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Air show wows the crowd - Bay of Plenty Times | Thousands of eyes peered skyward yesterday as aircraft of all shapes and sizes buzzed over Tauranga, putting on an impressive display. Sunday was the culmination of the two-day Classics of the Sky Tauranga City Airshow at Tauranga Airport.... 

Major General John Nichols announced as the 2012 Air Show Marshal for the WBCA Stars and Stripes Air Show - Laredo Sun | The Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association (WBCA) has formally announced Major General John F. Nichols as the air show marshal for the 2012 WBCA Stars and Stripes Air Show Spectacular Sponsored by CPL Retail Energy, A Direct Energy Co.  Along with Major Nichols the WBCA is pleased to announce the entertainment lineup for the 14 th annual WBCA Stars and Stripes Air Show Spectacular....

Air show returning to mid-May roots - SC Now | The eighth annual Pee Dee Air Show and Festival returns to its roots this year with the event moving back to its original dates, May 19-20.  It will feature a few new acts, too, including six-member Black Diamond squadron, which brings five Aero Vodcchovy L-39s Albatros, a 1960s Soviet combat training jet, and one MiG-17, a Soviet high-subsonic aircraft from the 1950s. The team will perform a variety of stunts at speeds up to 400 mph....

No changes planned for B.C. air show after Reno disaster - Battle Creek Enquirer | Changes are not planned for the air show in Battle Creek this summer despite an accident at an air race in Reno, Nev., last year.  "We don't expect any changes to the rules and regulations that govern us as an air show," said Barbara Haluszka, executive director of the Battle Creek Hot Air Balloon Championships Inc., which sponsors the Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. The event is scheduled this year from June 27 to July 1 at the W.K. Kellogg Airport. "The rules we have to abide by were set for a reason."...

The Flying Fuddy Duddy - NBC Los Angeles | A Boeing B-17 Fortress Fuddy Duddy will fly near John Wayne Airport on Saturday, Feb. 11. AIRBORNE ARTIFACT: While history buffs usually have a favorite type of memorabilia -- be it a particular type of phonograph from the '30s ...

Fargo Air Museum plans Saturday in the Sky events for kids - Inforum | The Fargo Air Museum will host Saturday in the Sky for Kids from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 18, March 3 and 10.  The education series, for children ages 8 to 14, looks at different factors in flying. The first event on Feb. 18 is titled “It’s All about the Weather” and teaches about atmospheric conditions and how they factor into pilot decisions....

Red Bull Fighters - Apron6 | Photos: Many more soon...

The Dot Lemon Saga - In Flight USA | Mystery woman, barnstormer, pylon racer, gold-mine owner, Whitney family orphan … take your pick.  The history and mystery of this compelling woman (1907-1986) will be the subject of an exhibit at the International Women’s Air and Space Museum, from Oct. 3 to Jan. 3, 2012, in Cleveland, Ohio....

2012 prizes - Women of Aviation | Prizes are added as our sponsors offer them.... Barry Schiff’s Entire Book Collection Autographed by Barry Schiff | Awarded through a random drawing among U.S. based pilots and flight instructors who introduced 5 or more girls and/or women to flying from March 5 to March 11, 2012.

France Hydravion celebrates 100 years of seaplane women pilots at Le Touquet - Women of Aviation | 1912 – Only two years after the first powered seaplane flight accomplished by Henri Fabre on March 28, 1910, the famous aviatrix Hélène Dutrieu took off at the controls of a Farman seaplane and became the first woman to pilot a seaplane worldwide.  On March 10 2012, France Hydravion will celebrate this centennial at the “Across the Channel: Women Unifying Nations” event....

Chinese Flying Dragons By JetAviator7 | As pilots we all love anything that flies, but sometimes even I wonder whether this makes any sense at all.  One thing I give Red Bull credit for – they find the most amazing flying aircraft and devices – and the pilots to fly them. How would...

Healing soldiers, one dog at a time - The Daily Nightly | ...During World War II, the 20-year-old airman was on his 35th bombing mission when the enemy shot down his B-24 Liberator over German-occupied France.  In Stovroff's home a photo hanging on the wall shows the exact moment his plane nosedived to the ground, billowing smoke. In the picture, taken by an airman flying in another bomber, tiny white dots depict the 10 crewmen who parachuted to the ground....

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