In the whole world, there are 43 active military formation aerobatics teams. The... by The International Council of Air Shows | In the whole world, there are 43 active military formation aerobatics teams. The oldest (the French Air Force Patrouille de France) was formed in 1931. The newest (the Royal Thai Air Force Blue Phoenix) was formed in 2012. Only two of them – the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds – have indefinitely cancelled their 2013 performance schedules. Here’s a list of teams that WILL be performing in 2013...
Blue Angels looking for applicants to join team - WEAR | Blue Angels looking for applicants to join team. | They are grounded for now thanks to federal budget cuts. But the Blue Angels are looking for 
a few good men and women to join the flight demonstration squadron.
Down Again!
- Kevin Eldredge | On his way to Sun n Fun, Kevin had to put the plane
(Relentless) down. We're really glad Kevin is ok. Here's a link to the
photos he posted from the incident...
World War II Heritage Days slated from General Aviation News | PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Experience the sights and sounds of the Greatest Generation when the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing hosts the 10th annual “WWII Heritage Days” April 27-28. The festival will be held at The Historical Airpower Facility, Atlanta Regional Airport-Falcon Field, Peachtree City from 9 am-4 pm both days. The weekend will feature vintage aircraft...
Now our air show needs saving - VEGAS INC | Now, fans of a Southern Nevada air show are hoping for a similar bailout. Most Southern Nevadans' only knowledge about the Reno Air Races came in the aftermath of a horrific 2011 crash that killed 11 people and hurt 69. It was the third-worst air show...
The story of the B-24 Lady Be Good - Meriden Record-Journal | ... bailout point in temperatures that approached 130 degrees, leaving a trail of personal equipment and crude markers along their path. Samples are on display at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio, and the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Ariz.
George Owl Article feat. Ralph Wise from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin | Found this...it's a keeper!
Harry Boyle's Tango over Takoradi from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | A photo recreation of Harry Boyle dropping into a 20,000 ft cumulus cloud top while fellow Defence of Takoradi Flight
pilot Bill McRae looks on to confirm the feat. Harry Boyle was one of seven Canadians, including myself, making up the majority of pilots in the Defense of Takoradi Flight during 1942. Harry’s insatiable curiosity frequently got him into trouble but his most sensational escapade, and most expensive, was the incident described in this true story. Gathered under the shade of our open-sided, thatched dispersal hut we were watching the rapid build-up of towering cumulus just off the coast which most likely would dump torrential showers on us later in the day. Harry suddenly announced that he had never spun an aircraft in cloud and `that one’ looked like a good one in which to try it....
L29 Delfin ZK-VAU from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | Soviet Star Jet Experience Aero L29 Delfin ZK-VAU has recently moved from Timaru to Christchurch where it is employed on joy rides...
Master chef wingless - Voxy | A year on from the last Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow, pilot and celebrity Chef, Simon Gault of Auckland, is still to get his aircraft airworthy again. Simon's Thunder Mustang suffered engine problems as he was approaching Wanaka Airport ...
'Volunteer of the Quarter' recognized at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | 88th Air Base Wing Vice Commander Col. Daniel Semsel presented Springboro resident Garry Guthrie with the Team Wright-Patt "Volunteer of the Quarter" award for the fourth quarter of 2012 on April 4.
Air Force Museum in Ohio to Close Some Galleries - ABC News | The national Air Force museum in southwest Ohio is closing some galleries starting next month due to federal budget cuts. The director of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton says ...
F/A 18F Super Hornet crashes into sea - crew ejects safely from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass | NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, Bahrain (NNS) -- No one was injured when an F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed into the water while operating near USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the North Arabian Sea, April 8.
"83 Wiseasses" UCAP #321 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | (This is NOT an Sun n Fun episode.) We explore a well sourced story that claims that the Wright Brothers weren't the first... When is it OK to ignore the instructions of air traffic control... And... From the faces of babes, a little girl reminds us about the joy of flying....
Retired astronaut Clayton Anderson promotes science education - Omaha World-Herald | On Wednesday, he will visit the Durham Science Center and Roskens Hall, home of the College of Education. Anderson will also appear at the Strategic Air & Space Museum, near Ashland, which is co-hosting Anderson's visit. On Thursday, he will meet with ...
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