans when he was called to active duty in 1942 to serve with the Tuskegee Airmen....

Red Tails Overlooks the Story of America’s First Black Pilots - The Daily Beast | ...The good news is that a new generation will learn that courageous African-American pilots flew and fought not only against the Nazis but their own country’s racism. What the movie won’t show is that long before the Red Tails took wing, black aviators were already smashing through the color barrier in the sky—on their own terms. It’s a worthy story in its own right....

About the Royal Canadian Air Force - Flightglobal | The Canadian Air Force (CAF) was established in 1920 as the successor to a short-lived two-squadron air force formed during the First World War in Europe, also named the Canadian Air Force. The new air force, managed by the Air Board, was largely focused on civilian operations such as forestry, surveying and anti-smuggling patrols. In 1923, the Air Board was amalgamated into the Department of National Defence, and one year later, the CAF was granted the royal title, becoming the...

De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito — one of the best, bar none - Travel for Aircraft | Known as “The Wooden Wonder” and “Mossie”, all nicknames for an aircraft of many roles, this is one of WW IIs’ best aircraft designs. The de Havilland Mosquito flew high and fast, so much so that it could not be intercepted, never needing defensive armament. Mosquitos also flew daringly low in Operation Jericho, the exceptional daylight bombing raid on the Gestapo prison in Amiens France on 18 April 1944. There were almost countless other variants such as: attack and night fighter with 4 x 20mm cannon, photo recon, even maritime strike with a 57mm cannon in addition to the 4 x 20mm cannon and rockets....

AirVenture Museum looking for painted WWII flight jackets - EAA Forums | The EAA AirVenture Museum is currently working on the development of a temporary exhibit about WWII nose art and painted flight jackets. The exhibit will run from May 2012 to May 2013. We have about...

Podcast: Cape Cod to Cape Horn in a 172 from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Chris and Corinne McLaughlin are on their way down the coast of South America in a 1978 Skyhawk, on a two-month journey from Cape Cod to Cape Horn to help raise awareness about the need for more organ donors. Chris was a 747 pilot before he fell ill and an organ donation saved his life. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about the trip and the mission.

We Own the Night from American Aerospace by J. Terry White | Twenty-one years ago this week (Thursday, 17 January 1991), USAF/Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk aircraft were employed against more than 31 percent of Iraqi targets during the initial 24 hours of Operation Desert Storm.  This high utilization rate came despite the fact that the Nighthawk comprised a mere 2.5 percent of all Coalition aircraft used in the [...]

Aircraft Carrier Deck Operations (2006) - Airboyd.tv | Courtesy Video Defense Media Activity – Navy | Airplanes taking off from an aircraft carrier. Scenes include...

Meet the woman behind the 2011 Most Female Pilot Friendly Airport Worldwide - Toriaflies | When Victoria moved from Michigan to Maryland, in 2010, the town of Frederick did not hold a welcome parade; I even bet that few people took notice of this bubbly red hair newcomer. But someone important had just arrived. She was about to change the face of the Frederick Airport community for ever....

3 Pilots, 2 Airplanes, 1 Camera – Behind The Scenes of Women Fly It Forward - The Pilot Report | I woke up the other day to a text message from Victoria, one of my co-hosts on the Stuck Mic AvCast, asking me if I’d be available to film a promo video for her Women Fly It Forward event. Well I happen to love airplanes and making videos and hanging out at the airport so naturally I said yes....

Christmas tree launch 2012 - Dick's Original Rocket Dungeon | ...I hear despite the cold and high winds there were two L3 certs and several K's and L's. And, of course, the TREES! Two photo albums of this past weekend's festivities have already appeared on ...