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Black Team Soars Over South Africa * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | On September 12th the Black Demonstration Team departed Fort Bragg, NC to begin our travels to Pretoria, South Africa for the 2014 Air Show and Defence exhibition held on Waterkloof Airforce Base. With the support of our operations section, the US Embassy and the South African Golden Eagles Parachute Team, we arrived in South Africa on the 15th of September ready to support the air show and share the blue skies with members of the Golden Eagles Parachute Team...

Airshow features variety of planes, acrobatic displays * The Baylor Lariat | Planes not seen since World War II touched ground in Waco this weekend for the second annual Heart of Texas Airshow. Families from across Central Texas traveled to the Texas State Technical Airport for a day filled with food, activities and airplanes...

PHOTOS: Highlights of 2014 California International Airshow in Salinas * KSBW

Blue Thunder II Update * John Parker | The Reno Air Races are over and we have spent the last week getting things back in order here a Blue Thunder home base so we can get back to business. This is the first update of the three that are due covering the Air Venture Cup race, the Oshkosh Convention and the Reno Air Races...

Lee Bottom Fly-in 2014 * Robert Burns | Robert Burns has added more photos from this event

Historic 'Tin Goose' visits Ada; rides available until 11 am Wednesday * Theadanews | It was displayed in the EAA AirVenture Museum until 1991 when it returned to its former role of delighting passengers on its annual tour across the U.S.. “We have had a local Ford dealer here in Ada for 100 years,” said Don Childers, local pilot and...

Three new exhibits open in Southeast Asia War Gallery * National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Renovations continue in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Three new exhibits opened this month -- telling the stories of Close Air Support, Gunships, and the Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard....

de Havilland Mosquito print by the renowned Ken Brookes awarded to The People’s Mosquito * Travel for Aircraft | While at the airshow in Duxford this year Ken Brookes and Stuart Bourne (Quality Aviation Photos International), both famed professional aviation photographers, gift this copyrighted photo to  The People’s Mosquito to honor the effort to build a flying de Havilland Mosquito...

Museum Promotes Aviation Heritage With Display at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport | Anyone traveling through Lambert-St. Louis International Airport recently may have seen an exhibit by the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum next to Baggage Carousel 1.  The Museum has been given the use of two Community Group Windows there for three months beginning July 15.  Tom Ahillen, Doug Bent, and Jack Abercrombie transported some of our exhibits to Lambert on the start date and began setting up the display, although several other people were involved in the planning of the layout and the selection of materials...

Gateway Eagles Youth Aviation Day Provides Flight Experience Over St. Louis | The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum hosted the 20th Annual Gateway Eagles Youth Aviation Day on Saturday, September 13th at the Museum’s location at St. Louis-Downtown Airport (CPS) in Cahokia, Illinois.  The weather was excellent and with the fine organizational efforts of the Gateway Eagles, 116 children from 8 to 17 years of age flew, many for the first time, through the EAA Young Eagles flight program...

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Indy Transponder 25-SEP-2014 1200z

Heart of Texas Airshow takes off Saturday · General Aviation News | WACO, Texas — The Heart Of Texas Airshow returns this Saturday, Sept. 27, to Texas State Technical College Airport. The Heart Of Texas Airshow promises jets, helicopters, airplanes, warbirds, skydivers, radio control aircraft and more in the sky and on terra firma. Flights will be available throughout the day to the public in helicopters, airplanes, historic warbirds and biplanes. Young Eagles flights will be offered in the morning...

Video: Getting ready for the California International Airshow * KSBW The Central Coast | We stand just three days away from the California International Airshow Salinas... but we'll hear the sound of jets in our skies long before the weekend show starts.

Thunder In The Sky: Auburn Air Fair * FOX40 | FOX40 goes inside the hangars at auburn municipal airport for a preview of “Thunder In The Sky: Auburn Air Fair.” It's a mix of flight demonstrations, history, and fun for the whole family....

Warbird weekend planned at PDK * Atlanta Journal Constitution | The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing plans to hold an Atlanta Warbird Weekend at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Sept. 27-28. The event will feature 15 World War II-era aircraft and free activities for the public. Activities include a World War II Veterans...

Oregon International Air Show * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Gold Demonstration Team has just returned from Hillsboro, Oregon, where they performed at the renowned Oregon International Air Show. The team conducted six performances over four days, to include a night jump followed by a fantastic fireworks show. Accompanying Gold Team, three members from the Golden Knights Tandem section traveled to the show to provide tandem parachute jumps to four specially chosen individuals....

Lee Bottom Fly-in 2014 * Robert Burns | Photos from last weekends event.

Fly-in draws aviation enthusiasts * Ironcountytoday | CEDAR CITY – The annual Fly-in Breakfast hosted by Sphere One Aviation took place Sept. 20 at the Cedar City Airport, bringing in local pilots, aviation lovers, and curious people from around Iron County for a morning of flying, breakfast, and aviation...

The Patrouille de France will evolve in the sky of Saint-Jean-de-Luz for the 19th time * Translated | 8 Alpha jet of the Patrouille de France fly over the sky Luzien and its beautiful bay on Saturday in 17 hours for a period of 25 minutes with a stunning show. The meeting PAF in the City of Corsairs is a real event, anchored in the city since it celebrates its 19th edition. Pilots based in Aix-en-Provence will be there the day before for a workout in the Basque sky; the next day they will perform in Barcelona...

Vulcan, spitfire and Blades team up for formation flight over Northampton * Northampton Chronicle & Echo | A formation flight including the Vulcan, spitfire and Blades Aerobatic Display Team roared over Northampton this afternoon. The formation flight - which flew over Northampton this afternoon - was for a number of lucky raffle winners. Avro Vulcan XH558...

Gilze Rigen Air Show * Frederic Cottin | Always a great show. Weather cleared each day... after the show!

Jackie B to fly Reno next year? * ICAS | Photo of Jacquie B Airshows from Wings Over Wine Country Air Show. Did you know Jacquie's planning on racing at Reno in 2015?

Doolittle Raider to speak at Indianapolis Aero Club * Click here for details

2 local men master WWI aircraft * Dayton Daily News | In both his military and civilian careers, Glen Fike of Beavercreek has spent much time working with aircraft. “I retired as a colonel at Wright-Patterson AFB, having worked on the F-16 and F-22 programs,” he said. After retiring, Fike stayed in the Dayton area. “I work for BAE Systems now. We do F-16 cockpit upgrades. I work with airplanes all day long.” Outside of work, Fike’s interest in aviation centers on building and flying replica WWI aircraft....

Lysander Pilot Report * Vintage Wings of Canada | There no pilot's seat, in all of aviation like the one in a Lysander, that I know of. It's a throne. It's way up high, and climbing up there is like ascending the ratlines of a square-rigged ship. Your feet slip into toeholds here and there, you swing from various struts, and eventually, when you reach the summit, you stand on the cockpit sill and can view the airport from a truly lofty perch....

de Havilland Mosquito Restoration Documentary – Gaining Altitude film clip * Warbirds News | A little over a week ago, WarbirdsNews brought you the news about a documentary film called Gaining Altitude: A Mosquito Reborn. The film will cover the magnificent restoration to airworthy condition of Bob Jens deHavilland Mosquito B.35 VR796 by Victoria Air Maintenance in British Columbia, Canada. Most of the filming is already complete, and they’ve just finished interviewing four original Mosquito pilots, whose stories will be in the documentary....

The L39 RA3366K restored by the Museum of Savigny-les-Beaunes * Translated | What a pleasure to see what L39 Albatros and restored in the colors well worth putting when he should woefully bad end...

Hawaii by Air * Air & Space Magazine | In December 1910—just seven years after the Wright brothers' historic flights at Kitty Hawk—3,000 spectators paid to watch Bud Mars make the first airplane flight in Hawaii, taking off in a Curtiss pusher from a polo field near Honolulu. Thousands...

'Die Hard' Director Announces 'Warbirds,' Starring John Travolta * STACK News | He chose to disclose details of a major Hollywood comeback, including plans for the above-mentioned John Travolta film, Warbirds, which he described as a Top Gun-type movie. He also mentioned a project called Red Squad and a third screenplay, recently...

First female UAE fighter pilot joins anti-ISIS mission * RT | The aviatrix said she wasn't given any special attitude for being a woman, stressing that “everybody is required to have the same high level of combat competence.” Al Mansouri was born in Abu Dhabi, is one of eight children in the family, and has a...

Wright Air Museum Offers New Class * Jamestown Post Journal | The Lucile M. Wright Air Museum and Jamestown Community College will offer a Student Exploratory Aircraft Mechanic Course for high school students, home schooled students that are high school age and adults looking to explore a different occupation...

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Blue Angels talk to students about their experiences * Baltimore Sun | Students from Dundalk and Sollers Point high schools had dozens of predictable questions for Blue Angels pilot Lt. Mark Tedrow, who is in town for the Star-Spangled Spectacular, a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the writing of the national anthem.

Video: Thunderbirds to headline Altus AFB open house * KSWO | ALTUS, Okla._ The United States Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the Wings of Freedom Open House on Saturday. There will be seven different aerial shows and more than 20 aircraft on display. The Thunderbirds will likely steal the show, although Altus Air Force Base officials are not releasing the exact time they'll perform...

Snowbirds visit Timmins PHOTOS * Timmins Times | The popular Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds, aerobatics demonstration team dropped in at the Timmins Victor M. Power Airport for a couple of hours Friday. The reason was simple enough; they needed fuel. The 'Birds, which performed just two days ago...

EAA - Our friends at iFlytheAirShow are offering live air-to-ground streaming from the Reno Air Race Association's National Championship Air Races! We saw a couple of demos of this technology at Oshkosh - it looks pretty cool!

Leap Frogs hop over to Clifton Park students * WBAL Baltimore | On Friday, U.S. Navy sailors from the USS Constitution and the USS Maryland visited with students in Clifton Park and the Leap Frogs made a special appearance. A C-130 circled the Clifton Park Campus as hundreds of students waited for the arrival of...

World War II B-17 visiting Capital City Airport * The Patriot-News | The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 122 is hosting the EAA's restored B-17G Flying Fortress "Aluminum Overcast" at Capital City Airport in Fairview Township, York County. The B-17 is available for walk-through tours and flights from 9 a.m.-5...

Gaining Altitude: The Mosquito Reborn · WarbirdsNews | WarbirdsNews likes to support worthy projects when we find them, and we’ve come across one such effort by a team of film makers who’ve spent the past five years documenting the rebirth of an original deHavilland Mosquito in a small hangar in Victoria, British Columbia. We’ve all seen the fruits borne from the love and care Victoria Air Maintenance lavished upon this aircraft; Mosquito B.35 serial VR796. However, the company was unable to share much of what they were doing with the public due to agreements with the aircraft’s owner, Bob Jens. Such secrecy is a part of the modern warbird restoration world, and as frustrating as that can sometimes be to the rest of us hungry for information, it’s completely understandable at the same time. Now that VR796 has flown, and taken part in her first appearance this summer at the Abbotsford International Air Show, more of the story of her restoration can come out...

Air show: NY Guard sending C-17 to South Africa * AirForceTimes.com | NEWBURGH, N.Y. A C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane operated by the New York Air National Guard is heading to South Africa to participate in an air show. The Air National Guard announced the trip Thursday. The plane will carry 13 members of the U.S....

Voices of Valor - Leo Kuehl | An interview with World War II Veteran, Leo Kuehl of Clarkfield, Minnesota, at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum during the 70th Anniversary of D-Day event on June 6, 2014.

"Replicant" UCAP #364 * Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Welcoming back Dave Higdon who missed Oshkosh... A sorta-replica Wright Flyer is being built... One last look back at OSH14... An OFLOTW on a narrow street... FAA Shenanigans... A mysterious F-15 crash... All this and more on the Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast.

The First Arctic Flight—in 1914 * Air & Space Magazine | A little-known Polish aviator got there more than a decade before Byrd and Amundsen. By Tony Reichhardt. airspacemag.com 21 minutes ago. Aviation's first decade coincided with another great adventure—a race, almost a frenzy, to reach the poles of the...

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Pilot Killed In Reno Air Races Crash Remembered As Founder Of Sport Class * CBS Local | The plane quickly hit the ground, killing Lee Behel, 64 of San Jose, a man well-known in the air racing community. “He's one of the fixtures of our sport,” said Mike Draper. “He's the founder of the sport class. He's a former military Air Force fighter...

RIP - Lee Behel· Marilyn Dash | The Reno Air Racing family mourns the loss of a wonderful friend and competitor.

Snowbirds Fly-By Thursday * BlackburnNews.com | Tourism Sarnia-Lambton has organized a coffee break and fly-by at 10am at the entrance to Germain Park gardens. Coffee and Timbits will be served for one dollar beginning at 9:30am with parking available at the Strangway Centre on East St. All proceeds...

Great North Run: Red Arrows pilot takes incredible photo as display team fly ... * ChronicleLive | Soaring high above the Tyne Bridge with red, white and blue smoke billowing behind, this is the incredible view from the cockpit of a Red Arrow visiting the Great North Run. The snap, the near opposite of many a famous shot of the display team flying...

Record crowds turn out for 'best ever' airshow * Shoreham Herald | RECORD-BREAKING crowds flocked to the 25th Shoreham Airshow, dubbed the 'best ever' by organisers and visitors alike. The eagerly anticipated weekend of aerobatic entertainment featured a vast array of aircraft and some truly breathtaking displays.

CAF Red Tail Squadron – Event Update * Red Tail Squadron | The CAF Red Tail Squadron was invited to share its mission of inspiration with the Alfonza W. Davis Middle School in Omaha, NE. They are known as the “Aviators”. The school was named after Alfonza W. Davis, who at one time was commander of the 99th Pursuit Squadron and is an Omaha native. The school serves a diverse population of students in grades 6- 8. The Davis Middle school is...

Aviation Heritage Fair to be held at Kent State's airport on Saturday * The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com | STOW, Ohio - Kent State University's 18th Aviation Heritage Fair will feature static displays of several aircraft, including a North American B-25 Mitchell, a Fairchild C-123 Provider, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) and the Cleveland Metro Life Flight...

Museum hosts World War I airshow · General Aviation News | The Virginia Beach Airport will once again host the Military Aviation Museum’s World War I airshow Oct. 4-5. This year’s show commemorates the 100th anniversary of the start of the war, museum officials note....

Documentary Makers Turn To Kickstarter To Fund Mosquito Film * Aero-News Network |
Filmmakers Have Followed The Restoration Of A de Havilland Mosquito The makers of the documentary Gaining Altitude ... which chronicles the restoration of a de Havilland Mosquito to flying condition ... have launched a Kickstarter campaign in an effort to finish the film and bring it to theaters.... 

F-86 Lifted With an “Airbag” · WarbirdsNews | On September 7th,members of the 175th Maintenance Group, Crash Damaged Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) team,Maryland Air National Guard ,used a 26-ton airbag to raise an F-86 Sabre jet onto stanchions as part of a permanent static display. The CDDAR team worked together to raise the aircraft for the display and also to gain valuable training using the CDDRA equipment.In 2011 members 175th Maintenance Squadron’s crash recovery teams, Maryland Air National Guard, removed the supports of the F-86 static display once the lifting bags raised the aircraft high enough. The team of over 50 worked to move the Korean War aircraft to make room for the new 135th operations building....

Air Museum alive with activity during its annual Memorial Day * Pocklington Post | The Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington was alive with activity, colour and spectacle when it hosted its annual Allied Air Forces Memorial Day last Sunday. Some 100 members of Service Associations from across the region took part in a parade, with 23...

Where American Legends Live On: Yanks Air Museum Welcomes AOPA to Chino, California By Donia Moore | The “sister” ship of the famous “Ryan N.Y.P.” Spirit of Saint Louis, piloted by Charles “Lucky” Lindberg. The aircraft is made of welded chrome-moly steel tubing, solid spruce spars and covered with fabric (Yanks Air Museum) The lanky, quiet young U.S. mail-carrier ambled out to the airstrip and climbed into his Ryan B-1 Brougham. On May 20-21, 1927, this former barnstormer/wingwalker wasn’t flying his regular route. He was on his way to accomplish the first solo...

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Indy Transponder 02-AUG-2014 0400z

If you didn't make it to Airventure this year, maybe one of these air shows is close enough to attend!

Video: Blue Angels' Friday practice for Seafair airshows * West Seattle Blog | Thanks to Doug B. for the video of the Blue Angels' takeoff from Boeing Field this afternoon. Their practice performance in advance of this weekend's Seafair airshows is over as of just before 2:30 pm. That means Sea-Tac Airport jet routing is back to...

Air show coming to Preston Saturday * The Herald Journal | A fly-in air show is set for the Preston Airport for the first time since the 1960s. The event will take place Saturday, with gates open at 8 a.m.; the airshow begins at 1 p.m.. Tickets are $5 and are available at West Motor Company, Stokes Market and...

Soaring in this Saturday: Lakes Country Fly-In * Perham Focus | A commemorative Air Force group will also be on hand from St. Paul, Minn., with four types of airplanes that were used in World War II. For a fee, show attendees will be able to experience a slice of aviation history and take a ride in one of the aircraft.

Drew Brees with the US Army Golden Knights

Leuchars pilot 'immensely proud' to join famous Red Arrows * The Courier | He added: “It was the professionalism of the Red Arrows and the excellence of what they do that stood out to me and inspired me to apply to join. “I believe the Red Arrows firmly stand for these qualities and I will be immensely proud to be part of the...

This could be interesting. via LiveAirShowTV | SPANISH HELICOPTER DISPLAY TEAM | This was a Debut for this team at Waddington and this set is all my shots taken on Sundays display as i found Sundays display was a lot more tighter

120 Pilots Descend for Hyderabad Aviators' 8th Annual Meeting * The New Indian Express | HYDERABAD: Being in Hyderabad on August 1 year after year has become a common affair for Capt G Vasant Kumar since 2007. The pilot, who is currently with Korean Air, does not miss a chance to get together with hundreds of Hyderabad-based aviators...

Historic fighter plane crash lands at Cornwall airshow * ITV News | An investigation has been launched after an historic Royal Navy aircraft crash landed on the runway at an airshow in Cornwall. The plane got into difficulty during a display at the Culdrose airshow yesterday causing the pilot to make an emergency...

'Remarkable' pilot Lettice Curtis dies aged 99 * Maidenhead Advertiser | Lettice took part in air racing and raced planes including a Spitfire and a Wicko G-AF JB. In 1991, she obtained a helicopter licence. The pilot is also known for her 1971 book, The Forgotten Pilots. * Further information about ATA is available from...

MAPS Museum acquires rare, historic plane * Suburbanite | It was then loaned to the New England Air Museum at Windsor Locks, Conn. until it returned to the Air Force Museum in Dayton in the late 1990s. In 2014, the plane was loaned to the MAPS Museum for restoration and placement with the museum's collection.

RCAF to recover downed WWII plane * Bracebridge Examiner | A downed Second World War aircraft has been sitting at the bottom of Lake Muskoka for more than 70 years. But efforts from the Lost Airmen of Muskoka Project and others have finally paid off. According to Parry Sound/Muskoka MP Tony Clement, the Royal Canadian Air Force has committed to recovering the aircraft. They have tasked someone within the RCAF to coordinate the recovery and will begin communication with local residents engaged in this issue...

Art in The People’s Mosquito · Travel for Aircraft | TPM — The People’s Mosquito — is the unique project to build a new de Havilland Mosquito from the original molds up. TPM has been marked by the regular building of momentum and donations (the site has a web button for donations) as well as newly...

Anson Johnson’s P-51D Mustang Restoration Update · WarbirdsNews The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut has a unique collection of remarkable aircraft, including several historic air racers. One such example, currently under restoration, is Anson Johnson’s P-51D Mustang, #44-72400. Johnson flew in the 1948 and ’49 Cleveland Air Races in this aircraft, winning the Thompson Trophy in 1948. Like most air racers...

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This weekend's list of shows - provided by Fencecheck | Lots of shows on the weekend list. Support your local air show!

Weather hampers Air Race Classic * Journal and Courier | Weather has hampered the progress of two Purdue University students who are competing in a four-day air race from California to Pennsylvania. Pilot Rachel Borsa, of Erie, Pa., and co-pilot Haley Myers,...

'Wild Mama' Pilot Team Finishes Cross-America Flight ·  (Don Browne - LaBelle, Florida) | Carbonell is a veteran air race participant and bases her four-seat retractable gear plane at LaBelle Municipal Airport. Her "Team Wild Mama" air racing is sponsored in part by Vernon Conley's Air Service aircraft maintenance...

Racing the Skies: Female pilots make stop in the valley * Gering Citizen | The race also works to increase public awareness for aviation; demonstrates the role women have played in aviation, and works to preserve and promote pioneering women in aviation. Late Monday evening a handful of small planes, mostly Cessna's, landed...

Blue Angels back in Milwaukee for Air & Water show * WDJT | MILWAUKEE -- The Blue Angels are back...that's music to many people's ears for the 2014 Air and Water show. After the government decided to stop letting Blue Angels fly last year, they are back touring. The group is back in Milwaukee for this weekend's...

Video: 2014 Magic Valley Airshow Holds Take Off Party * KMVT | Twin Falls, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KTWT-TV ) On Thursday the Magic Valley Regional Airport held a pre–Airshow Take Off Party. The goal of the event was to kick off the 2014 Magic Valley Airshow and create an early buzz. High flying tricks and fun events for the entire family... That's the goal for the 2014 Magic Valley Airshow....

The Patrouille de France over Pau Friday  * Republic of Pyrenees ( translated ) | 150 cities and communities godmothers regiments of the armed forces, united in national association will hold their meeting on Friday, June 20 at Pau. A passage of the Patrouille de France (PAF) is provided for the occasion. The passage of aircraft...

Famous jets to fly into Burnham area for Weston Air Day this weekend * Burnham-On-Sea | The world-renowned Royal Air Force aerobatic team, The Red Arrows, are confirmed to perform a thrilling precision flying display, featuring their trademark formations, close-passes and dynamic loops and rolls. To mark their 50th display season, the Red...

Helicopters to gather for third annual Rotors 'n Ribs * The Elkhart Truth | Helicopters of all types will be on display throughout the day, including EMS, private and corporate-owned, as well as heavy-lift helicopters that drop water on forest fires. Helicopter rides by Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Goshen Helicopter ...

Who's the boss at Truckee Tahoe AirShow? * Tahoe Daily Tribune | He learned air bossing from the legendary Vern Dallman, who was running aerobatic safety seminars for all the top performers. Before he knew it, Vern without hesitation introduced Willie to do the safety briefing, to top aces like Julie Clark, Wayne...

FIFI's Seattle tour · The International Council of Air Shows | Thanks to ICAS member Kevin Hong for sharing his photos of FIFI's Seattle tour.

Heavy Bombers Weekend July 25-27 · General Aviation News | MADISON, Wisconsin — In a second annual rare gathering of World War II-era aircraft, the Commemorative Air Force and the Experimental Aircraft Association are joining forces for a “Heavy Bombers Weekend” in Madison the weekend before EAA AirVenture....

Win A Flight Aboard B-17G “Sentimental Journey” · Editor | WarbirdsNews believes strongly in promoting like-minded organizations where it can. Located in Gatineau, Quebec, Vintage Wings of Canada is one such organization which does so much to share and keep alive the stories of our Greatest Generation. Operating and restoring a fleet of vintage, single-engined military aircraft, their volunteers travel the length and breadth of the nation on limited resources, but with maximum impact. Another such organization is the Commemorative Air Force, and the two groups will be collaborating this July to help each other raise funds for their continued service....

Classic Wings Magazine| Our heartiest congratulations to owner Bob Jens, pilot Steve Hinton, and of course to the very capable Mel Johnstone and his engineering team at Victoria Air Maintenance, on the first post-restoration flight of Mosquito B.35 VR796, better known to us as the former CF-HML. We've been...

How would you like a ride in an authentic WW II B-25 bomber? * Kootenay News Advertiser | WWII B-25 Mitchell of the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing will be making a stop in Cranbrook on Monday July 14 till Friday July 18. Two years ago the Cranbrook Airshow hosted and sold flights in the B17 “Flying Fortress” and we are excited to...

CoolPix: What A View Looking Up At The 434th ARW KC-135 From The 445th AW C-17!  · AirPigz | I had a perfect day riding along in a C-17 Globemaster III from the 445th AW out of Wright-Patterson AFB as it was refueled by my Indiana friends in a KC-135 from the 434th ARW based at Grissom ARB. Both aircraft departed WPAFB before noon today and then we met up over Kentucky to...

Bf 109G-4 · Let Let Let - Warplanes | During the last years I have had the pleasure to build many kits manufactured by AZ Models and I was really curious when the owner of company, Petr Muzikant, told me that they have started working on a base of 3D technology. I was really curious to see how their...

Military identifies 17 killed in 1952 Alaska crash Headline News - Civil Air Patrol ALASKA -- The remains of about a third of the service members who died when their military transport plane crashed into an Alaska mountain and then was buried for decades in glacier ice have been identified, military officials said Wednesday. The Department of Defense released the identities of 17 people onboard the C-124 Globemaster, which crashed in 1952, and...

Pupils awarded for aviation project * BBC News | The first students to have completed an aviation-themed project inspired by a Red Arrows pilot are to be presented with awards later. Twenty 13-15-year-old pupils from Glenmoor and Winton Academies in Bournemouth took part in the Jon Egging Trust's...

Another update from Deborah, An Advanced Rating Scholarship Winner! · The Girls With Wings Blog This is the second journal entry provided to us by Deborah Katvala, who was selected for an Advanced Training Scholarship within The Girls With Wings 2014 Scholarship Program to help defray the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of...

10th anniversary of first flight of SpaceShipOne * MSN.com | SpaceShipOne made the first privately-funded human spaceflight in history and became the first non-government plane to reach outer space. We take a look back in time at history being made on a day when space travel was thrown open for all mankind...

Angel Flight Soars rescues endangered sea turtle · General Aviation News | ATLANTA — Angel Flight Soars, best known for its philanthropic air transportation efforts for patients in need of medical care, has soared even higher in facilitating the delicate and sensitive delivery of an endangered green sea turtle. “Pierce,” a 16-pound rehabilitated green sea turtle, will find its new home in Dubuque, Iowa, on Thursday, June 19....

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Jets the showstoppers at Warbirds - Otago Daily Times | The Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has signalled it is moving firmly into the jet age. While much of the pulling power of past airshows has been their displays of piston-engined veteran aircraft from World War 2, the highlights of Saturday's show at Wanaka Airport revolved around jet engines....

Video: Tanner Yaberg's Record Flight, 4-17-14 * Mojave Experimental Fly-in

Jim Axl Siler's Photo's * Mojave Experimental Fly-in

Air show coming to Kalispell - KPAX-TV | ...Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Vice President Chris Parson says this event will be one of a kind for residents. "It's an airshow where we bring in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds - which is their jet performance team - along with that other professional performers that will do some nice stuff for us."...

Marrakech Air Show To Take Place on April 23-26 - Morocco World News | “The fourth Marrakech Airshow will be hosting once more, African and Mediterranean civil and military delegations as well as senior corporate executives in order to confederate Marrakech Airshow’s exchange platform and consolidate the position of Morocco within the development of the African aerospace industry,” according to the Marrakech AirShow website. ...

Warbirds Over the Beach – May 16th-18th, 2014 * Warbirds News | It’s that time of the year again, and we are just under a month away from one of the great air shows of the season. Warbirds Over the Beach, the Military Aviation Museum‘s annual aerial extravaganza in Pungo, Virginia will take place over the weekend of 16th-18th of May. Jerry Yagen’s museum has regained its momentum, and is moving forwards very positively. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Avro Lancaster B.X FM213 is expected to take part again this year, and...

Buzz Aldrin at Sun N Fun 2014 * Photorecon.net | ...So I start looking, there is a gray haired man in a red flight suit, being interviewed on TV, as I circle around I identify him instantly….. as the one and only  BUZZ ALDRIN....

Fighter pilot Brian Shul to speak at 2014 Aviation Summit in Palm Springs · General Aviation News | Former United States Air Force fighter pilot Major Brian Shul will be one of the keynote speakers for this year’s 2014 Aviation Summit, set for Oct. 31-Nov. 2, in Palm Springs. Recently inducted into the Air Force’s Legends Hall of Fame, Shul flew more than 200 missions in the Vietnam War. Suffering a near fatal crash, he was able to miraculously resume his flying career. He flew the A-7D, the A-10 and went on to fly the most heralded spy plane, the infamous SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest plane ever built....

deHavilland Mosquito Restoration – Engine Runs in Canada * Warbirds News | Bob Jens’ deHavilland Mosquito B.35 VR796, under long-term rebuild at Victoria Air Maintenance, Ltd. in British Columbia, Canada edged a step closer to flight today. Maintenance staff fueled her tanks for the first time on April 10th in preparation for engine runs, which are set to happen next week. As is common with all airworthy restorations, it usually takes a fair bit of time from first engine runs to first flights, but it...

Five Iconic Mustangs To Celebrate the Life of Ed Bowlin · Warbirds News | Today five P-51 Mustangs will be arriving at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, GA to participate in a missing man to honor the life of Ed Bowlin, who passed away on March 7, 2014.  Yesterday two Mustangs arrived and were hosted by the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing: “Old Crow.” “Gentleman Jim”,  “Ain’t Misbehaving”, “Petie II” and “Swamp Fox”  are due to arrive today.Tomorrow, Saturday between 5-6 p.m., all the Mustangs will be departing Falcon Field to fly to Peach State Airport for the missing man flight....

Happy Birthday To The Grumman A-6 Intruder · WarbirdsNews | By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | The Grumman A-6 Intruder flew for the first time fifty-four years ago today.  The A-6 was the result of a 1957 Navy request for proposal for an all-weather attack jet to replace the AD Skyraider.  Initially known as the A2F-1, the Intruder was re-designated as the A-6A when the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force aircraft designation systems merged in 1962.  The A-6 was...

Air Museum has Nieuport 11 airplane on display - Sioux City Journal | SIOUX CITY | The Mid America Museum of Aviation and Transportation is now displaying a replica of a French airplane flown by American volunteers in World War I. The scaled down version of the original French Nieuport 11 was constructed by Bob Heath, of Sioux City, from plans drafted by Graham Lee of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The original prototype received the “Best New Light Aircraft” award at the annual EAA Fly In....

Burt Rutan's Favorite Ride * Air & Space Magazine | When I first saw the Boomerang, Burt Rutan’s twin-engine, asymmetric, five-place, long-range oddity, my reaction, like that of a number of Rutan fans who witnessed the airplane’s debut at the 1996 Oshkosh, Wisconsin AirVenture, was Why? Why is there a small boom to the left of the fuselage? Why is the second engine, in the nose of the boom, five feet behind the engine on the fuselage nose? Why is the right wing almost five feet shorter than the left? Why are the wings swept forward? Why does the horizontal stabilizer, which joins the fins on the twin tails, extend past the right fin, but not past the left?...

Finalists for Name The Blimp contest revealed · General Aviation News | AKRON, Ohio — After receiving nearly 15,000 submissions for its national “Name the Blimp” contest, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has selected 10 finalist names for its newest blimp. The new blimp, which took its first test flight one month ago, is an all-new, state-of-the-art version of the tire company’s world-famous icon. The new airship is larger, faster, and more maneuverable and builds on the company’s legacy as the world’s leading builder and operator of airships, according to Goodyear officials...

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Video: Lambeau Field flyover is first for EAA's WWII B-17 bomber - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Green Bay — On a clear, cloudless Sunday, pilot Sean Elliott lined his aircraft right on the large oval target and aimed the B-17 bomber toward its objective. The bomb bay doors opened but no ordnance dropped. Plenty of cameras clicked, though....

Reno Air Races cuts staff, must raise $500000 - Las Vegas Sun | Air race president and CEO Michael Houghton, in a statement, says immediate financial assistance is needed in order to put on the 51st annual event in September. Insurance alone to cover the air races was over $2 million in 2012 and $1.2 million in 2013...

Happy Birthday To The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito · Warbirds News By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | Seventy-three years ago today, the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito took flight for the first time.  One of the most useful Allied aircraft of World War II, the Mosquito performed as a bomber, fighter, anti-shipping and photo-reconnaissance platform.  The key to the success of the “Wooden Wonder” was its light wood construction and the power of its twin Merlin engines, which gave it the speed to out-fly almost every other aircraft type of the war.  Nicknamed the “Mossie” by its crews, the...

The last tense minutes of a fighter pilot about to eject from an F-16 hit by enemy fire over Serbia · David Cenciotti | The following video and audio were recorded by the U.S. Air Force F-16CG #88-0550 belonging to the 31th Fighter Wing from Aviano airbase, Italy, which was shot down during a combat mission over Serbia during Allied Force. The F-16, callsign “Hammer 34? was egressing from the target area located near Novi Sad, at 02.00 AM LT on May 2, 1999, when a Serbian surface-to-air missile exploded close to the plane, causing heavy damage to its engine...

Chico Air Museum gets F-86 Sabre Jet - Enterprise-Record | CHICO — There's nothing unlucky about its 13th aircraft, in the view of the Chico Air Museum. On Friday, an F-86 Sabre Jet arrived at the air museum's new headquarters on Ryan Avenue. The nonprofit air museum acquired the fighter aircraft that was a workhorse of the Korean War...

Aircraft Restoration: Vought (XF-8A) XF8U-1 Crusader - The Lexicans | The Museum of Flight located in Everett, Washington is undertaking restoration of a Vought F-8 Crusader, known as . However this isn’t just any F-8. The aircraft undergoing restoration is BuNo: 138899, was the first F-8 built served as the prototype for a production run totaling 1219 aircraft...

YP-24 - Travel for Aircraft | The U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) desired a modern replacement of the Berliner-Joyce P-16 and the Detroit Aircraft Corp. (DAC) joined with Lockheed Aircraft to produce the YP-24 in 1930 — the chief designer was Robert Woods of DAC. The aircraft looked much like the biplane P-16 but was a monoplane and with retractable landing gear — which was the Lockheed firms main contribution, essentially the wing of the Lockheed Altair...

Poll: Awesome Or Ugly? The Vought V-173 Flying Pancake - AirPigz | ...This time around the chosen aircraft is the Vought V-173 'Flying Pancake'. There was only one built, with the first flight taking place in 1942. With that high deck angle and those massive props, it's easy to think of this all-wing testbed as a bit of a beast, but the reality is that it weighs about the same as an older Cessna 172 (both the empty and gross weights) and it's only got a total of 160hp coming from...

Aviation's key role in Nelson history - The Nelson Mail | It fills a gap. The only other volumes of Nelson aviation history that Mr McConnell is aware of are a slim book, Flying Home, produced by the Nelson City Council in 1985, and a Nelson Aero Club 50th jubilee commemorative magazine, published 30 years ago...

Dyess Airman tapped for presidential maintenance by Airman 1st Class Alexander Guerrero, 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs | 11/22/2013 - DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Not many Air Force maintainers get a chance to be part of the aircraft fleet that provides support to the President of the United States, but for one Dyess Airman that prestigious opportunity has arrived...

CoolPix: Retro-Art Desktop Pic Of The Amazing Bugatti 100p (Out Of The Past) - AirPigz | To me the Bugatti 100p is one of the most beautiful airplanes ever designed. It's also pretty fascinating that it never actually flew... but of course an extensive project to build a flying replica has been in the works for years now, and it's getting very close to completion. Check out the Bugatti 100p project on facebook for lots of pix and info on the replica...

Aviation mechanic remembers lifetime in Fairbanks - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | Aviation mechanic Jim Anderson grew up on Eights Avenue in downtown Fairbanks. When he was a little boy, he liked to run down Cowles Street to Weeks Field, where he would walk into an airplane hangar, stand there and just watch the mechanics work...

Armstrong’s Close Call - Air & Space Magazine | I'd STILL be groping for the dang ejection handle! These guys and the entire space program at that time deserve kudos for what they accomplished with basically a pencil and slide rule andless computer power than your new car. I can remember watching that black and white image of him stepping off the LEM onto the lunar surface. Remarkable then and still today! He said of himself, "I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer."...

Video: Astronaut Hadfield shares 'unbeatable point of inspiration' with PBS Host Miles O'Brien - Spaceports | Col. Chris Hadfield captured the world's curiosity when he tweeted videos of everyday life on the space station and covered David Bowie's song "Space Oddity." Science correspondent Miles O'Brien talks to the retired Canadian astronaut, author of "An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth," about the importance of space exploration.

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HEMET: Air show set at Hemet-Ryan Airport - Press-Enterprise | Usually home to firefighting aircraft and small planes, Hemet-Ryan Airport will welcome thousands of visitors to its biennial air show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. The free event will feature high-flying aviators, aerobatic daredevils, vintage military and civilian aircraft, ground displays and a children’s area...

Beachside Melbourne air show takes off Saturday - Florida Today | Saturday’s inaugural Melbourne Air and Space Show could prove to be the ultimate test of whether change is a good thing. Despite months of funding uncertainty and scheduling hassles, the air show will perform in front of Howard E. Futch Memorial Park on Saturday with a lineup of roaring jets and aerobatics...

"Miss Hap" over the Yale Bowl - American Airpower Museum | See our B-25 "Miss Hap" This weekend over the Yale Bowl in New Haven CT as we provide the flyby for the Yale University Heroes Day Football Game. Flyby should be approx 1200 Noon. Saturday 2 Nov 2013. The Weekends game is Yale vs Columbia University. You can see it on the YES network in the TriState Area.

Demo Teams Surprise Local School - U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights"| The skies are looking bright and the Knights are soaring high. As the new fiscal year kicks off, the Demonstration teams are raring to begin performing. During the past few months, the Demonstration teams have been training together to build on their collective flight skills and target precision. Our training days run the gamut from narration to Canopy Relative Work and big ways to accuracy landings. Below pictures an 11-way over our home drop zone, Laurinburg, NC, taken by SFC Joe Ablen...

Blue Angels Soar in Bone Marrow Donation - Military.com | ...The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, aim to answer the call to save lives and find donors by hosting a bone marrow drive for its team members at the squadron's hangar Thursday, Oct. 31. The drive is organized in cooperation with the C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program....

Dubai Airshow 2013 to be largest in events history - gulfnews.com | Dubai: The 2013 Dubai Airshow next month is set to be the biggest in the event’s history, organisers said at a media event. On Wednesday, F&E Aerospace, the team behind Dubai Airshow, hosted representatives of the media at its new permanent purpose-built venue in Dubai World Central. The show was previously held at Airport Expo near Dubai International...

Italian Air Force: now even the Tricolour Arrows have their own app - Translated | In a time when the Italian identity needs strong confirmations we think our Air Force to draw attention to one of the symbols of our country, the Frecce Tricolori, and does so with a new application for mobile devices....

2014 National Warbird Operator Conference · Warbirds News | In honor of the 2014's 20th Anniversary NWOC, the organizers commissioned a new logo to replace the “Propellor O” design of years past. The world’s largest gathering of warbird owners, operators, maintainers and suppliers will soon meet at the 20th Anniversary National Warbird Operator Conference. The host city, Dallas, TX, featuring...

Aerobatics aces fly the flag - Grocott's Mail Online | Six highly skilled South African pilots have been selected to represent the newly formed Red Bull Aerobatic Team of China. Mark Hensman, leader of the team, indicated that they plan to start in China, where they are currently based in Shenyang, thereafter expanding to airshows in the Middle East, Far East, and Oceania...

Bob Axsom, Race 71 - LiveAirShowTV | I am sad to inform you all that Bob Axsom, Race 71 was found dead in his home in Farmington, AR this morning...

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Mosquito Pilot Tom Horton – The Wings Over New Zealand Show – Ep 3 - WarbirdRadio.com | Tom Horton with his MedalsWARBIRD RADIO – Dave Homewood is talking deHavilland Mosquitos with RNZAF pilot Tom Horton on this episode of the Wings Over New Zealand Show...

Author and humorist Rod Machado to receive award · General Aviation News Staff | Aviation author, humorist and flight instructor Rod Machado will be the 31st recipient of the prestigious Crystal Eagle Award, presented annually by the Aero Club of Northern California to honor those whose achievements are among the highest endeavors in aviation and aerospace. The awards dinner will be held Friday, Nov. 1 at the Hiller Aviation Museum at San Carlos Airport in San Mateo County, California...

Women in Corporate Aviation Announce Scholarship Winners at NBAA 2013 - Women in Aviation, International | Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) presented 11 winners with aviation-related training scholarships at its annual scholarship luncheon October 23, during the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention in Las Vegas. Among the winners were four Women in Aviation, International members, including:...

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Approaches 'Cooperstown' - Aero-News Network | NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completed its first two-day autonomous drive Monday, bringing the mobile laboratory to a good vantage point for pictures useful in selecting the next target the rover will reach out and touch. When it drives autonomously, the rover chooses a safe route to designated waypoints by using its onboard computer to analyze stereo images that it takes during pauses in the drive. Prior to Monday, each day’s autonomous drive came after a segment earlier that day that was exactly charted by rover team members using images sent to Earth. The Sunday-Monday drive was the first time Curiosity ended an autonomous driving segment, then continued autonomously from that same point the next day...

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March ARB cancels Thunder Over the Empire air show - The Desert Sun | MORENO VALLEY — March Air Reserve Base has canceled its 2014 air show, Thunder Over the Empire. Blaming budget limitations, base officials announced Tuesday that they cannot hold the event, which is normally every other year. “In a democracy, it is...

Wings Over North Georgia Air Show 2013 photos - AirshowUniverse

Thunderbirds and Blue Angels to Resume Air Shows, But No More Flyovers - ABC News (blog) | The Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy Blue Angels air demonstration teams will once again fly in America's air shows next year after being grounded by sequestration cuts earlier this year, Pentagon officials said. The Pentagon has decided to resume ...

Zane Adams Hops A Ride On Fat Albert Airlines! | WARBIRD RADIO – Ever wonder what it’s like to ride along on the Blue Angels C-130 Fat Albert during the airshow? Watch this for a sample of the fun that can be had when the United States Marine Corps takes to the air!  Warbird Radio’s own Zane Adams was fortunate to meet these fine Marines […]

Blue Angels air show returning to SF for Fleet Week 2014 - KTVU San Francisco
Blue Angels Coming Back to Sun 'n Fun Fly-In - The Ledger
Navy says Blue Angels back for Seafair 2014 - KIRO Seattle
US Navy Blue Angels to perform at 2014 Vectren Dayton Air Show - WDTN
Blue Angels returning to Miramar Air Show in 2014 - 10News

Aussie Matt Hall excited about Red Bull Air Race's 2014 return - Yahoo!7 News | High performance aircrafts, flying at 300km/h just metres from the ground with thousands of spectators watching below. It's the F1 of the skies, the Red Bull Air Race World Championships is back in 2014 after a three-year hiatus. In the field of ...

Fall Storm Front Produces Planes at the End of the Rainbow - The Aero Experience | Finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow has always been an intriguing proposition, and the opportunity to follow that dream came around again this afternoon as a storm front moved through the St. Louis and southwestern Illinois area.  A flood of light came pouring over the ramp at St. Louis Downtown Airport, while the rest of the area was enveloped by dark clouds and drizzle.  Within ...

Fly the Ford - Cleburne Times-Review | The flight was part of the Oskosh, Wisc., Experimental Aviation Association's fall tour during which the “Tin Goose” and its “sister” plane are traveling to 15 states around the country, giving everyday people the chance to fly in the first coast-to ...

Fly on historic DC-3 during Stuart Air Show week - TCPalm | STUART — The oldest flying DC-3 in the world, the American Airlines Flagship Detroit, will be appearing once again at the Stuart Air Show on Nov. 2 and 3 and will be offering new members the opportunity to fly on this historic airplane during its stay ...

Veterans' Fly-in set for Nov. 10 at Cecil - Florida Times-Union | The fly-in is designed for aviators to fly their planes to the airport for display and a “meet-and-greet” with other pilots and aviation enthusiasts. The college's Aviation Center of Excellence will give guided tours of its aviation and air traffic ...

Photos: Sackman Airport Fly-In a Fall Favorite Southwest Illinois Aviation Event - The Aero Experience | It was a beautiful yet windy day at the annual Sackman Airport Fall Fly-In Sunday. The Aero Experience was on hand to visit with the participants and photograph the varied assortment of aircraft that flew in for the event. The Sackman Airport Fall Fly-In is a favorite family-friendly event usually held on a...

#NBAA13: Flying Musicians make first convention appearance · General Aviation News Staff | LAS VEGAS — For the first time, the Flying Musicians Association has a booth at the National Business Aviation Association Convention. If you’re at the show, visit FMA at booth #N525 and drop your business card in the bowl for a chance each day to win a music CD by founding member and San Diego musician, Bradley Leighton. The final drawing will be for an autographed copy of “Leaving on a Jet Plane” by member William Ippolito. Members at the booth may be playing tunes throughout the day, as well, officials promise...

Doolittle Raider named to Oregon aviation hall - Seattle Post Intelligencer | His father, Robert Emmens, who was inducted Sunday into the Oregon Aviation Hall of Honor at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, was a co-pilot with the Doolittle Raiders. The group of 16 B-25 U.S. bomber crews led by then Col....

Aviatrix readies for historic flight - defenceWeb | Covering more than 7 000 miles in an open cockpit aircraft over seven weeks, Curtis-Taylor is recreating the 1928 flight by English aviatrix Lady Mary Heath, the first person to fly this route, which later became the Imperial Airways route. She will ...

The glory days of aviation - Stuff.co.nz | June 26, 1928 - 'Aviatrix' Amelia Earhart arrives in Southampton, England after flying the 'Friendship' from Burry Point, Wales. This 'modern passenger-carrying aeroplane' had wicker chairs...

A Close Shave - Vintage Wings of Canada | One of the finest rewards I have for being editor and designer of Vintage News, is finding new friends among our 10,000 subscribers. More than a year ago, I became acquainted with someone who I now call a good friend. His name is Bob “Kirk” Kirkpatrick of Humboldt, Iowa. It took me a year, but I eventually met Bob last summer in Hamilton when Jerry Yagen's Mosquito made its last public air show appearance before being offered for sale. Bob is a special individual, the type that men and women gravitate to. He is a man of quiet elegance, with a pilot's appreciation for the...

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Alliance airport to host fly-in - Scottsbluff Star Herald | ALLIANCE— The riveting aerial displays of the Nebraska State Fly-In will return to Alliance this weekend. In light of the city’s 125th anniversary, the Alliance Municipal Airport will host the 21st annual Nebraska State Fly-In Saturday with events beginning at 7 a.m. Exciting airborne demonstrations will fill the sky at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., with performances by Dagmar’s Aerobatic stunt plane, Harry Barr’s P-51 Mustang, Skyview R/C Club and the Mile-Hi Skydiving Exhibition Team....

Fly In Breakfast on Sunday - Mankato Free Press | MANKATO — The Mankato chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association is hosting its annual Fly In, Drive In Breakfast on Sunday. The breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, sausage and beverage and will be held 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Mankato Regional Airport. Tickets are $7 for adults and children 5 and under are free. The event will be held rain or shine. The food is also free for commanding pilots, many of whom fly into the airport from across the state of Minnesota and the Midwest....

Airshow Belves over 7000 spectators! - Translated | Big crowds yesterday to 100 years airshow Belves! Between 7,000 and 8,000 people attended the event at the airfield, which is twice more than usual. The arrival of the Patrouille de France, which this year celebrates its sixty years of existence is not there for nothing.

Action-Packed Day Of Fun Airshow, September 28 In Waco - Teague Chronicle | Mike “Spanky” Gallaway, announcer for the famous Red Bull Air Races and other prestigious events, will have you jumping in excitement as he announces the show. Kate Kyer, also a Captain for UPS, brings the female touch to the show which also includes a...

Model Aviation day at Mid-American Air Center - Vincennes Sun Commercial | Model Aviation day at Mid-American Air Center 0 comments. The Tri County Aero Model Aviation Club will host a benefit R/C Aircraft flying day beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at Mid-America Air Center, between Vincennes and Lawrenceville, Ill., on U.S. 50.

Congressional Gold Medal for the Doolittle Raiders? - Please visit their official site on how you can support the effort.

Bally's Bomber - The Bally Bomber has been one man's undertaking for over a decade now. You may have seen or heard about this project. This is the only 1/3 scale B-17. Please enjoy this site and share it with your friends. [Not an RC... he flies it!]

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 Reprise: CAF Douglas A-26B Invader "Lady Liberty" - The Aero Experience | One of the more rare and interesting warbirds on the airshow circuit is the Douglas A-26B Invader, "Lady Liberty," flown by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) out of Enid, Oklahoma. It is currently the only stock A-26 with operating Bombay doors, and one of 32 registered in the U.S...

Still in the Game: Does Record Number of AirVenture Exhibitors Show a Positive Trend for GA? - Airplanista Aviation Blog | As EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 fades into a happy memory, there is good news to report on many fronts as we reflect on the now-concluded show. It was a week of great weather, featuring a sky filled with the amazing sights of more than 10,000 aircraft, being enjoyed by the estimated 500,000 Airplanistas in total attendance...

Airworthy de Havilland Mosquito Restoration Approaches Completion in Canada - Warbird News | In the comments section for our recent story on the first flight of the world’s only flying Mosquito, Warbirds News reader Paul Smith, tipped us off about another Mosquito that will soon be returning to the air. In a long-running restoration effort the crew at Victoria Air Maintenance, Ltd. in North Saanich, near Victoria, British Columbia have gotten a de Havilland Mosquito whipped into shape in preparation for a return to the skies over western Canada....

Stuntman killed in Alps played Bond in Olympic skydive - Columbus Dispatch | Wingsuits — aerodynamic jumpsuits that make wearers look like winged superheroes — allow fliers to jump from planes, helicopters and occasionally cliffs and soar long distances before opening parachutes to land. Boyle paid tribute to Sutton yesterday ...

Video: 'Dream Chaser' Begins Landing Ground Test - Spaceports | Sierra Nevada Corp. ran its flight vehicle, Dream Chaser, through a series of tests at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California. The braking and landing systems were tests at speeds ranging from 10 to 60 mph.

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World's only flying 'Mosquito' to perform at Thunder Over Michigan - Hometownlife.com | A rare British airplane will head into the blue skies Aug. 10-11 over Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti. It's one of the featured airplanes at Thunder Over Michigan Air Show, produced by the Yankee Air Museum..The de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during World War II and postwar operations. Sometimes referred to as "Mossie," it held many different roles from fast and fighter bomber, to a night fighter, to an overseas transport aircraft. The Mosquito is constructed almost entirely of wood and is...

DH-98 Mosquito - Fencecheck | Some great photos of the Wooden Wonder!

Vintage planes shown off at Flathead air show - KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News | KALISPELL - Budget cuts couldn't ground aviation enthusiasts as members of the Flathead Chamber of Commerce banded together with the help of the community and some high-ranking U.S. Air Force members to put on an unforgettable show in the skies above Flathead Lake. Five vintage planes put on a show for the Flathead in lieu of the Thunderbird's air show in Kalispell, which was cancelled due to federal sequestration cuts....

Historic planes visit Rockford - The Rock River Times | A piece of American history made a brief stop in Rockford this week. As part of their Airpower History Tour, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) of Midland, Texas, flew several planes into Chicago Rockford International Airport, on their way to participate in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual convention in Oshkosh, Wis. The EAA convention is from July 29 through Aug. 6....

Rockford son pays homage to father on B-24 ride - Rockford Register Star | ROCKFORD — Ronald “Bud” Stewart died in 1976 but a little bit of him went back up in the air Tuesday in a B-24 Liberator, the kind of bomber he flew in and parachuted from as a World War II tail gunner in Europe. His son, Mike Stewart, 59, of Rockford wore his father’s uniform tie during a flight on the vintage bomber that’s at Chicago Rockford International Airport this week. He also brought the military hat worn by his late father....

Sunderland Airshow: step into a Spitfire - ChronicleLive | ...This is the first time anything of its kind has been brought to Sunderland city centre and the replica plane will allow shoppers to see first-hand what WWII pilots flew during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. The replica Spitfire will be in Central Square from Friday July 26 until Monday July 29....

An Inside Look at a Restored Douglas DC-3 at Historic Flight - Airline Reporter | Paine Field (KPAE) in Everett, WA is home to a variety of both modern and vintage aircraft. Though brand spanking new Boeing planes are built there and delivered to around the world, the vintage aircraft hopefully come to stay around for a while. At the Historic Flight Foundation (HFF) there are some glorious classic aircraft that have been painstakingly restored and are much loved by not only their owner, but also the volunteers who look after them. One such recent arrival joining the collection is a beautifully restored Douglas DC-3, in Pan American Airways [PanAm] livery, that has a checkered past. I was recently invited to check out the aircraft and was able to learn a bit more about its history...

Inverted Jenny Stamp To Be Re-Issued ... On Purpose This Time - Aero-News Network | Release Will Coincide With Opening Of National Postal Museum's Stamp Gallery | In 1918, to celebrate the first Air Mail flight, the Post Office Department had the 24-cent Curtiss Jenny stamp produced. Because the design required two colors, sheets were placed on the printing press twice — a process given to human error — as stamp collectors at the time well knew. One collector, William T. Robey, was on the lookout for stamps with printing errors on the morning of May 14, 1918, the first day of issuance for the stamp and the day before Air Mail service began....

Pilot To Transport Endangered Species En Route To Oshkosh - Aero-News Network | LightHawk Volunteer Pilot Picks Up Black-Footed Ferret Hitchhikers | This year, LightHawk Volunteer Pilot Michael Baum of Los Altos, CA will make an interesting stop on his way to Oshkosh for AirVentue. The self-described aviation enthusiast, who is a driving force behind the "Aviators Model Code of Conduct" and donates flights through LightHawk, will land in Loveland, CO to load a pair of endangered black-footed ferrets into his TBM 700 airplane bound for Oshkosh, WI. The flight, arranged through LightHawk, a volunteer conservation aviation group based in the United States, will fly its passengers to the North Eastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo near Green Bay, WI. “These animals will play an important education and outreach role in their new home,” says Carmen Murach, Curator of Animals for the NEW Zoo...

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Women in Corporate Aviation Offering $40,000 in Scholarships - WAI Connect Blog