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Arch won bronze at Aerobatics Championship - courier | "The experience of the Red Bull Air Race have helped me here extreme to stay cool despite the few training sessions," said Arch Herbert Weirather, the son of the ex-Skiweltmeisters Harti Weirather landed on his debut in the classic competition at ...

49th Annual CAF Airsho - Odessa American | The Commemorative Air Force has scheduled the 49th Annual CAF Airsho, presented by Western National Bank, at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 13-14 at Midland International Airport. Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. Purchase advance ...

First air show attracts big crowd - Morehead News | The Kentucky State Police “Roll-Over” vehicle was on display at the air show. Post 8 Public Affairs Officer Trooper Endre Samu demonstrated the importance of wearing a seatbelt. The KSP wants to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers by...

28 Malaysian Light Aircraft To Take Part In Bandung Air Show - Bernama | SEREMBAN, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Twenty-eight light aircraft from Malaysia General Aviation Team will take part in the four-day Bandung Air Show 2012 at Husein Sastranegara Airfield in Bandung, Indonesia starting Thursday. Malaysian Sports Aviation ...

Fifth annual M Mountain Fly-In taking off - El Defensor Chieftain | Heading into its fifth year, the Fly-In will again give residents from all around the area a chance to check out aircraft of all types, including vintage, home-built and experimental airplanes and much more, says organizer Dave Finley. “Its been great ...

Rotary members cook breakfast at airport fly-in - Marshfield News-Herald | This yellow 1946 Model Piper super cruiser is owned by Duffy Gaier. It was on display at the annual fly-in, drive-in breakfast held Sunday at the Neillsville Municipal Airport. / June Thompson/For the Marshfield News-Herald...

Wings and Waves Air Show 2012 from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | Hosted by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Wings and Waves Air Show 2012 will take place off the Daytona Beach shoreline on 13 and 14 October. Performers include USAF Thunderbirds, Canadian Snowbirds, Black Diamond Jet Team...

Jacksonville Sea and Sky Spectacular 2012 from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | With the show center located between 1st Ave N and 6th Ave N, the Jacksonville Sea & Sky Spectacular is set to bring action to the skies in this exciting event. The world-famous United States Navy Blue Angels will be the...

Texas Fall Festival of Flight 2012 from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | The Texas Chapter of the Antique Airplane Association presents the Fall Festival of Flight on 12-13 October 2012. This annual fly-in offers the...

Sedgwick County gives Wings Over McConnell a $10000 grant, won't use 'chalet ... - Kansas.com | WICHITA — Sedgwick County will support this weekend's Wings Over McConnell air show with a $10,000 grant but will forgo use of a special “chalet tent” where commissioners and other leaders could have enjoyed a catered meal and beverages.

'Red Tail' squadron flying to Purdue to honor Tuskegee Airmen - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis | The Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron will visit Purdue Airport next month to honor the Tuskegee Airmen and teach about their color boundary-breaking accomplishments during World War II. The squadron will bring a restored, red-tailed P-51C ...

History In The Making For Ms. "Memphis Belle" from GlobalAir.com by keely |  “We Used To Call It Luck” - Wayne Tabor | On a non-stop flight from Brazil to Africa, Wayne Tabor is 21 years old. He is riding on the right side of the Boeing B-17, alert at all times because their carrier is under attack. He is a waist gunner and completely exposed as his squadron is rapidly approaching enemy boarders. He will complete 30 missions in a matter of 72 days averaging out to a rugged 6 missions per day over Nazi occupied Europe. Everything seems to move at the speed of light until you hear a “THUMP,” and then another “THUMP” all at once you realize...

US B-17 Bomber Crash during WWII Links Dutch Town to Santa Clara - Santa Clara Weekly | Sixty-eight years ago today—on September 26, 1944—a U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 Bomber named Jayhawk was returning from its mission in Germany when it was hit by German flak and crashed among the tulip fields of the Dutch town of Lisse, killing ...

COMBINED BOMBER OFFENSIVE (CBO) from War and Game by MSW | When Western Allied leaders met at the Casablanca Conference (January 14–24, 1943) the Combined Chiefs of Staff agreed that the …

Photo: This is what remains of a U.S. Marine Corps Harrier jet after the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following picture, sent by a reader of the blog, shows what remains of one of the six Harrier jets in the aftermath of the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion on Sept. 14, 2012. As a result of the attack, that cost the...

Canadian memories of the T-6 Texan from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | In July last year I wrote about the T-6 Texan (a.k.a. Harvard, shown below) in South African Air Force service.

Aircraft of World War 2 is featured in museum within SP from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS | The museum's aviation TAM in São Carlos (SP), has a "strengthening" of the time of World War 2: a Focke-Wulf - J44 "Stieglitz" (pictured above). The Beechcraft Model of German origin came to be produced in Rio de Janeiro, in the former factory of the Galleon. The specimen, manufactured in Argentina in 1943, is one of the 82 planes exposed at the site...

aviationphotography.be update from apron6 | Just finished updating aviationphotography.be with the entire album of the photoflying days (Wednesday.) Personally I think it’s one of the best albums...

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Wichita Aero Club seeks nominations for annual trophy - Kansas.com (blog) | The Wichita Aero Club is seeking nominations for the recipient of its annual trophy honoring someone who has made achievements and contributions in the field of aviation or aerospace with close ties to Wichita and Kansas. The organization's first ...

Race Car Drivers Take Flight from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | At Bahrain International Circuit at Sakhir, Marco Bonanomi and Alvaro Parente, the two drivers for QI Meritus. Mahara have been given the opportunity to fly and land a A330 Airbus at Bahrain Airport.  This is as a result of an invitation from Gulf Air, the title sponsor of the Grand Prix. The flights were carried out in the simulator at the Gulf Air Flight Simulator Center,...

U.S. military inspires South African youth from Air Force Link Top Stories | The sun was shining almost as brightly as the smiles on the faces of hundreds of children stepping onto a C-17 Globemaster III for the first time, Sept. 20.  The children arrived at the Africa Aerospace and Defense Exposition, here to participate in a Youth Development Program. The program partners U.S. and South African military personnel with youth to develop techniques to empower them both socially and economically...

Pilots to offer free flights for young people - East Brunswick Sentinel | 315 Young Eagles Flight Rally set to begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 6 at Monmouth Executive Airport, Route 34 south, Farmingdale. Guests should enter the airport at the main entrance at the traffic light on Route 34 and follow the white arrows to the building...

Singer Sarah Brightman Expected to Undertake Soyuz to Space Station Flight from Spaceports |
British singer Sarah Brightman may join a tourist flight to the International Space Station with an official announcement expected in Moscow Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Eric Anderson, Chairman of...

Baumgartner Space Dive Set for October 8 from Spaceports | Felix Baumgartner will attempt the record breaking dive from the edge of space on October 8th, 2012. This breathtaking animation shows the dive in...