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Aero India takes off on February 6 - The Hindu | They can watch aerobatics by, among others, the Flying Bulls from the Czech Republic and Russian Knights — the Russian Air Force Aerobatic Team will complement Indian Air Force's Sarang Aerobatic Team — at the biennial event that provides a platform ...

Roulettes to lift concert to greater heights - The Canberra Times | Like the Bananas in Pyjamas the members of the RAAF's six-man elite formation aerobatic display team, the Roulettes, are called by their numbers. On Tuesday Roulette Seven (also known as Flight Lieutenant Shaun Rajzbaum) spoke about this Friday's ...

60 Years of EAA: Home in Oshkosh (1969-1983) from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | By 1969, EAA had a pretty good thing going. There were tens of thousands of members, a well-established organization, a popular fly-in, and growing influence in the aviation community.

HOT In Homestead from US Army Golden Knights by ddixon | The United States Army Parachute Team began Winter Training at Homestead, ARB today in a sweltering 80-degree weather. The Black and Gold Demonstration Teams jumped right through the day with picturesque gray, blue and huge white...

Ohio Air News 219 - Charles Johnson | My good friend, Herb Stachler, 93 years old and a former P-47 driver with 102 combat missions in Europe during WWII getting a P-51 ride during the Doolittle Reunion....

Wings of Freedom Tour Flies Through Sarasota - Patch.com | The Wings of Freedom tour stops at Rextrix Aviation at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport this week where folks can tour a B-17 Flying Fortress, B-34 Liberator or the dual control P-51C Mustang. Walkthrough tours cost $12 for adults; $6 for ...

Radio-controlled plane fans have heads in the clouds - Houston Chronicle | When he flies radio-controlled aircraft, he gravitates toward electric jets and large-scale aerobatic airplanes, along with World War II models. Warren said he appreciates the supportive nature of the radio-control club, even when it hosts competitions.

WW2 POW Tells His Story - KULR-TV | The Laurel veteran was a tail-gunner on a B-17 during World War Two. One October day, he was flying his fourteenth mission over Germany. "I don't know what happened, but they just seemed like they had our range, altitude down pat. They knocked out, I'd ...

Frederick Ernest DeFinis, 88, Army Air POW - Patch.com | Fred was born on March 21, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY to the late John and Minnie (Caesarini) DeFinis. After graduating from Norwalk High School in 1942, Fred served in the 8th US Army Air Corps. Flying out of England, he was a belly gunner in a B-17 Bomber ...

CoolPix: Summer Dreamin' - Rutan Boomerang At Oshkosh 2012 from AirPigz by Martt | The combination of some bitter-cold winter air in my part of the world, along with not-enough-hours-in-the-day (too much day-job work to get done) led me to this unique view of Burt Rutan's Boomerang that I captured at Oshkosh 2012. I needed something quick to post and I wanted it to remind me of warm summer days... wow, this Boomerang pic hits the spot perfectly!...

Air Boss gets own reality TV show from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Legendary Air Boss Wayne Boggs, who was recently awarded the International Council of Air Shows’ prestigious Sword of Excellence, prepares for the 2013 airshow season ready to star in his own TV series.  Produced by the same people behind The Aviators, “Air Boss” will not only tell the stories of airshow performers, but Boggs will unlock the secrets of this exclusive world....

Applications now being taken for summer scholarship program from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Applications are now being taken for the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program, which aims to transform a high school student into a licensed private pilot during the summer between their junior and senior year.  In partnership with San Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) in San Carlos, Calif., the Upwind Summer Scholarship Program was created to promote piloting and general aviation, to cultivate interest in aviation as a career, and to address the nationwide pilot shortage, according to officials....