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RIVERSIDE: Air show returns on Saturday, April 6 - Press-Enterprise | There are more than 200
acres of displays including military aircraft, warbirds and replicas and helicopters. However, the stars of the annual event, which draws 90,000 people each year, are the aerobatic routines, which will include the work of stunt...

Editorial: Another splendid air show - Marlborough Express | The aviation world has come to expect a lot from the organisers of the Classic Fighters air show at Omaka every other Easter, and it is easy to see why. The whole three-day show runs like clockwork. Nothing can be left to chance by reason of the age ...

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Waukegan air show still flies, despite other cancellations - Lake County News Sun | In Waukegan, the 2012 event featured an F-18 Superhornet from the U.S. Navy and an A-10 Thunderbolt from the U.S. Air Force, but the show's usual backbone consists of restored warbirds and other aircraft from private organizations. Waukegan's tower ...

Annual Air Show Adds Features, Invites Honor Flight To Participate - Osprey Observer | For the 39th year, the Lakeland sky will become the destination for thousands of pilots, airplanes and air show enthusiasts as Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, Inc. kicks off its annual exposition of everything airborne. This year’s event which attracts almost 200,000 attendees each year, will be held April 9-14 at...

Hangar 24 anniversary party to feature air show - Redlands Daily Facts | Ben Cook, owner and master brewer at Hangar 24, was involved in the Redlands air show until its last run in 2010 and attended many others. "It's going to be unlike any air show that has gone on anywhere," Cook said. The cost to attend will most likely ...

AIRSHOW NEWS: RAF Cosford Air Show on right track from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | Exciting plans for this summer’s RAF Cosford 75th Anniversary Air Show are firmly on track thanks to a partnership deal with Arriva Trains Wales.

Queensland Air Museum Aero Engine Run Day - My Sunshine Coast | The Queensland Air Museum presents its collection of historic operational aircraft engines in a special display of aviation horsepower. The awesome sight and sound of a 1500 horsepower 14 cylinder radial engine powering up is an unforgettable...

Airshow visitors surveyed - Marlborough Express | Almost 1000 of the estimated 30,000 people at the Classic Fighters airshow at Omaka during the weekend were polled as the Marlborough District Council worked to get a better understanding of the effects the airshow has on the region's economy. Council ...

Arnot made life worth living - Breckenridge American | One day, our reward was getting to fly in Bill Arnot's “Silver Lady,” a vintage World War II B-25 Bomber. I was excited but hesitant because I had never flown in a plane before. The day came when all of our troop met at the Stephens County airport and ...

Former Blue Angels member becomes commanding officer at Pensacola Naval Air Station - WPTV | Captain Keith Hoskins is now in charge | Hoskins flew with the Blue Angels flight demonstration team from 1999 to 2001. The U.S. Navy on Thursday extended the practice schedule for the flight team through April 5. But four April appearances have been cancelled because of possible federal ...

Former CAP member named to Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame from Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | ILLINOIS -- A former manager of the Mount Vernon Airport will be honored posthumously next month when he becomes a member of Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame. Max Firebaugh, who served as the airport manager for 22 years, will be inducted during the Illinois Aviation Conference’s banquet May 16 at the i-Wireless Center in Moline.

World War II vet welcomes vintage aircraft in Fort Worth - WFAA | During World War II, Fort Worth built thousands of B-24s. The Collings Foundation said Witchcraft is the only combat version still flying. The warbirds will be at Fort Worth's Meacham Airport until early Wednesday afternoon. For $425, you can take a ...

New Bessie Coleman eBook from WAI Connect Blog by Pat | Jacksonville, FL – As she proved throughout her sky-high career, Bessie Coleman was unstoppable. When U.S. flying schools refused to allow her entry, she quickly learned French and departed for France, gaining her pilot’s license from the coveted Caudron Brother’s School of Aviation in just seven months....

Museum announces initial sequestration impacts from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will close its Presidential and Research and Development Galleries until further notice beginning May 1, 2013, as part of budget reduction
requirements due to sequestration.

Stately Ladies from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | New Zealand's population of Douglas DC3's has been photographed over the weekend with the two ZK examples present at the Classic Fighters Airshow, Omaka on Saturday 30 March and N451SZ still static at Christchurch....

Become History from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Anne Simpson, Museum of Flight Trustee, commercial airline pilot, and all around great lady is working her wings to the bone trying to get a Lockheed Electra, just like the one Amelia flew, to Seattle's Museum of Flight....

A380 double flyover from Flight Image of the Day by Stuart Clarke | A Qantas A380 and Emirates A380 flew in formation over Sydney Harbour this morning, to mark the commencement of the global aviation partnership between Emirates and Qantas.

Autistic teenager uses flight to conquer his fears from Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | VIRGINIA -- A teenage boy on the Southside got an opportunity of a lifetime last week, thanks to his new membership in Civil Air Patrol. He flew 3,000 feet in the air. For 13-year-old Jacob Fretwell, it was extra special because he had to conquer a big fear to do it....

Marion Military Institute Awards First Flight Training Scholarships for 2013 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | MARION AL- On March 28th, Colonel David Mollahan, USMC (Retired), President of Marion Military Institute, presented three $1000 scholarships to Cadets Daniel Devine, Ryan Johanson, and Jake Tumbleson. The endowed scholarships are specifically intended to ensure the success of cadets participating in the MMI Flying Tigers Flight Training Program....

'Young Eagles' give future pilots their first flight - 9NEWS.com | KUSA - The Young Eagles program took over 40 students between the ages of eight and seventeen flying last Saturday at Front Range Airport. Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum and the Aurora Public School District put on this weekend's event.

Space mission undergoes restructure, moves to ACC from Air Combat Command - ACC Headlines | Air Force missions continue from their current locations after today's restructure of Air Force Space Command's Space Innovation and Development Center at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.