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Featuring excellent photographic coverage of the NAS JAX, air show, Joint Warrior-2 NATO exercise from Scotland,  NAS Pensacola air show, Aviation Nation 2011 Nellis AFB with a special section remembering the 65^th Blue Angels Anniversary and tribute to the ACC Single Ship Demo Teams who will be missed in 2012!

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NAS Jax Air Show will continue to affect naval aviation on First Coast - Florida Times-Union | That naval aviation has a major impact on the First Coast will become loud and clear this weekend when the Blue Angels and their supersonic F/A-18 Hornets perform at the NAS Jax Air Show.  Those who work or live on the St. Johns River in Ortega, San Marco and the Southside regularly see, hear and feel that presence as flights of Navy helicopters, patrol planes and occasionally jets making their high-speed runs to and from the Westside air station....
   
This Weekend In Florida History Nov. 5th and 6th - Florida Times-Union | The United States Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, aka The Blue Angels, was first formed in 1946 and is currently the oldest formal flying aerobatic team in the world. Y'all have a wonderful Florida Friday and a great weekend, Jacksonville!

MacDill Airfest: an aircraft aficionado's dream - Tbo.com | Kristin Hubbard will be zooming around in her F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of the US Air Force Thunderbirds precision flying team taking part in the 2011 MacDill Airfest. "I am really looking forward to it," said Hubbard, in a recent interview from ...

Air show to take place at Cochran Regional - Mydesert.com | Military warplanes and aerobatic pilots will take to the sky from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday during the 8th annual Jacqueline Cochran Air Show.  The free event is held at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport at 56-850 Higgins Drive in Thermal.  Featured performances include the...

Scottsdale Air Fair is returning to Scottsdale Airport - axcentral.com | After an 11-year hiatus, the Scottsdale Air Fair is returning to Scottsdale Airport this weekend.  More than 20,000 visitors are expected on the runway to tour planes, sit in cockpits and talk to pilots during the two-day fair. Aircraft will range from vintage warplanes to modern airplanes and helicopters.  "An air fair is different than an air show or race because this is focused on the ground," said Alexandria Pierce, a spokeswoman. "It's more of an interactive experience."  The fair is an opportunity to showcase the airport and learn...

Video: On-Board with Stuart Saward from Latest Vlog | I got to sit down with Stuart this morning and and go over the on-board footage from his flying display at the Western Cape Champs in Saldanha. Stuart gives some interesting insight into what goes into being an aerobatic display pilot.

The B-17G is Simply Amazing! - Moose Peterson Aviation Photography | The B-17G Flying Fortress were once the king of the skies, bringing home to many as they flew in huge waves on bombing raids over Europe. The story of their crews...

Marker Dedicated to First Aviator to Die in Duty - Military.com | The first naval aviator to die in the line of duty was remembered nearly 100 years after his death with a marker to honor his service Oct. 24. A historical marker in Ens. William Devotie Billingsley's hometown of Winona, Miss., was unveiled on Old ...

Memorial honors female pilot - The Pueblo Chieftain | LA VETA — A memorial honoring woman pilot Doris Bristol Tracy will be unveiled at 3 p.m. Nov. 11 in the courtyard between the public library and Francisco Fort Museum.  Tracy, a longtime La Veta resident who died July 29, 2010, served as a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot) from 1943 to 1945. She and other WASPs were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their service to the United States in March 2010....

Surviving after B-17 is ditched in water - Sarasota Herald-Tribune | Bill Floyd flew 51 missions as a B-17 tail gunner, including one in which his plane was shot down. By BILL FLOYD A native of Uniontown, Ky., Bill Floyd volunteered for induction into the Army mid-World War II in 1943, at age 18. ...

On Bullying - CAF Red Tail Squadron | ...As a group, the men who would become known as the Tuskegee Airmen endured bullying because of the color of their skin and the fact that they worked toward a goal that many felt they had no business trying to attain. Many citizens of Tuskegee, Alabama, which was located in the deep South, bullied the cadets individually and as a group if they ventured into town, taunting them with...

Is orange juice key to preserving last intact German Do-17 light bomber downed in Battle of Britain? from The Mil & Aero Blog by John Keller | Thanks to an Alert Reader in North Carolina, I've learned of an historical research project in England that seeks to raise and preserve what is believed to be the last remaining intact German Dornier Do-17, a World War II-era light bomber shot down over the English Channel in summer 1940 during the Battle of Britain.  Interestingly, it may turn out to be orange juice -- or some similar derivate rich in citric acid -- that may be key to preserving the aircraft remains, now submerged under the English Channel, from the ravages of salt-water-induced corrosion.  Experts from Imperial College London and the Royal Air Force Museum are joining hands to rescue the downed Do-17 -- better-known as the "Flying Pencil" -- and display the restored Nazi bomber in a proposed gallery planned to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain...

Archive Film Evening - Wednesday 9th November from RAF Museum London News | The Society of Friends will be showing from 7pm in the Museum's Lecture Theatre a selection of rare and informative films from the Museum's archive. Members of the public are welcome to attend. The film that will be shown on the evening include: What’s the Form? A film in which an RAF officer attempts to discover the truth behind the crash of a Lancaster bomber, in which the entire crew died. Phantom Pilot A film following trainee pilots from the beginning of their course to an operational Phantom squadron. Dilemma A film which shows...

Profile 60 - "X5-C" as crewed by Ken Salisbury (Bombardier?) - WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles | New information - in the form of the mission orders for the opening salvo of "Market Garden" on September 17 and 18, 1944 - have come to light and it's clear that Ken made his bombing run in C-47 S/N 42-23306, code-letter "C."  As you can see by the artwork...

Father and son team try to send helium balloon to 107,000-feet, captures California Coast.: from Kathryn's Report | DIY Father and Son project sends digital camera's into Near Space YORBA LINDA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2011 -- On October 8th, 2011, A Father and Son team from Yorba Linda, California, inspired by the Citibank Reward commercial showing friends launch a weather balloon into near space, successfully launched and recovered their balloon project which captured images of the California coast from 107,000...

Video and Pics: RyanAir launches its sexy "Ryanair Cabin Crew Charity... - www.bangaloreaviation.com | Irish low cost carrier RyanAir launched the 2011 edition of the Ryanair Cabin Crew Charity Calendar, the fourth year running. The calendar...

For the First Time in More Than 30 Years, Guests Are Invited Inside Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to See Where Rockets Are Built from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense | KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --  For more than 30 years, tour buses have driven guests past the 525-foot tall Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, at Kennedy Space Center, pointing out the massive building in which Apollo V rockets, and later, space shuttles,...

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As long as the blood holds out, Blue Angels flight is a blast - Florida Times-Union | The Jacksonville Naval Air Station air show, where the Blue Angels and about 20 other performers will take to the air, runs Saturday and Sunday, ...

Blue Angels Getting Ready in the Skies over Jacksonville - First Coast News | The Navy's Blue Angels, the precision flight demonstration team, is getting ready for this weekend's air show at NAS Jacksonville. ...

Stunt pilots preview moves for Wings Over Houston (w/video) - Houston Chronicle | John Klatt, who will be featured in the Wings Over Houston Airshow this weekend. Klatt was one of two stunt pilots dancing around the Houston skyline ...

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Conroe High grad set to fly in Wings Over Houston - Montgomery County Courier | The 26th annual Wings Over Houston Airshow – featuring an appearance by the US Air Force Thunderbirds – takes place this weekend at Ellington Airport in ...

Snowbirds Day in Moose Jaw - Regina Leader-Post - There will be no publicly accessible airshow, but a demonstration starting around 3:30 pm Friday should be visible from areas around 15 Wing. ...

Roulettes to fly by car show - Latrobe Valley Express | This year's show will feature a visit from the Royal Australian Air Force's roulettes aerobatic team, more than 70 car displays with prizes, power boats and ...

The COPPERSTATE Fly-In—October 21-23, 2010 from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | Since its first event in 1973, the COPPERSTATE Fly-In has been bringing together aviation enthusiasts in the southwest United States. The 2010 event, to be held in Casa Grande, Arizona, from Thursday, October 21 through Saturday, October 23 will be no exception…

M2M Allies With Veterans Airlift Command - Aviation International News | Said Walt Fricke, "Air Boss" of Veterans Airlift Command: "Partnering with Mach 2…allows me to remain focused on what I am most passionate about–recruiting ...

 Air show donates $100K to Eastern Panhandle United Way - The Herald-Mail | Celebrating a "promise fulfilled," organizers of the Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Open House & Air Show announced the donation of $100000 to United Way of ...

The Jon and Mary show comes to #NBAA10 from Runway Girl by Mary Kirby

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Vintage warplanes come to Cleveland - Plain Dealer | B-17 Memphis Belle co-pilot Gary Pasco helps his aircraft back into the IX Center Wednesday for a weekend Power Piston Show. The hangar door in the building ...

Taft: The party's not over yet - Bakersfield Californian ... vintage aircraft fly-in at the Taft Airport, featuring two "Mitchell" B-25 World War II bombers made famous by the Jimmy Doolittle raid in 1942. ...

1945 The Air Fair at Wright Field, Ohio (1 of 2) | Branding The World - 1945 The Air Fair at Wright Field, Ohio (1 of 2). Oct 21st, 2010 by admin. www.webalice.it October 1945, Wright Field, Ohio. " Victory brought great celebration. It also gave Wright Field an opportunity to educate the public on its ...

100 years ago, history made in Middle Island - North Shore Sun | Peter Kockenmeister, an airline pilot from Jamesport and a student of aviation history, wrote about Mr. Johnstone's historic flight in an essay that has ...
 

RB-211 at night. from Airline Pilot Central Forums by AZFlyer 

Community - The Register-Guard | Oregon Air & Space Museum — Museum seeks local Pearl Harbor survivors and others who served in military at that time, for Pearl Harbor Day tribute to be ...

Fossett monument planned for airport - Salina Journal | A new aircraft rescue firefighting station, Wings Over Salina Air Museum and restaurant, and the Fossett monument could all be located at the west end of ...

Fox Valley Rocketeers November Meeting – TribLocal | The Fox Valley Rocketeers, a local club of model rocketry enthusiasts, is hosting its November club meeting, 7:30-8:45 pm, Monday November 1 at the ...
 

New engines for old favorites? from Roger-Wilco by steve | There used to be a time when the big aircraft makers were churning out new types with astounding regularity. In the wide-body arena, there was a choice between the Tri-Star from Lockheed, the DC-10 from McDonnell Douglas and of course the 747 from Boeing. Narrow-bodies also came in a nice variety from the DC-9 through the MD-80 and the 727 to the 737…

Sporty's Next Step Program Enrollment Surpasses 5,000 from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The EAA and Sporty's Pilot Shop Next Step program has enrolled more than 5,000 EAA Young Eagles, allowing them to pursue an aviation interest beyond a first flight experience. Through the Next Step program, those young people flown through the EAA Young Eagles program now have a clear pathway to participation in aviation - from a first airplane ride with volunteer EAA pilots, continuing all the way to a pilot's license.

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DAV brings message to the NAS Jacksonville Air Show on the Wings of a B-25

NAS Jacksonville, FL – The Disabled American Veterans will once again take to the skies to advance its message of service to disabled veterans.  Now, in its eighth season, the DAV Airshow Outreach Program featuring the B-25 Mitchell Bomber of World War II notoriety appears nationwide at over 25 airshows and reaches over 3 million airshow spectators annually in an effort to promote the DAV’s mission of building better lives for America’s disabled veterans.  The DAV is proud to announce The DAV Flight Team will be making an appearance at the NAS Jacksonville Air Show on Oct 23-24.

The DAV Airshow Outreach Program was developed to increase public awareness of disabled veterans and to serve veterans in communities across the nation. Using B-25 medium bombers, the program reminds the public of the sacrifices veterans have made and continue to make to keep our nation free.

The B-25 Bomber enjoys the reputation of achieving the impossible during one of America’s darkest hours in World War II.  The medium size bomber was made famous by the daring Doolittle Raid on Tokyo which helped rally America after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  The B-25 went on to become the most versatile bomber of World War II, seeing combat in every theater of operation.

“The DAV is thrilled to bring our message of volunteerism and support to our nation’s sick and disabled veterans to this air show. We believe the men, women and children who will visit this air show are the patriotic, military-friendly citizens that have helped make this nation so great,” said DAV National Commander Wallace Tyson. “The DAV is proud to be among this crowd, and meet those who want to know more about our service to veterans.”

While at the show plan to visit the Disabled American Veterans display where you can see the 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar.  You can honor our brave veterans by purchasing this commemorative coin at www.usmint.gov.  A portion of every coin sold will help build the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington D.C.   Also at the display, veterans are encouraged to autograph a DAV Flight Team poster which will be presented to the show on behalf of all those veterans living in the community.

For more information on the Disabled American Veterans, visit www.dav.org.  And for more information on the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, visit www.avdlm.org.

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