Wednesday, August 6, 2014

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Thunderbirds boost AirVenture crowds  By WRN Contributor | The return of a military flying team to the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh last week helped boost attendance at the week-long airshow. Spokesman Dick Knapinski says the crowds were up 5.5 percent over last year, with more than 500,000 people coming through the gates...

EAA AirVenture reports an increase in overall attendance for 2014 * Fox11online.com | OSHKOSH – EAA reports a 5 to 6 percent increase in attendance for 2014's EAA AirVenture festival. Attendance is based on the number of people who entered the grounds each day. EAA Chairman Jack Pelton said, “It was a tremendous week on many...

Thunderbirds, Golden Knights return for 2014 Thunder Over the Boardwalk in ... * Shore News Today | The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration is part of a full lineup aerial entertainment Wednesday, Aug. 13. ATLANTIC CITY – Atlantic City Airshow, Thunder Over the Boardwalk, the resort's signature summer event, will include demonstrations by the U...

5 questions with Thunder Over Michigan air show pilot Jeff Boerboon * Detroit Free Press | The building of the plane began in 2013 with a plethora of parts, and in the year that followed, John Klatt and a team of professionals assembled the plane they refer to as one of a kind because it's modeled on a 1929 taperwing biplane, has a Pratt and...

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Ferte Alais 2014 * Photos by Frederic Cottin | Lots of sun this year. Another successful event!

Mike Goulian Airshows | Attention New Englanders! Mike will be on NECN (New England Cable News) at 11:45 AM tomorrow (Wed, Aug 6th) to chat about the upcoming Fort Worth Red Bull Air Race....

Red Arrows selection is pinnacle of flying dream for Bradford pilot * Bradford Telegraph and Argus | Flight Lieutenant Thomas Bould who is joining the Red Arrows in time for the 2015 season. A BRADFORD man says he has fulfilled a lifelong dream after being selected to become a Red Arrows pilot. Flight Lieutenant Tom Bould, 32, has been named as one...

Town to host Second Annual Airport Fly-in * Guernsey Gazette | GUERNSEY--If flying is your thing, then the place to be on Sunday, August 17 is the Guernsey Airport where the Town of Guernsey is hosting their second annual Guernsey Fly-In. The airport is located on the south side of U. S. Highway 26 on the east...

Shot down... Charity forced to cancel airshow event after being caught up in ... * Belfast Telegraph | The dysfunctional nature of Stormont has hit a new low after an aviation charity fundraiser became the casualty of bitter relations between Sinn Fein and the DUP. Related Articles. Stormont turbulence hits plane enthusiasts · How Tele Spitfire fund...

Fly in to save ambulance * Swindon Advertiser | WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance will be calling on the help of Batman, Iron Man and Wonder Woman to protect its long-term future. As part of National Air Ambulance Week, running between September 22 and 28, the Wiltshire branch, based in Devizes, wants...

B-17 on Display in Honor of "Dutch" Van Kirk * wnep.com | During the graveside service, a B-17 flew over the cemetery to honor the man who was the navigator on the Enola Gay. After the service, the B-17, also known as the “Memphis Belle” flew into the Sunbury Airport. “It's unique. I mean, I've never seen one...

NASM’s Heinkel He-219 Restoration Update ·WarbirdsNews has some exciting news coming from the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, and some fantastic photographs to share with much thanks to NASM’s press officers. The restoration crew at the Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility in Silver Hill, Maryland has finished their work repairing the wings for the museum’s unique Heinkel He-219 A-2 Uhu, Wk.Nr.290202. In mid-July, the team prepared the freshly repainted wings for shipment to the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. For the first time....

B-18 Bolo walkaround — part 2 of 2  * Travel for Aircraft | Continuing the walkaround of this Douglas B-18 Bolo from the previous Monday we see more detail of this aircraft exhibited at the McChord Air Museum & Heritage Hill Air Park (see the museum review as well as posts of the other...

A budding Forfar pilot has landed himself a dream role in a once in a lifetime ... * Forfar Dispatch | He answered a call from Scottish Aero Club chairman Dave McElroy who will complete his Phileas Fogg-like challenge to circumnavigate the globe at Scone Airfield when he makes his final landing on Sunday. He has been joined by Michael for the last leg...

First Flight: One Week Wonder | On August 5, 2014, the airplane that was built in seven days at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 flew for the first time—carrying more than 2500 signatures of tho...

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