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Homestead air show will showcase the Air Reserve Base - MiamiHerald.com | The thunderous roar of the United States Air Force Thunderbird's F-16 demonstration team will be tearing through the skies over Homestead Air reserve Base during the 2012 Wings Over Homestead Air Show, Nov 3 & 4. The event is a free family event and ...

Air Force Thunderbird Pilot Making History - NBC 6 Miami | “I joined the Reserves not knowing that I would ever be able to be a Thunderbird one day, but the opportunity presented itself to me about a year and a half ago and I'm really proud to be here,” she said. Jenson is what they call “Thunderbird 3.” She ...

Record Opening Day, 500-Plus Aircraft Highlight 40th Copperstate from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The 40th annual Copperstate Fly-In Aviation Expo enjoyed a larger-than-expected turnout of aircraft, great weather, and a good gate attendance last weekend at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport in Arizona. The fly-in started with a bang on Thursday with the largest number of aircraft and attendees in the fly-in's eight years at Casa Grande. The ideal weather continued through the weekend and more than 500 aircraft of all varieties participated.

Air show featuring aerobatic pilots coming to Thermal airport Saturday - Southwest Riverside News Network | The free show, which starts at 9 a.m., will feature performances by well-known aerobatic pilots,
including Melissa Pemberton, Tim Weber, Sean Tucker and Jon Melby. Vintage, military and civilian aircraft will be on display, including a Boeing C-17 ...

Local aerobatic daredevil GOES GLOBAL - Albuquerque Journal | Bob Carlton's aerobatic antics have earned him a pivotal role in a Nov. 10 anniversary bash in Kuwait to celebrate the 50th year of that country's constitution. Carlton, who performs nighttime aerial fireworks shows worldwide, has been contracted to ...

Pumpkins taken to a new level - KSDK | Pumpkins were taken to a different level Saturday in Portage de Sioux. Pumpkins were dropped from a B-25, and were filled with flour for a bit more drama. This is the fourth year for the pumpkin ...

WWII navigator supported wife's efforts at VA - Tribune-Review | As an Army Air Corps navigator aboard a B-17 bomber during World War II, Vincent Holden completed 34 missions over the Rhineland, Ardennes and central Europe. His expertise earned him an Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. Mr. Holden's neighbor in ...

Lunchbox show explores the unreal part of Amelia Earhart legend - Calgary Herald | Hence, the title of Heiti's play — Aviatrix, an Unreal Story of Amelia Earhart. Rather than starting at the beginning, and doing his best to recreate the facts about what we know of the life of Earhart, Heiti starts his play at the moment of her ...

Restoring WWII aircraft - The Lawton Constitution | The Commemorative Air Force, Spirit of Tulsa Squadron, is hosting a fundraiser Nov. 10 at Tulsa Tech that will help them support their work to remember the veterans of World War II. For 13 years now, this organization has been working to restore World ...

October and November Chapter Newsletters from Antique Airfield News | There's lots of interesting content here, here are a few teasers (you'll need to figure out which newsletter they're in): From Pat Schmitz's first trip to Blakesburg report: "The atmosphere, and people of this fly in, was fantastic and we enjoyed every part of it. Just to spend the night, and wake up to the “Field of Dreams” with all the marvelous...

Blakesburg Fly-In Article in Pacific Flyer from Antique Airfield News | Gilles Auliard, longtime photographer at Blakesburg, also penned an article on the Blakesburg fly-in in the latest issue of Pacific Flyer.... Other Posts: Gone West Memorial for Bill Tinkler, Pumpkin Drop at Antique Airfield This Saturday, Scenes from a Warner Overhaul Part 1

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Lindbergh Foundation Announces Aviation Green Alliance Awareness Campaign from Aero-News Network | Campaign Will Run Five Month Informational Ad Series On Tuesday the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation announced that its Aviation Green Alliance is running a five month awareness campaign to highlight advances in green aviation. The campaign, which will be carried in most major aviation publications, begins this month with an informational ad about API’s Joe Clark and his company’s Blended Winglet technology.

Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum Hosts Air Fair - Precinct Reporter Group | Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum in Compton was the scene of an unusual sight over the weekend as it hosted a youth air fair. The purpose was the motivation of the area's youth to experience the joy of aviation. Students had an. opportunity to display ...

Taking Flight - Jamestown Post Journal | In a partnership spanning decades, the Lucile M. Wright Air Museum and Jamestown Community College are offering a program to students interested in all things aircraft. The program - called Student Exploratory Aircraft Mechanics - is funded by the ...

Star Wars? Whatever... I Just Found Out The Rocketeer Might Return! from AirPigz by Martt | I had a brush with Art Deco tonight (the 1930's graphic style not some guy named Art) and that pretty
quickly drove me back into the arm of the Rocketeer. That Disney film from 1991 is still one of my all time favorites... tho I realized when I hopped into youtube for a little visual stimulation Rocketeer style that I haven't actually watched the film for several years now. That's gonna change real soon! I was a little surprised that the entire film can be watched at youtube in a string of just-under-10-minute-segments (wait till Mickey finds out about that!) - so I watched the first segment... wow I love that film! Any movie that shows me Miss Los Angeles, the Gee Bee Z, AND a Travel Air Mystery Ship all in the first 2 minutes pretty much owns my heart!...

Episode 221 – Airplane Geeks vs Sandy | The weather spawned by Hurricane Sandy took out David and Max, although Rob was comfortably situated in Orlando, Florida for the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention. Not wanting to leave you without an episode for the week,we gathered up what we could and produced this “mini-episode.” We have David’s interview...