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World's Only Flying B-29, FIFI, Returns to EAA AirVenture 2012 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH WI- The Commemorative Air Force's iconic Boeing B-29 bomber FIFI - the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world - will return to Oshkosh this year to participate at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. The B-29 joins the largest annual gathering of vintage warbirds in the world that takes place EAA AirVenture, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," which takes place July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. This year's event marks the 60th annual EAA fly-in....

MORENO VALLEY: Veteran pilot is directing air show - Press-Enterprise | “Air Force bases were not designed to host air shows,” said Harris, “particularly ones built 100 years ago when March was designed. We have the Thunderbirds. That makes it much harder. We want to try to get as many people as possible to see the show....

Wings of Freedom Tour Brings Extremely Rare Bomber and Fighter Aircraft for ... - Santa Barbara Independent | Participating in the Collings Foundation's WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” WWII Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang, will fly into Santa Barbara Municipal ...

Podcasts - Warbird Radio | If you've missed any of the Warbird Radio broadcasts, don't worry.  They're are archived as podcasts too.... Lots of aviation heritage to choose from.

Dave Shallbetter : The Legacy Of Sun N Fun Radio By CarlValeri | The man stood atop an expansive front porch gazing upon the large tarmac full of airplanes but not focusing on any one object. I knew he was not looking at the planes but was staring into the past. This man’s most....

Jimmy Doolittle Tribute honors 70th anniversary of famous WWII raid - Sacramento Bee  | The USS Hornet Museum in partnership with the Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum will host the day-long celebration. Festivities include appearances by three of the five surviving Raiders, veterans of the USS Hornet (CV-8) and others involved in the ...

C-47 Dakota, Makes Final Leg of Voyage to New Home at Fantasy of Flight from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | POLK CITY FL- After a nine-month layover at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a World War II C-47 Dakota, will make the final leg of its voyage this weekend to its new home at Central Florida's Fantasy of Flight, home to the world's largest private collection of rare and vintage planes. Fantasy of Flight creator and founder Kermit Weeks purchased the plane, also known as the Skytrain, last year...

Honor Flight for WWII veterans seeks help from Austinites - KVUE | Parker, who joined the Navy at 17 and served as mail clerk aboard the aircraft transport USS Kitty Hawk in World War II, says he's no hero and was never in a battle. A few years ago, Parker and his wife began the book by compiling the stories of ...

Poll: Classic Taildragger - Cub vs Champ vs T-Craft from AirPigz by Martt | When I was a teen in the 70's there were three good ole taildraggers that pretty much defined the post-war 2-seater for low and slow cheap flying. There was the Piper J-3 Cub, the Aeronca 7AC Champ, and the Taylorcraft BC12D. So I wondered if...

Baksheesh — Jünkers Ju 88D-1/Trop — Luftwaffe Long Range Photo Recon Ship from Travel for Aircraft | The Ju 88 was one of the most versatile aircraft in WW II — in good company with the North American B-25 and de Havilland Mosquito — it was modified to serve in several mission types (bomber, dive bomber, night fighter and photo reconnaissance). This Jünkers, a  Ju 88D-1/Trop, is a photo recce model especially modified for tropical service with the Romanian forces (Romania was an Axis country during WW II), I imagine with heavier weight engine oil to combat high desert temperatures and enlarged air filters to better screen out the grit as well as the sand....

Daring Libya Rescue Earns Marine 'Aviator Of The Year' - WCTI12.com | By Mike Valerio | Reporter CRAVEN COUNTY -- A Cherry Point pilot was named the Marine Corps' Aviator of the Year, in recognition for a daring March 2011 rescue in Libya. Maj. Eric Grunke, a Harrier pilot with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, ...

Orion spacecraft lands at Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton - Daily Press | By Robert Brauchle, rbrauchle@dailypress.com | 757-247-2827 HAMPTON — A vehicle used to test a NASA launch abort system arrived Tuesday morning at the Virginia Air & Space Center, where it will be used this summer as an exhibit focusing on the future ...

Episode 195 – Kelly Murphy from Airplane Geeks Podcast | Guest Kelly Murphy is a founder of Emerald Media, which handles public relations, media services, and all the editorial aspects of producing publications for aviation clients. Kelly runs the group’s publishing activities and that includes newsletters, magazine, brochures, and presentations. She is the editor of Regional Horizons, the magazine of the US Regional Airline Association, and Saab Aircraft Leasing’s Saab Market Report and Saab Aerotech’s Support Solutions. Kelly is a member of the Aero Club of Washington, a...

Eugene's John Stahr delivers another SEXY ship: Meet Chris Hill's “R” rated RVette-8 from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | ...After unstrapping the wings, we grabbed different parts of the wings and lifted, to unveil an incredible design under the right wing. There, staring back at us was an impeccable rendition of the Corvette 50th Anniversary emblem, with a seriously ...

The Spring Scholarship Winners Announced! from Life on the Road as a Pilot | Girls With Wings would like to introduce you to our 2012 Spring Scholarship Winners. We'll start with the recipient of our Private Pilot Award which helps defray the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of a private pilot certificate. This scholarship is targeting those individuals who have soloed but have not completed the Private Pilot Course. The Private Pilot Scholarship is an award in the amount of $1000.00....

Free Airplane Rides for Kids at Thun Field: Register Now for Young Eagles | ...If you have an adventuresome kid who’s dreaming of a career in aviation, this is one hot ticket. It’s a yearly event at Thun Field in Graham, where volunteer pilots take kids 8-17 for free rides in small airplanes....

Astronaut To Celebrate 100th Anniversary With Girl Scouts from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | NASA astronaut Catherine "Cady" Coleman will speak at the Girl Scouts 100th anniversary celebration in Amherst, Mass., on Saturday, May 5...