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Here's what's happening in the Rock River Valley this weekend - Rockford Register Star | The US Air Force Thunderbirds will perform June 2 and 3 at Rockford AirFest at Chicago Rockford International Airport. 50% off a Basic or Extreme Teeth Whitening Session from Divine Creations Boutique & Spa! By Georgette Braun This weekend's events...

Rockford Airfest - Official Site

Rockford reporter flies with the USAF Thunderbirds - WREX-TV | By Rebecca Klopf - bio | email You've probably already seen the US Air Force Thunderbirds racing across the northern Illinois sky the last day or two as they get ready for Rockford's Airfest. But I got a different perspective of the team.

AMA SBK: Young Aims High Following Thunderbird Flight - SPEEDtv.com | Still, Young did well in his guest ride aboard a two-seat 'Viper' piloted by a member of the USAF's famed Thunderbirds (and by doing well, we essentially mean to say he kept his lunch down…). Madison, Wisconsin-native Young, who is desperately seeking...

2012 Wings Over Gillespie Air Show Features VIntage Aircraft, June 2 & 3 - About - Cities & Towns | By Inigo Figuracion, About.com GuideJune 1, 2012 The massive Miramar Air Show might be the big daddy of military aircraft displays, but there's another air show that is just as awe-inspiring, but more intimate. The 17th Annual Wings Over Gillespie air... 

Western North Carolina Air Fair this weekend - Spartanburg Herald Journal | A 1941 Stearman open cockpit biplane gives rides to people during the annual Air Fair in 2011. The annual Western North Carolina Air Fair will be Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm at the Hendersonville (NC) Airport. Admission and parking are free. 

Air show is homecoming for Hercules pilot - Waterloo Record | Moore, who grew up in Kitchener, is in town for the airshow. BRESLAU — The view from above the world sometimes mesmerizes Rod Moore. The Mediterranean Sea sparkling below. The curvature of the Earth gently bending across the cockpit window of the Grey...

Third Annual Father's Day 'Fly-in' Pancake Breakfast Planned - Madison County Courier | The Hamilton Rotary Club and the Hamilton Business Alliance have teamed up to sponsor the third annual Father's Day “Fly-in” Pancake Breakfast Sunday, June 17, from 8 am to 1 pm. The site of the festivities will be the...

80 vintage planes take to the sky during World War II Weekend - Daily Local News | By DENNY DYROFF The Mid Atlantic Air Museum's Annual World War II Weekend is closing in on its silver anniversary. This year's event is the 22nd annual staging of the popular activity. Now through Sunday, the Mid Atlantic Air Museum in Reading will...

Meeting prepares Mount Hope residents for airshow - Grand River Sachem | By Mike Burgess, The Gazette Airshow traffic will be restricted to a large portion of Mount Hope for the entire weekend during the 2012 Hamilton Airshow on Father's Day weekend, June 16 and 17. That was the focus of a special meeting by Airshow...

Royal International Air Tatto to salute Queen's 60-year reign - Stroud News and Journal | A SPECIAL flypast to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee promises to be among the highlights of this year's Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) at Fairford. In an aerial tribute to Her Majesty's remarkable 60-year reign, more than 20 Hawks will be ...

Tickets on sale for the Battle of Britain Airshow - Eastbourne Herald | The Battle of Britain Airshow takes place at Shoreham Airport from September 1-2 and which will raise funds for the Royal Air Force's Wings Appeal. Tickets are priced at £17 for adults and £8 for children aged between 12 to 15 years...

OSTIA, ARROWS TRICOLORI heat MOTORS AIR SHOW ON SUNDAY - The Republic | It ended with a performance of the Tricolour Arrows in formation reduced, the first day of the Rome International Air Show. The three Italian Air Force aircraft patrol this afternoon have taken steps towards...

Sentimental Journey from Photorecon | Since I was a little girl, I have been fascinated with World War II aircraft. Today, I had the opportunity to see up close and personal one of the most renowned bombers in World War II, the Boeing B17G Flying Fortress.  As I arrived at Minter Field in Shafter, California; I awaited the long anticipated...

Capt. Soto flew the famous 'Hump' over Himalayas - Nogales International | Certified on a B-24, B-17, A-20, P-38, C-47, and B-25, he began delivering these aircraft to air bases in the United States and Australia. After a two-month training period on the C-46, Curtis Commandos in Reno, Nev., he began flying from Miami, Fla,...

Civilian Pilot Training Program - Community Impact Newspaper | There were few women instructors in the CPTP, but Opal Kunz, an aviatrix who raced airplanes before the war, instructed about 400 male pilots at Rhode Island State Airport during World War II. by Nathaniel Stone Civilian Pilot Training Program...

Community Briefs: Air Museum offers child's pedal plane - BlueRidgeNow.com | Hendersonville Western North Carolina Air Museum is going to raffle off an operating 3- to 7-year-old child's pedal plane on June 17. The plane, donated by a member who spent six months building it, can be steered by the control stick and has a...

Herculean formation: This is what a (loose) “right echelon” of seven C-130 Hercules looks like from David Cenciotti's weblog | Taken during the recent MAFEX Exercise, attended by nearly 70 cargo planes in Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, the following image shows C-130J Hercules planes from across the Air Force fly over the Nevada Test and Training Range on May 23, 2012...

Falklands War video: Argentine A-4 Skyhawks’ (insane) low level attack from David Cenciotti's weblog | At its 30th anniversary, the Falklands War (Malvinas for the Argentine people) offers several interesting “case studies”: long range strikes, daring combat missions and insane low altitude attack runs. For sure, low level attacks conducted by the Argentine A-4s trying to escape the Sea Harrier’s Combat Air Patrols remain one of the distinguishing features of the war in southern Atlantic Ocean...

Brazilian Air Force launches German paratroopers in Canada from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS | For the first time, a military transport aircraft to fulfill a Brazilian launch of troops in an international mission. The plane of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) C-130 Hercules, who participates in exercise Maple Flag in Cold Lake, Canada, on Wednesday launched an army paratrooper special forces of the German Army....