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CAP receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Air Force Association · General Aviation News | MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – The Air Force Association has honored Civil Air Patrol with its 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of its more than 70 years of helping secure the American homeland, especially its service during World War II...

The Lasting Legacy and Promising Future of Women in Aviation and Aerospace * Patriots Jet Team | There is no mistaking the increasingly influential role that women are now playing in the aviation and aerospace industries. In the last ten years, many organizations have formed to encourage young women to pursue careers in aeronautics, commercial and military arenas. This support has meant women are more prevalent and successful in these fields than ever before....

Red Bull Air Race headed to Las Vegas Motor Speedway - MyNews3 Las Vegas KSNV | LAS VEGAS (KSNV & MyNews3) -- Fast planes whizzing at killer speeds near a crowd of people may sound like a scary thing but that's what's coming with the Red Bull Air Race World Championship coming to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway...

Blue Angels return to Miramar Air Show * UT San Diego | Last year the MCAS Miramar Air Show was cancelled due to the government shutdown, but the festivities return this weekend to their full grandeur...

CH-46E Sea Knight to make final air show flight at MCAS Miramar * Air Wing Media | For decades, the CH-46E Sea Knight has served our country with honor, reliability and time tested dependability. The Sea Knight, also known as the “Phrog,” is scheduled to perform in the upcoming 2014 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, but this will be a bittersweet event. This will be the Phrog’s last appearance at the Miramar air show before the aircraft is retired from service...

Melbourne Air and Space Show takes off  * Florida Today | This weekend, all eyes are on the sky. The Melbourne Air & Space Show takes off at Melbourne International Airport. Guests will get to check out a full-scale model of the world’s largest drone, courtesy of Northrop Grumman Corp., the show’s sponsor...

Kennett Air Show: Warbird Warriors on a special mission * Daily Dunklin Democrat | Aircraft of all kinds were on display Saturday at the Kennett Air Show. Perhaps the plane with the most unique mission was a 1944 PV-2 Harpoon, one of three such flyable aircraft in the world. "The only reason it's not a bunch of soda cans is because...

US Army Golden Knights Fly in on the Eagles * Tristatehomepage.com | Students at the home of the Eagles saw some special guests fly in this morning. The US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team landed at Apollo high school this morning. The golden Kinghts will perform several jumps in the run up to this weekend's...

Fly In this year features 'Punkin Chunkin' and more fun - Reno Gazette Journal | Besides the aircraft, there will be plenty of orange orbs flying through the air this weekend during the annual Lyon County Fly In at the Silver Springs Airport, which this year is featuring a first"Punkin Chunkin" event. "We're pretty excited," said Fly-in committee chairman Ron Bell of the Saturday-Sunday Fly In and the new Punkin Chunkin, which is expected to involve schoolchildren from all over Lyon County...

Lee Bottom Fly-In Review Part 2 - Stearman vs WACO · Rich Davidson, NORDO News | The subject of the Lee Bottom Fly-In Review, Part 2, is the first annual Stearman vs WACO Challenge. Created in the interest of fun and promoted around bragging rights, the idea of this contest was to draw planes to something other than just a type club gathering.  By pitting two long standing rival makes against each other, it was hoped owners would stray from the usual in the interest of defending their dignity and enjoying themselves in the process.  It was never really thought non-owners would be that into it.  We were wrong. To our surprise, some of the greatest interest in the challenge came from people who didn't own either aircraft....

EAA’s 51st annual fly-in to be held Saturday at Newton * kansas.com | The Experimental Aircraft Association will host its 51st annual Air Capital Fly-in and banquet Saturday at the Newton City/County Airport in Newton. The event, held by the EAA’s local Jayhawk Chapter 88, will include airplane judging, flying contests, Young Eagle airplane rides and other attractions...

Southeast Aviation Expo deemed a ‘high flying success’ * General Aviation News | GREENVILLE, S.C. — From flying EAA Young Eagles to flying beagles, and other animals saved by Pilots N Paws, and everything aviation in between, the Southeast Aviation Expo had it going on this past weekend at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), according to Don Purcell, president of the South Carolina Aviation Association...

Thunder and Triumph * Vintage Wings of Canada | This past summer, something happened in the warbird world that has not happened in more than fifty years, something so creative, so daring and so anticipated, it eclipsed all other warbird activity on the planet. Someone, and I am not sure who, at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ontario had the daring and electric idea to prepare the museum’s much-loved Andrew Mynarski Avro Lancaster and fly it by the old wartime route (Toronto-Gander-Greenland-Iceland-Scotland) to Great Britain and there to join the only other flyable Lancaster in the world to delight and thrill Brits of every age....

Museum to begin capital campaign * Kokomo Tribune | GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE — Oct. 3 is the official kickoff date for Grissom Air Museum's 2015 Capital Campaign. The museum seeks to raise $25,000 in three months to help with operational costs. All monies raised from this event will go into the 2015...

Saving the Flying Fortress - CNN | Atlanta (CNN) -- A winged piece of history sits parked at a small airport. It's 70 years old, and in a few minutes, I'll know firsthand if this old warbird can still fly. In all, nearly 13,000 B-17 Flying Fortresses rolled off the assembly lines. Now, only about a dozen flying B-17s remain -- in the entire world. These are the famous bombers that helped the Allies win World War II. Every year planes like these are retired to aviation junkyards, destined for a rusty demise...

RIVERSIDE: Museum sets Mash Bash fundraiser * The Press Enterprise | March Field Air Museum’s historic flightline will come alive with “Hot Lips Houlihan”, “Father Mulcahey”, “Radar O’ Reilly”, “Klinger” and “Hawkeye” characters during its annual MASH Bash fundraiser on Saturday. Guests will travel on a nostalgic journey back to the fictional 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital made popular by the TV series MASH. This casual and entertaining evening includes dancing, a catered dinner and silent auction. Guests will also be treated to drinks at a recreation of “Rosie’s Bar.” The evening will conclude with a costume contest to crown Mr. and Mrs. Mash Bash 2014...

Video: ‘Stay High’ in Poland * General Aviation News | A love of flying is universal. Poland’s Dawid Nieradka put together a wonderful 5+ minute video of his flying club’s 2014 flying season.

Program helps students 'elevate' their lives * Mountain Home News | Renowned air show pilot Greg Poe created the Elevate Your Life program after he lost his son to drug addiction. For more than 10 years, he dedicated his life to helping children turn their lives around and to help them achieve their dreams. The stunt...

Sally Ride/UW Science Fest features former astronaut * King5 | As the first American woman in space, the late Sally Ride made it her mission to encourage girls to dream big and pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Before she passed away, Dr. Ride founded Sally Ride Science, an organization offering workshops, festivals and scholarships. This weekend, the University of Washington's Bothell campus will host the Sally Ride Science Festival, featuring exhibits, workshops and guest speakers from various STEM backgrounds, including former Shuttle astronaut, Capt. Wendy Lawrence...

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