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Pensacola native returns on Blue Angels team * WEAR | "Growing up in Pensacola, I always loved the Blue Angels and I feel so privileged and proud to be a Blue Angel," Burmeister said. Meet Burmeister and two other Gulf Coast natives on the Blue Angels team on our feature story....

The Patriots Jet Team Announces the Availability of a Static MiG for Event Rental * DigitalJournal.com | Featuring former members of world-class teams such as the U.S.A.F Thunderbirds, U.S.N. Blue Angels and R.C.A.F. Snowbirds, the team has been featured in over 1,500 air shows. The team delivers a wide range of innovative marketing opportunities to...

Speed, grace showcased with US Thunderbirds * Davisclipper | HILL AIR FORCE BASE — For thousands of spectators, watching from the ground as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds roared overhead in an exhibition of speed and grace was the highlight of this year's air show. Becky Austad got an even more inspiring view...

Planes Of Fame’s Living History Event July 5th · WarbirdsNews |  The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California is well known for holding one of its well known Living History Events for the general public every month. The topic for their event on July 5th will be the ‘Air War Over Vietnam’, featuring the Cessna L-19 Bird Dog. As usual, the event will feature a speaker panel of distinguished aviation experts, historians and veterans, followed by a question & answer period and then a flight demonstration with the subject aircraft when possible....

3rd Annual Lake Minnetonka Air Show * KARE | Wiskus says this year, there will be a combination of high performance airplanes and WWII vintage war birds taking to the skies over Excelsior and Gideon Bay. Watch as T-6's perform some low level fly by's, skydivers demonstrate their precision...

Red Arrows wow Greencastle * Derry Journal | Red Arrows wow Greencastle. Thousands of people descended on Greencastle village on Sunday as the Clipper yachts said farewell to the Foyle and began the next leg of the race. Spectators were treated to a spectacular aeronautical display from the Red...

Aerobatic team creates stunning pyrotechnic display * Telegraph.co.uk | The Twister Aerobatics Team pilots have travelled the world from their base in Oxford to perform spectacular routines complete with LED lights and wing-tip pyrotechnics some 500ft above ground. The men, Peter Wells, Jon Gowdy and Guy Westgate, came...

Top US Officials Return To Farnborough As F-35 Debuts * Breaking Defense | “We are continuing to plan for our deployment” to the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough Air Show, he said. Editor's note: Our RIAT and Farnborough coverage beings July 10 at RIAT and continues through Wednesday, July 16. Sydney will be...

Fly-in held at airport * The Hillsdale Daily News | Hillsdale — Many came out for a Fly-in Sunday at the Hillsdale Municipal Airport, sponsored by the Hillsdale Exchange Club. Attendants were able to see a variety of planes and antique cars. Rides were available and a breakfast was offered in return...

Salida Fly-in attracts 50 planes and 600 people * Mountain Mail Newspaper | Approximately 600 people attended the second annual Salida Fly-in Saturday at Harriet Alexander Field, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “It was very successful. We had over 200 more people than last year,” said Jim Dickson, event...

Come see us TODAY through Saturday at Fair St. Louis for FREE, FREE, FREE! * Red Tail Squadron | For our supporters and aviation enthusiasts near St. Louis, if you’re not already planning to attend the amazing Fair Saint Louis then we’ve got a TWO big reasons for you to come on down to “America’s Biggest Birthday Party” – our RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and one of the original Tuskegee Airmen!...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Warbirds - The Big Bombers · The Aero Experience Missouri and Air Associates of Kansas, with a collection of warbirds - the big bombers! The classic U.S. bombers of World War II, the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator and B-29 Superfortress, were available for close inspection during the week. We feature B-17G "Yankee Lady" from the Yankee Air Museum in Yspilanti, Michigan and B-24A "Diamond Lil" and B-29A Superfortress "Fifi" from the Commemorative Air Force B-29/B-24 Squadron in Addison, Texas. These aircraft regularly tour the country when not in Oshkosh, and we encourage everyone to welcome the crews and support their efforts to preserve these aircraft....

Matt Hall Racing-led consortium settles at Belmont * Australian Aviation | The consortium is led by former RAAF pilot Matt Hall's Red Bull Air Race, aerobatic and corporate flight business, and also includes Airborne, Newcastle Helicopters, and Skydive the Beach. Contracts for the sale were exchanged with former owner Mirvac...

High flyin' adventure * Ontario Argus Observer | Payette Pilot Brenda Carter and her two partners went full throttle across the country in June to promote women in aviation. The “Three Musketeers” — so called because they fly Carter's Beechcraft Musketeer — have participated in four Air Race...

Swiss aviator prepares to fly solar plane around the globe * The Japan Times | PAYERNE, SWITZERLAND – A Swiss psychiatrist-turned-adventurer who circumnavigated the globe in a hot air balloon now wants to become the first to do it in a solar-powered aircraft. Bertrand Piccard, 56, believes the flight by Solar Impulse 2 offers a...

Memorial planned for Hoosier aviator at Indianapolis airport * WTHR | Plans were unveiled Wednesday for a statue of Colonel Weir Cook to stand at the entrance of the Indianapolis International Airport. The statue captures the colonel, a World War I ace, who was the driving force behind the airport's creation. "People of...

Famous aviator Rutan talks to CAP Squadron 84 * Edwards Air Force Base | Edwards AFB Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron 84 Cadets were visited by famous aviator Dick Rutan at their weekly meeting June 24. "I am Dick Rutan and I flew around the world," said Rutan...

Bob Taylor celebrates 90th birthday in style · General Aviation News | Bob Taylor, who founded the Antique Airplane Association in 1953, invited all to AAA headquarters at Blakesburg, Iowa, for his June 28th birthday celebration. More than 150 family members and friends enjoyed the catered lunch and dinner — plus cake and cupcakes. There was time to visit with flying friends and meet some new ones....

Alabama's Aviation Museum * Gulf Coast News Today | The museum began its life in the Samford University Library in 1965 through the efforts of the Birmingham Aero Club. The first exhibits completed what was then referred to as the Birmingham Air and Space Museum. In 1967, the exhibits were moved to the...

History of the air force and French air forces of the eighteenth century to the present day * Passion for Aviation | History of the Air Force and French air forces | eighteenth century to the present day | Under the direction of Jean-Marc Olivier | This book seems to mark the 80th anniversary of the French air force.  This book by Claude Carlier, Sylvain Champonnois Pascal Gaste, Claire july, Eric Mahieu, Jean-Marc Olivier and Gaëtan Sciacco is a reference for all those...

Teen US aviator seeks world record for circling globe * GMA News | Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, 19, of South Dakota, USA, arrives at the NAIA from Kuala Lumpur. Manila is one of his 12 stopovers during his round-the-world flight on board a single engine Beechcraft A36 plane. Guthmiller is seeking to set a...

Fantasy of Flight owner hopes new rum will take off · General Aviation News | Kermit Weeks, the owner of Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, is preparing to launch a brand of spiced rum called “Naked in Jamaica,” according to a report at TheLedger.com. Weeks has even written a song to hep promote the new rum...