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Breitling Jet Team soars over Great Wall of China - General Aviation News | On Tuesday, the seven L-39c Albatros jets of the Breitling Jet Team soared in close formation over the Great Wall of China, as the grand finale of their 2013 Asian tour....

2013 Coles County Airshow nears - Daily Eastern News | Organizers for the Coles County Air Show are set to race a 300 mph school bus against a Stearman aircraft during the show Saturday. Andrew Fearn, manager for the Coles County Memorial Airport, said the school bus is equipped with a jet engine, which allows it to achieve the speed it does...

Aberdeen Air Show planned - AberdeenNews.com | Four T-6 Navy training planes, the Vanguard Squadron of Tea and Wisconsin aerobatic flyer Darrel Massman will fill the skies over Aberdeen Sunday. The Aberdeen Air Show takes place at Aberdeen Regional Airport. Admission is free....

Greenwood Lake Air Show hit new heights in West Milford - NorthJersey.com | The fifth annual Greenwood Lake Air Show reached new heights last weekend, but it had nothing to do with altitude. According to Greenwood Lake Airport manager Tim Wagner, attendance for the three-day event hit an all-time high at the northern West Milford airfield. Nearly 21,000 attended the show over the three-day span, according to Wagner, who is currently planning for the 2014 event that has already been scheduled for Aug. 15, 16, and 17....

£25m upgrade planned for airshow facilities - gethampshire.co.uk | AN extensive £25 million upgrade has been planned for Farnborough International Airshow’s (FIA) facilities. The two-stage masterplan by Farnborough International Limited (FIL) will see some fixtures of the biennial airshow at the TAG Aerodrome site made permanent, along with a new conference centre...

Take a “Sentimental Journey” - Yorkton News | There’s an exciting day at the Yorkton airport coming up, an event you won’t want to miss. One of the last flying WWII B-17 bombers, “Sentimental Journey,” will be on display and available for rides and tours at the Yorkton Municipal Airport, August 23 - August 25....

Family donates flight on B-25 to region WWII vet - nwitimes.com | Dave Lee was selected by chance to become a B-25 bomber pilot during World War II, the 88-year-old Schererville man said. On Wednesday, Lee again boarded a B-25 for one more flight. While serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces, Lee was part of a group that was asked to produce seven volunteers to fly on B-25 bombers, he said. He was one of 12 people who stepped up to the request...

National Aviation Heritage Alliance honors volunteers, partners - General Aviation News | DAYTON, Ohio — The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) named Air Force veteran, engineer, entrepreneur and community volunteer Walter Hoy as the winner of the Ivonette Wright Miller Award at its 2013 annual meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 20. NAHA also awarded its Wick Wright Award to Phillip Parker, president and CEO of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, and its PROPS (Partner Recognition of Outstanding Support) Award to Wright “B” Flyer, Inc....

Museum Raises Money To Save 'Rosie The Riveter' Plant - KRCC | DAVID GREENE, HOST: Rosie the Riveter, with one of the most famous clenched fists in American history, embodied the message of hardworking women during World War II: We Can Do It. Now a nonprofit is hoping to carry on that legacy. In a little more than a month, the historic Michigan factory where Rosie and thousands of other women built B-24 bombers could face the wrecking ball. That's unless the Yankee Air Museum can raise enough money to salvage part of that massive plant...

New England Air Museum to host quilt show - General Aviation News | WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – The New England Air Museum is hosting its “Flights & Fantasies” Quilt Show from Sept. 16-22. This non-juried show will give visitors the opportunity to view an array of more than 150 quilts to be displayed among the museum’s collection of more than 80 historic aircraft and dozens of related exhibits...

The Golden Age of Flight Attendants - Air & Space Magazine | A new book documents the evolution of stewardesses from registered nurses to starlets in the sky.

The Science of Stealth - Air & Space Magazine | Coatings and radar-absorbent material, or RAM, make only a small contribution to the efforts to hide an airplane from enemy radar, but without them, no airplane can be truly stealthy. The F-22 first gets a base coat of radar-absorbent or deflective materials, over which is applied a topcoat developed by Boeing to counter a broad range of wavelengths, including infrared. The formula was tailored for the Raptor’s wing edges to deter wideband radars; a ceramic RAM cools its hot exhaust nozzles...

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Naval Academy graduation has to do without the Blue Angels - Baltimore Sun | He saw his first Blue Angels show in Detroit at age 6, and Thomas Frosch says the experience inspired him to want to become a pilot. He saw four more performances while attending the Naval Academy, including one the "Blues" put on before his graduation ...

Clark, Philippines February 25, 2013 from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling by Grifil | The renowned French display team arrived on 18th February after a 2.5 hrs flight from Zhuhai, China over the daunting South China Seas. After establishing a base at Clark airport the seven elite pilots demonstrated their skill and expertise, looping and rolling at high speeds, high G's and in close formation less then three meters apart. Before departing the team took the opportunity to fly over the famous Mount Pinatubo, the "Sleeping Giant".  [Visit their site and see all the post up to Japan May 2013!]

Albinia, facing the sea the flight of the Frecce Tricolori  - The Republic Firenze.it | The event to celebrate the 80's flight across the Atlantic Orbetello-Chicago-New York-Rome 1933. Albinia, facing the sea the flight of the Frecce Tricolori. 

Red Arrows at Dragon Boat Festival - Peterborough Telegraph | All eyes will be turning to the skies at the Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival next month as organisers have confirmed spectacular flypasts from the Red Arrows and a Hurricane and Lancaster of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The festival takes ...

SLIDESHOW: Historic Eagle Squadron aircraft to take to the skies at IWM ... - Cambridge News | Paul Bonhomme, a Red Bull Air Race pilot, flew the Hawker Hurricane before landing it next to the Spitfire, Mustang and Thunderbolt at the airfield on Thursday. He said: “The Hurricane is light and incredibly manoeuvrable to fly. It turns very quickly ...

Restored WWII B-17 bomber 'Memphis Belle' to visit Broomfield as part of ... - The Republic | BROOMFIELD, Colorado — The Memphis Belle, a restored B-17 bomber, is scheduled to be in the Denver suburb of Broomfield next weekend as part of a national tour that aims to raise awareness about World War II. The B-17, nicknamed the "Flying Fortress ...

New monument honors 'overlooked' WWII aviators killed in training at Columbia ... - The State | All were killed in crashes that occurred mainly because the pilots were inexperienced in handling large B-25 bombers, organizers say. Their deaths largely went unpublicized amid the patriotic fervor of the war, Jones said. Jones, 80, made the new ...

Dassault Aviation Celebrates 50th Anniversary - AINonline | ...It all began in 1909, with a brilliant young French engineering student who saw Wilbur Wright fly while on a tour of Europe. Marcel Bloch, later to be known as Marcel Dassault, was smitten with flying machines, later remembering, “I knew that aviation had entered my spirit and my heart.”...

Recent CSULB alumna looks to take flight - Daily 49er | According to Women in Aviation International, an organization encouraging women to pursue flying, of the 600,000 active pilots in the U.S., only 6 percent are women. But for Rippy, a career involving flying, which she said gives her a temporary escape ...

Willow Run Bomber Plant could be a new home for the Yankee Air Museum - Michigan Radio | An interview with Dennis Norton and Ray Hunter from the Yankee Air Museum. When you think about what it took for the United States and our Allies to win World War II, it wasn't just up to the troops fighting in Europe and the Pacific, the war was waged ...

Air museum raises cash to fly 'Connie' again - HeraldNet | This Lockheed Constellation, or "Connie," is the only one left in the. National Airline History Museum. This Lockheed Constellation, or "Connie," is the only one left in the U.S. that is ...

North American O-47B from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | North American O-47B Built to replace biplane observation and scout aircraft the North American O-47 was quickly surpassed with the rapid development of aircraft designs during Woorl War II. The design was sound for the pre war years with a crew of three seated in tandem and windows in the pronounced “belly bump” for clearer […]

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• Fly-In Announcement: 2nd Annual Midwest Taylorcraft Fly-In, Osceola, IA June 14-16

Awesome footage shows EA-18G Growler low altitude training from David Cenciotti's weblog | Shot by aircrews of the VAQ-132 Scorpions of the U.S. Navy between 2011 and 2012, the following awesome video brings you along the Military Training Routes in Washington State, where...

Disney releases new trailer for ‘Planes’ from General Aviation News | Video

Nebraska governor declares May GA appreciation month from General Aviation News | Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has proclaimed May as “General Aviation Appreciation Month.”  The proclamation is the third of its kind by Governor Heineman, following one in 2010 and one in 2012. Across the state, general aviation has an annual economic impact of $721 million each year.

Embry-Riddle team wins SAFECON from General Aviation News | For the ninth time and the second year in a row, the Golden Eagles flight team from Embry-Riddle’s Prescott, Ariz., campus has won the Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) national competition sponsored by the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA).

Young Essayists Get Chance to Fly at 'Positive Altitude' - KTXL | Don't miss the jets, world-class aerobatics, wingsuit flyers, barnstorming, wing walking, ground acts, warbirds, and endless entertainment and interactive displays from 9:00-5:00pm each day on the one of the largest airport ramps in the western United ...

Private Space Plane Arrives in California for Key Flight Tests - Yahoo! News | "Other flight tests will follow to validate the aerodynamic data used to control the vehicle in the atmosphere when it returns from space," Voss added. "This is a huge step forward for the SNC and NASA teams towards providing our nation with safe and ...

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Grounded by federal budget cuts, the Blue Angels make the best of things - Pensacola News Journal | Blue Angels Petty Officers Willis Munger, left, and Angelo Warnock, right, spending time volunteering at a Habitat for Humanity build in Pensacola. Pensacola his become a recipient of the Blue Angels outreach this year season being forced to cancel its ...

AirFest marks 5 years in business for Hangar 24 in Redlands - Redlands Daily Facts | REDLANDS -- A love for aviation and beer came full circle for Ben Cook on Saturday when Hangar 24 Craft Brewery celebrated its fifth anniversary with an air show at the Municipal Airport. Before starting the brewery, Cook flew planes from the Redlands ...

University of Redlands Grads at Hangar 24 5th Anniversary + Airshow - Patch.com | Thousands of people were at the 5th Anniversary and Airshow for Hangar 24 Craft Brewery at Redlands Municipal Airport, Saturday May 18. University of Redlands grads Kate McCarthy and Tory Haynes came with other U of R alumni to soak up sun and ...

GEICO Skytypers to perform at Patriotic Festival from General Aviation News | VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The GEICO Skytypers will participate in the 2013 Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival taking place May 31-June 2...

Air show returning to Cape in June - Southeast Missourian | It's the return of the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival after a two-year absence. City officials this weekend announced plans for the historically popular two-day event are indeed underway at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. In 2011 and 2012 ...

Zhuhai, China on November, 2012 from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling by Grifil | The Breitling Jet Team arrived in China after crossing 7 time zones from Dijon, France and overcoming serve weather conditions, collaboratively, completing their longest (13,000km) and most adventurous journey to date. It is certain that Breitling Dragon Tour will become yet another milestone in its splendid aviation history. Here is a selection of photos of Chinese tour

Snowbirds offer free performance Wednesday - Sidney Herald Leader | The Snowbirds aircrafts (CT-114 Tutor) perform one of their amazing formation stunts during the 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Canadian Forces and Air Display Weekend. Posted: Saturday, May 18, 2013 8:00 pm. Snowbirds offer free performance Wednesday By Bill ...

Boy Scouts, charities collateral damage in sequestration - Kansas Watchdog | Boy Scout regional councils and troops affiliated with air shows stand to lose thousands of dollars in donations — and in some cases much more — as a result of the sequestration squabble in Washington, D.C., a Watchdog.org survey found. Though the ...

Plane crashes at airshow in Turkey; pilot killed - Brandon Sun | ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's state-run news agency says a jet has crashed during an airshow in southern Turkey, killing its pilot. The Anadolu Agency says there were no other casualties in Sunday's crash in the southern city of Adana. There was no...

Kermie Cam - DeHavilland Mosquito Tour - Part 1 - YouTube | When I was at the EAA Museum recently, I did a "Kermie Cam" tour of our DeHavilland Mosquito. Thought you all might find it interesting....

B-17 rides at Museum of Flight from General Aviation News | SEATTLE — A Memorial Day weekend tradition continues as The Museum of Flight will host the Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17 bomber, Aluminum Overcast, for rides and ground tours during the last week in May...

Local CAF location to become airbase - Midland Reporter-Telegram | Adding new aircraft to Midland's CAF Airpower Museum and building a CAF National Airbase are just two of the many changes set to occur for the Commemorative Air Force in the next few years. In addition to designating the Midland CAF as an airbase ...

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JF-17 Thunder steals the show in China - The News International | The Air Show is being participated by professionals and representatives of Aviation Industry from China as well as professionals from all over the world. For participation in the Air Show, three 'JF-17 Thunder' aircraft of Pakistan Air Force were flown ...

Video: Live China! from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling by Grifil

Navy Blue Angels Land At Rockford Airport - MyStateline.com | They were slated to headline last year's Airfest show, but pulled out for safety reasons. Lt. Ryan Chamberlain says that won't happen again. "They'll have a excessive training regiment out in El Centro, CA. It started in Pensacola right now. They'll do ...

Hellenic Air Force Open days from Aviation News - Airplane-Pictures.net | Photos taken at one of a number of Hellenic AF bases to celebrate 100 years of the Greek Air Force. Photos from Member Stamatis Alipasalis...

Donations given from air show earnings - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School and the Krempels Center, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of people living with brain injury, each recently received $14,000 donations from the proceeds of the 2012 Service Credit Union ...

Frecce Tricolori in Acireale, in a collection of postcards  - Giornale di Sicilia | ACIREALE. The performance of the Frecce Tricolori last June 10 becomes a real collection of autographed postcards. To deliver it into the hands of the mayor Nino Garozzo were members of the 52 club Frecce Tricolori of Acireale, which ...

HD Video: Ride Along With Matt Younkin In The Airshow Twin Beech! from AirPigz by Martt | Here's a truly fabulous video uploaded a couple days ago to the Learn To Fly Canada youtube page that features an interview with pilot Matt Younkin, his crew chief Jeff Gibbs and then the most exciting part is the ride with Matt from the cockpit (and a few other HD cameras) as he performed his first ever airshow in Canada back in June at the 2012 Hamilton Airshow in Mount Hope, Ontario. The video runs a little over 28 minutes in all, so if you're in a hurry skip up to the 11:30 mark where you'll pick up with Matt making the long taxi out to get in position for takeoff. You'll notice on...

Aero-TV: EAA’s Jack Pelton – ‘Everything’s Going to Be OK’ from Aero-News Network | Building A New Future For The EAA... One Issue At A Time With only a couple of weeks in pocket, directing the reorganization of the EAA in the wake of the departure of Rod Hightower, ti seems that we can't get enough info from new Boss, Jack Pelton. Sitting next to a well-placed Stearman on the floor of the NBAA convention, ANN caught up with Jack to get a little more info as Jack adjusted to the realities of heading the evolving organization. Jack seems comfortable with his new role and is not the least bit intimidated about lies ahead... and at the same time, seems all too aware that there is some repair work to do before EAA can get past current difficulties and start building a new future.

B-17 Takes Off from Dothan Airport - WTVY, Dothan | Dothan, AL - After a month in the Wiregrass, one World War II aircraft is back home. The B-17 stopped in Dothan at the beginning of October for a coming home tour. Now it's done for the season, and the Experimental Aircraft Association flew it back to ...

Spitfire Memorial Unveiled In Britain from AVwebFlash Current Issue | A small town in Lancashire unveiled a memorial to the Supermarine Spitfire over the weekend, to commemorate a fundraising effort during World War II when residents donated about $8,000 to buy an airplane for the Royal Air Force. The stainless-steel sculpture features a one-twelfth-size Spitfire with a wingspan of about 12 feet. It flies at the top of a soaring pedestal, erected on a traffic island in Darwen, "on The Green, near the White Lion Pub," according to the Lancashire Telegraph....

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Oh, what a night! from Randy Tinseth |There was history in the air last night, as the first families of aviation gathered to salute Bill Boeing, Jr. on his 90th birthday. The Boeing, Wright, Douglas, and Kindelberger families gathered at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, along with hundreds of invited guests. Members of the McDonnell family, while not physically present, sent well wishes...

B-29 FIFI 'Honor the Legacy' - YouTube | FIFI stands as the last flying B-29 in history. She stands as a testament to the men and women who gave so much for our country. Please support the...

Piper Celebrates 75-Year Milestone with Company Fly-In - Flying Magazine | Piper celebrated its 75th anniversary over the weekend with a fly-in that drew Piper airplanes from every era to the company's headquarters in Vero Beach, Florida. Several hundred people came out to the event to pay tribute to the storied manufacturer ...

Disney Award for HOAC! from Planes Of Fame News |  Special thanks to Nancy Sukurai of Disney who presented a Disney Volunteers Grant Award of $5000 to Brian Boyer, General Manager of Planes of Fame to help advance
The Hands On Aviation Education Center!

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger — proving that area rulesby travelforaircraft | Convair brought the F-102 Delta DAgger, a revolutionary jet powered and missile armed interceptor to the U.S. Air Force (USAF), during the days of the Cold War when superpowers had plans to send heavy bombers on nuclear strike missions. The USAF desired supersonic aircraft armed with bomber killing missiles, at the time, so that the interceptor aircraft could cover large areas of responsibility quickly with their speed and just as quickly shoot down intruding bombers...

The Firebird grows larger from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Last year I wrote about a new Northrop Grumman optionally-piloted surveillance aircraft, dubbed the 'Firebird'. The prototype was a single-seat aircraft, but a new version (shown below - photograph courtesy of Northrop Grumman) has since been developed with two seats. According to Aviation Week, it made its first flight on November 12th...

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Breitling Wingwalkers presents wonderful performance - Global Times | Members of Breitling Wingwalkers, a famous European aerobatic team, perform during a test flight in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province, November 11, 2012. The ninth China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition kicks off on Tuesday in ...

Videos of Dragon Tour: go from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling by Grifil

Airshow China: the first day from Apache Roll, le blog de la patrouille Breitling by Grifil | The Breitling Jet Team made its first flight for the opening ceremony of Airshow China, the China Airshow. Tomorrow, the second flight early afternoon followed by...

Model of newest fighter jet on display at Zhuhai air show - South China Morning Post | The show would include entertainment, the organisers said, with the PLA's "August 1st" aerobatic and parachute team performing daily, along with overseas stunt teams such as the Knights of the Russian Air Force and the Breitling Wingwalkers.

Ocean Reef's Vintage Weekend set to take - AutoWeek | The B-25H “Barbie III” owned and operated by History Flight, Inc. is the last H-model B-25 flying in the world and is the only one equipped with a 75mm cannon in the nose for ground attack purposes. Passenger flights on the B-25 can be reserved, and ...

DVD REVIEW: RAF Waddington International Airshow 2012 from Flightline UK | ...the show was memorable for the international display debut by the Republic of Korean Air Force’s national display team, the Black Eagles as well as a appearances by the Saudi Hawks, the Swiss Air Force F/A-18C Hornet and Super Puma, Dutch F=16 Demo Team as well as an array of UK based types...

World War II showcase with vintage video featured at Fargo Air Museum tonight - WDAY | The speech at the Fargo Air Museum will be delivered by Kay Nehring, whose father Charles shot this video while serving in the South Pacific in 1944. Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - You can catch a fascinating World War II showcase on this day after Veteran's Day.

5K to be held Saturday for Restoration of Mighty Eighth B-17 - WSAV-TV | A 5K is planned for this Saturday, November 17th, to raise money for the restoration of a B-17 belonging to the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. The "City of Savannah" is in the process of being restored to its full combat configuration, officials said ...

Veteran's Day celebrated at Air Museum - Tillamook Headlight Herald | An over-capacity crowd attended the 16th annual Veterans' Day celebration at the Tillamook Air Museum. “We set out chairs for 300,” USMC Col. Bill Hatton, the county Veterans' Service Officer, said. “It should have been at least 350.” Opened and closed ...

MAPS museum also honors veterans - Canton Repository | Missed was the MAPS Air Museum at the Akron-Canton Airport. At present, we have 39 aircraft from World War II through Vietnam on display. We also have display area called the “Gallery of Heroes.” In this large room, we have numerous displays honoring ...

Veterans honored at Aviator Monument ceremony - Dothan Eagle | Moore, a former Army chaplain, spoke at a Daffodil Garden Club program at the Aviator Monument and said Americans must “wake up, stand up and speak up a nation” to repay soldiers and our forefathers for creating the nation and protecting its freedoms.

Pausing to honor those who served - Rexburg Standard Journal | Watching the flyover. Eldred Stephenson, 99, watches the flyover from the Legacy Flight Museum during the Veterans Day program Monday. Stephenson served in World War II, and served in both the U.S. Navy and Army.

MAAG's Blog: MAAG Meets at Dead Cow Airport from Antique Airfield News | ...Today was the November meeting of MAAG hosted by Earl Long and Vicky at Dead Cow International Airport in Wichita. Spaghetti was the main course with various sides and deserts. The meeting notice had suggested to also bring something to drink, and there ended up being a good variety....

Women pilots get the Jordan experience - Arabian Aerospace (blog) | Women in aviation are still a minority group in the region but the numbers are growing. In early September the Arabian Section of the famed 99s – the international women pilots group – held its first whole regional gathering in Jordan. Arranged by the ...

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Photos: Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show At NAS Pensacola - NorthEscambia.com | Photos: Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show At NAS Pensacola. November 4, 2012. Tens of thousands attend the Blue Angels annual homecoming show Friday and Saturday at NAS Pensacola's Sherman Field. For a photo gallery, click here.

Return of Homestead's air show brings thrills to lovers of flight - MiamiHerald.com | About a mile away from the Homestead Air Reserve Base, planes soared through the sky, making dynamic smoke patterns while throngs of people walked or took a trolley to the entrance, beach chairs and water bottles in hand. Twenty years ago, the area ...

2012 Wings Over Homestead Air Show - MiamiHerald.com | People wait in line to look at a 1937 DC-3 American Flagship at the Wings Over Homestead Air Show, which took place Saturday Nov. 3, 2012, and will continue through Sunday at the Homestead Air Reserve Base. Peter Andrew Bosch / Miami Herald staff ...

Pilots entertain at the Jacqueline Cochran Air Show - The Desert Sun | Legendary pilot Sean Tucker performs acrobatic tricks during the Jacqueline Cochran Air Show in Thermal Saturday. The free event was organized by the Riverside County Economic Development Agency. / Gerry Maceda/Special to The Desert Sun ...

Autumn Air Show closes 2012 flying season in style! - Saffron Walden Reporter | The flying display offers excitement for all ages and tastes, with contemporary fast jets, exciting helicopter displays, fun aerobatics and an array of historic warbirds. Agile helicopter displays come from The Black Cats Lynx Pair from 702 Naval Air ...

Flying ace with Air Force  - Le Figaro  | For over a year, we followed the daily drivers exception, as the aviation. These are the team members presenting the air force. At the heart of the famous Patrouille de France and spectacular aerobatic team ...

The Breitling Dragon Tour 2012 - NEWS.GNOM.ES | Although the 1940's Stearmans of the wingwalking team and Yves Rossy's Jetwings can all be shipped there in containers, the Breitling Jet Team will have to get there with their own wings. Leaving from Dijon this Tuesday, they will fly through Eastern ...

JF-17 to participate in Zhuhai Air Show - The News International | ISLAMBAD: Thunder, the Pakistan's pride will participate in the forthcoming Zhuhai Air Show (China) from 13 to 18 November 2012, says a press release issued on Sunday. The JF-17 Thunder's Squadron pilots have completed series of aerobatics training ...

Lone survivor of 1953 Pine Mountain plane crash recalls that night - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer | WARM SPRINGS -- On a rainy night in October 1953, a twin-engine B-25 veered off course and plunged into the fogbound summit of Pine Mountain, killing three Air Force crewmen and a passenger upon impact. The aircraft skidded through the forest, ...

Air museum seeks help to expand tour offerings - Chino Champion | More tours are planned for Planes of Fame Air Museum and more volunteers are needed to lead the way. Tom Licata, assistant docent, said about two tours per week come through the museum, but head docent Dave Landier would like to add more.

Texas governor proclaims November ‘Aviation Appreciation Month’ from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Texas Governor Rick Perry proclaimed November 2012 to be Aviation Appreciation Month, noting "General Aviation and related activities generated $14.6 billion in direct, indirect and induced economic activity in the state of Texas, representing $580 in activity per capita." This is the third year that Governor Perry has recognized that aviation is vital to the Texas economy. View the...

“Very Rare view of the world’s only... - Planeshots | “Very Rare view of the world’s only ‘Dart-Stang’ at Canberra Airport in 1975. (She is fitted with F-86 Sabre droptanks.) The CA-18 Mk 21 Mustang, formerly RAAF A68-187, was...

A Family's Story, an Aviator's Gift and $12000 for a Rochester Cause - Patch.com | A Family's Story, an Aviator's Gift and $12,000 for a Rochester Cause. When the great, great niece of one of Michigan's most famous pilots read about the Spehn family and their New Day Foundation on Rochester Patch, she was inspired — and called to ...

Spotlight's on shuttle Atlantis, but that's not all - Florida Today | ENDEAVOUR: The baby of the fleet, Endeavour, arrived last month at the California Science Center in Los Angeles ENTERPRISE: The prototype orbiter that never flew in space, Enterprise, is on the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. More ...

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Jacksonville Beach air show entertains, shows 'what the military does for us' - Florida Times-Union | Also, when the military planes are in an air show, they are being used to educate and entertain people, rather than as “machines of death,” to defend the country, he said. During the show, one of the F-22 jets flew overhead with its empty bomb ...

Vintage planes fly into Asheville - Asheville Citizen-Times | Restored World War II B-17, B-24 and P-51 aircraft fly in formation. / Special to the Citizen-Times. Written by. Clarke Morrison. Filed Under. News. ASHEVILLE — Rare examples of the aircraft that helped the Allies win World War II are flying into ...

Model aircraft take to the skies at show - Delmarva Now | Reggie Sterling Jr. of Allen, left, and Debra Reynolds of Salisbury admire Jon Watson's Corsair F4U plane during the MARKS Radio Control Air Show on MARKS field in Fruitland on Sunday afternoon. / Amanda Rippen White photo...

Spirit Of Tulsa CAF Offering WWII Vets Free Rides In Restored PT - News9.com ... - news9.com KWTV | The Spirit of Tulsa Commemorative Air Force squadron usually sells rides on their historical planes, but they're giving veterans a free ride this fall. Most of them actually flew the same kind of plane when training for the war in the '40s. TULSA ...

Memories of the east end air show - Hamilton Spectator | “We walked there together for the air shows they'd have” in the '40s, says Ed. It was only a 15-minute stroll from where they lived. The airport, which opened in 1929, became the site of an airmail service that ran in the early '30s after the post ...

Following the Breitling Dragon Tour from Apache Roll, patrolling blog by Breitling Grifil | Now that airplanes Patrol have arrived at Zhuhai ahead of the largest airshow in Asia, the drivers and their mechanics have...

The Golden Knights Were Honored to Participate in The Army’s Ten-Miler. from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | The United States Army Parachute Team was honored to be apart of the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Army TEN-MILER Race held at the Pentagon. The Golden Knights were able to take seven jumpers into the race from an altitude of 4’950 feet! Team 6 Pilots CW4 Jason Davis and DAC Mr. Frank Reiner had the daunting task of delivering the team to exit altitude via our Twin Otter aircraft. The morning started at 5:00a.m. for the team and weather was 44 degrees and clear skies; perfect flying weather for the jumpers. Team 6 flew Sunday under conditions not normal for most jump pilots, the team was jumping into airspace shared by Reagan International Airport. The airspace was tight and the flying was spot on perfect for the jumpers....

NBAA to honor Tuskegee Airmen from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will bestow the organization's highest award — NBAA’s 2012 Meritorious Service to Aviation — to the Tuskegee Airmen, Oct. 31, during a general session of the association's Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2012) in Orlando, Florida.

Podcast: The Restorers Aims for TV from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Documentary films about aviation are a labor of love, but filmmaker Adam White of Hemlock Films has created several and now is working to raise money to bring a new aviation series to TV. AVweb's Mary Grady talks with White about the project and how you can get involved.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation.

Former US Marine pilot needs caretakers for WWII-era craft - Enid News & Eagle | Later, it was purchased at auction and donated to the Commemorative Air Force, where it spent time in Texas and Las Vegas before being restored to flight status and taken to Oklahoma City in 1999. The plane is stock configuration with operable bomb-bay ...

Sen. George McGovern —famous B-24 Liberator pilot — passes away from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Sen. George McGovern —famous B-24 Liberator pilot — passes away George McGovern, lifetime public servant, passed away today at the age of 90. Many know George McGovern due to his esteemed political career in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He was one of the increasingly rare breed of Congressmen who served in combat — [...]

Final Flight: George McGovern, 455th BG from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM

Missing Man flyover honors Maj. Garrett Wayne Knowlan from The Kathryn Report | Three F16 jets from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida fly over Jackson City Park Saturday, October 20, 2012 after flying a missing man formation in honor of Maj. Garrett Wayne Knowlan over Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson. Knowlan, 32, who was based at Eglin, died October 11 while participating in a water survival training exercise in Pensacola, Fla. A native of Jackson, he was a 2002 ...

Cold War pilot tells of time in the sky from War Tales by Don Moore | Maj. Robert Thompson was a citizen soldier and a “week-end warrior” — a member of the 141st Tactical Fighter Squadron of the New Jersey Air National Guard based at McGuire Air Force Base in central New Jersey. When he wasn’t being a fighter jock for the Air Force, he flew for several airlines. Aviation was [...]

Video: Royal Navy Historic Flight - 40 Years of display flying 1972-2012 from stickandrudderWTO

Farnborough Airfield celebrates 100 years of innovation from The Kathryn Report | Farnborough has been at the forefront of innovation and engineering for years. The Airfield is celebrating it’s centenary this year and to celebrate BAE systems have opened up their archives in the famous Black Sheds. It showcases the town's rich aviation history - with over 16 million items. Heritage Manager for BAE Systems Howard Mason says British engineering is still going strong: “If you ...

Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum re-experiencedby travelforaircraft | The Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum — located in Titusville FL and neighboring the Kennedy Space Center — continues to revamp, expand and please. Along with the new hangar there is much more to enjoy. The Grumman F4F Wildcat, on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum, is now in main entry lobby which is a vast improvement, I think, as it makes a statement to the visitor the moment entry is made — this museum is in it for major league play....

Air Zoo to display replica of first successful radio control airplane from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Guests visiting the Air Zoo can now learn all about the world’s first successful radio control aircraft — the Guff...

Flyable Hurricane For Sale from AVwebFlash | Current Issue One of about a dozen flyable Hawker Hurricane fighters will go on the auction block in England in December. The Hurricane Mk. X11a is now owned by the Historic Aircraft Collection in Duxford and is expected to fetch about $2.7 million when prestigious auction house Bonhams puts it on the block. "This Hurricane is one of only a...

Aviation Career Day at Groton-New London Airport (KGON), Connecticut from The Kathryn Report | Groton/New London Airport is hosting the United States Coast Guard’s pilots along with their airplanes and helicopters from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 27. This is a rare opportunity for the community to learn about aviation on the airfield.The first 100 youth who enter the airport’s gate that day will receive a gift. There will also be refreshments for guests. Persons who are ...

Astronauts kick off the Space Day program - Purdue Exponent | David Wolf, Andrew Feustel and Scott Tingle were part of Purdue's annual Space Day program. They started off the event by rising from the stage with fog and a countdown playing in the background. The Space Day program began in 1996 and was created ...

Astronauts encourage students to reach for the stars - WLFI.com | Astronaut David Wolf will join Feustel and Tingle Saturday for Space Day at Purdue. Kids will make rockets, have an egg dropping contest, and enjoy plenty of other activities. Comments. Comments WLFI.com is migrating to a more stable commenting system ...

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The Breitling Dragon Tour 2012 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The Breitling Jet Team, Breitling Wing Walkers and Yves “Jetman” Rossy are flying East for the winter, to bring Breitling’s passion for aviation to new audiences in what is being called “The Breitling Dragon Tour.”

Wings of Freedom tour is coming to Greenville - Greenville News | The tour will showcase the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” WWII Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang fighter. The B-17 is one of only 10 in flying condition in the United States, and the ...

Arizona Aircraft Expo slated from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Several aircraft dealers in Arizona are working together to create the 4th Annual Arizona Aircraft Expo, scheduled to take place Nov. 9 and 10 at Landmark Aviation at Scottsdale Airport (SDL), where the general public and prospective buyers can see the newest technologically advanced aircraft from Cessna, Cirrus, Beechcraft, Diamond, Eclipse, Embraer, Piper, Lancair, Quest, CubCrafters, and more.

Annual Fly-In, Drive-In scheduled for Nov. 2 - Beauregard Daily News | DERIDDER -- The Friends of the DeRidder Army Air Base will host the Flying Pig Cook off and annual Fly-In, Drive-In on Saturday, November 3, 2012, at the Beauregard Regional Airport, located at 1220 1st Avenue in DeRidder. The event begin at 7 a.m ...

Models fly in for airshow - Timaru Herald | FLIGHT COMMANDER: South Canterbury Model Aircraft Club member Charles Vincent, a model plane enthusiast for 60 years, with his model North American B-25 Mitchell bomber. The club will hold its annual fly-in this weekend at Redruth Flying Field.

IAI to Exhibit Its Maritime Heron UAS Capabilities in a Live Demonstration Throughout the EuroNaval Show from sUAS News | Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel | Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) invites visitors, exhibitors and guests of this year’s EuroNaval International Naval Defense and Maritime exhibition and Conference, to a live Maritime Heron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) demonstration. During the exhibition, IAI crew will operate a Heron UAS in a maritime application over...

Ryan connects with WWII veterans through letters - Gulf Coast News Today | ...Ryan also remembers vividly another date in American history, April 18, 1942. It was on that date that Col. James H. Doolittle led a squadron of 16 B-25s, including 80 airmen – 52 officers and 28 enlisted men – into Honshu, Japan to retaliate against the Pearl Harbor strike....

Airmen missing from Vietnam War identified from Air Force Link Top Stories |The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of two Airmen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be buried, as a group, with full military honors.

Tribute to test driver Claude Dellys - AeroBuzz.fr (translated) | Saturday, October 20, 2012 (1430), the 3AF (Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics France) devoted a conference to test pilot Claude Dellys, born just last 100 years ... After the war he became a test pilot, he participated in many programs advanced testing, such as ...

Retracing her father's World War II footprints - MPNnow.com | Janet Hillenbrand of Tully, the daughter of former Bloomfield resident Charlie Bennett, sits at her table surrounded with the many mementos of her father's experience as a B-17 co-pilot shot down over Germany during World War II.

Fitting planes in the square should encourage tourism Macaws, SP from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS (translated) | Hunting Mirage III, also known as F-103, was donated by FAB. The Mirage III fighter, also known as F-103, is being assembled in the Square Roberto Mercatelli in Macaws (SP), and must promote tourism in the city. The city won the Brazilian Air Force plane (FAB) and the assembly must be completed in a month. A team of FAB is assembling all the pieces of the aircraft and will be in a space that is being prepared in the region of Lake City, one of the city's postcards...

Ground Broken For New Naval Air Museum - Bay Net | It took a long time. Ground was finally broken Tuesday afternoon for the new Patuxent River Naval Air Museum on Route 235 just outside Gate 1. According to several speakers at the occasion, it has taken at least 15 years of hard work and dedication on ...

New England Air Museum slates Veterans Day program from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, will hold its annual Veterans Day program Nov. 11. Visitors can meet and talk with local aviation combat veterans from World War II, the Cold War era, the Vietnam Conflict, and Iraq and Afghanistan...

Potter Group transports historic German figher plane to new home - SHD Logistics | Specialist logistics solutions provider Potter Group Logistics transported the historic Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 German fighter plane for the Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial. The replica has been on loan to Gateguards Ltd, one of the ...

'Volunteer of Quarter' recognized at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | 88th Air Base Wing Vice Commander Col. Daniel Semsel presented Springboro resident Bill Denlinger with the Team Wright-Patt "Volunteer of the Quarter" award for the third quarter of 2012 on Oct. 11.  Denlinger began volunteering...

Endeavour's Final Mission -- Across L.A. from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Moving a retired space shuttle from LAX to the California Science Center, 12 miles away through densely populated urban neighborhoods, is no easy task. Residents complained when about 400 trees were cut down (each one will be replaced with two new plantings), but when the huge shuttle actually turned up on their streets over the weekend, it drew admiring crowds. The shuttle's final trip...

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Blue Angels will fly at Wings Over Houston - Your Houston News | The stated mission of the Blue Angels is “to enhance Navy recruiting, and credibly represent Navy and Marine Corps aviation to the United States and its Armed Forces to America and other countries as international ambassadors of good will.” Since every ...

America's Cup: Oracle's Spithill rides with the Blue Angels + Video - Sail World | Oracle Team USA's skipper, Jimmy Spithill (AUS) joins the US Navy's Blue Angels demonstration squad in 'Fightertown USA,' Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, to test his mettle at winged flight of a slightly faster kind. See how Spithill and the chief ...

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Gold Team Help Celebrate 50 Years of Space Exploration from US Army Golden Knights by Brian Karst | In 1846 during the Mexican-American War, a detachment of Marines from the second-class Sloop-of-War Cyane landed to raise the American flag above the Plaza in what’s now called Old Town. As a result of that war, the U.S. acquired San Diego and the rest of California. At that time, today’s Marine Corps Air Station Miramar was part of an enormous rancho. Cattle grazed on the mesa now covered by runways. During the 1940s, both the Navy and the Marine Corps occupied Miramar. East Miramar (Camp Elliott) was used to train Marine artillery and armored personnel, while Navy...

Timeless Voices - Ed Mango from eaavideo.org | Ed Mango is the Project Manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The program is developing the next U.S. capability for crew transportation and rescue services to and from the International Space Station and other low Earth orbit destinations.

Ghosts of Saskatchewan from Vintage Wings of Canada by DaveBy | Dave O'Malley, with Bruce Forsyth The Second World War was a time of powerful stresses on nations, on ethnicities, on families, and on economies around the globe. Hundreds of thousands of families, in every corner of the world, would offer up, with grim reluctance, their sons and even daughters and lay them down on the altar of liberty. The best of this young generation were to be given the task and the training to push back a darkness which was devouring freedom, territory and lives. They were about to save the world. From 1939 to 1944, as part of this global sacrifice, there was a great gathering that brought together young men from around the world, It was a coming together of avenging angels – men who would take the fight against this darkness to the air in ...

Fighter Evolution Day - P-51D Mustang and Spitfire Mk. Vc from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY

Lady Liberty - Shawnee News Star | The Commemorative Air Force flew a Douglas A-26 Bomber into Shawnee during the 5th annual Pilots and Pancakes Fly-In on Saturday, Oct. 6. More Local Videos. Steele honored by Kaiser Foundation · Birds's-eye view of ...

F-35: Newest fighter much more than just 'stealthy plane' from Air Force Link Top Stories | The engines roared overhead as an F-35A fell into formation. Although this is a basic maneuver for the test pilots, the possibilities for combat environments created by these elite aircraft working together are anything but mundane. The F-35, which features...

One of the most awesome pictures ever taken on board USS Enterprise: starry night over Gulf of Aden. from David Cenciotti's weblog | A lonely C-2 Greyhound sits on the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) with the Milky Way partially visible on the background.

Aviator Plans Intercontinental Trip Using Plastics for Fuel - Earth911.com (blog) | Aviator Plans Intercontinental Trip Using Plastics for Fuel. by Mother Nature Network 10/16/12 No Comments. Tweet. On Wings of Waste, intercontinental flight, plastic-powered plane. Photo: Pilot Jeremy Rowsell will fly from Australia to England using ...

Aviation Grad Follows Parents' Flight Path - Military.com | Anticipation filled the air as almost 50 Aviators came together at the post theater during the Initial Entry Rotary Wing Aviator Course graduation ceremony to be pinned with their wings, with one graduate continuing a family tradition in Army Aviation ...

Did Felix Baumgartner (Red Bull Stratos) Go 200mph, Mach 1.24 Or Faster Than The Speed Of Light? (+ Video) from AirPigz by Martt | The Red Bull Stratos team had calculated that Felix Baumgartner would very possibly go supersonic on a spacedive from 120,000 feet... and with the actual stepping off point of 128,097 feet last Sunday,
his chances for that high of a speed seemed even more likely. Interestingly, MSNBC reported that Felix actually went faster than the speed of LIGHT on Sunday! Wow! That would have really been impressive! However, I'm pretty confident that Felix did not exceed the speed of light during his spacedive, and I'm pretty sure that my long-held opinion that MSNBC doesn't have the first clue remains solidly intact....

A Space Shuttle on the Streets of Los Angeles - The Atlantic | The space shuttle Endeavour is on its last mission today, a 12-mile creep through Los Angeles city streets on a 160-wheeled carrier. It is passing through neighborhoods and strip malls, headed toward its final destination, the California Science Center in...

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Red Bull Stratos: Felix ready for Sunday lift-off from Aerial Sports Feed | Weather forecasts call for calm winds Sunday morning, and the Red Bull Stratos team is preparing for launch. Hear what Fearless Felix has to say as the hours tick down....

Godspeed Felix Baumgartner (Red Bull Stratos) - Spacedive Balloon Launch Set For Early Sunday Morning 10-14-12 from AirPigz by Martt | The video above shows the attempt to launch Felix Baumgartner out of Roswell New Mexico last Tuesday (October 9, 2012) as part of the Red Bull Stratos project, an effort to make a jump from the edge of space at 120,000. The video shows how to winds were too strong to launch, and that Felix had hopes that they would be...

World’s Largest Manned Balloon Ready For Historic Mission from Aero-News Network  | Red Bull Stratos Aircraft Is 55 Stories Tall, Spread Out Would Cover 40 Acres The balloon that will take Felix Baumgartner up to 120,000 feet for his record-breaking mission is constructed of nearly transparent polyethylene strips about the same thickness as a dry cleaner bag, which are heat-sealed together. Despite the light weight of the polyethylene, Felix’s balloon weighs 3,708 pounds simply because there is so much of it (40 acres) needed to carry the Red Bull Stratos Capsule ... which weighs nearly 3,000 pounds ... aloft.

Above: US Navy Blue Angels in flight. Photos courtesy of US Navy Blue Angels - KPBS | The world's best military and civilian pilots will soar through San Diego's skies at the world-famous MCAS Miramar Air Show October 12-14, 2012 featuring the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the Marine Air Ground Task Force simulated combat demonstration....

Air show celebrates anniversary of Marines in space - U-T San Diego | Gavin Elliott and his grandmother stopped at the Miramar Air Show Saturday to look at reproductions of the Challenger shuttle and the space suit Neil Armstrong wore to walk on the moon. Astronauts, “I think of them as brave people,” the 9-year-old from ...

Planes fill skies over Daytona Beach - Daytona Beach News-Journal | DAYTONA BEACH — The first day of this year's Embry-Riddle Wings and Waves Air Show roared over Daytona Beach on Saturday, buzzing the heads of thousands of spectators who crowded the beach for a free display of aerial maneuvers over the ocean.

Air Expo taking flight today - Parkersburg News | While the performers at the air show will get a lot of credit, it takes an army of volunteers to get the event going, said emcee Hugh Oldham. "These events don't happen by accident," he said. "This is my 20th or 21st air show this season and every one...

13th annual AirFest a roaring success - Culpeper Star Exponent | Sunny skies and an enthusiastic crowd came together Saturday at the Culpeper County Airport to celebrate the facility's 13th annual AirFest. Throughout the morning and afternoon hours, county school buses shuttled visitors by the hundreds to and from ...

Planes, cars and history wraps up Mustang Days in Vacaville - TheReporter.com | From the way David G. Styles talks, citing dates, pilots, aircraft, aircraft carriers, Asian geography, you might think he curates the Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum on Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield. "He was the one who pioneered 'blind flying ...

Breitling Dragon Tour - YouTube | The Breitling Jet Team, Breitling Wingwalkers and Jetman are flying East for the winter, to bring Breitling's passion for aviation to new audiences. All three teams are headed to Asia to...

Breitling Aerial Performers Head To Asia from Aero-News Network  | Jet Team, Wingwalkers, Jetman Set Out On 'The Breitling Dragon Tour' The Breitling Jet Team, Breitling Wingwalkers and Jetman are flying East for the winter, to bring Breitling's passions for aviation to new audiences in what is being collectively called 'The Breitling Dragon Tour". All three teams are heading to Asia to participate in Airshow China 2012, held in Zhuhai, Guangdong province....

Air Associates Haunted Hangar Introduces Flight to St. Louis Community from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Air Associates of Missouri, an FBO at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, held its "Haunted Hangar" fall event today. The offices and hangar were decked out in festive Halloween decor, and the friendly staff was available to demonstrate the operation and...

Aviator Ball at Arkansas Air and Military Museum, Fayetteville - In Arkansas | The Arkansas Air & Military Museum invites you to the third annual Aviator Ball at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the World War II hangar at Drake Field, home of the museum. Surrounded by vintage aircraft and memorabilia, you can dance to the nostalgic sounds of ...

World War II B-17 "Memphis Belle" Flights - South County Times | The public will have an opportunity to take a flight aboard the World War II B-17 "Memphis Belle" when it makes a stop at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield on Sunday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This restored "Flying Fortress" bomber is ...

Video: Lockheed T-33 at Palm Springs Air Museum from AVwebFlash Current Issue  | AOPA Summit 2012 brought together pilots and aviation enthusiasts from across the nation and also provided a stage for local aviation attractions like the Palm Springs Air Museum. The museum contributed three warbirds to AOPA's outdoor display. In this video, Palm Springs Air Museum director of design Richard Grosser talks about the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer.This video is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather, Avidyne, and Sennheiser.

'Doolittle's Raiders' recall historic attack on Tokyo - Pensacola News Journal | Retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole, who flew as Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot during the daring raid on Tokyo during World War II, marvels at the displays at the National Naval Aviation Museum during the 1st Air Commando Group reunion Friday.

Rico: Build it, and it will fly - TheReporter.com | From a minor league team to a major league museum, with a new name to honor Doolittle Raiders hero, Gen. Jimmy Doolittle. An initial 11.4-acre land buy is in escrow. They're on the move, museum education foundation director Phil Lancaster told me.

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DH. Mosquito HJ767 UP-G latest update 13-10-2012 from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY | From a conversation this morning via Graham Norbury, who is the driving force behind the recovery of parts from DH Mosquito HJ767, from a field in Bunny near...

World War II air combat over Italy from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | While looking for video clips to include in a forthcoming article, I came across this compilation of Allied air combat footage from the Italian campaign during World War II. The video includes air-to-air combat scenes, bombing raids, and other interesting shots. Those were the...

Corpus Christi Army Depot Welcomes Its First Female Test Pilot from You Fly, Girl by Cathy GaleFrom Avionics Intelligence: The U.S. Army issued the following news: For the first time in its 51 year history, Corpus Christi Army Depot welcomed a female maintenance test pilot. CW2 Trina Moreno, a test pilot for the UH-60 Black Hawk, came to the depot in 2011 to help with crash battle damaged and recapitalized Black Hawks. She can be found in the hangar or on the flight line dressed in her ACUs performing inspections, test flights and the occasional aircraft delivery....

Past and present from Roger-Wilco by steve | Sometimes the past and present meet in the strangest ways. Here is a USAF C-17 at the Papa air base in Hungary and a...

Pilots start a local flight school from You Fly, Girl by Cathy GaleFrom Tallahassee.com: Pilots Lacey Mayer, left, and Faith Drewry founded FL Aviation Center at Tallahassee Regional Airport to provide flight instruction, aircraft rentals, aerial photography and supplies for pilots. / Special to the Democrat
It might not look like your typical school building, but classes are now in session at Hangar A at Tallahassee Regional Airport....

Hits and Misses: 'Young Eagles Day' at airport; Trenton Marriott to change names - The Times of Trenton - NJ.com | HIT: The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 176's “Young Eagles Day” today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing. Children ages 8 to 17 will have an opportunity to fly in an aircraft piloted by an EAA member pilot, free of ...

Mojave rocketeers evoke early days of aviation - The Seattle Times | Inside one of the bustling ramshackle hangars at the Mojave Air & Space Port, 23-year-old Kyle Nyberg is tightening dozens of stainless-steel nuts that make up the innards of the rocket sitting before him. As the searing desert heat creeps in through ...

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Red Bull Stratos new launch window opens Oct. 14 from Aerial Sports Feed |Felix Baumgartner will have to wait until Sunday, at the earliest, to continue his pursuit of four free fall world records...

AOPA Aviation Summit takes off Thursday from General Aviation News by Janice Wood |The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Aviation Summit takes off Thursday, Nov. 11, in Palm Springs, Calif. General Aviation News' publisher Ben Sclair will be at the show, bringing our readers all the news from the event...

MCAS Miramar Air Show - U-T San Diego | The Blue Angels with Fat Albert: When most people think of the air show, they think of these Navy aircraft that are more precise than a Rockettes lineup. The blue-and-gold planes perform maneuvers like loops and barrel rolls, at times with the Marine ...

AirSho to kick off Saturday with day to night entertainment - Midland Reporter-Telegram | The Commemorative Air Force's 49th Annual CAF AirSho, presented by Western National Bank, is set for Saturday and Sunday at Midland International Airport. “We are very pleased to once again welcome Western National Bank as AirSho's presenting ...

Air show provides welcome boost for beachside businesses - Daytona Beach News-Journal | John Klatt, flying the Air National Guard plane. -- Corkey Fornof, flying the Lopresti Aviation plane. -- Jason Newburg, flying the Viper plane. -- Cheryl Stearns, current and 23 time U.S. Women's Parachuting Champion,...

Salute to Veterans luncheon planned by Houston West Chamber of Commerce - Ultimate Memorial | The event will also feature displays of military vehicles and memorabilia, a flyover by the Commemorative Air Force and musical entertainment by Bill and Kim Nash. Houston City Council member Helena Brown will close the program, leading participants in...

The Breitling Dragon Tour 2012 - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com | Although the 1940's Stearmans of the wingwalking team and Yves Rossy's Jetwings can all be shipped there in containers, the Breitling Jet Team will have to get there with their own wings. Leaving today from Dijon they will fly through Eastern Europe ...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Final flying displays announced for the Autumn Air Show from Flightline UK | The Autumn Air Show this coming Sunday closes the 2012 flying season with a fantastic finale. The flying display offers excitement for all ages and tastes, with contemporary fast jets, exciting helicopter displays, fun aerobatics and an array of historic warbirds. Amazingly agile helicopter displays come from The Black Cats Lynx Pair from...

When the heroes London heroes meet the sky! - Maritima.info | Admiring eyes are on either side Friday. The meeting takes place at breakfast time in the local airbase Salon-de-Provence. Athletes are welcomed by pilots of the Patrouille de France (PAF) and the ...

2013 Vectren Dayton Air Show to fly in June - WDTN | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - The Vectren Dayton Air Show will take to the sky a month earlier next year. The 2013 show will be held on June 22 and 23 at the Dayton International Airport, air show officials said in an announcement Oct. 10, 2012. “We thought we ...

Kansas to add 3 names to Walk of Honor: Earhart, Curtis and Kilby - Kansas.com | ASSOCIATED PRESS. American aviatrix Amelia Earhart waves from the Electra before taking off from Los Angeles, Calif., on March 10, 1937. Earhart is flying to Oakland, Ca., where she and her crew will begin their round-the-world flight to Howland Island ...

'Red Tail' squadron vistits Purdue - Purdue Exponent | The Purdue Airport will be host to the Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Squadron today through Saturday. The squadron honors the Tuskegee Airmen and works to inform attendees on the accomplishments of its members. The squadron will educate the ...

Hawaii’s 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show from Photorecon by Ken Kula |The 2012 Kaneohe Bay Air Show was presented aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Oahu. The Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) offered a great stage to present an air show to tens of thousands of spectators. Brooding volcanic mountains rose to the left, part of the vast blue Pacific Ocean reached out to the right. Warm trade winds kept the...

Piper plans 75th anniversary Vero Beach Fly-in from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | VERO BEACH, FLA. — Piper Aircraft and the Piper Cub's year-long 75th anniversary celebration will culminate with a customer fly-in Nov. 9-11. The invitation-only weekend features a welcome reception, vendor exhibits, aircraft static display, customer awards, facility tours, a history lesson from Piper's official historian, a Piper meet-up and send-off pancake breakfast...

Registrations up for annual L-Bird Fly-in at Keokuk airport - Keokuk Gate City Daily | Pilots from throughout the U.S. will begin arriving Thursday for the 22nd annual L-Bird Fly-in at the Keokuk Municipal Airport-Lindner Field. “We are ahead of last year's registrations already and we're hoping the good fall weather continues,” said ...

Augusta Airport to host fly-in - Kansas.com (blog) | The Augusta Municipal Airport will be an active place Saturday as the airport hosts a fly-in and car show. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offer breakfast, lunch, static displays, music, skydiving, raffle prizes and more, information ...

Economy grounds Fly-In - The Robesonian | LUMBERTON — The Mid-Atlantic Fly-In & Sport Aviation Convention has been temporarily grounded by organizers who say the event can't remain aloft in the current down economy. “We didn't solicit anything from the public as far as assistance, or from any ...

Wings of Freedom again touching down in Westminster - Baltimore Sun | Rides in the airplanes are by appointment, and are $425 to fly in a B-17 or B-24 for a 30- to 45-minute ride. There's also a raffle ($5) for a ticket to ride on the B-17 or B-24. Also, as part of the tour, a 1940s-style Hangar Dance will be held on ...

Memphis Belle flights commemorate B-17s and their pilots - St. Louis Beacon | The B-17 bomber Memphis Belle will be buzzing around the skies in St. Louis Oct. 14 as a part of its first national tour, operated by the Liberty Foundation. The plane will take nine people up at a time for a half hour flight, and provide a tiny ...

Navigator Flies Again, 68 Years After Final Mission - St. Louis Public Radio | In September 1944, just nine days before his 23rd birthday, 1st Lt. Don Nicholson boarded the B-17 bomber known as “Little Chum” for a run over Germany. It was his 26th mission navigating the plane referred to as the "flying fortress." German anti ...

An intriguing new aircraft from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Readers familiar with Lockheed's C-130 Hercules aircraft will be aware that in the 1960's, the company produced a civilian version of the military transport. It was dubbed the L-100 Hercules, and produced in three models: the...

HAC Hawker Hurricane at Auction 3-12-2012 from stickandrudderWTO | HAC based at Duxford in the UK are putting their Hawker Hurricane Mk XIIa up for auction at 'Automobiilla' at Mercedes-Benz World Brooklands Hampshire, on the 3rd of December via 'Bonhams'.This aircraft has been reported up for...

Pete Groves' Blog: Remembering why from Antique Airfield News ...Jim was kind enough to push
his Super Solution out, and I spent the morning taking photos and examining the aircraft end to end.... Fall Update posted too.

Travis Gregory's Grandson's First Ride from Antique Airfield News  | Travis Gregory sent us this story: Today I took my grandson, Cooper Van Cleave for his first airplane ride. I’ve taken scores, perhaps hundreds for their first ride but this was much more fun. For many years I worked for an F.B.O. that regularly held public days...

Sarah Brightman Press Conference in Moscow from Spaceports | ...Brightman will become the first professional musician to sing from space allowing herself to be likened to the Diva in the movie "Fifth Element." The actual flight date...