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Buckeye Air Fair returns Saturday - AZ Central | A three-year hiatus will end Saturday when Buckeye brings back its air fair. The Buckeye Air Fair was held annually at the Buckeye Municipal Airport for a decade until a lean town budget put the show in a tailspin in 2008. Private donations and volunteers have helped to bring it back to finally celebrate the airport's half-century of aviation. The fair, which is free, runs from 9 a.m. to noon....

Florida International Air Show - northport online | The Florida International Air Show will return this year with the wonders in the sky, celebrating and showcasing all that the machines of flight and the brave souls who fly them can accomplish. The 32nd Florida International Air Show will excite attendees on March 24 – 25 at the Charlotte County Airport in Punta Gorda.  There will be aircraft displays from pre- World War II to the present day. The event will also feature a children’s entertainment area with interactive exhibits. This year’s event will be bigger than before and has an impressive line-up of performers from military to civilian aircraft demonstrations....

B-29 Bomber lands in Mobile - Fox10tv | A living piece of history is open for tours in Mobile. A B-29 Superfortress was flown in. It's the only one you'll find on the planet that still flies. And it served a vital role in ending World War II....

Video: Fox10 takes a ride on the B-29 - Fox10tv | The B-29 ‘FiFi’ is the last B-29 in the world that can still fly. Fox10 News Reporter John Rogers got a ride. The B-29 Superfortress played a vital role in American history. The planes delivered the atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending World War II. World War II Veteran James Quint said, "In my opinion, I'm alive today because of the B-29."...

The Air Racers 3D trailer as well as promo bumper with Steve Hinton, Jr. are now online. There is also a downloadable film image gallery.

Blink and you might miss this Hawk - Otago Daily Times | A Hawker Hunter jet fighter will travel from Queenstown to Wanaka in about two and a-half minutes for daily flyovers at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow in April. The flights to and from...

Air show should be louder this year - Santa Maria Times | Thunder Over the Valley will be a little louder this year, thanks to the Santa Maria Public Airport Board of Directors. The board voted to contribute an extra $12,000 to the annual air show this year to bring in more aerobatics attractions, which have yet to be booked....

Brussels Air Museum from Apron 6 | Updated aviationphotography.be again. This time some pictures from the Air Museum in Brussels (Belgium). The museum has quite a large collection. From the little Tipsy Trainer to the Ju-52 and even an ex-Sabena Caravelle...

Flight of the Intruder | Their assignment, 45 years ago: Drop mines over Vietnam, something no jet had ever done. - airspacemag.com | What Dave Cable remembers most about that night was the torrential rain. On February 26, 1967, a flight of seven Grumman A-6A Intruders, led by Commander A.H. Barie of squadron VA-35, took off from the USS Enterprise. The A-6s were loaded with Mk 50 and Mk 52 mines, which would be dropped into the Song Ca and Son Giang rivers in North Vietnam in an attempt to stop the flow of supplies and men into South Vietnam....

Airborne Laser Test Bed bids adieu to Edwards AFB from Air Force Link Top Stories | The aircraft known for turning science fiction into fact, more accurately recognized as the YAL-1A Airborne Laser Test Bed, took to the skies here for the last time during its final ferry flight to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 14. The ALTB, which was a part of the Birk Flight Test Facility here for...

X-15 Research Aircraft (1970) from AIRBOYD.TV

Alabama Native Publishes New Book from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Atmore native George William Sellers has recently published a new book, "The Windswept Clouds of Winter," that he said was inspired by his boyhood interests. Sellers was born in Atmore but spent most of his childhood near Pensacola where he developed a love of aviation through visiting the Pensacola Naval Air Station and watching the world famous Blue Angels perform....

Birmingham Aero Club Announces 2012 Aviation Scholarships Available from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Flight Education Program will be funding multiple scholarships up to $1,000 in 2012 for individuals pursuing aviation-related goals. These goals may include initial flight training, advanced ratings, Aircraft Maintenance Technician certification, and other aviation-related education....

SecAF: Air Force must continue to modernize from Air Force Link Top Stories | Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley highlighted the service's need to continue future modernization plans during remarks to approximately 400 Airmen, industry officials and Air Force Association members Feb. 24 here. Donley spoke on the second day of the Air Force Association's 2012 Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition, telling attendees the...

"Taking America To New Heights" from Spaceports | The Commercial Crew program will take America to new heights.