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Dayton Air Show Ready for Return of Military Plans, Including Blue Angels * WKEF ABC 22 | Joining the Blue Angels will be the U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier “Jump Jet,” the Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue parachute team and the U.S. Coast Guard's HH-65 Dolphin search-and-rescue demonstration. Warbird acts include the F-86 Sabre jet...

South Shore Air Show returns · General Aviation News  | FIAR OAKS, Ind. — The South Shore Air Show is returning in 2014 at a new location. Fair Oaks Farms, home to multiple attractions, will play backdrop to the airshow, slated for July 11-13. “When making the decision to bring the airshow back, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority staff wanted to bring it back bigger and better than ever,” said Speros A. Batistatos, president and CEO of the South Shore CVA....

50 years of Red Arrows, now on YouTube * Muscat Daily | The legendary Red Arrows aerobatic team, which performed in Oman last year, has marked 50 years of performances in 2014 with a film showcasing some of the highlights of its past displays. The team from UK had performed over the Qurm beach as part of...

Fly-in returns to Harriet Alexander Field June 28 * Mountain Mail Newspaper | A T-6 Texan training airplane buzzes the crowd at Harriet Alexander Field during last year's fly-in. Event organizer Jim Dickson said this year's fly-in will be larger than last year, with more planes and classic cars. The fly-in will take place from 8...

Warriors of the North host first MACA Civil Fly-in * 62nd Airlift Wing | The fly-in included more than a typical safety briefing and updates about the local airspace as guests were treated to a tour that featured two of the unmanned aircraft vehicles operated by tenant units on Grand Forks AFB. "My favorite part of the...

Many enjoy Father's Day Fly-In * Isanti County News | An N3N Navy trainer plane from WWII was on display during the Father's Day Fly-in Pancake Breakfast held June 15 at the Cambridge Municipal Airport. Limited rides were given on the WWII N3N Navy trainer plane. Due to high winds and rain, the 172 was...

Timeless Voices - Eldon Bevens · eaavideo.org | Eldon Bevens (1925-2011) was a B-17 ball turret gunner with the 570th Bomb Squadron of the 390th Bomb Group during WWII. He flew 6 combat missions between November 1944 and January 1945 and was wounded on his final mission. Recorded in 2002....

The Write Stuff * UNH Today | ...Ford's latest project is a return to military aviation history. Rising Sun Over Burma examines the Flying Tigers from the Japanese Imperial Army's perspective. He writes every day and prefers self-publishing and e-books. "As you get older, you have much less patience," he says. "I don't want to wait for gratification, so I self-publish them."...

Incredible Images Of An F-22 Stealth Jet Dogfighting An F-15 * Business Insider | You can clearly see the two planes maneuvering at very close range, pulling heavy Gs, with the F-22 releasing counter measure flares against simulated heat-seeking air-to-air missiles. The dogfight took place off the coast of Penang, Malaysia on June ...

In the 'Baron' desert * Edwards Air Force Base | 6/17/2014 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Travis Sutphen, Edwards Aero Club certified flight instructor, steps to the Aero Club's newest acquisition, a T-42A Baron, tail number N7073X, June 17. The T-42A was picked up from Albuquerque, N.M.,...

The autopilot turns 100 · Mike Collins, AOPA | It seems hard to believe, but the first aircraft autopilot was demonstrated 100 years ago today. On June 18, 1914, Lawrence Sperry let go of the controls of a Curtiss C-2 biplane, stood up in the cockpit, and raised his hands high above his head. The crowd below roared its approval as Sperry’s mechanic then walked out onto the airplane’s wing–and it remained in level flight....

Why returning to the ‘Golden Age of Aviation’ is a terrible idea · General Aviation News | Returning to the Golden Age of Aviation, that much-romanticized time, is a terrible idea, according to blogger Rod Rakic, who notes in a new post that “The Golden Age of Aviation was a time when the only people who flew themselves in an airplane were titans of industry, movie stars, or crazy people.”...

San Diego museum gives $38,500 in scholarships · General Aviation News | The San Diego Air & Space Museum’s mission statement is to inspire young people to tackle the challenges of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics academic disciplines and to make a difference in the world through an innovative, adventurous spirit. To further this goal, the museum and Convair Alumni Association has selected 12 students to receive a total of $38,500 in scholarships....

Young Eagles take flight at Surgoinsville * Therogersvillereview | SURGOINSVILLE — Thirty-One young eagles took to the sky last Saturday as six pilots from eaa442 flying out of Hawkins County airport in Surgoinsville, took the young eagles up for a fun filled flight. The young eagles were from Church Hill...

Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall · National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | Transformation of the "Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall" at the Museum in Washington, DC has begun! This morning, we moved the Stardust sample return capsule to its new home in “Exploring the Planets.” Stardust was the first U.S. space mission dedicated solely to...