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Blue Angel pilot says he does it for the 'small towns, impact on youth' - Foster's Daily Democrat | Among these other acts are the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights, the Black Diamond Jet Team, National Aviation Hall of Fame Legend Sean Tucker, wing walker Jane Wicker, and aerobatic sensation Michael Goulian. All acts are scheduled to ...

Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame taking in Thunderbirds - Las Vegas Review - Journal | But this year before they wrap up the last of two Aviation Nation shows at Nellis Air Force Base on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, they will land a spot in the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame. They will lead the 2012 class of eight aviation legends who will be...

NVAHOF ANNOUNCES ENSHRINEE CLASS OF 2012 - NVAHOF | Join the NVAHOF staff and members on the dates below as we honor our nation's Veterans, educate our youth, and honor this year's slate of aerospace legends of Nevada...

Fly n' Fair celebrates founder's love of aviation - News Talk 980 CJME | The event located 15 kilometers Southeast of Saskatoon is being held in memory of Vern Rees whose love of aviation brought pilots in the area together. "Vern was the pilot, the instructor and very passionate about aviation," said Sandra Rees, his widow ...

Decorated WWII aviator lands in Nampa with two loves of his life - KIVI-TV | When his country and the free world needed him most, 90-year-old Fredric Arnold fell in love not once but twice.

Old warbirds touch down for Canada Day - Edmonton Journal | A fleet of vintage aircraft touched down at Alberta's Aviation Museum in Edmonton this weekend.

B-17 bomber coming to Bellingham for flights, tours - TheNewsTribune.com | BELLINGHAM - A rare World War II-era B-17 bomber will be available for tours and flights starting Thursday, July 5, at the Heritage Flight Museum. 

Missouri Aviation Historical Society Meeting Features Greater St. Louis Honor Flight from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | This month's meeting of the Missouri Aviation Hostorical Society hosted representatives of the Greater St. Louis Honor Flight (GSLHF), whose mission is to safely transport World War II veterans to see their National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. This mission takes on urgency since veterans of this era are pasing away at a rapid rate – more than 900 a day nationally...

Pacific Coast Air Museum head Pinsky forced out - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | Dave Pinsky's announcement that he would retire as director of the non-profit that sponsors the popular summer air show at the Sonoma County airport followed a vote by the board of the Pacific Coast Air Museum not to renew his contract.

Decorated aviator CW5 David Cooper retires at Fort Bragg after 27-year career - Fayetteville Observer | Soldiers on Fort Bragg on Friday celebrated the career of a highly decorated aviator while welcoming the soldier who will fill his shoes. Chief Warrant Officer 5 David F. Cooper retired after a 27-year Army career, according to Army Special Operations ...

Will Idaho help solve the Earhart mystery? - Coeur d'Alene Press | On July 2, 1937, the world heard famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart's live voice for the last time.

Amelia Earhart's corner of Wyoming - Billings Gazette | The famed aviatrix would have gone unnoticed and unbothered. Mount Sniffel to the south would have cast long shadows in the summer afternoon, enveloping her cabin in cool. Below, Wood River would have whispered the only sound. Yes, it would have ...

Mighty Eighth's B-17 gets new power supply through donation - Savannah Morning News | Corey Dickstein/Savannah Morning News Jeff Hoopes, a volunteer who has worked on the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum's B-17, demonstrates how the bomber's chin turrets work on Tuesday morning. Back | Next. Corey Dickstein/Savannah Morning News ...

North American XB-28 from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Nico | At the time the North American NA-40, the prototype of the later B-25 Mitchell, made its first flight early 1939 North American’s design bureau was already working on the design of a successor. Known as ‘Project NA-63′ it was in particular intended for a task for which the B-25 was less suitable: as high-altitude bomber. Eventually the U.S.A.A.F. lost their interest in this project because most bombing sorties with twin engine types were made from medium or low altitude and only two prototypes were built.

Lockheed C-130 Hercules in 18% grey
from Travel for Aircraft | The lighting this day made this aircraft one of easiest set of images to edit I’ve done. The combination of overcast and the shade of grey (reflecting 18% of the light falling upon it, and what a camera’s light meter is calibrated to) made for excellent photography. The Hercules pictured here can be seen at The 82nd Airborne Division Museum.

Sopwith Camel and Spitfire formation flight from TAKEOFF TUBE | Pilot Gene Demarco descrivbe us the VERY difficoult handling of this Sopwith Camel. Listen carefully...

Morane F-Arou from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | This picture has kindly been loaned by the children of Guy Anseaume. You can see the MS-F 343.2-Arou (cn4586.2 03/23/39) crossing in 1939 in the field of Rouen-Rouvray (The Madrillet). This aircraft based at Villacoublay...

Sixteen-Year-Old Boy Set To Become Youngest Helo Pilot In The U.S. from Aero-News Network  | Plans To Solo On Monday, His 16th Birthday If everything goes according to plan, Robert Wilson Pinksten will become the youngest pilot to fly solo in a helicopter in the U.S., and he owes the milestone to the generosity of strangers. Pinksten, of Nashua, NH, will turn 16 on Monday, and he has plans to make his first solo flight the same day.