Oct-Nov 2014 Vol.5 Issue 6 of The Aviation Magazine

We at The Aviation Magazine (formerly The Magazine by AirShowsReview) attend not only air shows, but visit many aviation related events from museums and highlight visits to air force bases and air force exercises worldwide, such as Red Flag, Maple Flag, NATO Tiger Meet, and etc.We not only have a new name but also a new website, check it out for yourself.

In the this issue of the BEST free aviation magazine we featured several air shows and military exercise worldwide; Marrakech 2014,  Thunder Over Solano Travis AFB, Green Shield 2014, Cannon AFB  Open House, KADEX 2014, OC  Air Show, A-10 Hawgsmoke Competition, NATO Tiger Meet, RIAT 2014, RIMPAC 2014, Air2air refuelling of the USAF Thunderbirds and so much more. All feature stunning photography.

You can see it in our new format at http://joom.ag/TXRb or if you have iOS on ISSUU or you can just download the .pdf version from our site www.TheAviationMagazine.com 

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Airshow Over Statue of Liberty Tomorrow - Brooklyn Heights Blog
Notification issued 10/21/10 at 3:00 PM. US military aircrafts [sic] are scheduled to perform three separate ...

Jax Air Show will be flying high at NAS this weekend - Florida Times-Union
The US Navy's flight exhibition team will perform its precision flying routine this weekend as part of the 2010 NAS Jax Air Show. The show is 10 am to 4 pm ...

Wings Over Houston Airshow this weekend - Examiner.com
This weekend is the annual Wings Over Houston Airshow at Ellington Field, featuring the US Air Force Thunderbirds. The air show is both Saturday and Sunday ...

Leesburg Air Show Delights Saturday - Leesburg Today
Spectacles of air will be the highlight of the day at the Leesburg Executive Airport's annual open house and first ever air show Saturday, Oct. 23. ...

These Snowbirds head north for the winter; military air team celebrates 40 years - Winnipeg Free Press
Canada's Snowbirds have come home to celebrate their 40th anniversary and perform a year-end show for family and friends. The Canadian Forces aerobatics ...

Snowbirds Celebrations Start Today - Discover Moose Jaw
But ask them, and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will admit, there's no place like home. "It's great to be back home in Moose Jaw with friends, ...

Chicken and Pasta Dinner from Windsor International Air Show 
Helping Out A Worthy Cause | As part of our mandate we are looking to assist others who helped us out at the air show. The North Wall Riders volunteered to help out with parking and they did an excellent job for us. ...

Patriots Jet Team - Facebook
Can you believe it?!? For the 2011 Airshow season, the Patriots Jet Team will now be a 6-Ship aerobatic formation team! Look out Blues and Tbirds, the Patriots just kicked up into high gear! ...A special thanks to Frys.com and HotLine Construction. (Photo via Patriots FB page)

FlyingMachinesTV: The Beautiful Ballet Of The Avro Vulcan - Wow! from AirPigz
The only flyable Avro Vulcan in the world shown performing at the 2010 RIAT ...

2010 Reno Air Races – Team Strega
PFLUGERVILLE, TX – LiveAirShowTV continues its coverage of the 2010 Reno National Championship Air Races with a look at Team Strega.  Seven-time Unlimited Gold Champion Bill “Tiger” Destefani has put his beautiful P-51 Mustang Strega in the hands of young Steven Hinton.  Steven flew the plane to victory in 2009  ...

Axalp 2010 by David Cenciotti
In 2006 I went to Axalp, Switzerland, and wrote a detailed report (in both Italian and English) that provided all the “tips and tricks” to reach the Axalp Ebenfluh range at 2.300 meters above sea level and to observe the flight operations taking place at Meiringen airbase. ...

"Indradhanush 2010" - from fox2magazine  

IAF Showcases Impressive Parade, Air Show on Air Force Day - Press Information Bureau
The show-stoppers as always were the four-helicopter display by Sarang team in Advanced Light Helicopters and the nine-aircraft Suryakiran Aerobatic Team in ...

'Fifi' Superfortress to land at Airportfest - AOPA Pilot
The long-range heavy bomber, restored and flown by the Commemorative Air Force, will be on display at Airportfest during Summit, which takes place Nov. ...

B-17 Flying Fortress Coming to Paducah Nov. 1 - West Kentucky Star
That's when The Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17 Flying Fortress will be making an appearance at Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah at 1 pm. ...

New EAA boss meeting bizav from www.ainonline.com : Latest News
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) introduced Rod Hightower, its new president and CEO, to the business aviation community at a ceremony at the sport aviation organization's booth (No. 3246) at NBAA.
Hightower was named to the position this July at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., following an extensive search for a successor to long-time organization leader Tom Poberezny.  ...

NBAA day two wrap on board Comlux's A318 Elite by Jon Ostrower

Hawgsmoke 2010 from AF.mil Photos
Capt. Jason Cobb fires a volley of 30-millimeter rounds Oct. 14, 2010, at a target on the Saylor Creek Range in Idaho during Hawgsmoke 2010. Captain Cobb is an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 47th Fighter Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. He earned two personal awards during the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)

Photo essay: Barksdale Hawgsmoke crews 'ham' it up from Air Force Link Top Stories 
Members of the 917th Wing and 47th Fighter Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., compete in Hawgsmoke 2010 here Oct. 13. The competition involved 40 jets and 72 pilots from 18 different units and was hosted by the Idaho Air National Guard's 124th Wing. View the slideshow.

Thursday chat: West Texas heroes - San Angelo Standard Times
He flew a B-25 named "The Green Hornet" off the deck of an aircraft carrier (no small feat in itself) and was captured by the Japanese after having to ditch ...

Book on Pioneering Aviatrix Takes Flight - Publishers Weekly
The author became acquainted with Smith's story decades ago, and finally met the aviatrix herself—who was then 96—while writing the book. ...

Pioneering aviator personal effects being auctioned at Acle - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
He was a dashing playboy aviator famous for his trail-blazing long distance exploits from the ...

Landings in Portugal Book Provides Unique Look Into World War II Aviation from The Aero Experience 
Mr. Carlos Guerreiro, author of Landing in Portugal, writes to The Aero Experience:
During WWII, more than 100 aircraft from belligerent countries crashed or landed in Portugal.  More than 600 men, that crewed those aircraft, had to finish their missions in a neutral territory because of mechanical failure, lack of fuel or enemy action. ...

P-39 Recovered from Russian Lake After 66 Years from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association
A Bell P-39Q Airacobra that was built in a western New York state factory in 1943 has returned home after resting at the bottom of a Russian lake since 1944.
   
Bumpy Ride for Residents of Florida 'Fly-In' Community - Wall Street Journal
Residents of the “fly-in” community near Ocala, Fla., have been unlikely victims of the mortgage crisis. According to court papers, Jumbolair has failed to ...

Hull University commemorates pioneer Robert Blackburn - BBC News
In May 1910, Yorkshire man Robert Blackburn made aviation history when he flew his self-designed monoplane. A hundred years on and the pioneering aviator's ...

Robbins AFB Museum blog/report. 12-10-2010 by Gary Watson
Thanks to Jeff Anderson and his good lady Pauline, I got the chance to visit Robbins AFB Museum along with Fran and Mike. Nice museum with lots of nice aeroplanes to see, very clean and loads of room to go wondering about. Has cafe and disabled access, and has been well thought out. There's lots of events that ...

Pilot without arms to visit villages struggling with suicide - Tundra Drums
Jessica Cox chose to visit Hooper Bay, Chevak and Scammon Bay in part because the Southwest Alaska villages have struggled with suicides this summer. ...

Taylor Swift to Perform at JetBlue Airways JFK Terminal 5 as Part of Live from T5 Concert Series from PR Newswire: Airlines/Aviation
/PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), the airline known for providing customers the best free live entertainment in the skies, proudly announces an intimate, live performance by Taylor Swift on Wednesday, October 27 at its state-of-the-art Terminal 5 (T5) at New York's Jo ...

KC-10 Extender-Air Mobility Command Advanced Tanker and Cargo Aircraft from Aviation Blogs 
The KC-10 Extender is an Air Mobility Command advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces. Although the KC-l0′s primary mission is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of a tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters and simultaneously carry the fighter   ...

Air Force art exhibit opens Oct. 23 at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories 
In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Air Force Art Program, more than 250 paintings will be on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force beginning Oct. 23. ...

October 21 from Cut and Paste Aviation

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Marathon Aviation Day to Inspire Young and Old Nov. 13 - Newman PR
... World War II military War Birds, rescue aircraft used by the sheriff's department Trauma Star program and the Coast Guard and much more. ...

First Spaceship Proposed, Will Fly in Decades - Softpedia
It's about time to move space flight from exploring low-Earth orbit and the Moon to more ambitious targets, space agencies agree, and Pete Worden, ...

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Blue Angels cap off Wings Over Atlanta Air Show - Examiner.com | The two-day Wings Over Atlanta Air Show wrapped up Sunday afternoon with a performance by the Navy's Blue Angels. The free air show, which took place at ...

Pics from Wings Over Atlanta…The Blue Angels Show « A ... by maligner | Today I had a Great Patriotic day hanging out at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, Ga (just north of Atlanta on 75), watching the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, Canada's Snow Birds, and many others. It was a great show and a great fun day ...

Confessions of a Domestic Diva: Blue Angels Air Show at Dobbins ... by Tracey Axnick | The show is 100% free, several hours long (there are many acts.. the Blue Angels are the Grand Finale), and very uplifting (keep in mind I'm the daughter of an Air Force officer, so I'm a wee bit biased). Enjoy the clip! ...

Aerial show concludes: Winged spectacle draws 72000 in 3 days - El Paso Times | Russell, who helped found the Amigo Airsho along with Dick Azar has watched it grow into a tradition. "It's off the scale," Russell said. ...

25000 turn out for Air Expo - Parkersburg News | They especially enjoyed watching the flight demonstration of the US Navy F-18 Hornet. Blake Gentry, 12, of Ravenswood said he had a good time. ...

StephenForce: Song about airshow radio that'll never be played on airshow radio. Get your copy: http://media.libsyn.com/media/airspeed/LastPureThing.mp3

Air show seeking designs for T-shirt - Hilton Head Island Packet ... and Marine Corps Community Services are offering residents a chance to design the T-shirt for the 2011 Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Air Show. ...

Owners of the Last B-29 Hope It Doesn't Bomb in Its New Mission - Wall Street Journal | Once Fifi was fully restored and approved for flights in the mid-1970s, she became a regular on the air-show circuit, keeping alive the public's fascination ...



Best Fall Regional Fly In -SERFI 2010 from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News -EVERGREEN AL- Polish your prop, and load the family, it's time for the South East Regional Fly In -SERFI. Evergreen Alabama is home to the 19th annual event held at Middleton Field- KGZH. Beautifully wooded RV camping sites open at noon on Wednesday October 20 and the Official Fly in Schedule of Events begins Friday, October 22 and runs through Sunday noon, October 24, 2010…

Idaho A-10 Unit Repeats as Hawgsmoke Champion from AFA Daily Report | The Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron has taken top prize in "Hawgsmoke 2010," the Air Force's biennial A-10 competition, repeating its winning performance from 2008. The Idaho Statesman reports that the Idaho unit bested 17 other USAF A-10 teams that flew in from across the globe to Gowen ANG Base in Boise to compete in the bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery activities at the Mountain Home Range complex on Oct. 14. Overall, more than 40 A-10s participated, and more than 200 pilots and maintenance personnel. The Idaho Air Guardsmen got to host this year's event since they won Hawgsmoke 2008 in Salinas, Kans. Unlike in 2008, fleet-wide maintenance issues did not hamper the ability of some A-10 units to participate. (See also Boise report by TSgt. John Orrell)

UK Defense Review - Harriers Out, Tornado Survives? from Ares by Bill Sweetman | UK Prime Minister David Cameron is due to announce the results of the nation's strategic defense and security review on Tuesday afternoon. After performing twists and gyrations that would have put Strictly Come Dancing's Flexible Felicity to shame, much of the media had settled last week on a common narrative. Either it's right or the Ministry of Defence's department of obfuscation will pull down the OBEs and MBEs big-time in the next honours list…

Practice set for 8 Marine jets - Arizona Daily Star | Some warbirds rarely seen in Tucson will be flying over the city during the next few weeks. Eight AV-8B Harrier II jets, which can land vertically like ...

Chico pilot Thaddeus Kerns soared in early 1900s - Enterprise-Record ... Weitze looks at a photo of an old airplane as Barbara Hennigan (background) speaks at Chico Municipal Airport near the Chico Air Museum on Sunday. ...

PFP # 61 Virgin America Chief Pilots from The Pilot's Flight PodLog | On this episode, we start by getting a not-so short update of the progress of the Flight For the Human Spirit. Michael and Michele Combs join us in to tell the story of the trip from from Wilmington, Virginia to California. We discuss the visit to the Keys, then home to Texas, followed by some adventures on the way to Oshkosh…

Boeing 4-engine airliner lands on 2800ft strip! from Pilots of America Message Board by flyingcheesehead | I knew about this, but I had never seen video before - In 1977, a Boeing C97 - The military cargo version of the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser - was landed at the old Dodgeville airport, where it was then put in front of the Don Q Inn next door…

Pioneering jetpack inventor giving free talk in Queenstown - Scene Queenstown | He unveiled the Martin Jetpack at the Experimental Aircraft Association's Airventure in the United States in 2008. This year, his Martin Aircraft Company ...

Virgin Galactic glides closer to $200000-a-seat space shots - Christian Science Monitor | But Burt Rutan, the mutton-chopped engineering mind behind Virgin Galactic, pronounced himself pleased with the Enterprise's first flight, ...

SpaceShipTwo's Tourist Joyrides Could Launch Next Year - Space.com "We at Scaled look forward to an aggressive flight test schedule," said Burt Rutan, founder of Scaled Composites, which built SpaceShipTwo. ...

"Virgin Galactic" on National Geographic Channel from RLV and Space Transport News | National Geographic's documentary series Virgin Galactic, about the development of the WhiteKnightTwo/SpaceShipTwo vehicles, begins Monday night at 10:00 pm ET (too bad it's so late on a school night for kids). Here's a review: National Geographic Documents Virgin Galactic Test - NYTimes.com (via Jeff Foust).

High Power Rocketry – What's Your Neighbor Building In His Garage? from Parrothead Jeff | High power rocketry is an interesting hobby / mental illness.  I've gotten into it in the past, but left for a few different reasons.  There was the expense for one thing (propellant isn't free) and there were a few personality conflicts as well.  I may very well get back into rocketry, but I don't think I'm going to go very big with the rockets – the smaller ones can still be a lot of fun, too…

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RED ARROWS ESCAPE THE AXE - Express.co.uk | THE Red Arrows will continue to thrill the public with displays like this despite the cuts in Britain's defence budget…

Defence cuts latest: Two carriers but no jet fighters as the iconic Harrier is axed | Mail Online from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ Two new aircraft carriers will be deployed without jet fighters after the iconic Harrier jump jet is axed in defence cuts this week. The ships, due to enter service in 2014 and 2016, will operate with no jets until 2018, leaving a gaping hole in Britain's military firepower and potentially putting the Falkland Islands at the mercy of a fresh Argentinian invasion…

Hawgsmoke 2010!! from Military Photos by denneym1 | I just had the opportunity to spend a couple of days covering Hawgsmoke 2010 at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho. Hawgsmoke 2010 was hosted by the Idaho Air National Guards 190th Fighter Squadron, who were the winners of the 2008 competition and thus became the hosts of this years. Since the 190th won again this time, the second place winners will host Hawgsmoke 2012…

Amigo Airsho Takes Off - KTSM News Channel 9 | The high-flying action of the Amigo Airsho has become a tradition for countless El Pasoans with their eye to the ...

More than 1000 people attend Shelby airport fly-in for plane rides, BBQ and ...
- Shelby Star | The airport had their 4 th annual fly-in and open house Saturday and attracted a crowd of spectators, participants and families on outings. For a small fee, ...

Underground Aviation Seminar by David | Huge news! Will and David have been invited to participate in Jason Schappert's Underground Aviation Seminar! The seminar is a 5-day event. Each evening will feature a different speaker with a different subject. The Pilot's Flight PodLog will be featured on Sunday, October 24th. Our time slot is at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific. Please join us for a live recording of our show. You will be able to listen as we record live and participate in the chat. We may also take live questions during the show! Also, we have some big news to share with you, our audience, live during the show! Please click on the big picture below and register for the free event. There are lots of great speakers and topics from the 24th to the 27th of October. Register for one or register for all, but please tune in to our live show on Sunday. We can't wait to share this show with you!

AirPigz Podcast #13: Racer Marilyn Dash Talks Reno 2010 - Part 1 by Martt - Marilyn Dash has been racing in the Biplane Class at Reno for many years now. She's also extremely well connected to the culture of people and airplanes at Reno which makes her a great person to talk to about all things Reno. Our chat was long enough to break into two parts, with part 1 here covering her personal experience racing the Pitts Special again this year, along with some talk about the racers in the Formula One Class…

Airspeed Updates its Opening Sequence for Video Features from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper) I finally got around to adding in some recent video to the opening sequence for the video episodes. It comes, at least in part, from my ongoing efforts to get the T-38 episode out. I thought I'd post it here for the heck of it as I get ready to release some more video content. Enjoy!

EXPLORE AMERICA: Aviation Nation by Rand McNally - Wait for it. BOOM, that's a F-22 breaking the sound barrier. At "America's Air Show," come to see impressive military airplanes including the F-22 and the CV-22 Osprey, both on the ground and in the air, where they execute precise aerial maneuvers in perfect formation. The Air show is a history lesson in the glory that is U.S. Air Force. Besides the latest aviation from the U.S. Military there are also displays. Performances by civilian pilots fill in the fun. The Air Show is hosted at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, annually. Aviation Nation 2010 will be held at Nellis Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 13th and 14th, 2010.Telephone (702) 652-2750. http://www.nellis.af.mil/aviationnation/

Airport abuzz for air show - Parkersburg News | Clifford "Chibby" Chapman used the air show as a homecoming. "I grew up right over the hill from the airport and it's really exciting for me to come home ...

Air Expo 2010 - Parkersburg News | The expo will also have several demonstrations of aerobatic flying, local radio control airplane clubs and the Ohio Valley Sky Divers. ...

First Nevada flight made at Carson in 1910 - Nevada Appeal | As Nevadans make plans to attend the upcoming Nevada Day parade, they will be commemorating the contributions to the state's early-day aviation history by ... Documentation of every Luftwaffe Loss in UK from PPRuNe Forums by Timothy | I have recently come across a teacher who has inherited a family collection, which he describes thus: Quote: ..."Fallen Eagles" collection that is now in my family's keeping after his recent death. It is a fasinating collection of detailed records of every Luftwaffe aircraft which crashed in the UK during the Second World War that took him most of his life to put together. The 3 examples below are from early October 1940… Former B-17 pilot drops off bomb casing at Okla. museum - Longmont Daily Times-Call | Shortly after midnight July 5, 1943, an American B-17 pilot accidentally dropped six 100-pound bombs on the sleeping city. Although no one was hurt and no ... Inside the B-17 bomber, one slow foot after the other - Gainesville Times | Editor's note: Reporter Jeff Gill took a spin in a vintage B-17 bomber Thursday and wrote this first-person account ... 'Greatest Generation' pilot to be reunited with great warplane - Statesville Record & Landmark | Barrier was once called "Captain Barrier" by those under him when he was at the controls of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during bombing runs over Hitler's ...

The planes that made history - Cleveland Advocate | In 1993, he joined the Commemorative Air Force, a national organization founded to acquire, restore and preserve in flying condition, a complete collection ...

Virgin Galactic's Real Life Enterprise Gets Its Own Show - Subspace Communique | The new documentary series will star Richard Branson and Burt Rutan, and will take us along for the ride as they bring us Huu-mons closer to everyday space ...

Flapping Wings Snowbird Make Aviation History from TAKEOFF TUBE by rss@www.takeofftube.com(USA_Spotter) A team of engineers in Toronto, Canada are awaiting official confirmation that they have broken an aviation record for the first ever sustained flight in a human-powered ornithopter, an aircraft that flaps its wings like a bird. The team managed to keep the aircraft aloft for almost 20 seconds, a feat that breaks new ground in avionics and flapping-wing technology…

Panel works on ways to promote Ohio's aviation assets - Columbus Dispatch | A Lane Aviation employee approaches a plane at Rickenbacker Airport that was flying Ohio-made GE jet engines to Seattle. ...

Flight Chaplains Launch New National Association from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News | Co-founders Joe Love and Amelie Buchanan have announced the launch of the Association of Professional Flight Chaplains (APFC) as a newly approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aids and supports flight crews and trauma patients across the country…

Moments before disaster from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Srecko | The de Havilland DH 108 "Swallow" was a British experimental aircraft designed by John Carver Meadows Frost in October 1945. The DH 108 featured a tailless, swept wing with a single vertical stabilizer, closely resembling the layout of the wartime German Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket-powered point-defense interceptor…

October 17 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

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Pilot/Actor John Travolta Suffers Tragic Loss Of Son, Jett from Aero-News Network
One Of Aviation World's Most Notable Flyers Loses 16 Year Old Son After Seizure While there is not a lot of information available, Aero-News has learned that a tragedy has befallen a member of the aviation community with the horrific news that Pilot/Actor John Travolta's son, Jett (16) was pronounced dead after extensive efforts to revive him following a seizure. ...
[We at the Indy Transponder add our heart felt condolences to Mr. Travolta's family]

• Jett Travolta died from Pilots of America Message Board by mikea
• John Travolta’s 16-year-old son dies - MSNBC
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The stories that defined 2008 in the Northland - Budgeteer, MN
Canadian Snowbirds • Kicking off the tourist season was a demonstration from the world-famous Canadian Forces Snowbirds over the open waters of Lake ...

Visitors to Air Tattoo can now park on airbase itself - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, UK
By Andy Woolfoot » VISITORS to this year's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford will be allowed to park on the airbase for the first time since ...

Wings Over Wairarapa News, 3rd January 2009 from AeroHub by admin
With only a couple of weeks to go until the show you should now be firming up your travel and accommodation plans so that you can come and join us for some great aviation action on the 17th and 18th. ...
The newest spectacular in the aviation world is air racing incorporating stunting and aerobatics. Not before seen in New Zealand, and a highlight of Trust House Wings Over Wairarapa 2009, all the elements of this phenomenon will come to the Hood Aerodrome in Masterton for the January 17 and 18 show. With the throb of radial engines, colourful aircraft and thrills that make this such a crowd pleaser contestants will face off in
similarly specced aircraft around a timed course, winner takes all…
http://www.wings.org.nz/press/081210.shtml

Idaho Air Guard wins Hawgsmoke 2008 from National Guard - Top News
The 190th Fighter Squadron from the Idaho Air National Guard was named the top team for Hawgsmoke 2008 here Oct. 17 after three days of competition among 14 A-10 Thunderbolt II squadrons from across the Air Force...

Flying in WWII bomber or vintage plane, HOW? - from www.pilotsofamerica.com
Some good links in this thread for those interested in catching a ride in a vintage airplane or warbird.

Exhibit listings - Ventura County Star, CA
WORLD WAR II AVIATION MUSEUM: The Southern California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force has hangars devoted to preserving, maintaining, displaying and ...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson to Speak at WAI Conference from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
Peggy Whitson, called NASA's most experienced astronaut with 377 days in space, will be a keynote speaker on Saturday, February 28, 2009, at WAI's 20th Anniversary conference in Atlanta.
... With the theme "A New Approach to Your Tomorrow," the WAI Conference will also include a private tour and reception at the world-famous Georgia Aquarium, seminars, workshops, networking events, speakers, and commercial exhibit area. The Conference concludes on Saturday evening, February 28 with WAI's traditional banquet where many scholarships are awarded and the 2009 group of Aviation Pioneers is inducted into WAI's Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame. The closing banquet is sponsored by UPS. ...

Daddy Dolls make connection for boys at Christmas time - Bradenton Herald, United States
... former Sarasota High quarterback and B-17 pilot who flew 26 bombing missions over Europe during WWII, is 91 years young. n And Dr. Willis Harris, ...

'Stranny' comes home | The Maple Leaf - Vol. 11, No. 42 | National Defence and the Canadian Forces from www.forces.gc.ca
... The Stranny was a twin-engine, biplane, generalreconnaissance flying boat that carried a crew of six. Its armament comprised three Lewis machine-guns in the bow, dorsal and tail turrets and a maximum bomb-load of 454 kilograms. Through service ranging from antisubmarine warfare to search and rescue, the aircraft earned a reputation for ruggedness and reliability. ...

Second World War veteran reunited with crash landing plane from www.telegraph.co.uk
He said of being reunited with the plane, registration number P1344: "I did not know it until now that the Russians had found my plane and salvaged it. When I was invited to see it, it brought back so many memories."
A spokesman for the RAF Museum in Cosford described the renovation project as "a mammoth task."

Is the Movie Top Gun Beneficial or Total Crap? from Aviation Entertainment by Roger Dodger

Milestones of Flight: 1/2 from Cut and Paste Aviation by KenInfinite

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Soldiers from 4 Ind. Guard units heading overseas from WTHR
About 75 members of an aviation unit based in Shelbyville will deploy to Iraq this month, one of four Indiana National Guard units headed there or to Afghanistan.

A Year in review from Northwest Flying Photography Blog by roymcm
Fogged in today from The Adventures of Chopper Chick! by Desiree

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