Friday, August 8, 2014

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Thunder Over Michigan Air Show * WDIV Detroit | Thunder Over Michigan Air Show. Air show comes to Willow Run airport. Author: Taylor Knox, Associate Producer. Published On: 2 m. Small Text; Medium Text; Large Text. Print; Email. Tweet. Air Show high flyers twisting, turning this weekend in Ypsilanti.

Atlantic City Airshow returns with Thunderbirds, Golden Knights and other high ... * The Star-Ledger | As "airboss" of the Atlantic City Airshow, David Schultz has to make sure "something different" happens every 10 to 15 minutes. And in a four-hour show, that means there's a little something for everyone to enjoy. "Little kids love the helicopters...

International Airshow in Abbotsford starts Aug. 8 * Bellingham Herald | The Abbotsford, B.C., International Airshow, taking place Friday through Sunday, Aug. 8-10, at Abbotsford International Airport, is an aviation festival that has grown well beyond its borders over the past five decades. With a role early on as a...

Red Arrows flying into Bournemouth Airport this afternoon * Bournemouth Echo | THE Red Arrows will be flying into Bournemouth Airport this afternoon ahead of their display at Cowes Week tonight. The world-famous aerobatic display team are due to land at the airport at around 2pm. They will then fly to the Isle of Wight to start...

Red Wednesday as Red Arrows and Red Devils fly into Minehead * This is The West Country | On Wednesday the seafront hosts the annual displays from 1.30pm featuring acrobatic Sea King helicopters, historic Spitfires, the awesome Red Arrows and fearless Red Devils. There will also be an open day at Minehead Golf Club, the Acorn Folk Club will...

Last airworthy Lancasters to fly in tandem * BBC News | The last two airworthy Lancaster bombers http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-28703745are due to fly together for the first time since the 1960s. About 7,300 Lancasters were built during World War Two but most of those that survived the fighting were scrapped. Canadian Warplane Heritage's...

World War II veteran, 91, gets his Prisoner of War Medal * American Airpower Museum | UNION GROVE, WI -- Dale Ellington, 91, finally received the Prisoner of War Medal he earned in World War II, at a ceremony in the Union Grove, Wis. Veterans Home. "It's about time," Ellington said after the medal was pinned on his jacket Sunday. Ellington was a gunner aboard a B-17 "Flying Fortress" aircraft when it was damaged by German anti-aircraft fire in 1943. The plane...

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Robin Roberts To Christen New Goodyear Blimp * Aero-News Network | GMA Anchor Will Do The Honors On August 23 Robin Roberts, the award-winning co-anchor of ABC News' "Good Morning America," long-time ESPN sportscaster and successful author, will christen The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's newest blimp – Wingfoot One – on Saturday, August 23, in Suffield, Ohio.

World War II instructor pilot to speak at air museum * KPCnews.com | AUBURN — World War II instructor pilot Lester Bone will be the guest speaker at Monday’s meeting of the Hoosier Air Museum. The program will begin at 7 p.m. and at the museum, 2822 C.R. 62. Bone is a pilot of many World War II-era aircraft as well as post-World War II-era planes. The public is encouraged to attend...

Local author spotlight * Visalia Times-Delta | What's it about: A riveting account of a son's path to discovery of a fallen hero — the father he never knew. On the day B-25 pilot Lt. Roger Jamison learned his son Roger Jr. was born, his plane was shot down on a mission over Tunisia and crashed in...

Lend Me Your Ears: Rare flight on B-17 'Memphis Belle' evokes tears, triumph ... * Twinsburg Bulletin | These protagonists — Tibbets' B-29 “Enola Gay,” Yeager's P-51 “Glamorous Glennis” and, in this case, Capt. Robert Morgan's famed B-17 “Memphis Belle” — represent a place and time when paralyzing fear was pushed aside in the name of duty and country.

Airman Missing From WWII Accounted For  * Aero-News Network | Sgt. Gerald Atkinson Had Served As A 'Spot Jammer' Aboard A B-17G The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced Wednesday that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, lost during World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

Dave McElroy flew around world in single-engine plane in 80 days * stv.tv | The 66-year-old, a past president of the Scottish Aero Club (SAC), has taken in 52 stops, touching down in 25 countries, including India, Australia, Fiji, Mexico, USA and Canada. Mr McElroy, who began his journey on May 19, at Scone Airport in...

Women in Aviation to Honour Captain Koki At Akwaaba * AllAfrica.com | In partnership with the organizers of Akwaaba African Travel Market, Women in Aviation (Nigeria) International-Glowing Wings Chapter said it would honor Capt. Irene Koki. Capt. Irene Koki is the first Woman in the World to captain the World's newest...

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