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Slattery's Field Street marks 100 years of aviation in Ottawa - Orléans Star | The neighbourhood is close to the Ottawa International Airport and the name change was championed by Ward Councillor Steve Desroches as a unique opportunity to recognize an important chapter in Ottawa's aviation history. The original Slattery's Field ...

Adam White From Hemlock Films – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday : WarbirdRadio.com
THURSDAY – Adam White from Hemlock Films joins Matt Jolley with details on their new film The Restorers – They Were All Volunteers. Tune in and hear all the news this Thursday morning at 10am (EASTERN) for this special episode of Warbird Radio LIVE!

Phantoms and Angels: Blue Angels F-4 Phantom Teams - Website (via ASB FB Wall) | Precision, team work, unending dedication to perfection.  Since its formation in 1946, these have been the traditions of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron - the Blue Angels.  From 1969 to 1973, the Blue Angels flew the F-4J Phantom II, a high-performance jet fighter which flew more than 1,600 miles per hour and achieved altitudes in excess of 100,000 feet.   For the first time, read the first hand accounts of the Blue Angels who flew on the wings of  the F-4 Phantom... 
   
'Sully' to take controls of vintage plane - Middle East North Africa Financial Network | ... episode of the new ABC series "Pan Am." Roger Jarman, president of the Miami-based Historical Flight Foundation that restored the aircraft, said he met Sullenberger in Oshkosh, Wis., at the annual AirVenture air show where the DC-7B was on display. ...

In Preparation for the Spin Cycle - AOPA Pilot | International Aerobatic Club instructor and director Bill Finagin did the honors. He runs Dent-air Ltd., an aerobatic school in Annapolis, MD. (He's also a dentist, which explains the name, not the condition of the aircraft.) ...

Museums put visitors in pilot's seat - Newsday | Click here Museums put visitors in pilot's seat Originally published: November 8, 2011 6:19 PM Updated: November 13, 2011 2:00 PM By JIM MERRITT Special to Newsday You've seen those World War II warbirds flying high over Long Island at the annual...

Flying with the Thirsty 13th - Marion County Record | Friday and Saturday, six former pilots of the Thirsty 13th gathered with family and friends to not only reminisce about their war experiences, but recreate them by flying one of two C-47s and a B-25 bomber. The reunion was arranged by Seth Washburne, ...

Decorated Lewis proud of service in US military - Gulf Breeze News | November 11, 1943, Lewis — then a pilot in the 94th Bombardment Group, Eight Air Force – was flying a B-17 Flying Fortress on what seemed to be a routine bombing mission over Nazi Germany. One of Lewis' B-17 “Lucky 13” crewmembers, John Gabay, detailed all of ...
    
Last call to apply for 2012 WAI Scholarships - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | Just one week remains to apply for one of the many Women in Aviation, International scholarships which will be distributed at WAI's annual Conference. For 2012, 68 individual scholarships valued at $470431 will be awarded to WAI members. ...

Vought F-8 Crusader from Planeshots

What you need to know for NAS Jax Air Show - Naval Air Station Jacksonville is opening its gates to thousands of aviation fans this weekend for the Sea and Air Spectacular air show... 

Firing a gun after 70 years in a bog - After 70 years buried in peat could the unearthed machine guns from a downed fighter still be made to fire?

Today in Aviation History – November 10

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Pilots to wow crowd at airshow - Adelaide Now | Picture: Richard Serong Source: Leader Crowds throng the Barossa Airshow at Rowland Flat. Picture: Craig Malin Source: The Advertiser AUSTRALIA'S leading pilots will take to the sky on Sunday for the annual Barossa Airshow. The Royal Australian Air ...

Air Show explores past, provides thrills By David DeKunder | History, inspiration and appreciation of those who have served in uniform were on display during last weekend's Randolph AFB Air Show.  From static displays of World War II, Vietnam and modern aircraft to re-enactments that wowed audiences on the base's west flight line, the air show lived up to its theme: “From Past to Future ... Freedom's Front Line.”  One of the many re-enactments and...

2011 Alliance Air Show Review - Photorecon

Fly-In grounded (again) - Northern Rivers Echo | Organisers of the Great Eastern Fly-In at Evans Head have cancelled the January event because of uncertainty that remediation and sewerage works at the aerodrome site will be completed on time.  Co-ordinator Gai Taylor said while Richmond Valley Council had said works would be completed in six weeks, weather permitting, with only eight weeks to go they simply couldn't take the risk...

Bahrain airshow set to take off - Trade Arabia | Only one corporate chalet remains unsold for the second Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) at the Sakhir Airbase in January, co-organiser Farnborough International Limted (FIL) has revealed.  FIL and Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs (CAA) are continuing preparations for the corporate and public event, which will also now include a gala dinner...

Tickets for RAF Waddington air show go on sale - This is Lincolnshire | Flying aces show off their skills at the active RAF base on Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1. People are being encouraged to buy their tickets ahead of the event to avoid disappointment at the gates. Last year more than 140000 attended the two-day ...

17 Reasons Not to Litter in Texas | Warbird Wednesday - Leaving Terra Firma video | If you’re a fan of warbirds and you’re (presumably) not a fan of littering, have I got a treat for you. It’s a long lost (I’m basing this on some of the comments) commercial from Texas. It was born out of a partnership with the State of Texas and the (then) Confederate Air Force. At the time, Texas was running a series of anti-littering commercials based around the tag line, “Don’t mess with Texas.” Well, this particular commercial includes 17 reasons not to litter in Texas, that is to say it includes a B-17....

F8U-3 - The Unwanted Blog | The Vought F8U-3 Crusader III was mentioned in the comments in a recent post, so I figured I’d throw out some images of it. This was a beast of a plane, looking like little more than a giant afterburning turbojet engine, a plethora of blade-like control surfaces, an afterthought of a cockpit and a whole lot of attitude. A competitor to the F-4 Phantom II, the...

6 Squadron RAF complete the longest flight with Typhoon aircraft - Translated | Number 6 Squadron (Sqn No. 6) of the RAF, the Royal Air Force UK, has achieved several firsts for the aircraft with the RAF Eurofighter Typhoon multi, when these were deployed to Malaysia where they will attend the Year 11 marking the LIMA BERSAMA 40th anniversary of the Agreement on the Five Powers Defense (ADIP), comprising the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia....

2 Videos: LOT 767 Lands Wheels Up In Warsaw Poland 11-1-11 - airpigz.com | Here are two different videos of the LOT Airlines wheels up Boeing 767 landing in Warsaw Poland yesterday 11-1-11. Fortunately it was about...

Today in Aviation History – November 3 - crufc.ca

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Blue Angels to headline Lynchburg Regional Airshow (With Video) - WDBJ | A spectacular show is planned for May 21st and 22nd at Lynchburg Regional Airport.  The world-famous Blue Angels will headline the two-day Airshow event. Organizers thought they had a shot at lining up the Blue Angels in 2012 or perhaps 2013. "They are well known and have often been said to be the best flight demonstration team in the world," said Jones Stanley, Lynchburg Airshow President, and a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral...

Red Arrows will return for Bournemouth Air Festival, despite cuts rumours - Daily Echo | THE Red Arrows will grace the skies of Bournemouth this summer, despite reports their future may be under threat. Sunday newspaper stories suggested the Arrows’ no-show at last month’s Royal Wedding could mean they are set for the chop in the defence cuts...

Welcome to the 57th Bomb Wing Website! - 57th Bomb Wing | Started in 2005, some 60 years after the end of WWII, this web site is designed to understand and research those of us who were involved in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations: 1942-1945...

WHAT IF? Royal Australian Navy F-8 Crusader, 805 Sqn 1975 - Chicken Works | In 1965 Australia announced an order for the A-4G Skyhawk to replace the De Havilland Sea Venoms on the deck of the HMAS Melbourne. Based on the A-4F, the A-4G was optimized for air defense with four AIM-9 Sidewinders but still had some ground attack capabilities...

Jet aeroplane journey recreated for 70th anniversary - BBC | The model of the Gloster E28/39, owned by The Jet Age Museum in Gloucester, will take part in the event at RAF Cranwell this weekend. In May 1941 the original prototype made the same journey before its first official flight...

SATURDAY: RC Modelers to hold Fun Fly - Journal Standard | Freeport, IL - The Freeport RC Modelers will hold the first Rasmus Memorial Fun Fly at Baker Field northwest of Freeport on May 14. During the all-day event, club members and visiting pilots will display and fly a wide variety of scale model warbirds...

Chinas unmanned helicopter - PPRuNe | Photo taken on May 7, 2011 shows the "V750" pilotless helicopter during a test flight in Weifang of east China's Shandong Province. The 757 kilogramme helicopter has a maximum load capacity of 80 kilogramme. The V750 helicopter, with a max speed of 161 kilometers per hour...

Today in Aviation History – CRUFC | Today in Aviation History – May 10: 1983 – Airspur Helicopters introduces the Westland 30 helicopter into scheduled airline service...

Lauren Jones, Young Aviatrix part 5 - Ely Airlines | The only thing left to change on the Jones family Beechcraft Bonanza was the paint, and little Lauren kept her hopes that the airplane she was used to would not be changed any more. Here we go with the fifth and final (for now) segment on this precious young aviatrix...

Delta Air Lines Convair SST - Fantasy Art, Chicken Works Style - Martt | A little over a year ago I did a special week of posts dedicated to the more-than-awesome Convair B-58 Hustler... check out my B-58 category to experience some of that historical goodness. One of those posts from that week is titled Swanky Convair B-58 Derivative SST - Circa 1960, an extremely intiguing concept for a stretched B-58 that was dreamed up as a small SST...

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Stuart's VNA Air Show may have seen 'biggest turnout yet' - TCPalm
By Monique Mattiace STUART - The last day of the Visiting Nurse Association Air Show may have set an attendance record, so save the date for next year's show as organizers plan to bring it back in 2009. The parking lot at Witham Field filled to ...

At air show, cars create havoc - Florida Today
"They can put a man on the moon, but they can't park people for an air show," Jane Benner, 36, said. Her family was turned away from Saturday's second annual Space & Air Show after spending 41/2 hours driving from Orlando and sitting in traffic.

Bombed B-17 returned to base - Statesman Journal, OR
The gnarled mass of metal, wire and instruments on the nose of this B-17 Flying Fortress is a staggering sight. Photographs show a machine gun dangling limp ...

Fallen comrades never forgotten - Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY
He could wriggle his 5-foot 10-inch, 130-pound frame around equipment and against metal walls into the ball turret of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. ...

It's down the hatch, then up in the sky: Hanover man's recycling ... - Dailyrecord.com, NJ
He said he once flew at the end of the war in a B-17. The big bomber was then being used to move troops and goods around, its war days ended. ...

Volunteers meticulously resurrect World War I fighter plane - Mirror, MI
When they complete the project, expected to take two more years, the plane will not only be on display at the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport in ...

Aircraft displays hero's history from www.pnj.com
... The Dauntless was there when America struck back in the islands of the South Pacific, returning through the mountains and diving so fast on Japanese ships that it nearly crashed. At the Battle of Midway in 1942, the Dauntless saw half of its squadron shot from the sky but pressed on, dropping bombs and sputtering home with more than 200 bullet holes in its skin. ...

Video of Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat N909TC from Military Photos by livingwarbirds
A clips of the Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat shot last summer in Camarillo CA.
Living Warbirds: Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat
Comments/suggestions welcome.
I'll post more as I edit and upload the videos.

Vietnam War: F-8 Crusader - "The Last Gunfighter" from About.com Military History
Designed in the 1950s, the Vought F-8 Crusader (right) was the last American fighter designed with guns as its principle weapon. Developed by John Russell Clark, the F-8 possessed...

Aviation heritage centre looking for a home - The Chronicle Journal, Canada
By PETER BURKOWSKI For the past several years, aviation enthusiasts in the region have been working to create the Northwestern Ontario Aviation Heritage ...

Lasting tribute to vets - StarPhoenix, Canada
Towstego's research has been aided immeasurably by the Canada Remembers Airshow, a gathering place for veterans. "We just kind of have an unspoken pact that ...

RAF Tornadoes fly-past in Remembrance Day ceremony - Times of Malta, Malta
An air of reverence prevailed around the War Memorial in Floriana as war veterans assembled to pay tribute to the fallen of the two world wars on ...

Win an RAF VIP day out - Weston & Somerset Mercury, UK
RESIDENTS who were wowed by the Red Arrows during summer will now have the chance to meet team behind the aerobatics. Two lucky people could win an ...

Mike’s Mystery Machine. # 05. 2008 from AeroHub by admin
... I have selected a fairly easy one for # 05. Whilst some of you will recognise it at a glance, most younger folk will not, as it stems from the early 1920s. I was tempted to include it in our “The World’s Most Ludicrous Aircraft” series as it was a total failure in its intended role. But, on reflection, I did not; as powered heavier-than-air flight was still in its infancy with much to learn; particularly about the crucial importance of drag reduction if aeroplanes were ever to achieve long range with useful payloads. A few designers were already pushing in that direction, but many were not and persisted with strutted and wire-braced biplanes until well into the 1930s. ...

Veterans Day: What did you do during the war? - ireport
... Fighter Squadron from scratch in the United Kingdom, I served on the 12th AF Demo Team, USAF Thunderbirds and the US Navy Blue Angels (Exchange Program) ...

This Week In Military/Aviation History 10 - 16 November
from Warbirds Online by Tom Kwiatkowski Sr.

Apollo 8 Astronauts Landing At The Newseum On November 13 from Aero-News Network
Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Historic Mission The Newseum announced this weekend the crew of Apollo 8 -- mission commander Frank Borman, command module pilot James Lovell and lunar module pilot William Anders -- will reunite in a special public program marking the 40th anniversary of their historic mission on December 21-27, 1968. The program will take place on Thursday, November 13, at 1:30 p.m. in the Newseum's Knight TV Studio.

New Mexico Spaceport Plans Continue, Despite Vote Outcome - DailyTech, IL
Spaceport America is working with Lockheed Martin, Virgin Galactic, ROcket Racing, Micogravity Enterprise and other aerospace companies as it moves forward. ...

Aviation Nation 2008 from Fence Check

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