Saturday, May 19, 2012

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Andrews Marines contribute to Centennial of Marine Corps Aviation - Capital Flyer | by Senior Airman Amber Russell, 11th Wing Public Affairs This May, the Marine Corps will celebrate 100 years of aviation history. Since AA Cunningham's first flight in 1912 until now, Marines have adapted their aviation abilities to support ground...

WTOP guide to the Andrews Air Show - WTOP | WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands are expected to descend on Fedex Field over the weekend to soak in the spectacle of the annual Andrews Air Show. The event will feature performances by the Blue Angels, the US Navy flight demonstration squadron, ...

[VIDEO] Tommy McFLY Takes To The Sky In A Fighter Jet! - CBS Local | In preparation for the Joint Services Open House and Air Show this weekend at Andrews Air Force Base Tommy McFLY took to the skies with Dragon Aviation for some high flying fun! The sounds of the engines revving was ...

Westover air show to salute Greatest Generation - WWLP 22News | This year's Great New England Air Show will be a " Salute to the Greatest Generation." On Friday, the 439th Airlift Wing at Westover Air Reserve Base announced the theme of this year's show, which will be held on August 4 and 5...

THE 61 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMY AVIATION IN VITERBO from Aviation-Report.com (translated) | Viterbo 10 May 2012, a formation of helicopters of various models and fixed-wing aircraft in the sky flying over the Italian Army cargo area of the airport "T. Smiths "of Viterbo, officially closing the ceremony to celebrate the 61 th Anniversary of the Constitution dell'AVES, the Italian Army Aviation. The ceremony, along with the civil authorities, military and religious authorities of Viterbo, was...

Episode 87: Wings Over Illawarra 2012 from Plane Crazy Down Under | The Great PCDU Road Trip of 2012 covered over 1,700km in the course of a single weekend. From late on Friday night to early on Monday morning, Steve, Grant & Allan drove from Melbourne up to Wollongong (just south of Sydney) to attend the Wings Over Illawarra 2012 air show. Firmly ensconced in...

Remains of missing WWII gunner to be buried at DFW National Cemetery - FOX 4 News | Corporal Wayne Richard Erickson was just a month shy of his 20th birthday when his PBJ-1D, similar to a B-25 bomber, crashed on an island in the South Pacific. On April 22, 1944, the plane took off from Luganville Airfield on the island of Espirtu ...

B-29 ditching in the Pacific 1945 from Fear of Landing by Sylvia | Vincent "Enzo" Romano is a historian and researcher who has created the "most complete Italian private digital archive related to American History, from the end of the 19th century to 1970." Included in his collection is a stunning video from March 1945 in which Captain Bernard "Barney" McCaskill Jr ditches his B-29, the Hopefull Devil, in the Pacific near Pagan Island....

GUEST POST – Cleared for Takeoff: Second Annual Aviation Inspiration Day Is A Week Away from Aviation Queen | ...Lynda Meeks, the founder of Girls With Wings, is traveling to the Upper Midwest to host her 2nd annual Aviation Inspiration Day on Saturday, May 26th, at Fleming Field in South St. Paul, Minnesota. Together with the Minnesota Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), Wipaire, Young Eagles, and several other great partners, this event hopes to host hundreds of families, but more importantly, dozens of young girls – grades 1st-8th – who will learn the basics of becoming a pilot...

VIDEO: Recovery of C-17 which crash-landed in Afghanistan from Kathryn's Report | Three C-17s have crash-landed in Afghanistan since operations began. All three have been recovered. First two were repaired and returned to service. This one should also return to service once repaired...

First plane to land at Manchester airport returns as Hornet Moth marks 75th anniversary of historic flight (UK) from Kathryn's Report | Duncan Menzies' pilot log book, showing his entry from May 1937 when he landed at the Ringway  A historic biplane that was the first to land at Manchester Airport has returned to mark the airport's 75th birthday. The vintage de Havilland Hornet Moth flew in today carrying Peter Menzies, son of original pilot Duncan who was aboard the aircraft back on May 17, 1937. The single-engined...

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'I have an airplane hangar in my front yard' - CNNMoney | Like so many Americans across the nation, Julie Clark commutes to work. But she doesn't drive, walk or even take a bus or train. Instead, she flies a plane. Clark, an air show performer and retired airline captain, lives 30 miles ...

America's aging aviation force: Father, son flew same fighter jet 30 years apart - Hot Air | We are." The Heritage Foundation featured Deptula's story as a part of a three-part series highlighting the risks of budget cuts to the nation's military. The first part told the story of Col. Kerry Kachejian, an Army Reserve engineer, who relied on ...

2012 Team America Rocketry Challenge Results from Space Prizes by Ray | Here's more on the 2012 Team America Rocketry Challenge that was just held...

The Dawn of the Commercial Space Age is (Probably) Happening This Weekend from POPSCI | Tomorrow morning, whether they realize it or not, Americans will likely wake up to a new era. Though nothing will be outwardly different, a fundamental shift in the nature spaceflight will commence during the wee morning hours. Call it a defining moment, or a milestone, or simply call it what it is: the dawn of the private spaceflight industry's real presence in outer space....

Kennedy Space Center Welcoming Visitors During 50th Anniversary Year with Special Tours and Offers from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- NASA is offering visitors rare access to several key areas of Kennedy Space Center during its 50th anniversary year to enhance a popular destination that already features an array of authentic...

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