Indy Transponder 5-MAY-09 1030z

‘Wings Over Wahpeton' set for Wednesday - In-Forum, ND
WAHPETON, ND – The Wahpeton Airport Authority will host the “Wings Over Wahpeton” air show with the Canadian Snowbirds at 10:30 am Wednesday. For safety reasons, roads around the airport will be closed today from 2 to 5 pm and Wednesday from 10:30 am ...

11th Annual Corsicana Airshow - "A Gathering of Trainers" - Mexia Daily News
The theme for this year's air show is “A Gathering of Trainers.” The show hearkens to the history of the Corsicana airfield which was built in 1941 to train ...

US AIR SHOWS REPORT RECORD CROWDS – AirShowBuzz.com
The USN believes the N'Awlins Air Show attendance topped 100,000, a figure event planners said could be a record despite competition with the New Orleans Jazz Festival. Other weekend air shows also reported top flight crowds. Weekend Reviews

Hello Plane Folks, This week I bring you something a bit different. I've been tinkering around with slides and music to create a movie/essay on the wonderful Big Band Hangar Dance the Minnesota CAF holds every spring and fall. Hopefully you'll enjoy it and hopefully it will work for your connection and browser. If not, I'll refund your money. Enjoy! http://maxair2air.com/ Max - P.S. There are planes in some of the pictures, never fear.

'Liberty' Lands in Tukwila - Federal Way News, WA - Tony Miller
Medal of honor winner Wilburn K. Ross was one of those Americans and the B-17 was one the airplanes that made that victory possible. On May 2-3, the public had an opportunity to take a trip in the "Liberty Belle," a WWII B-17 at the Museum of Flight in ...

B-17 makes stop at Truckee-Tahoe airport from Latest news updates from RGJ.com
A B-17 Flying Fortress from the World War II era is visiting the Truckee-Tahoe Airport.

Harold Payne & DA Steele present 'Missions of a B-17' May 5 in ... - North Texas e-News, TX - Audie Murphy
By Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum Greenville - On Tuesday, May 5, beginning at noon at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum, Harold Payne and DA Steele will present “Pistol Packin' Mama: The Missions of a B-17,” a truly enthralling war ...

WWII-era B-17 bomber coming to Redding - Record-Searchlight, CA - Jim Schultz
By Jim Schultz (Contact) One of the few Boeing B-17 bombers still flying will land at the Redding Municipal Airport around noon Monday and will be parked by the Redding Jet Center north of the airport. The B-17 will be open to public tours, ...

Warbird museum wants to expand - Florida Today - Rick Neale
BY RICK NEALE • FLORIDA TODAY • May 5, 2009 Packed with planes, the crowded Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum needs space to stretch its wings, tourism officials say.

WASP seek support for Congressional Gold Medal By Tom Norton
The Women Airforce Service Pilots, the legendary WASP, are the subject of a Senate bill that would award them a Congressional Gold Medal for their service during World War II. The surviving WASP, now in their 80s, are asking for support from the public to get the bill passed. The intent of the WASP program was to free up male combat pilots from duties such as aircraft ferrying and flight instruction during the war but, ultimately, it “served as a catalyst for revolutionary reform in the integration of women pilots into the Armed Services,” according to the bill’s author, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.). Read More→

The May edition of the Heartland Warrior is now available. The official E-Paper of the 434th Air Refueling Wing includes eight pages of stories, photos and features. Top stories include: AFRC Commander visits deployed Airmen, mentoring program gets modernized and Grissom named Tree City for eighth time. For the complete issue, click:/shared/media/document/AFD-090429-058.pdf

Kent Pietsch Airshow Comedy Act / Beale AFB Airshow 2009 from Keith Breazeal Video Productions - by keith

ANG from FenceCheck Forums - Some more 142nd action…

Air National Guard (United States Air Force) from FenceCheck Forums

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Lockheed Martin honors IN-ANG for 60,000 accident free hours

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Monday, 12 January 2009
Indiana Air National Guard
122nd Fighter Wing

Flight Line Radio was invited to attend a ceremony to commemorating a very special milestone in the history of the Indiana Air National Guard.

The 122nd Fighter Wing received a Unit Safety Award for achieving more than 60,000 hours of accident free flight in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Lockheed Martin representatives presented the award making special note of a list of accomplishments of the 122nd fighter wing in the development of the F-16 throughout its deployment.

The backdrop for the presentation was the "Orange Tail" heritage jet.

The heritage jet was painted to honor the 122nd Fighter Wing's parent unit, the 358th Fighter Group and for a very special event. In October the wing hosted 10 original members of the "Orange Tails" and their families for their final reunion.

History of the 122nd

The 358th was activated in January 1943 at Richmond Army Air Base in Virginia. Flying P-47D Thunderbolts, the 358th flew interdiction and bomber escort missions from England until D-Day. As the Allies advanced, they took on the role of ground support, including "tank busting." Following the surrender of Germany, the group redeployed to the United States in July 1945, and were officially inactivated the following November. In May of 1946, the group was redesignated as the 122nd Fighter Group, which later became the 122nd Fighter Wing, and assigned with all honors and colors to the Indiana Air National Guard. During the war the 358th, known as the "Orange Tails" for their distinctive bright orange aircraft markings, was awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations, and the Croix de Guerre.

Pictures and audio to the event at Flight Line Internet Radio!

[Posted with permission]