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Crowd turns out for Food Fest, Blue Angels - Imperial Valley Press | ... that had booths in the hangar. While people sampled a number of different dishes, the big draw for some was outside the hangar. The event offered a chance for the community to meet and greet the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels.

Blue Angels give students a preview of air show - Imperial Valley Press | NAVAL AIR FACILITY EL CENTRO — Before the crowds flock onto the base, before the stands and chalets fill up, before all the vendors arrive, Seeley Elementary School students got a sneak peak at the headliner performance set to take to the skies today.

Blue Angels 2013 a go for next 10 days - Pensacola News Journal | The Blue Angels' threatened air show season will start as scheduled Saturday in California and the flight demonstration team is still planning to arrive in Pensacola on Monday to prepare for at least one more event. / U.S. Navy ...

Jasper Air Show features several new acts - KLTV | The FLS microjet is one of the many new acts added to this year's air show. "This year's show will be totally different," said coordinator Debbie Foster. "We've never had any of these airplanes. There won't be any repeat airplanes from eight previous ...

2013 Lynchburg Regional Airshow canceled - WDBJ7 | Dave Young, the airshow's director, says the decision was made in large part because of sequestration and its impact on the military. Young said that because of sequestration cuts, they were losing too many performers that made the air show possible.

Only Airworthy B-29 Superfortress Coming to Camarillo and Burbank - PR Web | Collecting, restoring and flying vintage historical aircraft for more than half a century, the Commemorative Air Force ranks as one of the largest private air forces in the world. The CAF is dedicated to Honoring American Military Aviation through ...

Rockford Airfest Still Up In the Air - WIFR | ROCKFORD (WIFR) --- The fate of Rockford's Airfest is still up in the air thanks to the sequester. Their headliner, the Blue Angels have already cancelled their spring air show performances. If a deal isn't reached, automatic spending cuts could ground ...

'Tora Tora Tora' to bring a little history to Wichita Flight Festival - Wichita Business Journal | “Tora Tora Tora,” the Commemorative Air Force's recreation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, will be the headline act of this year's Wichita Flight Festival, Sept. 28-29 at Col. James Jabara Airport. The show, complete with smoke and fire, is ...

Look, up in the sky - The Nation | High-performance aeroplanes will be roaring through the skies next week as the Breitling Jet Team arrives in Thailand for an amazing display of aerobatic prowess. "The public shouldn't panic if they see the jets flying low. They'll also be taking some ...

Air Race Classic closes in on registration goal - AOPA Pilot | Entries for the 2013 Air Race Classic, the longest running all-women pilots transcontinental air race, are now at 80 percent and are expected to reach a goal of 55 teams before the April 1 deadline. This year's event is a 2,100 nautical mile, day-VFR ...

Harrelson Attempting Flight Over the Poles from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Bill Harrelson, EAA 257277, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, who a few weeks back set an unofficial world record long-distance flight from Guam to Jacksonville, Florida, in his modified Lancair IV, is now in the process of setting another record: flying around the world over both poles.

Four generations of military service recognized - Daily Inter Lake | He was raised by his grandparents and grew up on tales of his grandpa's time in World War II as part of the Flying Tigers, supporting Merrill's Marauders and flying in surrender terms to Japan, making him “the first Allied man in Japan.” D Shannon ...

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.

Flying Camp, For Free from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Seventy-year old Vietnam veteran and CFII Rafael Sierra has created a short summer camp program in Thermal, California, that provides select high school students with ground school, one hour of flight training, and a student pilot certificate -- all free. Sierra's Coachella Valley Youth Aviation Education Program selects students on the basis of their essay submissions and their desire to become commercial pilots. He runs the program on financial donations and contributions from like-minded friends and local businesses. Sierra told AVweb, Friday, that last year 57 students "graduated" from the program, and this June 22-29 he will guide another group. Sierra says his model is simple and can be copied successfully across the country.

Young Eagles Flight Rally is March 16 - Crestview News Bulletin | CRESTVIEW — Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 108, or EAA, will host a Young Eagles Flight Rally for ages 8-17 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Emerald Coast Aviation in Bob Sikes Airport. Area elementary and middle school students can ...

Soyuz TMA-06M Landing in Kazakhstan from Spaceports | Three Expedition 34 crew members said goodbye to three of their International Space Station crewmates Friday afternoon March 15, 2013. Commander Kevin Ford and Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin entered their Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft and undocked at 7:43 p.m. EST after five months in space. Landing at 11:05 p.m. EST with coverage on NASA-TV....