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Station readies for 50th annual air show - Story by Sgt. Daniel Malta | This year will be the 50th Annual Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Air show and Open House, celebrating the centennial of Marine Corps aviation with more action, excitement and entertainment than ever before according to Greg McShane, airfield operation officer....

WBCA: 2/10/12 Stars and Stripes Airshow - Pro8News | Feel your American pride soar as you watch vintage American planes flip and twist in the air at the annual WBCA Stars and Stripes Airshow. New acts have also been included in this year's rundown, such as the daring act of one woman who will parachute out of an airplane wearing a 'flying squirrel' type of suit....

Duxford air show crash: Pilot 'lost sight of other plane' - BBC | A pilot lost sight of another plane at a Cambridgeshire air show resulting in a mid-air collision, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said. The accident, involving a P-51 Mustang and a Skyraider, took place at Duxford Flying Legends show on 10 July 2011....

Vanceboro man wins air show contest - Sun Journal | Paul Ringheiser knows something about the history of Marine Corps aviation. After all, his grandfather was a nosegunner in a PBJ bomber squadron at Cherry Point during World War II....

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WAI Announces Lineup of 2012 Conference Speakers - Rotor.com | Attendees to the 23rd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be informed and inspired by an exceptional lineup of conference speakers. This year's conference will take place from March 8-10, 2012, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. | Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta will begin Friday's General Session sponsored by the Helicopter Association International (HAI), EAA, GAMA, and NBAA. WAI will then present a panel of women involved in helicopter operations that will be moderated by HAI President Matt Zuccaro....

Daring aviation legends make film real by Chris Owen | Fantasy of Flight is an aviation-themed Florida exhibit showcasing vintage aircraft from the world's largest private collection, themed immersion experiences, interactive exhibits and more. Now through February 11, Fantasy of Flight is celebrating National Black History month with its Fourth Annual Legends & Legacies Symposium Series with a visit from famed World War II heroes, the Tuskegee Airmen as well as a student essay contest honoring the aviators' leadership, excellence, advocacy and determination....
Video shows replica Blue Angels plane making emergency landing in St. George - The Salt Lake Tribune | Video shows a private pilot making a safe, textbook emergency landing in St. George last week in a plane painted to look like a U.S. Navy Blue Angel aircraft....

Blog Update - October 01 - February 10 - Minnesota Wing of the CAF | All quiet on the MNCAF front? HARDLY! The scant blog is an indicator not of lack of activity at the Wing, but rather an abundance of it! Since October, we closed out our flying season, and began to inspect the aircraft. Around that time, discussions took place about the use of...

Around the Hangar - Minnesota Wing of the CAF | As I have so much to catch up on, I will only be posting "Around the Hangar" this time. This is only a piece of the work taking place...

Englewood man flew 18.5-hour bombing mission in B-24 to knock out Japanese oil refinery - War Tales | Hager Blair of Quails Run condominium in Englewood, Fla. was a Kentucky country boy who lied about his age and joined the Army at 16. After graduating from radio school, he volunteered for aerial gunnery school and ended up in 1942 taking gunnery training in Fort Myers, Fla....

F-16 video shows pilot’s courage - AOPA Pilot | Years ago during Desert Storm and the initial attack on Iraq, this F-16 pilot was attacked not once but six times by ground-fired missiles. All too often we...

Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket - x planes | “The NACA and the Navy developed...

Additional Behind the Scenes Tour now open for April 20 - National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Due to the large number of visitors expected during the week of the Doolittle Raiders Reunion, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has added a second Behind the Scenes Tour on April 20....

OH-58 Kiowa Warrior Helicopters Achieve 2 Million Flight Hours - Aero-News Network | Nearly Half Of The Hours Have Been Flown In Combat | The U.S. Army’s OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter fleet have accumulated 2 million flight hours ... with over 750,000 of these flight hours have been flown in combat, Bell Helicopter said Tuesday. “The Kiowa Warrior continues to be the workhorse of Army aviation and this recent milestone is another example of the important role this helicopter fulfills in the Army’s armed reconnaissance mission,” said Mike Miller, director of Army Business Development, Bell Helicopter....

Air Force Week in Photos - af.mil | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.

Three Tuskegee Airmen Share Their Stories - WUSF | Three of the Tuskegee Airmen, the black pilots who helped break the military color barrier during World War II, shared their experiences Thursday at a public symposium at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City....

Missoula Veteran Recalls Flying Alongside Tuskegee Airmen - NBC Montana | What filmgoers witness in a theater seat, 90-year-old Vince Werner witnessed in the navigator bubble on the nose of a B-17 heavy bomber. He explains that during one hair-raising flight, "Our tail-gunner said, '10 ME109 German fighters up high, ready to come in on us.'"...

Veterans receive medals, accolades at Calais recognition ceremony - Bangor Daily News | ...While none of the aircraft’s crew members was killed in a crash landing, Brown and others on board in the spring of 1944 were besieged and beaten by civilians who swarmed to the disabled B-17....For the next 10 months, until liberated by Russian troops, Brown was a prisoner of war....

‘My war hero friend’ | Rocky Face mourns World War II POW | Dalton Now | When the B-17 Superfortress bomber Max Hammontree was flying in caught flak during a mission over Germany and the engines burst into flame, he didn’t know if he’d be able to escape from the top turret where he manned a .50 caliber machine gun....

Fokker D.VIII and its parasol wing - Seattle PI | The D.VIII came out late in WW I and this replica Fokker D.VIII is displayed at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum in Alabama in original vintage lozenge patterned fabric. Originally known as the Fokker E.V. — and nicknamed “Flying Razor” by the Allies — it is notable for its single wing design, mounted in parasol fashion above the fuselage. Even as early as the end of WW I some designers saw the way to a faster aircraft was by reducing the drag biplane designs inherently possess with external struts and braces....

First African-American astronaut refused to let 'misstep' keep him from dream - af.mil | When a person is trying to reach for the stars, any misstep could keep them just out of reach. Retired Air Force Col. Guion Bluford, however, didn't let a less-than-stellar start in college stop him from becoming one of the most prominent figures in aerospace engineering as well as the first African American in space....