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Photos of the Day: A vintage look at the Navy's Blue Angels * ECNmag.com | In her blog, Managing Editor Kasey Panetta gave a great overview of the Navy's Blue Angels, the military's premier flight demonstration squadron. Since 1946, the group has thrilled crowds with its spectacular aerial maneuvers and raised awareness of...

WATCH: Blue Angels Fly Over Michigan State University * WILX-TV | East Lansing residents were treated to a sight, not commonly seen in the skies over Mid-Michigan today, when the Blue Angels flight team flew over the campus of Michigan State University. MSU Swim Coach Matt Gianiodis got the heads up that the Blue...

CAF to host 51st Airsho * Odessa American | The 51st Airsho is around the corner, but it's the first since the Commemorative Air Force voted to move its headquarters from Midland to Dallas. The CAF Airsho, which will be Oct. 11 and Oct. 12, will include a new act called “Dracula, The Rise of...

Wings Over Big South Fork is Saturday * Independent Herald | Fourteen aircraft are scheduled to appear at this year's event, including war birds, fighter jets and stunt planes. Opening ceremonies will include the national anthem performed live by country and gospel artist Thea Tippin, the wife of country star...

Turn back the clock 100 years with the 2014 WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous * National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Each fall most of us remember to set our clocks back an hour as daylight savings time comes to an end. However, this fall there will be a special opportunity to turn back the clock 100 years to the start of World War I and experience an historical aviation event unlike any other during the WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous, Sept. 27-28 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....

Video: Warbird Roundup 2014 · General Aviation News | The annual Warhawk Air Museum’s Warbird Roundup was held August 30-31 in Nampa, Idaho. Airailimages was on site with cameras in hand....

Red Arrows return for NATO Summit - Barry and District News | THE Red Arrows will make a return visit to South Wales when they stage a flypast treat for NATO world leaders and residents. An aerial display of military jets from nine different countries will soar across the skies when the NATO Summit is held in Newport this week....

Red Arrows photo wins RAF 'image of the year' competition - BBC News | A public vote has been used for the first time to choose the winner of an RAF photographic competition. The collection of pictures, which highlight the force's work at home and abroad, showed "the clear pride of each photographer in their subjects and the service," said Paul Hudson from the RAF Museum....

Enthusiasm for aviation survives rain - Juneau County Star-Times | Aviation is more fun in good weather, so when the start of the annual fly-in at the Mauston-New Liston Union airport was dampened by persistent morning rain, only the most fervent supporters of general aviation were on hand for the event. A fly-in is a social get-together and a chance for pilots to display their machines and share their enthusiasm for aviation. The Juneau County event, staged by the area chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, was a much smaller version of the organization’s huge week-long AirVenture in Oshkosh....

Pioneering WASP recalls 'joy' of flying B-25 in WWII - KSL.com | WENDOVER — During World War II everyone made sacrifices, and female pilots proved they were up to the task. Roughly 1,000 Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP, flew during World War II, including Salt Lake resident Nell Bright. For Bright, now 93, flying has always been a passion. She dreamed of flying since she was 8 years old and got her private pilot’s license before the war...

B-29 Superfortress to be in Enid to aid another World War II-era plane - Enid News & Eagle | The only flying B-29 Superfortress will be in Enid later this month in an effort to get another World War II-era plane back in the skies. The Commemorative Air Force Air Power Tour is bringing FiFi to Enid as a fundraiser to help with the engine rebuild project for Enid’s A-26 Lady Liberty....