Two rare Fairchild 71s bring rich aviation history to AirVenture * The Oshkosh Northwestern | The plane originally appeared in a Fairchild sales brochure for the 1928 Hamilton Aviation Fair in Ontario, Canada. It was marketed as corporate transportation. The plane is one of two Fairchild 71s that are set to appear at this year's AirVenture...
Fly-In Theater a hidden AirVenture treasure * The Oshkosh Northwestern | Although the Ford Fly-In Theater has been a part of the AirVenture experience for about 10 years, the profile of the event reached a new height last year with a record crowd of about 15,000 attending the advance screening of Disney's movie "Planes."...
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy caps 'Salute to Veterans' Friday at EAA AirVenture * The Oshkosh Northwestern | The veteran-focused celebration, hosted by EAA Warbirds of America and Disabled American Veterans, has drawn huge crowds in recent years. The band performs a style of music that's been passed from generation to generation, almost like family tradition,...
Biggest Donation Yet for #Oshbash Raises the Bar Again · Dan Pimentel, Airplanista Aviation Blog | With this blog's annual #Oshbash meetup now just days away, once again, another aviation company has stepped up to support the concept of a collaboration between the major aviation associations as the path forward to 1,000,000 certified pilots. And with their donation of the biggest door prize yet, Aero Glass is giving you one more big reason to attend the event Airplanista is hosting on Tuesday, 5:30PM - 7:30PM in the Press Tent at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh....
The Blue Angels return July 31 * Mercer Island Reporter Staff | The Washington State Department of Transportation will close all lanes of I-90 across Lake Washington in order to accommodate air show practices and performances of the six Navy F/A-Hornets jets during a four-day period...
Harrier jet to be among top attractions at LV Air Show * WFMZ Allentown | Former Marine Art Nalls, who owns and pilots the plane, receives three or four requests for air show appearances every day, which he said makes his Harrier the most sought-after aircraft in the world -- more than the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds combined.
Jet team to perform at LV Airshow * WFMZ Allentown | tannery: Organizers of the Lehigh Valley Air Show say a performer from last year is making a return this year. The Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority met with the media today at the airport to announce the return of the Black Diamonds Jet Team...
Free flights? Indeed... at Friday Harbor Fly In, and the day before * Journal of the San Juan Islands | Westwind Aviation and Cessna Aircraft have joined forces to offer free flights in conjunction with the Friday Harbor Fly-In. On Friday and Saturday, July 25-26, Westwind will host Cessna's “Discover Flying Challenge” flight program, which introduces...
Event offers rides in Hueys and Cobras * Dothan Eagle (blog) | On Saturday at the Dothan Regional Airport, the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Flying Museum and Friends of Army Aviation-Ozark will offer rides in legacy helicopters from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to raise money for the continued support and...
Thrills await at Greenwood Lake Air Show * The West Milford Messenger | A very rare P51-C model Mustang, flown by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), will perform fly-bys. Rounding out the lineup are air show greats Gary Ward, Raiders Demo Team, Greg Connell, Jerry McCart, and Kevin Russo in his vintage SNJ warbird...
Air show boss delighted with displays and trade days * gethampshire.co.uk | Farnborough International Limited chairman Shaun Ormrod told Get Hampshire about some of the highlights at this year's air show. The Vulcan, Typhoon and Harrier planes were just some of the attractions that flew over, and drowned out, the boss of the...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Clacton Air Show line-up continues to take shape * UK Airshow News -
Flightline
UK | Organisers of Clacton Air Show are promising one of the strongest
ever line-ups of aerial displays for the event next month. The Red
Arrows, Avro Vulcan, Royal Canadian Lancaster and Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight are already firmly placed in the programme during August
21 and 22. They are joined by the Sea King Helicopter, Tutor, Autogyro,
Essex Air Ambulance, and RAF Tucano. And now the team has also managed
to sign up the Breitling Wingwalkers, the Trig Aerobatic Team, Rolls
Royce Spitfire, the Bulldog as well as Richard Goodwin and his modified
Pitts S2S G-EWIZ...AIRSHOW NEWS: Air Day all set for Take Off! * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Final preparations are taking place to welcome over 30,000 visitors to the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton’s annual International Air Day on Saturday 26 July. Few events can rival the intensity, drama and spectacle on offer at the award winning show, one of the Southwest’s largest one day events. It promises to be anaction-packed day out for all the family with thrilling flying displays and plenty to see and do on the ground....
Where to watch the Patrouille de France this summer? * Creusot-infos.com | "Who saw the Patrouille
de France wants to see her ..." Thus, the Patrouille de France marvels wherever she goes, wherever it occurs. And all those and all those who have seen can attest, the Patrouille de France is... WWII bomber at airport * Castanet.net | The visit came about after the Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona approached the Penticton Flying Club. So far the plane, that flew the missions over Italy between Nov. 4 and Dec. 31, 1944 has visited Cranbrook, with another stop slated for Victoria.
Woman who flew around world raising ALS awareness * News Dispatch | Pilot CarolAnn Garratt promotes her third book and gave a presentation to the La Porte Aero Club on Saturday at the La Porte Municipal Airport. She is the seventh woman to fly across the world and has flown the trip three times. Proceeds for the book...
Phoenix Home to Arizona's Only Female Law Enforcement Pilot * KFYI | PHOENIX (KSAZ) - Tracking down criminals from the air. You've likely seen the Phoenix Police Department's helicopter around the valley. The pilot is a valley born and raised woman, the only one in the State of Arizona. "When people wanted to be astronauts, people wanted to be this or that, what I wanted to do was this, I wanted to chase bad guys from a helicopter," said Officer Corynn Wittrock. And that is what she loves to do, years later....
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