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Weekend airshow features Thunderbirds, Golden Knights parachute team - NJ.com | By AP Enlarge Andrew Miller KC-10 Extender planes sit at McGuire Field on the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Hanover Twp. on Friday, May 4, 2012. Andrew Miller/For The Times of Trenton WRIGHTSTOWN — Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will open...

2012 Andrews Open House and Air Show scheduled to take off May 18 20 - Capital Flyer | The Navy Blue Angels will headline the event, along with performances by the Army Golden Knights parachute demonstration team and many others as Team Andrews celebrates 100 years of Marine Corps aviation this year! The skies over the National Capital...

VIDEO: Jet Performers Arrive for Weekend Joint Base Air Show - Patch.com | Members of the US Army's Golden Knights, a parachute team, also arrived at the installation to ready themselves. Base officials expect that more than 300000 people are expected to attend the weekend event -- the base's first since becoming a joint...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.

Air show a mix of excitement, patriotism - The Daily News Journal | The air show, which dates back to 1970, has been been a mainstay here since it was moved to the Smyrna Airport. It's always drawn a crowd, and that crowd has gotten increasingly larger over the years. You can usually count on 50000 people (more than ...

PDK To Hold Air Show Saturday - Patch.com | The Good Neighbor Day Air Show and Open House will be held Saturday, May 12, from noon to 5 pm at DeKalb Peachtree Airport. Admission to the show is free and parking is $5 per vehicle with access available through Airport Road via Clairmont Road...

Air show held at Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport - Marietta Times | By Jolene Craig , Special to the Times WILLIAMSTOWN - A representative for a fresh act to the 2012 Air Show at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport said his group is excited to be part of the local event. "We are a volunteer group that loves to share ...

Last crew member from Enola Gay to appear at Dayton Air show - Bizjournals.com | The last surviving crew member of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb will make a rare appearance at the 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show . Show officials announced Thursday that Major Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk — who served as navigator on the ...

More than a Show - Aerospace Manufacturing and Design | However, what I remember most was the show put on by the Thunderbirds. Watching these jet fighters go through their maneuvers gave me a sense of pride in being an American, knowing that individuals such as these pilots were defending our country...

Bombs Away At Hayward Airport Open House - Patch.com | Optional B-17 rides that cost $450 are also being offered. By Tom Abate The Aluminum Overcast, seen here during a maintenance stop, will be offering $450 flights out of Hayward Airport. Wikimedia Commons Hayward Executive Airport throws open its gates ...

When the Patrouille de France shows that she has a heart ... - Maritima.info (translated) | The Patrouille de France yesterday showed its new program, developed during the winter, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The opportunity for the PAF to highlight the associations with which it collaborates. The Patrouille de France ...

Rome International Air Show 2012 - Funweek (translated) | Just to name a few: Tricolour Arrows, Red Arrows, Patrouille de France, Patrouille Us, Patrulla Aguila, Team Orlik, Blue Impulse, Team 60, Royal Jordanian Falcons, Air Force Flight Test and much more!

Questions Raised About QC Air show Finances - KWQC 6 | "Today we had a serious incident withMore >> At a work session Davenport alderman questioned the Quad City Air Show's finances. It is an issue that's taken off after a dispute over a rental agreement. The disagreement over an almost 200% increase in ...

Amelia Earhart festival gets off to a flying start - Belfast Telegraph | A billboard was unveiled yesterday to mark the opening of the Earhart Festival celebrating the pioneering aviator's successful ocean crossing and touchdown in Northern Ireland. The festival has been running for the last six years but this is the first ...

BREAKING NEWS: Movie Memphis Belle Set To Tour With Liberty Foundation from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | WARBIRD RADIO – The B-17 used in the 1990 movie The Memphis Belle is set to tour the United States.  According to Liberty Foundation Chief Pilot Ray Fowler, the movie Memphis Belle will soon be on tour with the Liberty Foundation’s P-40.  Tune in to Warbird Radio LIVE – Monday morning (May 14th) at 10am [...]

Inexplicable... EAA Kills Off 'Relationship' With 'AirVenture Cup' from Aero-News Network | Popular Air Race 'Cancellation' Riles Experimental Community ANN is still gathering the details... but despite the lack of a formal note from EAA (at least to ANN), it appears that the EAA has killed off its support and long-standing relationship with a very popular cross country air race known as the AirVenture Cup. Founded in 1997, the EAA AirVenture Cup was "dedicated to aviation advocacy and preserving the rich heritage of cross-country air racing in the United States. The race is held annually in advance of EAA Airventure, and provides pilots with a platform to safely compete against other aircraft builders and new technologies."

Crush Caps and Toggliers from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | Do you know what a “crush cap” is?  How about a “togglier?”  These are two interesting terms I ran across this week so thought today’s blog would be on descriptions related to WWII aircraft and personnel. Let’s start with “crush cap” because I can relate to this.  When my Dad graduated from flight school in Texas in 1944, the USAAC took his picture, chest up, in his full uniform and another picture where he’s wearing his radio headset. I swear he looks like he’s 15 instead of the ripe old age of 20. (I think there was one more “official” photo, but the pictures are in Minnesota and I’m here in...

Veteran pilot Pete Merry to speak about flying experiences in Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | by dermotcole Pete Haggland, the curator of the Pioneer Air Museum, says that people who are interested in flying will want to hear what Pete Merry has to say about aviation in Alaska. Merry is to speak Tuesday at the museum in Pioneer Park at 7 pm The ...

At age 84, Roanoke County man still flies with Eagles - Roanoke Times | Mistele said he also worked at the Smithsonian Institution, restoring the Enola Gay B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. He also is a founding member of the American Air Museum in Duxford, England, and has visited the Air Museum in ...

Watercooler Review: The German Aces Speak from Warbirds Online by Scott WRG Editor | Gather around the watercooler and let me tell you about the book I just read… 

About the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum from AirSpace | Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is a living museum featuring the aircraft used by Canadians or Canada's Military from the beginning of World War II up to the present. The Museum's collection includes aircraft that really fly and several that remain on static display and are interactive workshops....

Dramatic rescue operation after Puma helicopter ditches in North Sea with 14 people on board from David Cenciotti | On May 10, an Ec225 Super Puma helicopter, operated by the BOND Offshore Helicopters, registered G-REDW),  made an emergency landing in the North Sea some 30 miles east of Aberdeen, Scotland. The Puma was on a routine ferry flight from Aberdeen capital of Scotland’s oil industry to Maersk Resillient and Ensco 102 drilling rigs in the Jasmine oil field, with 14 people on board, when a low oil pressure warning light came on in the cockpit...

First Customer-Built Onex Flies... Let The Revolution Begin! from AirPigz by Martt | Thursday May 10th 2012 was a big day for the little single seat VW powered freedom machine known as the Onex... the first customer-built airplane made its first flight! I think this is the start of a quiet revolution for the homebuilt aircraft world. The Onex from Sonex Aircraft represents the most affordable, practical and desirable combination of design and function that I've ever seen in a homebuilt aircraft. I'm sure there are...

Kids Fly Free At Young Eagles Even on Saturday - Patch.com | Children and teens ages 8 to 17 will have an opportunity to fly in an aircraft piloted by an EAA pilot, free of charge, from Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing. Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by the Mercer County administration...

Sponsor-a-Shuttle: Museums Offer Tiles, Stars for Space Shuttle Display Funds - Space.com | The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City and the California Science Center (CSC) in Los Angeles have each launched fundraising campaigns to develop the exhibit halls for space shuttles Enterprise and Endeavour, respectively...