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Alan Crawford, one of our favorite air racers and a good guy to boot, needs your prayers * LiveAirShowTv | (Local News)

Soaring on wings of a Falcon with Air Force Thunderbirds * Examiner | Climbing aboard a sleek Air Force fighter jet and launching into the deep blue sky can make one either grin or become ill -- for this aerospace journalist punching that sky in an aerobatic jet was an incredible feeling...

Big crowds for Wings Over North Georgia AirShow * WRGA Rome's Newstalk | Although we don't have an exact head count, it appears as though this year's Wings Over North Georgia AirShow may be biggest ever. Buses shuttled people to and from the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport from State Mutual Stadium almost non-stop...

Aviation buffs out in full force for 'Wings Over Harnett' air show * Fayetteville Observer | Burns, who is the Harnett County manager, did a tandem jump with the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team during a "Wings Over Harnett" air show at the Harnett Regional Jetport. "It was awesome," said Burns, minutes after landing with his tandem...

Hundreds turn out for first fly-in at Meriden-Markham airport * Meriden Record-Journal | MERIDEN — Hundreds gathered at Meriden-Markham Airport Saturday to participate in the inaugural fly-in that featured a variety of airplanes and helicopters. The event is the first of its kind at the city's airport and was organized as a fundraiser...

'Warbirds,' vintage cars draw thousands to Nut Tree Airport * TheReporter.Com | It was a daylong event for families and aircraft buffs alike — or just the plain curious — who wanted to see up close any number of vintage military aircraft, aka "warbirds," in working condition, with a chance to chat with pilots. And in Solano...

Annual “Oscar Night of Aviation” shines spotlight on six new National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinees by Ron Kaplan | On October 4th the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) hosted its 52nd Annual Enshrinement Dinner and Ceremony in Dayton, Ohio. Long known as the Oscar Night of Aviation, this year marked the first time the welcome receptions (two) were held in the NAHF Learning Center and the National Museum of the U.S. Force WWII Gallery, and the formal dinner and ceremony in the museum’s spectacular Modern Flight Gallery...

Winners of the 2014 FAI Awards and FAI-Breitling Award Announced * World Air Sports Federation | ... General Aviation, having served as President of the Spanish General Aviation Commission for 13 years (1990 - 2003), Vice-president of the Royal Spanish Aeronautical Federation for the same period and Bureau member of the Royal Aero Club of Spain...

Former Golden Knights inducted into National Skydiving Hall of Fame * Fayetteville Observer | Three men with ties to the U.S. Army Parachute Team's Golden Knights were among five skydivers inducted into the National Skydiving Hall of Fame last weekend. Former Golden Knights Jerry Bourquin and Chris Needels as well as honorary Golden Knight...

Even An Air Race Gone Bad Is Still A Good Air Race * Paul Thompson | The Red Bull Air Race World Championship is the aviation equivalent to Formula One car racing. The international tour, rock-star pilots, epic venues and groupie fans are all part of the scene. And even when something like the weather spoils a competition, there is still plenty to see and enjoy....

I survived a flight with the Red Bull Air Race * The Verge | “You’ll be flying in the front seat,” I was told on a clear, sunny morning in Las Vegas. My pilot Petr Kopfstein — who was about to hold my stomach (and my life) in his hands — said it with an easy smile, so I responded with a laugh. I thought he was joking. He wasn’t....

Texas Flying Legends Museum: Living History through Pilots and Planes * Press Release | HOUSTON, TX (October 16, 2014) – For the fifth year, The Texas Flying Legends Museum (TFLM) announces that it will participate in the 30th Annual Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Wings Over Houston Airshow on November 1 - 2, 2014. Ellington Field gates will open at 8:00 am with the flying scheduled to begin around 10:00 am. Tickets are required and can be purchased at www.WingsOverHouston.com or at the gate, closing at 6:00pm...

Rare 1918 biplane to land at Pearson Air Museum - The Columbian | Pearson Air Museum has acquired an extremely rare 1918 DeHavilland DH-4B airplane. Aircraft restorer Mark Smith can define just how rare this Liberty biplane restoration is: "It's probably going to be the next-to-last one done by anybody," he said...

Viewpoint: How WW1 changed aviation forever * BBC | When the world went to war in 1914 the Wright Brothers had only made the world's first powered flight little over a decade before. But the remarkable advances made in aviation during World War One are still at the core of air power today, says Dr Peter Gray...

PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUM’s 4th Annual Family-friendly Night of Fright · WarbirdsNews * The Pima Air & Space Museum announces its fourth annual “Night of Fright” on Fri., Oct. 24th from 5 to 9pm (with the last admission at 8pm)...

A (literal) blast from the past * Bayou Renaissance Man | ...Seven decades after thousands of "balloon bombs" were let loose by the Imperial Japanese Army to wreak havoc on their enemies across the Pacific, two forestry workers found one half-buried in the mountains of eastern British Columbia...

Inflatable Spacecraft Aeroshell Tech for Atmospheric Entry * Kathy Barnstorff, NASA Langley Research Center | For most of us it's hard to imagine that something that is inflated can survive the high heat and friction of space travel, especially atmospheric entry...

 
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Where the Blue Angels call heaven (or at least home) * SFGate (blog) | But where to the Blue Angels roost when they're not burning jet fuel for crowds at events such as this week's Fleet Week? Do the Blue Angels go home? Yes. It's in Florida. When they're not in the air around the globe, the flight demonstration team can...

Beautiful, simple video clip from Sean D. Tucker * The International Council of Air Shows

Beachgoers packing Daytona Beach for Wings and Waves Air Show By Saul Saenz, Volusia County Reporter | DAYTONA BEACH -- If you plan on visiting the World's Most Famous Beach this weekend, you might want to get an early start...

Dozens of WWII aircraft to fly in formation over Northern Virginia today - Inside NoVA | Look up in the sky around lunchtime today and you may get to see a large collection of World War II aircraft flying over in formation. It’s called the Potomac Flight, and it will involve about 30 planes flying in restricted airspace over the Washington area to honor the nation’s veterans. The “once in a lifetime” event kicks off the 15th Annual Culpeper Air Fest this weekend, according to a news release...

Cambridge pilot flying high in World Air Race Championship * ITV News | Professional sportsmen and women choose different ways to relax and switch off from their day job. Golf and fishing are a couple of favourites for footballers and cricketers. But motorsport...

Culpeper County Airfest grows * The Daily Progress | In order to draw maximum attention to the cause of disabled veterans, the AirFest will be home base for a "Potomac Flight" to be held at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10. The route will include flyovers of Washington, D.C. landmarks including...

California International Airshow - Salinas Review by Tyson Rininger | Celebrating their 34th year, the Salinas Airshow hosted the USAF Thunderbirds as well as Vicky Benzing, Sean D. Tucker, Melissa Pemberton, the Liberty Jump Team and the always popular Metal Mulisha. Along with the performers, warbirds took to the skies showcasing both the European Theater with a trio of P-51's, a BT-13, Sherman Smoot's historic C-47 and the incredible flying of Sam Knaub's C-54. The Pacific Theater warbirds included the B-25 'Executive Sweet', Taigh Ramey's amazing PV2-D Harpoon, Chuck Wentworth's F4U Corsair, four T-6 Texans and a replica Japanese 'Kate'...

Art Nalls shares a great story of first class piloting skills * The International Council of Air Show | About 10 years ago, I owned the YAK-3 in this photo. Jack Schultz, former F-14 test pilot, was at the controls when the right landing gear failed on landing. He managed to get the YAK airborne, where I joined him in chase in the L-39. The right wheel had rotated 90 degrees in the gear strut, or so I first thought. With the wheel perpendicular to the airstream, there is no hope of landing, so he retracted the gear...

Momentum builds for permanent Aviation Hall of Fame * The Australian | THE Australian Aviation Hall of Fame is accelerating moves to set up a permanent display as it heads towards its third induction and gala dinner next month.... Other inductees include aviatrix, flying instructor and Australian Women Pilots Association founder Senja Robey, Australia’s first Controller of Aviation Horace Brinsmead, Hawker Aircraft founder Harry Hawker and Reginald Ansett...

Breitling celebrates AOPA’s anniversary with new watch · General Aviation News | Swiss watch company Breitling is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) with the release of a special limited edition timepiece, a scholarship program aimed at expanding the aviation community, and special events focused on sharing the passion of aviation with people across the USA throughout the year...

The Pixie Pilot: Help Vegas Adventure Flights become a reality!: Meet private pilot and future sport pilot instructor, Mike Daniels. I've recently have been assisting Mike with insurance quotations fo...

Douglas A-20 Retrieved From Bottom of the Baltic Sea · WarbirdsNews | A Polish salvage crew has recovered the substantial, but battered remains of a rare Douglas A-20 Havoc medium bomber from the bottom of the Baltic Sea in the last few days. Just a dozen or so substantially complete examples remain in preservation, along with a few hulks. It is likely that the aircraft is one of many hundreds supplied by the USA to the Soviet Union under Lend Lease during WWII. So far the wreck is unidentified though. While it is always possible that a detailed researcher may one day be able to determine her serial number, either through examining crash records, or possibly finding a data plate on the airframe or engines that tallies with a known example, it is likely she will always remain anonymous...

Air and Space Museum to remain open as exterior revitalized · General Aviation News | The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is preparing for a multiyear revitalization of the museum’s exterior and mechanical systems, anticipated to begin in 2017. When the project is complete, the museum will be an energy-efficient building that meets or exceeds best-practice standards for sustainability and energy use, according to museum officials...

Speakers series launches at the Pima Air & Space Museum * Arizona Daily Star | The A-10 Thunderbolt II — also known as the “Warthog” — launches the Pima Air & Space Museum's Second Saturday speakers series. Capt. Matt “Ace” Orlovsky, Davis-Monthan wing weapons officer, will talk Saturday about flying the aircraft. The series...

Upcoming Events At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor · WarbirdsNews | The Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii is continuously working to provide interesting events for the public, and we thought you might like to see what is coming on the agenda in the next few weeks...

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Airshow in Atlantic City today * Asbury Park Press | ATLANTIC CITY – Thunder will not be causing the rumble over the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Wednesday's roar will come from the annual Atlantic City Airshow. The U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute...

Livestream of the Atlantic City Airshow * Cherry Hill Courier Post | The U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team will open the event by delivering the flag. The airshow is slated to end with a performance by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The group did not perform last year due to the federal government sequestration.

Blue Angels plan to fly over Chicago on Wednesday for photo shoot before ... * Chicago Tribune | Chicagoans eager to see the U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform their famed daredevil stunts at the air show this weekend can catch the military jets a few days early when they fly over the city for a photo shoot Wednesday. Six pilots are scheduled to fly...

Military acts return to the skies for Chicago Air and Water Show * Chicago Daily Herald | New to the show this year is Team AeroDynamix, the largest aerobatic team in the world flying 12 aircraft equipped with white smoke generators. Timed precisely, most planes take off and land at Gary Jet Center in Gary, Indiana. Others begin and end...

Warbirds Over Alliance event set for Saturday * The-review | The Alliance Balsa Bees will present its 11th annual Warbirds Over Alliance and will host a benefit for the Wounded Warriors Project from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 16. The flying field is located at the northeast end of Barber Airport, four miles north of...

Air Show of Warsaw starts Friday * WNDU-TV | The air show of Warsaw is a two-day event and it's expected to be bigger than last year. During the show you will see at least six military planes, four jets and a Candy Bomber. The Candy Bomber does exactly what it sounds like; it drops candy to the kids.

Cirrus Aircraft and Michael Goulian Gear Up for Red Bull Air Race World ... * SYS-CON Media | "As with several past Red Bull Air Race events around the world, we are again anticipating an energetic turnout and we welcome the chance to introduce new air racing enthusiasts to the Cirrus Life through our partnership with Mike and the Red Bull Air...

Watch Red Bull Air Race live from Ascot * Red Bull (International) | It's the first time in six years that the Red Bull Air Race World Championship has visited British shores and the anticipation of the crucial race is intense. Nigel Lamb, who is one place and three points further back in the standings, is equally...

What it takes to be a Red Bull Air Race pilot * Telegraph.co.uk | This weekend, the Red Bull Air Race World Championships will fly into the UK and entertain spectators with its inimitable brand of high-octane racing on two wings. In case you've never seen it, the competition is a bit like an aeronautical version of...

Hidden Guardian’s of the Knights’ * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights"  | We have an elite team of proficient expert contract maintainers from Kay and Associates, who work continually to maintain and assure the teams, make the mission safely and without delay.  It is not rare to see two aircraft docked in the team hangar at Pope Army Airfield on any given day. This week alone, they masterfully have already completed a 125 hour inspection on the teams Freedom, 80263 Twin Otter making several component changes....

Northeastern Canopy Pilot League Holds 3rd Meet at Skydive Cross Keys  · U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights"  | SFC Joe Abeln and SFC Jared Zell of the US Army Golden Knights Canopy Piloting Team were in action Saturday at the third meet of the Northeastern Canopy Pilot Leage (NECPL). The competition took place at Skydive Cross Keys in Williamstown, NJ just east of Philadelphia. The drop zone had a busy line up hosting a Swoop Competition, a Sisters in Skydiving event, a Parachutists over Phorty (POPS) record attempt and over 100 Tandems scheduled. The weather was perfect with clear blue skies and light winds. The 16 Competitors were off to an early start with a 0700 competitor briefing. Once the loads were sorted the Canopy Pilots took to the sky....

Red Arrows pay a flying visit to Ilfracombe for Rescue Day * North Devon Journal | LEGENDARY display team the Red Arrows paid Ilfracombe a flying visit earlier today as the town welcomed the return of Rescue Day. The squadron of elite pilots carried out the fly-by just before midday as part of the annual event which celebrates the...

Red Arrows thrill the crowds at Minehead Festival * ITV News | Red Arrows in the skies over Minehead, Somerset. Credit: ITV News/Bob Cruwys Red Arrows The displays are taking place over the seafront to packed crowds. Credit: ITV News/Bob Cruwys Red Arrows The sunny weather has made for ideal flying conditions...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Historic Formation Announced at Wings & Wheels Press Launch · UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The Wings & Wheels press launch got off to a sunny start today (12th August 2014) as the Aerodrome’s resident DC3 took to the skies with the Old Flying Machine Company’s P-51 Mustang to kick off the 10 day count down to the Show. Well known for adding a little extra magic in the air with some memorable and unusual formation displays, Wings & wheels confirmed that a very special tribute is planned to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Eight aircraft from the...

Switzerland cancels Russian participation in air show * Yahoo News | ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has canceled Russian participation in an air show, its defense ministry said on Tuesday, apparently due to concerns about events in Ukraine. Neutral Switzerland has not joined the European Union and the United States in...

Another Tuskegee Airman is gone but not forgotten: Lt. Col. Edward P ... * Bellingham Herald | During his military career, he flew the B-25, P-47, F-80, F-84, F-86D and F-106. He was one of the first two black pilots to fly jets into combat during the Korean War, where he completed 104 missions. “He really was anxious for young people to take...

SD Air & Space Museum names eight new Hall of Famers * KUSI | SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Air & Space Museum Tuesday named eight new members of the International Air & Space Hall of Fame. Joe Engle, Fitz Fulton, Bill Boeing Jr., John (Jack) Dailey, Roger Schaufele, Bessie Coleman, the Ninety-Nines and...

Real Rosie the Riveters reconnect with B-24 during Thunder Over Michigan ... * Heritage Newspapers | YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP — Four “original” Rosie the Riveters were given a rare opportunity to reconnect with an old friend Friday, when one of only two flying B-24 Liberators landed at the Willow Run for the Thunder Over Michigan airshow last weekend.

B-17G “Lacey Lady” Coming Off Poles Imminently · Warbirds News  | As many of our readers will be well aware from a previous article (HERE), the famous B-17G Flying Fortress known as “Lacey Lady” which has sat for more than half a century atop poles at a now disused gas station in Milwaukie, Oregon has been long overdue to come in from the cold. Her owners, the B-17 Alliance Group, have devised a plan to do just that, and more. Today they...

“BONEYARD” Guided Tours For “Working” Tucsonans  * Warbirds News | Pima Air & Space Museum, who operates the often-sold-out bus tours of the “Aircraft Boneyard” aka the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) on the Davis-Monthan (DM) Air Force Base, announces the second-ever Saturday tours created specifically to...

Willis Hawkins And The Genesis Of The Hercules * Code One | “If this design is really as terrible as Kelly Johnson says it is, the Air Force will think that, too, and they’ll give the contract to somebody else. I think we ought to submit the proposal.” With those words, Willis Hawkins convinced his boss, Hall Hibbard, then the vice president and chief engineer of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, to submit the proposal for the aircraft that would become the C-130 Hercules. It was 10 April 1951....

'Air Boss' takes No. 1 spot on iTunes Reality TV charts * AOPA Pilot | “We were doing a segment on a look behind the scenes at an airshow, which featured pilot Mike Wiskus,” said Nalli. “In preparation for that, Mike suggested that we get in touch with the show's air boss, Wayne Boggs. He said you don't see the air boss...

DreamBIG Entertainment * LiveAirShowTV | We don't often pass along appeals for support, but what Dewey Larson is doing fantastic for the next generation of aviators and aviation fans. If you can help, please do!...

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U.S. Navy Blue Angels: Panther Blue Angel takes a ride * O'Fallon Progress | Wow? was all Darcy Benway, superintendent of O?Fallon Township High School District 203, could say after she climbed out of the cockpit of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A18 Super Hornet she flew in last Thursday. ?Words can not describe the experience,? she said once her feet were back on the ground after the 45-minute flight in jet No. 7 piloted by Lt. Ryan Chamberlain...

Old Rhinebeck opening weekend features RC fly-in · General Aviation News | RHINEBECK, N.Y. — On Saturday, May 17, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome will once again open its doors to the museum. This year opening weekend will be extra special with the addition of a scale, radio-control model airplane fly-in event that will feature giant-scale models of vintage aircraft....

US Memorial Day Ceremony at USS Hornet Museum - Inquirer.net | Event honors all veterans of the US Armed Forces, 101-year-old Capt. Moon Chin who flew Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle to safety during WWII Tokyo Raid is special guest...

Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame ceremony set for Oct. 25 · General Aviation News | OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame will hold its 29th annual induction banquet Oct. 25, at the EAA Museum. Six aviators will be inducted: Brig. Gen. Peter Drahn (ret.), Vice Admiral James H. Flatley, Jr., Donald Voland, and brothers James, Ed, and Ray Knaup...

Singer Kenny Loggins to Kick Off EAA AirVenture - WBAY | ...Singer Kenny Loggins will headline the opening night concert of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. The concert is free to all people who attend the opening day of "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration" on Monday, July 28....

Flying Challenge Cup Off to Great Start - Flying Magazine | It looks as though Flying's stick-and-rudder skills competition will be fiercely contested as Redbird Flight Simulations reports that more than 1,400 pilots and non-pilots have registered to compete for a free trip to Oshkosh 2014....

Spirit of St. Louis Airshow: Thursday Blue Angels Flights Through the Eyes, Mind and Camera of a Fanatic! By Leo Cachat | The excitement for this show started long ago when it was first announced. The Blue Angels were scheduled, and after a year of sequestration, all of us at The Aero Experience were really excited. We knew it was going to be a big show, and great acts were going to be there because the Spirit of St. Louis Airport was celebrating their 50th anniversary and regular shows there in years past had always had top-tier performers. As the months seemed to creep by, I kept checking the show website to see what had been added - with each addition came more anticipation...

Sun n Fun 2014 · Mark Hrutkay, Photorecon.net | Another Sun n Fun has come and gone. I’ve been a regular attendee to the show since the late 1980s. When you live in the northeast, you really need to get away from the snow and head to Florida. Once you get past 10 years old, going to see Mickey Mouse loses its appeal and you need a better destination.   Beaches get boring and that only leaves airplanes as an attraction....

Formula One: How AT&T is Taking Infiniti Red Bull Racing to Another F1 Win - TechnoBuffalo | In 2014, Formula One introduced the largest changes that the Infiniti Red Bull Racing Team has seen in the decade it has been competing in the sport. This year, teams must use 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines instead of the 2.4-litre V8 engines that were allowed in the past. Gearboxes must now have...

The Flatpack Bombers — or how the Zeppelin threat created the first air force and the first aircraft carrier by travelforaircraft | This is a wild, enlightening and incredible book. Gardiner has a wonderful ability to take a walk into the “long grass” as he calls it to find the facts and the stories mostly forgotten. In Flatpack Bombers he has a tale replete with James Bond-like daring exploits as well as incredible bravery on an almost daily basis. Gardiner blends well researched facts with...

Sun sets over Manston * Apron 6 | There’s something about Manston and sunsets...

What a selfie from the cockpit of Solo Türk, the Turkish Air Force’s F-16 solo aerobatics display team * The Aviationist | Here’s another interesting self-portrait shot by the Solo Türk of the Turkish Air Force with a GoPro camera (that you can clearly seen attached to the canopy thanks to the reflection in the pilot’s helmet visor) while “turning and burning” (diving towards the ground while releasing flares)...

Jennifer Lesher, Friday’s Fabulous Flyer * Flight To Success | What kind of person gives up a six-figure salary to follow a passion? Who would be willing to walk away from the benefits, first class tickets, insurance, and the security of a career with a company like Microsoft? Jennifer Lesher, that’s who...

New book traces people and events in Delaware’s aviation story * Dover Post | For a small state, Delaware has made some significant contributions to the story of man’s continuing quest for flight...

HASC OKs $600B in 2015 DoD Spending, nixes A-10 retirement plans - ArmyTimes.com | WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) early Thursday unanimously approved a measure that would authorize just over $600 billion in 2015 US defense spending and block plans to retire the A-10 attack plane...

Alaska Airlines Aviation Day Inspires Youths to Pursue Careers in Aviation - Wall Street Journal | SEATTLE, May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 600 high school students will gather at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on May 10 to kick the tires and stand inside the wheel well of a 737 jet while learning about careers in aviation during the sixth annual Alaska Airlines Aviation Day. Employees from Alaska Airlines, The Boeing Co., Port of Seattle and Federal Aviation Administration will be on hand to inspire the next generation of aviators, engineers, air traffic controllers and aircraft mechanics, among other disciplines...

Smithsonian's Air & Space Asks Air Force how it would kill Gozilla - Tech Void | The revamped Godzilla is coming to theaters May 16, and we can only expect the hype to result in a summer box office success. Piggybacking off of the relevance, Smithsonian’s Air & Space museum in Washington DC took it upon itself to ask the Air Force how it would respond to the notorious fictional Kaiju, should he attack Japan or even the United States....

Reel Stuff Aviation's Kaplan tapped to helm 2014 Army Aviation Hall of Fame ceremony

For Immediate Release Reel Stuff Aviation Resources tapped by Army Aviation Hall of Fame to upgrade 2014 ceremony Ron Kaplan orchestrates production honoring three at Nashville on May 5 (May 1, 2014 – Dayton, OH)   When the Army Aviation Association of America (Quad-A) felt the time had come to upgrade its twenty-year-old Army Aviation Hall of Fame ceremony, it tapped Reel Stuff Aviation Resources founder, consultant Ron Kaplan, of Dayton, Ohio, to produce and direct the 2014 edition of the prestigious event. Since 1999, Kaplan has served in various annual production and sponsorship capacities for the National Aviation Hall of Fame's (NAHF) 52-year old enshrinement dinner and ceremony, widely acclaimed as "America's Oscar Night of Aviation."   A former Executive Director of the non-profit NAHF, he has produced and directed its ceremonies since 2005, the last four years as a consultant.  He founded Reel Stuff Aviation Resources in 2012 to provide non-profit aviation groups with event and communication services. Earlier this year, Quad-A selected Kaplan to produce the 21st edition of the Army Aviation Hall of Fame ceremony.  It takes place Monday night, May 5th, during the three-day 2014 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN.  Over six hundred guests are expected in the center's grand ballroom for a black-tie dinner and the induction of three new honorees, each being recognized for outstanding individual contributions to organic Army Aviation since its establishment in July 1942. Among numerous aspects of the show Kaplan has created in coordination with Quad-A staff is the scripting and creation of a broadcast-quality six-minute video biography on each inductee.  The videos will be shown on large screens prior to the formal hall of fame medal presentation and acceptance remarks of each inductee or their family representative. Onstage to present the medals will be Brigadier General Michael Lundy, Commanding General, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, assisted by William Harris, Executive Director of Quad-A.  They will also unveil an official portrait of each inductee to later be installed at the Army Aviation Hall of Fame display housed at Fort Rucker, Alabama.  Serving as master-of-ceremonies will be former Vietnam War POW and retired Army Colonel, Dr. Hal Kushner.  Kushner is Chairman of the Army Aviation Hall of Fame Board of Trustees and a former inductee. To serve as the host and voice of the three Army Aviation Hall of Fame video-bios, Kaplan enlisted a television broadcast veteran and aviation enthusiast he has worked with many times before, former ABC-TV "Good Morning America" host, David Hartman.   Another Dayton-based event and media company, Communicore, filmed Hartman's video introduction sequences at the U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and provided editing services.  Hartman's voiceover session was recorded at North Carolina Public Radio station WUNC in Durham, North Carolina.  Communicore was additionally tasked by Kaplan and Quad-A with providing a distinctively branded stage set, lighting, and music to better highlight the organization and its three new inductees. Quad-A informed Kaplan recently that corporate sponsorship of the dinner and ceremony sold out early, a record number of patrons will attend, and among returning Army Aviation Hall of Famers expected in the audience will be at least two former recipients of the Medal of Honor.  One of the Class of 2014 honorees, the late Col. Van T. Barfoot, also earned the MOH as an infantryman in WWII.   The late Barfoot's fellow inductees are retired Col. William S. Reeder, Jr., a former POW, and retired Chief Warrant Officer 5 Stephen L. Davidson.  The Army careers of all three include flying combat in Vietnam and serving in numerous other global conflicts, as well as contributing to the technical, tactical and strategic growth of Army Aviation. "I am both delighted and humbled to lead the process of upgrading Army Aviation's biggest night of the year," said Kaplan.  "The more I learn about our three inductees, the more I am awed by their heroism and service.  Enhancing such a storied spectacle is a fun challenge for me and my Reel Stuff team.  However, this opportunity to spotlight the incredible impact the inductees have had on our nation's security – and the freedom we cherish - is not taken lightly." Reel Stuff Aviation Resources LLC is a consultancy dedicated to supporting non-profit aviation organizations through the creation of entertaining event and media programming celebrating the people, heritage, and wonder of flight.    #   #   # forward to a friend  Copyright © 2014 Reel Stuff Aviation Resources LLC, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Reel Stuff Aviation Resources LLC PO Box 292822 Dayton, OH 45429 Add us to your address book

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It's Air Show season! - This weekend's shows * Thank You Fencecheck!

» SAA Zebula Airshow & Fly-in 2014
» Houston Wing Open House 2014
» Red Bull Air Race 2014
» Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona 2014
» Walterboro Wings-n-Wheels 2014 
» Thunder Over Louisville 2014 
» Planes Trains and BBQ 2014
» Aerodrome Wine Classic Fundraiser 2014

Video: Fat Albert to thrill crowd during Thunder Over Louisville - WAVE | LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Thunder Over Louisville is not only about the fireworks, but also the airshow. There will be some incredible aircraft soaring over the Ohio River. At the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida where the Blue Angels are based, more than 150 planes are in the museum, each with an incredible story to tell...

Video: Last-minute preps being made for Thunder Over Louisville * WLKY Louisville | Security is the top priority for police going into Thunder Over Louisville this Saturday. Authorities said they have a plan in place to keep everyone safe. Ever since the outbreak of violence on March 22, police have been very visible at Waterfront ...

Video: DM Air Show: Thunderbirds fly in, base gears up - TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) | Davis Monthan Air Force base is expecting more than 200 thousand people to watch its air show this weekend. Thursday the Air Force Thunderbirds arrived to practice for the aerobatics they'll show off Saturday and Sunday afternoons....

80000 people expected at Red Bull Air Race * Croatian Times | Some 80,000 visitors are expected in the western Croatian town of Rovinj this weekend at the Red Bull Air Race. Tickets for the event that will take place in Saturday and Sunday, and will attract pilots from around the world, cost from 99 to 4999...

Sun 'n Fun Celebrates Successful 40th Fly-In * EAA | April 10, 2014 - The 40th Sun 'n Fun International Fly-in and Expo that wrapped up in Lakeland, Florida, on April 6 saw one of the largest turnouts in years thanks to perfect weather, improved operations, 3,000 dedicated volunteers, and popular attractions including the Navy's Blue Angels Naval flight demonstration team that performed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday....

Banner year for SUN ’n FUN * General Aviation News | “Pick your cliche,” said John “Lites” Lennhouts, as the president of SUN ‘n FUN kicked off his closing day briefing. “We hit it out of the park, hit a home run, what have you.” Great weather, both locally and for those traveling from afar, strong advertising in both Tampa and Orlando, and a stout schedule all led to a banner year for SUN ‘n FUN, based at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida....

Crawl through WWII-era planes at Wings of Freedom Tour stop - East Valley Tribune | Rare aircraft from the World War II era will land April 10-13 in Scottsdale for a living history display, and local veterans are encouraged to visit and share their stories with the public as part of the affair. The Wings of Freedom Tour, presented by The Collings Foundation, will feature the authentic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” WWII Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang fighter....

More Military Displays for RAF Cosford Air Show * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Today the organisers of the RAF Cosford Air Show revealed a number of exciting additions to aircraft appearing at this year’s event. Following on from last year’s popular Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) demonstration, which saw Prince Harry in his first air show appearance, the RAF Chinook and Army Apache will again be at Cosford as part of the planned six-hour flying display. As well as performing their individual displays, they will showcase the combat capabilities of the two helicopters in an exciting joint demonstration with the RAF Regiment. Other helicopters taking part in the flying display include the Royal Navy Lynx, making a welcome return with its ‘Black Cat’ solo routine...

Red Arrows practice session over Cyprus - Famagusta Gazette | The Red Arrows have tweeted a cockpit photo of a practice session over Cyprus yesterday. For the next two months, the Team will operate from the the Akrotiri bases as training is completed for its 50th display season....

The arrows Tricolori May 18 for the first time in Loano * Translated | The "Frecce Tricolori", and all other participants will be deployed by Friday, May 15th on the airport of Villanova d'Albenga. The program is updated daily on facebook Aero Club Savona and the site www.aeroclubsavona.it....

X-47B UCAS-D wins Collier trophy - Australian Aviation | The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) program has been awarded the 2014 Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in the US. The award, announced by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), recognises the achievements of the X-47B industry team “…for developing and demonstrating the first unmanned, autonomous air system operating from an aircraft carrier.”...

Historic Flight Foundation commemorates Doolittle Raid - South Everett Beacon | The Historic Flight Foundation is celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the Doolittle Raid with an all-day event and contest. During this time in 1942, the U.S. was planning its first air raid on Japan in response to the Pearl Harbor attack....

Solar Impulse 2 Completed, Aims for 2015 Global Flight * EAA | Solar Impulse 2, the new solar-powered aircraft designed to make the first around-the-world solar flight in 2015, has been completed, according to its visionaries Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg....

Cleveland Air Race Mustang Under Restoration at New England Air Museum * Warbirds News | The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut has a unique collection of remarkable aircraft, including several historic air racers. One such example, currently under restoration, is Anson Johnson’s P-51D Mustang, #44-72400. Johnson flew in the 1948 and ’49 Cleveland Air Races in this aircraft, winning the Thompson Trophy in 1948. Like most air racers based on military aircraft designs, this Mustang received a number of modifications to make it lighter and faster than a stock example...

Four named for Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame * macon.com | WARNER ROBINS -- A pilot who helped rescue hostages with a C-130 that now sits at the Museum of Aviation is among four people named Thursday to be inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. According to a museum release, the inductees are Gordon Bellah, a World War II flight instructor and skydiving pioneer; David Garrett Jr., former president and chief executive officer of Delta Airlines; Johnny Kytle, an airmail and aerobatic pilot; and retired Air Force Lt. Col. Mack Secord, one of the first pilots who served in Vietnam....

Spirit of ’45 Day Express to Helping to Rally Support for Preserving Willow Run · WarbirdsNews | The Spirit of ’45 Day Express will be visiting the Yankee Air Museum in Bellevue, MI on Wednesday, April 15 to help rally public support for the “Save The Willow Run Bomber Plant Campaign” that is raising $8 mm to restore the plant. The Campaign has been organized by the Michigan Aerospace Foundation, the fund raising arm of the Museum, and is chaired by former astronaut Jack Lousma and GM CEO Bob Lutz.  A portion of the restored aircraft plant will be used as a new home for the Museum.  More than $7 mm has been committed so far.  Approximately $1.5 mm remains to be raised by May 1....

Airship Hangars Around The World· Ian Brown | From the late 19th century to the period between the World Wars, hundreds of airship hangars were built in Western Europe and the USA to house the massive lighter-than-air craft. Today, only a handful of these huge structures remain, including the earliest such building – Hangar Y at Chalais Meudon outside Paris....

Winners announced for museum's national writing competition award * National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Deborah Rocheleau, Jarrod Roetenberger and Claud J.A. Boyd were announced as the first, second and third place winners, respectively, of the Air Force Heritage and History Writing Competition, sponsored by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio...

Take Someone Flying on International Learn to Fly Day * EAA | April 10, 2014 - EAA always encourages its members to take others flying, but on Saturday, May 17, there's an even better reason to do so: The fifth annual International Learn to Fly Day is an opportunity to help someone take that first step to discover the fun, freedom, and accomplishment of becoming a pilot. It could be a friend, a relative, a friend of a relative, or a relative of a friend. For a person age 18 or older, you could take an Eagle Flight. If your passenger is age 15-17, you could make it a Young Eagles flight....

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Commemorative Air Force Announces Hall of Fame Inductees for 2014 - PR Web | For nearly 60 years, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has worked to preserve and honor American military aviation history. The organization’s success can only be attributed to its dedicated volunteer-members, called Colonels, who have been the foundation and the driving force to keep the organization’s mission and aircraft going strong since 1957....

Sally Ride Inducted Into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame - PR Web | [March 7], the Women in Aviation, International (WAI) inducted four new women into its International Pioneer Hall of Fame, with Sally Ride—America's first woman in space—joining Nancy Currie, Beryl Markham, and Sheila Scott as honorees. These women are ...

Celebrating Women in Aviation - abc40 | NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB) — Northampton Airport celebrates women in aviation with free scenic flights from volunteer licenses pilots to girls and women. Pilots from the area came out to celebrate the cause of introducing girls to being a pilot. The goal of the event was to get at least 100 girls on a flight. Pilots say they are always looking for any excuse to fly and introduce a girl to the joys of aviation...

Pilots try for a chance to fly in Thunder Over Louisville airshow - WHAS 11.com | LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- Local pilots took to the skies Saturday hoping to get the chance to fly in this year's Thunder Over Louisville. Pilots practiced in vintage planes which will be used in the upcoming air show....

3 News is a Proud Sponsor of this Year's South Texas Air Show in Kingsville - KIII TV3 | KINGSVILLE (Kiii News) -They're considered the most electrifying and precise flyers around, of course we are talking about the pilots of the Blue Angels. In just three weeks from now, they'll be returning to the skies in Kingsville. It's all part of the South Texas Air show at Naval Air Station-Kingsville. They're back and better than ever!..

Aviation Day - Apron 6 | Event number 2 of this month was the Aviation day. An event held at several airfields in Belgium including Ostend, Wevelgem-Kortrijk, Deurne-Antwerpen and Brussels airport. It gives the opportunity to get to know your local airfield...

Wings of Freedom: Legendary combat pilots' endless mission - Pensacola News Journal | The volunteers who occasionally bring World War II planes on tour through Pensacola and other cities say the historic bombers and fighters may still be flying a century or more, long after hostilities ended in 1945. "There really isn't a life limit on the airplanes. You could literally fly these for another 100 years if you keep them maintained right," said Ryan Keough, flight coordinator for the Collings Foundation, a nonprofit based in Stow, Mass...

Harry Thetford: B-17 pilot lived to tell tale of ferocious aerial firefight - Greensboro News & Record | First Lt. John Koehne, a B-17 pilot, probably had a hunch the mission of April 2, 1944, would be different. In his previous combat missions, he had generally flown as co-pilot. On this mission, a less experienced replacement pilot would co-pilot Ole Mose, and Koehne would pilot...

1944 B-17 joy ride links pair - Enterprise-Record | RED BLUFF >> Records show the U.S. Army Air Force's B-17 Flying Fortress "My Baby" was shot down over occupied France Sept. 5, 1944, during a bombing run on a German chemical plant. However history is made up of more than just records. And while "My Baby" crashed in Piermont, France that day, the story of the aircraft continues through the memories of the 91st Bomb Group and those who know them. Two of those people met up in Red Bluff recently...

'Those who deny the past have no future' - People's Daily Online | The Chennault Aviation and Military Museum, not far from the airport of Monroe, Louisiana, is a plain building at the first sight. However, it used to be the site of the Selman Field Army-Air Force Navigation School, which was the largest such facility in the US, offering the nation's only complete navigation course during the WWII and over 15,000 navigators graduated from here...

Dick Rutan Recalls Historic Round-the-World Flight - NASA |Nearly 27 years ago, the one-of-a-kind, purpose-built Voyager aircraft embarked on a non-stop, unrefueled flight around the world, setting a world record that remains unchallenged today. Dick Rutan, the pilot of this historic flight that departed from and landed at Edwards Air Force Base in the Southern California desert, recently recounted the Voyager's almost 25,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe to employees at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center...

Even Lindbergh Got Lost - Air & Space | In the year following his historic transatlantic flight to Paris, Charles Lindbergh, flying again in the Spirit of St. Louis, lost his way somewhere between Havana, Cuba, and the southwest coast of Florida. It happened in the middle of the night, and it alarmed Lindbergh enough that years later he recalled the incident in his...

RAF Museum Youth Apprentice Awarded Prize for Outstanding Service - Warbirds News | Warbirds News believes in giving notice, when it’s due, to the achievements of today’s youth in their endeavors with aviation history. It’s important to show that their hard work is noticed in a positive light, especially as this might encourage other young people to become involved as well. With that in mind, we are happy to report that Bethany Colburn, an apprentice at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, recently received recognition for her outstanding conservation work on the Dornier Do-17 project. The Rotary Club of Wolverhampton named Bethany their “Apprentice of the Year” and also presented her with the George Sidebotham Memorial Award at their annual awards evening on February 28th...

Is The Air Force's Secret Shuttle The Key To Russia-Free ISS Trips? -  Jalopnik | Ever since the US retired the Shuttle fleet, we've been bumming rides to the ISS on Russia's old reliable spacecraft, the Soyuz. Technically, this arrangement works well, but tensions with the Russians over the Ukraine, gay rights, and other issues are making the US realize that maybe it's time for a new ride...

'Airplane' Commercial Spoof Lauds Wisconsin's Summer - Aero-News Network | Robert Hays And Former Milwaukee Buck Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Reprise Iconic Roles | Many of us spend some time in Wisconsin during the summer, but the state's tourism agency Travel Wisconsin would like even more people to know about what the state has to offer ... at least in the summer time...

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Star-studded homage for Bob Hoover - AOPA Pilot | ... aviation career narrated by Harrison Ford, who will be among those hosting the event—along with Apollo astronauts Jim Lovell and Gene Cernan, “Miracle on the Hudson” captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, airshow star Sean D. Tucker, and many ...

Team Six - U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | The first two weeks of winter training has been very successful for Team Six. Thanks to everyones effort we deployed all available aircraft with no issues and were able to start supporting jump operations and a aircraft qualification the next day. That says a lot about the caliber of our maintainers of Kay and Associates, our Crew Chiefs, and Operations NCO who made it such a smooth transition...

“World's Smallest Jet” Hits Road for First 2014 Airshow Performance - Virtual-Strategy Magazine | Oklahoma City (PRWEB) January 31, 2014. The US Fleet Tracking FLS Microjet, renowned as the “World's Smallest Jet”, will open its 2014 airshow performance schedule at the WBCA Stars & Stripes Airshow Spectacular in Laredo, Texas on February 16.

Fate of 2014 Air Show up in the air - Hillsboro Tribune | The future of the 2014 Oregon International Air Show is uncertain following the unexpected cancellation of all Canadian Forces Snowbirds Jet Team shows in America because of budget cuts. The Snowbirds had been announced as the headlining act.

PHOTO: World War II-era aircraft makes Naples stop - Naples Daily News | The Collins Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour featuring a B-17, B-24 and P-51 plane will be on display and available for tours and flights 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Tuesday, and 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday at the Naples Municipal Airport.

Pioneer Hall of Fame inductees named · General Aviation News Staff | Women in Aviation, International has selected the 2014 inductees into its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be honored at WAI’s 25th Annual International Conference, which will be held March 6-8, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla....

Women Fly it Forward takes off in March - Frederick News Post | “Women in Aviation Fly it Forward is an event that the city of Frederick is again very proud to host at the Frederick Municipal Airport,” McClement said. “The Women In Aviation Fly it Forward has established itself as the event that introduces women ...

Former Tilden woman earns spot in state aviators hall of fame - Norfolk Daily News | Although she was no longer active in flight, Cowing joined the Tucson, Ariz., chapter of the Ninety-Nines in 2010 and continued to promote women in aviation and aviation in general. Last spring — after being out of the cockpit for 30 years — she ...

Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame names Class of 2014 - General Aviation News | OSHKOSH, Wis. — Six aviators will be inducted into the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF) at a ceremony this fall. Brig. Gen. Peter Drahn (ret.), Vice Admiral James H. Flatley, Jr., Donald Voland, and brothers James, Ed, and Ray Knaup will be honored for their achievements and significant contributions to aviation in Wisconsin....

4 left of gutsy Doolittle Raiders crews who took on Tokyo - Columbus Dispatch | The Doolittle Raiders, as they became known — 80 men in 16 bombers led by a swashbuckling lieutenant colonel, James H. Doolittle — launched themselves over the Pacific from the aircraft carrier Hornet, aiming to strike at Japan when few thought it ...

British village grateful to World War II airman - Danville Commercial News | James Howery of Danville was a B-17 pilot and also a member of the 8th Air Corps. He noted at the time he flew his first mission in 1943, only 25 missions were required. The air group he was assigned to as a replacement had lost 80 percent of their planes.

He bombed Saigon bridge in World War II – Sgt. Giff Stowell watched Japanese surrender on Ie Shima Island - War Tales | Giff Stowell of La Casa mobile home park in North Port, Fla. was a gunner on an A-20 Havoc twin-engine bomber in the Pacific during his first nine months of combat in World War II. The rest of the war he flew as the nose gunner in “Lucky Strike,” a B-24 “Liberator” in the 380th […]

Local veterans sign traveling WWII bomber wing - Ocala | World War II veterans Paul Bureau and John De Francesco recently added their signatures to a section of a wing from a B-17 bomber during an event at the Ocala-Marion County Veterans Park as part of the nationwide 384th Bomb Group Veterans Signing ...

Canada’s 1st Tiger Moth Takes Flight! – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Ep533 | WARBIRD RADIO – Harry Schoning joins Matt Jolley with a full report on CF-BNF’s recent test flight.  CF-BNF is Canada’s first Tiger Moth and marks the start of a long love affair between the RCAF and the “C” model DH-82 Tiger Moth.  Mike Porter also chimes with news on DH-82C 1136 and winter flying. For […]

Hawker-Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 Now On Show At RAF Museum Cosford · Warbirds News | From our friends at the Royal Air Force Museum in the UK comes news that their freshly restored Hawker-Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 XS695 has gone on display in the Test Flight Collection hangar at RAF Museum Cosford following roughly a year of intensive conservation and restoration work. The Kestrel was a development of the...

Osprey “Feet Dry” - Travel for Aircraft | Bell Boeing’s V-22 Osprey is remarkable with its ability be fly either as a helicopter as well as a conventional airplane (VTOL/STOL). Taking nine years to fly since design-start and almost as long again before first entering service with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) as the MV-22 Osprey. The USMC  likely was […]

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Tusker Air Show Festival put off to Dec 21 - Capital News | NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 12 – The Tusker Air Show Festival has been postponed to the weekend of December 21 – 22 due to poor weather. Aero Club Chairman Rob Linck said that safety for both participants and spectators was the primary concern after recent heavy rainfall caused several parts of Wilson Airport to be waterlogged...

AirFest returning to MacDill in March - Tbo.com | ... process to say which aerial acts or static displays may appear at the event, said 2nd Lt. Patrick Gargan, a wing spokesman. AirFest 2013 was scheduled for April 6 and April 7, but was scrubbed as the result of automatic budget cuts known as...

Red Arrows duo call time on flying after swansong in the Middle East - thisislincolnshire.co.uk | ...For two pilots it was the last time they would put on the famous uniform and touch down as part of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team. Flight Lieutenant Chris Lyndon-Smith, also known as Red 6, said: "I knew the last flight was coming for a while but I do still feel sad. It has been an honour to be part of the Red Arrows and performing in Kuwait for the first time was particularly special."...

Gone West: WASP Dora Dougherty Strother McKeown - Aero-News Network | Praised By Col. Paul Tibbets As 'One Of The Best Multi-Engine Pilots' With Whom He'd Flown | Dora Dougherty Strother McKeown, PhD., Lt. Col, Res, Retired passed away November 19. She had made a career of aviation, being accepted into the WASP program during WWII. During the war, she conducted ferry flights and towed targets until she was asked by Col. Paul Tibbets to learn to fly the B-29 bomber along with fellow WASP Didi Moorman. The goal was to prove that the airplane with a reputation for being cranky was actually "so easy to fly that even a woman could do it."...

Tuskegee airman William Booker of Kirkland dead at 90 - heraldnet.com | ...Booker served as a navigator and flight engineer on B-24 and B-25 bombers with the 477th Bombardment Group based at Godman Field, Ky. He flew with all-black crews with pilots trained in Alabama at the Tuskegee Institute...

Aviation hall of fame announces new members - Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser | The new year is approaching quickly and while spring may seem like a distant dream, Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame has announced its plans for annual gala and induction ceremony. Four new members have been selected and will join the hall of fame during the ceremonies on May 29, 2014 in the WestJet Campus hangar on Calgary International Airport. The new class of inductees are:...

Piper delivers new Arrow to Liberty University · General Aviation News Staff | The Piper Arrow is the preferred aircraft for Liberty University's Air Race Classic team, the “Liberty Belles,” which utilizes Arrows for its annual cross-country race held in the summer. In the 2013 race, the all-female team was ...

New museum breaks ground - Aransas Pass Progress | A large group gathered Monday at the McCambell-Porter Airport for the groundbreaking for a new hangar and museum. This will be the new home of the Maxine Flourney Third Coast Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force. Unit Leader Col. Pearson Knolle remarked that the squadron was looking for a new life and saw this location as having the potential for growth.

Santa to visit Museum of Flight · General Aviation News Staff | SEATTLE — “Santa’s Landing Party” at The Museum of Flight begins Saturday morning, Dec. 14, with a children’s concert and the fly-in arrival of Santa Claus...

Restored Treasure: Recovered Navy Hellcat Dedicated at Pensacola - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | December 12, 2013 - On January 20, 1999, Taras Lysenko of A&T Recovery in Chicago submitted a proposal to the United States Navy to rescue several World War II aircraft submerged beneath the icy waters of Lake Michigan. They had crashed during carrier training operations for WWII pilots in the 1940s. Among the wrecks was a Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, BN 25910, which crashed more than five decades earlier while attempting to land on the USS Sable....

Colonel Culpeper’s Flying Circus -A 1981 Documentary About The Commemorative Air Force - Warbirds News | It was 1957 when four Texans purchased a P-51 Mustang for $ 2,500 just released from military duties. The Texans were Llyod Nolen,Bill Turnbull,Billy Drawe, Royce Norman and C.W. Butler. Drawe and Butler were farmers and the other were crop-dusters pilots. They went to El Paso, inspected the Mustang which was in pretty good condition beside an issue with the rudder which got fixed later in the week.The Mustang was the mighty RED NOSE now operated by the CAF Dixie Wing. The Confedarate Air Force, which later become the Commemorative Air Force, was born...

Westfield World War II aviator to be buried in Colorado - Asbury Park Press | DENVER — A U.S. aviator who was shot down over Germany during World War II will be buried with full military honors at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, after his remains were recovered in 2008 and later identified using DNA. U.S. Army Air Forces Capt. Franklin B. Tostevin, 22, of Westfield will be buried Friday, the Defense Department announced Wednesday...

1976 Interview with Gregory Boyington & Robert Conrad · Warbirds News | If you don’t know who is Marine Corps Major Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington then you should not be on this website. Born in Idaho on December 4, 1912, he was a leading Marine Corps Air Ace in World War II. He had been a Marine Corps officer before the war, but had resigned his commission in order to serve with Claire Chennault’s “Flying Tigers” in China...

Timeless Voices - Paul Stojkov - eaavideo.org | Paul Stojkov flies airliners for a living, but warbirds are his passion. He is one of the pilots for the Commemorative Air Force's P-51 Red Tail Squadron and is the chief pilot for the Liberty Aviation Museum's B-25 "Georgie's Gal."

MC-130Js in formation - Flight Image of the Day | A great image here from the US Air Force showing a flock of Lockheed Martin MC-130Js conducting low-level formation training over Clovis, New Mexico.  The aircraft are from the 522nd Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base. Flightglobal’s World Air Forces directory records the service as operating 15 of the type with a further 11 aircraft on order.

Every airplane that was ever built | We'll count on our readers to put this website to the test!  The email we received made the bold claim. 

German Jets at Insterburg: Hitler's Excellent Air Show - Defense Media Network | An excerpt from Robert F. Dorr's new book Fighting Hitler's Jets, where Hitler toured advanced German weaponry such as the Me 262 at Insterburg.

'Every Kid Can Fly' is Sean Tucker's Latest Project - Flying Magazine | Aerobatic ace Sean Tucker and his son Eric have launched a program that gives kids the opportunity to learn to fly. Associated with Hartnell College in Salinas, California, NASA and Gannett Newspapers, the "Every Kid Can Fly" initiative is aimed at giving troubled kids a chance to turn their lives in the right direction — up...

Scholarships sought to help flight students - Livingston Daily | One flight is provided though the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program, further reducing costs. Both men told the Howell Public Schools Board of Education that they had considered setting up the scholarships either through the ...

NASA: Cooling pump on space station shuts down from RGJ.com | WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA says it is looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there is no immediate danger to the six crewmen on board.

Six-Year-Old Establishes Petition To Save NASA Funding - Aero-News Network | Says He Wants To Preserve His Dream To Fly In Space | A Colorado first-grader has dreams of being an astronaut, as do likely many youngsters in the nation. But six-year-old Connor Johnson of Denver, under the advisement of his parents, is doing more than dreaming...

NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly Joins World View Enterprises - Aero-News Network | Named Director of Flight Crew Operations For The Near-Space Tourism Company | Former astronaut Mark Kelly has been named Director of Flight Crew Operations at World View Enterprises. A retired U.S. Navy test pilot and Space Shuttle Commander, Kelly will play a central role in the start-up commercial space business, which began taking reservations Monday for its "accessible, affordable" trips to the edge of space via high-altitude balloon...

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