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With Blue Angels' return to Annapolis, all eyes on the skies - Washington Post | A practice run Tuesday generated a buzz throughout Annapolis — and some deafening screeches from the Navy jets. The downtown historic district filled with people craning their necks skyward to catch a glimpse. Sonny Santiago of Laurel was among them. He held up his pinky finger as he said, “There’s like this many people who can do this in the world.”...

Best Selfie Ever: Blue Angel Pilot Shares His View * CBS Baltimore | ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The Blue Angels are in Annapolis this week to celebrate Commencement Week at the Naval Academy. While they’re in town, Blue Angels pilot Nate Barton (@BlueAngelThree) shared a selfie taken while he was inverted over Annapolis...


Air show returns to region - Coeur d'Alene Press | With the sky over Spokane as their stage, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team will headline Skyfest 2014 next week at Fairchild Air Force Base. The open house and air show will take place May 31 and June 1. The airfield opens to visitors at 9 a.m. both days, with performances beginning at 11 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. Admission is free...

Discover Aviation Days * Official Site | Discover Aviation Days started as a Young Eagle Rally and Pancake Breakfast.   We advertised in the local paper and people brought there kids for free airplane rides.  It just kept getting bigger.  2011 was our first year at Lorain County as we hosted EAA’s International Learn to Fly Day.  There were a lot of airplanes on display including a United Express Regional Jet.  2012 brought even more aircraft and 2013 was our first ever airshow... Visit the website for a video previewing the event and listing the performers!

Gold Team Clears the Skies Over Cape Girardeaux * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | On Friday evening, the Gold demonstration team started the weekend by jumping into the Lawless Harley dealership of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Lawless Harley provides tremendous support to the community to make this airshow possible. SGT Blake Gaynor stepped out of the teams C-31 Friendship at exactly 7:30 pm to start the show. SGT Gaynor narrated the rest of the team demonstration. Shortly after,the remaining jumpers conducted a mass formation, which is just one of the many formations possible to achieve while in free fall...

Cozumel Air show * The International Council of Air Shows | ICAS members Skip Stewart, Patty Wagstaff and Gary Ward thrilled thousands at the Cozumel Air show.

Roundup: Berlin Air Show kicks off with leaders' applause - GlobalPost | BERLIN, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Berlin Air Show 2014, a biennial event, was opened here on Tuesday, with applause from German leaders and industry players. German government showed strong support to the fair, with both Chancellor Angela Merkel and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel paying visits to the ground....

Get early bird tickets for RIAT and the Red Arrows - Wiltshire Business | PEOPLE who are planning to see aviation history at this summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford have until the end of the May to take advantage of specially priced Earlybird tickets....

Revival of Ayrshire air show confirmed - Scotsman | THE revival of Scotland’s biggest air show after a gap of 22 years was confirmed today, with World War Two aircraft to play a starring role at the Ayrshire event in September. The announcement comes eight months after Scotland on Sunday revealed the aviation showcase, which attracted up to 100,000 spectators in the 1980s, would return this autumn...

2014 Ottawa-Gatineau air show cancelled * CTV News | The organization, he said, is hosting a youth summit with Chris Hadfield on June 30 which is about 10 weeks before the scheduled date for the air show and both cannot be accommodated. Martin said it is likely the air show will be back on the calendar ...

About 5000 vendors expected at Castle Air Museum's Open Cockpit Day - Merced Sun-Star | It?s a Memorial Day tradition and a red-letter day for vintage airplane buffs. The Castle Air Museum will be conducting its 18th annual Open Cockpit Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the museum, 5050 Santa Fe Drive in Atwater. Between 5,000 and 6,000 visitors are expected and more than 100 museum volunteers will be on hand, working in food booths, as docents and inside the gift shop...

Yankee Air Museum honors Vietnam vets on Memorial Day - Hometownlife.com | On Memorial Day, Monday May 26, the Yankee Air Museum will honor the sacrifices made by those who died in service to their country as well as honor Vietnam veterans during ceremonies on Memorial Day, May 26. The welcoming ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. and the ribbon cutting ceremony of the museum?s new Vietnam War exhibit will take place at 10 a.m. with free admission for all in attendance. A Red Cross blood drive also will take place at the YAM 8 a.m. to 2 p.m...

Bombs Away! BW Takes a Flight in a B-17 - Boise Weekly | While walking across the tarmac toward the "Memphis Belle"--a giant, four-propeller B-17 bomber from World War II--the pilot said to me, "Everytime those young men went up in one of these planes, they knew they had an 80 percent chance of never coming back."...

Hooks Airport hosting tours of B-17 bomber this weekend - Chron.com | Members of the Commemorative Air Force will be showing off a little bit of American history at the David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport this weekend. The Texas Raiders - one of only nine B-17 aircraft in operation - will be on display and open for tours on Sunday at 10 a.m....

Wings of Freedom flies at Moffett Field - Los Altos Town Crier | World War II-era aircraft are on display at Moffett Federal Airfield today through Saturday, a highlight of the annual Wings of Freedom Tour. The exhibition includes the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” WWII Heavy Bomber, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” WWII Heavy Bomber, the B-25 Mitchell “Tondelayo” mid-range bomber and the P-51 Mustang fighter...

Doolittle Raiders set to receive congressional honor - Green Bay Press Gazette | A group of 80 American airmen known as the Doolittle Raiders is in line to receive the Congressional Gold Medal for their bravery in the first U.S. air raid on Japan in World War II. The House of Representatives passed a measure Monday that would bestow the medal on the famed fliers for their "outstanding heroism, valor, skill and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo."...

Experience of a lifetime - Port Clinton News Herald | PORT CLINTON — St. Boniface fifth- and sixth-graders recently visited the Rise Above traveling educational exhibit at the Liberty Aviation Museum. Students began the program with the chance to talk with Tuskegee Airman Harold Brown. Brown talked about his experiences as a pilot during World War II flying a P-51C Red Tail Mustang and then helped the students in creating complex paper airplanes for a distance-flying contest....

Join us at Virginia’s Festival of FLIGHT! * CAF Red Tail Squadron | We are happy to announce that the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit will be on-site at the Virginia Regional Festival of FLIGHT at the end of this month. The Virginia Aviation Council, an all-volunteer non-profit organization working to promote aerospace education, presents the event. The Festival will be held at the Suffolk Executive Airport May 31 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and June 1 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Women in Aviation Half Term at Cosford · Warbirds News | The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be celebrating the achievements made by women in aviation with a special exhibition geared towards school children currently on half-term holidays. From Monday May 26th to Friday May 30th there will be a free trail for children to take part in, based around the pioneering women that have helped shape aviation history. Whilst completing the trail, look out for female staff members who will be dressed as some of the most iconic female aviators including Amy Johnson, who set numerous long-distance records during the 1930's and flew in the Second World War as part of the Air Transport Auxiliary. Staff will be speaking with families about their inspirational lives and the roles they played in history. You will find all of the characters within the Museum’s Warplanes and Test Flight hangars between 10am and 4pm each day...

Congressional Gold Medal approved for Civil Air Patrol · General Aviation News | When the founding members of Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force auxiliary, risked life and limb to help protect the home front during the early days of World War II, they weren’t looking for recognition. Some seven decades later, though, they’re receiving it, thanks to the U.S. House of Representatives’ voice vote Monday afternoon to award CAP a Congressional Gold Medal for its volunteer service during the war, when more than 120,000 members stepped up to support the military effort and help keep the nation secure...

CAF Minnesota Wing Announces the Spring Swing Big Band Hangar Dance - DigitalJournal.com | The Commemorative Air Force Minnesota Wing, an organization committed to preserving American aviation heritage, today announced its Spring Swing Big Band Hangar Dance. Admission to the Swing Dance is $12.50 online or $15.00 at the door. Admission goes towards keeping the CAF open to the public....

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Bronco last part * Apron 6 | The last pictures from the Bronco...