Blue Angels Prepare to Fly in Omaha * KMTV | Offutt, AFB -- The skill it takes to fly with the Blue Angels, incredible. Coming just inches from each other in mid-air, sometimes flying as low as 50-feet, the maneuvers are flawless. But before any of the six F/A18s take off, they get a look over...
10 things to know for the Offutt Air Force Base Air Show * KMTV | Organizers say there is limited parking on base and recommend taking advantage of multiple off-base parking locations with a shuttle to the air show. Park and Ride locations are at Bellevue West, Bellevue University, South Roads, Bellevue East, and...
Gold Medal in Zone Accuracy and Overall First Place * US Army Golden Knights | Congrats to SFC Joe Abeln
2015 Mustang Inspired By F-35 Jet For EAA AirVenture Auction * Motor Authority | The special 
2015 Ford Mustang (via Mustangs Daily) has been inspired by the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, and is set to be auctioned off at the Gathering of Eagles charity event at EAA AirVenture, a fly-in aircraft convention taking place every...
Team Sky rider Ian's amazing flight with the Red Arrows display team
* Lincolnshire Echo | Professional cyclist Ian Stannard took his role
with Team Sky literally - with a flight in the back seat of a Red Arrows
jet. But it was no routine trip as the 27-year-old actually watched the
start of the Tour de France from above. Ironically, the...
2014 Flying Legends Airshow Report · WarbirdsNews Standing at any of the runway ends during the 
Duxford air shows is a stunning experience. Either you get to see the aircraft turning in onto the display line or they make you feel their massive horse powers while passing you on take-off. Action is guaranteed! If you look around the airfield there are enough warbirds to fill a whole show, but Stephen Grey and The Fighter Collection always make sure there is icing on the cake, and invite several warbirds from far off lands to compile a nicely themed flying program during the afternoon....
Airport managers hope aerial show draws interest to area aviation industry * Victoria Advocate | Bob Salter, of Kerrville, gets out of his One Design airplane after doing an aerobatics practice run at the Jackson County Airport on Thursday. Salter will fly in the intermediate class in the International Aerobatics Association competition on Friday...
Vintage plane winging its way to Penticton * Pentiction Western News | This particular aircraft is actually a 28-year labour of love on the part of the non-profit Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona and is staffed by volunteers. It was originally purchased as scrap metal by a man for $1,800 and donated to the...
EAA's B-17 bomber calling Austin Straubel home for four days * Fox11online.com | World War II veterans pose in front of the EAA's B-17 bomber "Aluminum Overcast," April 14, 2014. (WLUK/Chad Doran). ASHWAUBENON – The Experimental Aircraft Association's restored World War II B-17 Flying Fortress is calling Austin Straubel...
Packers Coach Takes B-17 Flight * WBAY | "Blessing to be here to honor Bob Schneider, our grandfather, who obviously was a part of World War II, and just to be able to experience this and go up in a B-17 is truly a blessing," says McCarthy. "Oh a great guy, one of the greatest guys, what a...
World War II B-17 Bomber visits Kentuckiana * WHAS 11.com | “He was a bombardier in a B-17, so he flew in the front,” my dad, Kirk Kirkpatrick, remembers. “On his 23rd mission, he was shot down. Only five of the ten made it out alive. He was one of the five.” He survived a German prison camp for nearly three years.
B-29 bomber in Salt Lake City this weekend * Theentertainmentjournal | Residents of Salt Lake City will experience “hands on” history this July when FIFI, the Commemorative Air Force's iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, flies into Salt Lake City International Airport. The B-29 is the only remaining Superfortress in...
Lincolnshire based Red Arrows do have future, says PM * ITV News | David Cameron has insisted the Lincolnshire based Red Arrows will continue flying well into the future following warnings that the RAF display team could be grounded unless its ageing planes are replaced. The Prime Minister said the Hawk T1 jets flown...
Air New Zealand’s 787-9 stretched Dreamliner encore * Travel for Aircraft | Air New Zealand’s 787-9 stretched Dreamliner encore As Boeing demonstrates and displays the newest Dreamliner version, the stretched 787-9 at Farnborough Air Show this week, Air New Zealand has flown the first of ten to be purchased to Auckland. Preparations and training will see the stretched Dreamliner begin to ply the Auckland–Perth route commencing on...
WPS Foundation backs air museum * Marquette Mining Journal | Bob Vick, left, president of the K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum, receives a $1,500 contribution from Upper Peninsula Power Company Regional Account Executive Bob Anderson to help in the preservation efforts of the museum at the former Sawyer Air Force...
Milestone For Yankee Air Museum Bomber Plant Purchase * WEMU | Yankee Air Museum founder and Michigan Aerospace Foundation president Dennis Norton says a milestone was reached on Tuesday. "As with any real estate transaction there's a lot of work that has to be done after we sign the purchase agreement," Norton...
The ‘Panning’ Game · Warbirds News | Panning is such an essential technique in photography. It is so important, it must be practiced over and over again! When you feel you have a solid panning technique, you need to then push it forward. We have asked to some of the best warbird photographers to give us their feedback and tips on how to give the perfect ‘panning effect’ to our photos....
Battle of Britain Talks * RAF Museum London Events | James Holland Peter CaddickAdams and Stephen Bungay commemorate the Battle of Britain with three very special lectures
Search Could Begin Again For Missing B-25 Bomber In Mon River * CBS Local | PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – On the last day of January in 1956, a B-25 bomber crashed into the Monongahela River near what is now the Homestead Grays Bridge. Ever since, it has been one of the great mysteries of Pittsburgh. Some think it is...
[Photo] F-16 flips on top of another F-16 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base * The Aviationist | Winds 
gusts of 66 mph most probably caused a retired F-16 to flip onto another F-16 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.
[Video] U-2 spyplane landing as seen from chase car · The Aviationist | A unique view, from inside a U-2 chase car. Pilots are not supposed to have a car entering the active runway as they are about to land, unless they are on board a legendary U-2 Dragon Lady spyplane....
Disney's 'Planes: Fire & Rescue' flies faster, harder than original * Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Dusty Crophopper's air racing career comes to a sudden stop when he learns of an imminent health problem — a busted gearbox. But in "Planes: Fire & Rescue," the 3-D sequel to Disney's "Planes," Dusty (voice of Dane Cook) does not give up and go back...
Friday, July 18, 2014
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Thursday, January 23, 2014
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Black Knights showcase new moves for S'pore Airshow 2014 - TODAYonline | SINGAPORE — With less than a month to the Singapore Airshow 2014, the Black Knights – Singapore’s only 
aerobatics team – has revealed three new manoeuvres not done by an F-16 fighter before. These moves, called the “double inverted wrap”, “inverted helix” and the “twist and shout”, involves smoke-releasing fighter aircraft, some flying upside down, criss-crossing into each other’s path and leaving smoke trails of designs which inspired their names...
EAA's Skiplane Fly-In Just Around the Corner - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | January 23, 2014 - When EAA switched the date of its annual Skiplane Fly-In from late January to February 8, the hope was to increase the likelihood of sufficient snow to host flying activities. Well, suffice to say that EAA's Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh is definitely snow-covered, and to date there are 43 skiplanes registered to participate...
City airshow takes flight - SunLive | Comfortably cruising at 85 knots, 1000feet above Mount Maunganui in a vintage 1943 Boeing Spearman is the one true way to view the Bay of Plenty, says Tauranga pilot Pete Ham. Ahead of the start of the bi-annual Classics of the Sky, Tauranga City Airshow, SunLive jumped on board with Pete in the open cockpit Boeing Stearman - one of the countless planes on show this weekend...
The flying club in the heart of centenary By Courier Picard, Translated | Numerous exhibitions of historical and cultural character, an airfield in the First World War, an airshow and the presence of the Patrouille de France are already in the program. "We expect 30,000 people. This event will...
NAA Record Explanation · Elliot "Stinky" Seguin, Mojave Experimental Fly-in | There have been some questions about how the record classes work. There is a summary below. Also Brian Utley put together a list of records that we might be interested in (thank you Brian). The list is below...
Happy Birthday To The Douglas F4D Skyray - Warbirds News | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC, Sixty-three years ago today, the Douglas F4D Skyray took flight for the first time. The F4D was a single-seat all-weather fighter interceptor designed to guard the U.S. fleet against attack by Soviet bombers. The Skyray had a fantastic rate of climb to “scramble” against high-flying bombers and was the first Navy and Marine Corps fighter that could exceed Mach 1 in level flight. The F4D...
Catching Up With B-29 “DOC” Chief Volunteer Scott Sarver - Warbirds News | After catching up with Tony Mazzolini for an update a couple of weeks ago, yesterday we had the opportunity to talk with Scott Sarver.Scott is the Chief Volunteer of ‘Doc’s Friends” ,the group of business leaders from Wichita, KS which founded the organization in early 2013 with a vision to see the historic Boeing B-29 Superfortress restored to flying condition.” Doc has...
Report: Spruce Goose stays at Evergreen - KOIN.com | In a piece written by Thom Peterson, the owners of the iconic plane -- the Aero Club of Southern California -- and the museum struck the deal on the sale in 1992. The plane was floated up the West Coast on barges over 138 days from Southern California.
Wichita Aero Club to honor Russ Meyer at annual gala - Kansas.com | Cessna chairman emeritus Russ Meyer will be honored at Saturday's Wichita Aero Club annual gala for his contributions to the aviation industry and the local community. More than 300 people are expected at the event, to be held at the DoubleTree by ...
Cracking shot shows SR-71 Blackbird flying on one afterburner only - The Aviationist | Shot by Ken Hackman possibly in 1983, this shot shows an SR-71 Blackbird 61-7974 unusually flying with one engine in afterburner and the other either shut down or in mil power, circa 1983...
Looking Through the Fence: A Young Eagle's Story - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | January 23, 2014 - Recruiting Young Eagles can be a challenge. Finding young people with a genuine interest in aviation is even tougher. Then there is Jason Fitzwater, 18, of Leesburg, Florida, one of EAA Chapter 534's most successful Young Eagles. Joel Hargis, EAA 1074421, of Eustis, Florida, and chapter president, tells the story with Fitzwater....
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
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Paulding air show seeks to break from airport authority after two years - Neighbor Newspapers | The second annual Salute America Air Show last month earned a slight profit and entertained more than three times the attendees of the prior year, its director said last week. Before its third year, however, this bird hopes to leave the nest. Brent Sparks said an estimated 12,000 to 18,000 people filled Silver Comet Field airport near Dallas to watch the wide variety of acts for the second annual show. Sponsorships totaled $325,000, and the various performers and attendees spent $20,000 in area hotels and motels, Sparks said....
M-345 HET in new Frecce Tricolori display team livery unveiled · David Cenciotti | On Sept. 24, 
2013, the Italian Minister of Defense announced that the Frecce Tricolori, Italian Air Force’s aerobatic display team will replace their MB.339s with the...
Reno Air Races CEO: 'We're in trouble' from RGJ.com | The National Championship Air Races isn't broke, but Reno's 50-year-old aviation event does need financial help to make it through the first quarter of the year and ensure a 51st year and beyond, its president and CEO said Tuesday...
Timeless Voices - Tom Bitters · eaavideo.org | Tom Bitters served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War as an Airborne Sensor Specialist onboard Grumman OV-1 Mohawks with the 244th Aviation Company (Aerial Surveillance). He logged 366 hours of combat time while in Vietnam.
Engine Number One Installed on B-29 “Doc” · Warbirds News | Steve Jantz reports that last Saturday a small group of volunteers installed the the first engine on “Doc”. This is a milestone on this ongoing project. Two more engines await preparation and to be installed. A fourth engine is in the finishing stages at Anderson Aeromotive,, Grangeville, Idaho. Progress Continues...
Videos: Sweet 'Wheel Landings' With The Under-6-Pound RC C-47! - AirPigz | I expect that you need to have some taildragger experience in your logbook (or loads of RC taildragger time) to really appreciate how cool it is to see this 10 foot wingspan C-47 making such wonderful 'wheel landings'. If you aren't fluent in 'taildragger', 'wheel landings' are the ones where the tail stays nice and high as the airplane approaches the runway well above stall speed, then the...
The Wings Over New Zealand Show – Fighter Pilot Bernie Farrell – Ep4 | WARBIRDRADIO – Dave Homewood is back with another great show. Listen in as Dave talks fighter jets with former New Zealand aviator Bernie Lewis. In his prime, Bernie was no stranger to the F-86 cockpit...
Oil worker finds a nearly intact WWII-era Kittyhawk deep in the Sahara - IO9 | A Polish oil worker 
out on a survey in the Sahara Desert recently stumbled upon this incredibly well-preserved Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk. Riddled with bullet holes and featuring the tell-tale signs of a crash landing, the remains tell a harrowing story — one with a likely tragic ending...
WW1 Bomber Wings Found in Garage
· Warbirds News | The unique remains of a First World War Handley Page
O/400 bomber aircraft have been saved by a team from the RAF
Museum.Members of the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre at the RAF
Museum Cosford, have succeeded in rescuing a number of wing sections
from a 95 year old bi-plane bomber which had been used to support a
garage roof in Connah’s Quay, Flintshire. The 25 foot long wooden wing
sections included four examples of the lower starboard wing and one
lower port wing...
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy - Travel for Aircraft | A design of the late 1920s at the direction of Imperial Airways the Argosy was built to be powered by three engines for greater reliability — beginning a trend built upon by Fokker, Ford and Stinson. Flying from 1926 through 1935 the Argosies flew European circuits as well as routes connecting Europe to the Middle and Near East for Imperial Airways — carrying as many as 20 passengers as far as 405 miles (652km) in an enclosed cabin, though the pilots were exposed in an open cockpit in an upper flight deck. Argosies were en evolutionary step in luxury passenger travel as well as reliable air mail service (a service more secure than many land routes)....
Vampires of Las Vegas - Vintage Wings of Canada | In the period immediately after the Second 
World War, there were two major surpluses created which would ultimately be a breeding ground for either great ideas or bad ideas. Immediately following cessation of hostilities around the planet, war production ground to a halt and the world found itself with hundreds of thousands of surplus aircraft and just as many surplus aviators. Most aircraft would meet the salvage blade and the smelter's fiery furnace. Most pilots would return to civilian life, the bulk of them to never fly again...
Harrier by Jonathan Glancey, review - Telegraph.co.uk | Like the Hurricane, the Harrier is no beauty. Its appearance was dictated by the Cold War considerations that brought it into existence. Nato wanted a light tactical support fighter capable of taking off vertically or in a very short space, that could operate from makeshift bases in forest glades and back roads and therefore be less vulnerable to enemy air strikes. The resulting downward-slanting wings and huge lateral air-intakes give it a hunched, bug-like demeanour. Somehow, though, it looks right. In its long service life it has proved to be brilliantly versatile, capable of doing far beyond what it was originally designed for. As well as the Falklands, the Harrier saw action in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Balkans...
Fighter pilot goes above, beyond call of duty - F-16.net | Maj. Adam Thornton, 56th Training Squadron instructor pilot, says he will never forget this mission. It was the longest mission he had flown, one in which he eliminated multiple enemy targets and earned an Air Medal for going above and beyond the call of duty. Thornton was in an airplane on his way to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., from Shaw AFB, S.C., for a temporary duty assignment, when in midflight his plane changed course and headed back to Shaw. His unit had been activated in response to Operation Odyssey Dawn, the 2011 U.S.-led operation in Libya to implement a no-fly zone and prevent forces loyal to President Muammar Gaddafi from carrying out air attacks on rebel forces....
UCAP340 "Flying in the Chicken Suit" | Falling out of good planes, jumping out of broken planes, and flying something plane-like into the clouds. This and more on the Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast.
Miami Dade Fire Rescue's First Female Pilot Kalynn Cresse Is Living Her Dream - NBC Miami | Kalynn Cresse has dreamt of flying since she was 18. Now, after more than 2,000 hours spent in the skies, the 25-year-old is living out her dream as Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's first female pilot...
Volocopter: 18-propeller electric helicopter takes flight - CNN | Indeed, the Volocopter's simplicity sets it apart from other helicopters, and its creators hope in the future commuters will be able to take their electric aircraft to work, instead of languishing in gridlocked cars below. The European Union is already ...
Tennessee Teen Wins Igor Sikorsky Youth Innovator Award - Aero-News Network | Sikorsky Aircraft has given a 15-year-old Tennessee teenager its 2013 Igor Sikorsky Youth Innovator Award and a $1,000 scholarship check for imagining an electrically driven helicopter designed specifically to serve humankind by mid-century...
Dad gets a shot at space travel - Auckland stuff.co.nz | The 49-year-old Silverdale Primary School caretaker has been getting used to G forces by letting friends take him on flights from the North Shore Aero Club in Dairy Flat. The astronaut training programme includes fighter jet flights, a session in a G ...
Friday, March 29, 2013
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Podcast: Sun 'n Fun Ready to Go from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast Sun 'n Fun is coming up April 9 to 14, and Sun 'n Fun CEO John Leenhouts told AVweb's Mary Grady the tower will be open, and, despite a cutback in military participation, there will be plenty to do, including two night air shows.
No military aircraft in this year's Thunder Over Louisville - WDRB | (WDRB) -- Military aircraft won't be a part of this year's Thunder Over Louisville, at least for now. WDRB talked with the show's producer, Wayne Hettinger, on Thursday. He says that due to the sequester in Washington, military officials have told him ...
Stuart Air Show to fly high despite planned Witham Field tower closing - TCPalm | MARTIN
MRRA cancels Brunswick air show - The Forecaster | MRRA cancels Brunswick air show. Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 8:00 am. BRUNSWICK — The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has canceled the 2013 Great State of Maine Air Show, because of the sequester.
Drought creates extra care at Marlborough air show - New Zealand Herald | The drought means extra precautions are in place at this year's Classic Fighters' Air Show in Marlborough. Around 30,000 people are expected at the Omaka Aerodrome over the weekend for the biannual aviation show, which features planes from the early ...
Last airworthy B-29 bomber lands at Camarillo - U-T San Diego | It will be part of a three-day exhibition at the airport's Commemorative Air Force Museum. Then the propeller-driven plane will be flown to Burbank for a weekend show at Bob Hope Airport. Only a few B-29 Superfortress bombers remain from a U.S. fleet ...
Webinar- Flying FIFI: The History and Operation of the only Flying B-29 from eaavideo.org - most recent | Brad Pilgrim and Steve Buss from the Commemorative Air Force discuss the history and operation of FIFI, the world's last airworthy B-29 "Superfortress."
Ultra-light Solar Impulse plane set to take Flight Across America - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Press Release. The Future of Electric Aircraft. The world's first
event covering all forms of electric vehicle, the IDTechEx Future of Electric Vehicles USA 2010, takes place in San Jose Dec. 6-7. Press Release. Saint-Gobain to Feature Meldin 7000 ...Solar Impulse - Official Website | Find a map of the route and additional information here
Timeless Voices - Jeff Edwards from eaavideo.org - most recent | Jeff Edwards served in the U.S. Navy as an A-6 Intruder navigator/bombardier during the Cold War, and later became an aircraft accident investigator. He is the founder and president of the Lancair Owners and Builders Organization.
Museum to host astronaut on April 13 now - Urbana Daily Citizen | Weather permitting, the museum's twin engine B-25 bomber, made famous by the WWII Doolittle raid, will make a fly-over before the dinner starts. Tickets can be purchased at ChampaignAviationMuseum.org; click on the Museum Store. Ticket purchases ...
Air Force seeks Extra 300 aerobatic plane - Examiner.com | The Extra 300L is a two-seat, tandem arrangement, low wing aerobatic monoplane with conventional (taildragger) landing gear. In contract documents, the Air Force requests the plane include a video system capable of recording interior and external views ...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Dayton Air Show will feature 14 spectacular acts in 2013
...Thunderbirds cancel due to Sequestration
Dayton, Ohio – The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger will fly as-planned on June 22nd
and
23rd despite budget cuts announced by the military due to
Congressionally-mandated sequestration. A recent Department of Defense
memorandum confirmed that all military aerial teams will cease public
performances as of April 1, 2013. This includes the USAF Thunderbirds,
who were scheduled to appear at Dayton this year. The Air Show had hoped
that Congress would reach an agreement permitting the military jet
teams to fly, but with the April 1st deadline rapidly approaching, such
an agreement appears unlikely.
This year's show will feature a spectacular lineup of some of the nation’s top attractions. A total of 14 acts will fly each day in the feature show, including: “FIFI”, the only flying B-29 in the world, will create a "Great Wall of Fire" atomic bombing reenactment; there will be both a MiG-17 and an F-86 Sabre flying demonstration; the AeroShell Formation Aerobatic Team will perform; Melissa Pemberton’s Edge 540 flying aerobatics will be on display; Skip Stewart will perform high energy aerobatics; Jane Wicker Wing Walking will risk all; and the "School Time" jet-powered school bus will roar down the runway at 300+mph.
"With such a tremendous lineup of top attractions already in place, we felt it was important to continue the 38-year tradition of Dayton and move forward with the 2013 show," stated Michael Emoff, United States Air and Trade Show Board of Trustees Chairman. "We think spectators will be excited by not only the thrills of these professional acts, but also with the overall quality of this year's show both in the air and on the ground," he added.
In addition to previously planned attractions, Air Show officials announced today the addition of the following new features:
One of the most famed fighters of WWII is the F4U-5N Corsair and Vectren Dayton Air Show spectators will get to witness this unique gull-winged aircraft both in flight as well as on static display. The first U.S. fighter to fly at 400 mph in level flight, the Corsair was designed for aircraft carrier-based service. Called “Whistling Death” for the distinctive sound the engines of the Corsair made in a dive, US Marines referred to the Corsair as their best friend for the excellent air support it provided when troops were pinned down on the ground. Dave Folk will fly the Corsair, which is housed in Greenwood, Mississippi in the winter and Kalamazoo, Michigan in the summer.
The Warbird Heritage Foundation’s A-4B Skyhawk, flown by Paul Wood of Waukegan, IL will return to Dayton after its first appearance in 2012. The Skyhawk was a light bomber/attack aircraft flown by both Vice Admiral James Stockdale and LCDR John McCain (now Senator McCain) during the Vietnam War. The Skyhawk appearing at the 2013 Vectren Dayton Air Show is painted to represent aircraft BuNo 148609 flown by LCDR Ted Swartz, who shot down a MiG-17 over North Vietnam with an unguided ZUNI rocket. This was the only air-to-air kill by a Skyhawk during the entire Vietnam War.
Team Fastrax, a world-class skydiving team located in Middletown, Ohio has also been added to the 2013 Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger lineup. To be considered as a Demo Team member, individuals must first have at least 1,000 jumps and meet stringent professional standards. As a result, Air Show spectators will witness a thrilling collection of precision maneuvers that display the ultimate skill in skydiving. Kicking off the show each day with a 7,500 square foot U.S. flag (the world’s largest), Team Fastrax is sure to leave a lasting impression on Air Show spectators as the team has performed around the world and at high profile venues such as NASCAR, the NFL and MLB.
Along with historic aircraft flying each day, the Vectren Dayton Air Show will present an impressive number of classic aircraft on the ground. Recently added to static display are the Douglas C-54 Skymaster “Spirit of Freedom” and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Diamond Lil”. Each of these storied aircraft served at various times for the US military during WWII: the C-54 was made famous in the Berlin Airlift and the B-24 was used in both the European and Pacific theaters. Spectators are sure to enjoy close-up views and tours of these amazing aircraft of yesteryear.
Tickets for the popular Chairman’s Club, Dannon Pavilion, Family 4 Pack, and Blue Sky Chalet are now on sale, offering an attractive range of seating options. Tickets can be conveniently purchased through the show website at www.daytonairshow.com. Many of these venues sell out early, so don’t wait to get your tickets!
Beginning May 13, 2013, deep discount general admission tickets will also be available for purchase at over 100 Kroger stores in the Dayton-Cincinnati region.
The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger is produced by the United States Air and Trade Show, Inc, a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit Ohio Corporation that relies on sponsorship and community support to offset the cost of producing the event. The Dayton/Montgomery Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates that the show has a $3.2 million annual economic impact on the region.
For more information on performers:
F4N-5N Corsair
A-4B Skyhawk
Team Fastrax
Founded in 1975, the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger is one of America’s premier air shows. The Air Show showcases world-class aerobatic champions, military jet demonstrations and entertainment for the whole family celebrating Dayton’s aviation heritage as home of the Wright Brothers, National Museum of the US Air Force and Wright Patterson AFB. For more information visit www.daytonairshow.com
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Stars & Stripes Air Show Spectacular - Texas A&M International Bridge | If you love to be in the air and enjoy the city view from the sky, this is the show that you should not miss. The Star and Stripes Air Show Spectacular was held on Sunday Feb. 17 as part of the WBCA Celebration at the Laredo International Airport...
Wichita Flight Festival gets ready for 2013 - KWCH | The headline act of the air shows will be TORA TORA TORA, the Commemorative Air Force's recreation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This year, organizers also added a poster contest. The contest is open to anyone 18 and older. People taking part ...
Biplane Race #17 to attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In | ...I just got an email from Eric Zine 
and Rich Chadwick of biplane race #17 "Sunny Side Up". They plan to bring their modified Pitts to the event next month....
Super Salto to attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In
Deadline approaching to register for Air Race Classic from General Aviation News | Entries for the 2013 Air Race Classic started coming in at noon on Jan. 2, when entries for this year’s race were opened. Over the past two months, 80% of the available racer slots have been claimed. Entries will be accepted until April 1, but the opportunity may not last that long, if all 55 race team slots are filled before then....
Red Arrows return for Air Show! - Coleraine Times | Picture by: Senior Aircraftsman Daniel Herrick LBIPP RAF (Phot) Pictured: The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT) "The Red Arrows" display at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Waddington air show on the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of July. The annual RAF ...
Red Arrows back at Weymouth Carnival - but funds needed to pay for event - Dorset Echo | THE Red Arrows look set to return to Weymouth Carnival. The world-famous RAF aerobatic team has published its display programme for 2013 and Weymouth Carnival on Wednesday, August 21 is listed. The 'Reds' were unable to perform at the carnival last ...
Last airworthy B-29 bomber lands at Camarillo - San Jose Mercury News | It will be part of a three-day exhibition at the airport's Commemorative Air Force Museum. Then the propeller-driven plane will be flown to Burbank for a weekend show at Bob Hope Airport. Only a few B-29 Superfortress bombers remain from a U.S. fleet ...
Tentative B-29 “FIFI” Tour to Visit Birmingham from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The CAF, only Flying Fortress B-29, Fi Fi is "penciled in" to visit the Birmingham Airport on May 16-19, 2013. Planning the event is the Birmingham Aero Club who is hopeful the spring schedule will be confirmed soon to include Birmingham....
"Memphis Belle" B-17 Bomber Visits Gillespie Field - San Diego 6 | EL CAJON - A piece of living history from World War II arrived Monday at Gillespie Field. A B-17 "Flying Fortress" was the primary bomber responsible for bombing Nazi targets in Europe. Douglas Dowell shares his days as a B-17 Flight Engineer ...
B-17 bomber on display in El Cajon - U-T San Diego | EL CAJON — If anyone spots a World War II-era Boeing B-17 bomber flying low in skies over the San Diego area this week, do not be alarmed. Memphis Belle, the plane that starred in a 1990 film by the same name, landed at Gillespie Field on Monday and ...
A life in flight for first woman 'Thunderbirds' pilot from Air Force Link Top Stories | Since 1953, the Air Force's air demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, have captivated spectators across the world and 
showed its audiences what the Air Force's aircraft are capable of. For two years, Lt.Col. Nicole Malachowski surprised audiences not just in the air, but especially when she stepped out of the cockpit of the fighter jet as the first woman to be accepted for a seat on the Air Force's premier show team....
Royal Canadian Inspiration from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | I don’t remember if my path was decided that day or whether it took me some time to think about it but I asked lots of questions and soon learned that young boys were eligible to join the Air Cadets when they turned 13 and that the best of them would get the chance to become pilots with free training. From that point on I counted down the years, months and days until I would be 13 and old enough to sign up. My affiliation with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets goes back to 1964/65 when I was about seven years old. We lived in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and my father was a member of the Halifax Flying Club. At that time the club was located on Lake William in Dartmouth where the members flew Piper J3 Cubs on floats. Dad had always had an interest in aviation and obtained his...
Local two-star general dies - Dayton Daily News | Born in Pennsylvania, Cochran flew two combat tours of Europe in World War II — one as a copilot in the B-25 Mitchell and one in the P-51 Mustang. After the war, he earned a degree in pharmacy from Ohio State University and moved to Springfield in ...
WWII veterans receive French honors - San Antonio Express | Roy Loyless jumped from a flaming B-17 in subfreezing weather over Germany nearly 70 years ago, only to begin a nine-month ordeal as a prisoner of war. Memories of other young men in the 91st Bomb Group, which lost 13 of 37 planes on that Nov. 2, 1944 ...
Florida Cub Flyers March 2013 Newsletter from Antique Airfield News
Ken-Royce Engine Handbook Now Available on AntiqueAirfield.com from Antique Airfield News
Greg Wilson's Champ on Skis from Antique Airfield News
The Man Who Invented the Predator - Air & Space Magazine | Before he designed the world’s most feared drone, Abraham Karem was just trying to get a robot to stay in the air.
Col Tilton Laid to Rest at Arlington from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Col. John Tilton, a former member Civil Air Patrol's Board of Governors and former commander of the organization's Southeast Region and Alabama Wing, was laid to rest with full honors March 1 at Arlington National Cemetery....
The secrets behind an air-to-air photo shoot from General Aviation News | KISSIMMEE, Fla. — For the photographer on an air-to-air photo mission, there is one simple goal: Getting a great shot. For the pilots involved in the formation shoot, the prime directive is safety. To accomplish both, planning is the key....
Hawaii governor declares ‘Year of General Aviation’ from General Aviation News | Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie has declared 2013 the “Year of General Aviation.” In Hawaii, general aviation contributes more than $412 million into the economy every year and aviation supports more than 58,000 jobs. Across the country, general aviation has an economic impact of $150 billion annually and supports 1.2 million jobs....
New Bach Book Celebrates Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Author Richard Bach, known for his stories about flying and most famous for the classic Jonathan Livingston Seagull, this week published a new book about a cross-country flight in his seaplane, Travels with Puff, A Gentle Game of Life and Death. "Could be that non-flyers would be startled at the trip, but the book was written for flyers, and for me," Bach told AVweb in an email interview on Tuesday. The book, illustrated with photographs by fellow traveler Dan Nickens, describes how he learned to fly the SeaRey amphibian in Florida then flew it back to his home near Seattle. The story captures the adventure of facing new challenges, exploring new landscapes, and making new friends along the way....
Saturday, March 16, 2013
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Crowd turns out for Food Fest, Blue Angels - Imperial Valley Press | ... that had booths in the hangar. While people sampled a number of different dishes, the big draw for some was outside the hangar. The event offered a chance for the community to meet and greet the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels.
Blue Angels give students a preview of air show - Imperial Valley Press | NAVAL AIR FACILITY EL CENTRO — Before the crowds flock onto the base, before the stands and chalets fill up, before all the vendors arrive, Seeley Elementary School students got a sneak peak at the headliner performance set to take to the skies today.
Blue Angels 2013 a go for next 10 days - Pensacola News Journal | The Blue Angels' threatened air show season will start as scheduled Saturday in California and the flight demonstration team is still planning to arrive in Pensacola on Monday to prepare for at least one more event. / U.S. Navy ...
Jasper Air Show features several new acts - KLTV | The FLS microjet is one of the many new acts added to this year's air show. "This year's show will be totally different," said coordinator Debbie Foster. "We've never had any of these airplanes. There won't be any repeat airplanes from eight previous ...
2013 Lynchburg Regional Airshow canceled - WDBJ7 | Dave Young, the airshow's director, says the decision was made in large part because of sequestration and its impact on the military. Young said that because of sequestration cuts, they were losing too many performers that made the air show possible.
Only Airworthy B-29 Superfortress Coming to Camarillo and Burbank - PR Web | Collecting, restoring and flying vintage historical aircraft for more than half a century, the Commemorative Air Force ranks as one of the largest private air forces in the world. The CAF is dedicated to Honoring American Military Aviation through ...
Rockford Airfest Still Up In the Air - WIFR | ROCKFORD (WIFR) --- The fate of Rockford's Airfest is still up in the air thanks to the sequester. Their headliner, the Blue Angels have already cancelled their spring air show performances. If a deal isn't reached, automatic spending cuts could ground ...
'Tora Tora Tora' to bring a little history to Wichita Flight Festival - Wichita Business Journal | “Tora Tora Tora,” the Commemorative Air Force's recreation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, will be the headline act of this year's Wichita Flight Festival, Sept. 28-29 at Col. James Jabara Airport. The show, complete with smoke and fire, is ...
Look, up in the sky - The Nation | High-performance aeroplanes will be roaring through the skies next week as the Breitling Jet Team arrives in Thailand for an amazing display of aerobatic prowess. "The public shouldn't panic if they see the jets flying low. They'll also be taking some ...
Air Race Classic closes in on registration goal - AOPA Pilot | Entries for the 2013 Air Race Classic, the longest running all-women pilots transcontinental air race, are now at 80 percent and are expected to reach a goal of 55 teams before the April 1 deadline. This year's event is a 2,100 nautical mile, day-VFR ...
Harrelson Attempting Flight Over the Poles from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Bill Harrelson, EAA 257277, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, who a few weeks back set an unofficial world record long-distance flight from Guam to Jacksonville, Florida, in his modified Lancair IV, is now in the process of setting another record: flying around the world over both poles.
Four generations of military service recognized - Daily Inter Lake | He was raised by his grandparents and grew up on tales of his grandpa's time in World War II as part of the Flying Tigers, supporting Merrill's Marauders and flying in surrender terms to Japan, making him “the first Allied man in Japan.” D Shannon ...
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen 
around
the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations
and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women
of the Air Force.
Flying Camp, For Free from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Seventy-year old Vietnam veteran and CFII Rafael Sierra has created a short summer camp program in Thermal, California, that provides select high school students with ground school, one hour of flight training, and a student pilot certificate -- all free. Sierra's Coachella Valley Youth Aviation Education Program selects students on the basis of their essay submissions and their desire to become commercial pilots. He runs the program on financial donations and contributions from like-minded friends and local businesses. Sierra told AVweb, Friday, that last year 57 students "graduated" from the program, and this June 22-29 he will guide another group. Sierra says his model is simple and can be copied successfully across the country.
Young Eagles Flight Rally is March 16 - Crestview News Bulletin | CRESTVIEW — Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 108, or EAA, will host a Young Eagles Flight Rally for ages 8-17 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Emerald Coast Aviation in Bob Sikes Airport. Area elementary and middle school students can ...
Soyuz TMA-06M Landing in Kazakhstan from Spaceports | Three Expedition 34 crew members said goodbye to three of their International Space Station crewmates Friday afternoon March 15, 2013. Commander Kevin Ford and Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin entered their Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft and undocked at 7:43 p.m. EST after five months in space. Landing at 11:05 p.m. EST with coverage on NASA-TV....
Friday, March 15, 2013
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Blue Angels finalizing preparations for Saturday's air show at Naval Air ... - Imperial Valley Press | Through the years he's followed that interest through training and deployment, and now the U.S. Marine Corps captain is set to come full circle, performing in his first air show Saturday in the Blue Angels C-130 cargo aircraft, Fat Albert. “It's kind ...
Justin Lewis to Fly BD-5FLS Microjet at AirVenture
- EAA | Not since the late 1990s has a BD-5 microjet appeared and flown
at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, but there's one coming to the show this
year, and it's definitely not your father's BD-5....
AIRSHOW NEWS: RAF Cosford Airshow strengthens line-up with RAF Fast Jet training aircraft from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | RAF Cosford’s 75th Anniversary Air Show is pleased to announce the confirmed attendance of the RAF Tucano and Typhoon display teams to the event on Sunday 9th June...
AIRSHOW NEWS: New plans revealed for RAFA Shoreham Airshow from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The organisers of the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Shoreham Airshow 2013 which is being held on the 31st August and 1st of September have announced some exciting changes for this years event.
B-29 and other WWII warbirds on display in Palm Springs this weekend - KESQ | The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, best known as the aircraft from which the first atomic bomb was dropped, landed at Palm Springs International Airport today four a four day visit to the Palm Springs Air Museum.
Is the Vulcan XH558 going into partnership with sleaze rock band Knock Out ... - Bournemouth Echo | ...A post on Vulcan XH558's Facebook page with this logo and the slogan “Don't let me die, I wanna fly...all will be revealed on 21.03.2013” has got supporters talking....
Video: Can You Say Aerodynamic Braking? (Vulcan Bomber Farnborough 2012) from AirPigz by 
Martt | I'm constantly amazed at how easy it is to miss really cool avgeek stuff on the internet, like this fabulous Vulcan Bomber landing video from Farnborough 2012 that now has over 1,300,000 views. I had missed it til this morning... but maybe you've already seen it. Even if you have tho, it's definitely worth seeing again. This is some serious aerodynamic braking on display!...
Village airshow under threat - Comet 24 | ...Mr Barton, whose connections with the aviation industry have brought in helicopters, Spitfires and Hurricanes in the past, had already booked this year’s display line-up before learning it was under threat...
Friday Flyers... from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Today is the day I was planning to draw the winners from our Women Fly event, for the inspiring book Fly Girl. But due to the fact I am at the Women in Aviation Conference... and time is flying by, I will post the names on Monday... the same day we will thank our pilots for sharing their time and planes for our incredible event....
Young girl's love of flying leads to history-making missions in space from Air Force Link Top Stories | As a young child, Eileen Collins loved to sit with her dad in the family car and watch airplanes take off and land. The roar of the powerful engines and the grace of the aircraft as they seemed to float in the air always held excitement and enchantment for the young daughter of Irish immigrants....
Wrights Likely To Retain Title Of "First" In Flight from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Other pioneers may have preceded the Wright brothers in briefly achieving controlled flight in a powered airplane but, if so, a lack of clear convincing evidence and successive development has likely stunted their notoriety; and now-famous Gustav Whitehead may share that fate. On March 8, 2013, aviation authority Janes.com cited evidence of Whitehead's achievements promoted by Australian aviation historian John Brown. In...
Tuskegee Airmen Nat'l Historic Site: Part 2 - The Prep from CAF Red Tail Squadron's Blog | Black cadets for the new segregated military flight training program didn't just show up at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama one day. The runup to "opening day" involved a lot of work by others before the first class of 13 could get off the ground in the summer of 1941....
World War II veteran recalls encounter with German warplane - Tyler Morning Telegraph | The B-17 and B-24 were the backbone of the American effort during the war from 1942 to 1945 and were famous for their ability to sustain damage and still accomplish the mission, according to the news release. Despite the risks of anti-aircraft fire ...
Funds Sought To Address Huey’s Storm Damage from The Kathryn Report | OCEAN CITY -- The Vietnam-era Huey helicopter erected in 2011 as part of a permanent memorial and display at the Ocean City Municipal Airport in West Ocean City was damaged during last week’s severe storm and now needs a little help from the community for repair.The decades-old Huey helicopter was mounted at the airport in 2011 after the Ocean City Aviation Association (OCAA) was able to...
Julian Mitchell: It's plane to see that Stoke-on-Trent's Spitfire needs some TLC... from The Kathryn Report | So you think you know about the Spitfire? Well, I thought I did too, until I spent 10 minutes with Mark Harris from Supermarine Engineering in Burslem. I say '10 minutes' because that's how long it seemed, but then I glanced at my watch as I left the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery – in a somewhat giddy state brought on by Mark's strong dose of facts and figures combined with my own...
Counting Them Home: Newark Air Museum - BBC News | Counting Them Home: Newark Air Museum. Newark Air Museum, Newark. Run by: Newark Air Museum. Hands-on aviation display Counting Them Home to be displayed during half-term. When launched it was described as "..exactly what we need to impart ...
Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak The Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak took off under its own power, a turbojet engine, to investigate the high subsonic and transonic flight regime. It is an aircraft that had simple lines but complicated wing and fuselage construction. The fuselage was clad in magnesium sheeting and resulting in only the most careful of ground [...]
Tiger Nine from Apron 6 | I hope you’re still not bored with the tigers cause here’s number 9. Not a tiger paint, nor a jet. To keep things interesting I’d like to introduce to you the first heli in the series: the mighty Hind. One of the most badass looking heli’s flying around today. I wish I could capture the [...]
Pacific Aviation Museum Invites Youth To 'Discover Your Future in Aviation' from Aero-News Network | Fourth Annual Pearl Harbor Event Features Flight Lab, Hands-On Workshops, Interactive Science Exhibits And More Young people interested in aviation as a career or hobby, schools, Scouts, and families will want to attend Discover Your Future in Aviation at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
VIDEO: RNZAF 757s support Antarctic airlift from The DEW Line by Greg Waldron | The Royal New Zealand Air Force has posted a cool video about airlift operations to Antarctica from Christchurch....
Thursday, March 14, 2013
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51st Annual MCAS Yuma Airshow called a success despite lower attendance - Yuma Sun | Despite a low turnout, which registered the lowest it has in recent years, officials at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma are pleased with this year's 51st Annual Air Show and Open House, saying it was still a success in the eyes of the organizers. Senior ...
24th Annual Women in Aviation Conference Opens Today from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | NASHVILLE TN- Thousands of women involved in the aviation industry, including the head of the National Transportation Safety Board and female pilots from World War II, will be in Nashville for a three-day conference.
Welcome to the 24th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda
Welcome to Nashville from the WAI Air Raiders Chapter! from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda
Conquering the Exhibit Hall Jitters from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | The Exhibit Hall is one of my favorite places to be at this Conference. I enjoy the steady flow of women and men at all stages in their careers stopping by our booth, sharing stories, and asking questions. “In the booth” is also the side of the table I’m most comfortable on....
Former WAC interviewed as one of oldest living Airmen from Air Force Link Top Stories | After Mildred McDowell left the Air Force in 1949, she had one regret - that she no longer had her 
Women's Army Corps uniform. Fortunately, the year before she died, someone read a story about her life and sent her a replacement. When McDowell died at the age of 104 on Nov. 15, 2012, she was buried in her uniform in Ramsey, Ill., about 75 miles north of Scott Air Force Base....
Catbird to attend from Mojave Experimental Fly-In by Mojave FlyIn
"Mojave Formaters" plan to overfly the event from Mojave Experimental Fly-In by Mojave FlyIn
Cuts ground 2 performers in Chicago air show - Northwest Herald | The U.S. Army parachute team, the Golden Knights, and the Air Force Thunderbirds will not be able to participate. WMAQ-TV reports that's because the Department of Defense has ordered a freeze on all flyovers, jump team demonstrations, civilian air ...
2013 Defenders of Liberty Air Show Cancelled - Barksdale Air Force Base | 2013 Defenders of Liberty Air Show, scheduled for May 4-5, has been cancelled. Base officials continued to plan for the event in hopes that a budget agreement would be reached, but the impacts of sequestration continue to grow as the Air Force was ...
'Wings Over Vermont' air show canceled due to cuts - Seattle Post Intelligencer | ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — Organizers have canceled the "Wings Over Vermont" air show, saying they couldn't continue with plans for the August event after studying the impact of automatic federal spending cuts that took effect this month. The Vermont ...
'Proud' Red Arrows team back in diamond shape - The Courier | The RAF's Red Arrows air display team has flown in its world famous diamond formation of nine planes for the first time in 18 months. The team, which is based at RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire, lost two pilots in accidents in 2011. This led to a ...
Al Ain Aerobatic Show to take to the skies for UAE National Day celebrations - The National | More than 71,000 spectators attended the ninth Al Ain Aerobatic Show in 2011 over the main two days. The show then had 24 flying teams from three continents, including a fly-past by some of the most advance fighter jets of the UAE Air Force and ...
History in flight - Hattiesburg American | “The B-24J is the only flying example in the world from the more than 18,000 made in World War II and the B-17 is one of only 11. So, we're talking about very rare history and this is completely different when you experience it through the sound of it ...
Man flies plane father used in WWII - Texarkana Gazette | Here are the three employees of 
AEP/SWEPCO who flew in this restored B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” as participants in a “Fly the Fortress” program made possible by the Experimental Aircraft Association. From left, they are Henry...
B-17 flies into Tucson with memories, WWII tribute - Green Valley News | Bushong favored the B-17; Carey flew the B-25. Liberty Foundation. The Liberty Foundation is a non-profit flying museum dedicated to keeping the history and memory alive of the men and women who fought in World War II. It is entirely funded by donations.
Wichita Business Leaders Take B-29 'Doc' Under Their Wing from Aero-News Network | 'Doc’s Friends' Organization Formed To Support Restoration And Operation Of The Vintage Boeing B-29 known as Doc A vintage B-29 has been given a new lease on life thanks to a group of Wichita, Kansas, business leaders who are determined to see the airplane restored to flying condition. A new non-profit group, "Doc’s Friends," has taken ownership of the airplane and will support the effort to refurbish the vintage airplane. It is believed that Doc is the last known Boeing B-29 Superfortress that is restorable to flying condition.
Tiger Seven from Apron 6 | I felt lucky to photograph an F-5 from Patrouille de Suisse because I hadn’t photographed them properly before. I didn’t know that I would see them flying behind the Skyvan e few days later… Concerning the second picture I liked the fact you could see the ‘piano keys’ of the runway in the prop. Tomorrow [...]
Rudy Frasca's Continental-Powered Aeronca C-3 Gets New Cowling from Antique Airfield News | APM Director and restorer Steve Adkisson has the new cowling for Rudy Frasca’s Continental powered Aeronca C-3 finished, painted and installed.
Florida Antique Biplane Association March 2013 Chapter Newsletter from Antique Airfield News
Short Bros. Empire Class Aotearoa from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Jim Lund Short Bros. Empire Class Aotearoa Master scale modeller Jim Lund displayed his model of the Short Brothers C-class Empire S.30 Mk II flying boat known as Aotearoa in this diorama displayed at the San Francisco Airport Museum & Library in the temporary exhibit, Oceans by Air: scale models and photographs by Jim Lund. The [...]
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Cool Red Flag 13-3 Video showing Mass Launch from David Cenciotti's weblog | Here is a cool, long (18 minutes) Red Flag 13-3 video depicting well the scale of such exercise. It shows several planes taking-off from Nellis Air Force Base in order to execute their missions within the Nevada ranges. What is worth noting is the...
Missouri Aviation Historical Society Meeting Set for March 21 from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo
Book Review: Fear No Evil: The Stories of the Mighty Eighth by Charles D. Hamlin from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Some books about World War II can be overly academic and clinical, and I generally put them at the bottom of the stack for use as my anti-insomnia therapy. Then there are books that transport the reader into the middle of the action, fighting alongside grizzled veterans and shiny new rookies alike in the war zone. Fear no Evil: True Stories of the Mighty Eighth, is more of an experience rather than a book of war stories. Written by Charles D. Hamlin, a B-17 ball turret gunner who flew 35 missions over Germany after enlisting in 1942...
Windsong Pictures provides students with learning opportunities - News Sentinel | The film was shot in Fort Wayne and Huntington with the help of many local aviators, including Chapter 2 of the Young Eagles out of Smith Field, Floyd said. Also, shown will be new “2013 Windsong Shorts” — short films including “Mrs. Claus is Missing ...
Free small-plane rides for kids - MSN Money | Portrait of Little Girl (Radius Images, Radius Images, Getty Images) Want to surprise the child in your life? Send him aloft on a small-plane ride for free, courtesy of the Young Eagles program. Young Eagles is a project of the Experimental Aircraft ...
Local man honored by Young Eagles - Mt. Vernon Register-News | "All pilots in the Young Eagles program explain the safe operation of airplanes and principles of flight before the short trips," information from EAA states. "Young Eagles flights are provided by volunteer EAA-member pilots in aircraft ranging from ...
The Awesome 4th Hop Of The Awesome-Hopping SpaceX Grasshopper! (Video) from AirPigz by Martt | After SpaceX solved an issue with the oxidizer tanks on the most recent Falcon 9 launch, their streak of excellent success with five Falcon 9 launches is intact. That's quite an impressive feat. And last week, on Thursday March 7, 2013, they had a successful record-altitude flight of...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Indy Transponder 12-MAR-2013 0100z
US Air Force cancels major air show in Germany - Stars and Stripes | Participation by USAFE-AFAFRICA aircraft, however, at two popular international aircraft shows this spring is still under review, Agnew said. Those are the Royal International Air Tattoo in Britain and the Paris Air Show.
A Final Tribute to SSG Eric Holman from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | As the Golden Knight Demonstration and Tandem sections arrive at Homestead, FL, we begin to prepare for the new season to represent America’s Army. However, before we begin, we recognize one last tribute from 2012. As most followers know, Staff Sergeant Eric Holman, a 4 year member of the Gold Demonstration Team, was killed this past August, by an enemy improvised explosive device in Afghanistan....
Last flying B-29 Superfortress lands in San Diego - fox5sandiego.com | The Commemorative Air Force AirPower History Tour is open until 6:30 p.m. on Monday and from 9:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission is $10 per person or $20 per family. Plane cockpit tours are free with admission and flights ...
Leuchars set to keep its airshow - The Courier | A spokesman for RAF Leuchars said: “I can confirm we are having an airshow this year. “No decisions have been taken on its future.” However, it is thought there could have been a rethink after Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced that runways at ...
Treasure trove unveiled at Fantasy of Flight from General Aviation News | POLK CITY, Fla. — Everyone likes to go behind the scenes and get a glimpse of what happens “behind the curtain”… Now, at Fantasy of Flight, the curtains have been thrown open and guests can see what was previously off limits — an additional 20,000 square feet filled with more rare and vintage aircraft, aircraft parts and flight artifacts....
First AF woman 4-star comes full circle from Air Force Link Top Stories | ...Commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1980, she has spent most of her career in the acquisition field, leaving her imprint on the purchase, testing and implementation of the F-22 Raptor, the B-2 Spirit and the C-17 Globemaster III programs. She went on to earn a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in aeronautics and astronautics....
Canadian Warplane Heritage unveils exhibit dedicated to Canadian women pilots - Canadian Skies | The Women of Aviation Worldwide week wrapped up on Sunday, March 10, at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ont., with the unveiling of an exhibit dedicated to Canadian women in aviation. Guest speaker at the event was Canadian ...
Notable women in aviation history - San Jose Mercury News | Here are some notable women in aviation history: 1906: E. Lillian Todd of the United States becomes the first woman to design and build an aircraft. 1908: Therese Peltier of France becomes the first woman to pilot an aircraft. 1910: Raymonde de Laroche...
Ginny Wood dies at 95 - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | FAIRBANKS — Virginia “Ginny” Hill Wood led a life of adventure beginning at a young age leading horseback trips in her native Washington state, bicycling through pre-war Europe in 1938, serving as a WASP pilot during World War II, building Camp Denali and leading wilderness treks....
Girls take flight in free Women in Aviation Week program - San Jose Mercury News | Dozens of East Bay teenage girls took to the skies Sunday in small personal aircrafts, flying thousands of feet above the Earth to experience aviation firsthand during Women of Aviation Worldwide Week. "It was fun -- it looked like a big giant board ...
Fred Nelson reflects on World War II - Newton Daily News | His training allowed him to travel across the county, and he eventually became a ball turret gunner on a B-17 aircraft. “I went to Sheppard Field, Texas, for basic training,” Nelson said. “I went to College Training Detachment in Johnsburg, Ark., and ...
Tiger Five from Apron 6 | A Belgian tiger today. One of the best tiger paints on our F-16′s that I have seen so far. I’m quite lucky with this picture as the pilot is making a tiger move while taxiing. I tried to edit it with a HDR touch, but the paint scheme was ruined so I sticked to the [...]
Record Holding Albatross Retires to Hiller Aviation Museum from Featured by Herb Foreman | The
Grumman Albatross on the runway at the Hiller Aviation Museum. (Hiller Aviation Museum)Reid Dennis, venture capitalist and charter jet operator has donated his beautiful Grumman Albatross to the Hiller Aviation Museum at the San Carlos (Calif.) Airport. The Albatross will...Round Engines in Rolla: Ramp Walk With the Radial Warbirds from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | ...On the ramp were a 1954 Grumman S2F-1 Tracker and a 1944 Douglas C-47 Skytrain, both locally owned. On the other side of the runway, though were the sad remains of three more DC-3/C-47 aircraft practically destroyed by severe storms several years ago....
Earl Adkisson's Atwood Hangar Partially Disassembled from Antique Airfield News | Progress was made in Atwood Illinois on moving Earl Adkisson's hangar to Blakesburg this past weekend. Aaron Klugherz and Ben Taylor left AAA/APM headquarters midday Friday and drove to Atwood. Saturday morning dawned with...
US Air Force accidently releases pic of Area 51 from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Top spot from my US colleague Stephen Trimble here. On the face of it, the photo - very nice though it is - shows a Lockheed Martin F-22 flying over the Nevada desert on Exercise Red Flag. So much, so what. But as Trimble points out,...
Mystery drone emerges from the sea in the Gulf of Oman. American, Israeli or …. Iranian? from David Cenciotti's weblog | The following image shows a drone reportedly recovered by the...
EAA 1358 on a Roll from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | DOTHAN AL- "We had a successful Young Eagle Rally last Saturday that included our usual fare of "Flying, Food, and Fellowship" says EAA member Bill Castlen, "Our ground support team is growing in numbers and experience." We were very pleased to recruit Rick Rehm, a Cairns Approach Control Supervisor and Marius Heersink, a 17 year old newly minted Private Pilot. Heersink has volunteered to advocate the Young Eagle Program to other High School students.
