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Warbirds fly for open day - Auckland stuff.co.nz | Food and amusements will be also available. The $10 cash entry fee will go towards the continuing development of the aviation library and hangar display in the Warbirds visitor centre - and every entry will go in the draw for a flight in a Warbirds ...

All new Paradise City at SUN ’n FUN from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | After a lengthy delay while various government agencies squabbled about exact plans (gee... sound familiar?), earth is being moved on the grounds of the SUN ’n FUN campus on Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport in Florida, to create an all-new Paradise City..

Rowan airport hosts WWII-era B-17 'Memphis Belle' for restoration work - Salisbury Post | A World War II-era bomber banked over Salisbury and turned toward the Rowan County Airport early last week. The B-17 landed a few minutes later and taxied slowly into an area near the airport office. A large group of spectators welcomed the majestic bird.

Ohio governor declares December ‘General Aviation Appreciation Month’ from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Ohio Governor John Kasich has declared December “General Aviation Appreciation Month.” In Ohio, general aviation airports contribute more than $5.5 billion into the economy every year.

Dec. 7, 1941, a day that changed our world - Lincoln Times-News | I flew the B-25 in advanced flight school and it was a delight, but if you had asked me if it could launch from an aircraft carrier with a five man crew, a load of fuel and bombs I would have thought you had lost your mind. But that is just what they...

WWII pilot recalls B-17 flights, crew - Chagrin Valley Publishing | CHAGRIN FALLS – William Basler was in high school on Dec. 7, 1941 and remembers listening to the radio when the news came that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. He did not know it at the time, but the life-changing event would cement his place in history ...

San Antonio's connections to famous military figures - San Antonio Express | David "Tex" Hill – Hill was a fighter ace and served in China in the famed Flying Tigers squadron before the U.S. entry into World War II. Hill died in San Antonio in 2007

Help the P-59 Fly Again! from Planes Of Fame News | Planes of Fame has been offered a matching grant challenge of $25,000 to finish the P-59 restoration!

FM-2 Wildcat to Be Raised From Lake Michigan Friday from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A submerged World War II fighter is scheduled to be raised from Lake Michigan this Friday, December 7, at the Waukegan, Illinois, harbor. The plane, a Grumman (Eastern Aircraft) FM-2 Wildcat, had been sitting at the bottom of the lake off the Chicago shoreline for more than 65 years after crashing during a carrier operations training flight.

Watch the drama unfolding: Israeli Air Force F-15D hits a pelican flock on take off from David Cenciotti's weblog | Although the video it’s not new (it was released shortly after the episode took place) the Israeli Defense Forces have recently released more detail about it.  In October 2011, an Israeli Air Force F-15D fighter jet with an experienced pilot and navigator on board, taking off from Tel Nof airbase in central Israel, suffered a series of birdstrikes with a flock of pelicans...

Pilot's Air Show Over Waukee Draws Scrutiny from National Guard - Patch.com | An F-15 fighter pilot with the Florida National Guard who put on an impromptu air show over Waukee Tuesday morning has been sent home as authorities look into his stunt.

New book released on experimental combat aircraft from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Are Warbirds your thing? What about Warbirds developed by the Brits for World War II? If so, Specialty Press has just released Tony Buttler's 268-page book, "British Experimental Combat Aircraft of World War II."...

Decorate with a Warbird from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Almost every pilot dreams of flying a Warbird like the F4U Corsair. Until that day happens, you can still dream of it when you see Sporty’s Corsair Shelf hanging on your wall or sitting on your desk.