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Thunderbirds announce 2015 officer selections · The International Council of Air Shows | General Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, has officially released the names of the officers who will be joining the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron later this year, to begin preparations for the 2015 demonstration season....

BLUE ANGELS AIR REFUELING · The International Council of Air Shows | A brief look at a Blue Angels refueling operation from the perspective of the boom operator

Rockford AirFest: Look to the skies this weekend - Rockford Register Star  | Rockford AirFest 2014 kicks off Saturday at the Chicago Rockford International Airport, 2 Airport Circle, Rockford. The theme of this year’s show is Honoring Heroes. Performances will focus on the 50th anniversary of the start of the Vietnam War. Highlights will be the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the U.S. Army Golden Knights and the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds. Other performers include Team Aerostars; Team AeroDynamix; former U.S. Unlimited Aerobatic Champion Mike Goulian; the Firebirds; and Dave Dacy Airshows....

Lehigh Valley Air Show tickets for sale June 18 - Allentown Morning Call | Tickets for the Lehigh Valley Air Show, to be held at the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township, will go on sale June 18.  The show will feature the Misty Blues all-woman skydiving team, 4CE Aerobatic Team, Gene Soucy and Teresa Stokes wingwalker and biplane solo show and more, according to the airshow's website....

Fourth but First; the 4th FW and its effect on D-Day 70 years later  * Seymour Johnson AFB Photos | A P-51 Mustang aircraft flies on a mission over France during World War II. On June 6, 1944, the 4th Fighter Group, flying the same aircraft, fired some of the first shots during the invasion of Normandy helping mark a turning point in the war and a pivotal moment in American history. On its 70th anniversary, the 4th Fighter Wing takes time to reflect on its legacy and its impact on the success of Operation overlord, what has since come to be known as D-Day.

How America Built A 'Factory In The Sky' To Defeat The Nazis On D-Day · A.J. Baime On May 4th, 1944, a month before the D-Day invasion, the machines at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan, shut down momentarily so that workers could gather outside the east end of the assembly building at 2:15 pm....

Coincidences connect Englishman with Whiskey 7 crew at Duxford airshow * thelcn.com | ...It’s rare for a restored, flying warplane to have actually seen combat. Most survivors were used stateside as trainers, and for other, relatively gentler purposes. The C-47, part of the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, is documented to have served in D-Day and beyond. It was the lead plane of a wave of aircraft, dropping 82nd Airborne paratroopers....

Youth Education Day at Air Show San Diego - KFMB News 8 | EL CAJON (CBS 8) - Air Show San Diego wants young people to look toward the sky.  Friday is Youth Education Day at the annual air show in El Cajon. Kids are learning the principles of flight using math, science and of course, innovation.