Indy Transponder 23-DEC-2012 1800z

Writing Progresses on Airspeed’s Behind-the-Scenes Series about Airshows from Airspeed Online by Steve Tupper | I’m bouncing back from a laptop problem that caused be to lose the in-process scripts for four Airspeed episodes. I’m aggressively trying to re-write them so that I can get a few of these episodes out by the end of the year. In the meantime, this little chunk of prose struck me as a tasty [...]

St. Louis Aerospace Community Mourns the Passing of Albert J. Morgan, McDonnell Douglas Machinist from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Albert retired from McDonnell Douglas after approx 30 years as an All-Around machinist fir aircraft in Building 27. He trained machinist for getting upgraded to the All-Around Classification, and at one time or another he operated every machine from the smallest to the largest, from the most simple to the most complex, in his Department, as well as working in the EC room many years on all contracted programs and special projects....

A Great Falls Man Receives Recognition 70 years after Saving his B-17 Crew - KFBB NewsChannel 5 | A Great Falls Man Receives Recognition 70 years after Saving his B-17 Crew. By Rachel Ousley. Story Created: Dec 22, 2012 at 11:03 PM MST. Story Updated: Dec 22, 2012 at 11:03 PM MST. Yesterday Senator Jon Tester honored Jack Gamble of Great ...

Historic 'Memphis Belle' Leaves Salisbury Behind For Now - Salisbury Post | The big B-17 World War II bomber that was in the movie "Memphis Belle" sits in the morning sunshine at the Rowan County Airport waiting to fly out later in the day on Saturday. This photo shows the tail gunner postion on the bomber. photo by Wayne ...

Stories, artifacts assure that World War II generation not forgotten - Plain Dealer | If you want a glimpse of what life was like for a B-17 tail-gunner from Cleveland, go to the 301st Bombardment Group website (www.301bg.com), where you'll find the flight log for James M. Sennish, who flew 32 missions over Europe. The log was found by...

Restoring pieces of history - Burlington Times News | He is progressing in aerobatic flying and would like to perform air shows in the near future. Visit bullyaero.com for more details on Minnis, his business and the planes he restores. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re...

Dale E. Albright - LimaOhio.com | On March 24, 1945 his B-17 “Laetitia” was shot down and he was captured as a POW. Dale was a member of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Lima. Survivors include a son Mark (Deb) Albright of Ada; a daughter Sherrie (Terry) Tucker of Orrville; three ...

Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (1948) from AIRBOYD.TV | From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter interceptor and the company’s last aircraft project. Designed as a replacement for the World War II-era propeller-driven P-61 Black Widow night/interceptor aircraft, the XF-87 lost in government procurement competition to the Northrop F-89 Scorpion. The [...]

Grumman Albatross Landing Demo on Lake Tahoe from TAKEOFF TUBE

Elementary students get a merry Christmas from Angel Flight - Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City | MONROE, Utah – Santa left the reindeer at home Thursday for a special delivery in Sevier County. Monroe Elementary received book, school supplies and, of course, toys. “It's really nice of him to come help our school and give us supplies,” says Monroe ...

The Dungeon's Top-10 for 2012 from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | I see Chris Michielssen posted his top ten for 2012. So, I see no reason to wait to post mine:...