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Blue Angels Are Back At Beaches - Florida Times-Union | Performers include: the world-famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels. U.S. Special Operation Command Parachute Team, Corkey Fornof, Jason Newburg, Red Eagles, Julie Clark, Geico Skytypers, Black Diamond Jet Team, F4U-Corsair, F-18 Super Hornet, Legacy...

Airsho Salutes Military - El Paso Inc. | A public affairs NCO for the Thunderbirds, Richmond has been in the Air Force since 2000 and on this Thunderbirds team since 2010. Though not a pilot, he has flown with the group and calls it a bunch of turns and rolls that are nothing like a roller...

Tornado-hit Paulding Airport hosts first air show - WXIA-TV | They were already planning to put together their first air show last year. Now Salute America 2012 begins Saturday morning. Adult tickets are $15.00 and kids 6-12 are $10.00. They're expecting thousands. And now in addition to honoring the troops, it...

Air show teams busy doing homework - First Coast News | NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. -- The Geico Skytypers are preparing for the their last air show of the year already in position for this weekend's Sea and Sky Spectacular at the Beaches. This six plane precision flying team for days has been reviewing the ...

Lauderdale Air Show coming earlier next year - Sun-Sentinel | Next year's Lauderdale Air Show is breaking its connection to Fleet Week, with officials announcing Wednesday that they're moving up the air show's dates by two weeks. Air show officials aren't explaining the reason for changing the show's dates to ...

Miramar Air Show 2012 from photorecon.net by Douglas AguillardEvery year for 3 days in October, an estimated crowd of over 700,000 make the journey to MCAS Miramar near San Diego, CA. It was no different this year, and the 2012 Miramar Air Show continued to bring smiles and a lot of noise to the San Diego community. This year marked the 57th year of the air show, the...

Swiss Air Show over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland (30 HQ Photos)  - Author: Rick | The Brigade

New Bahamas Pilot Challenge Announced from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Pilots can win hotel stays in the 2012-2013 Bahamas Pilot Challenge announced at the AOPA Summit last week. Pilots who document landings at 12 of the 20 Bahamas airports of entry before November 30, 2013, can be eligible to win one of five hotel prizes.

World War II military aircraft coming to Asheville airport - BlueRidgeNow.com | Visitors will also have an opportunity to take a 30-minute flight aboard the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” World War II heavy bomber, consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” WWII heavy Bomber and a P-51 Mustang fighter. The Collings ...

Flying High - Memphis Flyer | The Memphis Belle was one of the first B-17 World War II bombers to complete 25 missions and safely return all of its crew members. When I boarded her replica on Monday afternoon, I was just hoping I'd have the same fate. My flight came courtesy of the ...

Burma signs deal to dig up buried World War II planes - Fox News |  YANGON, Myanmar – Burma has signed a deal with a British aviation enthusiast to allow the excavation of a World War II treasure: dozens of Spitfire fighter planes buried by the British almost 70 years ago. Aviation enthusiast David J. Cundall discovered the locations of the aircraft after years of searching. The planes are believed to be in good condition, since they were reportedly packed in crates and hidden by British forces to keep them out of the hands of invading Japanese...

New exhibit piece honors Iowa's “Flying Tigers” - Radio Iowa | The plane became synonymous as a symbol of the “Flying Tigers” — a squadron of men who volunteered to fly out of Burma and defend China from the Japanese months before the U.S. joined the war in 1941. This plane is painted in the colors of Marion ...

Bill Reed's Tomahawk from Dan Ford's blog by Daniel Ford | A replica of Bill Reed's Tomahawk goes on display at the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum this month, part of a...

Lockheed T-33 – The Ace Maker  by Deano | Aces Flying High | The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star or “T-Bird” (introduced into service in 1948) was developed as a two-seat jet trainer from one of Americas earliest jet fighters, the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star (introduced into service in 1945). The T-33 went on to become one of the...

Groups push for Glenview air museum - Glenview Announcements | Groups push for Glenview air museum. By Natalie Hayes | Contributor October 17, 2012 10:42AM. Reprints. The petition in favor of a Glenview naval aviation museum and learning center can be signed at...

Avionics legend Monte Mitchell passes away at 83 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood |The Aircraft Electronics Association is reporting that its former president and a legend in the avionics industry, Monte R. Mitchell, passed away Oct. 16, in Lee's Summit, Mo., at the age of 83, following a brief illness.

AOPA Foundation names ‘Hat in the Ring’ award winners from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The AOPA Foundation has recognized four members of the general aviation community for their efforts to promote and grow GA. The winners were chosen by AOPA Foundation “Hat in the Ring” members — those who donate $1,000 a year to support the AOPA Foundation initiatives to teach safety, preserve airports, grow the pilot population and support charitable work being done through general aviation...

Outstanding aviator Troy Smith wins first Eugene Cernan Safety Award - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | "I am very proud to have presented this award to Special Agent Troy Smith, an outstanding aviator by all accounts," said Captain Cernan. "I have no doubt that the knowledge he gained from his attendance at Safety Standdown has had a valuable impact on ...

Films Bring Aviation To The Masses from AVwebFlash Current Issue | ...The Restorers, and now is trying to create a TV series about historic aircraft and the volunteers who keep them flying. White's company, Hemlock Films, is searching for investors and will show the film in Cleveland on Oct. 23. Meanwhile, reviews for Flight...

Student pilots and flight scholarships abound - Newsbf.com | Her younger sister Monica turns 16 early next year, so be ready for the next Johnson aviatrix to take to the skies! The local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA Chapter 757) has counted the donations earned at the huckleberry pancake breakfasts ...

Young Eagles take flight - Polson Lake County Leader | POLSON — Was it a bird? Was it a plane? Well, it was both... kind of. On Saturday, participants in the Young Eagles program congregated at the Polson airport for an opportunity to hitch a ride with area pilots and observe firsthand how operating an ...

Young Eagles Flight Rally Oct. 20 at Davenport Airport - Quad-Cities Online | Young Eagles Flight Rally Oct. 20 at Davenport Airport. Tweet · Share. Posted Online: Oct. 17, 2012, 9:19 am. Comment on this story | Print this story | Email this story. Press release submitted by Cinda Beert Youth ages 8-17 will have an opportunity ...

Felix Baumgartner: 'You can't keep me out of the air!' from Aerial Sports Feed | For the first time since his dramatic jump from 128,097 above the Earth, Felix reflects on the Red Bull Stratos mission and talks about his future.

Red Bull Stratos: History In The Making | Photostory from Aerial Sports Feed | Pictures of Felix Baumgartner's Red Bull Stratos jump have become, in a short space of time, among some of the world's most iconic images. Here are a few more that try to do his heroic achievement justice.

Video: Fabulous Time-Lapse Of Shuttle Endeavour Thru The Streets Of LA - Mission 26! from AirPigz by Martt | ...This fabulous time-lapsed video labeled 'Mission 26' (Endeavour had 25 missions in space, this is Mission 26) shows that 12 mile journey in HD and with great beauty. And I'm really glad to see that the people of the LA area came out in large and very supportive numbers to catch a look of Endeavour on her way to her resting place. It looks like a job very well done by everyone : )...