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The Black Demonstration Team Jumped into the 65th Armed Forces Day Celebration * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Members of the Black Team performed at the Fayetteville’s Veteran’s Park this past weekend for the 65th Annual Armed Forces Day Celebration.There was approximately 800 participants that went on the bike run this year...

Thunder Over the Valley had thousands cheering, buzzing - Youngstown Vindicator | There was a little bit of thunder over the Valley and a whole lot of rain on Saturday, which confined crowds at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station to about half of what had been anticipated, but Sunday was a whole new day. The sun was out, the few clouds that dotted the sky allowed a wingwalker atop a biplane to emerge even more dramatically or provided a moment of cover for an F-16 flying straight up at 500 mph. Nature, man and machine all conspired to give some 21,000 people who attended Thunder Over the Valley a day they won’t forget...

Air show has strong turnout on busy weekend - Southeast Missourian | Perfect weather, fantastic attendance and wonderful shows made for a strong Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival over the weekend. The two-day air show featured amazing performances in the air and ground...

Shooting the Airshow Book 2014 · Justin de Reuck | Once again I was asked to shoot the annual Air Show Book, “Smoke On…Go!”, a publication brought out every year by Creative Space Media. Once again i have the privilege of working with the best airshow and aerobatic pilots in the business and get the most awesome opportunities to photograph these guys in action...

Red Arrows to provide Clipper send off - Londonderry Today | The world-famous Red Arrows will take to the skies over the North West at the end of June with their display of daredevil aerial manoeuvres, to bring a spectacular close to the 2014 LegenDerry Maritime Festival. Brought to the North West by a partnership between Donegal County Council, Limavady Borough Council and Derry City Council, the RAF Red Arrows will perform their thrilling flying display as the stunning send-off to the Clipper 2013-14 Round the World Yacht Race on Sunday, June 29, 2014...

The Red Arrows RAF Display Team Conduct Training Exercises Ahead Of Their Season By Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Red Arrows flight Lieutenant Steve Morris climbs out of his aircraft after a practice session ahead of their 2014 season at RAF Akrotiri on May 19, 2014 in Limassol, Cyprus. The Red Arrows are...

Foynes/Shannon 75th Anniversary Airshow announced - The Clare Herald | Thousands are set to be dazzled in July by one of Ireland’s most spectacular airshows as a historic moment in the country’s remarkable contribution to global aviation will be celebrated in Foynes this summer....

Raven Aerobatic team spotted soaring over Pembrey - Llanelli Star | ...The Raven's Aerobatic team have been practising at Pembrey Airport for the past week. The team, based at Fairwood Common, have been spotted in the skies above Pembrey Country Park and Cefn Sidan beach....

Cleared For Takeoff! * Flight To Success |  ..."EAA Warbirds of America Squadron 4 is dedicated to the appreciation of military aviation, it's people and it's history. EAA Warbirds of America Squadron 4 fosters an environment that celebrates all past and present members of the U.S. Armed Services."...

Lamb roasts at 45º in Putrajaya and tastes victory * Red Bull International | It was Nigel Lamb's first victory in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship, the 57-year-old having previously scored five second places in 43 races over seven years. "It's a great feeling," he said. "After seven years, and all the ups and downs, this is the payoff."...

Breitling Racing Team Clinches the Top Spot At the First Red Bull Air Race in East Asia * Breitling | Britain’s Nigel Lamb upset Austria’s Hannes Arch in an action-packed Red Bull Air Race World Championship battle in the sweltering tropical heat of Putrajaya, getting an emotional first career victory. Australia’s Matt Hall took third in the first-ever east Asia race in the world’s fastest motorsport series...

Beyond The Powder: The Legacy of the First’s Women’s Cross-Country Air Race Production is in Full Swing · WarbirdsNews | As we recently reported Hemlock Films announced the production of a new aviation documentary titled “Beyond the Powder: The Legacy of the First Women’s Cross-Country Air Race”. This feature length documentary is about women who race aircraft across the United States, following in the footsteps of the women pilots who raced in 1929...

Video: North Texas pilots prepare for world's largest aviation convention - KXII-TV | GRAYSON COUNTY, TX - Preparations are underway for the worlds largest aviation convention, Airventure, held in Oshkosh Wisconsin the last week of July. News 12 spent Sunday with a North Texas group of pilots who are perfecting their formation flight right here in Texoma...

B-17 flight a big hit - The Star Beacon | CONNEAUT —By all accounts, a reunion of sorts for World War II bomber pilot Charles Marcy of Conneaut was a complete success. On Friday, the 93-year-old Marcy was a passenger aboard “Yankee Lady,” a B-17 Flying Fortress that visited the “Thunder Over the Valley” air show at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station. Lt. Marcy flew more than two dozen missions over Europe at the controls of a similar aircraft during the war. In 1944 his plane was shot down. A wounded Marcy safely parachuted from the stricken bomber, but spent a year in German prisoner of war camps....

Services set for American hero Robert Flynn * PNJ | ...Flynn spent 5 1/2 years in a Chinese prison after his A-6 Intruder was shot down Aug. 21, 1967 over North Vietnam. He was released March 15, 1973. Of the 2,032 days he spent in captivity, 2,030 were in solitary confinement, longer than any U.S. military service member in history, according to the POW Network....

Congressional Gold Medal Honoree to Speak at Hangar #1 * Cape May County Herald | March 10, 2012 she was inducted into the Women In Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame. On March 10, 2010, the WASP were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Ms. Haydu will visit the Aviation Museum to give a lecture, and copies of her book...

1933 Lockheed Vega Goes On Display At The CAF Arizona Wing · WarbirdsNews | The Vega in the CAF hangar, built in 1933, is one of the aircraft types which defined the Golden Age of Flight in America during the 1920's and early 1930's. It is an improved version of Lockheed’s original 1927 design, featuring a 450hp engine which enabled a cruising speed of 155 mph and a top speed of 165 mph. This may seem slow by modern standards, but the aircraft was a world-beater during its heyday. Several pioneer aviators chose the Vega for their record-setting flights; including Lt.Cdr. Glen Kidston, RN, who set a record time for flying between England and South Africa; Amelia Earhart for her solo trans-Atlantic crossing in 1932; and Wiley Post, who twice circumnavigated the world in one. Not to be outdone, the United States Army Air Corps acquired a couple of Vegas; designating one a Y1C-12 and the other a Y1C-17 due to different fuel tank installations. The slender fuselage could accommodate just six passengers...

1914-2014: BA 102, Dijon 100 years! (Part 2: 1940-2014) * Translated | If it is a historic airbase in France, it is that of Dijon, entered service shortly before the First World War. But what were the key events that punctuated the "life" of this century old military airfield listed since its inception among the most important aeronautical platforms the Air Force?...

Pensioner aims to fly around world in single-engine plane in 80 days - stv.tv | Dave McElroy's journey will see him cover almost 60,000km to raise money for Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA). The 66-year-old will take in 52 stops, touching down in 25 countries, including India, Australia, Fiji, Mexico, USA and Canada. Mr McElroy, who began his journey on Monday at Scone Airport in Perthshire, hopes to raise around £150,000...