Tuesday, August 21, 2012

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The Blue Angels Foundation Announces Inaugural Fundraiser - MarketWatch | SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 20, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Blue Angels Foundation is pleased to announce "Once in a Lifetime Chance to meet an Angel" 2012 fundraising event to benefit the Blue Angels Foundation. The event, an exclusive cocktail ...

Air show to aid Wounded Warriors - Poughkeepsie Journal | RED HOOK — The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome will recognize the men and women of the armed services with a fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors Project with a special air show starting at 1:45 p.m. Sunday. At the ceremony, Robert Jenks, commander of ...

Gratiot Community Air Show to take place - The Morning Sun | On Saturday, the gates open at 9 a.m. with air shows at noon and 8:30 p.m. Asteak fry presented by Alma/St. Louis Rotary Club and an Air Margarita concert at 5 p.m. Sunday August 26 air show gates open at 9 a.m. with an air show at 1 p.m. Contact the ...

Martinsburg Air Base prepares for open house, show - West Virginia Public Broadcasting | The Martinsburg Air National Guard Base is gearing up to host its annual open house and air show and this year's event will offer fewer flying acts than in the past two years, but those planning to perform are looking forward to it ...

Cutting edge acts slated for 2012 air show - Martinsburg Journal | MARTINSBURG - The 2012 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge open house and airshow will have several top-of-the-line, cutting-edge acts, Nic Diehl said Monday at the Eastern Regional Airport during a preview of a couple of the performers scheduled for this ...

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort announces graphic design contest - Hilton Head Island Packet | Multiple entries for the 2013 Beaufort Air Show design contest are permitted, however, each entry must be accompanied by a completed entry form and signed agreement attached. The entry deadline is Oct. 8...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Olympic Opening Ceremony Parachutist to jump in to Wings and Wheels
from Flightline UK | Following his two celebrated showcase events this year, Olympics opening ceremony aerial stuntman GARY CONNERY will make an exclusive appearance at Dunsfold Wings & Wheels on Monday 27th August.  Gary will combine his wing-suit world record achievement with a deployment by canopy in front of a thrilled audience. Arriving in a James Bond-esque pursuit in an AC Cobra, Gary will make good his escape by helicopter, before exiting to make his trademark wing-suit flight, deploying the canopy just in time to make a target landing in front of the audience. He’ll then return to the wheel of the Cobra before joining the crowd for meet and greets and photographs...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Wings & Wheels World Record Breakers from Flightline UK | The Wings & Wheels team are thrilled to announce we have successfully set the new Guinness World Records title for ’Longest line of toy cars’ and our certificate is winging its way to Dunsfold Aerodrome. The world record attempt, which saw 3,737 cars lined up over 258.2 metres, was completed on the Top Gear track with a little help from Hawk pilots Flt Lt Phil Bird and Flt Lt Bruce Poole, volunteers from...

Wife's tribute to Red Arrows pilot - Belfast Newsletter | Speaking on behalf of the Red Arrows team, squadron leader Jim Turner said: “A year ago, our friend and team-mate Jon Egging tragically lost his life at Bournemouth Air Festival. “Our thoughts and prayers remain with Jon's family on the first ...

Ever higher, ever more beautiful, the promises of the airshow  - La Voix du Nord  | A wreath laying will take place at the Town Hall during which the Lens patrol Orlik, the Polish equivalent of the Patrouille de France, will make a way. It also happens on Sunday with other Polish formations and Artur Kielak a ...

World War II B-25 bomber "Maid in the Shade" lands at Helena Regional Airport - Beartooth NBC | The WWII bomber "Maid in the Shade" landed in Helena today at the Helena Regional Airport. The plane is here through Thursday, offering rides and tours to those who are interested. Maid in the Shade made 15 combat missions during WWII. Restoration to ...

Restored B-17 brings back old memories for Poquoson vet - Daily Press | The Poquoson resident touched on other familiar controls, explaining as he went. Feathering, for example, involved adjusting the propeller blades. Outside, the Monday sky above Chesapeake Regional Airport was dark and dreary. That was also familiar...

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New Fly-In Pre-Registrations: Only a Week To Go! from Antique Airfield News  | If you haven't sent in your pre-registration for the 2012 AAA/APM Fly-in, Cow Pastures to Commercial Airways, there's still time. Pre-registration saves you time at the field, so...

Video: Fabulous Grumman Goose Amphibian 2Fer (Must See!) from AirPigz by Martt  | Wow. Can an airplane really get any better than being a Pratt and Whitney R-985 radial twin... that also happens to be a taildragger... and is perfectly happy to land on the water too? I don't think it can get any better than that. Long live the Grumman Goose! And of course I wanna apply that longevity statement to the smaller Grumman Widgeon (inverted Ranger powered), to the bigger Grumman Mallard (P&W R-1340 powered), and also to the much bigger Grumman Albatross (Wright R-1820 powered) - a truly amazing family of amphibious aircraft from the 30's and 40's...

North Dakota Man Wins Refurbished 1964 Skylane from Aero-News Network  | Entered A Raffle At The Fargo Air Museum How often has this happened. You buy a raffle ticket or enter a contest in some other way, drop the entry into the box, and promptly forget about it. Rarely do you get a call saying "you've won," but that's exactly what happened to Jason Hill of Jamestown, ND. And the prize was a refurbished 1964 Cessna 182 Skylane.

Eh? for Aug. 21, 2012 - Budgeteer | A NASA astronaut will be part of the festivities at the Duluth Airshow in September. Gregory Johnson will take questions from attendees on his experiences in aviation, science and mechanics, air show president Ryan Kern said. “It is an important part ...

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