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Most kids are back in school now. Have you attended an air show this year?  You might find one close to you, HERE, thanks to our friends at Fencecheck.

The Blue Angels: The United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron - Hometown Focus | The Blue Angels are performing at the Duluth Air and Aviation Expo 2014 August 23 – 24. Other scheduled performers include the USAF Heritage Flight, a USCG SAR Demonstration, a USAF F-22 “Raptor” Demo, the USN Leap Frogs, the Liberty Jump Team and C-47 Normandy Tribute, the DAV Flight Team B-25 Show Me, and more. For schedule information, visit www.duluthairshow.com. Photo courtesy of www.blueangels.navy.mil/team. The Blue Angels is the United States Navy’s flight demonstration squadron. The Blue Angels team was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931....

2014 Wings Over Camarillo Airshow· Steve Lewis, Photorecon.net | This weekend, August 23rd and 24th, the Wings over Camarillo Airshow will be held at the Camarillo airport. I have been to this show many times, and it is a very entertaining airshow for the entire family. It has something for everyone, and this years line-up looks no different. There will also be a car show with many vintage cars, and a pancake breakfast for those who show up early. I am looking forward to a great weekend of flying....

How did Steve Hinton become a pace pilot? * Mark Magin | Video

Video: Air Racing Legend Bill 'Tiger' Destafani * unicombuzz | US Senator Fuller (R-Bakersfield) presents a resolution honoring air racer and Bakersfield resident Bill ‘Tiger’ Destefani. Tiger is expected to return to racing to compete for his 8th win at the 51st Annual National Championship Air Race in Reno this September....

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Air festival of Saint-Quentin Roupy | August 24, 2014 The festivities will themes: Commemorating the Centennial of the War 14/18 with the recovery of dogfights. | The 70th anniversary of the liberation of the city of St Quentin. | The presence of the Patrouille de France, Patrouille Cartouche Doré and Aerobatics Team of the Air Force and the Air Sirpa are confirmed by the Ministry of Défens.

Air show in tribute to Louison Bobet | Airfield Quiberon  | August 22, 2014  | On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of thalassotherapy, the City of Quiberon honors Louison Bobet, great sportsman and creator of the Thalassotherapy wellness. You can find the full schedule of events...

Breitling Jet Team - LOCARNO Airshow | The Cielo Aperto, although a great event, was a tough challenge due to the steep trajectory that the Breitling Jet Team pilots had to fly. Adaptability and p...

Westfield  Airport (Indiana) Ultralight and LSA Fly-in.  Info here

Ride in EAA's B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" and See Other Warbirds in Aurora, IL Labor Day Weekend! * The Aero Experience

Vulcan and 2 Lancasters in Formation #Avro3Sisters   * PlanesTV | From today's special flypast formation for the turf cutting ceremony at the new Bomber Command memorial at Canwick Hill. We had cameras at RAF Waddington, the new memorial site and on the roof of Lincoln Cathedral for a truly spectacular view.

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014: F-8F Bearcat First Flight Anniversary * Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo | Today we recognize the first flight of the Grumman XF8F-1 Bearcat prototype (Grumman Model G-58) on August 21, 1944. The new fighter was flown from the company's facility at Bethpage, New York by Grumman test pilot Robert Hall. The Bearcat was designed to be 20% lighter than the company's Hellcat production fighter while...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014: "The Few" - British Warbirds * Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo | The Aero Experience marks another anniversary today as we enter this season of year-round coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. On this day in 1940, Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressed Parliament during the Battle of Britain and uttered these immortal words in gratitude to the Royal Air Force pilots who defended the island nation:...

Britain’s Forgotten Aviation Pioneer  by WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE-A brand new exhibition uncovers one of Britain’s forgotten heroes. Sir Alan Cobham was a true aviation pioneer both in the air and on the ground. Amongst his many contributions was the ‘Air to Air’ refuelling technique still used by air forces across the globe today.Sir Alan Cobham was one of the biggest celebrities of his day. Brave, visionary and innovative – he was a record setter whose legacy still holds to this day with an aerospace company that provides technology to air forces around the world....

Royal Air Force Museum Short-Listed for National Apprenticeship Award by WarbirdsNews | ... The Museum tells the stories of the RAF and its people from its origins to today by displaying aircraft, weapons and vehicles. It does this by interpreting the hidden and often very personal stories of Service personnel in order to retell their stories today and to preserve them for the future. In 2005 the Museum began engineering apprenticeships at the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at its Cosford site in the West Midlands specifically to preserve Heritage Aviation Hand Skills; it has also offered apprenticeships in Fabrication and Welding as well as Carpentry – all in partnership with City of Wolverhampton College....

Back Home….. · Douglas Aguillard, Photorecon.net | Detachments 1 and 2 from the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, following two simultaneous deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans came home today, August 20, 2014. They were aboard the guided missile destroyers USS Pinckney (DDG 91) and USS Kidd (DDG 100). They landed at their home base at North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego, California....

Dr.Sky Interviews Author Bill Yenne / AREA 51 Black Jets / A History Of The Aircraft Developed At Groom Lake, America’s Secret Aviation Base · Dr Sky, Photorecon.net | ...It’s easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States’ famed extension of Edwards Air Force Base has served as a top-secret CIA testing ground for many of the most groundbreaking advancements in American military aviation technology. In Area 51 – Black Jets, author and military historian Bill Yenne offers the first fully illustrated chronology of Area 51′s most famous aircraft projects, including Lockheed’s U-2 “Dragon Lady” and SR-71 “Blackbird” reconnaissance planes, drones ranging from the early Lockheed D-21 to the modern-day General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, and the famous F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter produced by the Have Blue program during the 1970s....

Daniel Shulte * Friday's Fabulous Flyer! | When young people experience the gift of flight and take it upon themselves to share their passion, the butterfly effect is put in motion. Age is no match for passion, as 18-year-old Daniel decided to take aviation to the next level and share his love with the world....

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