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Female USNA grad named to Blue Angels squadron By Joe Burris and Colin Campbell, The Baltimore Sun | When your father, two uncles and both grandfathers served as pilots, your career seems destined to take flight. Marine Capt. Katie Higgins not only followed in the footsteps of her family members, but this week she was named to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, also known as the Blue Angels...

Blue Angels show in Utah a homecoming for one member of the crew * fox13now.com | ST. GEORGE, Utah – The U.S. Navy Blue Angels spent their Pioneer Day getting to know the St. George skies. It's all part of the preparation for their show this weekend, but for one of the ground crew, it's more than just a show: it's a homecoming...

On the ground with the Blue Angels * St. George Daily Spectrum | That kind of trust and precision has become synonymous with the Blue Angels name over the past half-century, thrilling spectators and capturing imaginations as the elite flight squad travels the country to showcase military excellence and help aide...

Thunderbirds fly into Anchorage for Arctic Thunder * KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska | “You can't find more scenic, beautiful terrain and a great place again to put on an air show,” said Thunderbird pilot Maj. Curtis Dougherty. For two years, Dougherty has thrilled crowds as the slot pilot with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. He's been...

Fly-In Sponsorships · Rich Davidson | NORDO News - Aviation Unedited | Even though we're going to run the fly-in as lean as possible this year, just getting the basic services in place will cost around $6000. That's makes it easier but it's still a pretty big chunk of change. Therefore, we're looking for sponsors.If you have an interest in sponsoring, please let us know. As in...

IWM Duxford celebrates golden age of travel this weekend * Haverhill Echo | In the foyer entrance of AirSpace, staff from the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will be ressed as 1940s civilians and celebrating the achievements made by women in aviation. They will be speaking with families about the inspirational lives of, and the...

Wings Over North Georgia Air Show only three months away * WRGA Rome's Newstalk | Rome, GA. -- Exciting air show news continues across North America from Brownsville, Kingsville, Louisville and Titusville to Los Angeles, Chino, Fort Worth and St. Louis, the 2014 air show venues throughout the country are reporting very strong...

Royal International Air Tattoo show boss Tim Prince takes off for pastures new ... * South West Business | The chief executive of the Royal International Air Tattoo has left on a high after 42 years. And a special presentation for the departing Tim Prince has been held at RAF Fairford at the Hangar Party awards ceremony. Following the presentation of the...

Ex-Red Arrows pilot inspires * Portsmouth News | AN EX-Red Arrows pilot was among speakers inspiring high-flying business leaders at a dinner. Simon Meade OBE, formerly leader of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team and chief operations officer of a front-line Harrier squadron, was a guest speaker at...

Go inside a Boeing B-29 WWII bomber * Coloradoan staff | The public can tour two historical aircraft this week in Loveland as the CAF AirPower History Tour visits Northern Colorado. The event will feature the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Fifi" and C-45 Expeditor "Bucket of Bolts," both World War II-era aircraft. The featured B-29 is the only aircraft of its kind that continues to fly....

Diamond Lil circles Southern Illinois skies on Thursday * The Southern | MARION -- People were offered a unique kind of airplane ride Thursday as a vintage World War II bomber went in the air four times with full passenger loads. Commemorative Air Force squadron members of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Diamond Lil,...

World War II plane goes home to Wichita Saturday * Emporia Gazette | The World War II era airplane that's been sitting at the Municipal Airport for more than two decades is moving Saturday to Wichita, where it was built. The Commemorative Air Force will dismantle the aircraft and take it back to Westport Airport, where...

National Museum of World War II Aviation gets grant * The Gazette | Bill Klaers, co-chairman of the National Museum of World War II Aviation’s board, discusses $6 million in grants that the museum will receive from the Slattery Family Foundation to build the museum’s permanent building. Video by Waye Heilman.

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L'Arc-en-ciel-Francazal in Toulouse in 1933 * Translated | Thank you to Jacques Hemet who sent me
this photo of the historic Arc-en-ciel René Couzinet field Toulouse Blagnac. This three-engined 30-meter wingspan to look slim is part mythical machines that have marked the history of aviation. On 20 May 1933 he landed on the ground of Toulouse-Francazal, after crossing the South Atlantic....

Fort Vancouver site veteran will manage Pearson Air Museum * The Columbian | Fort Vancouver National Historic site took over management of Pearson Air Museum in February 2013. The nonprofit Fort Vancouver National Trust had operated the museum in partnership with the Park Service and the city of Vancouver, but the relationship...

Sun sets on Red Flag 14-3 * Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories | After 12 intense days of relentless aerial, ground and cyber space operations, Red Flag 14-3 concluded here July 25. During the exercise, U.S. military units from across the globe joined flying units from the French and Singapore air forces under the 'Blue' force flag to wage 'war' against Nellis' 57th Adversary Tactics Group, whose units are specially trained to replicate tactics and techniques of potential adversaries...

Batstrike! By Randy Gordon airspacemag.com | A loud thud. A shower of purple-white sparks. This can't be good.

1988 Panavia Tornado ADV For Sale · WarbirdsNews An extremely rare ex-RAF Panavia Tornado F3 will come up auction in the UK this Saturday. The Tornado F3 was the last of the RAF’s pure interceptors, and evolved from the earlier Tornado GR1 ground attack variant to replace the iconic English Electric Lightning. It shared much of the GR1′s structure and systems, but had a lengthened fuselage to accommodate the extra fuel required for long-range patrols. The F3 was exceptionally fast, being capable of flying at nearly 1500mph at altitude. The RAF retired their...