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Day-long show features more than air show, fireworks - WAVE | LOUISVILLE, KY - You can do a lot more at Thunder Over Louisville this year than simply look to the sky. Ford's Thunder on the Ground activities will offer numerous ways to entertain friends and family members as well. From the Thunder FoodFest to the Interactive Display Area to the Kid's Play Areas on the Great Lawn, there's refreshments and entertainment galore to be found all over the venue. Some...

Thunder Over Louisville air-show schedule - The Courier-Journal | The Blue Angels are back. That's likely the biggest news for Thunder Over Louisville's air show this year after the federal government's sequestration prevented them from flying last year...

The second leg of the Red Bull Air Race in Croatia - Translated | 12 to 13 April 2014, the Red Bull Air Race will be held in the city of Rovinj in Croatia at the second stop Britain's Paul Bonhomme, Austrian Hannes Arch and the world's best pilots will compete with its rivals...

Something to brag about * General Aviation News | Today is a good day to brag a bit. With the SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo in the rearview mirror, it’s a great time to celebrate where we are as an industry, because there is a lot going right in general aviation these days. So let’s take a moment to recognize just a few of the folks who are setting the table for success....

P-51 raffle winner named * General Aviation News | And the winner is…Jim Penn. At SUN ’n FUN, Penn’s raffle ticket was plucked from a tumbler filled with hundreds of tickets and now he gets an orientation flight in the P-51 “Crazy Horse” operated by Stallion 51....

Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau Announces Details of Barksdale Air Force Base Air Show - PR Web | Barksdale Air Force Base, in partnership with the Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council, is hosting the annual Barksdale Air Force Base Open House and Air Show from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., April 26-27. This event invites the public onto Barksdale’s military base located in Bossier City, Louisiana to watch the air show with a line-up of more than 25 performances by Barksdale pilots, civilian and other aerobatic pilots, including the famous U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Boeing B-52....

Mayor addresses Fair St. Louis lineup, parking, air show - fox2now.com | ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – The excitement is building around this year’s Fair St. Louis now that we know who will be performing. But the “where” is also getting a lot of attention. The move from the Arch grounds to Forest Park brings some new challenges. This has been a huge project trying to relocate Fair St. Louis to Forest Park and with so many people expected at the fair, parking is going to be a big issue....

Jones Beach air show to include Blue Angels, Golden Knights - Newsday |  The Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team and the MV-22 Osprey, a multimission military aircraft, will join the Navy's Blue Angels at the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach next month. The state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation on Wednesday released the lineup for the May 24-25 event...

Commissioners Support Warsaw Air Show - Stacey Page Online | Indiana’s largest air show is coming to Warsaw in August. Allen Hoover, local pilot, said the Warsaw Air Show will be Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15-16. Hoover told the Kosciusko County Commissioners this morning that, last year, more than 7,000 people attended the air show and that this year’s show is expected to be “a lot bigger” and cost $35,000 to $40,000....

Airbourne Announces RAF Flying for Golden Year of Red Arrows * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow is getting ready for a golden year of RAF displays, joining the RAF Red Arrows in celebrating 50 years of flying. With four days of Red Arrows displays already confirmed, Eastbourne will also welcome the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Tucano, Tutor, Sea King and for fast jet fans, the resounding heavy metal of the Eurofighter Typhoon....

The Red Arrows are coming back to Torquay - Torquay Herald Express | THE Red Arrows are coming back to Torquay, it has been confirmed today. The display team will return on Sunday August 24 during the busy bank holiday weekend of Torbay Regatta Week. Their return comes after initial disappointment that the Arrows could not fly on the original date - Wednesday August 27, because of essential maintenance work...

Biggin Hill Airport's Festival of Flight announces Battle of Britain display * newsshopper.co.uk |  Some of Britain’s iconic Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes will be roaring over Bromley skies this summer. The World War Two aircraft are set to take off at Biggin Hill Airport on June 14 to commemorate 1940’s historic Battle of Britain. The memorial flight comes as part of the airport’s Festival of Flight, a celebration of the nation’s aviation heritage....

Organizers working toward bigger, better air show in August - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier | WATERLOO | Thunder in the Valley committee members met en masse for the first time Tuesday, discussing a load of logistics that must be addressed before air show pilots tear up the sky over Black Hawk County. "We've got one minute to show time. Anyone got second thoughts?" Chris Harshbarger, air show director, asked before opening the planning session...

Lancasters crossing the Atlantic once more - Brantford Expositor | This August will see two legends take to the skies together for the first -- and possibly last -- time. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is preparing to send its prized Avro Lancaster across the Atlantic to take part in a monthlong program with the Battle of Britain Memorial Lancaster...

Joe Entrikin, Antarctic aviator and Whatcom County booster, dies at 91 - Bellingham Herald | ...Entrikin was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy in 1955 when he commanded a long-range patrol plane from New Zealand to McMurdo Sound in Antarctica, a 14-hour flight. Reporters and photographers waited at the landing strip to spread the news of the first land-based flight to reach the frozen continent...

Body of missing WWII airman from Clinton to be buried Saturday - Quad-Cities Online | ...He was serving with the 433rd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Corps, when he disappeared on April 16, 1944. He was piloting a P-38J Lightning aircraft that left Nadzab, New Guinea, as part of a bomber escort mission against enemy targets on the island, according to an Arsenal news release....

History comes alive for SCW resident - YourWestValley.com | The 25th annual Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour has warmed the hearts of two Sun Cities residents. Sun City West resident and private pilot Darlene Balto, 79, got a chance to co-pilot a P-51C, otherwise known as “Betty Jane,” which was flown in World War II. “This is something I’ve wanted to do,” said Balto, smiling from ear to ear. “I haven’t flown in a long time. Betty Jane’s my sisters name.”...

VIDEO: Tribute to air crew 70 years after crash - Market Rasen Mail | Almost 70 years to the day after a fatal wartime plane crash, the memory of the crew has been honoured at a special commemorative service at Airfield Farm, Caistor. It was into the late afternoon sunshine that R5672 took off from the Lancaster finishing School at RAF Hemswell, crewed by young, vibrant servicemen and a talented visiting ATA pilot. The air-test ended in tragedy, as the Lancaster crashed into the south-west corner of Caistor airfield - all on board perished...

Bronco Demo Team UK Fan Day in May · Warbirds News | The Bronco Demo Team is bringing their newly restored OV-10B Bronco to the UK for it’s first public showing on May 3rd, 2014. The aircraft will be on show for fans, friends and family during a free event at Cotswold Airport (the former RAF Kemble). The Bronco Demo Team is collaborating with the Bristol Britannia XM496 Preservation Society which is holding their Open Day showing off their magnificent aircraft on the same date. The Cotswold Airport management has kindly offered to organize their Spring Fly-in on the same day as well, so this should guarantee a larger audience for both events...

Nieuport 11 and Spijker M.VII For The Aviodrome Museum · Warbirds News | The Aviodrome in Holland is getting ready to unveil a new exhibit dedicated to World War One. The museum is creating a diorama which will include a replica Spijker V.II 2-seat biplane and a Nieuport 11. The Spijker (pronounced Spyker) was an indigenous Dutch design, although the famous automobile manufacturer built very few of them. The original two-seater variant had a 80hp Thulin engine. However, the aluminium tubes, spoked wheels and other components evident, suggest the replica may be originating from an Airdrome Airplanes kit...

New Fuel Tank for Vulcan XH558 · Warbirds News | WarbirdsNews keeps close tabs on the status of Avro Vulcan XH558. We learned recently that they received a newly manufactured and tested fuel tank last week, courtesy of Fire Proof Tanks of Portsmouth. Part of GKN Aerospace Services, FPT donated their tank and services towards the Vulcan’s return to flight for this season...

Airmen at odds with Air Force brass over future of beloved A-10 plane - PBS NewsHour | ...“I absolutely would like to have a fleet of A-10s, no questions asked,” Air Force Gen. Michael Hostage told the PBS NewsHour in a March telephone interview. “I just flat can’t afford it.” Hostage, a veteran fighter pilot, who has flown F-15s, F-16 and F-22 fighter jets during his 36 year Air Force career, said he could “sympathize with the folks that are upset” with the decision....

All female team of aviation mechanics at South Seattle College wins national competition - Westseattleherald.com | An all female team of aviation mechanics at South Seattle College took home an award in the Aerospace Maintenance Competition in Las Vegas on March 25-26. From left they are Sarah McKenna, Mary Hadley (instructor), CrystalRose Hudelson, Melissa Wong, Jennifer Lesher, and Agnes Choung....

Purdue Astronauts to Discuss Past, Future Space Flight - PR Web | Eight Purdue University NASA astronaut alumni will discuss their experiences in space and their thoughts on what's ahead for human space flight at a public forum Saturday (April 12)...