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Breitling Jet Team to Fly in the U.S. for First Time - Warbirds News | Warbirds News has just learned that the world famous Breitling Jet Team will be touring the United States in 2015, marking their first ever visit to North America. The Breitling Jet Team is the largest professional civilian jet aerobatics squad in the world, and features seven high performance Aero L-39C Albatros ex-military trainers. Their fabulous display routine is well known and respected at air shows in Europe, and it will be a thrill to have them perform for a whole new audience....

Marine Corps Air Station -Yuma Puts on Yuma Air Show - KAWC | Arizona Edition - This weekend, the skies of Yuma fill with the sights and sounds of U.S. military might and aviation heroics.  The Marine Corps Air Station Yuma’s annual Yuma Airshow is one of the biggest events of the year, bringing tens of thousands of residents and visitors through the gates of one of the busiest Marine air bases in the country.  KAWC’s Kim Johnson spoke with...

Watch: High-flying over Amelia Island - upside down in the Breitling aerobatic plane By Dan Scanlan | David Martin is a championship-winning aerobatic pilot who tackles air shows and competitions in his sleek red and yellow Extra 300 2-seat airplanes. He also flies air shows over the annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, the 19th iteration of which just wrapped on Amelia Island....

Turnout strong at 'Fly it Forward' events - AOPA | AOPA regional managers were among the many pilots worldwide who participated in well-attended “Fly it Forward “ events that gave women and girls their first taste of aviation during Women of Aviation Worldwide Week March 3 through 9....

B-29 Airplane's Story Unfolding at Lakeland Linder Airport - The Ledger | LAKELAND | After a two-hour wait in the sun, Yoshitaka Hamada grabbed his camera bag and set up his equipment Tuesday on the tarmac of Lakeland Linder Regional Airport as the B-29 Superfortress rolled in....

Today Airman Charles Anderson, Sr. is Honored With a United States Postal Stamp - Warbirds News | The first-ever U.S. postal stamp specifically honoring the Tuskegee Airmen will be issued today. The stamp features Charles Alfred Anderson, Sr., regarded as the “father” of black aviation. According to the US Postal Service regional spokesman Ray V. Daiutolo Sr., Anderson was selected because he was “a pioneer in aviation who played a crucial role during World War II in training the nation’s first black military pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen.”...

Tuskegee Airman immortalized on a stamp - GA news | Referred to as the Father of Black Aviation, Chief Flight Instructor of the Tuskegee Airmen, C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson, has been immortalized on a stamp. The dedication ceremony was held March 13 at Bryn Mawr College’s McPherson Auditorium in Pennsyvlania....

Timeless Voices - Philip Savides Featured - EAA Video | Philip Savides (1920-2007) flew 101 combat missions as a P-47 Thunderbolt pilot with the 313th Fighter Squadron of the 50th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force during WWII.

Aerospace Community Mourns the Passing of Jack Krings - The Aero Experience | Jack Krings took his last flight on Friday, March 7, 2014. Just as he lived his life, Jack fought complications from Myelodysplastic Syndrome with dignity, courage and tenacity. His life was one of accomplishment, service to his country and love of his family....

B-29 ‘DOC’ Restoration Update - Warbirds News | This is just a brief report, but Warbirds News is pleased to note that the restoration team working in Wichita, Kansas on the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as “Doc” is making a full-court press to get the aircraft ready for its first flight this summer, hopefully in June. As can be seen in the image above, all of the engines are nearly ready to install, with one already mounted on the port wing. This engine is presently in the process of having its exhaust system installed....

B-25 Sandbar Mitchell – February Update - Warbirds News

CAF Minnesota updates: 

• Aircorps Aviation's new hangar
• Bringing it Back

Commemorative Air Force Follow Up - NORDO News | ...A few weeks back I posted a letter concerning the CAF, now the Commemorative Air Force, that was being rapidly fired about.  If you’ve been around aviation long enough, you’ve seen several of these....

Sisters capture Civil Air Patrol's highest honor - CAP Volunteer Now | ALABAMA -- When it comes to leadership, strength and smarts, the Guthrie girls have got it. Lightning struck Civil Air Patrol's Redstone Composite Squadron – twice – when cadets Catherine Guthrie and Holly Guthrie earned the highest cadet honor, the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award in January. The likelihood of a cadet achieving the honor is only two out of every 1,000...

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STEWART IS 2013 RECIPIENT OF BILL BARBER AWARD - ICAS FB page | World Airshow News Magazine recently announced that ICAS member and air show performer Skip Stewart will be the 2013 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. Stewart joins a star-packed list of past recipients that includes...

When Skip Soars, Summer Airshow Season Is Here from Featured by Webmaster | The name “Skip Stewart” has become synonymous with summer airshow excitement!...

Now, this weekend's events, summed up concisely by LiveAirShowTV:
Manassas, VA, Central Texas Air Show, and the Plane of Fame Air Show.

Jetman to be at AirVenture from General Aviation News | Yves “Jetman” Rossy, the world’s first jet-powered man, will make his first public U.S. flights this summer at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh July 29-Aug. 4. The U.S. flights are supported by Jetman’s sponsor, the Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling. Along with the appearance at Oshkosh, Jetman will flyin the U.S. at the Reno Air Races in September....

It's the 500th Episode of Warbird Radio LIVE! Tom Reilly fills us in on the XP-... from Warbird Radio's Facebook Wall | It's the 500th Episode of Warbird Radio LIVE! Tom Reilly fills us in on the XP-82...

SAAF Museum airshow looking good - defenceWeb | But Museum Officer Commanding Lieutenant Colonel Mike O'Connor is confident the 2013 edition of the airshow will be another good one and he is hopeful it will again get the nod as the best airshow in South Africa. The Museum currently holds this award ...

In case you missed them earlier this week, we had two great posts covering an issue that has had incredible impact this year, but first a link, where you can do your part:

Bring Back the Jets - www.bringbackthejets.org | Join the White House Petition to Restore the USA's Military Flight Teams

SEQUESTRATION! | PFLUGERVILLE, TX – May 1, 2013 – It was supposed to be something so horrible that it would force lawmakers to strike a deal on budgetary restraint! Yes, you should probably never see “lawmakers” and “budgetary restraint” in the same sentence. Needless to say Sequestration was forced on the American people and air shows were among those who got hit...

Sequester and Airshows - What Happens Next... | We recently learned that the Blue Angels, the USAF Thunderbirds, the Golden Knights and all the Military Demo Teams have cancelled their entire Airshow season due to the Sequester. The Military will not take part in Airshows in any way – not static displays, not flying, nothing. This information has sent the Airshow Industry back to their drawing boards to see how they can move on from here....

No military at Air Show; Cutbacks cited in pullout from annual event.Show won ... - Avionics Intelligence | DAYTON - For the first time in the four-decade history of the Vectren Dayton Air Show, the military won't provide support for the June 22-23 event, which means no Air Force or Navy fighter demonstrations or modern military aircraft displays, a top air ...

Stunt plane forced to land on Long Island highway - Fox News | ...Newsday identified the pilot as David Windmiller. The stunt pilot was forced to land after his engine seized up at about 2,200 feet....Windmiller has been a professional stunt pilot since 1994. He is a former member of the United States Aerobatic Team....

A Heartfelt Thanks to Our Supporters - Nordo News | Sitting here pondering the future of aviation and a new course for Lee Bottom, one which will be required for long term survival, I can only think of the many amazing people this place has brought into our lives. ...

Ford Tri-Motor Tours Set to Launch in May from Featured by Webmaster | EAA’s vintage Ford Tri-Motor heads out on tour in May 2013. (Air Venture Museum)EAA’s 1929 Ford Tri-Motor and its “sister” plane from the Kalamazoo Air Zoo will tour the country this spring and summer, giving passengers an opportunity to travel back to the early days of luxurious commercial flight...

Final Push Is On for Bugatti 100P Racer Project By EAA Staff | Scotty Wilson’s Bugatti 100P Racer project has wide international interest and support, and is nearing completion in his Tulsa, Okla. hangar.About two and a half years ago Scotty Wilson, EAA 572551, of Tulsa, Okla., traveled to Oshkosh to examine the original Bugatti 100P Racer that’s on prominent display in the AirVenture Museum after being donated to EAA in 1996....

[Photo] Three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers are prepared for a night mission from David Cenciotti's weblog

Last of the legendary U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom jets to become yet another missile victim from David Cenciotti's weblog | The last of the produced F-4 Phantom jets has been converted into a flying dummy target-drone for missile training. The plane was a part of...

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Najla, The Winner of the Dreams Take Flight Scholarship, Spring 2013! from Life on the Road as a Pilot | We are so happy to announce the first winner for the 2013 Spring Scholarship Program: Najla Dorsey! 

126 apply for Flying Club scholarship from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | One hundred twenty six applications from 37 states were received after Ground Effect Advisors (GEA) announced a scholarship focused exclusively on Flying Clubs. GEA expected 40-50. On May 15, GEA will announce 10 finalists for the scholarship. The...

NASA Teaches Aviation to Middle School Students - WBOY | ...NASA organized an introduction to aviation workshop Tuesday for Philippi-area middle school students. The students learned aviation basics, and saw the FSU Cessna land at Fairmont Airport. They then went Meredith Field for a more realistic experience...

How to fly from Baltimore to Venus...in 1928 from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick Stafford | io9 has an article on Robert Condit and his gasoline-powered rocket...

Space Center Houston | Today is a great day for Houston! NASA has officially transferred ownership of the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA-905) to Space Center Houston. Get ready for an experience so big, it can only happen in Texas!

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Navy would ground Blue Angels under sequestration - Dayton Business Journal | The Blue Angels, frequent aerial performers at the Dayton Air Show, will be grounded and cancel performances at 30 shows this year if sequestration takes hold. The U.S. Navy is expected to save $20 million by the move, but it also will curtail one of ...
Navy to cancel 30 Blue Angels shows if sequestration goes ahead - Business Journal

Air show featuring the Thunderbirds planned for June to mark Myrtle Beach's ... - MyrtleBeachOnline.com | The event is free, and spectators should plan to watch from the sand near the former Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park for the best view of the air show. The vendors, music and presentations will take place near the boardwalk at the former Pavilion...

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Snowbirds back for Airdrie Air Show - Airdrie Echo | The Canadian Forces' Snowbirds, a world-renowned nine-plane aerobatic team, will make their third appearance at the Airdrie Air Show in July.

Blue Peter action girl joins Red Arrows flypast - Sleaford Today | Blue Peter presenter and action girl Helen Skelton took to the skies over Sleaford with the Red Arrows this week for a Red Nose Day Challenge. The dare-devil presenter went on the ride of her life which saw her fly with the RAF's aerobatic display team ...

Turkish Air Force Aerobatic Team 2012 from TAKEOFF TUBE

Wagstaff joins Excalibur 421 team from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | PASO ROBLES, Calif. — Aerobatic champion Patty Wagstaff has joined the Excalibur 421 team. She will be the demonstration pilot and also will be responsible for overseeing the transition training program. The Excalibur 421 features a remanufactured Cessna 421 airframe upgraded with...

CAFE Symposium, Solar Impulse Visit Set For Spring from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The Solar Impulse team in Switzerland has confirmed they will bring their one-of-a-kind aircraft to the U.S. in the next few weeks, after carefully disassembling it and shipping it in the belly of a cargo airplane. The solar airplane will be reassembled in California, probably in one of the large hangars at Moffett Field, home to NASA and Google, just south of San Francisco. That process is expected to take several weeks, then some test flights will...

Seasoned pilot spreads wings - inmycommunity | Mr Gonsall said the flying experience provided at Warbirds WA aims to duplicate the missions he and Mr Macneal flew in Air Force squadrons in the 1970s and '80s. Warbirds WA operates from Murrayfield Airport, near Mandurah, all year round. For more ...

Tuskegee Airman Luther McIlwain dies - Eagle-Tribune | Friends and relatives are invited to attend a wake from 4-7 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Dewhirst Funeral Home, 80 Broadway in Methuen. A funeral service will immediately follow. McIlwain was a Second Lieutenant with the 477th B-25 Bomber group.

A legacy of valor: McConnell Reserve unit honors WWII veteran, Air Force heritage - DVIDS | According to newspaper records, Marlin enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943 and soon thereafter was sent overseas to England where he served as a tail gunner on a B-17 flying fortress. He and his aircrew were part of a massive Allied offensive...

Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind. “Indian Ocean Tradewind”,... from Planeshots | Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind. “Indian Ocean Tradewind”, a Navy Convair R3Y2 with powerful Turbo-Prop engines, was one of the...

Book: Topgun Days from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | With the movie Top Gun back in theaters, the timing of Dave “Bio” Baranek’s book titled, Topgun Days, is appropriate. The subtitle says it all… “Dogfighting, cheating death, and Hollywood glory as one of America’s Best Fighter Jocks.”  Baranek was a Top Gun instructor when...

Awesome US Navy F/A-18F video, enjoy it while it lasts. from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | Check out this awesome video from the cockpit of a VFA-103 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet flying off the deck of USS Dwight D Eisenhower. This video was produced by Carrier Strike Group 8 during the summer of 2012. But if the dire predictions of what might happen under sequestration come to fruition, we may not see many more videos like this in the near future....

Sold, Crated, and Shipped from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | In recent months, with nearly every pilot I know, I have discussed and lamented the mass exodus of our vintage aircraft treasures to Europe. If you’ve been paying attention, the wave of exports is obvious. Amazingly though, whenever I bring it up the most common reaction among antiquers is an acute lack of concern. To me this speaks volumes about the vintage community and our country as a whole....

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NAHF Picks Four For Class Of 2013 from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) this week announced who it will welcome next October as its "incoming Enshrinee Class of 2013" and the list includes three former military pilots and a former CEO of Cessna. Captain Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson, USN (retired) has served as a fighter pilot, flight test pilot and Commander of four Space Shuttle missions. Major General Patrick H. Brady, a Vietnam combat veteran, developed foul weather and tactical techniques for helicopter air ambulance rescue in combat. The late Charles Alfred Anderson helped develop civilian pilot training and has been described as "the father of African-American aviation." He served as chief instructor for the Tuskegee Airmen. And the late Dwane L. Wallace saw Cessna Aircraft Company through some of this country's most difficult years and made major contributions beyond the company as well.

Thunderbirds to perform at SUN ’n FUN from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | SUN ’n FUN CAMPUS, LAKELAND, Fla. – The United States Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds military jet team will headline next year’s SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo.  The 2013 SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo will be held April 9–14 at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL)in Lakeland, Fla...

Episode 228 – How to Produce an Air Show from Airplane Geeks Podcast | David White is Air Boss for the Waterloo Ontario Air Show and a Board Member of the North East Council of Air Shows. We talk to David about what it takes to produce an air show and what the Air Boss does. Also, how the...

Sukhoi Su-33 from Planeshots

Memphis Belle departing, Santa arriving at airport - Salisbury Post | Weather permitting, the B-17 bomber that portrayed the Memphis Belle in the movie of the same name is scheduled to leave the Rowan County Airport at noon Friday. The plane, famous for portraying the bomber that was first to complete 25 successful...

Profile 74: "Francie" as flown by Lt. Harold Snow from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | ...Now, have a look at the photo below. It may look like a frame from a gun camera still but it's not. The photo is actually from a Recon P-51 called an F-6 and it shows the results of an attack by a flight of 528th Mustangs (of which Hank was one). What you're seeing is in all likelihood the aftermath of the destruction of a Japanese locomotive atop a bridge that spanned a series of rice paddies. The importance of Japanese rail lines in China can't be overstated...

May Your Souls Be Free and Clear from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | ...José Maria Velasco Ibarra said, “Pilots are a rare kind of human. They leave the ordinary surface of the word, to purify their soul in the sky, and they come down to earth, only after receiving the communion of the infinite”. Clearly, aviators are...

The time of her life from General Aviation News by Meg Godlewski | ...“I knew from about the age of 14 that I wanted a career in aviation,” Welch recalled, but admits that she didn’t plan to go into manufacturing timepieces for pilots. According to Welch, the idea for the company got its start in 2006 when she was pursuing her private pilot ticket and discovered that no one made aviator watches sized or styled for women....

NASA Astronaut David Wolf Leaves Agency - International Business Times | NASA astronaut David Wolf has left the agency to return to private industry. Wolf is a veteran of five space shuttle flights and a long-duration mission on the Russian Space Station Mir....

SpaceShipTwo soars over Mojave space port - Bakersfield Californian | By Bill Deaver. Space Ship Two landed just before 8 a.m. at the Mojave Air & Space Port. The aircraft has been undergoing active flight-testing since 2010, having conducted 22 successful gliding flight tests as of November 2012. The flight seemed to go ...

Drone made of Lego takes flight. from sUAS News by Gary Mortimer | The first images that I saw of this Lego quadrocopter frame raised a smile. On contacting Ed Scott, C#/C++ developer by day and Lego flying robot wrangler by night I was impressed. I also recognised a pattern, last week one of my sUAS was engaged in parachute dropping duties for my sons 9th birthday party. Credit must go to...

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Al Ain Aerobatic Show postponed for a year - The National | ... asked about the reason for the delay a spokesperson for the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, the air show's organising body, said "the authority has embarked on a review of the annual event aimed at its further enhancement and development".

Flightline UK:

• Top 10 Airshow Moments of 2012: No.7 – Antonov An-124 at RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day
• Top 10 Airshow Moments of 2012: No.8 – E II R Formation at the Royal International Air Tattoo
• Top 10 Airshow Moments of 2012: No.9 – The SAAB JA37 Viggen at Jersey International Air Display
• Top 10 Airshow Moments of 2012: No.10 – Gary Connery at Dunsfold Wings and Wheels

Kessingland photographer's Red Arrows experience - Norwich Evening News | Gareth, who attended Kirkley High School and Lowestoft Sixth Form College, struck up a relationship with the Red Arrows' team photographer after he presented the pilots with a book of his pictures while they were taking part in a charity cycle ride to...

U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Against Chuck Yeager In Memorabilia Dispute from Aero-News Network | Ninth Circuit Judge Affirms District Court Summary Judgment Finding Yeager's Declaration To Be A 'Sham' A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, CA, has upheld a district court summary judgment that claims made by Chuck Yeager concerning signed memorabilia offered for sale on a website are a "sham."

EAA's Next President? from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | ...What if someone who understood reality and possessed a heartfelt interest in the survival of the sport of aviation actually became president of EAA? Just think of what such a person could do for the organization? The big question though is this; “Do you believe anyone like that will be the next president of EAA?”...

Mark your Calendar: March 4-10, 2013 from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Free flights for women and girls, static displays at airports, and special guests are planned at numerous locations in the United States, Canada, and Europe.  “No country harbors as many female astronauts as the United States does,” the nonprofit Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide said on its website. “The goal is to welcome a female astronaut at each major U.S. event because … most astronauts are first, pilots. What could be a more exciting inspiration for a young woman to earn a pilot license?”...

Another Day in the Life of an Airport: Variety of Aircraft at St. Louis Downtown Airport from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | St. Louis Downtown Airport, home to the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum in historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 and a host of very interesting aircraft, is the third busiest airport in Illinois. A variety of home-based and...

Ballarat Aero Club celebrates milestone - Ballarat Courier | The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) roulette aerobatic team created a spectacular display in the skies over Ballarat on Saturday as part of a weekend of flying displays, exhibits and celebrations at Ballarat Airport. Ballarat Aero Club president...

Young Eagles Flight Rally - Tampabay.com | Kids ages 8-17 can actually take flight and explore the world of aviation for free. Volunteer pilots will take children on a 15-minute flight from the Clearwater Airpark, heading north over Countryside and to the Gulf Beaches area. Each young "pilot...

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Blue Angels pilots, Shriners review plans for summer performance - Evansville Courier & Press | EVANSVILLE — A Boeing F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet, part of the Navy's Blue Angels demonstration squadron, touched down in Evansville Friday morning for a brief visit in preparation for the team's appearance here during the annual Hadi ShrinersFest next ...

City lauds Estrella Warbirds, approves 2013 date - Paso Robles Press | PASO ROBLES — Citing the resounding success of the Estrella Warbirds' annual Airport Day in 2012, city officials have given the green light to the group in 2013. Following post-event discussions with city staff and Warbirds organizers, an agreement ...

Exchange of gifts from Apache Roll, patrolling blog by Breitling Grifil | Gift exchange between the Breitling Jet Team and the Chinese National Patrol with the prospect of sharing many events throughout the year 2013.

Leap Frogs Showcase Skills at Two Florida Shows - Military.com | 9-11, jumping not only at the Underwater Demolition Team/SEa, Air, Land commando (UDT/SEAL) Muster at the UDT/SEAL Museum in Ft. Pierce, but also appearing at the Stuart Air Show in Stuart. The five-man jump team made five performances over the ...

Black Team Visits Columbia Children’s Hospital from US Army Golden Knights by wfallin | We are always honored to connect the Amercian people to America’s Army. Today we were privideged to spend time with some amazing children and their familes at the Children’s Hospital in Columbia, MO. Shortly after arriving in town we went to the stadium to survey for tomorrow evening’s jump into the University of Missouri vs. Syracuse football game. Immediately following the visit to the stadium the team was proud to be a part of a heartwarming visit to the Children’s Hospital....

Loss of the Twinkie to Affect Aviation? from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | If you haven’t heard by now, there’s bad news on the horizon for one of Lee Bottom Flying Field’s most famous events, Sinful Sundays. Despite the events popularity, a key component of the fun just became endangered. Therefore, whether you're in the "Yeah I've been" or the "I've always wanted to go" category, keep reading to see how the Hostess shutdown could affect aviation...

Mustang Days return to Vacaville's Nut Tree Airport Daily Republic by Ian Thompson | Some of the Mustangs expected to be on display at the event will be restored to their World War II condition while others will be racing aircraft that attended the Reno Air Races...

AIRSHOW NEWS: RAF Cosford to mark Aviation milestones from Flightline UK | The 75th anniversary of RAF Cosford will be one of three special milestones marked at the RAF Cosford Air Show in June 2013. | The announcement was made by Air Show Chairman Wing Commander Mike Wilson at the launch of next year’s event, which will take place on Sunday, June 9.  Also being celebrated will be the 75th anniversary of the Spitfire entering RAF service and the 40th anniversary of the Jaguar aircraft....

EAA Video - Profiles of the five Hall of Fame inductees for this year.

Awesome giant C-5 Galaxy near tailstrike take off at Oshkosh 2012 from David Cenciotti | Taken by Lucas Ryan last August during the 2012 EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the following picture proves that, under certain circumstances, a big cargo plane as the C-5 Galaxy, can be cool and (somehow) maneuverable, just like a fighter jet....

Airship Ventures Closes from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Mountain View, Calif.-based Airship Ventures has grounded its zeppelin and will most likely dismantle it and send it back to Germany where it was built. Since 2007 the company, based at historic airship base Moffett Field, has offered trips, rides, promotions and anything else it could think of to keep the aircraft, named Eureka, afloat but it always lacked the one thing that would guarantee survival, particularly in turbulent economic times: consistent corporate sponsorship. "I've looked at the numbers, and for the price of a one-minute Super Bowl ad, a Fortune 500 company could sponsor the airship for a year," CEO Brian Hall told the San Jose Mercury News He pegged the cost at $5 million to $6 million. "You'd think that would be a slam dunk, right?"

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Support an airfield – a letter from Graham Orphan from Warbirds Online by Scott WRG Editor | ...There is an airfield that could use your help, right now, to assist against just such a predator. The historic Sonoma Valley Airport, perhaps better known as Schellville in northern California, is one of those ‘aviation Nirvana’ centres that has evolved over many decades to become a mecca for heritage aviation. Dozens of vintage and warbird aircraft owners and restorers have gravitated towards this wonderful old fashioned airfield which is...

My avi-year's 04 HHA RAF Scampton from stickandrudderWTO by G-GARY other links | When I was a member of the 'Tiger Squadron' of the OFMC, we got the chance to visit the 'Jet' arm of the OFMC up at RAF Scampton. Tucked away in one of the original hangars at Scampton, we came across various ex Swiss Hawker Hunters, and an ex GAF SU 22 fighter, and the great sight of a Blackburn Buccaneer once again. Now in the case of the Buccaneer, this was being made 'airworthy' like the SU. 22 and was waiting the CAA 'approval' at the time. It's only in the last few years, that this has been 'granted' by the CAA, but has yet, apart from ground running, this aircraft has not flown. It could be that, HHA are awaiting a big contract with the MoD for...

Aviator loses his pilot's license again - Los Angeles Times | David G. Riggs, a local aviator whose flight privileges were revoked after he buzzed the Santa Monica Pier in 2008, lost his pilot's license again this week for illegally selling rides to the public in a Soviet-era military jet. The enforcement action ...

Aviation adventures included on Extreme Bucket List - AOPA Pilot | s modified Boeing 727-200, known as the vomit comet; working with Zenith Aircraft's Sebastian Heintz to build and fly your own airplane; and wing walking in England. Conklin emphasizes flying experiences not just because of his love for the industry ...

Area Students Take Flight With New Program - Jamestown Post Journal | The Fly to Learn program was brought to the Jamestown area through a collaboration between the Lucile M. Wright Air Museum and Time Warner Cable's Connect a Million Minds initiative. The initiative, which seeks to address America's declining ...

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The $100 Hamburger Fundraiser Fly-In a Success from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | ...The $100 Hamburger Fundraiser Fly-In has come and gone as a success. That may come as a surprise to some but it is true. But before I give a recap of the event, let me review the events leading up to it....

Ohio Air News - Charles Johnson

 Aerobatic Champs from Latest Vlog | The Western Provence Aerobatic championships took place in Mossel Bay 28-29 September. We were there to cover the event and

Flying Fortress soars again - Memphis Commercial Appeal | The B-17 used in filming the movie "Memphis Belle" and dubbed the "Flying Fortress," landed at Olive Branch Airport Monday for tours and public flights this weekend. Dick Eiseman was sitting in the living room of his East Memphis home Monday morning, ...

Beyond 'Stratos': Red Bull's Other Big Aviation Events - Jaunted | The last Red Bull Air Race happened in 2010 and we've not seen it since owing to the fact that it takes years to organize. It's a series of international events of "eye-level airplane racing action" where planes must navigate slalom-like "air gate ...

Electric Racing Plane Company Sets Sights On Speed Record from Aero-News Network: Sport Aviation | Teaco Bat Could Top Current Record Of 202 Miles Per Hour The U.K. company developing an electric-powered racing airplane hopes to be able to break the speed record for electric aircraft next year. The founder of The Electric Aeroplane Company (Teaco) in Gloucestershire, U.K. says the airplane may be "substantially faster" than any previous electric-powered aircraft.

Buggati from Vintage Aeroplane Writer | One of the most interesting 'might have beens' in aviation history is the Bugatti 100. It is a real aircraft, but the original was never completed and never flew when designed in the late 1930s. The remains were eventually acquired by the EAA and the restored aircraft is on show at the EAA Museum, Wisconsin, USA.

Douglas B-18 Bolo from Planeshots

16 Year Old Spends Birthday Soloing Three Different Aircraft Types from Aero-News Network | Cessna 150, Blanik Glider, And A Piper Twin Already In The Young Man's Logbook A solo flight series showcasing one young man’s efforts to learn to fly three different kinds of aircraft has been successfully accomplished over the weekend, beginning with a spectacular night three ship formation flight launched at midnight, on October 14, 2012.

Flight Scholarship from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | ...Scholarships are out there. It is up to you to find them. That in itself is part of the equation...you putting in the effort. Nothing in life is free. But for those willing to work hard, there are many people willing to help. The extended hand asking for a free ride without the effort, does not cut it. I personally know too many young people who are working hard toward their dreams, that are deserving of these awards. Those students would be on my scholarship list....

Annual Leaf Peep-Young Eagles Day at VC Airport - Vinton Courier | The Annual Leaf Peep/Young Eagles Day will be held Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Vinton County Airport. Sponsored by the Vinton County Pilots and Boosters Association, youngsters ages 17 and younger will be able to receive one free airplane ride. Very young ...

Rockoon May Get Look to Break the New Felix Baumgarner Record in Near-Future from Spaceports | "Project FarSide" was a series of six low-cost, all-solid-fuel, four-stage, balloon-launched sounding rockets, each launched from a carrier 200 foot (62 m) diameter balloon, and...

Time-lapse video: Space shuttle Endeavour’s trek across L.A.  Posted By: Bryan Chan | The space shuttle Endeavour made its final journey last weekend, traveling 12-miles from Los Angeles International Airport, through Inglewood, to the California Science Center in Exposition Park. The retired orbiter was...

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L39 Down At Quad City Airshow, Pilot Lost (Updated) from Aero-News Network | Plane Flew As Part Of 'Hoppers' Jet Team It looks to be another tough weekend for the aviation community. ANN is monitoring reports of an L39 Albatros jet aircraft's crash at the 2012 Quad City Airshow in Iowa. The pilot, as yet unnamed, is reported to have been killed in the crash, as he flew as part of a three ship L39 jet formation routine at this year's show...

Army Golden Knights take to sky at Cleveland Air Show (with video) - News-Herald.com | As thousands of spectators lined Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland for the annual air show, the Army Golden Knights prepared for takeoff. The precision parachute team is one of the featured attractions of this year's Cleveland National Air Show ...

Cleveland National Air Show, Sept. 1, 2012 (photo gallery) - Plain Dealer | Enlarge Thomas Ondrey, The Plain Dealer Army Golden Knight Sgt. Chris Clark adjusts his helmet and camera gear before exiting out the rear cargo door of the US Navy Blue Angels' C-130 aircraft (nicknamed Fat Albert) far above (12,900 feet) the ...

Canadian International Air Show wows Toronto - Toronto Star | The 63rd annual Canadian International Air Show — which repeats 1 p.m to 4:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday — brought fighter jets and acrobatic flyers to the CNE waterfront. PHOTOS: Day One of CNE Airshow. Snowbirds, CF-18 Hornets, T-33s and CP-140s ...

Centennial Airport show turns heads as it fights cancer - Our Colorado News | Travel and luxury items were auctioned throughout the night, highlighted by an air show featuring Red Bull Air Race pilot Kirby Chambliss. “What really makes the Morgan Adams Foundation different is the fact they are willing to fund phase one trials ...

Flying machines ready for their close-up - San Jose Mercury News | The 48th annual Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show continues Sunday with events beginning at noon. The show started nearly five decades ago "to educate and publicize aviation history, to provide benefits to local charities and nonprofit organizations and ...

Air show cut short by weather - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | Rain and low clouds shut down the Fort Wayne Air Show earlier than expected Saturday, but today's events will continue as scheduled despite a good chance of rain. The show was slated to close at 5 p.m. Saturday, but air show officials decided to stop ...

World in Focus - San Francisco Chronicle | The Italian "Frecce Tricolori" (Tricolor Arrows) fly over the Sliac military airbase during the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF) on September 1, 2012

Images from around the world - Washington Post | ALEXANDER KOERNER / AFP/Getty Images. The French acrobatic flying team 'Patrouille de France' perform in their Alpha jets for. Sept. 1, 2012. The French acrobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" perform in their Alpha jets for the public in Oslo ...

JOIN THE FUNdraiser and Say Goodbye to 2012 from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | The $100 Hamburger Tornado Relief Fundraiser is less than a month away. Just saying that makes me sit back and take a deep breath. When the year started we were working hard to be ahead for planning the fly-in. Shortly thereafter the tornado hit and nearly everything fly-in related was damaged or destroyed. That’s when the idea of a fundraiser came about...

Another Grand Old Stearman Takes to Air from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | It's always exciting to see another great old biplane take to the air. The first time a new set of tires attached to a new restoration leaves the ground, it is exciting for anyone who loves these old birds...

CoolPix: Iconic Stearman At Antique Airfield 2012 from AirPigz by Martt | My journey over to the Antique Airplane Association Fly-In near Blakesburg Iowa would have been completely worth it if the only thing I saw was the big Boeing 40C biplane, but wow, have I seen a fantastic collection of antique airplanes in the last 30 hours! And even tho there wasn't much happening in the air on Saturday with the drizzly sky and higher winds, Sunday brought much better weather and lots of flying at Antique Airfield. As it turns out, most of the aircraft moving Sunday morning were actually heading home from the event, but that still allowed me to get a lot of images with spinning props and airplanes off the ground. I'll have more posts with those pix soon...

Thousands cheer aircraft at Shoreham Airshow - BBC News | Up to 20,000 people have attended a West Sussex airshow to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the RAF's Central Flying School. The Shoreham Airshow, based at the town's airport - the oldest in the country - saw displays from the UK's only flying Vulcan ...

'Wings Over Waukegan' Air Show Slated for Sept. 8 - Patch.com | The Canadian Snowbirds aircraft will be on display during the “Wings Over Waukegan” core air show hours (Gates open at 9:30 a.m., air show from noon to 4 p.m.) on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Waukegan Regional Airport, 3580 N. McAree Rd., Waukegan.

Aviodrome 1 September 2012 from Let Let Let - Warplanes by Nico | September 1st was a very remarkable day at Lelystad Airport! Last month a very interesting visitor arrived at the Aviodrome Theme Park Museum: a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon with registration EI-ABI with the name ‘Iolar’ (Eagle) on its nose. In fact it was painted as the first aircraft entering service at Aer Lingus in 1936. During the...

Video: Vintage Aircraft Weekend – Preview from Warbirds Online by Scott WRG Editor

A-10 Combat Search and Rescue Demo - www.youtube.com | by IASAR - Indiana Air Search and Rescue | Combat Search And Rescue Demo at the Fort Wayne Air Show, 1 September 2012. A-10 CSAR by Indiana Air National Guard Helo Rescue by Indiana Air Search And Rescue

Thousands flock to first hot-air festival - Viet Nam News | by Xuan Hiep. Thousands of local and foreign visitors flocked to Phan ThietCity in the central province of Binh Thuan early on Friday for the opening of the first Viet Nam International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta which will end on September 3. The festival ...

WWII veterans relive memories with flight on B-17 'Yankee Lady' (with video) - News-Herald.com | World War II veterans took flight Friday in a restored four-engine heavy bomber B-17 plane that was much like what they spent their time in during the 1940s. Members of the Army Air Force 95th Bombardment Group gathered for their annual reunion, which ...

Author/Pilot Richard Bach Critically Injured In Powerline Strike (Updated) from Aero-News Network | SeaRey Amphib's Landing Gear Tangles With Powerlines On Airport Approach ANN REALTIME Update, 09.01.12, 2331 ET: James Bach is now reporting that Richard's condition has improved and that his prognosis is "guardedly optimistic." Original Report: Aviation author, Richard Bach, has been critically injured in an approach to landing accident while

President of women's air and space museum to address University Heights ... - Plain Dealer | An experienced pilot, Luhta will highlight feats of women in aviation and space history, including Amelia Earhart and Jackie Cochran, who broke the sound barrier. With this meeting, the city's office for senior services resumes its schedule of weekly ...

Marine F/A-18C Hornet Crash - www.navy.mil | A Marine F/A-18C Hornet crashed in a remote range area of the Fallon Range Training Complex at approximately 3:15 p.m. C...

Pilots to offer free flights for youth - Allentown Examiner | Following the free flight, participants will receive a certificate making them official Young Eagles Flight members. The youngsters' names will then be entered into the “World's Largest Logbook,” which is on permanent display at the EAA Air Adventure ...

Young Eagles flights set for Independence - Statesman Journal | Sponsored by volunteer members of the Experimental Aircraft Association, more than 1.6 million Young Eagles registered in about 90 countries have enjoyed a flight through the program, flown by more than 42,000 volunteer pilots. These flights are free, ...

Young Eagles flights set for Independence - Statesman Journal | Ullman said that the program in Independence is hosted in cooperation with the Civil Air Patrol, Oregon Pines 99s (a women-in-aviation organization) and Salem RC Pilots Association.

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Start planning your visit to this weekend's 2012 Air Expo at JBLM - TheNewsTribune.com | Two U. S. Air Force Thunderbird pilots practice a maneuver during a rehearsal in preparation for a weekend air show, in Oklahoma City in June 2010. The Thunderbirds are closing the air show Saturday and Sunday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord...

USAF Thunderbirds Team History Comes Alive at Community Library Presentation from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The history of the world famous USAF Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team came alive during Joe Gurney's presentation at the Tesson Ferry Branch of the St. Louis County Library today. The audience was treated to a a slide show and video presentation of the various aircraft flown by the...

Shinedown's Eric Bass Flies With the US Air Force's Thunderbirds (PHOTO ... - Noisecreep | "It was always a childhood dream of mine to fly an airplane. I actually wanted to be a pilot as a kid. I obviously took another path in life and sort of wrote it off," Shinedown bassist Eric Bass tells Noisecreep who is on the phone talking about his ...

A Flight With The Blue Angels - KELOLAND TV | Everything from bi-planes to B-2 Stealth bombers will be over the skies of southeast South Dakota. One of the highlight performances is the Navy's Blue Angels. Keloland's Austin Hoffman had the opportunity to fly with one of the pilots to see just what ...

SubSonex Jet Prototype to Fly in AirVenture Showcase from Sonex Aircraft, LLC and AeroConversions Press Releases  | Sonex Aircraft, LLC is pleased to announce that JSX-1, the #1 proof-of-concept prototype of the SubSonex very, very light jet will be flying during the Showcase presentation at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012!

Planes to practice flight formations in preparation for Oshkosh's EAA AirVenture - Herald Times Reporter | MANITOWOC — Area residents can get a free sneak preview this weekend at the Manitowoc County Airport of some of the air action that will take place at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture show next week. Between 20 and 30 pilots flying ...

Warbirds over Manitowoc - Herald Times Reporter | The pilots belong to the T-34 Association, a group of owners and collectors of 1950s and 1960s former military trainer warbirds, said Billy Smith, event organizer for the association. “They're an affordable warbird. They have all the allure of a World...

On way to Oshkosh air show, New Zealand pilots stop in Longmont - Longmont Daily Times-Call | Richards shipped his airplane from New Zealand to California and is now flying across the United States to Wisconsin for the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Convention...

Commemorative Air Force to Showcase Multiple Aircraft at EAA AirVenture from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Midland, Texas - The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) is excited to announce that more than 10 of its vintage aircraft will attend at EAA AirVenture 2012 in Oshkosh, Wis. "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," AirVenture will feature CAF performances new to the event as well as ride opportunities in the B-29!

"He'll see the big board!" UCAP #296 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | It's a smorgasbord of aviation chatter when what we're really thinking about is going to Oshkosh.

Oshkosh: Go or no go? from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Air Facts blogger John Zimmerman says all pilots can be divided into two groups: Those for whom the thought of flying into Wittman Regional Airport during AirVenture excites and challenges them and those who think you’re nuts to be in the air within 50 nm of Oshkosh that week.

The Tricolour Arrows in flight to Italy. All performances of 2012  - Zazoom Blog | ...Evolutions tactics, overtaking front approaches, tonneau, looping and "screws" improvised performed with acceleration of gravity enough to shake the hardest to stomach. Approximately 20 appointments that will touch many Italian cities from Caserta. Stages abroad in Norway and the United Kingdom, Romania, Russia and Slovakia, to present to the world the Italian excellence. Among the next steps that the Air Show on August 4th at Senigallia, near Ancona and 5 August in Porto Recanati....

JURUPA VALLEY: DC-3 flying from Flabob to airshow - Press-Enterprise | The Flabob Express, a DC-3 based at Flabob Airport in Jurupa Valley had a distinguished passenger list during World War II that included British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and British General Claude Auchinleck on missions in India. Add to the ...

Interesting Happenings in Vintage Aviation from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | I recently learned information about two interesting projects. There are many reasons to discuss both but I’m going to leave it at a bare minimum. Why? I really just want to see them fly; for the first time and again.  Rhinebeck News | With little fanfare, it appears Rhinebeck has contracted Ken Cassens to finish the museum’s Spirit of St. Louis replica...

Lee Bottom to Exchange Hamburgers for Help from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Have you heard about The $100 Hamburger Tornado Relief Fundraiser Fly-In? Ron Wilson has. “Here’s your first $100. Tell everyone I challenge them to do the same”. Spoken by Ron Wilson last month. Consider these sentences; “How about we go for a hundred dollar hamburger”, or “We flew up to the airport today to get hundred dollar hamburger”. How many times have you heard conversations that...

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Feds to Decide on Air Museum Proposals - Patch.com | As part of the 862-acre redevelopment plan approved locally for Willow Grove air base, the air museum would nearly double its existing acreage to a total of 13 acres. Other more immediate DVHAA proposals discussed Wednesday include the creation of a ...

Texas Army Guard retires Army's last A-model AH-64 Apache helicopter from Milcom Monitoring Post by Larry | By Sofia Bledsoe, Program Executive Office, Aviation | REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - It was a proud, historic and emotional moment for the Soldiers of the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment (Attack/Reconnaissance) as the last AH-64A Apache helicopter, aircraft 451, was “retired” from the Army and handed over to the Project Office for Apache Helicopters during a ceremony on Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, July 15. The event was hosted by the battalion as it was the unit that had the last A-model Apache in its fleet...

Potez 36 F-ALUA from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | Hemet Jacques was kind enough to send me some pictures taken to Toulouse-Lasbordes. To begin an image of the Potez 36, which at that time belonged to the AC of the Languedoc-Lasbordes based in Toulouse.  Mr Collobert instructor pilot of the flying club is based in the Languedoc propeller. Mr Collobert, formerly of the Air Force ended his career as an instructor at Montauban and then as a pilot of the aircraft that made the fight hail...

Hands-on aviation camp spurs new company from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | For the 11th year students attending the “Cleared For Take-Off” Aviation Education Camp at Alexandria Airport in Pittstown, N.J., spent a week in a “living laboratory” getting hands on lessons in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The camp’s proven curriculum is...

Orion Parachute Test Successful - Video from Spaceports |NASA completed another successful test Wednesday of the Orion crew vehicle's parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the spacecraft's orbital flight test in 2014. Orion will carry astronauts deeper into space than ever before, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and ensure a safe re-entry and landing.

Preparing Body and Mind for the Ultimate Jump from Aerial Sports Feed | Soon, Red Bull Stratos' Felix Baumgartner will jump from 120,000 feet above the Earth. But first he must control his anxieties.

NASA Administrator Bolden To Help Open Intrepid Space Shuttle Pavilion - U.S. Politics Today | NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will attend the Thursday opening of the Space Shuttle Pavilion at New York's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum...

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Lineup finalized for Boston-Portsmouth Air Show at Pease - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — The Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show recently announced the performer lineup for the 2012 schedule at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. The show will be held June 30 and July 1 and will feature the US Navy Blue ...

The Red Steel Jet Team will be the Headlining Performers at 2012 Freedom ... - PR Web | The Red Steel Jet Team's third air show performance will also have a guest appearance by Randy “Bandit” Ball's MiG 17 and an opportunity to meet and greet Red Steel Jet Team pilot Orestes Lorenzo. “I'm extremely lucky to have a second chance in life to...

A Nearly Perfect Airshow: Chino 2012 Planes of Fame from Featured by Webmaster | Planes of Fame by Anthony TaylorThis year’s Chino Airshow, which took place May 5-6 over Southern California’s Chino Airport, brought in record attendance of more than 35,000. And, the crowd was not disappointed. The perfect weather, nearly 40 aircraft flying from...

Flight in aerobatic plane a memorable one - Pioneer Press |I spent the morning of Monday, June 4, strapped into a high-performance aerobatic airplane. Lt. Col. John Klatt was cool as a cucumber as we nosedived toward the farmland surrounding Airlake Airport in Lakeville. He, unlike me, was sure we'd pull back...

Blaine's Discover Aviation Days draws large crowds - Coon Rapids Herald | Military hardware exhibits from the American Wings Air Museum were another popular attraction. Discover Aviation Days featured two days filled with flying demonstrations, kids' activities, numerous exhibits, paid aircraft and helicopter rides,...

Damp fly-in attracts die-hard fans - Avionics Intelligence | BRUNSWICK -- Predictions of heavy rain this weekend kept down the crowds and the aircraft on day one of the two-day International Brunswick Fly-In, but die-hard flying fans didn't stay away. By noon Saturday, only three planes and a helicopter had ...

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Golden Knights perform once again at Rockford Airfest - WREX-TV | By Matt Groves - email Cue the Weather Girls, because it is raining men at the Rockford Airfest or it appears to be anyway as the United States Army Golden Knights take to the skies once again. As our crew of brave media began our journey to the edge ...

Photos: Rainy Day of Kuban Airshow 2012 - EnglishRussia

Scores of pilots brave very cold winds for fly-in - This is Hull and East Riding | Hull Aero Club's three-day fly-in at Linley Hill Airfield, near Leven, attracted scores of pilots from across the country. 'Fantastic atmosphere': A paramotor at Hull Aero Club in Leven. Enthusiasts took off from sites up and down the east coast...

Navy Marks 70th Anniversary of Battle of Midway - The Ledger | ...The U.S. was badly outnumbered and its pilots less experienced than Japan’s. Even so, it sank four Japanese aircraft carriers the first day of the three-day battle and put Japan on the defensive, greatly diminishing its ability to project air power as it had in the attack on Hawaii...

Local Family Meets With Bethpage Air Show Pilots - Patch.com | Greene and his family were greeted by the pilots of the GEICO Skytypers, who shared their experiences firsthand about performing at air shows across the country, including the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach. The pilots then took the Greene family ...

17000 watch Jubilee air show Imperial War Museum Duxford - Haverhill Echo | More than 17000 people attended the Jubilee Air Show at Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford on Sunday (May 27). On a gloriously hot and sunny Sunday, visitors enjoyed exploring the museum, making Airfix models with the Airfix Make and Paint Zone, ...

Fun at the 'Wave' RAF Waddington 4-6-2012 from stickandrudderWTO | Called into the 'Bank Hoilday' fun-day at the 'WAVE' at RAF Waddington this morning, and was so nice to meet the WAVE committee in the form of Maureen-John, and 'limping' quite badly, Jamie no less. Handed-over my £10 to join the WAVE members, and from what Jamie was telling me, the WAVE is going to move forward, with base visits and other events planned, and the future for the WAVE is looking quite healthy these days. I will...

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Forces to salute Moose Jaw with flight demonstration over city - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | Scott MacDonald, Snowbirds commanding officer Lt.-Col. Maryse... By Joel van der Veen Flight crews from 15 Wing will fly the friendly skies over downtown Moose Jaw this July in co-operation with the city's annual Sidewalk Days festival...

Important News About Lee Bottom Events from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | ...OK, so now to the question everyone keeps asking us; what about Sinful Sundays and The Wood, Fabric, and Tailwheels Fly-In?...

Fallen Heroes 6-4 - Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise | Hough joined the Air Corps and trained as a bombardier on a B-25 Bomber. He was assigned to the 42nd Bomb Group and sent to the Solomon Islands in June 1943. His plane was shot down Jan. 20, 1944, on a bombing raid over New Britain Island...

Badly damaged U.S. Navy helicopter (miraculously) resurrected and returned to flight from David Cenciotti's weblog | A U.S Navy HH-60H Seahawk Helicopter, belonging to the “Red Wolves” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84, that crashed in in 2009 in Virginia during a training sortie at Fort Pickett, returned to service in May 2012. The helicopter underwent 2-year long extensive repairs at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) and was literally rebuilt after the Navy had ruled the crash a Class “A” mishap with damages to the aircraft...

Air Museum Receives F-16 Jet - Cape May County Herald | By Jack Fichter ERMA – An F-16 Fighting Falcon jet arrived at Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum, Fri., June 1, not by air but on a huge flatbed trailer. The fighter jet was deemed surplus and donated by Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas...

Alberta Aviation Museum Building is being recognized as a National Historic Civil Engineering Site from Aviation.ca News | The Alberta Aviation Museum Association and Edmonton Aviation Heritage Society are proud to announce that the building that houses the Alberta Aviation Museum collection is being recognized as a National Historic Civil Engineering Site by the Canadian Society of Civil...

Wichita Women in Aviation chapter launched - Wichita Business Journal | The nonprofit organization Women in Aviation has affiliate organizations worldwide. Now, the Ohio-based organization has a Wichita chapter. The Women in Aviation-Air Capital City Chapter has completed the necessary requirements to become an official...

Podcast: Are These Guys Crazy?  from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Air traffic control thought so, but Kansas City pilot and storm chaser Caleb Elliott says light aircraft have an important role to play in studying storm behavior. He spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles.

A bit of a review from Making a Kiwi Fly by Flyinkiwi | Here we are in June and you have not heard a sound out of me during the busy "flying months".  Well what can I say as an excuse for not posting?  Quite a bit actually!  Firstly,  I have a job!  I was asked to join the roster to work the office at the Waikato Aero Club on weekends.  Essentially my role is to answer the phone, manage the bookings and be the smiling enthusiastic face student pilots see when they come in for their lesson.  I remember how much that detail made an impression on me when I was learning so its...

Two pilots identified who died as firefighting plane crashes in Utah from RGJ.com | A firefighting aircraft crashed into rugged terrain near the Utah-Nevada border as it dropped retardant on a 5,000-acre wildfire, killing the two Idaho men on board...

Phantom Eye flight tested - UPI.com | Boeing officials speak during the rollout of the Phantom Eye, a hydrogen-powered high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle system used for persistent intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and communications...

'Eagles' offer airplane rides - Fond du Lac Reporter | The Fond du Lac Chapter 572 of EAA will offer Young Eagles airplane rides on Saturday, June 9, at the Fond du Lac County Airport Terminal. Registration will be held from from 9 to 9:30 am Rides will be given in the order that children are registered...

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Red Arrows Pilot killed in ground incident at RAF Scampton - Flightline UK | It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a member of the RAF Aerobatic Team was killed in a ground incident at RAF Scampton earlier today.  Group Captain Simon Blake, the Commandant of the RAF’s Central Flying School, has issued the following statement:...

Red Arrows Pilot Dies In Ejection Accident - AVweb | For the second time this year a pilot in the RAF's Red Arrows air demonstration team has been killed in an accident but in Tuesday's mishap it appears the aircraft never left the ground. Early details are sketchy but it appears the pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the aircraft was parked at RAF Scampton, the team's home base. "It would be inappropriate to speculate on the cause of the incident until that inquiry is complete," Group Capt. Simon Blake told BBC News. "The investigation will determine the facts." In August a Red Arrows pilot died when his aircraft went down at the Bournemouth Air Festival....

Coast Guard to appear at the Stuart Air Show this week in celebration of the ... - TCPalm | Coast Guard Air Station Miami will be participating in this year's Stuart Air Show on November 12th and 13th. This marks the fifth year the Coast Guard has appeared as part of the static displays. Two aviation assets the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and ...

Top Notch Weekend for Alabama Area Aviation Events from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Highlighting this weekend's schedule of aviation events is the Blue Angels Homecoming Show at NAS Pensacola. The Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will close the 2011 season at their annual Homecoming Air Show aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday and Saturday, November 11 and 12. Along with incredible flying demonstrations, more than 50 military and civilian aircraft will be on display.  A replica of the first aircraft to take off from a ship, the Ely-Curtis Pusher will take to the air and numerous warbird aircraft...

Army Strong Showing at the 2011 US National Championships - US Army Golden Knights | The US Army Golden Knights Competition Team nearly swept all four Formation Skydiving events at the 2011 US Nationals, thereby earning the title of Combined Overall Champions for the first time in over a decade.  Competition began early Monday morning with the 4way event.  The Golden Knights Gold 4way Team...

LUCHTMACHTDAGEN LEEUWARDEN AIR SHOW 2011 - Translated | On 16 and 17 September 2011 was held in Leeuwarden (Netherlands) Luchtmachtdagen the new edition of the Dutch Air Force Open Day. The motto of this year's event was "The Future Hangs in the Air." ...

Local vet gets wish to fly in vintage plane - ABC7News | (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- This Veterans Day will be special for a local World War II veteran.  Beau Bancroft, 89, is getting his wish to travel to Pensacola, Fla. to fly on one of the planes he used to train other pilots....

B-17 Bomber at Airport on Vets Day for 66th Birthday - City of Georgetown Texas | A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber will be at the Georgetown Municipal Airport for Veterans Day on Friday. The event marks the 66th birthday of the Airport, which opened as a municipal airfield on November 11, 1945. The public is invited to celebrate the ...

Bookkeeper turned aviator - Vermilion Standard | ...After serving the Canadian military for 30 years, Alex Burnett retired as a squad-leader in the Royal Canadian Air Force.  As Remembrance Day approaches, Burnett says the day is very important to him each year because he remembers the hundreds of pilots he trained, who most likely died in the war.  In his home in Vermilion Burnett waits to wear his Air Force cap along with his jacket decorated with the Canadian Service Volunteer Medal, the most important one of all, his War Medal he received after winning the war, his NATO...

Stillwater veteran honored with resolutions from Halligan, Fallin - Middle East North Africa Financial Network | Roscoe Rouse Jr. of Stillwater served as a B-17 Flying Fortress navigator with the US Army Air Forces, the predecessor to the modern-day US Air Force, from 1944-1945. During that time, Rouse was stationed at Royal Air Force Station Grafton Underwood in...

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Confined to the Clouds - NORDO News | ...“List all aircraft flown in the last two years”. Were the streets outside filled with Model A Fords, I would own this moment. Upon completion, nearly thirty planes served as reference for two years of my life. Friends far and wide, machines rare and exotic, and once in a lifetime experiences were marked by each type. And yet, in this world, mine is not an amazing...

Avro Vulcan over the wreck of the B-24 “Lady Be... from x planes | Avro Vulcan over the wreck of the B-24 “Lady Be Good”, Libya, date unknown (via)