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50 years of Air Fiesta remembered - Valley morning Star | Patti Sandusky is a member of the Minnesota Chapter 99s, an international group of women pilots with more than 5,000 members in 35 countries. She has flown in a trans-continental air race. The group was founded in 1929 by the legendary Amelia Earhart, ...

2013 National Hall of Fame Inductees Announced from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | Home of the legendary Wright Brothers, and widely considered to be the “birthplace of aviation”, Dayton is the perfect location for the National Aviation Hall of Fame – a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the pioneering and innovative people who have been behind the development of aviation in America. Situated at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the National Aviation Hall of Fame recently announced the names of the four individuals who will be joining the ranks of other inductees at the prestigious annual ceremony taking place in October 2013. They are Major General Patrick H. Brady, Captain Robert L. Gibson, the late Charles Alfred Anderson and the late Dwane L. Wallace....

Buff Alpha Jet takes you to the military base of Dijon - Le Parisien | A unique opportunity to get close to the Alpha Jet, and even take pictures ... Not to miss such an opportunity, please contact Joseph quickly Torossian, a passion for aviation. Known throughout the county for his love of airplanes, it has long chartered Concorde flights...

AIRSHOW NEWS: RAF Typhoon Display Dates 2013 from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The RAF Typhoon Display Team have released their 2013 Display Calendar.

World's Oldest Balloon Race To See 10 Nations Competing from Aero-News Network | A Field of 20 Balloons Is Set for the 57th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett The launch of the 57th edition of the world's most prestigious balloon race is scheduled for August 24, 2013 and with the close of registration on February 15th, the field of competitive teams is now set. Twenty balloon teams from ten nations will launch from Nancy, France. Several of the countries will be represented by multiple teams. Each balloon team is comprised of two pilots....

BAFB Air Show - KTBS | National news sources are reporting that the Navy's Blue Angels have canceled several air shows due to the mandatory cuts by the sequester with a chance of dozens more getting cut, including Barksdale Defenders of Liberty air Show. Military Affairs ...

Redding Air Show flying high with Snowbirds - Record-Searchlight | The Redding Exchange Club, the air show's organizers, announced late last month that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, which have not appeared in Redding since 2006, will headline the Sept. 27-28, 2014, air show at the Redding Municipal Airport.

"Look Mom... No Hands" from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | I spent last weekend at Seattle's Museum of Flight as we took women on Free Flights. Tomorrow we'll have the exact number and photos galore. But today, meet an amazing pilot who will show you that there is nothing you can't do, despite the obstacles you think may be standing in your way. Please meet Jessica Cox, and see what she is doing to save the children of the world....

Aircraft Mechanic. Me? Really? from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Outside of the United States, the question above is fairly common, I’m told. Many female mechanics and aircraft maintenance engineers have heard it, followed by “That’s amazing! How did you ever get involved in that?”...

Astronaut encourages Frederick County girls to fly high from Toriaflies  | Astronaut encourages Frederick County girls to fly high ...

Girls take flight in free Women in Aviation Week program - Inside Bay Area | Pilot Carol Andrews, right of Grass Valley, and Michaela Price, 13 of Brentwood, get set to take a demonstration flight in a Grumman Tiger at Byron Airport on Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Byron, Calif. Jacquie Warda of the Patriots Jet Team Foundation ...

Two AF nurses heroes of 'Operation Babylift' from Air Force Link Top Stories | No matter how far women were kept away from combat roles, they were never far from harm and the opportunity to rise above and beyond the call of duty.  An explosion blew out a pressure door of a C-5A Galaxy as it took off from Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam, April 4, 1975, forcing it to make an emergency landing with 313 passengers and crew, including 250 orphans.

MC-12 Project Liberty Team competes for aviation's 'Greatest Achievement' from Air Combat Command - ACC Headlines | Baseball has the World Series, Hollywood has the Oscars, the aviation and aerospace industry has the Collier Trophy.  The Air Force's MC-12 Project Liberty has earned a nomination for aviation's most prestigious award. The Robert J. Collier Trophy is...

Open Cockpit Day at Oakland Aviation Museum from General Aviation News | Oakland Aviation Museum will hold its first Open Cockpit Day of the 2013 season March 24, with the planes open for inspection from noon to 4.m.  Imagine sitting in a Korean War MiG-15 and feeling what it would have been like to fly for the “other side” in America’s first war of the Jet Age. Relive “Top Gun” by channeling your best Tom Cruise as “Maverick” sitting in an F-14 Tomcat waiting to be launched off the carrier deck....

Museum of Flight acquires Electra 10-E from General Aviation News | SEATTLE — The Museum of Flight will add a restored, antique Lockheed Model 10-E aircraft to its collection. This is the same type of plane Amelia Earhart was flying on her ill-fated attempt to fly around the world in 1937.  The aircraft will be flown to the museum in September 2013 and become the centerpiece of a new permanent exhibit honoring Earhart. The museum already owns the only known piece of Earhart’s Electra, officials note. This artifact and the airplane will help tell the story of the world’s most famous women aviator in ways that cannot be found in any other museum....

Historic flyover to mark historic walk - Australian Aviation | Former RAAF Wing Commander Matt Hall, Australia's leading aerobatic display pilot, is co-ordinating the event on behalf of Businesses Supporting the Bicentenary (BSB) and Blue Mountains Lithgow & Oberon Tourism. Hall, who served time in combat over ...

Mercy: West Virginian's tale - Charleston Gazette | West Virginia farm boy Charles Brown, age 21, was making his first raid over Germany as pilot of a B-17 bomber, five days before Christmas 1943. The four-propellor craft was shot almost to pieces by Nazi fighters. Most crewmen were wounded and the ...

Grissom Air Museum striving to maintain state's aviation history - Times-Mail | BUNKER HILL — Grissom Air Museum is working to preserve aviation history and honor those who have sacrificed to protect the United States. The museum, which officially opens on April 1 for the 2013 season, has cut the number of months it will stay ...

Indianapolis Aero Club - WISH | John Brill, President Indianapolis Aero Club talks about the long history enjoyed by the Indianapolis Aero Club plus we learn about the many high ranking military officials who speak to the club annually. The Indianapolis AERO Club will be awarding two...

Human-Powered Helo - Mission Possible? - Aviation Week | The two leading teams competing for the $250,000 AHS Sikorsky Prize for human-powered helicopter flight are regrouping after back-to-back unsuccessful assaults on the challenge, which remains unclaimed after three decades. ... "Sadly, even with the ...

The Space Shuttle Era: Stories from 30 Years of Exploration - Air & Space | Air & Space magazine presents a celebration of the 30-year history of the U.S. Space Shuttle, which launched more people into space than any other spacecraft. Based on the popular print Collector’s Edition Space Shuttle 1981-2011, this digital version includes bonus interactive features, extra photographs, and multiple videos....