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P-40 Hat Trick Brings Three to the Show  - EAA AirVenture | Warbirds in Review visitors were treated to the rare spectacle of three diverse Curtiss P-40 fighters parked tightly for inspection while pilots and restorers described the aircraft Friday.

Love is Blue With This PV-2 - EAA AirVenture | Lockheed's ultimate taildragger patrol bomber was the PV-2 Harpoon, launched into the war with Japan. This year, a Harpoon, newly restored, makes its AirVenture debut.

A-36 Debut from TVR Photography.com | An extremely rare, newly restored A-36 Apache making its first public appearance at Airventure 2012.

Tuskegee Airmen Share Patriotism, Passions With AirVenture Crowd - EAA AirVenture | They were America's first black airmen. And there are fewer every year. Several Tuskegee Airmen shared stories with AirVenture visitors Thursday at the EAA Welcome Center. The men were illuminating and patriotic as they related tales of combat, racism, and success.

Women Soar Inspires Girls to Pursue Aviation Careers, Interests - EAA AirVenture | Inspire. Motivate. Educate. Challenge. That's what the Women Soar You Soar program is all about. Open to high school girls, Women Soar exists to introduce girls to career opportunities in aviation and to encourage them to pursue their dreams in aviation and beyond.

Sully, Skiles Look Back at Flight 1549, Look Ahead to Young Eagles, Eagle Flights - EAA AirVenture | It was the splash heard 'round the world. Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles gained fame for their superb airmanship in safely guiding US Airways Flight 1549 to a successful ditching on January 15, 2009, a landing known as the 'Miracle on the Hudson.'

EAA’s 2012 AirVenture celebrates 75 years of the Piper J-3 Cub from photorecon.net by Dave Budd | If you’re involved in aviation to any extent, chances are you’ve heard the name of one of the most popular and successful general aviation aircraft in the world – the “Piper Cub”. Let’s put some things into perspective though… the name “Piper Cub” has been used generically (and many times incorrectly) to identify a small, high winged two place general aviation aircraft. The specific aircraft that ultimately became the legend… the (usually) yellow, high wing J-3 Cub built by Piper Aircraft Corporation of Lock Haven...

Oshkosh Day 5: AirVenture Photo Album by Garmin | We've had a fun week at AirVenture. And as the show comes to a close this weekend, we couldn't resist sharing some of the pictures we snapped of avionics, airplanes, airshows and more. Tell us! What was the coolest thing...

"The Day After" UCAP Daily #298-echo from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Still recovering from the awesome UCAP Tiedown Party, Dave, Jeb and Jack, take a few minutes to update each other on what's been happening at AirVenture Oshkosh 2012.

Auction raises $2.3 million for Young Eagles - AOPA Pilot | The gala gathering was hosted by EAA President Rod Hightower, with frequent appearances by aviation legends, including R.A. “Bob” Hoover, Sean D. Tucker, Mike Goulian, and Young Eagles co-chairmen and Miracle on the Hudson pilots Chesley “Sully” ...

New planes added to air show line-up - Clacton and Frinton Gazette | The King Air and RAF Tutor are the latest additions to the programme for the 21st air show in the town. They will join a host of other planes at the event, including the Vulcan, the Hawk and the Red Arrows. The King Air is a twin engine plane which ...

Air racers return to Boundary Bay Air Show - Surrey Leader | And on Saturday (July 28) the pair of experienced aviators will show their skill at guiding their Harvard warbirds around an air race demonstration course as the Boundary Bay Air Show makes a return after a hiatus in 2011. The pair—Keith is a retired ...

Solar Impulse HB-SIA Returns Home, HB-SIB Under Construction from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Solar Impulse crossed from Toulouse, France to Payerne, Switzerland on July 25, completing an epic intercontinental voyage for the giant solar-powered craft.  Its itinerary consisted of a flight from the Solar Impulse home base in Payerne, Switzerland to Madrid, Spain, followed by a jump across the Strait of Gibraltar, for the first time linking Europe and Africa by solar flight...

UK: Bill Ramsey on The People's Mosquito - Global Aviation Resource | Bill Ramsey, current QFI and Vulcan display pilot, former BBMF Lancaster and Dakota pilot, Tutor display pilot and Wing Commander Red Arrows, has asked GAR to publish this piece on his involvement with The People's Mosquito restoration project....

The People's Mosquito - website

Mosquito crash memorial update 27-7-2012 Bunny UK from stickandrudderWTO | In April of this year, I was lucky to see the remains of a crashed DH Mosquito HJ767 belonging to 60 OTU, which crashed at Bunny near Nottingham UK on the 16th of June 1944. Graham Norbury was kind enough to show me the remains and the crash-site area. This autumn should see a scan of the crash area, when harvesting has took place. Meantime, Graham has informed me that he has been to the Public records office at Kew gardens, to do some research, and came across some new details. On Remembrace...

Wright State alumnus' aviation documentary wins Emmys - Upstart | A Wright State alumnus has won two regional Emmy awards for a documentary about a restored B-25 bomber that participated in the famous Doolittle Raiders bombing run of Japan. Director and Wright State grad Adam White and producer Kara Martinelli ...

Red Flag 12-4 in Review from photorecon.net by Dave Budd | Attending the media day last week allowed us the opportunity to go between the runways during the USAF Red Flag 12-4 training exercise. Visiting for the first time was the Colombian Air Force with their advanced KFIR C2 aircraft. These aircraft landed with a drag chute and they need a bit more time vacating the runway which didn’t really seem to slow the recover at all...

Oxygen Failings of F-22 Now Solved, Pentagon's Little Says - San Francisco Chronicle | “It is promising that consultation with NASA and the Navy appears to be pointing the Air Force toward a potential solution to the F-22 oxygen-deprivation issues,” the lawmakers said, while urging that disciplinary actions pending against pilots who ...