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Royal International Air Tattoo expected to attract thousands - BBC News | Some 130000 aviation enthusiasts are expected at RAF Fairford for the 2012 Royal International Air Tattoo.

AIR TATTOO LATEST UPDATE from Royal International Air Tattoo News | As at 20.10 on Saturday 7 July, we can confirm that the Air Tattoo will take place tomorrow (Sunday). We will of course be monitoring the situation throughout the night and if there is any change we will update our website immediately.

Eurocopter to showcase EC175 at Farnborough Airshow - Military & Aerospace Electronics | FARNBOROUGH, England, 07 July 2012. Eurocopter will be highlighting its growing helicopter family with the new EC175 at the Farnborough Airshow. The EC175 is to be exhibited on the static display at Farnborough Airport starting on July 9, and will join...

ATLAS CHRISTENED AT AIR TATTOO from Royal International Air Tattoo News | THE RAF has used the Royal International Air Tattoo to christen its next generation transport aircraft. The Airbus A400M - the first of which will be delivered in 2014 - will be officially known as the Atlas.

DRUMMING UP A STORM AT AIR TATTOO from Royal International Air Tattoo News  | LOUDER than the Vulcan! The Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) Taiko Drummers made an entry with a bang at the Royal International Air Tattoo when they gave their first overseas performance.

AIR TRAFFICKERS KEEPING AIR TATTOO SAFE from Royal International Air Tattoo News | The Royal International Air Tattoo's team of volunteer air traffic controllers will handle nearly 1,000 aircraft movements during the 2012 show.

CADETS ENJOY WEEKEND TO REMEMBER from Royal International Air Tattoo News | TWO members of the Air Training Corps have already enjoyed a thrilling weekend at the Royal International Air Tattoo, albeit for very different reasons.

Avro Vulcan arrives at the Farnborough air show #FARN12 from Flight Image of the Day by Stuart Clarke | Out of the dark, low-hanging clouds over Farnborough this morning came the world's last flying example of the Avro Vulcan bomber for a display validation flight over the airport in preparation for next week's air show.  Read more.

Alabama officials arrive at Farnborough International Air Show - al.com | LONDON -- Less than a week after landing an Airbus aircraft assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama business and political leaders are rolling into this European capitol looking to capitalize on the big news...

Heritage ready to soar over Cd'A - Coeur d'Alene Press | Special guests, including Burt Rutan and George Follmer, will be on hand. In addition to the free offerings, dinner is available Friday night for a $12 donation, and pancakes will be served Saturday morning for a $7 donation. Helicopter rides will be ...

Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Legendary Air Expo Roaring Into Town July 21 - Patch.com | ... B-52 "Stratofortress" Flyover (Saturday only); Bill Braack, “Smoke-n-Thunder” Jet Car; Billy Werth, “Grayout Aerosports”; C-17 “Globemaster III” Demo Flight; F-16 Viper West; Herb & Ditto Airshows; Heritage Flight (P-51 and F-16); John Klatt Air ...

Biplanes and Grass Roots - 5 minutes with Jake Humphrey - Badger GP | “Myself, David and Eddie will be wing walking above Silverstone,” Humphrey proudly announced on Wednesday. Although he admitted that “we aren't quite sure how we've convinced Eddie Jordan to strap himself on to the wing of a biplane that dates from ...

Photo gallery: The Jubilee Air Show at Duxford from David Cenciotti's weblog | The Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee was not only celebrated with a series of interesting flypasts (one at Windsor, the other over London) but also with an Air Show at Duxford that brough together historic and contemporary aircraft from the past 60 years...
WWII veterans meet iconic bombers for first time on honor flight - The Coloradoan | When Kenneth Ashley stepped onto a historical B-17 bomber Friday morning, it was easy to think the World War II veteran was returning to familiar territory.

WWII Vet From Littleton Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross- CBS | LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4)- A World War II veteran from Littleton received a special honor on Friday. Rep. Mike Coffman presented Joseph Falconetti with the Distinguished Flying Cross Award for his heroism during the war. Falconetti, 88, was aboard a B-24 in 1944 when the plane was struck during a bombing over Romania...

Historic B-17 bomber lands in Bellingham for flights, tours - TheNewsTribune.com | BELLINGHAM - A piece of history landed in Bellingham Friday, July 6, as a rare WWII B-17 bomber touched down with a roar at the Heritage Flight Museum...

Mercersburg veteran of World War II just wanted to fly - Chambersburg Public Opinion | The 18-year-old youth from Johnstown joined an air squadron in Maryland and eventually piloted a B-25 Mitchell bomber in Italy, then flew a B-26 Marauder home across the Atlantic Ocean. The B-25 was noisy, but he loved it, he said. The B-26 could do ...

B-17 gunner fortunate to survive war - Garner News | B-17 gunner fortunate to survive war - This story on World War II veteran Clay Wilson originally was published in the Raleigh South Connection in 2007. Although he spent less than a year in Europe during World War II the memories of Clay Wil...

TIGHAR Search Vessel Steams Towards Nikumaroro from Aero-News Network: General Aviation | Latest Effort To Find Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra A group of scientists and salvage experts are steaming towards the Kiribati atoll of Nikumaroro aboard a research vessel they hope will help them locate the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra some 75 years after it was lost on the famous circumnavigation attempt.

Texans Wins Powder Puff Derby from Pacific Flyer | More than 100 air race pilots competing in the 36th annual Air Race Classic descended on the Clermont County airport in Batavia, Ohio last month.  The winning team, based on fastest handicapped speed, were Texas based Dianna Stanger of Fort Lavaca and Victoria Holt of Belton, who flew a Cirrus SR-22. The 55 aircraft flew the 2,330 nm cross-country course in four days starting on June 19 from Lake Havasu, Ariz. on a course that would take them east, north, and finally southeast to Ohio....  (Much more - the entire July edition is online HERE.)

YAM DH Mosquito engine-runs from stickandrudderWTO | On Sunday the 1st of July 2012, at the Yorkshire air museum at Elvington just outside York, was due to have the engines 'running' for the first time. But due to technical 'issues' that did not happen. However the aircraft's owner Tony Agar, will let the public know when he and his 'team' are ready to turn those engines via this website www.mossie.org But meantime, in New Zealand, the Avispecs example is due to come to...

Blind woman flying to offer 'thanks for help' - Lancashire Evening Post | But a number of charities rallied around her and helped re-build her life, so to thank them, she will be strapped onto the wing of a plane, for a daring wing-walk on September 15. She said: “I have chosen to do it because I love having a challenge, if ...

FlightTime Radio Show 232 | Since Charlie is sitting around the fire pit at Camp Mayo's Chemo Island, we had Scottie touchdown in the studio to do a bit of hangar flying with Milford. The guys talked about every way to get into the air, and then some!!

Virgin Galactic spaceship to debut - Bayoubuzz | Virgin Galactic spaceship to debut Farnborough in Hampshire, England has a long association with air travel. This image circa 1909 shows aviation pioneer Samuel Cody's British Army Aeroplane No 1 flying at Farnborough. Cody later died in an air accident.

Space Shuttle swarm: All 135 launches on one screen from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | This is so awesome! Turn up the volume!