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Make-A-Wish children get up close with Thunderbirds - The WSU Sign Post  | With more than 400,000 attendants and participants at the air show, several Make-A-Wish children and their families got the opportunity to experience an exclusive Thunderbirds “Practice Show” earlier in the week....

Knights Open Six Hours at the Glen * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | The Gold Demonstration Team spent the weekend in the beautiful state of New York. The team had the honor of jumping into Watkins Glen International where they led off the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen event. This was the fifth annual Military and Veterans Appreciation event that was held in conjunction with the races. After a successful jump onto the race track, the Golden Knights met with many Veterans and families at a recruiting booth set up next to the track....

Air Show attendance sees huge increase over last year * Dayton Daily News | Attendance at the Vectren Dayton Air Show soared nearly threefold after last year's unusually low turnout, an air show official said Monday. About 65,000 people showed up at the Dayton International Airport for the weekend event the Blue Angels ...

Thousands flock to 'Warriors Over the Wasatch' air show - The WSU Sign Post | With a squadron of six Thunderbirds lining the runway, Utah’s “Warriors Over the Wasatch” air show welcomed an estimated 400,000 spectators to Hill Air Force Base this past weekend.

The Wood, Fabric, & Tailwheels Fly-In – How Can You Help? · NORDO News | If you are willing to volunteer during the fly-in or help in the weeks leading up to it, please send us an email by clicking here. Put FLY-IN VOLUNTEER in the subject line. This is important for getting the ball rolling on the event. Sometime in the last half of July we...

Warwick airport hosts 'Electric Fun Fly' * The Warwick Advertiser | According to Carlos Molina, president of the organization, the recent popularity of radio controlled electric aircraft models, which can now achieve a duration of flight comparable to their gas powered counterparts, is made possible by the advancement...

From Fabric to Fly by Wire – The Evolution of Naval Air Power represented at Air Day * Flightline UK | From fabric and wires to fly-by-wire, almost 100 years of Carrier Aviation will be represented at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day on Saturday 26 July. With the Royal Navy’s next generation aircraft carrier being named on 4 July and edging closer into service, types as diverse as the WW1-era Sopwith Triplane, the cutting-edge Dassault Rafale and the Wildcat HM2 will highlight naval airpower, past, present and future, at the show.

Fair St. Louis Air Show 2014 - Gone But Not Forgotten - Part One: Warbirds · The Aero Experience | As we head towards the 4th of July, I thought it would be a good time to celebrate America's Independence with a look back at what had become a traditional Midwest airshow: Fair St. Louis. This year it was decided that the airshow would not take place due to the change in venue for the fair. Construction on the Gateway Arch grounds has forced the fair to move to Forest Park in the heart of St. Louis, and the airshow...

11 photos: Memphis Belle B-17 flies over Des Moines - DesMoinesRegister.com | Kim Hartshorn of the Carlisle Citizen takes pictures out the top of the Memphis Belle B-17 during a media flight Monday June 30, 2014, over Des Moines, Iowa. The Liberty Foundation 2014 Salute to Veterans tour will have public flights and tours of the historic aricraft July 6, 2014, at the Des Moines International Airport, Signature Aviation. This Memphis Belle B-17 has been painted to match the famous World War II Memphis Belle that flew countless missions with the 91st bomb group of the 8th Airforce.

World War II bomber stored in Marion - Herald & Review | MARION - A rare World War II bomber landed at Williamson County Airport Monday afternoon. The Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Diamond Lil" landed about 1 p.m. Monday before a large crowd at the Marion based airport. Mark Bybee, president of EAA Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 277 in Carbondale, said there are two of the B-24 planes left in existence and the plane is part of the Commemorative Air Force museum....

Piece of metal may offer clue to disappearance of Amelia Earhart’s plane - Miami-Dade | The photo is, mostly, unremarkable. It shows an airplane looming darkly on a runway at Miami Municipal Airport in the spectral shadows just before dawn — probably a test as the photographer waited for the money shot moments later, when the aircraft would lift off with famed aviator Amelia Ear…

Amelia Rose Earhart * Keep an eye on this FB page on July 2. On the anniversary of Amelia Earhart's disappearance, Amelia Rose Earhart has something special planned.... Oh! You might want to keep an eye on her progress as she re-traces the legendary flight path as well... In progress!

Profile 88: JUST STARTED—The A-4C as flown by Paul Galanti · JSM | ...Have a look at the pencil-sketch at the very top of this post. It's an A-4C Skyhawk that was shot down during a mission over North Vietnam on June 17, 1966. Her pilot, Paul Galanti, would become a POW for just shy of seven years...

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LiveLeak.com - Sopwith Triplane Crashes at Airshow | A replica Sopwith Triplane had an unfortunate accident while landing at Old Warden Aerodrome during 2014's Military Pageant Air Show during the weekend. Pilot Dodge Bailey was unhurt in the low speed crash, and it is expected the aircraft will be repaired and back in the air as soon as possible. The footage shows the approach too low, and he clips a fence on the landing strip.

Flight Gloster Meteor in Bone (Algeria) * Translated | Assigned to Bone (Algeria), Michel Quillien was fabricated to night fighter squadron ECN 1/71 sponsored by the 30th Fighter Wing (based in Reims) had the opportunity to make its first test flight on one of...

Illinois National Guard Troops Welcomed Home at Mount Vernon Outland Airport: Highlights · The Aero Experience | Members of the IL Army National Guard were welcomed back at Mount Vernon Outland Airport upon their return from a training deployment last Thursday. The troops arrived in three Lockheed C-130H Hercules transport aircraft flown by the IL Air National Guard 182nd Airlift Wing based in Peoria, IL (two flights with each aircraft). Airport Manager Chris Collins assembled a...

Pilots asked to comment on Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 · General Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and certified flight instructor with more than 11,000 hours, has released the outline for the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 (PBOR2) and is asking the aviation community to submit comments for the final Senate legislation....