Tens of thousands turn out for Fort Worth Air Show * Fort Worth Star Telegram | Tens of thousands of people flocked to north Fort Worth Sunday for the second and final day of the Bell Helicopter Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, an annual extravaganza of fast-flying jets, acrobatic pilots, extreme parachutists and other entertainers...
Monster Splash Halloween Seaplane Fly-In * Daily Commercial | Hundreds gather to watch pilots compete in a pumpkin drop contest during the Monster Splash Halloween Seaplane Fly-In at Wooten Park in Tavares, Fla., on Oct. 25, 2014. (Brett Le Blanc / Daily Commercial). Monster Splash Halloween Seaplane Fly-In...
Miramar Air Show 2014 · Steve Lewis, Photorecon.net | MCAS Miramar Air Show “Celebrating the 
Marine Air-Ground Task Force” Southern California’s largest free event was back this year at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Ca. from October 3-5. After a one year hiatus,...
Tyneside-born Red Arrows leader flies in for special meet and greet in North ... * ChronicleLive | A high-flying leader from the RAF Red Arrows landed in the region to give an inspiring talk to young air cadets. Ruth Shackleton, 39, who is the team manager of the world-class aerobatic display team, met youngsters of the 346 Tynemouth Squadron in...
The pumpkins are out but ‘tis the season for GIVING! Give to the Max! * Red Tail Squadron | When our P-51C Mustang and RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit are not out traveling across the country spreading the inspirational lessons of the Tuskegee Airmen at schools, air shows and other fun events, they call Minnesota home. And we are pleased to announce that once again we will be a part of GiveMN, a statewide fundraising initiative for schools and non-profit organization in Minnesota...
Speaking at this month's Plane Crazy * Wasabi Air Racing | Hey Guys, Jenn and I will be speaking this month at the Mojave Plane Crazy Saturday, and we plan to have the airplane on display. The talk starts at 11:00 am in the board room at the Mojave airport on November 15th...
Historic B- 17 Flying Fortress comes to Columbus * WLTZ 38 NBC | There are only 13 operational B-17 'Flying Fortress' bombers left on the planet. And of that number only 10 have flown in the last year and even fewer are open for public flight. And Columbus will be home to the Memphis Belle, for this weekend at least...
Funeral for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo to be held Tuesday in Hamilton * CityNews | An honorary flypast by the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's B-25 Mitchell, a twin-engined bomber, is also planned. Torontonians and members of the 32 Canadian Brigade Group will gather at St. Andrew's Church on Simcoe Street, at King Street West,...
Lone Star Flight Museum unveils plans for new learning center at Ellington * Houston Chronicle | "Too many of our young people do not understand how important it is for them, every one of them, to have a good foundation in math and science before they graduate from high school in order to be employed in 21st-century jobs and careers," Dunbar said...
Rare Behind The Scenes Look Into Aircraft Conservation * Warbirds News | PRESS RELEASE – This November, the Sir Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford will once again be opening its doors, allowing Museum visitors behind the scenes access to aircraft conservation projects and the chance to speak with the team who make them happen. This rare and exclusive opportunity is for one week only and based on the overwhelming success of...
Cold War Naval Ops on Iceland * Warbirds News | From time-to-time our readers send in interesting 
military photographs from their past, and we like to share them with the rest of you, along with some details about what was going on at the time. We thought you might like to see some images submitted by Will Tate about his service in the US Navy during the 1960s. They are deceptively simple shots, as they offer a fascinating glimpse into the dangers and difficulties endured by pilots and crew during the Cold War. We asked Will to share a little of his story here with you, and hope you find it an interesting read...
Niagara Aerospace Museum Expansion Site Expansion · WarbirdsNews | The Niagara Aerospace Museum is pleased to announce we are expanding our display site. They will be adding 2 more aircraft, a 1936 Cunningham Hall GA-36 built in Rochester, NY and a 1929 Consolidated Fleet Model 1. Expansion plans will include a theater, flight simulator, and an expanded Consolidated Aircraft – Buffalo Division display. The musuem should be ready in mid December for the public viewing....
Flying Passion, Moose Peterson’s Calendar · WarbirdsNews | Many of our readers will be familiar with the work of photographer Moose Peterson. WarbirdsNews has written several pieces featuring his exceptional air-to-air work. Most recently, we reported on a short film Moose put together called Warbirds and the Men Who Flew Them. Moose worked on the project in close cooperation with the Texas Flying Legends Museum, and the film closely describes the efforts the museum goes through to forward their mission which they describe as follows:..
Students to Discover Aviation Through EAA 'Sponsor a Classroom' Program * AviationPros.com | “School budgets are tight for such things as outside field trips, although the need still exists to connect the worlds of science and technology to today's students,” said Tara Parkhurst, museum educator for the EAA AirVenture Museum. “This is a great...
Young Eagles Rally Held At Yankton Airport * Yankton Daily Press | Sixty-eight kids received free Young Eagles flights at the Chan Gurney Airport on Oct. 25, from 8 a.m. to p.m.. This rally was the fifth annual event for 6th grade students who earned Reading Certificates from either the Yankton Public Schools or from...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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Friday, October 17, 2014
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Wings Over North Georgia Air Show Is This Weekend At Rome, Ga. * The Chattanoogan | Chattanoogan.com photographer Dennis Norwood was selected for a media flight with the GEICO Skytypers aerial team prior to this weekend's Wings Over North Georgia air show. Shown are some of his photos while flying in a 1940 US Navy SNJ-2 Trainer...
Wings and Wheels: In the air and on the ground * Cape Gazette | Jackson Passwaters of Millsboro has his own jet to play with during the seventh annual Wings and Wheels Fall Festival at the Sussex County Airport. The event is sponsored by the Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware Aviation...
30th Annual CAF Wings Over Houston Airshow Nov. 1-2 · WarbirdsNews | The U.S. Navy Blue 
Angels will return to Houston for the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) 30th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 1st through 2nd, at Ellington Airport. Produced by the Commemorative Air Force, the non-profit air show will also include a tribute to Viet Nam War veterans with a flight demonstration featuring aircraft from that era. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will also be on display during the...
2014 Aéropuces 2014 * Passion for aviation, Translated | For the 8th consecutive year, the Museum of Air and Space organizes its large aircraft flea market. Collectors, individuals and professionals find themselves under the wings of two Concorde museum and the hall "between the wars" for two days of "treasure hunt" in a festive atmosphere. More than 60 exhibitors are expected at 300m linear exposure. Free admission....
Here's how you move all the Red Bull Air Race planes and equipment to each race around the world * ICAS | A final trip across the Atlantic and the raceplanes are back on European soil as we approach the final race of 2014 in Austria on 25-26 October!...
Tourism leader thrilled over Keesler Air Show coming back * WLOX | BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - A sky high announcement from Keesler Air Force Base Thursday, the base's air show is coming back in the Spring of 2015. It's another coast event the Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau leader is thrilled...
Reno Air Races 2014 Gallery · Julie In The Sky
Col. C.E. "Bud" Anderson, World War II triple ace, and other distinguished veterans to speak at Air 
Force Museum Theatre * National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | History will come alive as military heroes from D-Day through Vietnam are celebrated on the Air Force Museum Theatre's giant screen with five films and several distinguished presenters taking the stage to speak of their experiences. Reel Stuff Salute to Heroes will take place on Nov. 8 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force...
Airmen Missing From WWII Being Returned To U.S. * Aero-News Network | Crew Of B-26G Marauder Shot Down Near Seffern, Germany In 1944 Three U.S. servicemen, missing from World War II, have been accounted for and their remains are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors...
World War II B-17 engineer signs bomber wing panel * The Daily Telegram | On Wednesday, the Adrian man wrote his name on a wing panel from a B-17. Stornant became the 94th veteran from the 384th to sign the wing skin panel as Keith Ellefson of Alabama brought the panel to Grand Court in Adrian, where Stornant now lives...
Veteran and Vintage Cars & Planes at Pima · WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE – The Pima Air & 
Space Museum announces a special showing of veteran and vintage Model Ts and Ford Model As alongside its vintage aircraft on Sunday, October 19th. Both the Old Pueblo Model A Club and the Tucson Touring Ts will line their classic beauties up on the museum grounds all day Sunday for history, car and photography buffs to admire. (NOTE: Model Ts made before 1919 are known as “veteran” cars; those manufactured after 1919 are known as “vintage” cars.)...
RAF Museum Joins Forces with Germany and France to Share First World War Stories · WarbirdsNews | The Royal Air Force Museum has partnered with Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace (Paris) and the Militärhistorische Museum der Bundeswehr (Berlin) to mark the centenary of the First World War in the air.www.3p1w.eu will publish the letters, diary entries and artefacts relating to three First World War pilots over the course of the centenary. Letters written by Bernard Rice, Jean Chaput and Peter Falkenstein have been fully transcribed and...
Pioneering pilot Bessie Coleman * Amsterdam News | What her appearance did remind of, however, was an unforgettable African-American aviatrix, Bessie Coleman. Unfortunately, even in some of the best encyclopedias and dictionaries of Black notables, she is not included. We needn't get into the rather...
F-106 arrives at Dakota Territory Air Museum * Minot Daily News | Today was a big day at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot when the first truck arrived carrying parts of an F-106 fighter-interceptor for the museum, including its wings, fuel drop tanks and afterburner...
Pan American Airways at Historic Flight Dates * inflightusa.com | Mike Lavelle will launch HFF’s Fall/Winter seminar series on the people and aircraft of Pan American World Airways with a presentation on one of the most compelling aviation passenger experiences ever, the flying boats...
A Fascination With Flight * Morgan Hill Times | The Wings of History Air Museum is home to a large historical display featuring Women in Aviation. “Although there were women breaking into aviation early in aviation history, it was expected that they dress like the women of their times,” Hayashida said...
Call to Experimenters! * Mojave Experimental Fly-in
A Flying Microwave? Why Not! by Tyson Rininger | The folks over at Flite Test have built and flown some pretty strange stuff, but a microwave?...
Young Eagles flights in Redding * The Trinity Journal | Young Eagles flights will take place Saturday, Oct. 18, at Benton Air Park, Placer Street, Redding, for ages 7-17. Kids fly for free, sign ups at 8:30 a.m., flights from 9 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by EAA Chapter 157 and Parks Arcs Welding, Weaverville...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
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October winds take air out of Air Race World Championship * Las Vegas Review-Journal | Hannes Arch clips the gate 4 pylon at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014...
Paul Bonhomme has Red Bull Air Race World Championship title aim blown ... * Cambridge News | AIR RACING: PAUL Bonhomme dropped to third overall in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship following a tough time at the penultimate round in Las Vegas. The Hinxton pilot's bid to defend his title took a dent after the scores from qualification...
Incredible photo of an F-18 zooming through the Golden Gate bridge * Jesus Diaz | More photos at the link.
Onboard Flash Fire Jet Truck Racing Dracula at CAF Airsho 2014 by Kevin Hong | Watch as Kyle Franklin blazes over Neil Darnell of Flash Fire Jet Truck for a teaser and race at CAF Airsho in Midland, Texas this past weekend. Footage...
Warbird Montage 2014 Apple Valley Airshow * ICAS
Flying Tiger * TheDay.com | Edyta Blaszczyk, Odessa American/AP photo A P-40 Warhawk prepares to taxi past the crowd before taking flight Saturday at the Commemorative Air Force air show at the Midland International Airport in Midland, Texas. The CAF air show is held annually at...
J-10 fighters show aerobatic stunts in smog-free sky * ecns | Six J-10 fighter jets perform aerobatic stunts in the sky of north China during a training program for the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition on Monday, October 13, 2014. A strong cold front has swept across northern China and...
Dayton air show announces 2015 dates * WDTN | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – It is never too early to start planning for the air show. The Vectren Dayton Air Show announced dates for the 2015 show. High flying acts will take to the skies June 20 and 21, 2015 at the Dayton International Airport. 2015 marks...
Pilot error blamed for fatal Dayton Air Show crash * WLWT Cincinnati | DAYTON (AP and WLWT) —Federal safely investigators have determined that pilot error was the probable cause of a fiery crash at a 2013 Ohio air show that killed a wing walker and pilot in front of thousands of horrified spectators. NTSB releases final...
Today in 1947: Chuck Yeager * National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in the Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis."
The Veteran's Speaker Series: Capt. Kenneth Hancock * Good4Utah | Kenneth Hancock (Retired) will be speaking at the Salt Lake City Library Auditorium Monday, October 13th at 7:00PM for the Veteran's Speaker Series on his service as a World War II B-25 pilot. Capt. Hancock flew 66 combat missions over Italy and was...
PRESS RELEASE – Capt. Eric “Winkle” Brown joins TPM as Patron * Travel for Aircraft | PRESS RELEASE Issued: 13th October 2014 Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown joins The People’s Mosquito as Patron Capt. Brown during his time as CO RNAS Lossiemouth, 1967 The People’s Mosquito, the UK’s DH.98 restoration-to-flight project, is honoured to announce that Capt. Eric “Winkle” Brown has graciously accepted its invitation...
A Woman’s Perspective of Serving with the Tuskegee Airmen Support Personnel * Red Tail Squadron | “Whatever you’ve read about segregation, it was that and then some.” ~ Mrs. Callie O. Gentry, stenographer of the Tuskegee Airmen | Over 10,000 military and civilian African-American men and women served as support personnel for the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. Their collective effort and passion to serve our country opened the doors for others to join the Armed Forces with equal opportunity. One of them was Mrs. Callie O. Gentry. This 88-years-young woman shares her memories of serving with the Tuskegee Airmen and living through an era that shaped the future for generations to come...
Happy Birthday To The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk · WarbirdsNews By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk flew for the first time 76 years ago today. Developed from the P-36, the P-40 was America’s most numerous fighter aircraft in service when World War II started. The P-40 bred a generation of fighter pilots with Boyd “Buzz” Wagner becoming the first United States Army Air Forces ace of World War II....
B-17 “Champai[gn] Lady” Restoration- Video Update · WarbirdsNews
U.K. Helicopter Museum To Exhibit World's First Rotary-Wing UAV * Aero-News Network | Could Carry Two Torpedoes Or Depth Charges, Also Flew Surveillance And Targeting Missions The Helicopter Museum in Westonsuper-Mare, Somerset, U.K. has taken delivery of a rare Gyrodyne GH- 50D DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter), developed in the 1960s and the first vertical take-off/landing unmanned air system (UAS) in the world to enter operational service...
RAF Museum Teams up With the University of Birmingham · WarbirdsNews | Marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, registration is now open for ‘World War One: Aviation Comes of Age’, which will allow users to explore the aerial aspect of the conflict through a series of academic resources and multimedia content...
Daniel Bopp * Wasabi Air Racing | Daniel Bopp is a master builder. He first contacted me several years ago when he was looking for information about White Knight for a model he was building. He also built a wicked model of the Pond Racer and a turbine SS1 (jet intake through front windows)...
Must See Video: THE CUBS 2 OSH STORY - 75th Anniversary Gathering In Hartford, WI * 
AirPigz | If you've been paying attention you know I'm a big believer in the Piper Cub as the perfect pure-flying-pleasure airplane. If you aren't convinced of the Cub's 'best airplane ever' status, then watch the video trailer above for THE CUBS 2 OSH STORY, and then I hope you'll either buy the digital download or the DVD of the 32 minute professionally-produced video. You...
Young Eagles Take Flight Oct. 18 * SurfKY News | MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky. (10/13/14) — This Saturday, Oct. 18 is another fun 'free flight' date at Muhlenberg County Airport. EAA Chapter 1184 will again be giving free airplane rides to Young Eagles ages 7 thru 17...
Young Eagles Flight Rally is Oct. 18 * Tampa Bay Newspapers | CLEARWATER – Young people ages 8 to 17 can take to the skies on Saturday, Oct. 18, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Clearwater Airpark, 1000 N. Hercules Ave. The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest...
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Monday, October 13, 2014
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Video: Thousands gather to watch Blue Angels in SF * ABC | It was another gorgeous day for the second Fleet Week air show, featuring the Blue Angels. Thousands of families poured into San Francisco to watch the aerial acrobatics and admire the heart stopping twists and turns on Sunday...
Flying on the Blue Angels' 'Fat Albert Airlines' at SF's Fleet Week * cnet | It's Fleet Week in San 
Francisco, and though the ships and sailors enliven the town, the star of the show is always the Blue Angels. If you've ever watched these daredevil fliers, you know they put on quite a show, flying their F/A-18s within feet of each other as they roar over the city...
Wings and Waves air show wraps up in Volusia County * News 13 | Vintage airplanes and thundering jets are pumping big bucks into the Daytona Beach area. Jaques Chester brought took his two daughters to Daytona Beach for surf and sand, but what flew over them during the day was a surprise he kept from them on the drive to the coast...
Daytona air show draws crowd * news-journal | John Johnson could look out the window and see the planes twirling and tumbling above the Atlantic Ocean. The president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University had a glass of lemonade on the table in front of him and Sunday afternoon his conversations were often interrupted by a tap on the shoulder from people passing by who wanted to say “Thank you” or “Hello.”...
Video: Watsonville fly-in and airshow closes the weekend * KSBW | In it's 50th anniversary, the Watsonville Fly-in and Airshow wowed crowds with aerobatics and WWII era planes.
Join the U.S. Army “Golden Knights” parachute team on a night skydive * The Aviationist | Nicknamed and commonly known as the Golden Knights, the United States Army Parachute Team, is a demonstration and competition parachute team which conduct parachute demos across the U.S. and, occasionally, abroad...
15th annual Culpeper County AirFest held at airport on Beverly Ford Rd. * Star Exponent | Spirits and hopes ran high at the annual Culpeper County AirFest Saturday morning as clouds and an intermittent drizzling rain hung over the event for the second consecutive year...
Special Guests Come to Rockford for Air Camp * My stateline | Boy scouts had a chance to check out planes and learn all about aviation. The Blackhawk Area Council hosted the third Air Camp at the Chicago-Rockford International Airport. They were especially excited to host the Tuskegee Airmen...
YOUR PHOTOS: Potomac Flight soars to honor veterans * Inside Nova
WWII Planes Fly Over National Cemetery, Pentagon * NBC | Twenty four World War II vintage aircraft flew over the DC area Sunday in tribute of Disabled American Veterans. The flight originated from the Culpeper Air Fest and traveled over the Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon. The planes were T-6 Texan aircraft, used to train pilots during World War II...
Chambliss lives a lifestyle full of adrenaline * Las Vegas Review Journal | Kirby Chambliss stands 11th in points among the 12 adrenaline junkies who will race airplanes through pylons at speeds approaching 230 mph today in Round 7 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. So it hasn’t been the greatest of years for one of the world’s foremost air racers. He did, however, recently go off into the wild blue yonder with Amelia Earhart as his co-pilot...
Zhuhai Air Show to exhibit 120 aircraft from around the world * Want China Times | ...As is customary, the J-10 fighters of the August 1st aerobatic team will perform during the air show, however, this is the first time a female pilot of the People's Liberation Army Air Force will fly with the team during the air show. The Black Eagles aerobatic team of the South Korean air force was invited to join the show with its T-50 trainers as well, according to the paper. The T-50 Golden Eagle is a trainer produced by the Korea Aerospace Industries based in Sacheon...
Fly-in at Meriden Markham Airport on Saturday * By Lauren Sievert Record-Journal staff | Meriden- Markham Airport will host its first fly-in Saturday, featuring planes and helicopters. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Constance Castillo, airport manger, said it is the first of its kind for the Meriden airport and differs from the air shows of the past...
Red Arrows 'should replace their ageing British-made Hawk jets with second hand American planes' * Daily Mail | The Red Arrows should replace their ageing British made jets with second hand American built planes, a senior RAF officer has suggested. The aerobatic display team currently fly the Hawk T1 jet, which is due to go out of service in 2020...
March Field Air Museum flying high with upgrades * Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | There have been quite a few changes to March Field Air Museum in Riverside since I first went there a decade and a half ago, including a few since my last visit a couple of years ago...
Search for Warbirds in India by WarbirdsNews | Accordingly to several news reports coming from India, a group of researchers has identified sites in Loktak lake, near Manipur, India where two Japanese Ki-43 fighter aircraft and a British Wellington bomber came to rest following a dogfight on June 17th, 1944. After getting official records from the Burma Campaign Society based in London...
Avro Lancaster 1941 onwards All marks by travelforaircraft | Cotter's authorship of this beloved aircraft lives up to the Lancaster's reputation. Another of the Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual series this book includes what has become expected from this excellent series. History and design of the Avro Lancaster is addressed and quite well. The heart of the book is operating a Lancaster (the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight or BBMF) as well as the maintenance and costs — all are quite enlightening...
Farman F40 F-AHMF * Passion for aviation (translated) | The aircraft in the foreground is the Farman F.40 (F-AHMF) aircraft designed as an observation aircraft by Maurice and Henry Farman at the request of the Air Force in 1915 and served very often after war make "First flight"...
1st flight to Reunion by Marcel Goulette * Passion for aviation (translated) | From 17 to 27 Oc t ober 1929, Maurice Goulette, R ené Marchesseau and Jean Michel Bourgeois established a record on its lia i Paris (Le Bourget) -Madagascar (Antananarivo) aboard Farman 192 No. 3 (F-AJBB) by browsing 12400km in 1 0 days 8 hours and 4 min 0...
NASA technology helps remote Alaskan pilots * General Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA has formally delivered to Alaskan officials a new technology that could help pilots flying over the vast wilderness expanses of the northern-most state. The technology is designed to help pilots make better flight decisions, especially when disconnected from the Internet, telephone, flight services and other data sources normally used by pilots...
Young Eagles Take To The Sky * Payson Roundup | On Saturday, Oct. 4, a group of dedicated Payson pilots hosted a Young Eagles flight day at the Payson Airport...
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Friday, October 10, 2014
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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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Monday, October 6, 2014
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Triumphant return of Blue Angels to Miramar Air Show * DVIDS | A Blue Angels’ formation of F/A-18 Hornets buzzes through the air as they make their return to the world’s largest military air show...
Blue Angels' Fat Albert is back * PNJ | The Blue Angels' C-130 Hercules aircraft, Fat Albert, will be making a comeback in the Miramar Air Show today through Sunday on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar as well in the homecoming show on Pensacola NAS on Nov. 7 through 9...
Thunderbirds draw large crowd at air show * Florida Today | Four-year-old Dekkin Anderson jumped and flailed his arms as he watched an F-16 jet go vertical Saturday as if it was launched from Melbourne International Airport...
Video: USAF Thunderbirds media flight * Orlando Sentinel | Come along for the ride as Orlando Sentinel photographer Joshua Cruey takes a ride with USAF Thunderbirds pilot 7 Major Tyler Ellison at the Melbourne Air and Space show.
Video: 34th Annual WWII Stearman Fly-in * KPLC7 | About 40 World War II Stearman training airplanes flew into Jennings for the 34th annual Stearman end of season fly-in. "Stearman planes were developed in 1926 or so," said Jennings City Coordinator Michelle Herbert. "They were used as trainer planes for most of the military. You see them a lot now as crop dusters. There's not a whole lot of them left, I've heard maybe about one thousand."...
Great Tiger Moth Air Race 2014 soars over Newcastle * Mail | A SWARM of Tiger Moths hummed 
over Newcastle this morning before doubling back in the afternoon. Maitland mayor Peter Blackmore farewelled the fleet of almost 40 planes as they departed from Luskintyre on Saturday, making their way over Newcastle about 9.15am as part of the Great Tiger Moth Air Race's first leg to Camden....
Pyrohelia: ‘Otto’ Goes to the Disco * AIN Online | If you’ve frequented major American airshows in the last 25 years, chances are you’ve seen Otto The Helicopter, a 1985 Schweizer 300 with its canopy done over in clown face. Roger Buis is Otto’s second pilot; he and his wife Pauline bought the act in 1999...
Aviation Roundup at Minden-Tahoe Airport Oct. 11 * General Aviation News | On Oct. 11, the Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV) in Nevada, will hold its annual Aviation Roundup. This year will have a few new events, according to organizers. In the morning there will be rocket launches. As Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) dominate a lot of news today across the country, the Aviation Roundup has secured a “Drone Zone.” Roundup attendees will be able to observe UAS flights on an obstacle course and learn more about UAS applications...
Jacqueline Cochran Air Show Fills Coachella Valley Skies * Palm Springs Life | The Jacqueline Cochran Air Show returns to the Coachella Valley Oct. 25. The Riverside County Economic Development Agency and Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport Authority puts on this free biennial community event...
Red Bull Air Race pilot Kirby Chambliss: ‘There’s always a sense of danger’ * Las Vegas Sun | Death-defying Red Bull Air Race pilot Kirby Chambliss admits that “there’s always a sense of danger” when he battles 10G forces zigzagging sideways and upside down over 200 mph just 80 feet in the air, but laughs it off saying spectators are in more danger if they forget their sunscreen. Welcome to the greatest air race in the world...
Video: Kirby Chambliss meets Amelia Earhart * Red Bull Air Race | Amelia Rose Earhart is taken on the flight of her life with Kirby Chambliss
SUN ‘n FUN slates Aerospace Discovery Weekend * General Aviation News | LAKELAND, Florida — For the first time ever for Aerospace Discovery Weekend (formerly Wings ‘n Things) on the SUN ‘n FUN Convention Campus, Jerry ‘Jive’ Kerby, a fighter pilot at the controls of his RV-8A known as Wild Blue with a maximum speed of over 200 mph, will fly as part of the activities Oct. 24-26...
Lee Bottom Fly-In Review Part 3 - The Layout * NORDO News | This year we introduced a new fly-in layout. Since the beginning of Lee Bottom time, all events have been focused around the home and hangar situated mid-field. That's no longer the case...
Museum slates open cockpit day and swap meet * General Aviation News | WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. — The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn., will hold two events on Sunday, Oct. 12. The first event is the Fall Open Cockpit Day. Visitors will be permitted to climb into the cockpits of up to 12 aircraft. These include the Vietnam era “Huey” helicopter; the North American F-100 Super Sabre jet fighter; the Coast Guard HH-52 rescue helicopter; the Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon and the Lockheed F-104C Starfighter. Also to be...
Last Flying Tigers Pilot Dies At 91 * China Topix | China’s last Flying Tiger pilot died at the age of 91 of lung failure in the country’s southwest hospital...
Video: Aviator Memorial Unveiled at NAS Lemoore By KMPH NewsDesk | A new memorial now stands at Naval Air Station Lemoore to honor Navy pilots killed in the line duty...
Sopwith Camel Installed in WWI Exhibit at RAF Museum Hendon * Warbirds News | The RAF 
Museum has just raised their Sopwith Camel F.1 serial F6134 into the rafters of the Grahame White Factory building at RAF Museum Hendon. The Camel will be a key feature in the RAF Muesum’s First World War in The Air Exhibition, a celebratory display commemorating the Royal Air Force’s exploits in WWI. Please click HERE to see more details about the exhibit....
Restored 747 prototype now open to public at Museum of Flight * General Aviation News | SEATTLE — The first Boeing 747 was never an airliner. For more than 25 years it was used by Boeing for flight tests until the plane was retired and grounded in the 1990s, then moved to The Museum of Flight years later....
Junkers Ju-87 Stuka Discovered Off Croatian Coast * Warbirds News | A fascinating video surfaced recently showing the remarkably intact frame of a Junkers Ju-87 Stuka in the Adriatic sea off the coast of Croatia close to the island of Žirje. Divers from the Croatian Department of Underwater Archeology, alongside members of the diving club ZG-SUB, and the Ministry of Defense Military Museum discovered the seventy year old wreck following details from local fishermen. The video by Hrvoslav Pavic is provided below courtesy of Avialogs.com....
XP-82 Twin Mustang – September, 2014 Restoration Update * Warbirds News | As usual, 
WarbirdsNews has received the latest XP-82 Twin Mustang restoration update from Tom Reilly at his workshop in Douglas, Georgia. Here’s what they’ve been up to this month! September was another incredible month for accomplishments at the XP-82 restoration shop!...
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Thursday, October 2, 2014
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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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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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Mock, 1st female pilot to circle globe, dies at 88 * Chron.com | Fifty years after she made aviation 
history, Jerrie Mock chuckled when asked whether she ever got scared while circling the globe alone. "Scared? Let's not use the word scared," she said. But she had plenty of harrowing moments, from landing by mistake on an Egyptian military base to seeing a burning wire aboard her plane loaded with extra fuel....
Local vets to be honored at Wings Over North Georgia Airshow * WRCB | ROME, GA (WRCB) - The Wings Over North Georgia Airshow and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will honor all former, current and retired members of the U.S. Armed Services Saturday, October 18th....
AOPA hosts Homecoming Fly-In Oct. 4 * General Aviation News | FREDERICK, Md. – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will celebrate its 75th anniversary Oct. 4 with a Homecoming Fly-In at its headquarters on the Frederick, Md., Municipal Airport, giving members and the public a chance to tour its facilities, view aircraft, take part in aviation seminars and a Pilot Town Hall meeting with AOPA President Mark Baker. The Frederick fly-in will be the sixth of seven AOPA regional fly-ins in 2014. It promises to be the largest, with hundreds of AOPA members, aircraft and aviation product exhibitors taking part, AOPA officials said...
Six more inductees for Aviation Hall of Fame * Daily Advertiser | SIX more giants of the aviation industry will be inducted into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame (AAHOF) at a ceremony at Charles Sturt University on November 8. This year marks the third wave of inductions for the hall of fame and this year two of the six inductees will attend the ceremony...
AeroSports Update: 38th World Military Parachuting Championship * Aero-news Net | The competition is part of a program administered through the Conseil International Du Sport Militaire (CISM). This is one of the largest multidisciplinary organizations in the world. They organize various sporting events for the armed forces of their 134 member countries. Soldiers who may previously have met on the battlefield now meet in friendship on the sports playing field ... and in this case the sport was skydiving...
This is "Women of Aviation Worldwide Week"! * aeronewstv.com | This is "World Women in Aviation Week", and will be celebrated in 37 countries until 9th., March. Launched in 2010 by the Women in Aviation Association, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, this event aims to promote the female contingent of this normally, very masculin, activity. The organization today comprises some 2,000 women worldwide...
Bud Anderson to speak at Museum of Flight Saturday * General Aviation News | SEATTLE — Bud Anderson, Fighter Ace, veteran, co-author of “To Fly & Flight-Memoirs of a Triple Ace,” and member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, will speak at the Museum of Flight about his experiences in combat against the Luftwaffe in Europe, World War II, and his 30 years of military service. The presentation will take place on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. in the William M. Allen Theater...
The new American Air Museum website launches today * The Economic Voice | Today (Wednesday 1 October) IWM Duxford has launched a new crowd-sourcing website for the American Air Museum. The American Air Museum website is a digital record of the memories and stories of the men and women of the US Army Air Forces (USAAF) who found themselves serving their country from ‘somewhere in England‘, during the Second World War. It also records the memories of the British people who met and befriended them...
Video: The Blue Angels Were The Baddest When They Flew The F-4 Phantom * Foxtrot Alpha | Flown for just five years by the Blue Angels, from 1969 to 1974, the F-4J, with its ominous size and smoke billowing General Electric J79 engines, was the baddest machine the team ever flew. The Phantom was also flown by the USAF Thunderbirds during this same period of time...
Hidden History Links Airplane to Retiring Museum Director * National Naval Aviation Museum | Today, Captain Robert L. Rasmussen, USN (Ret.), retires as director of the National Naval Aviation Museum, a position he has held for nearly three decades. He is the longest serving director in the museum’s fifty-one year history and there is not much about naval aviation that has escaped his attention during that time. Yet, just recently the previously hidden history of a fixture at the entrance to NAS Pensacola, revealed a surprising twist for him....
“Just Fly This Sumbitch Myself” - Air America’s pilots liked danger—and a bit of fun By Rebecca Maksel, airspacemag.com | Known as a “journalist’s journalist,” H.D.S. Greenway has reported wars from Indochina to the Balkans, Gaza, and Afghanistan—everywhere the United States has had 
combat troops in the last five decades. In his new book Foreign Correspondent: A Memoir (Simon & Schuster), Greenway tells this story from his time in Laos...
Living the dream of wearing Air Force blue * Air Combat Command | He long dreamed of living above the clouds, soaring through the skies and flying off into the wild blue yonder. He could see his path to the Air Force clearly. But in an instant, his dream became blurry....
Top 25 Most Beautiful Airplanes * Flying | Flying presents 25 of the most beautiful airplanes of all time.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
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Black Team Soars Over South Africa * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | On September 12th the Black Demonstration Team departed Fort Bragg, NC to begin our travels to Pretoria, South Africa for the 2014 Air Show and Defence exhibition held on Waterkloof Airforce Base. With the support of our operations section, the US Embassy and the South African Golden Eagles Parachute Team, we arrived in South Africa on the 15th of September ready to support the air show and share the blue skies with members of the Golden Eagles Parachute Team...
Airshow features variety of planes, acrobatic displays * The Baylor Lariat | Planes not seen since World War II touched ground in Waco this weekend for the second annual Heart of Texas Airshow. Families from across Central Texas traveled to the Texas State Technical Airport for a day filled with 
food, activities and airplanes...
PHOTOS: Highlights of 2014 California International Airshow in Salinas * KSBW
Blue Thunder II Update * John Parker | The Reno Air Races are over and we have spent the last week getting things back in order here a Blue Thunder home base so we can get back to business. This is the first update of the three that are due covering the Air Venture Cup race, the Oshkosh Convention and the Reno Air Races...
Lee Bottom Fly-in 2014 * Robert Burns | Robert Burns has added more photos from this event
Historic 'Tin Goose' visits Ada; rides available until 11 am Wednesday * Theadanews | It was displayed in the EAA AirVenture Museum until 1991 when it returned to its former role of delighting passengers on its annual tour across the U.S.. “We have had a local Ford dealer here in Ada for 100 years,” said Don Childers, local pilot and...
Three new exhibits open in Southeast Asia War Gallery * National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Renovations continue in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Three new exhibits opened this month -- telling the stories of Close Air Support, Gunships, and the Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard....
de Havilland Mosquito print by the renowned Ken Brookes awarded to The People’s Mosquito * Travel for Aircraft | While at the airshow in Duxford this year Ken Brookes and Stuart Bourne (Quality Aviation Photos International), both famed professional aviation photographers, gift this copyrighted photo to The People’s Mosquito to honor the effort to build a flying de Havilland Mosquito...
Museum Promotes Aviation Heritage With Display at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport | Anyone traveling through Lambert-St. Louis International Airport recently may have seen an exhibit by the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum next to Baggage Carousel 1. The Museum has been given the use of two Community Group Windows there for three months beginning July 15. Tom Ahillen, Doug Bent, and Jack Abercrombie transported some of our exhibits to Lambert on the start date and began setting up the display, although several other people were involved in the planning of the layout and the selection of materials...
Gateway Eagles Youth Aviation Day Provides Flight Experience Over St. Louis | The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum hosted the 20th Annual Gateway Eagles Youth Aviation Day on Saturday, September 13th at the Museum’s location at St. Louis-Downtown Airport (CPS) in Cahokia, Illinois. The weather was excellent and with the fine organizational efforts of the Gateway Eagles, 116 children from 8 to 17 years of age flew, many for the first time, through the EAA Young Eagles flight program...
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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Crowd-pleasing freestyle wraps up U.S. Aerobatics * Herald Democrat | Throughout the week, pilots from across the nation flew into Denison’s North Texas Regional Airport — Perrin Field to compete in the 2014 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. Competition concluded on Friday with the events highlight attraction as seven of the top pilots competed in the four-minute freestyle contest...
The Blue Angels dazzle during air show demos - Honolulu Star-Advertiser | If spontaneous involuntary reaction is any measure of success, the Blue Angels flight demonstration at the Wings Over the Pacific air show on Saturday was a squeal-certified hit...
Warbirds grab spotlight at Salinas air show * The acrobats were in the sky at Saturday's California International Airshow, but the warriors were on the tarmac at Salinas Municipal Airport, where 
throngs of people lined the barriers to gawk at the planes that helped keep the civilized world free during World War II and the Korean War...
Sometimes..... TVR Photography | From the SalinasAirshow Ca-International this weekend
Photo gallery: Air Show 2014 * Record-Searchlight | The Canadian Snowbirds fly overhead at Air Show 2014 on Saturday at the Redding Municipal Airport. Hung T. Vu/Special to the Record Searchlight. Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,...
Public gets inside look at planes during Jefferson Fly-In - Marshall News Messenger | Everyone said the weather was perfect on Saturday for planes to have a proverbial “fashion” show at the 9th annual Jefferson Fly-In. Planes from every year, every style and every color were on display at the yearly event that gives pilots the chance to land at the Cypress River Airport and interact with their peers and locals...
[SLIDESHOW] Red Arrows display air supremacy - MaltaToday | The Royal Air Force Aerobatic 
Team, commonly known as the ‘Red Arrows’, are the public face of the Royal Air Force and one of the world’s premier aerobatic teams, supporting British interests overseas by contributing to defence diplomacy efforts...
Video: Airshow continues to thrill - Times of Malta | Air Malta’s formation flypast with the RAF Red Arrows was today’s highlight for the thousands who again visited the Malta International Airshow...
The 500-mph History of America’s Highest-Flying Sport By Jan Tegler | On September 15, 
spectators at the 51st National Championship Air Race in Reno, Nevada witnessed a gut-wrenching photo finish. But their thrills were outclassed by the tension Steve Hinton Jr. endured in the cockpit as he went head to head with Bill “Tiger” Destefani, his former mentor. Thousands came to their feet and roared as two of air racing’s fastest, most highly-modified P-51 Mustangs screamed past the home pylon at 500 mph in the closest race at Reno in more than two decades. As the pilots pulled their racers skyward, up and off the race course, neither was sure who had won. Below, the thousands in the stands continued their howled excitement...
In memoriam: Werner Franz of the Hindenburg * Bayou Renaissance Man | I note in the Telegraph's obituary column that Werner Franz, the last survivor of the crew of the Hindenburg airship, died recently....
Adventures in Oshkosh * Beloit Daily News | A replica of the 1903 Wright “Flyer” is on site, as is a 1912 Curtiss A-1 Pusher, 1928 Waco 10 'Taperwing' and 1931 Laird “Super Solution” air racing plane, among many others. Inside the Eagle Hangar, a North American B-25 Mitchell, designed in 1939,...
Take a ride in a 1929 Ford Tri-motor * Theadanews | ... by EAA staff, volunteers, and with assistance from Ford Tri-Motor operators nationwide, the old Tri-Motor once again took to the air. Its official re-debut was at the 1985 EAA Fly-In Convention in Oshkosh. It was displayed in the AirVenture Museum...
FIGHTER TOWN USA, TOP GUN at NAS Miramar · Peter Boschert, Photorecon.net | Top Gun was founded on 03rd March 1969 to train pilots air tactics to encounter the bad results of the fighter pilots in the Vietnam war. For the first time, the so called dissimilar air combat training (DACT) was introduced, in which the American pilots didn’t fight against the similar plane they were flying themselves but against different, often smaller aircraft like they were used by the Soviet Union. The course lasted in the beginning four weeks, later it was extended to five weeks. The crews of the F-4 Phantom II fought at Top Gun against the A-4 Skyhawk (simulating subsonic aircraft) and the F-4E Tiger II, which was simulating supersonic aircraft. The first commander of Top Gun was Ron “Mug” McKeown. The courses were manned mostly by pilots of the “front-line-squadrons”, who should give their knowledge of the course afterwards to their squadrons...
Pilot, boy die as 2 small planes from Young Eagles rally collide * Buffalo News | The Experimental Aircraft Association says both planes were flying as part of a Young Eagles rally out of the Buffalo Lancaster airport today. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the pilot and passenger involved in the mishap,” the...
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Friday, September 26, 2014
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Aviation Legend Bob Hoover Honored With Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy * NAA | Washington, DC, September 25, 2014 – Robert L. “Bob” Hoover will receive the 2014 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The trophy is awarded annually to a living American for "…significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the United States." One of the most important, historic, and visible aviation and aerospace awards in the world, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy reflects a timeline of aviation and aerospace’s most innovative inventors, explorers, industrialists, and public servants....
Aerobatic pilot rescued from sea after crash - Stuff.co.nz | DRIFTING FOR HOURS: Jurgis Kairys 
had to parachute jump into the Aegean Sea after an engine failure in his personal plane. A favourite aerobatic pilot of Warbirds Over Wanaka has been rescued after his plane crashed in the Aegean Sea. Jurgis Kairys, 62, has been a star of the biennial show since 2004....
Blue Angels return for Hawaii's 'Wings over the Pacifc' air show - KITV Honolulu | The Blue Angels are back in Hawaii and are back flying over our skies this weekend. It's for the annual Wings over the Pacific air show. Thousands are expected to attend...
Thunderbirds arrive in Monterey for the California International Air Show Salinas - Monterey County Herald | MONTEREY >> Eight F-16 jets, each emblazoned in distinctive red, white and blue markings with stars on their tails, roared to a stop on the Monterey Regional Airport runway on Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, a precision flying team, are in town for this weekend's California International Air Show to be held at the Salinas Municipal Airport...
PHOTOS: Brittany Nielsen flies with Air Force Thunderbirds * KSBW | The Thunderbirds landed at Monterey airport and picked up Reporter Brittany Nielsen
A wild ride over Redding in preparation of this weekend's Air Show - Record-Searchlight | REDDING, California - Don’t call them stunts. That’s one of the first things air show pilot Jacquie Warda will tell you. “They’re aerobatics,” Warda said of the barrel rolls, loops and other maneuvers she pulls in her nimble Extra 300 airplane. She is one of more than a dozen performers that will take the North State skies this weekend for the Exchange Club of Redding’s Air Show 2014...
Flying High: Leesburg Host Free Airshow Saturday * Leesburg Today | The fifth annual Leesburg Airshow will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Admission is free. There will be no general parking at the airport, but free satellite parking will be available at Tuscarora High School (825 North King St...
St. Louis Regional Aiport to host Annual Open House and Fly In * The Edwardsville Intelligencer | On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Louis Regional Airport will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their Annual Open House and Fly In. The event has grown phenomenally since it was re-started in 1994. Last year 100 airplanes and more than 300...
Annual fly-in draws larger crowd, more planes * Terrell Tribune | 1 British Flying Training School Museum's Flights of Our Fathers Fly-In on Saturday at Terrell Municipal Airport. The tarmac in front of the airport terminal was packed with planes, so many in fact, that others had to be located on the other side of...
Millville Army Air Field Museum holds annual air show Saturday - Press of Atlantic City | MILLVILLE — The Millville Army Air Field Museum’s annual air show will have a touch of the air, sea and land this Saturday...
Fly-In And Car Show This Weekend - Alton Daily News | The 20th Annual Open House, Fly In, and Car Show takes place Saturday at St. Louis Regional Airport in Bethalto. The event runs tomorrow from 10am to 4pm and will feature aircraft and classic cars from the area and a large display of antique firearms. Admission and parking are free, with food and drink for sale on the grounds, or inside the airport restaurant...
Local aviator is national runner-up - Paso Robles Press | RENO ? Templeton resident Sherman 
Smoot doesn't fit the stereotype of a senior citizen. At 66 years old, Smoot is still thrill seeking like he?s a young buck with a death wish. The U.S. Navy veteran is an experienced aviator, and even with his military service in the rear-view mirror, he still takes to the air to get an adrenaline rush for the ages. Smoot has been flying high for the better part of 45 years, and his most recent expedition ended with a national runner-up finish at the Reno Championship Air Races...
Great Tiger Moth Air Race to stop in Camden - Camden Advertiser | For the first time in 11 years 45 Tiger Moths, flown by 90 international and Australia pilots, include three WWII veterans, will fly from Lusktintyre on Saturday morning and over Sydney Harbour before making a refuelling stop at Camden Airport about 11am...
Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team Leaps Into South African Air Show - DVIDS | PRETORIA, South Africa — Add South Africa to the list of places members of the Army’s Golden Knight’s parachute team has jumped. The Golden Knights Black Demonstration Team performed here during the African Aerospace & Defence Exposition,Sep. 17-21, 2014 at the invitation of the South African Government...
Next Red Arrows Squadron Leader hopes for quick decision about team's future * Lincolnshire Echo | The man who will become Red Arrows Squadron Leader David Montenegro hopes a decision will be made soon about the future of the acrobatic team. He spoke to the Echo about the future of the team as he prepares to take on the role of Red 1 from current...
Aviator Richard Byrd Soared In Treks To Both Poles * Investor's Business Daily | Richard Byrd grew up in Virginia, became an officer through the U.S. Naval Academy and by 1918 was flying scouting missions in World War I. View Enlarged Image. Richard Byrd was the first to fly over the North and South Poles not because he was simply...
Dornier Do 17 Moves Into Next stage Of Conservation · WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE- The 
world’s last surviving Dornier Do 17 has now moved into the second phase of its conservation at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. It’s been a little over 15 months since the aircraft was lifted from the bottom of the Dover Straits and transported to the Museum’s Cosford site for ground breaking conservation work. The process so far has seen the aircraft systematically sprayed with a low concentration citric acid based solution inside purpose built hydration tunnels. This process has helped to remove marine accretions and subsequently the neutralised corrosion impurities in the aluminium aircraft structure...
Donation match * National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | Double your impact! Make a donation to the Museum through October 31st, and it will be matched dollar for dollar...
B-25 Bomber Towed to Fargo 8 Years After Being Donated | Fargo, ND (WDAY TV)-Quite a sight 
for anyone driving on I-29 between Fargo and Wahpeton today. Kathy Dimmer/Wahpeton: "Just seeing a plane coming down an interstate is a pretty awesome thing." Kathy Dimmer of Wahpeton watched the pieces of the almost 70 year old aircraft slowly move down I-29...
Round-the-world solar flight gives wings to clean energy * Financial Times | However, he said, electric aircraft using the batteries developed in the Solar Impulse project could be in commercial use, perhaps for tourist flights, within five years. The solar panels on Solar Impulse's wings are expected to convert about 22-23 per...
Free plane rides for kids at Young Eagles Rally * Mansfield News Journal | Kids and teenagers with a budding interest in aviation, or who perhaps just want to see what their community looks like from the air, will get a chance to go up in a plane Oct. 4 when Chapter 148 of the Experimental Aircraft Association conducts a...
A Private Tour of the CIA's Incredible Museum * SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | A chill wind whipped off the Warnow as a retired railroad worker shuffled through the streets of the port city of Rostock one winter night in 1956. He wore the drab clothes typical of East German residents. But when a second man appeared from the shadows, the elderly German revealed that he was wearing a pair of distinctive gold cuff links embossed with the helmet of the Greek goddess Athena and a small sword...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to Receive Aero Club of Southern Californias 2014 ... * MFRTech (press release) | LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elon Musk, Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officer of SpaceX , the Hawthorne-based company which makes and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, has been selected to receive the 2014 Howard Hughes...
The Making of SpaceShipTwo * Air & Space Magazine | Air & Space: Can you give us a progress report on WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo? Whitesides: The big shift was we took control of WhiteKnightTwo from Scaled [Composites] earlier in the year, and that was a big deal for us because that's part of our...
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