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Thunderbirds to highlight Moody AFB Open House this weekend - Examiner.com | The "Legacy of Liberty 2012" themed air show will also feature a special Heritage Flight by three aircraft, flying wing tip to wing tip over the air base prior to the Thunderbird's performance around 3:00 p.m. each day. Two F-4's and a lone A-10 will ...

Rare bird to be featured at Copperstate from General Aviation News by GAN Staff | One of the world’s only Aero Vodochody L-39 ZA Czechoslovakian fighter jets will take to the skies this week in Casa Grande, Ariz., at the 40th annual COPPERSTATE Fly-In & Aviation Expo....

Old Buckenham Airshow to be extended in 2013 - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | The Old Buckenham Airshow will be held on the weekend of June 22 and 23, which will raise funds for the Leonard Cheshire Disability home at The Grove in East Carleton. Matt Wilkins, airfield manager, said following demand from exhibitors, there was not ...

Amelia Earhart Award presented - Moscow Villager | The Amelia Earhart Award honors the late Amelia Earhart, aviatrix, advocate, and pioneer, who set many records for women aviators in aviation's infancy, and who was lost while attempting to be the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. The second ...

Zero goes to Japan! from Planes Of Fame News | Our Mitsubishi A6M5 Zeke/Reisen/Zero is being taken apart and will be shipped to Japan. The "Zero" will be on display at the Tokorozawa Aviation Musuem from December until early Spring. It will then return to Planes of Fame Air Museum.

Museum staff completes second phase of Southeast Asia War Gallery renovation from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | One of the most ambitious projects at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is another step closer to completion. Staff recently completed Phase II of the Southeast Asia War Gallery renovation, further expanding the story of the U.S. Air Force's involvement in that war. "The Southeast Asia War Gallery project is a tribute to our Vietnam veterans," said Jeff Duford, Phase II project manager. "The numerous talents and vast expertise of our museum team have come together to reach a significant milestone in this undertaking."...

New vice president for air museum - Driffield Today | Marking the 67th Anniversary of the departure of Elvington's unique French Air Force Squadron's back to France, the new Chief of the French Air Force, General Denis Mercier, will take on the role of Vice President of the Allied Air Forces Memorial and ...

In a Classy Marriage of Form and Function, Red Bull's Hangar-7 Satisfies in Many Ways from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | No visit to Salzburg, Austria - where much of the 1965 film "The Sound of Music" was filmed - can be complete without running through a field of spring flowers in a frilly dress, arms raised overhead, singing "...these are a few of my FAVORITE things!" O.K., technically, it didn't happen quite...

The MacRobertson Air Race  from HW | Dawn on October 20, 1934, marked the beginning of the MacRobertson Air Race, a race over an 11,380 mile grueling route that spanned from the starting point at RAF Mildenhall airfield in East Anglia, England, to Flemington ...

WWII Veteran Named Blue Devils' Honorary Captain - Patch.com | Lieutenant Joseph Lombardo served in the Army Air Corps as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses that flew bombing missions from England deep into Germany during World War II. He enlisted at age eighteen in the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program ...

Remains of two Airmen lost in 1969 identified, honored from Air Force Link Top Stories | The remains of two Airmen who died when their F-4D Phantom II was shot over Laos in 1969 were returned and honored at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors Oct. 19. Col. Wendell Keller, of Fargo, N.D., and Capt. Virgil K. Meroney III, of Fayetteville, Ark., were killed when their aircraft was hit by enemy fire March 1, 1969, and went down while carrying out a nighttime strike mission in the Khammouan province, Laos. Their remains were buried in a single casket representing the crew.

MILITARY MATTERS: Surviving members of Flying Tigers honored at NIM - WTVM | COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) -. It's been 70 years since volunteers from the U.S. military were called on to defend China from the advancing Japanese army. Airplane crew chief Ed Stiles was there, but finds that almost hard to believe. "Seventy years?" he said ...

Autumn leaves - and F-18s - over Canada from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic PerryI love this shot. I stumbled across it on the Canadian Department of National Defence website - absolutely gorgeous colours. And the...

Tomcat vs Zero: when the F-14 of the “Jolly Rogers” flew to Hollywood from David Cenciotti's weblog | The Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 is one of the most famous squadrons in the U.S. Navy. The unit has gained a certain popularity over the year thanks to the famous squadron markings they gained when the Sluggers (as the squadron was nicknamed until then) became the Jolly Rogers and adopted the most recognizable symbol in Naval Aviation: Ensign Jack Ernie’s skull-and-crossbones on all-black tails....

Podcast: EAA Moves on After Hightower from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | As of Monday, Rod Hightower is no longer president of EAA. Jack Pelton, who is leading the search for his successor, speaks with AVweb's Mary Grady about what happens now.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation.

Eagle Flights Off to Encouraging Start from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | About three months since its introduction at AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, EAA's Eagle Flights program participants have provided close to 250 individual aviation experiences to non-aviators, with more than 4,500 registration forms requested for future flights.