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Navy's elite Blue Angels 'wow' spectators; cause traffic snarl - WJXT Jacksonville | I like how the Blue Angels came over super fast and the loops were awesome and I also like how they went up in the air and stalled out and free fell, and the parachuters were just absolutely amazing," said spectator Christian Figueroa. "I will ...

Blue Angels good for beach business - First Coast News | JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- Restaurants and bars by the beach are in full Sea and Sky Spectacular mode. The event is one of the most anticipated of the year and one that will help boost Jacksonville Beach businesses as they head into a slower season.

Video: S. Korea air show: Black Eagles team, US jets practice maneuvers - Russia Today | South Korean and United States air forces were practicing maneuvers on Friday ahead of a major air show to be held near the city of Osan, South Korea later this week....

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Golden Knights perform at 31st Amigo Airsho - KDBC | EL PASO — Thousands of spectators at the Amigo Airsho are taking in the death defying stunts from some of the best stunt pilots and skydivers at Biggs Army Airfield over the weekend. The U.S. Army Golden Knights have been captivating crowds for more ...

Amigo Airsho pilots ready to give audience a thrill - El Paso Times | As a young boy, he got to see his first air show, inspiring him to try a career in aviation. Now in his 40s, Stewart is a veteran pilot working for Federal Express. But he's also one of the exhilarating performers flying into El Paso as part of the ...

Boshears Fly-In includes Cobra rides for first time - The Augusta Chronicle | He had ridden the Huey helicopter at the Boshears Skyfest in the past, but this was the first time he'd had an opportunity to fly in the attack copter. “It's so responsive. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience; it really is,” Schultz said. The Cobras ...

Come take a peek at Cajun Fly-in - Houma Courier | They will be coming by air from all over to the Houma-Terrebonne Airport this weekend for the annual Cajun Fly-in sponsored by the Bill Fornof memorial chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. You and the entire family are welcome, and there ...

War birds honor 'Greatest Generation' soldiers - The Southern | The tribute, beginning at 10 a.m., will begin with a gathering of World War II veterans in front of a Commemorative Air Force B-25 Mitchell, the aircraft made famous by the April 18th, 1942, Doolittle Raid on Japan, airport manager and event ...

Spirit Of Tulsa CAF Offering WWII Vets Free Rides In Restored PT - NewsOn6 ... - News On 6 | The Spirit of Tulsa Commemorative Air Force squadron usually sells rides on their historical planes, but they're giving veterans a free ride this fall. Most of them actually flew the same kind of plane when training for the war in the '40s. TULSA ...

Memorial dedicated to Air Force pilots killed in 1952 air show at Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield - MassLive.com | WESTFIELD – R. Mark Danell was 5 years old when his father’s airplane and that of another pilot collided over farmland during a military air show in 1952. On Saturday he and the other airman’s son unveiled a memorial to their fathers on the crash site....

B-17 video shows what props were all about - Crikey (blog) | You don't have to be interested in WWII history (although it would help a great deal) to be awestruck by a Boeing video of Don Nicholson, a US Air Force navigator on B-17 bombers, taking a flight on one of only 12 of these aircraft that are today ...

Retracing her father's World War II footprints - MPNnow.com | Janet Hillenbrand of Tully, the daughter of former Bloomfield resident Charlie Bennett, sits at her table surrounded with the many mementos of her father's experience as a B-17 co-pilot shot down over Germany during World War II.

Flying Tiger Plane Installed at Gold Star Museum at Camp Dodge - Patch.com | new_asset_attachment_attributes. The plane that came to represent the "Flying Tigers" attack on Japanese forces in China during World War II is now part of the collection at the Iowa Gold Star Museum at Camp Dodge near Johnston. On Wednesday a replica ...

Reberry Air Racing - What's Next? by sreberry | We thoroughly enjoyed the races this year with September Fate — placing 4th in the Gold was terrific!!! But…now that we have returned from the 2012 Reno Air Races…it's already time to begin thinking about next year!

Reberry Air Racing - What's in a Name? by sreberry | Many of you have been asking us why the name “September Fate”? So, the rest of the story…Brian and I met on a Friday the 13th in September–on an airplane nonetheless. Our N# on “September Fate” is N913FT and have ...

Flying the High Arctic - Vintage Wings of Canada | Photos

Papua flying evaluation from Bush Flying Diaries, Indonesia by Matt Dearden | I'm writing this post after just over a week of the most amazing and challenging flying I've done to date. The phone-call I got a couple of weeks ago from Sven (our Pilatus fleet manager and instructor) was to leave Malinau and head over to Nabire, Papua to be evaluated for my suitability to fly in the mountains of Papua.

Starck AS-70 F-PBGJ from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | You all know the famous French designer Philippe Starck, but do you know his father André Starck aircraft designer who was unfortunately overlooked. And yet, after presenting an experimental aircraft AS-20 October 23, 1942, French André Starck continued construction of a range of eight aircraft after 1945: AS-37, AS-57/3, AS-57 / 4, AS-57/5, AS-70 "Jac" AS-71 AS-80 "Holiday" and AS-90 "New Look". This is also a plane Starck has received just after the war the first Restricted Certificate of Airworthiness of Aircraft (CNRA) granted homebuilt aircraft....

Renaissance Caudron Simoun from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | ...In 2003, the opportunity for them to engage in what is an extraordinary adventure: the restoration of a legendary aircraft flight, the last CAUDRON SIMOUN. In 2009, they decide to expand their efforts and create "The Association for Renaissance Caudron Simoun". This Association has been essential for the restoration, airworthy aircraft former marked by their rarity and their heritage, both French and foreign, and to begin reconstruction and preservation flyable Caudron-Renault a SIMOUN ...

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley Officially Recognizes GA from Aero-News Network | Declares October ‘General Aviation Appreciation Month’ National aviation organizations are recognizing Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) for declaring October “General Aviation Appreciation Month.” In Alabama, the general aviation industry is extremely important to the economy and local communities, contributing $800 million each year in economic activity.

Canadian To Receive FAI Grant For Human-Powered Helicopter Project from Aero-News Network | Todd Reichert Selected For The $20,000 Prize During the Awards Ceremony of the 106th FAI General Conference in Antalya, Turkey, on Thursday, Todd Reichert was named as the the winner of the Prince Alvaro de Orleans Borbon Grant for a human-powered helicopter project called 'Atlas'.

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At Purdue Space Day, astronauts inspire students - Journal and Courier | To kick off the daylong educational program, the trio — David Wolf, Andrew Feustel and Scott Tingle — were raised to the Elliott Hall of Music stage amid smoke matched perfectly to the dust and smoke kicked up by the propulsion engines of the shuttle ...

Local aviators spark aircraft bug - Houma Courier | About 20 children, ages 8 to 17, got the chance to see south Louisiana from the air after taking off from the Houma Airbase, part of the Young Eagles First Flight program. The event was hosted by Houma's Bill Fornof Memorial Chapter 513 of the ...