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Wet weather fails to stall air show – New Bern Sun Journal | Mother Nature held back the rain just enough Sunday to allow the third day of the Cherry Point Air Show to go off — with some adjustments. Low clouds over the air base ...

Bristol Balloon Fiesta to sparkle with aerobatics - This is Bristol | AN AEROBATICS performance that will light up the night skies with sparkling fireworks over Ashton Court is set to wow crowds at Bristol Balloon Fiesta. For the first time in its 34-year history, organisers are introducing a programme of entertainment ...

Smoke Squadron announces its program of presentations from the air 60th birthday from CavokBlog | Missing five days for the party, the Smoke Squadron (EDA) has released the schedule of presentations air during the event which marks the 60th Anniversary of the Smoke Squadron, which will be held on 12 and 13 May 2012, the Academy Air Force (AFA), São Paulo. Among the...

Central Texans enjoy high-flying action - YNN, Your News Now | The event was a rare opportunity for people to get close to planes like the B-17 used during World War II. "Our mission is to keep history alive and give these history lessons by actually touching and seeing these planes. Our kids aren't getting the ...

Vets to share memories of D-Day from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | World War II has been the subject of countless books and movies, but few people have had the opportunity to hear what it was truly like from the men who fought in the trenches. On Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, Fantasy of Flight presents part four of its 2012 Legends & Legacies Symposium Series, "D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy."

Relatives gather for WW2 pilot's funeral - ITV News | Relatives of a World War Two pilot who was found dead in Lincolnshire have gathered in America for his funeral. Second Lieutenant Charles Moritz was killed in a mid-air crash near Faldingworth in 1944. His remains were accidentally found by aircraft ...

Podcast: John Sheehan 'Retires' from IAOPA from AVweb Top News | For 15 years, John Sheehan has marshaled the combined might of 69 national pilot organizations as the secretary general of the International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. On May 1, he retired and spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles about the successes in those 15 years and the challenges ahead.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation....

The Engines of Aero Friedrichshafen 2012 – Part II from General Aviation News by Kent Misegades | Your blogger briefly mentioned the engines on display at AERO Friedrichshafen 2012 in his report from April 22nd. With this, Europe's largest General Aviation show, now two weeks past, I thought it was time to provide a few more details. With the previous two shows having focused great attention on electric propulsion, AERO organizers wisely chose 2012 to showcase advances in piston and turbine engines, and there was a great deal to see indeed. A large area within hall...

Weathering the Skies - Indiana State University Magazine | Indiana State University pilots Melanie Abel (left) and Kay Brown pose in front of the airplane they flew in the 2011 Air Race Classic, a flight race that features female pilots from around the nation on a cross country trek. Violent ...

'Antiques Roadshow' in Minneapolis: History and bling - MinnPost.com | The show visits the American Swedish Institute to look at Mora clocks, the Wabasha Street Caves to talk about flashlights, and the World War II hangar of the Commemorative Air Force—Minnesota Wing, whose holdings include (who knew?) ...

Boeing Brings Nine Decades of Aviation Innovation to iPad from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today the launch of its first official app for iPad, 'Milestones in Innovation', now available on the App Store. The app brings nine decades of aviation innovation to iPad through beautiful imagery and an...

Closure of college aviation program is poorly timed, critics say - USA TODAY | (AP) – Supporters of an aviation program at St. Cloud State University say its closure is poorly timed as the industry expects to see more demand for pilots and aviation workers. The St. Cloud program trains students for jobs as air traffic controllers ...

Hall of Fame Space Shuttle Astronauts Humbled by Heroes' Welcome from SPACE.com | Veteran astronauts Franklin Chang Diaz, Kevin Chilton and Charles Precourt are the 2012 inductees into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.

ATK's Charlie Precourt selected for Astronaut Hall of Fame from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation | ARLINGTON, Va., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATK (NYSE: ATK) applauds Charlie Precourt, vice president and general manager of ATK Aerospace Group's Space Launch Division on his induction into the prestigious U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame May 5. "I feel it is a tremendous honor to be...