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Blue Angels scheduled to fly, others not at NAF El Centro Air Show - Imperial Valley Press | “(The Blue Angels) They've announced the intent to cancel the April shows, but because we fell before the April 1 cutoff, we will still have the Blue Angels,” said Michelle Dee, Naval Air Facility El Centro public affairs officer and Navy Region...

Sky's the limit for daredevil Lara - The Australian | The brave 25-year-old performed a series of graceful poses as the plane swooped and dipped over the city after getting tips from the world's only aerobatic wing walking team, the Breitling Daredevils. "Initially I thought it was going to be a lot ...

Free Plane Rides to Promote Women in Aviation - ChrisD.ca | To celebrate Women of Aviation Day, the St. Andrews Airport is giving women and girls free rides in fixed wing aircraft and helicopters today. More than 600 people are signed up to take part in Women Fly from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Barring any...

Women's roles evolve quickly following World War II from Air Force Link Top Stories | ...By the end of World War II, women were fully incorporated into the military, although still primarily limited to mostly clerical roles such as typists, clerks and mail sorters, and represented only about two percent of the force. Less than a year after the Air Force became its own service, President Harry Truman signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act, accepting women as a permanent part of the military. It was the beginning of the Women's Air Force, and for the next 30 years would represent a separate, but equal part of the military....

'Women's History Month': Women in the Air Force - The Moderate Voice | She was the first woman in U.S. military history to fly the B-25, flying it coast-to-coast in record time, and was one of the first two women to check out in a B-17. Another group of brave and dedicated young women who served and sacrificed for their ...

The ‘Swamp Ghost’ B-17 comes home, unveiled in Long Beach - War History Online | More than six decades after a B-17 E Flying Fortress ran out of gas and crash-landed in a Papua New Guinea swamp, the World War II plane has returned to the United States. Aviation archeologist Fred Hagen presented it Friday at the Reef Restaurant in Long Beach....

Ohio memorial service, flyover honor WWII Raider - WTRF | Thomas C. "Tom" Griffin was a B-25 bomber navigator in the daring bombing attack on mainland Japan during World War II. The Cincinnati-area resident died last week at age 96. His death leaves four surviving Raiders. Lt. Col. Richard Cole is among them ...

Two enemies discover a 'higher call' in battle - CNN International | The B-17 pilot, Charles Brown, was a 21-year-old West Virginia farm boy on his first combat mission. His bomber had been shot to pieces by swarming fighters, and his plane was alone in the skies above Germany. Half his crew was wounded, and the tail ...

Aviation Collectibles - Greatest Generation Aircraft Auction from Another Time by Dan Linn | Collecting, it is what we do when we gather things of meaning and importance to us. Some like to gather memorabilia to bring back memories from times gone by. In this day and age we see numerous TV shows filling the cable channels that highlight people hunting, searching and digging for collectibles all over the country. Cars, airplanes, toys, antiques and all manner of items! Maybe to add that specific item to their personal ...

The Weekend Walkabout - Your Suggestions, Your Links from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | ...Because this open format always has a name associated with the time frame in which it is held, I decided (with Ginger's permission) the NORDO News "free-for-all" would be called "The Weekend Walkabout". During this time people are encouraged to send links to anything they find interesting. These can even be things that I would otherwise never post. And just like call radio shows, unfortunately not all things make it on the list because sometimes the lines are busy or the screener just can't handle them all. Yet, don't let that stop you from trying....

Ballooning Illegal In The Balloon Capital of the World? from Aero-News Network | Albuquerque, NM City Council Changes Zoning Code That Lacked 'Hot Air' Our April 1st, April Fool’s Day spoof is still a few weeks away so you’ll understand our confusion when we thought someone was trying to pull one over on us! Ballooning in Albuquerque, New Mexico Illegal? April Fools right? Wrong.

February Photos of the Month Published from FenceCheck Forums

Tiger Three from Apron 6 | Day three in the ten days of tigers. As promised a picture of the French Mirage 2000. Together with the Rafale certainly one of better looking planes during the Tiger Meet and still one of my favorite jets. The beautiful lines just look good from every angle. The paint on this plane was already peeling [...]