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HAFB to host 'Warriors Over the Wasatch' air show this weekend - Deseret News | By Jennifer Hardman The Air Force's Thunder Birds perform as hundreds of thousands turn out for the Hill Air Force Base air show, June 6, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit Hill Air Force Base this Memorial Day weekend for the...

Wounded officer honored by Air Force Thunderbirds - Salt Lake Tribune | Shawn Grogan, one of six officers shot in an Ogden drug raid in January, was honored Thursday by the Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration squadron with a flight in an F-16. Grogan's flight was part of the Thunderbirds' Hometown Hero Program....

Visitors Traveling to Long Island this Weekend for the 2012 Bethpage Air Show ... - PR Web | Jones Beach, Long Island this weekend to witness the 2012 Bethpage Air Show May 26 Thousands of visitors are expected to converge on and 27. Travelers planning to attend the Air Show are booking private vacation rental condos and homes from property...

Baldwin students build air show platform - Newsday | Joined by other Baldwin High School students, Lucas Krucher hammered the nails and cut the wood for a 100-square-foot platform that will be used by Blue Angels crew members this weekend. He plans to go to the Jones Beach air show to see his handiwork in action....

Podcast: All About The Heritage Flight – Warbird Rescue Hour from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | WARBIRD RADIO – Join the Warbird Rescue guys in an all new show ...A memorable Heritage Flight will open the Indy 500 on Sunday, May 27th.   Maj. Brian “Thorr” Congdon will pilot the F-16 alongside Maj. John Collier in the A-10 and Dan Friedkin and Jim Beasley in P-51...

Air show in area this weekend - Star Community Newspapers | Since the planning began for the event, the air show has managed to secure the world's smallest jet airplane, according to Godfrey. As part of the events opening night festivities, the air show will have a balloon glow event...

2012 AirFest kicks off - Beloit Daily News | This weekend the ABC Supply Southern Wisconsin AirFEST kicks off and planes will be swooping overhead in Rock County. An annual tradition since 2002, AirFEST will entertain everyone in the family with exciting displays of aerial acrobatics and more...

SLIDESHOW: UPDATED with photos of...B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" at Boeing Field ... - Westseattleherald.com | The B-17 “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EEA) restored B-17 bomber, gave two media flights at Boeing Field this Monday, May 21. A few B-17 veterans were on-board, including decorated pilot Emerson Tolles of Wenatchee,...

FLYPAST OF RAF HEAVYWEIGHTS from Royal International Air Tattoo News | A unique flypast of the RAF's present and future giant airlift fleet is planned for this summer's Air Tattoo.

Airshow producer is reaching for the sky - The Oxford Times | Now he is the producer of Fly to the Past, an airshow supported by the Oxford Mail, which will take place at Oxford Airport on September 1 and 2. Mr Rockliff, who was brought up in Liverpool, says he almost took another career path after being...

Red Arrows rehearse latest display - The Press, York | WHILE there wasn'ta cloud in the sky over North Yorkshire yesterday, there was an aerial display team as the Red Arrows rehearsed their latest spectacle. The seven jets took to the skies over RAF Church Fenton ahead of the start of their 2012 display...

The Blades aerobatic team bring daredevil display to Falmouth - DCA | The world's only aerobatic airline, The Blades, will bring their spectacular daredevil display to the skies above Falmouth harbour this summer, thanks to sponsors Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC). The Blades are provisionally set to perform at 1815...

Southend Air Festival set to attract thousands to resort - BBC News | Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the Southend Air Festival in Essex this weekend. The two-day event is regarded as one of the largest free seaside air shows to be held in Europe. The displays along the seafront will include the Battle...

Air show organisers promise great spectacle - Portsmouth News | PORTSMOUTH'S first-ever air festival will be an 'I was there' moment, organisers have declared. Preparations for the huge weekend event in Southsea Common this summer are moving forward, with a range of modern and vintage aircraft already confirmed.

RAF Leuchars airshow: Display event to run this year - BBC News | The Red Arrows have already been signed up as part of the programme for 15 September. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) is also on the bill. Jon Greenhowe, RAF Leuchars airshow director, said: "The Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain...

Jet Ride Contest for Upcoming Air Show - Patch.com | From now until June 21, members of the public can enter a new contest sponsored by Service Credit Union for eight high performance jet rides similar to the Blue Angels that will be held a few days before the Boston-Portsmouth Air Show on June 30 and...

Air Racers narrated by Paul Walker races into the IMAX® Theatre on Memorial Day weekend from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Memorial Day weekend is always a race weekend in this area with cars flying around the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This year Air Racers will also be flying into the IMAX Theatre at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Narrated by Paul Walker (The Fast and Furious franchise, Takers), Air Racers is the first-ever IMAX theatre...

Classic Aero-TV: Heritage Over Oshkosh 2010 -- Honoring What Got Us Here Today from Aero-News Network | Stirring the Souls of Flyers All Over America, The Heritage Flights Remind Us Why We Are Free These are the sights and sound that stir the hearts of aviators all over the world... but especially for those is here in the good ol' USA. Airpower, old and new, in tight formation, showing the world what kept us free...

U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. In two interesting pictures from David Cenciotti's weblog | On May 23, 2012,  Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, hosted the graduation ceremony of the U.S. Air Force Academy class of 2012....

The Vulcan Bomber - Well it's been a busy last couple of months on other projects, and it's been a while since I posted on the Vulcan Bomber Blog, but like the Delta Lady herself, it's been a time to recharge the batteries and get ready for the season ahead, and with the funding appeal getting closer to its target of £300k, and the first confirmed dates appearing on the schedule, we really are set for a great airshow season from XH558....

Young reporter takes flight into history in time for Memorial Day - San Ramon Express | Everyone is invited to see, smell, feel and ride in a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, a Consolidated B-24 Liberator and a P-51 Mustang. But last weekend I was honored to ride in the B-24 beauty, the only one of its kind in the world, which has been fully ...

Missing World War Two pilots finally accounted for after plane crashes ... - Daily Mail | His fellow pilot Captain John Dean, a veteran of the legendary Flying Tigers, and a Chinese crewman went down with him in the C-47. Final resting place: The wing of a C-109 bulk fuel transport plane appears out of the dense jungle.

Rugged mountains yield hundreds of WWII-era plane crashes of lost "Hump Airmen" - Fox News | John Dean, the pilot and a veteran of the legendary Flying Tigers, and a Chinese crewman were listed as missing in action. The plane was one of hundreds to go down in the rugged and remote mountain region fliers dubbed “The Hump” by American fliers who...

The High Road to Morocco from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | The Solar Impulse project announced the takeoff of HB-SIA from its Swiss home field at Payerne  with André Borschberg at the controls this morning.  The 08:24AM (UTC +2) departure will lead to a full day’s flight, with Solar Impulse landing at Madrid Barajas Airport around 01:00AM (UTC+2) for a minimum 3-day technical stopover...

F-22's Oxygen Issues Raise Questions About F-35 - U.S. News & World Report | Lockheed Martin remains mum about whether an oxygen system flaw on its F-22 fighter might also plague its sibling, the F-35, but defense analysts say there are reasons to worry. After a dozen incidents of F-22 pilots losing consciousness mid-flight,...

EAA's International Young Eagles Day Is June 9 from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Thousands of young people will take to the sky on Saturday, June 9, as EAA volunteers continue an outstanding aviation tradition - International Young Eagles Day.

Astronaut Carpenter Honored With Wood From Deck Of Ship That Rescued Him - NY1 | The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum marked the 50th anniversary of an historic space mission and rescue Thursday. Astronaut Scott Carpenter was rescued by crew members from the Intrepid after he splashed into the Atlantic during the Mercury Atlas 7...

Space shuttle replica sets sail for Houston - collectSPACE.com | (Space Center Houston) Soon after the high-fidelity model arrives at Space Center Houston, the space shuttle Enterprise will be loaded onto a barge in New York for its own two-day trip to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.