Thursday, March 22, 2012

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Indy Air Show Lands Title Sponsor - Inside INdiana Business | An Indianapolis car dealership has signed a two-year agreement to be the title sponsor of the Indianapolis Air Show. Capitol City Ford owner Bob Thomas says he's thrilled to have the dealership associated with "this phenomenal event....

Officials addressing air show concerns, discussing future events - St. George Daily Spectrum | Event organizers from the Yankee Air Museum estimate more than 45000 spectators attended the weekend shows. / Samantha Clemens / The Spectrum ST. GEORGE - While last weekend's Thunder Over Utah Air Show was widely seen as a huge success,...

Air Show April 14-15 - Nueces County Record Star | A lot is going on behind the scenes as preparations are being finalized for the 2012 Wings Over South Texas air show, scheduled for April 14-15. Air show committee members are firming up the line-up, determining arrangement of static displays on the...

Flying High with Audi at the NAS JAX Air Show - Part 2 [The Planes] by Deremer Studios | Here’s Part 2 from this weekend’s Air Show. For those of you who missed the first post, we had the opportunity to shoot this year’s show on behalf of the title sponsor, Jack Hanania Automotive Group. Aviation goes way back in my family.  My grandfather flew a P-51 during WWII and so the P-51 holds a special...

Old Buckenham Airshow line-up announced - Norwich Evening News | The air displays will cover aviation from the first world war to the very latest in high-tech aerobatic aircraft, said airfield manager Matt Wilkins. In addition, more than 400 classic car owners have booked a place to exhibit their vehicles at the ...
   

Ohakea air show - Manawatu Standard | There will be dozens of military and civilian aircraft on show and performing, including the Red Checkers aerobatics team, a Royal Australian Air Force F-18A Hornet and a US Air Force C-17. Historic World War II aircraft, such as Spitfires, ...
 

Golden Knights Win in Florida from US Army Golden Knights by Laura Dickmeyer | The Paraclete XP Outdoor Skydiving Championship/Shamrock Showdown wrapped up midday Sunday in sunny Deland, Florida.  While this meet takes place in Florida, it has attracted more international teams than the years prior.  In fact, there were more international teams than US teams in attendance.  Many of these teams will meet again in Dubai 2012, making this [...]

Corporate air race cancelled - Otago Daily Times | By Joe Dodgshun on Thu, 22 Mar 2012 A corporate air race from Hong Kong to Christchurch which was to start next week and include a Warbirds over Wanaka flyover has been cancelled. The Silver Fern Air Race was to run from Monday, March 26 until April 8,...

Rare WWII aircraft on view at Ellington March 28-30 - Your Houston News | A rare bomber and fighter aircraft will come to Houston March 28 as part of a local living history display that honors World War II veterans. It's the Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedome Tour, and it flies into Ellington Airport with the Boeing...


'Red Tail' member visits the Pentagon from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Air Force hosted one of the original Tuskegee Airmen and his family March 16 during a tour of the Pentagon. Retired Lt. Col. Walter McCreary, his daughter Stephanie Lynch and grandson Nicholas Lynch were given a tour of the Air Force Art Gallery, the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial and the Tuskegee Airmen exhibit in the Pentagon.... 

Why We Give Free Flights from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Last week at the Women In Aviation Conference I met Thea McKellar. Thea won a scholarship to attend the Women in Aviation conference for the essay she'd written. The contest was for...

Lindbergh Foundation, LEAP Host Electric Aircraft Meetings During Sun ‘n Fun from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | The Lindbergh Foundation and the Lindbergh Electric Aircraft Prize combine forces to present electric aviation events during the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In in late March, according to information from Erik Lindbergh and Yolanka Wulff. First, the International Workshop for Electric Aircraft Standardization will take place during the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In at Lakeland Florida on Wednesday, March 28.  The workshop will be...


Young Record Setting Aviator Jonathan Strickland Talks Love of Flying - Eurweb.com | So much so, that the young aviator's love of flying is attributed to being focused to the point that he says: “I do not know what I would be doing today if I were not for aviation.” (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter... 

Air Force changes name of MC-130J from Milcom Monitoring Post by Larry | by Ashley M. Wright, Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs | HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) -- Officials announced a popular name change for the MC130J here March 9 that honors the Air Commando legacy and capitalizes on the versatility of the aircraft. "Air Force Special Operation Command MC-130Js will be equipped to fly various missions and will be called Commando II," said Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, the AFSOC commander, in the memorandum requesting the change. "This name best reflects the multi-mission role of the aircraft and the units that will fly them."... 

Bruce R. Kane, engineer - Baltimore Sun | Trained as a navigator, Mr. Kane was stationed in Italy with the 15th Air Force, where he flew aboard B-17 bombers under the command of Maj. Gen. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle. He attained the rank of lieutenant and his decorations included the Air Medal...

Rogers shares video of WWII Patton troops training in Shelby County - The Light and Champion | Dr. Rogers shared a video of the training and maneuvers of the troopers preparing for General Patton's Army in World War II that took place in and around Shelby County. The original pictures were made from 16-mm color movies filmed by his father,...


Air Zoo to offer spring break camps from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., is offering full- and half-day spring break camps for kids of all ages.

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