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Blue Angels announce 2015 team members * Pensacola News Journal | “We remain committed to selecting the most talented and qualified individuals to join the Blue Angels,” said Cmdr. Tom Frosch, Flight Leader and commanding officer for the team. "Once again, a significant number of extremely talented, experienced...

Navy restructures Blue Angels command * USA TODAY  | Vice Adm. David Buss, the head of Naval Air Forces, ordered that the Blue Angels will get an executive officer for the first time in the squadron's history and the member selection process will be overhauled to include more oversight from personnel...

Wisconsin native to fly with Air Force Thunderbirds at AirVenture * The Oshkosh Northwestern | The team uses their skills to promote the mission of the Air Force and hopes their efforts inspire others and helps with recruiting. A team of six pilots strap themselves into the F-16 and fly in formation or solo, performing dazzling aerobatic feats...

Odd Jobs: Aerobatic pilot * WCAX (video) | It's just another day at the office for Dan Marcotte. "Some days it's good; some days it's not," he said. "No different than any other office." The Bakersfield native is an aerobatic pilot, making a living entertaining audiences at air shows. Today, he's letting us tag along...

T-28s return to Sheboygan this weekend * The Sheboygan Press | Among them will be the “Trojan Horsemen,” the T-28 aerobatic formation demonstration team that performs nationwide. The annual gathering is hosted by the Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin. Visitors will get a chance to meet and mingle with the T-28...

Aerobatics ahead of Yeovilton Air Day * ITV News | Yeovilton Air Day is just four days away and the skies above the base have been busy ahead of the event. 30 thousand people are expected at the Royal Naval Air Station on Saturday. Military aerobatic teams from all over the world will be taking part...

Flying through memories * Pentiction Western News | Nicknamed the Maid in the Shade, this particular aircraft had her bullet wounds healed and was lovingly restored over a 28-year period by the Arizona-based Commemorative Air Force (CAF). The B-25 is currently on a swing through Western Canada and the...

Ontario Air News #11 * Charles Johnson | Ken Mist, VBCAPT Fly-In, Hamilton, ON, Canada | Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, TillsonBurg, On, Canada

Online Air News #12 * Charles Johnson | AN-225 @ Minneapolis, MN—Ray Pittman | Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome—Kevin Korterud | North Branch, MN, T-6 Fly-over

A Summer Day at a Vintage Air Show - The Thinking Housewife · Laura Wood | ...There were probably three thousand people in attendance under a patchily clouded sky in about eighty degrees of slightly humid heat. The first thing I noticed as we found our way to a parking spot was a loud throbbing in the air. When I climbed out of the Toyota, I saw rising in a graceful maneuver over the grass field the characteristic twin-boom shape of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, a powerful, twin-engine fighter that helped the Allies win air superiority in both Europe and the Pacific during WWII. I had seen examples of the P-38 before in museums. This was the first time I had seen one in flight. A big machine, the P-38 takes to the air like a swallow. Its flighty Terpsichore belies its legendary deadliness in aerial combat. (The Germans nicknamed it “The Fork-Tailed Devil.”)...

An update from Lauren, GWW Dreams Take Flight Scholarship Winner! * The Girls With Wings Blog | This is the second journal entry provided to us by Lauren Prox, who was selected for a Dreams Take Flight Scholarship from Girls With Wings. The Girls With Wings 2014 Scholarship Program includes the Dreams Take Flight Scholarship was designed to introduce the world of aviation to someone who would benefit from experiencing the joy of flight. This scholarship is...

An update from Amy, GWW Dreams Take Flight Scholarship Winner!  * The Girls With Wings Blog  | This is the second journal entry provided to us by Amy Dahlheimer, who was selected for a Dreams Take Flight Scholarship from Girls With Wings. The Girls With Wings 2014 Scholarship Program includes the Dreams Take Flight Scholarship was designed to introduce the world of aviation to someone who would benefit from experiencing the joy of flight. This scholarship is intended to...

Tokyo to San Francisco in 83 seconds * Bayou Renaissance Man | Here's a time-lapse video shot from the cockpit of a Boeing 747 airliner on a flight from Tokyo to San Francisco, speeded up to portray the entire flight in just 83 seconds. The sunrise starting at 0m. 43sec. is spectacular! I recommend watching in full-screen mode.