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WATCH: Sounders keeper rides with Blue Angels, passes out * CBS sports.com | The summertime in Seattle means a few things these days. For years it has meant the annual tradition that is Seafair, including a visit from everybody's favorite jets, the Blue Angels. It has also meant Sounders soccer since the team joined the MLS...

Former Seahawk Marcus Trufant succumbs to Blue Angels blackout * MyNorthwest.com | Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly with the Blue Angels? Former Seahawks standout Marcus Trufant got his shot this week, and admits it knocked him out, literally. "I'm actually still not all the way 100 percent," says Trufant, who was...

River Falls native is first mom, female reservist as Thunderbirds pilot * Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | The Air Force major, fighter pilot and Wisconsin native is the third woman and the first mother to fly in the Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team. "For me, this is a dream come true — who wouldn't want to perform at Oshkosh? It's kind of...

Bradford man flying high after being selected for the Red Arrows * Bradford Telegraph and Argus | A BRADFORD man is flying high after being selected to join the Red Arrows next year. Flight Lieutenant Thomas Bould, 32, will form part of next season's elite nine-strong team for the Royal Air Force's aerobatic team. He will stay in his role as Red...

Snowbirds weave aerial acrobatics * Kelowna Capital News | Kelowna's downtown shores were a hub of activity Wednesday, as area residents and tourists alike sought the best spot to watch one of this country's most beloved performances. The Canadian Airforce's iconic Snowbirds took flight over Okanagan Lake for...

6th Annual Wings and Wheels takes off at Ingalls Field on Saturday · The Kathryn Report | Wings and Wheels offers a lot of high flying fun this Saturday in a beautiful location. It’s held at Ingalls Field, where the elevation is almost 3,800 feet. It’s the highest public use general aviation airport east of the Mississippi and it provides a unique location for all of the activities. Becky Skidmore, the Airport Manager at Ingalls Field, organizes the air show for Wings and...

AIRSHOW NEWS: RAF’s First Jet Powered bomber set to display at Wings & Wheels * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The world’s only air-worthy Canberra PR9 will be celebrating its 65th anniversary and displaying at Wings & Wheels for the first time on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th August as part of the Midair Squadron’s display.

The Very First Air Show Happened in 1909 - Jaunted  | ...Roll the calendar back to the autumn of 1909, when what was a small aviation display within the Paris Motor Show finally bust out into its own event, the Paris Air Show (Salon de locomotion adrienne). Held within Paris' Grand Palais (which now most notably hosts Chanel fashion shows), the spectacle attracted approximately 100,000 visitors over the span of three weeks, and put forth the crazy idea that airplane travel wasn't just for daredevils and tinkerers....

Hawker Sea Fury T.20 (G-RNHF) crash brings Royal Navy air day to a halt · The Kathryn Report | A pilot escaped unharmed after his Royal Navy fighter plane has crash landed at an annual air show – bringing the event to a premature finish. The Royal Navy Historic Flight’s Hawker Sea Fury crashed in front of stunned onlookers at the Royal Navy Air Day at RNAS Culdrose after experiencing difficulties as it came in to land. The cheering crowd fell deathly silent as the plane skidded along the...

A great video clip of a great plane · Bayou Renaissance Man | A Consolidated PBY Catalina amphibian, brought from South Africa to the USA two years ago, has been restored to flying condition for the soon-to-be-established Greatest Generation Naval Museum in San Diego. In celebration of this achievement, and as an overview of the history of the plane, a seven-minute video has been prepared. It makes great viewing for aviation enthusiasts...

Aviation legend visits Maxwell Air Force Base - WSFA | She paved the way for women in aviation and mechanics and she's in the Capital City. Mary Feik, a colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, is visiting more than 120 cadets from across the nation and sharing her story. The colonel is an aviation living legend. She started out in the field as a teen. At the young age of 18, she was already teaching aviation mechanics for the U.S. Army Air Corps....

Amelia Earhart mystery: Is this the year it’s solved? * Philly.com |Crews in mini-subs will search for the wreckage of her Lockheed Electra in September, if a Chester County group can find funding for the next phase of its quest.

Updates from Scholarship Winners * Girls with Wings | Good reading!

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