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Indy 500 flyover to feature six World War II-era planes - Fox 59 | A North American B-25 Mitchell twin-engine medium bomber will be joined in formation by five North American T-6 Texan trainer aircraft in the flyover that will appear above the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the conclusion of the national anthem. The... Photo via Airpigz

Note: We'll see a B-25 today at The Preakness also! DAV Flight Team and Panchito for this event.

2013 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger :30 TV | Here is the 2013 :30 TV spot for the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger. The show will feature more than 15 world-class performers...

California Capital Airshow to Continue Despite Sequestration - KTXL | The Capital City Air Show at Mather Field is different than other air shows around the country – you can get up close to the technology, see it and feel it. About 100,000 people come every year. But this year, because of some belt-tightening in ...

Rocky Mountain Airshow 2013 features rocket launch, B-29 Flying Fortress and ... - The Denver Channel | Also new this year is a Jet Glider and Wing Walking team. The Rocky Mountain Airshow rocket launch will take place on Saturday, Aug. 17 – the first ever sanctioned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Interns at United Launch Alliance (ULA) in ...

The Patrouille de France celebrates 60 years - The Journal of Aviation | To announce the presentation of the third patrol squadron flying four F-84G, commentator Jacques Noetinger says "ladies and gentlemen, the Patrouille de France." This date marks the beginning of the career that we call...

Full line-up of 2013 RAF Cosford Air Show revealed - shropshirelive.com | Aerobatic displays will be sure to get the adrenaline pumping as a number of teams, including the popular RV8tors and The Blades, show off their dare-devil flying skills and demonstrate the ultimate example of accuracy and agility. Air Show spokesman...

Incredible ghostly image created by Russia's Red Arrows as they fire flares ... - Daily Mail | Looming out of the sky, its wings outstretched in the glare of the sun's rays, it looked like there was an angel watching over Russia. But as quickly as it appeared, the angel began to fade away. It wasn't a hallucination - it was the latest stunt from...

Exhibition "Everything for Aviation" Air Fair 2013 - Onet.pl | Nearly one hundred companies participating in the seventh International Exhibition "Everything for Aviation" Air Fair 2013, which began on Friday in Bydgoszcz. The attraction for visitors are airplanes and helicopters of the Air Force and Navy, and light aircraft ...

Last flying B-29 Superfortress makes stop in Birmingham for flights and tours ... - The Birmingham News - al.com | BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Birmingham Aero Club is hosting a visit by the Commemorative Air Force's AirPower Tour at Kaiser Aircraft Industries ramp at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport May 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th. There will be 6 ...

Hey batter, batter... Look up! from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | Take you’re midnight train to Georgia and come see us in Atlanta! The RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit is making tracks to Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves. Thanks to the good folks at KIA, we’ll be there Thursday, May 30 through Sunday, June 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day....

WWII Spitfires set to swoop over Dublin - Irish Examiner | A Second World War Spitfire and a B-17 Flying Fortress will take to the skies above Dublin city as part of an international flypast. More than 30 different types of aircraft, including military, vintage and large commercial carriers, will fly as low as...

Piece of WWII to come to Canton - Canton Daily Ledger | Conrad has been a pilot since 1985 and a member of the commemorative air force since 2001. He said the commemorative air force does 18 to 20 shows a year. One of his favorite parts of participating in events such as the Fly-in Drive-in is interacting...

Aviation and Aerospace Foundation gives top honours to six Canadian women - Canadian Skies | The national award program was established in 2009 to recognize and honour the outstanding achievements of women in aviation and aerospace in Canada. Since its inception, the program has grown from one to six separate award categories that now ...

Carbon air vets, public have a chance to experience a B-17 - Price Sun Advocate | That was the last time Sersland flew in an airplane until Monday, when he had an opportunity to fly in a B-17 Flying Fortress. Sersland, who now lives in Layton, is a World War II veteran and was a waist gunner on a B-17 bomber. He was a member of the ...

A Classy Organization Steps Up to Let The Oregon Duck Find His Wings from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | ...The classy professionalism of EAA was on full display at the Eugene Airport today as the association brought their immaculate B-17 bomber Aluminum Overcast to the Willamette Valley for a stop on their 2013 Experience History tour. It was apparent to this writer that their devotion to keeping vintage airplanes and history alive while simultaneously exciting the public about airplanes is a thing of beauty to behold....

Harry Stenger's Inland Sport from Antique Airfield News | Mike Araldi also sent us some photos from Harry Stenger's shop in Bartow, FL, where Harry is rebuilding an Inland Sport W-500. Harry is currently rebuilding the Inland's Warner 145 engine and expects to be flying in 4 to 6 months.

Chandler Scout's Eagle history project aids Mesa air museum - AZCentral.com - Arizona Republic | The Chandler boy, 15, found both at Mesa's Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum, which is displaying his research on the history of 80 model aircraft from World War I to the present. “I wanted to find an Eagle project that I felt...

Pilot survives small plane crash in Lynden neighborhood - KOMO | ...The single-engine Tiger Moth biplane is registered to Vern Swanson of Bellingham. Baar did not confirm if Swanson was the pilot at the controls...

Concrete (RC) Airplane 'Flies' (With Video) from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology said earlier this month that students there had created and flown a small remote control aircraft made of concrete, but their level of success may be open to interpretation. The aircraft had a wingspan of 40 inches and weighed 18 pounds. A news release from the school notes...

Last Mercury Space Program Flight Remembered by McDonnell Aircraft Teammates from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The 50th anniversary of the last Mercury spacecraft flight was commemorated yesterday with a panel discussion hosted by the Missouri Aviation Historical Society at its monthly meeting at Creve Coeur Airport. Mercury Atlas 9, with...

Private Space Plane Arrives in California for Key Flight Tests - Space.com | "Other flight tests will follow to validate the aerodynamic data used to control the vehicle in the atmosphere when it returns from space," Voss added. "This is a huge step forward for the SNC and NASA teams towards providing our nation with safe and ...