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Sunday Is National Aviation Day from Aero-News Network | So What The Heck ... Get Out And Fly Sunday, August 19th, is National Aviation Day. And while its not a national holiday, what better reason to get your bird out of the barn and go fly.

Thunderbirds plan NJ, NY flyovers through Tuesday; part of Air Force Week - The Republic | NEW YORK — Air Force Week is bringing military flyovers to parts of New York and New Jersey through Tuesday. The Thunderbirds team will be over the Hudson River and Long Island Sound on Saturday afternoon. They'll pass Yankee Stadium in the Bronx ...

Video and photos: An estimated crowd of over 700000 turns out for the Atlantic ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | The Atlantic City Airshow celebrated its 10th anniversary in grand style by putting an aerial spectacle that is second to none. From the US Army Golden Knights Parachute team, who always open the show, to the USAF Thunderbirds closing, Thunder Over The ...

Air & Water Show sets off roars - Chicago Tribune | Others basked in the seemingly perfect weather — for watching an air show or, simply, soaking up the sun. Standing near a beach umbrella, first-time attendee Kathy Wieczorek, 49, slathered on sunscreen. "It's so cool watching the planes," said ...

Air & Water Show announcer shows he's true blue - Chicago Daily Herald | Catch the Blue Angels once again at the Chicago Air & Water Show. Courtesy of the city of Chicago. Aeroshell planes will entertain the crowds for the annual Chicago Air & Water Show. Courtesy of the city of Chicago. The U.S. Navy's Leap Frog parachute...

Plane fans' spirits soar at Camarillo air show - Ventura County Star | Felix Domingo and his wife, Jessica, aren't that into aviation, but there they were, walking out of the Wings Over Camarillo air show on Saturday with ear-to-ear smiles. "It's been amazing," Jessica Domingo said. "He loved it so much." "He" is the ...

Thousands throng to Santa Rosa air show - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | Thousands throng to Santa Rosa air show. A Hawker Sea Fury leaves behind smoke vortices during the Wings Over Wine Country Air Show Saturday at the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa...

Fly-in show features larger-than-life aircraft - Centre Daily Times | RUSH TOWNSHIP — A massive Vietnam-era transport plane. Candy-colored Cessnas. Bright red barnstormers. Shiny silver aircraft handbuilt by their enthusiastic owners. Something that looked like a go-cart with wings. All of them were on the tarmac at ...

Vanguard Squadron approaching as part of AIrFair - Leader and Times | Only a few feet between the experimental aircraft, the Vanguard Squadron flying team thrills air show crowds across the country with stunts that few flight teams perform so close to each other. On Sept. 8, Liberal will host the Vanguard Squadron as ...

Air show strives for sky-high entertainment - Broomfield Enterprise | HIGH-FLYING FUN RETURNS: World War II planes fly in formation the 2011 Rocky Mountain Airshow at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. The show returns Friday through Sunday. New this year is the addition of the Rocky Mountain BalloonFest, ...

Offutt airshow is not one that can be winged - Omaha World-Herald | The planning begins, Hofer said, when the show dates are set two years in advance and the show director attends a conference of air show performers in Las Vegas. One of those acts was Hofer's personal favorite, the Heritage Flight, an aerial show of ...

That Boeing B-29 You Saw Last Week Was No Illusion - Patch.com | “The Commemorative Air Force was delighted to return to DuPage this year with FIFI,” said Gerald Oliver of the Commemorative Air Force's B-29 Team. “The turnout exceeded our expectations and we thank our gracious hosts for allowing us to display this ...

B-17 gunner Irving Rothman shot down, imprisoned in war (video) - Plain Dealer | Flying and surviving as a B-17 gunner Irving Rothman was a top turret gunner and engineer on a B-17 during World War II, and spent more than 16 months as a prisoner of war after being shot down on his eighth mission. Watch video. He soon learned the ...

Video: The Fight For The Sky - 1945 Unted States Army Air Forces Educational Do... from stickandrudderWTO

Boeing Marks 50 Years Of Chinook Helicopter Deliveries from Aero-News Network  | Calls Longevity 'A Testament To Aircraft Design And Work Force' As Boeing marks the 50th anniversary of delivering the first H-47 Chinook military helicopter, the company is nearing completion of a $130 million renovation of its production line near Philadelphia that will help it meet global demand for the latest model, the CH-47F.

Jamestown man wins airplane in raffle - Jamestown Sun | (Photo courtesy / Fargo Air Museum) Jamestown resident Jason Hill won this Cessna 182 airplane through a raffle contest at the Fargo Air Museum. The plane was flown into Jamestown Regional Airport on Friday, where it will be stored adjacent to the ...

Video: X-15 hypersonic research aircraft development from High Power Rocketry