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Collings Foundation | You might see some infomation regarding the Me 262: I would like to take the opportunity to correct some of the information in the press release and add some facts regarding the incident at Midland Airport. The Me 262 operated by the Collings Foundation was not involved in a crash. The aircraft did not have the rear canopy properly secured by the pilot occupying the rear seat. This was an...

Media Preview Event for Planes of Fame Airshow April 24th 10:00am to 1:00pm | You are invited to attend the Media Preview Event for the 2013 Planes of Fame Airshow! This will be an action-filled morning of getting up close and personal with the 'Stars' of the Airshow. There will be three P-38 Lightnings on hand for observation, and will take to the skies for some incredible photo opportunities. Don't miss out, attendance is limited so please sign up today!...

2013 Wetumpka Spring Fly In from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | ELMORE AL- EAA 822 Spring Fly In is this Saturday at the Historic Wetumpka Airport starting at 9:00 am. Perhaps the most fun and attended Young Eagle event in the state, kids from 8 to 17 years of age can fly free. For the very young, age 7 and under, a fun simulator is ready for them to swoop and turn.

Apache helicopter to wow crowds at SouthEast Airshow - Kent News | An Apache Attack Helicopter will be a star feature of this year's SouthEast Airshow. It will be the first time the fierce fighter will be on display at the show which is taking place at Manston Airport on Saturday, June 22. The 2001 Apache is designed ...

The Legacy Lives On – 34th Bomb Squadron Presents Patch To Honor Doolittle Tokyo Raiders - Warbird Radio | WARBIRD RADIO – It was a special moment when members of the 34th Bomb Squadron presented Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole (RET) and the other surviving Doolittle Tokyo Raiders their current “active duty” patch flown in combat. The event...

Suspect sought in damage to B-25 at Lakeland airshow - Tbo.com | ...The estimated cost of repair is approximately $30,000. Police said the owners participate in Sun-N-Fun each year and support Lakeland and the community. The bomber is one of two that are part of the DAV Airshow Outreach Program, which is intended to increase public awareness of disabled veterans.... 

Salt Springs veteran served in support of Doolittle mission - Ocala | Meunier, 89, served in an observation tower high above the flight deck when 16 twin-engine B-25 bombers crews prepared to take off for a morale boosting first strike on Tokyo using aircraft tested for carrier launch only weeks before the mission ... 

COUNT DOWN TO MEMORIAL DAY, Monday, May 27th, 2013 | As Memorial Day nears, I've counted 30 Tuskegee Airmen whose remains have never been recovered...  Please help us find the families of those missing men so that we can start the process with JPAC for location and recovery of the remains of our heroic missing Tuskegee Airmen.... 

Boeing B-17 Memphis Belle in Sacramento - Sacramento Bee | Richard Austin, of Granite Bay, who turned 90 on Friday, stands in front of the Boeing B-17 "Memphis Belle" similar to the original B-17 Memphis Belle he said he flew on a test flight during WWII before he went on 35 missions in WWII, Korea and Vietnam ... 

Solar Impulse Soars Over the Golden Gate  by Dean Sigler | This photograph, by J. Revillard for the Solar Impulse project, speaks well more than a thousand words. It...

Solar Impulse Flies, As Electric Aircraft Experts Gather from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Solar Impulse, the one-of-a-kind solar-powered airplane from Switzerland, flew above the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Tuesday as the crew prepares for a flight across the U.S. next month. The aircraft took off from Moffett Field about 7 a.m. with Bertrand Piccard at the controls and flew above the bridge at about 3,500 feet. Another flight above the Bay Bridge was planned for later in the day. As the crew continues to prepare for the cross-country trip, experts in the development of battery-powered aircraft will be gathering in nearby Santa Rosa for the 7th annual CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium.

An Unimaginable Task from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | As I make my way onto the sprawling Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Yorkshire known as Leeming, the sound of a Rolls-Royce -Turbomeca Adour Mk.951 turbofan, generating 6500 lbs of thrust splits the air. A dual-seat Hawk of 100 Squadron leaps from the ground. What strikes me most is that, even though so much has changed over the years, so much has stayed the same. The RAF Leeming base layout...

Yankee Air Museum plan could save part of Willow Run bomber plant from ... - AnnArbor.com | The Yankee Air Museum's effort to move to the former Willow Run bomber plant could save part of the factory that turned out B-24 Liberator bombers during World War II from the wrecking ball. The museum, which has launched a $6 million campaign to allow ... 

Castle Air Museum - KSEE | There aren't many places where you can get a birds-eye view of navy aircraft like the Douglas RA-3 Skywarrior, which flew off aircraft carriers during the Vietnam War. But in the north valley there's a jewel of a museum that is dedicated to military ... 

Pilot Tails. from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Michael Badger sent me an email about a "kickstarter" campaign to help launch his book, Pilot Tails. This came through at a time I was babysitting my grandkids and thought, how fun this book would be to read to them. I asked him to tell me more about the inspiration behind his story, and a little about Kickstarter...

Build a Plane and GAMA Look for High School Students to Build a Real Airplane from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) are considered the cornerstones of a 21st century education. The aviation industry, clamoring for qualified, educated people to expand its breadth, is reaching out to youth through the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and the Build-A-Plane Foundation...

Learning to fly with laughs from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | The more enjoyable the learning process, the better a student will retain the material. If you can involve laughter in the process, retention rate soars. This explains why we remember lines from movies such as “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” but have a hard time remembering how to do algebra. There is a lot to learn in aviation, and no one makes it more fun than aviation educator and humorist Rod Machado.

20th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | HUNTSVILLE AL- The 20th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race ® will be held this Friday and Saturday, starting at 7:30am in Huntsville, Alabama, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Students are required to design a vehicle that addresses a series of engineering problems that are similar to problems faced by the original Moonbuggy team. Nearly 600 students world-wide are arriving to compete in Huntsville this week.