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Fleet Week to open in S.F. with a roar * SFGate.com | ...This year the event begins with a roar around noon Thursday when the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels precision flying team begins its practice runs over San Francisco and the bay. The Angels fly again Friday, Saturday and Sunday as part of an air show over the waterfront....

Photos: Team Oracle stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker flies over the Bay Area * San Jose Mercury News media center | Team Oracle stunt pilot Sean D. Tucker and Bay Area News Group reporter Theresa Harrington fly over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Tucker has been inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame and...

Watsonville Fly-In celebrates 50 years * Contra Costa Times | WATSONVILLE >> The 50th annual Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show will kick off Friday with special activities for children and the traditional spaghetti dinner. Watsonville Municipal Airport's premier event will run through the weekend with skydiving and...

HALL AIMING FOR A WIN IN AIR RACE SERIES * NBN | There are two rounds remaining in this year’s Air Race Series – and Merewether’s Matt Hall has set himself a goal of winning at least one of them. Currently fourth overall, Hall resumes his campaign in Las Vegas on Sunday...

The ride of a lifetime: Inside a Red Bull Air Race plane * Las Vegas Weekly | The moment I send the email, I regret it, but what's done is done: I've agreed to a fly-along with Red Bull Air Race pilot Kirby Chambliss in a two-seater aerobatic plane. The one-sheet explainer on the experience includes a parachute briefing and...

The fastest sport you've never heard of * CNN | Look out NASCAR, one of the world's fastest motor sports wants to steal your fans. We're talking about air racing, where powerful, small planes compete on a looped path in the air, reaching speeds between 200-500 mph. This thrilling sport is...

Video: The Athleticism of Aerobatics · General Aviation News | Cirrus Aircraft has released the latest in a series of videos spotlighting aerobatic star Michael Goulian. Called The Athleticism of Aerobatics...

Community invited to Bryce Canyon Airport for fly-in and open house * Suindependent | As part of the inaugural Bryce Canyon Fly-In, pilots are invited to land their planes at the airport for free and then take a shuttle to visit the red-rock vistas of Bryce Canyon National Park. Pilots will also be treated Friday evening to an opening...

Variety of aircraft to see at Fly-In * Times-Enterprise | THOMASVILLE — Aircraft from all over the Southeast will descend here this weekend for the 47th Thomasville Fly-In, an event sponsored by the Thomasville Aviation Club. More than 300 airplanes and more than 3,000 spectators are expected if the weather...

The Lee Bottom Fly-In Review Part 5 - The Ultimate Review · Rich Davidson NORDO News | After everything was said and done, everyone had flown away, and the last box of fly-in "stuff" was put away, Ginger and I felt pretty good.  The event had gone off rather smoothly. Attendance at the fly-in was better than we expected.  The flow of people never seemed to stop. It was a good crowd but it wasn't crazy.  A plane would land and a few minutes later so would another.  That's how it went...

The making of an air show * Florida Times-Union | For the 2014 NAS Jax Air Show, scheduled for Oct. 25-26, a diverse team of professionals joined together with a shared vision to create what is expected to be two spectacular days of high-flying entertainment for hundreds of thousands of spectators...

Wattisham Apache wins Army photographer the ‘people’s prize’ * Daily Free Press | A  spectacular picture of one of Wattisham’s Apache attack helicopters hovering in front of a fireball was voted by Facebook users to be the Best Overall Image in the Army’s annual photographic competition, it was announced today...

A Record Mojave * Kitplanes | Copy of article from Kitplanes posted on the Mojave Fly-in site.

Pilot Charlotte Zeederberg flies The Great Tiger Moth Air Race * Ladies Love Taildraggers | The first Tiger Moth Air Race was run in 1977, in order to test the airman-ship of the many pilots who took part. Since the first Tiger Moth Air Race there have been 13 air races, the last being in 2003. The James Strong Memorial Great Tiger Moth Air Race revives this tradition and brings pilots and machines from all over the country (Australia)...

NWOC 2015 Registration Open · WarbirdsNews | Registration for 21st National Warbird Operator Conference on Feb 26-Mar 1 in New Orleans, LA is now open.The world’s largest gathering of warbird owners, operators, maintainers and suppliers will soon meet at the 21st Anniversary National Warbird Operator Conference...

Boulder park to be named after Col. Bill Bower, who served in WWII * Boulder Daily Camera | ...Bower participated in the famed Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942. The Doolittle raid was the first strike by the U.S. against Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bower flew his B-25B bomber off the deck of the USS Hornet and helped bomb Tokyo before ditching his plane in China and making his way back to the U.S...

10 Years After The Yankee Air Museum Hangar Fire * WEMU | Ten years ago Thursday the Yankee Air Museum's hangar went up in flames, destroying everything the museum had, except for its three flying aircraft. And if not for the heroic work of several museum volunteers, the planes might have been lost, as well...

magneticNorth builds World War II archive for American Air Museum * Prolific North | magneticNorth has built the most comprehensive digital archive of the American servicemen who served from the UK during the Second World War. It was commissioned by the American Air Museum, part of the Imperial War Museum. american air museum...

SIPA 121 # 51 in Essey-lès-Nancy  * Translated | Recently I told you about the MS472 "Lapwing" stationed in Essey-les-Nancy in the 1:36 Erala heiress CERO307 stating that they were gradually replaced by SIPA S111 / 121 from 1957. Here is a picture above, it is the SIPA 121 No. 51, recognizable by the antenna of the radio compass in the rear of the canopy. According to the badge visible on the plane, even if it is upside down compared to the usual representations, we can say that it is the 3/38 Erala Tours outcome of CERO 311...

French Air Force celebrates 50th Anniversary of Strategic Air Forces with three stunning special colors * The Aviationist | On Oct. 3, with a ceremony held at Istres airbase, the French Air Force celebrated 50 years of French deterrence by the Forces Aériennes Strategiques which are responsible for Paris’s nuclear weapons....

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Pilot dies in air tanker crash at Yosemite fire * CNN | The pilot of an air tanker battling a wildfire at Yosemite National Park died after the tanker crashed Tuesday, Cal Fire said. The tanker was being used to help battle Dog Rock Fire when authorities lost contact with its pilot Tuesday afternoon, Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said in a statement...

National Air and Space Museum releases free children’s app · General Aviation News | A new iPad app from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum helps children learn about airplanes and rockets through four games inspired by the history of early flight. Pilot Pals, the museum’s first app, also enables children ages 4 to 6 to personalize their experience by naming their hangar and choosing a Pilot Pal to accompany them...

NASA helicopter test a smashing success · General Aviation News | HAMPTON, Va. — The successful crash test of a former Marine helicopter could help lead to safer civilian and military helicopters, according to NASA aeronautics researchers. The full-scale test sent the fuselage and its 15 dummy occupants crashing into the dirt at NASA Langley Research Center’s Landing and Impact Research facility in Hampton, Virginia, at about 30 miles an hour...

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Pensacola native returns on Blue Angels team * WEAR | "Growing up in Pensacola, I always loved the Blue Angels and I feel so privileged and proud to be a Blue Angel," Burmeister said. Meet Burmeister and two other Gulf Coast natives on the Blue Angels team on our feature story....

The Patriots Jet Team Announces the Availability of a Static MiG for Event Rental * DigitalJournal.com | Featuring former members of world-class teams such as the U.S.A.F Thunderbirds, U.S.N. Blue Angels and R.C.A.F. Snowbirds, the team has been featured in over 1,500 air shows. The team delivers a wide range of innovative marketing opportunities to...

Speed, grace showcased with US Thunderbirds * Davisclipper | HILL AIR FORCE BASE — For thousands of spectators, watching from the ground as the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds roared overhead in an exhibition of speed and grace was the highlight of this year's air show. Becky Austad got an even more inspiring view...

Planes Of Fame’s Living History Event July 5th · WarbirdsNews |  The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California is well known for holding one of its well known Living History Events for the general public every month. The topic for their event on July 5th will be the ‘Air War Over Vietnam’, featuring the Cessna L-19 Bird Dog. As usual, the event will feature a speaker panel of distinguished aviation experts, historians and veterans, followed by a question & answer period and then a flight demonstration with the subject aircraft when possible....

3rd Annual Lake Minnetonka Air Show * KARE | Wiskus says this year, there will be a combination of high performance airplanes and WWII vintage war birds taking to the skies over Excelsior and Gideon Bay. Watch as T-6's perform some low level fly by's, skydivers demonstrate their precision...

Red Arrows wow Greencastle * Derry Journal | Red Arrows wow Greencastle. Thousands of people descended on Greencastle village on Sunday as the Clipper yachts said farewell to the Foyle and began the next leg of the race. Spectators were treated to a spectacular aeronautical display from the Red...

Aerobatic team creates stunning pyrotechnic display * Telegraph.co.uk | The Twister Aerobatics Team pilots have travelled the world from their base in Oxford to perform spectacular routines complete with LED lights and wing-tip pyrotechnics some 500ft above ground. The men, Peter Wells, Jon Gowdy and Guy Westgate, came...

Top US Officials Return To Farnborough As F-35 Debuts * Breaking Defense | “We are continuing to plan for our deployment” to the Royal International Air Tattoo and the Farnborough Air Show, he said. Editor's note: Our RIAT and Farnborough coverage beings July 10 at RIAT and continues through Wednesday, July 16. Sydney will be...

Fly-in held at airport * The Hillsdale Daily News | Hillsdale — Many came out for a Fly-in Sunday at the Hillsdale Municipal Airport, sponsored by the Hillsdale Exchange Club. Attendants were able to see a variety of planes and antique cars. Rides were available and a breakfast was offered in return...

Salida Fly-in attracts 50 planes and 600 people * Mountain Mail Newspaper | Approximately 600 people attended the second annual Salida Fly-in Saturday at Harriet Alexander Field, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. “It was very successful. We had over 200 more people than last year,” said Jim Dickson, event...

Come see us TODAY through Saturday at Fair St. Louis for FREE, FREE, FREE! * Red Tail Squadron | For our supporters and aviation enthusiasts near St. Louis, if you’re not already planning to attend the amazing Fair Saint Louis then we’ve got a TWO big reasons for you to come on down to “America’s Biggest Birthday Party” – our RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit and one of the original Tuskegee Airmen!...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Warbirds - The Big Bombers · The Aero Experience Missouri and Air Associates of Kansas, with a collection of warbirds - the big bombers! The classic U.S. bombers of World War II, the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator and B-29 Superfortress, were available for close inspection during the week. We feature B-17G "Yankee Lady" from the Yankee Air Museum in Yspilanti, Michigan and B-24A "Diamond Lil" and B-29A Superfortress "Fifi" from the Commemorative Air Force B-29/B-24 Squadron in Addison, Texas. These aircraft regularly tour the country when not in Oshkosh, and we encourage everyone to welcome the crews and support their efforts to preserve these aircraft....

Matt Hall Racing-led consortium settles at Belmont * Australian Aviation | The consortium is led by former RAAF pilot Matt Hall's Red Bull Air Race, aerobatic and corporate flight business, and also includes Airborne, Newcastle Helicopters, and Skydive the Beach. Contracts for the sale were exchanged with former owner Mirvac...

High flyin' adventure * Ontario Argus Observer | Payette Pilot Brenda Carter and her two partners went full throttle across the country in June to promote women in aviation. The “Three Musketeers” — so called because they fly Carter's Beechcraft Musketeer — have participated in four Air Race...

Swiss aviator prepares to fly solar plane around the globe * The Japan Times | PAYERNE, SWITZERLAND – A Swiss psychiatrist-turned-adventurer who circumnavigated the globe in a hot air balloon now wants to become the first to do it in a solar-powered aircraft. Bertrand Piccard, 56, believes the flight by Solar Impulse 2 offers a...

Memorial planned for Hoosier aviator at Indianapolis airport * WTHR | Plans were unveiled Wednesday for a statue of Colonel Weir Cook to stand at the entrance of the Indianapolis International Airport. The statue captures the colonel, a World War I ace, who was the driving force behind the airport's creation. "People of...

Famous aviator Rutan talks to CAP Squadron 84 * Edwards Air Force Base | Edwards AFB Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron 84 Cadets were visited by famous aviator Dick Rutan at their weekly meeting June 24. "I am Dick Rutan and I flew around the world," said Rutan...

Bob Taylor celebrates 90th birthday in style · General Aviation News | Bob Taylor, who founded the Antique Airplane Association in 1953, invited all to AAA headquarters at Blakesburg, Iowa, for his June 28th birthday celebration. More than 150 family members and friends enjoyed the catered lunch and dinner — plus cake and cupcakes. There was time to visit with flying friends and meet some new ones....

Alabama's Aviation Museum * Gulf Coast News Today | The museum began its life in the Samford University Library in 1965 through the efforts of the Birmingham Aero Club. The first exhibits completed what was then referred to as the Birmingham Air and Space Museum. In 1967, the exhibits were moved to the...

History of the air force and French air forces of the eighteenth century to the present day * Passion for Aviation | History of the Air Force and French air forces | eighteenth century to the present day | Under the direction of Jean-Marc Olivier | This book seems to mark the 80th anniversary of the French air force.  This book by Claude Carlier, Sylvain Champonnois Pascal Gaste, Claire july, Eric Mahieu, Jean-Marc Olivier and Gaëtan Sciacco is a reference for all those...

Teen US aviator seeks world record for circling globe * GMA News | Young American pilot Matt Guthmiller, 19, of South Dakota, USA, arrives at the NAIA from Kuala Lumpur. Manila is one of his 12 stopovers during his round-the-world flight on board a single engine Beechcraft A36 plane. Guthmiller is seeking to set a...

Fantasy of Flight owner hopes new rum will take off · General Aviation News | Kermit Weeks, the owner of Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida, is preparing to launch a brand of spiced rum called “Naked in Jamaica,” according to a report at TheLedger.com. Weeks has even written a song to hep promote the new rum...

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Snowbirds landing in Portage - Portage Daily Graphic | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team are ready to wow Portagers with an all new routine they will be performing at Southport on June 4. There is plenty to look forward to from the routine this year, including several new manoeuvres, said Capt. Morgan Strachan, opposing solo who flies Snowbird 9...

Snowbirds performing in High River - Western Wheel | High River residents will want to keep their eyes on the sky July 23 when the iconic Snowbirds aerobatic demonstration team is scheduled for a performance over the town. The pilots synchronize their jets and maneuver them into more than 50 different formations, incorporating up to nine jets in the display as they perform...

Warbird Weekend fundraiser set for May 31 · General Aviation News | GRANGEVILLE, Idaho – Food and music will be part of an event set for Saturday, May 31, to help raise funds for Warbird Weekend. The event runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Twisted Cellar on Main Street in Grangeville. Offerings will include sliders for $9, along with varying costs for beer and wine. Kim Johnson will host music bingo (participation by donation). Participants play by hearing a musical selection and marking their cards with the correct artist and song title....

Making air show fly takes volunteers - Daily Inter Lake | It takes a lot of people to make an air show happen. The volunteer corps needed for the Mountain Madness Air Show Aug. 30-31 featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds is 1,000 people willing to do what it takes to make the show flow...

Red Arrows To Perform at LegenDerry Maritime Festival - Afloat | The world-famous Red Arrows will take to the skies over the North West Coast of Ireland at the end of June with their display of daredevil aerial manoeuvres, to bring a spectacular close to the 2014 LegenDerry Maritime Festival. Brought to the North West by a partnership between Donegal County Council, Limavady Borough Council and Derry City Council, the RAF Red Arrows will perform their thrilling flying display as the stunning send-off to the Clipper 2013-14 Round the World Yacht Race on Sunday 29th June 2014...

Steam Plant Fly-In canceled · General Aviation News | The Steam Plant Fly-In in Gallatin, Tenn., scheduled for Sumner County Regional Airport (M33) on Saturday, June 21, has been canceled.

Airshow Report – Wings Over Illawarra 2014 Airshow * Warbirds News | The annual Wings Over Illawarra air show took place on May 4th, about sixty miles south of Sydney, Australia. For the first time since 2007, the flying program was nearly blown away. Strong and nearly constant winds hung around the New South Wales southern coast all day and unfortunately affected the air show, limiting the flying program due to the heavy crosswinds. Many in...

Thirsty warbirds need juice at Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo 2014 - Orange County Breeze | The 13th Annual Wings, Wheels,  Rotors & Expo, a popular regional event, is fast approaching. This year WWRE is on Sunday, October 26, on the flightline at Los Alamitos Army Airfield. Among the many activities, functions and displays, will be numerous vintage aircraft and military warbirds. These warbirds are classic military aircraft, mainly from the World War Two era but some from other historical flying times...

World War II bomber to land in Montrose - Montrose Daily Press | A visitor to the Montrose Regional Airport is making a special appearance on June 5 — the “Maid in the Shade” B-25 bomber plane restored from its World War II service, will be on display to the public. The authentic, battle-proven plane flew 15 combat missions over Italy, Yugoslavia and Brenner between Nov. 4 and Dec. 31, 1944. Now, having changed ownership more than a few times, the place is in the care of the Commemorative Air Force and invites cockpit tours, photos and even passenger flights...

Sky's no limit for Matt Hall - ABC Online  | Flying must be in Matt Hall's blood - his grandfather flew in World War II, his Dad was into aviation too, so it's no surprise that from the time he was very young Matt wanted to fly. He did so in spectacular fashion becoming a fighter pilot in the Air Force, later a Fighter Combat instructor and even had stint flying with the US Air Force in Iraq - ending his career as a Wing Commander.

Oxcart * The Lexicans | In wandering down assorted internet rabbit holes, I came across a couple of historically interesting articles about the A-12/SR-71 series of aircraft. The first was from the April, 1964 issue of...

Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark  * Let Let Let - Warplanes | With the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider operational shortly after the end of the Second World War, the U.S. Navy was already interested in a successor. Because the jet aircraft of that time still had an excessive fuel consumption, the turboprop engine was regarded as a very suitable alternative; in particular for flying at low altitudes....

Tucson in 100 Objects — the 'boneyard' - Arizona Daily Star * The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group operates a storage facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base that everybody calls the “boneyard.” Here, more than 4,400 aircraft are mothballed in latex coatings to keep their parts safe from the desert sun....

Crossing the Pond * Voices From The DC-3 | It’s one thing to conquer the Atlantic lounging in seat 12A on an American Airlines 777, and quite another to shepherd a part of history (all 70+ year old, 24,000-odd pounds of her) through a similar mission...  So, congratulations to two Douglas C-47 crews (and their supporting teams) on their respective successful transatlantic crossings this month! The crew of Whiskey 7 just reached their destination of Duxford, England, on May 23 in time for its airshow over the weekend. The crew of Union Jack Dak arrived at Coventry Airport on May 10....

CAF Dixie Wing Promo Video · Warbirds News | This is a promotional video which was conceptualized, produced and edited my Mike Schneider and Jay Bess, members of the Commemorative Air Force – Dixie Wing. The Dixie Wing was approved as the 83rd CAF unit on February 28, 1987, and has since displayed its collection of vintage World War II aircraft in numerous air shows throughout the Southeast. The wing is a non-profit, tax-exempt “flying museum” that depends on contributions of time and funds to carry out its mission....

St. Boniface students visit “Rise Above” exhibit * The Beacon | Students then toured the hanger to see the B-17 and B-25 bombers on display and learn of their role in WWII, and see and hear about the ongoing restoration of a Ford Tri-motor airplane. They then viewed the film “Rise Above” about the Tuskegee Airmen ...

Pitman students pilot tour guide program at Castle Air Museum - The Turlock Journal  | Pitman High senior Ryan Hanson’s father was born on the Castle Air Force Base in Atwater so when he discovered that he could return to the site and give tours to younger students at the now Castle Air Museum through a program at his high school, he jumped at the opportunity...

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RSAF's Black Knights: Pride of the Lion City - Aviation International News | Singapore's Black Knights aerobatic team has been reformed for the seventh time to wow the crowd at this year's show. The six Lockheed Martin F-16Cs have been painted in a snazzy new red-and-white design. Led by Lt Col Joseph Leong, 44, a 26-year...

Youngest RSAF Black Knight maintains calm to cope with pre-show excitement - Straits Times | As the date of the Singapore Airshow draws near, Captain Devdutt Sasidharan of the RSAF's Black Knights is striving to maintain his cool as the pre-show excitement builds up...

RI`s airforce aerobatic team will perform at Singapore Air Show - Antara News | Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Air Forces Jupiter Aerobatic team will perform at the Singapore Air Show on Tuesday, despite tension between the two countries regarding the naming of the Indonesian Navys ship, KRI Usman Harun. This was an announcement made by Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro here on Monday. "The Jupiter Aerobatic team is already in Singapore and is currently training for the Singapore Air Show," noted Purnomo....

Singapore Airshow: RAAF fast-jets return to show with Super Hornet display - IHS Jane's 360 | The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is set to make a return to the fast jet flying roster at this year's Singapore Airshow, following the retirement of the service's General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks in 2010. With the F-111 having consistently dazzled...

Hunter air racer Matt Hall takes flight over Sydney - Newcastle Herald | Air racing requires pilots to fly individually against the clock, turning tightly through a slalom course of soft pylons standing about 20 metres from the ground.The Red Bull Air Race World Championships will return from a three-year hiatus on March 1...

Top gun pilot taps into motor sport’s ‘cool suit’ technology to jet ahead of Air Race rivals - Herald Sun | Hall, one of eight pilots who will contest the international eight-round championship, will wear a cutting edge V8 Supercar “cool suit'' owned by Whincup during this year's Red Bull Air Race championship. Hall flies over Sydney Harbour and nearby...

Canada's Snowbirds cancel 4 US shows due to budget cuts - CTV News | MOOSE JAW, Sask. -- Canada's famed Snowbirds aerobatic flying team has been forced to cancel all shows in the United States because of budget cuts. Snowbirds spokesman Capt. Thomas Edelson says the number of flying hours were cut for the squadron...

Plans underway for Thunder Over the Valley Air Show - WFMJ | VIENNA, Ohio - Thunder Over the Valley Air Show will be heading to the area in May. Only 16 Air Force bases were chosen to host an air show this year, and Youngstown is one of them. Members of the Western Reserve Port Authority met with the Air Force ...

Air show needs lift with funds - Warren Tribune Chronicle | She said more than $200,000 is needed to make the event a reality. Varying levels of sponsorships have been created in which sponsors will be rewarded with flights on World War II-era air show planes like a B-17 and B-25, the day before the show begins...

Stamps celebrating 50th season of Red Arrows announced - isleofman.com | Isle of Man Stamps and Coins are releasing a set of six stamps celebrating the 50th display season of the Red Arrows on February 19th. The celebratory anniversary pack comes complete with six stamps that depict the speed, agility and precision of the...

Air Force Thunderbirds return for Daytona 500 - Daytona Beach News-Journal | After a year hiatus from Daytona brought on by bad weather and a federal sequester, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are scheduled to mark the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season opener Feb. 23. Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said their absence has...

Buzz Aldrin Departs with Think Global Flight - FlightSim.com | Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Captain Judy Rice, Voyager Pilot Dick Rutan, and Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum President Greg Anderson. Think Global Flight Embarks from SUN 'n FUN to Promote Education Around The World. SUN 'n FUN, Lakeland ...

Celebrate Presidents Day by climbing aboard Air Force One - National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | As Presidents Day approaches on Feb. 17, visitors to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force have the unique opportunity to view and walk through several truly significant aircraft. The museum's Presidential Gallery is home to aircraft that carried U.S. presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt through Bill Clinton, as well as heads of state, diplomats and other dignitaries and officials, on many historic journeys...

Training at Tuskegee: Turning dreams into reality - Air Force Link | Following this phase, they were given advanced transition training from the AT-6 to the P-40 Warhawk or the twin-engine AT-10 Wichita trainer for pilots who would be flying B-25 Mitchell bombers. Instructors were especially crucial in the advanced phase.

Medic Geoffrey Morris, awarded ‘Silver Star’ for saving lives in Vietnam - War Tales | >>>On June 1, 1970 Morris was the medic aboard an air ambulance on a rescue mission near Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam. His Huey attempted to pick up a couple of wounded soldiers when all hell brook lose....

Spitfire FR.XIVe for RAF Museum Aerial Photography Exhibition · Warbirds News | Warbirds News has some additional information to add to the story we published a few days ago regarding the new RAF Museum Hendon exhibit “Britain from Above” which will open on February 20th. The display will now feature a Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIVe fighter reconnaissance variant, complete with its oblique fuselage camera ports. This artifact will surely be a major draw for the exhibit, in addition to the magnificent images on view and effectively demonstrate an important facet of aerial photography. The aircraft...

When a B-47 pilot got rid of a nuclear bomb near Savannah, Georgia - The Aviationist | There have been a lot of articles about the famous collision of a B-47 carrying a nuclear bomb, with a F-86 over the skies of Georgia during the late 1950s. What really happened about 56 years ago, can be found in the book “Boeing B-47 Stratojet: True Stories Of The Cold War In The Air” to which Col. Howard Richardson submitted his first-hand account of that fateful night and its “Broken Arrow” event...

Wanaka airshow's DC3 has seen a lot of history - Southland Times | ZK-AWP, which will fly at Easter's Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow, is the last flying example of a Royal New Zealand Air Force DC3, the last flying National Airways Corporation (NAC) plane and the last flying example of a Fieldair top-dressing plane...

WI Aviation Hall of Fame Announces New Scholarships - WAI Connect Blog | The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame is offering five scholarships in 2014, two of which will be offered for the first time: the Jeff Baum Scholarship and the Robert Payzer Memorial/EAA Chapter 640 Scholarship...

Morpheus lander flies over space center - Spaceports | The fifth free-flight test of a Morpheus prototype lander was conducted Feb. 10, 2014, at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility...

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Celebrating 45th Anniversary, RSAF Bring Black Knights Back at 2014 Singapore Airshow - Senatus | The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) celebrates its 45th Anniversary this year and is set to commemorate the special occasion at the annual Singapore Airshow which will be held from 11 to 16 February, with the first three days exclusive to trade visitors only....

The Long Road Back to Abu Dhabi - Australian Flying | Four years is a long time in the air race game, especially when there's no air racing to be done. When the Red Bull Air Race series went into sabbatical for a refit after the 2010 season, Matt Hall went into caretaker mode; forging a temporary career...

Tom Poberezny To Return To AirVenture - Midwest Flyer Magazine | OSHKOSH, WIS. – A growing number of members of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) have realized that something important is now missing at EAA and AirVenture; namely, Tom Poberezny. He led EAA for over 20...

Tuskegee Airman to speak at FCTC Thursday - St. Augustine Record | A member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of men who became the nation’s first black military airmen during World War II, is speaking at First Coast Technical College on Thursday. Ret. Lt. Col. Hiram Mann served in the 332nd Fighter Group, flying P51-D Mustangs and providing escort for heavy-bomber aircraft during the war. The Tuskegee Airman broke down the barriers against black pilots serving in the military. The pilots became known as “Red Tails,” a reference to the red painted tails of their planes...

Timeless Voices - Harold Hagerty · eaavideo.org | Harold Hagerty (1924-2011) flew combat missions as a B-17 waist gunner with the 560th Bomb Squadron of the 388th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force during WWII. He survived a midair collision with another B-17 on his 18th mission. (recorded in 2002)

Seven decades later, WWII ball turret gunner returns to the air - Naples News | Shortly after the B-17 Flying Fortress touched down in Naples, Calvin Harvey, 90, emerged from the tiny hatch in the side of the World War II era bomber. His eyes welled up, on the verge of tears....

P-40 Warhawk new exhibit in National War II Museum - WWL | NEW ORLEANS -- Even resting on a flat-bed truck, temporarily stripped of its wings, the shark's face with the menacing smile makes the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter instantly recognizable, especially to a World War II veteran. "Pretty cool, pretty cool, yep," was veteran Tom Blakey's reaction....

Howard Hughes plane/boat floats on - AOPA Pilot | I had forgotten about this old Howard Hughes airliner that was made into a boat and later dubbed the Cosmic Muffin by singer Jimmy Buffet who happened to float by one day and entered the craft into a novel he was writing. Looks a little beaten up, but still as interesting as when it was on “Oprah” and CNN.

Britain from Abobe, New Exhibition at the RAF Museum · Warbirds News | In 1919, in the area where the RAF Museum now stands in Hendon, North London, the world’s first firm of commercial aerial photographers – Aerofilms – was established.Aerofilms was founded by two pioneers who married the fledgling technology of flight with the discipline of photography- Claude Grahame-White and Francis Lewis Wills For the next 80 years Aerofilms captured Britain’s villages, towns, cities and landmarks from the air which provided unique and stunning views of the development of Britain’s rural and urban landscape throughout the 20th century....

AIR FORCE: 'If We Don’t Keep F-22 Raptor Viable, The F-35 Fleet Will Be Irrelevant' - Business Insider | ...“If I do not keep that F-22 fleet viable, the F-35 fleet frankly will be irrelevant. The F-35 is not built as an air superiority platform. It needs the F-22,” Hostage told the Air Force Times....

Applications open for Girls With Wings, other scholarships - AOPA Pilot | “The Wichita Aero Club Dean Humphrey Scholarship will not only honor Dean's memory but is designed to support students who wish to follow his example into communications, administrative or other non-technical roles in aviation-related organizations,”...

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Russian Knights aerobatics crew to perform maneuvers in Bahrain - The Voice of Russia | ...Pilots will perform the demonstration flights at a height of between 100 and 1,500 meters at various speeds. The demonstration flights will last three days. The return of the Russian Knights to Russia is planned for January 22, Klimov said. The Russian Knights regularly participate in the largest global air exhibitions and shows...

Stuart Air Show confirms Harrier jet demonstration for 2014 - TCPalm | STUART -- Air Show officials confirmed Thursday night that an AV-8B "Harrier" jet demonstration for the 25th annual Stuart Air Show on Nov. 1-2. The aircraft will be flown by Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., air show officials ...

Chairman needed for upcoming Flagfest air show - Spencer Daily Reporter | "We're looking for some person to head up the air show," Steffen said. "And so far, we've been unsuccessful." Steffen noted the ideal chairman is someone who "likes airplanes" and is "somewhat familiar with aeronautical types of things." "I've done ...

Red Arrows unable to perform at this year’s Swanage Carnival - but organisers say “we will survive” - Bournemouth Echo | THE Red Arrows display team will not perform at this year's Swanage Regatta and Carnival Week, it has been confirmed. Carnival secretary Linda Welsh was informed the RAF aces would be unable to attend the Swanage event this summer because of their...

Matt Hall prepares for Red Bull Air Race: video - Newcastle Herald | ... aircraft, an MXS-R, at Rutherford Airport. Pictures: Peter Stoop. AN ex-formula one tactician and a "leveller" playing field may prove vital ingredients for Hunter pilot Matt Hall as he prepares to have a third crack at the Red Bull Air Race World ...

WWII Vets receive the chance to fly for free this summer - NBC40 | WWII Veterans in our area will have the chance to fly for free this summer. The Yankee Air Museum, based in Chicago, will hold their first ever flight experience June 9th through the 11th at the Cape May Airport. The 45 minute ride on the B-17 "Yankee ...

“Tuskegee Airmen” For The Hangar Talk At The Pacific Aviation Museum · Warbirds News | PRESS RELEASE-Honolulu, HI – Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will welcome Hawaii’s own Tuskegee Airman Philip Baham, Dr. Dorothy Goldsborough, and a panel of Black History experts, as they discuss the stories and the legacy of the first African-American military aviators who served during WWII. The Hangar Talk, “Tuskegee Airmen Then and Now” is Saturday, February 8, 2014, 2 to 4pm in the Museum Theater...

The Red Tails are alive, well - Air Combat Command - ACC Headlines | The legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen lives at Tyndall with the arrival of the 301st Fighter Squadron. The squadron is a U.S. Air Force Reserve Command unit that is comprised of combat-ready F-22 Raptor pilots, F-22 Formal Training Unit Instructors, and Adversary T-38 pilots as well as associated support personnel. The 301st FS is integrated across the 95th Fighter Squadron, 43rd Fighter Squadron, and 325th Training Support Squadron along with each of their missions...

Barnwell, a 'Flying Tiger' whose photos captured war images, dies at 90 - Macon Telegraph | Barnwell, who held the rank of staff sergeant, was a flight engineer on a B-25 bomber as part of the 14th Air Force's “Flying Tigers.” During the early 1940s, Barnwell saw much of his life through a camera lens, and he was one of the few who took color ...

Celebrate 10 years of the Udvar-Hazy Center! · National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | Celebrate 10 years of the Udvar-Hazy Center! Join us for the first-ever Udvar-Hazy Center Open House on January 25th in Chantilly, VA from 10 am to 3 pm. Go behind-the-scenes and tour the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar. See the Museum's current projects, such as the Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver. Meet curators, conservators, archivists, and other specialists, and learn how they care for objects in the Museum's collection.

The Bob Hoover Project: Flying the Feathered Edge | We are thrilled to announce that this past Thursday Bob signed off on our finished cut of the film R. A. "BOB" HOOVER: FLYING THE FEATHERED EDGE. Bob stated "you've captured it, the way it was - you did it!" He said this film tells his story, and has signed off on it for historical accuracy. For a three year journey...

Antique Airfield:

• "Stars of the Sky & Screen" Talent Search
• New Dates for Cactus Fly-In at Casa Grande: Feb 28 and March 1, 2014
• Mike Latta's Interstate Cadet
• Ron Alexander and Brian Karli's Jenny Flight Video
• Stearman Shots from Bill Allen
• Texas and Nebraska Chapter December/January Newsletters

Westland Yeovil by travelforaircraft | Westland built three prototypes of the Yeovil but ultimately failed to gain a contract with the Royal Air Force. It had the...
   
STOVL — Lightning II for the Marines by travelforaircraft | The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has a variation of the fifth generation fighter known as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II called the F-35B (the USAF has the F-35A and the USN has the F-35C). It is stealthy (two internal weapons bays) and modern (vectored thrust, composite fuselage, glass cockpit) like the other two Lightning II models but...

F/A-18 Hornet 35th Anniversary · Airboyd | Credit: Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Naval aviation was changed forever 35 years ago when the F/A-18 Hornet completed its first flight Nov. 18, 1978. On Dec. 9, 2013, the Navy honored the F/A-18 and EA-18G for a job well done.

Fallbrook aviator takes to the skies again - Village News Network | Barbara Thurber obtained her pilot's license in 1968, and within two years she became Fallbrook's first homegrown certified flight instructor. Her flying career ended after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in April 1972, but she never lost her ...

Chinese Lunar Landing Prompts Debate Over Moon Exploitation and Potential Tourism - Spaceports | China's successful landing of an unmanned probe on the moon last month has prompted a debate over the potential exploitation of the moon's resources - and who exactly owns the Earth's only natural satellite. Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from London, England.

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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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Long Island's “Greatest Show” Prepares For Its 10th Anniversary -
LongIsland.com | John Klatt of the National Guard Reserve; Sean D. Tucker of Team Oracle; Aerobatic Pilot Matt Chapman; Rob Holland Ultimate Air shows; The Raiders Demonstration Team; Kirby Chambliss of Team Chambliss; the Red Bull Air Force Skydiver Parachute ...

Pensacola Beach Airshow not grounded after all - Navarre Press | The Pensacola Beach Airshow featuring 23 aircraft is a go to begin at 1 p.m. on July 12-13 along with a free concert featuring the Tams at 7 p.m. on July 13, announced Buck Lee, Santa Rosa Island Authority Executive Director. So, visitors and residents ...

Air show ready for take-off at Shafter's Minter Field - Bakersfield Californian | And since Minter Field Airport was originally used as an Army air base, where World War II pilots were trained, performances by an assortment of Warbirds will be the highlight of the show, Worley said. Possibly one of the most unusual performers ...

NC Aviation Museum slates fly-in from General Aviation News | The North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame is hosting its Annual Fly-in June 8 at the Asheboro Airport (HBI). Admission is $5 per person with kids 6 or younger admitted free. According to officials, the museum does not receive any funds from the state or local governments and relies on this event as its main fundraiser for the year....

Jangling nerves as Matt flys into town - Narromine News | Matt Hall is a third generation pilot, a former RAAF Fighter Combat (Top Gun) Instructor, international unlimited aerobatic competitor and in 2009 became not only the first Australian to ever compete in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship but also ...

Frecce Tricolori in Bari .. a show that moves! - Giornale di Puglia (translated) | Andrea Stano - exciting day for the citizens of Bari As is customary during the feast of St. Nicholas have performed between thunderous applause and heart palpitations the wonderful "Frecce Tricolore", ie, the aerobatic ...

Vintage B-17 coming to AirSho - Corsicana Daily Sun | Collecting, restoring and flying warbirds for more than half a century, the Commemorative Air Force ranks as one of the largest private air forces in the world. The CAF is dedicated to honoring American Military Aviation through flight, exhibition and ...

B-17 bomber comes to Shreveport, despite no air show - WWNO | It's owned by the Gulf Coast Wing, a unit of the Commemorative Air Force. Historian Christopher Ebdon of Houston said this B-17 is one of three still in existence, and the only one still flying. It was used by the Navy for early warning radar. Ebdon ...

Honor Flight sends 10th group of World War II vets on trip of lifetime - Tampabay.com | Sarasota's Harlan Twible, who gave the orders to abandon ship during the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945, was the first one off the Allegiant Air flight. Led in by bagpipers and greeted by applause and American flag waving, the veterans capped ...

Lt. Bruno Virgili and Lulubelle Gaehner got ‘hitched’ before he flew off to WW II from War Tales by Don Moore | ...His proudest moment in the Second World War may have been in North Africa when he designed a skip bomb rack for P-38s that attached under the wings of the twin engine fighters...

Skywarrior finds new life at Castle Air Museum - Merced Sun-Star | ATWATER — A Navy aircraft nicknamed "The Whale" because of its enormous size settled into its new home Wednesday at Castle Air Museum. About a dozen volunteers followed the plane — a Douglas RA-3B Skywarrior — from the restoration hangar at ...

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum to Receive AIAA Civic Service Award from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum has been chosen to receive the 2013 St. Louis American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Civic Service Award. The award,...

Big edition this time to Photos of the Month! from Fence Check's Facebook Wall

Bronco Fan Day XV from Apron 6  | A last Bronco photo to end the Bronco Fan Day album....

Finow from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Robert | The airfield at Finow is located in the former East Germany and was opened as a Luftwaffe base in 1938. The Soviet Air Force utilised the airfield from 1950 until 1993. MiG 29s were...

Vintage Plane Motor Stolen in Newton County - KRZK Radio | By: Elizabeth Monte Posted: Thursday, May 09, 2013. A vintage plane motor has been stolen in Newton County, Arkansas. The motor was from a B-25 Navy plane that crashed near Jasper in the 1940s. The motor has been on display near Roundtop Mountain ...

How the 747 Got Its Hump from Air & Space Magazine | ARGUING THAT LIFE EVOLVED WITHOUT INTELLIGENT GUIDANCE, say the people who believe in “intelligent design theory,” is akin to arguing that a tornado hitting a junkyard could create a Boeing 747. So, I ask them, why does the 747 have an upstairs cabin? Because Boeing planned it that way, they answer. They are quite wrong, but the example of the 747 is useful because it points to some important general rules about how airplanes come to be the way they are....

Question of the Week: EAA's Role from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Chairman of the board and interim CEO Jack Pelton says EAA represents personal aviation — everything from jet warbirds to paragliders.Plus: Last week, we asked AVweb readers how they planned to advance themselves (or aviation in general) this year; click through for the breakdown of answers we received.

Kids Fly Free on Young Eagles Day - Patch.com | The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 176 is sponsoring a Young Eagles Day on Saturday, May 11, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the airport. All children and teens ages 8 to 17 will have an opportunity to fly in an aircraft piloted by an ...

Texas and Alabama Advancing Spaceport Legislation in Closing Days of Sessions from Spaceports | Texas and Alabama state legislators are looking to advance spaceports in their respective states this month by advancing legislation designed to help the state's gain entry into the commercial space launch business....

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Thunderbirds returning for Sun-N-Fun show - Bay News 9 | Thunderbirds returning for Sun-N-Fun show. polk-county-default. Last Updated: Thursday, January 03, 2013, 10:15 AM. POLK COUNTY --. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will be returning to the Sun-N-Fun Fly-In this year in Polk County. The planes will be ...

Matt Hall to kick off fly in - Northern Star | AUSTRALIA'S Top Gun stunt pilot Matt Hall will help kick off this year's Great Eastern Fly-In when he delivers a P-51 Mustang aircraft to Evans Head tomorrow afternoon. After a two year hiatus organiser Gai Taylor said conditions looked ideal for the...

Dracula prepares for Franklin's Flying Circus debut - AOPA Pilot | “I did that show last year and it's a great show that's right before Sun 'n Fun,” he said. “It gives me time to learn to fly the aircraft and see its capabilities.” The new Dracula show will keep with the Franklin tradition, he said. “It will have the ...

Civil Air Patrol to open trading at New York Stock Exchange from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | {well, past tense now} A delegation from Civil Air Patrol will ring the opening bell Friday at the New York Stock Exchange. Led by CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Chuck Carr, a group of about 20 CAP representatives, including cadets, will be on the stock exchange podium at 9:30 a.m. EST to officially start trading....

The Airplane Book: Wood preserves dad's WWII photos, history - douglascountysentinel | On board the B-17 bomber planes he flew as part of the 97th Bombardment Group, Grady took photos of bombs descending toward their targets – a Daimler-Benz car plant that made tanks during the war and an exploding train carrying German ammunition ...

Tinker to Evers to Chassis - New York Times | The father of Gary Alcarese, a fellow mechanic, was a tail gunner in a B-17 that was shot down by the Germans over Denmark during World War II. Alcarese's father was the only survivor on the plane and became a prisoner of war. Christopher Tinker...

Pilot Remembered as Accomplished, Patriot from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News  | MONTGOMERY AL- Jack Thompson was laid to rest today. He passed away at home on December 28, 2012, a week before his 86th birthday. Born in Birmingham, he was a long time resident of Montgomery. A US Navy veteran of three wars, his dream of military flying came true much later with Air America. He became known as Captain Jack while in Viet Nam. He took leave from his job flying with Alabama Fish and Game and Gov. Wallace in 1966 to fly for Air America...

“Japanese aircraft taken over by the Allies in British... from Planeshots | “Japanese aircraft taken over by the Allies in British Malaya were tested and evaluated by Japanese naval aviators under close supervision of RAF officers from...

Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines: Black and white photos show ... - Daily Mail | He is credited as one of the inventors of wing walking, which he used to make repairs to his plane mid-flight. But his was another aviation career cut tragically short. In 1920, he died during a movie shoot when the pilot of the plane he was in was ...

New Book Details History of Idaho's Backcountry Airstrips - Twin Falls Times-News | A key figure in Twin Falls' aviation history makes an appearance in Holm's account of a crew who bailed out of a B-17 bomber during World War II over the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. Charles Reeder — who in 1941 started Reeder Flying Service in ...

Video: Watch Wingsuit Flyers Hover Within Feet of Glider Airplanes from Aerial Sports Feed | The Red Bull Skydive Team constantly pushes the realms of possibility for its spectacular wingsuit and skydiving projects; their latest involves a daring pursuit and formation flight with two Blanix...

Castle Air Museum works to restore T-37 - ABC30.com | When their work is complete, the plane will go on display at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater. The aircraft was the main training jet for U.S. Air Force pilots from the 1950's until it was discontinued about five years ago. The restoration process is...

Museum announces 2013 educational programs from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | A variety of free and low-cost educational programs at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, will help parents, students and educators find fun and exciting learning opportunities focusing on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as social studies, literature and art....

Teaching the Aviators Model Code of Conduct to Kids Released from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Teaching the Aviators Model Code of Conduct to Kids, an abridged and simplified explanation of the Aviators Model Code of Conduct (AMCC), was released today by the project’s Permanent Editorial Board. Written for use in the classroom with language appropriate for children, the document exposes young students to important values shared by safe and successful aviators...

Kennedy Space Center looking to lease or sale launch facilities prior to end of 2013 from Spaceports | NASA is advertizing a long list of Kennedy Space Center facilities and equipment as available for use, lease or, in some cases, outright purchase by the right business. Among them: Launch Pad 39A, where shuttles were launched; space in the Vehicle Assembly Building, the iconic 526-foot-tall structure first used to assemble Saturn V-Apollo rockets; the Orbiter Processing Facilities, essentially huge garages where the shuttles were maintained; Hangar N and its high-tech test equipment; the launch-control center; and...

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Black Diamond Jet Team – Florida International Airshow - Birds n Bugs | This civilian precision flight act was at last years Florida International Airshow as the Heavy Metal Jet Team and had five L39s in the group. This year, an added attraction was a pair of Mig-17 Frescos painted in the teams Arctic Camo livery.  These...

Breaking News: Balloon launches scrubbed at New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport ... - NSBNEWS.net | Paul Roy, one of the organizers of the fourth annual New Smyrna Beach Balloon and SkyFest, made the announcement just after 8 am "The winds are reported strong at 500 feet," he said over a loud speaker. "No take off." Sally Mackay, one of the founders ...

Video: US Army's Golden Knights a heavenly treat for thousands at New Smyrna Beach Balloon & SkyFest - nsbnews.net | Under bright sunny skies Saturday, people craned their heads upwards for a once-in-a-lifetime view of an elite group of parachuters with their precision landings at the fourth annual New Smyrna Beach Balloon and SkyFest. The highlight of the day, no doubt was the death-defying aerial maneuvers of the U.S. Army's Golden Knights....

Sky's the limit for fearless aerobatic ace - The Canberra Times | 25 March 2012, Canberra Times photo by RICHARD BRIGGS, Aerobatic pilot Matt Hall put on two breath-taking aerobatic displays at the Canberra Airport open day . Story-Chris Knaus Photo: Richard Briggs RCB Fear is a dangerous emotion for extreme ...

Brownsville welcomes stunt fliers, vintage aircraft - Brownsville Herald | He said the show, put on by the Commemorative Air Force Rio Grande Valley Wing, is run completely by volunteers. The only paid participants are the performers. Ticket proceeds go toward the putting on the show and maintaining the Commemorative Air ...

Former Tuscaloosa resident recalls early days with Blue Angels - Tuscaloosa News | Swann was in the Blue Angels in 1952, maintaining all of the Navy communication aid equipment. By Wayne Grayson Before they were world-renowned daredevils admired for their trademark diamond formation and low-flying acrobatics, the Blue Angels were an ...

The Blue Angels show us the meaning of courage - valheisey.com | If you ever needed an example of what it means to step out of your comfort zone and learn the meaning of courage, then you need look no further than the Blue Angels....

Bits & Pieces air show - Adrian Daily Telegram | The Bits & Pieces RC Airplane Club's annual air show began Saturday at the Adrian Mall. The event continues from noon to 6 pm today. The club began in 1981. Members fly their planes every Saturday and Sunday at Heritage Park in Adrian.

The Breitling Jet Team from Apron 6  

Ohio’s Grimes Field target for largest gathering of B-25s since WWII from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Flying in from around the U.S., about two dozen B-25 Mitchell bombers will converge on Urbana, Ohio’s municipal airport, Grimes Field, beginning Saturday, April 14. The largest gathering of B-25s since World War II, the Grimes Gathering of B-25s will lead into the 70th Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Reunion at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (NMUSAF), near Dayton... 

Amelia Earhart mystery could be solved with new clue - NOLA.com | By AP Washington -- A new clue in one of the 20th century's most enduring mysteries could soon uncover the fate of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who went missing without a trace over the South Pacific 75 years ago, investigators say...

Bids fly for Amelia Earhart’s gloves from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Signed flying gloves reportedly worn by Amelia Earhart during a historic flight have been found on eBay, according to a post at WhatSellsBest.com. According to the sellers listing, the historic signed leather gloves were worn by Earhart during her 1935 "Goodwill Solo Flight" to Mexico. The seller states the...

Women’s History Month: The Unchainable Pancho Barnes - Women's Voices of Change | “Why isn’t ‘Pancho Barnes’ a household name?” demanded a viewer at Athena Film Festival’s screening of a new documentary on the life of Florence Lowe. Gun-runner, stunt pilot, proprietress of a notorious bar, the woman who was to become Pancho Barnes was a lifelong rebel...

RedBull Lightning from Apron 6

Huey at Oakland Museum of California '68 exhibit - San Francisco Chronicle | According to Huey historian Wayne Terry of San Francisco, there were about 10000 of these birds mass-produced for the war, the most of any aircraft since the B-25 bomber in World War II. No other piece of heavy equipment is as deeply associated with ...

The U-Deuce - airspacemag.com | The secret to a spyplane's eternal youth is a new suite of gadgets installed on a classic chassis. | “THE AIRPLANE IS NOTHING LIKE WHAT POWERS FLEW,” says Bryan Swords, currently the chief engineer for the U-2S at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company’s Palmdale, California office. Swords is referring, of course, to Francis Gary Powers, who, four years after overflights began over the U.S.S.R., Poland, and East Germany, had the unfortunate distinction of being shot down in a U-2 near Sverdlovsk in the Soviet Union on...

Designers imagine skylines of wood high-rises, made possible by new technology - National Post | In an Oregon air museum sits one of the last gasps of the wood age. Built by business magnate Howard Hughes, the 66-metre-long “Spruce Goose” airplane was designed as a revolutionary way to carry supplies overtop the submarine-infested waters of the ...

Last of its Kind - airspacemag.com | A look inside the Smithsonian's Stratoliner. | The Boeing 307 Stratoliner at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in northern Virginia is the final survivor of 10 Stratoliners built in the late 1930s as the world’s first pressurized airliners. Named the Clipper Flying Cloud, the Museum’s airplane has played a number of roles over the years—as an airliner for Pan American in South America in the early 1940s, personnel carrier for the Army during World War II, personal transport for Haitian dictator Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier in the...

Atomic Testing Museum explores Area 51 - LSRJ | ...For all those years, Barnes said, he, and the workers who came before and after, were attempting to toil in obscurity. They'd fly out to Area 51 on Mondays and return on Fridays. Most of the workers, he said, couldn't even live in the area, so as not to draw attention to the project....

"Longest UCAP Ever" UCAP #278-alpha from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Saturday Evening through Sunday Morning, March 24 & 25. UCAP Daily. Jack and Dave have joined Jeb in Florida and are preparing to head to Lakeland for the 2012 Sun 'n Fun Fly-in.