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La Ferté Alais 2013 - Highlights - EADStv | On the outskirts of Paris, nestled away in the woods, EADS took the time to discover La Ferté Alais! What a great Air Show with fantastic people and amazing aircraft...take a look for yourself.

Academy of Model Aeronautics: The 2013 National Electric Fly-In (NEFI) will be held June 21-23 at the IAC. Make plans to attend this fun-fly, which benefits several charities and organizations! More details and information will be announced soon, but in the meantime, enjoy photos from last year's event!

Friends, volunteers hope to recover B-25 from Alaska sandbar from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | Patrick Mihalek and Todd Trainor, long-time friends, and a handful of volunteers will be in Alaska next month to prepare a 70-year-old North American B-25J Mitchell for rescue. The B-25, nicknamed “Sandbar Mitchell” sits on a sandbar in the Tanana River outside of Fairbanks.

“Charles A. Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis, just... from Planeshots | ...before departure, at Rockwell Field, 10 May 1927. At left is...

They called her "aviatrix". Amelia Earhart was a legend. 81 years after the historic flight ...  - Gazeta.pl | Exactly 81 years ago, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo Atlantic. A few years later as a star and an icon of aviation grabbed a flight around the world. Missing two-thirds of the way, after taking off from Lae, New Guinea.

Doolittle Raiders Part 2 - WJHG - WJHG-TV | "The aircraft's a B-25 Mitchell bomber. It's the same type of aircraft the Doolittle Raiders flew off the carrier Hornet when they bombed Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor" said Pilot Tim Black. Commanders decided the B-25 Mitchell was the best ...

Remembering WWII: Special event allows Veterans to fly again - Emery County Progress | In 1954 SSgt Paul Sersland was traveling from Los Angeles to Birmingham, Ala. to make repairs on a B-25 bomber. Over the Grand Canyon the plane began to experience problems and Sersland talked with the Lord and told him he didn't need to fly anymore...

Sky is filled with history - Western Advocate | They will retrace the route taken by Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson when they became the first Europeans to cross the Mountains in 1813. From O'Connell, 56 aircraft will head to Bathurst for a barbecue hosted by the Bathurst Aero Club. The first...

March 26, 2013 Who's Up First? from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | ...Considered the foremost authority on aviation history, Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft has been published annually in England since November 1909. We turn to Jane’s for detailed descriptions of every type, make and model airplane produced. The publication has historically supported the Wright brothers as having been the first to fly. But now in their 100-year anniversary issue to be... Other Posts

Strategic Air & Space Museum To Participate In Blue Star Museums - WOWT | Strategic Air & Space Museum announced Monday the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to...

Carolina CAP pilot honored for 50 years of safe flying from Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | NORTH CAROLINA -- The skies hold a special place in Ray Davis’ heart. At one point or another, the Hendersonville resident has flown through the skies, monitored the skies and monitored space. Over the last 50 years, Davis has not only flown, but has had more than 50 years of safe flight operations. For that...

Observatory moving to Air & Space Museum in Ashland - Omaha World-Herald | An observatory that has been housed at Fontenelle Forest is moving to the Strategic Air & Space Museum. The telescopes and astronomy programs at the Millard Observatory can now be found at the museum in Ashland. The observatory will continue to be...

Buzz Aldrin Book Signing - KPBS | Whenever possible, the San Diego Air & Space Museum loves to give our visitors the opportunity to meet inspirational and historical figures. It's hard to think of a more important event in living history than the first landing on the moon in 1969. The ...