Two substitutes fill in for Indy air show - Indianapolis Star | With the Indianapolis Air Show 
grounded after a 16-year run, aviation enthusiasts have two airworthy substitutes to look up to over the next two weekends. An Indy fly-in this Saturday will feature hundreds of private pilots gathered at Indianapolis Regional Airport (formerly Mount Comfort Airport) in Hancock County. Free and open to the public, the fly-in is one of seven held around the country this year by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, a Frederick, Md.-based trade group for pilots....
Bi-plane to be featured at air show in Rexburg - Rexburg Standard Journal | Danny Sorensen and Golden Age Air shows are coming to Rexburg. Sorenson and his bi-plane will be part of the Legacy Airshow scheduled for June 14 at the airport in Rexburg. The show is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is free to the public....
Blue Angels to return for Westmoreland County air show in June - Pittsburgh Post Gazette | The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels once again will command the skies at the Westmoreland County Air Show at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. The performance team will be a welcome sight at the June 7-8 show, which had to be canceled last year after federal sequestration budget cuts grounded the Army’s Thunderbirds and other nonessential military flights....
Black Diamond Jet Team: Performs at Cherry Point, Fly-over at Indy 500
Air show attendance hits 110000 - Havelock News | About 110,000 people attended the Cherry Point Air Show from May 16 to 18, according to base officials. Cherry Point released the estimated attendance figures for the 2014 air show on Tuesday....
Air Race Pilot Mike Goulian Flies Clean in Malaysia - AVweb | PUTRAJAYA (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)- The race in Putrajaya marked a trifecta for American pilot Mike Goulian - an intensely frustrating one. After having to scratch the first event in Abu Dhabi due to engine trouble, and grazing a pylon in Rovinj, he was looking to change his luck at the first Red Bull Air Race ever in east Asia. But much like fellow American Kirby Chambliss (who finished ninth) Goulian flew well despite sweltering heat on May 18, only to log a lackluster time. Goulian ended up in twelfth place, and both Americans are now looking to improve their aircraft performance before the season's next stop in July....
Strategic Air and Space Museum hosts its annual Helicopter Day this Saturday * omaha.com | Trains, planes and automobiles are fun -- but helicopters are awesome. The Strategic Air and Space Museum will host its annual "Helicopter Day" on Saturday. The day begins at 10 a.m. with a group helicopter landing at the museum, located about 20 minutes west of Omaha in Ashland, Neb., off of I-80. You'll have the chance to visit with pilots and sit inside a chopper as they give tours of their machines throughout the day....
Amphibious planes fly in to Frogs Hollow * Bega District News | Member of Frogs Hollow Aero Club and owner of Ocean Lake Caravan Park at Wallaga Lake Ted Munckton said what made it particularly special was there are only around 30 of these planes in Australia. The pilots are friends of Mr Munckton, who invited ...
Preparations in order for air show, rally - Hollister Free Lance | While one summer event in Hollister is cruising along in its fifth year, another one is facing a crucial point in its evolution with its sequel over Independence Day weekend....
7th Annual Fly In takes wing over Asheboro - Asheboro Courier Tribune | ASHEBORO — Get ready 
for an aviation invasion, Asheboro! It’s time for the N.C. Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame’s 7th Annual Fly-in at the Asheboro Regional Airport. The fly-in will take place on Saturday, June 7, and is one of the largest of its kind in the Triad area. Aircraft of many different types and eras will be on display. Many will participate in flyovers....
EAA Warbirds in Review Program Announced for AirVenture 2014 * Warbirds News | Oshkosh AirVenture is fast approaching (July 28th – August 3rd), and the EAA has made some announcements concerning their Warbirds In Review program. Each day of the show, from Monday through Saturday between 10 am and 1 pm, will feature a new lecture in Warbird Alley. EAA Warbirds of America sponsors the events and as their press release continues…. “these informal sessions not only delve into an aircraft’s restoration, operation, and other aspects of owning a valued piece of history, but also spotlight veterans sharing stories about what it was like to fly the aircraft in combat or support the operation as a ground crew member....
Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame inducts Clive Beddoe - Wall Street Journal | CALGARY, May 29, 2014 /CNW/ - WestJet today celebrates Clive Beddoe, WestJet Chairman of the Board of Directors, as he is inducted to Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. "Clive Beddoe, as one of the founders of WestJet Airlines, has become an icon of the Western Canadian can-do spirit," said Gregg Saretsky, President and CEO, WestJet....
Only airborne B-29 bomber showcased at Salinas airport * Monterey Herald News | SALINAS >> Its name is "FiFi," and it's the last airborne survivor of the most-heroic families of World War II — a B-29 Flying Superfortress, the legendary warbird that rained thousands of bombs on the Pacific Theater. Her famous relative, the "Enola Gay," was the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima....
WWII plane in the sky over Garden City - KSN-TV | GARDEN CITY, KS– A WWII Bomber is in Garden City as part of a commemorative tour. “It’s more or less a museum, a living flying museum,” said Flight Engineer Jim Ritchie. “You can get inside of it, you can smell it, touch it, you can hear it run.” It only took a twenty minute flight for the 1944 B-17 Bomber to grab the attention of people below....
WWII veteran returns to the skies in B-17 - WTHR | A World War II veteran took a very special flight over Indianapolis Thursday. Doug Morrison served as a navigator in a B-17 bomber during the war. "Hitler was being too successful, so we had to do all we could to to put a stop to them and we did," Morrison said. The 92-year-old West Lafayette resident flew four and a half missions before being shot down over Europe....
WWII pilot reunites with B-25 bomberEVERETT, Wash. -- A 93-year-old World War II veteran was surprised with a wish come true. Dexter Baker told team members at the Aegis Living Center in Redmond that he would really like to fly in a World War II bomber one more time. They secretly contacted the Historic Flight Foundation in Everett and set it up....
Historic WWII aircraft collapses, in need of repairs - 9NEWS.com DENVER - A functioning torpedo bomber, which The Rocky Mountain Wing of the Commemorative Air Force volunteers say is the largest, single-engine airplane used in WWII, was grounded recently after the plane's landing gear collapsed during a show....
From Marine to Corsair pilot: Chris Avery wows crowd - Marines.mil By Lance Cpl. Victor A. Arriaga | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point | When Chris Avery was only 12 years old his passion for aviation landed him in the cockpit of a plane. Taking lessons in his father’s Aeronca Chief, Avery was ready to fly from the start. “My dad was a pilot, so I was around airplanes for a long time. It definitely interested me and encouraged me to pursue the same thing,” said Avery, a commemorative air force Corsair pilot from Vero Beach, Fla. “I started flying when I was 12 and have been doing it for more than 30 years.” ...
Legendary WWII warbirds - KVUE | HONDO, Texas -- History buffs and plane enthusiasts had an opportunity Saturday to see and explore famous World War II aircrafts. The restored warbirds took to the skies for a display with full-blown explosions and re-enactments....
Happy Birthday To The Vought F4U Corsair * Warbirds News | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC |Seventy-four years ago today, the Vought F4U Corsair took flight for the first time. A single-seat carrier-operable fighter-bomber, the F4U is generally regarded as the...
Take flight at the Warhawk Air Museum * Idaho Press-Tribune | The Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa is a place where students of all ages can learn about the American experience of the 1930s through the Cold War Era during times of war, conflict and change. Residents can learn about the personal experiences of those ...
Museum's F-111 exhibit selected for Air Force Heritage Award * National Museum of the US Air Force | DAYTON, Ohio -- The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force was recently selected by the U.S. Air Force History and Museums Program as the recipient of the 2014 Air Force Heritage Award for an exhibit titled "Whispering Death: The F-111A in Southeast Asia."...
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