Remembering aviation great Fred Cabanas - By Alyssa J. Miller | ...A phenomenal pilot with a proven safety record, Cabanas performed airshows internationally in the Pitts Special S-2C; Hawker Sea Fury; North American T-28, T-6, and P-51 Mustang; Waco; and J-3 Cub. He also competed in the Reno Air Races multiple years, winning Rookie of the Year in 2005. His ability as an accomplished pilot in different types of aircraft preceded him on the airshow circuit....
B-29 Flies Again but Big Questions Remains - Flying Magazine | Despite the roughly $100,000 price tag of the repair, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) was able to raise the money for the job. On Saturday Fifi returned to the skies above its home in Midland, Texas, where it made a successful maintenance hop ...
Tazewell Air Show returning in 2013 - WVVA TV | CHARLESTON (WVVA) - One of the area's favorite local events is back on after being canceled in 2012. Plans are now underway for the 2013 Tazewell County Air Show. The event is scheduled for Aug. 17 at the Tazewell County Airport...
60 Years of EAA: What Lies Ahead? (2013 and Beyond) from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The creation and growth of EAA is a true success story in many dimensions, from its humble beginnings, to the annual event in Oshkosh that is its crown jewel, to the worldwide influence the 
association has had in aviation.
Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-76 from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Another from the fine pages of our AirSpace gallery, this picture of an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-76 comes from the camera of regular contributor flyvertosset.
The Doolittle Raiders Celebrate 71st Anniversary Reunion - Equities.com | The Doolittle Raiders return to Fort Walton Beach, Florida April 17th-20th to celebrate their 71st Anniversary Reunion and homecoming to Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), where the planning for the bombing of Japan first began. Of the original 80 Raiders...
Col. George "Bud" Day featured on magazine cover - KTIV | And now he's on the cover of a magazine! Check out the March issue of Smithsonian Air & Space. That's the legendary Col. George "Bud" Day standing in front of an F-100, the Vietnam-era fighter jet that used to be flown by Sioux City's Air National ...
Classic video of Bob Hoover flying the F-86 Sabre from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | If you know anything about aviation, you know about Bob Hoover. He's the ultimate aviator, to say the least. You'd be hard-pressed to find a smoother performance in an F-86 than this one from 1961 at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. This was posted years ago but I just ran across it today and thought I should share.
From Antique Airfield:
- The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen
- How's Your Skokie?
- February Oklahoma Chapter Meeting
- Lockheed 12 News
- APM Restoration Center Update: Framing the Shop Partition Wall
Above and Beyond: Nuke the Pilot from Air & Space Magazine | During the five months that I spent in Operation Redwing, which tested second-generation thermonuclear bombs over the Pacific proving grounds, I flew a Republic F-84F into seven nuclear explosions to measure the effects of the heat and the shock wave on aircraft. My flight into the Mohawk explosion on July 3 was nearly my last....
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.
Reserve F-22 pilot flies son's letter to fallen Soldier father - DVIDS | Lt. Col. Brian Baldwin, a Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Alaska, Jan. 24. Tucked into his flight suit is a letter written by 9-year old MacAidan “Mac” Gallegos to his father Sgt ...
Photographer captures six F-22 Raptor fighter jets trailing three tankers over the Mediterranean Sea from David Cenciotti's weblog | They might be invisible to radars but they can do nothing against human eye. This is what the following images prove. Taken by Gian Luca Onnis, a (lucky) photographer and aviation enthusiast, on Jan. 25, they show a flight of six F-22 Raptors trailing two KC-135 and a KC-10 tankers overflying Sardinia island, Italy, on their way back to the U.S....
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