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Video: Pretoria airshow to showcase SA aviation - News24 | Cape Town - South Africa’s best-loved air show is set to pull out all the stops on 9 and 10 May 2014 at Swartkops Air Force Base, just outside Pretoria....

Big weekend of flight and machinery coming up at Raglan * The Observer | WEATHER permitting, May 23, 24 and 25 will be a weekend of amazing spectacle and machinery. It's the weekend when The Old Station Flying Club hosts its popular fly-in and heritage show...

Warbirds Over the Beach * WAI Connect Blog | If you'll be in the Virginia Beach, Virginia area May 16-18, be sure to check out the Military Aviation Museum's Warbirds Over the Beach event! The annual weekend air show features re-enactors and action flights of World War II-era warbirds including the Me-262, Lancaster Bomber, and the world's only flying de Havilland Mosquito. There will also be vehicle, armor, and artillery displays, plenty of food, and big band musical entertainment...

Fly-in, car show bringing fun for all ages to Mercer Airport - Bluefield Daily Telegraph | BRUSHFORK — People with a passion for airplanes, cars or both will have an opportunity on May 24 to see both types of vehicles when a fly-in and car show comes to the Mercer County Airport. It is typical for airports to host fly-in events during the summer and invite pilots from other airports to visit and socialize, said Airport Manager Clint Ransom....

Fly-In Day to bring up-close look at air travel - Morganton News Herald | Foothills Regional Airport in Morganton will be holding a Fly-In Day on Saturday and people of all ages are invited to enjoy fun, food and flights from 10 a.m. to dusk. Men’s Club of Morganton, the cities of Morganton and Lenoir and the Foothills Regional Airport all participated in organizing the event...

Black Team Thunder * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | The Black demonstration team led by SFC Kevin Presgraves traveled to Travis Air Force Base, CA for the Thunder Over Solano Air Show this past weekend. The team began making their impressions within the Fairfield community upon landing and paid a visit to a local high school. We had the honor of speaking with the Air Force JROTC class at Fairfield High School along with the local Army recruiters...

Milwaukee Air & Water Show releases full lineup - Milwaukee Business Journal | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will have plenty of company when the group comes to the Milwaukee Air & Water Show June 21-22....

RAF parachute display team to fly into Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Post | THE RAF Falcons parachute display team will be performing at Weston Air Festival this summer. The display team will wow the crowds at the two day event, which also ties in with Armed Forces Day celebrations, on June 21 and 22...

Airshow Grand Troyes Sunday, June 29, 2014 Troyes Barberey * Translated | The Company Skyline Events organized with the support of the Community Shared Grand Troyes, the Conseil Général de l'Aube and SNC Lavalin, airport manager of Troyes - Barberey an aerial demonstration to discover the world of military aviation, and "historic" public Champenois....

2014 Flying Legends Air Show · Warbirds News | Legends 2014 Trailer from chris g on Vimeo | Show Dates - July 12, 13 | The Flying Legends Air Show is famous the world over for its unique presentation of historic piston-engined aircraft in rare combinations and remarkable flying displays.Complimenting the ‘wow!’ factor in the air is the authentic 1940s atmosphere that can be experienced across the museum. It’s the closest you can get to being back at RAF Duxford in its flying heyday....

Comox Airport adds Snowbird Stained glass commemorative - Comox Vallety Record | They have been a fixture in the Comox Valley every spring for years, and now the Comox Valley Airport hosts a permanent display of the Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds....

CoolPix: The Beauty Of Biplanes - Antique Airfield 2013 (+Desktop Pix) * AirPigz | ...The CoolPix image above is another from the 2013 Antique Airplane Association invitational fly-in in Blakesburg Iowa last year. The fabulous Ryan SCW CoolPix from the other day was from the same event. I think you can see that Antique Airfield is an amazing place to experience the beauty and majesty of the golden age of aviation. I'm just now realizing that I have several awesome images from the event that I should be sharing with you, so now I am!...

Love the Red Tails? Work with us to fulfill our mission! * CAF Redtail Squadron | Each day, the staff and volunteers of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron work tirelessly towards our mission to share the inspiring legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen – America’s first black military pilots and their support personnel. In doing so, we believe telling the story of their success in triumphing over adversity during WWII will inspire people of all ages to RISE ABOVE obstacles they may face. We’ve seen it happen, and it fuels our fires each and every day to continue the work Don Hinz and the CAF began so many years ago...

World War II flying fortress landing in Tomball - Your Houston News | It has been nearly 70 years since the last B-17 lifted into the air to join the largest air armada ever to fill the skies during World War II, but on Saturday May 10, the four giant Wright-Cyclone engines of Texas Raiders, a fully restored B-17 Flying Fortress will be roaring over Tomball...

Take the Flight of a Lifetime Aboard the WW II B-17 "Memphis Belle" - Kirkland Views | The Liberty Foundation’s aircraft provides visitors the opportunity to take a step back in time and gain respect for the men and women who gave so much to protect our freedoms. At each stop, flight “missions” are available in each airplane, which allow people to take flights in this historic aircraft. During flight...

World's only two airworthy Lancasters to take to the skies together at Bournemouth Air Festival * Daily Echo |  THE Bournemouth Air Festival is to be boosted this year with the appearance of a second historic Lancaster. It means that the world’s only two airworthy Lancasters will fly together for the first – and probably last – time....

CWHM Lancaster’s Transatlantic Flight For Sale on eBay · Warbirds News | Do you want to fly the Lancaster across the Atlantic Ocean? Maybe your should try to bid for your ticket on eBay. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is auctioning off the opportunity to fly in a famous Second World War bomber on eBay. As  reported by Warbirds News ( click HERE) The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum will be flying their Avro Lancaster B.X across the Atlantic Ocean to the United Kingdom to take part in a series of displays alongside the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. This will mark the...

Vancouver says no to air museum ownership - The Columbian | ...Items that once were in the museum, including several historic airplanes, belong to or are on loan to the trust, and the trust will continue to use them for its aviation education programs, said Elson Strahan, the trust's president and CEO. "The collections, other than what was on loan, belong to the trust, and we will continue to utilize those," Strahan said. The trust would like to display all the planes again at some point, but for now space is limited to hangars at Pearson Field....

NTSB: Fuel Leak Caused B-17 'Liberty Belle' Fire - Flying Magazine | According to investigators, the weekend before the crash mechanics identified a fuel leak, which was subsequently repaired. A final inspection on the morning of the accident flight did not reveal any evidence of a leak and the airplane was cleared for flight....

Odd Wisconsin: Milwaukee's Maverick Aviator - Madison.com | Milwaukee native Billy Mitchell’s life was forever changed in 1908 when the Wright brothers demonstrated their flying machine to the U.S. Army. He soon learned to fly, commanded the first U.S. aircraft units in 1917, and became the leading U.S. advocate of air power...

[Video] F/A-18B Hornet jets take off in 30 – 40 knot crosswind * The Aviationist | Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet jets take off in 30 – 40 knot crosswind from Illawarra Regional Airport in Australia Filmed at Wing Over Illawarra airshow 2014, at Illawarra Regional Airport, in New South Wales, on May 4, the following footage shows two RAAF F/A-18B Hornets taking off in strong crosswinds from the airfield located about 50 kilometers to the southeast of Sydney, Australia...

Arctic P-38 Lightning Recovery Set for this Summer! * Warbirds News | Ever dreamed of salvaging a WWII warbird from the wilderness? Well, now is your opportunity to take part! Ken McBride is looking for a few capable hands willing to help out on his trek to the Arctic this summer. They are planning to recover one of the Lockheed P-38 Lightnings trapped in the glacial ice below. The Lightning is one from the same group of six P-38's and two B-17s which got stranded on the ice in Greenland during a WWII ferry operation. As most...

IlCigno — an aviation vision of da Vinci by travelforaircraft | Who in the Europe or the Americas has not heard of Leonardo da Vinci? We do not usually use his full name, referring to him as da Vinci or simply as Leonardo such is his fame and impact. I recall clearly a visit to Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry to see a da Vinci exhibit and...

Douglas XB-19 — laboratory for very heavy bombers by travelforaircraft | Douglas built the XB-19 for the U.S. Army Air Corps to test large aircraft construction techniques as well as their flight characteristics. Range with a 6000 pound/~2727kg bomb load was a respectable 7300 miles/11,680km. Intercepting fighters would have respected its defensive armament with its 2 x 37mm cannon, 5 x 0.50 caliber machine guns as well as 6 x 0.30 caliber machine guns — requiring a crew of up to 18! Only one was built and it served from 1941 through 1949 as a cargo aircraft upon flight testing completion....
   
Coming Soon — Hidden Warbirds II by travelforaircraft | Nicholas Veronico, the author of Hidden Warbirds as well as Hidden Warbirds II, is easy going and brimming with knowledge — especially whenever relic warbird finding (wreckchasing) arises in the conversation. Hidden Warbirds was reviewed earlier, and what a great read it is...

Upside down * Apron 6 | While trying to find some time to edit the pictures from last weekend I want to show some more from an A2A flight with the Extra 300 and the Bronco before it got it’s new paint....

Did Coconut Crabs Really Hide Amelia Earhart's Remains? * IO9 | ...In 1940, British colonial officer Gerard Gallagher reported that he had discovered a partial skeleton along with an old sextant box on Gardner Island, which is now known as Nikumaroro, part of the Phoenix Islands in the Republic of Kiribati. During the initial search for Earhart and Noonan, Nikumaroro was suggested as a possible landing spot for Earhart's plane. The Phoenix Islands are located 350 miles southeast of Howland Island, and Nikumaroro in particular would have been visible from the air....

Spy Plane Shut Down Los Angeles Air Traffic for Hours * Gawker | Los Angeles International Airport shut down for several hours last week because a spy plane on a secret mission fried the airport's air traffic control center. According to NBC, the airport grounded all incoming and outgoing flights for several hours last Wednesday after a Soviet-era U-2 spy plane cruised through airspace monitored by L.A. Air Route Traffic Control Center....

Online Fundraising For The CAF’s Damaged TBM Avenger · Warbirds News | A Grumman TBM-3E Avenger owned and operated by the Commemorative Air Force’s Rocky Mountain Wing suffered a minor mishap on March 17th, which unfortunately resulted in some expensive damage to the airframe, engine and propeller. The left main landing gear collapsed while the aircraft was taxiing at Glendale Municipal Airport near Phoenix, Arizona the day following a successful performance at the Luke AFB Open House. The Avenger sank down onto its...

Happy Birthday To The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt · Warbirds News | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC -Seventy-three years ago today, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt took flight for the first time.  A single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber, the P-47 was one of the most successful fighters of all time.  Nicknamed the “jug” because of its bulky shape, the P-47 was fast and maneuverable for its size.  Thunderbolts were...

Solar-powered plane takes flight · General Aviation News | Solar Flight revealed it has been test flying a new solar powered airplane called the Sunseeker Duo. The Duo is the first solar powered airplane with a passenger seat. The project is led by husband and wife Eric and Irena Raymond. The Duo is Solar Flight’s third solar powered airplane...

Aviation Notables Honor Volunteer Pilots - Flying Magazine | About 400 people, including several astronauts and other aviation celebrities, were seated underneath the recently retired Endeavor space shuttle at the California Science Center in Los Angeles for the inaugural Endeavor Awards honoring pilots volunteering their services for public benefit flights...

NASA Hosts Multiple Student Rocketry Challenge Events In May * Aero-News Network | Twenty Teams To Gather At The Bonneville Salt Flats For Launches Up To 20,000 Feet | More than 20 American college and university teams will gather on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats Saturday, May 17 to launch rockets they designed. The rockets will reach heights up to 20,000 feet, carrying onboard science and engineering experiments -- and high hopes among those on the ground to win prizes and bragging rights...