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For the first time in decades, Nebraska native taking part in an all-female ... * Omaha World-Herald | Cowing's life and career also already have provided a strong statement for women in aviation. Before her 30-year absence from the field, she intertwined her experience with education and flight, completing a yearlong assignment as an aerospace mobile ...

Farnborough air show could pay off for Washington * HeraldNet | ... Herald Writer. EVERETT — Few big announcements are likely to come out of the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom next month, but the biennial aerospace industry gathering could mean big things for Washington companies.

Minter Field Air teaches history at Fly In * KERO-TV 23 | "There's a lot of history here," Said Don Westfahl of the Minter Field Air Museum. "To begin with, at one point we had 16 generals here... we had Indonesian cadets here after World War II; we had Chinese pilots that came here and trained." There will...

Richland WA Annual Fly-in * AVweb | Aviation enthusiasts will not want to miss a variety of vintage and experimental airplanes, lots of food, music and free scenic flights for kids at this years Richland Fly-In at the Richland Airport. It all starts Saturday, June 21 at 7:00 a.m. with a...

B-29 Superfortress grounded with flat tire at 2014 Olympic Air Show * The Olympian | A representative from the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has confirmed that replacement tires are on their way from Dallas and should arrive Monday. As a result, Fifi will stay on the ground during this weekend's air show. Some people paid up to $1,500...

The Patrouille de France has increased  * ladepeche.fr (translated) | Thursday, June 12, at 10:55 exactly, the famous Patrouille de France, with its Fougas Magister deployed in "diamond" formation happening in the beautiful blue sky of the village. In 2006, Rieux-Minervois Mérinvillois commemorated the memory of heroes...

The Frecce Tricolore land at Pisa  * the Nation (translated)  | PISA, June 14, 2014 - The show is guaranteed thanks to the acrobatic team Frecce Tricolori, landed amid the applause of the crowds lining the sides of the runway of the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa, Pisa, and in the presence of the authorities...

Model airplane club wraps up Spring Fly-In * WLOX | Members of the Mississippi Coast Radio Control Club are model airplane enthusiasts and this weekend was their time to show off their remote controlled models during the Spring Fly-In. Their love for this hobby involves months, if not years of practice...

Video: 91-year-old takes flight on B-17 * KETV Omaha  | LINCOLN, Neb. —The B-17, a World War II aircraft, was flying through Lincoln skies Friday, and on board was a group connected to its history in a special way. Decked out in a red polka-dot scarf, but no bandanna, Amelia Kiser boarded the bomber she is forever connected to. The real-life “Rosie the Riveter” used to build the World War II relics....

"Miracle on the Hudson" copilot recalls flight, shares story with youth at ... * Chippewa Herald | He's been a member of the EAA since 1989, and has worked for the organization that operates the world's largest air show, EAA AirVenture, in Oshkosh every year. On board Flight 1549, things were getting very difficult. Two of the birds had flown into...

2 Fresno pilots honored with FAA's Wright Brothers award * Fresno Bee | Shamp currently flies a Cessna 172, and in July he will travel to Oshkosh, Wis., for the AirVenture Air Show, one of the biggest in the world. He called the show "aviation Mecca." Shamp said he likes to thumb through his old flight log books to...

Red Bull Air Show: The best pilots versus pylons in Gdynia * Official Baltic (translated)  | On the last weekend of July in Gdynia, in the framework of the Red Bull Air Show will start the best pilots in the world. Dwudziestopięciometrowe pylons, fast sport aircraft and the best acrobatic pilots - it blends elements of fulminant thrill. Red Bull Air Race...

The Air Force Flight Test Museum · TVR Photography.com | The Air Force Flight Test Museum, a 501(c)(3), has a fantastic museum that is currently on base at Edwards AFB. Unfortunately, this means that only individuals with base access can visit the museum. The museum is raising money to build a new facility outside the west gate of Edwards, which would allow the general public to see the incredible artifacts and...

Oakland Aviation Museum awarded grant by California Preservation Program · General Aviation News | The Oakland Aviation Museum in Oakland, Calif., has received a 2014 California Preservation Assessment Project (CPAP) grant from the California Preservation Program (CPP). The CPAP program is designed to help small and mid-sized libraries and archives plan improvements in the care for their permanent and historical collections....

US defense officials: Fighter jets intercept Russian bombers off Alaska ... * kdvr.com | A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, top, escorts a Russian Air Force Tu-95 bomber off the coast of Alaska during 2011. U.S. fighter jets intercepted Russian bombers off Alaska and California earlier this month, the latest incidents in a string of recent...