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Blue Angels, many others to fill GJ skies - Grand Junction Sentinel | From the choreographed maneuvering of the Blue Angels pilots to the skilled jumping of the all-female Misty Blues Skydiving Team, 13 different aviation groups will perform at this year's air show. In addition to the Blue Angels and Misty Blues, the ...

Blue Angels Visit Colorado Mesa University - KREX News Channel 5 | GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Blue Angel members made a visit to Colorado Mesa University on Friday. The members spoke to a crowd of...

Airshow this weekend features Thunderbirds - The Salinas Californian | This year's California Airshow Salinas will feature a tribute to Hoover, who has been consistently wowing air show audiences in his P-51 Mustang and his Rockwell Shrike Aero Commander for decades. Now in his early 90s, Hoover no longer flies air shows.

AIRSHO to provide weekend of entertainment - Odessa American | Stephan Brown, Commemorative Air Force president and CEO, talks Wednesday morning at a news conference about some of the events and performers that will appear at this year's AIRSHO 2012 that is scheduled for October 13 and 14. Buy this photo ...

Kalispell aims for air show in 2013 - Daily Inter Lake | An air show featuring the U.S. Air Force's elite Thunderbirds may be on the horizon for next year in Kalispell. The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with Glacier Park International Airport and the Federal Aviation Administration, is ...

2nd Community Day, air show at airport - Morehead News | The community is invited to enjoy the free air show, inflatables for the kids, live radio remote and DJ, static displays and tours of the hangars and terminal while enjoying many food vendors. A $5 all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast is set from 7:30 a.m ...

4th annual Ruidoso Mountain High Fly In - Ruidoso News | Static displays will include the Commemorative Air Force; an emergency medical services helicopter; a Blackhawk helicopter from Biggs Army Airfield near El Paso; an unmanned MQ1 from Holloman; and a variety of experimental aircraft. The White Sands ...

Vulcan's 400-mile round-trip to Air Festival was "cheaper than using ... - Bournemouth Echo | A Bournemouth Airport spokesperson said: “We are a great supporter of the Air Festival and work closely with private and military aircraft who use the airport as a base for the event. “We offered the Vulcan Trust a significant discount for their ...

Lowestoft airshow is cancelled for 2013 as photo gallery shows previous year's ... - Norwich Evening News | “In reaching this decision the directors investigated all areas - underwriting, sponsorship, out of event funding, event loss insurance and off course trimming the costs of the airshow itself. “We would like to thank everyone who has supported us over ...

Rennes. Planes of the Patrouille de France over our heads  - Ouest-France  | These are aircraft of the Patrouille de France who train before the big meeting this weekend the Airshow, which takes place at the airport of Rennes Saint-Jacques. The program. Saturday, September 22 at 13 am, early airshow. End of this ...

Area's POWs recall hardships of duty - Chronicle-Telegram | ELYRIA — Edward Yursky parachuted out of a burning B-17 and landed in a wheat field where he was captured by a German soldier in August 1944. In January 1945, Paul Kleefeld was out of ammunition and hiding in a basement during the Battle of the ...

World War II from a WASP's point of view topic of seniors meeting in Florham Park from You Fly, Girl by Cathy GaleFrom Florham Park Eagle: World War II from a WASP's point of view topic of seniors meeting in Florham Park:  FLORHAM PARK – World War II veteran Bernice “Bee” Falk Haydu shared her experiences as a Women Air Force Service Pilot at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, when the first fall meeting of Florham Park AARP Chapter 5109 gots underway at the Florham Park Senior Center, located on Longley Lane in the borough municipal complex off Ridgedale Avenue...

Never forget: World War II Airman, POW shares story of resiliency. from Air Force Link Top Stories | Two flags wave in the wind of his front yard. The first is the U.S. flag, the symbol of his country. The second is the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action flag, the symbol of his sacrifice. His living room is decorated in combat medals, including the...

Two B(26s) or not to B from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | Those of you who have been reading this blog know that I came by my interest in aviation and airplanes by being my father’s daughter. He was the airplane modeling teen of the late 1930s who grew up to fly a bomber over Europe in the 1940s. To be...

Air museum expected to be attraction for Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport - The Republic | VICKSBURG, Miss. — With the grand opening of the Southern Heritage Air Foundation Museum at the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport about two months away, airport officials hope an agreement with the owner of the hangar housing the museum will ...

Ryan Firebee — this drone could fly as a target, fly photo recce or attack by travelforaircraft | Suspended in the Air Force Armament Museum is a Ryan Firebee. The information placard is sparse regarding this Firebee, indicating it is a target drone (BQM-34) though it is obviously an attack drone (AQM-34) with its two large bombs mounted under wing — yet it has symbols for parachute recoveries indicating a photo recon drone (also AQM-34). This was the utility of the Firebee as it could be converted to perform any of...

The Flying Emergency Room  - airspacemag.com | One reason more soldiers are making it home alive.

Slideshow: Phantom in the water from Air Force Link Top Stories  | The Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Crash Recovery Unit and Anchorage Port Authority removed an F-4 Phantom II fuel tank that was embedded in the harbor bank here Sept. 18. Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Airmen and the Port of Anchorage worked together to safely remove the external fuel tank, which was discovered by Port personnel.  View the slideshow.

Slideshow: Fifth-generation formation from Air Force Link Top Stories | An F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter and an F-22A Raptor flew together for the Air Force for the first time Sept. 19 over Florida's Emerald Coast.  The two fifth-generation fighters took off from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., where the F-35A is stationed with the 33rd Fighter Wing. The F-22 is with the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. View the slideshow.

Nivedita Bhasin becomes first woman B-787 Dreamliner pilot from You Fly, Girl by Cathy GaleFrom Punjab News Online: Nivedita Bhasin becomes first woman B-787 Dreamliner pilot:  MUMBAI: Senior Air India pilot Capt Nivedita Bhasin has become the first woman to command the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner which landed in New Delhi Wednesday, an airline official said...

Starbase Indy will offer Apollo 11 exhibit in November - Reporter-Times | According to a Starbase Indy press release, “Starbase Indy wanted to honor Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon. He passed away this year, but his life encouraged many young people to reach for the stars.” Astronaut David Wolf, an...

Soyuz TMA-06M Readied for Oct. 23 Launch from Spaceports | International Space Station Expedition 33/34 Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency and NASA Flight Engineer Kevin Ford conducted qualification training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Sept. 20 and 21, 2012 in advance of their final approval for launch to the International Space Station...

Photo: Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with space shuttle Endeavour taxies by an F-35A at Edwards AFB from David Cenciotti's weblog | On Sept. 21, strapped atop a Boeing 747 SCA (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft), the space shuttle Endeavour flew over the L.A. area on a tour across many iconic SoCal destinations that brought it from Edwards Air Force Base, to Los Angeles International Airport. During the flight, the modified Boeing 747 flew over the Antelope Valley before heading up north to Sacramento and San Francisco, and then came back down to...

US shuttle Endeavour set for final air show - BBC News | US space shuttle Endeavour is to fly by California landmarks in a final air show before it heads for display in Los Angeles. Piggy-backing on a modified Boeing 747 jet, the 75-ton ship will fly low over the California state capitol, Golden Gate Bridge ...

Endeavour soars over Calif. landmarks in air show - The Associated Press | Endeavour soars over Calif. landmarks in air show. By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer – 2 minutes ago. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Space shuttle Endeavour crisscrossed California Friday, looping over landmarks in a last aerial hurrah before retiring to a Los ...