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Nominate a 'Hometown Hero' for ride in fighter jet during Brunswick air show - Bangor Daily News | BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has teamed up with the US Air Force Thunderbirds to host the flight of a “hometown hero” at the 2012 Great State of Maine Air Show, which will be held Aug. 24-26...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Wings & Wheels to host only UK Display for Wartime Hero from Flightline UK | The raw power of the B-25 Dutch Mitchell Bomber will be on display at Wings & Wheels 2012 as the throaty roar of the 1700 horsepower engines are once again heard reverberating around Dunsfold Aerodrome, some 70 years after it was based at the historic airfield....

Flying in the back seat of a Red Arrows from TAKEOFF TUBE | Experience an amazing flight in the back seat of a Red Arrows, the Royal Aerobatic Team.

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Last famous Flying Tiger on mainland dies at 92 - Jakarta Post | The last remaining heroic pilot of the famed Flying Tigers who lived on mainland China died on April 29 at the age of 92, Qilu Evening News reported on Wednesday. Wang Yanzhou was the only former pilot on the Chinese mainland who flew with the 1st ...
   
Timeless Voices - Kenny Chapman from eaavideo.org | Kenny Chapman began his aviation career as a lineboy for Hemet Valley Flying Service, and in 1967 began flying aerial firefighting missions as a copilot on a PBY fire bomber. Today he is the Senior Firefighting Pilot for Erickson Air-Crane.

Hindenburg & Titanic Exhibit Opens at Smithsonian from Airships: A Hindenburg and Zeppelin History Site | “FIRE & ICE,” a wonderfully-curated exhibit about the Hindenburg and Titanic, opened at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum in Washington, DC on March 22, 2012.  The exhibit includes rare artifacts from both ships and visual presentations that will be of interest to both adults and children, and features information about the Hindenburg and Titanic’s service as flying/floating post offices....

US Training Codes from Vintage Aeroplane Writer | It is always good to welcome another new resource.  John Voss has launched his website covering the known...

Want a Ride in Synergy? from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Howard Handelman, a regular reader and observant critic of the CAFE Blog, and Patrick Panzera of Contact magazine fame, are soliciting support for an effort to help John McGinnis finish his Synergy aircraft, unfortunately unable to make its Green Flight Challenge date, but nearing the finish line, none the less....

Solar Plane: Around the world without a drop of fuel from Aerial Sports Feed | In the new edition of The Red Bulletin we usher in a new dawn of aviation as we follow a third-generation adventurer, a fighter pilot, and a solar-powered plane that can fly at night…

Lockheed Martin Delivers Final, Historic F-22 Raptor To U.S. Air Force - MarketWatch | MARIETTA, Ga., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] leadership delivered today the 195th and last F-22 Raptor to US Air Force leadership in a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics site here....

Delaware National Guard to host plane pull May 6 - Brandywine East Community News | By Franz Osorio The Delaware National Guard will host a plane pull to benefit the Special Olympics on Sunday, May 6. The event will see teams of 20 individuals competing to see who can pull a C-130 airplane 12 feet in the shortest time.

Shoot to Kill Authorized Over Chicago? from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Why would they risk asking a pilot to shoot down one of his own?  Drone Operators are experienced with such things.  Just like camera bravery, when looking through a lens or at a screen it doesn't seem as real.
News has been swirling wildly about the upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago and the accompanying “No Fly Zone”. What has...

Mahtomedi rocket team zooms to nationals - Press Pubs | The Mahtomedi High School Rocket Team has once again qualified to compete in the national finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge. The world's largest rocket contest will be held May 12. The annual competition challenges more than 6000 students ...