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Golden Knights To Light Up Sky Over Homestead - CBS Miami | MIAMI – Homestead residents who wake up early Wednesday may see strange lights over the air reserve base. Don’t panic, it’s not aliens or falling killer meteors. The lights will be from the U.S. Army’s parachute team The Golden Knights which will be...

Cory Bird's Symmetry to attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Wildfire to be on display from Mojave Experimental Fly-In

Detroit Tuskegee Airmen Glider Club on a mission - AOPA | The Detroit Tuskegee Airmen Glider Club, which operates under the auspices of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum, flies three Schweizer SGM 2-37 motorgliders donated by the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2003....

No Air Force Thunderbirds for Air & Water Show - Chicago Tribune | The Air Force Thunderbirds, the "loud and proud" precision team of F-16 fighter jets, have called off plans to appear in Chicago's Air & Water Show in August because of federal budget cuts, military officials said. Because of the cuts, known as ...

Thunderbirds cancelled for academy graduation - Our Colorado News | There will be no Air Force Thunderbird flyover at this year's United States Air Force Academy graduation. The long-standing tradition has been axed this year thanks to sequestration. Because of the federal cuts active duty, reserve and guard units have ...

Thunderbirds cancel Burlington appearance - Burlington Free Press | Update to be announced today after Air Force Thunderbirds cancel | ...Show organizers for the Aug. 10-11 “Wings Over Vermont” event are expected to announce updated plans today, said Kelly Goudy of Essex Junction-based Revision Military, which is the air show’s chief sponsor...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Red ​Arrows to Headline W​ings & Wheels Weeken​d​ from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News by admin | The unmissable, sensational summer event for the whole family, Wings & Wheels, is thrilled to announce the Red Arrows will be headlining both Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August 2013 when the Show returns to Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey (home to BBC’s Top Gear). Currently undertaking winter training in...

And The Collier Goes To -- Curiosity from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The NASA/JPL Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Project Team will receive the 2012 Robert J. Collier Trophy, the National Aeronautic Association announced on Tuesday. In choosing the project from a field of seven nominees, the committee cited the"extraordinary achievements of successfully landing Curiosity on Mars, advancing the nation’s technological and engineering capabilities, and significantly improving humanity's understanding of ancient Martian habitable environments."

HDR Pictures (Aviation) from FenceCheck Forums | Three from Reno....

See Clare upside down - Northern Argus | ...Pilot Robert Parsonage has been with the Adelaide Warbirds for nine months and is a huge fan of anything aerobatic. “I love anything aerobatic, it’s a lot of fun and out of the ordinary,” Mr Parsonage said. When he’s not flying a Warbird, he drives one of Clare local Peter Eaton’s rusty Whippet cars which have made three trips across outback Australia to raise funds for the Make a Wish Foundation....

AIN Blog: Aviation Welcomes Young Women - Aviation International News (blog) | It was created to showcase women in aviation and encourage young girls and women to consider careers in aviation. Mireille Goyer, founder and international team leader of the celebration, says, “The women of the past cracked the doors open; we intend ...

Double lung transplant survivor earns Private from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | “Well, I am now a real private pilot, as of yesterday,” noted an email I received this morning from Jennifer Julian. If you don’t recall, I wrote about Jennifer last May. She survived a double lung transplant, earned her 3rd class medical, and was an active student pilot. She’s now a certificated pilot...

Amelia Earhart experts push for CNMI Cultural Center - Saipan Tribune | A team of researchers doing investigative work in the Northern Marianas on the mystery surrounding famed American aviatrix Amelia Earhart's disappearance is reviving efforts to have a CNMI Cultural Center built on Saipan. Capt. Paul H. Cooper, one of ...

Locals Ride WWII Model Planes Over Hattiesburg - WHLT22 | A B-17, B-24 and a P-51C were delayed because of rain in Hattiesburg and from their departure city of Pensacola, Fla. Louis George, Vietnam War veteran road in one of the planes. He says this gave him a chance to see first hand what it was like to be...

Bill Yoak has Gone West from Photorecon by Mark Hrutkay | Earlier this morning on March 12, 2013, WIlliam Yoak of Lewisburg, West Virginia went west to join generations of aviators. Bill
wasn’t someone who’s name popped up in magazines everyday, but he made some significant contributions in his time. His P-51D N51HY “Quicksilver” set some standards that have yet to be matched. Bill was a master A&P, pilot, and...

Vietnam Memories and History at CAF 03/12/2013 - KOSA | March 12, 2013. Midland - A new exhibit at the Commemorative Air Force Museum brings back memories for those who served during the Vietnam War. The exhibit also brings perspective to young people who don't know much about that era in our history.

New Wings for Forrest Lovley's Waco QDC N11470 from Antique Airfield News  | Forrest Lovley sent us this update on his Waco QDC:...

Tiger Six from Apron 6 | Not really my best shot. But one of the best that I’ve made of a Mirage F1. Simply because I haven’t had many opportunities to photograph this jet. And it’s worth the share because it’s another French beauty (together with the Rafale and Mirage 2000). Tomorrow some Swiss planes. No tigers, but they were flying [...]

Wetumpka Municipal Airport Listed as Historical Landmark from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The Wetumpka Municipal Airport, formerly known as Elmore Auxiliary Training Field #2, is now listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission.

Local aviator notches up 9000 hours' flying - South Coast Register | MILESTONE: 723 Squadron pilot instructor, Lieutenant Commander Tony Reyne (right) recently passed 9000 flying hours while instructing the Army's Lieutenant Shaun Ruedin, who was undergoing a Squirrel helicopter conversion with 723 Squadron.

St Patty's Weekend Alabama Aviation Events from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | A bit ‘o the green is coming with spring and weekend flying looks great. Celebrate with a trip to the airport and take an aerial overview. Moontown's monthly EAA Young Eagles and Fly In Breakfast begins at 7:30am for old fashion grass field fun. Cullman Regional Airport is hosting a 5K and 10K race that includes family activities and airplane rides starting at 9:30am...