Airplane Pull at Air Show to Benefit Wounded Warriors

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE (June 26, 2012) – While the United States Navy Blue Angels perform their high-flying act in the sky, hundreds of participants will be on the ground helping support our nation’s wounded warriors at the 2012 Service Credit Union Boston – Portsmouth Air Show.  The show will host the VW Pull for Wounded Warriors July 1 at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. The VW Pull for Wounded Warriors will raise funds to benefit the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire (BIANH). This year’s air show will take to the skies June 30 and July 1 and features the United States Navy Blue Angels along with a high-profile lineup of military and civilian performers.

The VW Pull for Wounded Warriors is a giant tug-of-war where teams of up to twenty five members pull an enormous aircraft weighing more than 130,000 pounds.  Previous teams have consisted of co-workers, college students, sports teams, military units, and other groups that wish to have fun and support the BIANH.  Teams need to register for the pull and must raise $1,500 to participate.  BIANH hopes to raise at least $50,000 at the Service Credit Union Boston – Portsmouth Air Show.

BIANH works to provide support for all New Hampshire residents living with brain injury. Traumatic brain injury is the main injury from the war on terror and due to a large number of troops returning from battle, BIANH’s services are in high demand.  BIANH helps raise awareness about the needs of the service members living with brain injury and to educate others about brain injury. Brain injury often requires lifelong support and assistance.

“According to the military data, twenty percent of all ground forces suffer from TBI,” said Ron Snow of BIANH. “Those are huge numbers and it is important that our service members are not left alone without assistance.  The BIANH strongly appreciates all the sacrifices our military has gone through and we want to be the organization that supports those living with traumatic brain injury.”

BIANH was founded by parents of brain injured children, who came together to support one another and work to assure that needed services were available to New Hampshire citizens with brain injury and their family members. “I like to think of the BIANH as the GPS for people living with acquired brain injuries through the myriad of services available,” said Snow. “We will guide them to the support they need.”

For more information on the VW Pull for Wounded Warriors or to register, visit www.bostonportsmouthairshow.com/pull_for_the_wounded_warrior

Tickets for the air show are available at www.BostonPortsmouthAirShow.com . The Service Credit Union Boston – Portsmouth Air Show is being jointly produced by the Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of America and the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire. These two organizations, along with more than 30 other local not-for-profit groups, benefit from the show.

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Carl "Chub" Wheeler, 99, Flies in EAA Ford Trimotor in St. Louis  from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Carl "Chub" Wheeler, 99, got his chance to fly in the co-pilot's seat of EAA's Ford Trimotor today on the first day of flights in St. Louis.   Wheeler learned to fly at Curtiss-Steinberg Airport, at the current site of St. Louis Downtown Airport where today's flight took place, and later became airport manager there.  The Trimotor is one of the few aircraft that Mr. Wheeler had not flown in the cockpit, so today's flight was extra special… 

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The Memphis Airshow Is This Weekend at the Millington Regional Jetport - Memphis Magazine | And Memphis readers will get a rare chance to see these aerial daredevils this weekend, at the Memphis Airshow 2011, which will take place at the Millington Regional Jetport on Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18. So few people have apparently ...

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Nearly 250000 attended airshow - Lincoln Journal Star | With the tips of their wings less than two feet away from the cockpits of their fellow pilots the Blue Angels fly in a tight diamond formation over the Guardians of Freedom Airshow at the Lincoln Airpark Sunday afternoon, September 11, 2011. ...

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Cannes AirShow 2012 : Cessna Confirms Its Participation - AMTOnline.com | Cannes AirShow 2012 will mark the 6th consecutive year that the American company will be present. “Each year, Cannes AirShow allows Cessna Aircraft to come and showcase all of its range to targeted and quality customers. This international platform is ...

Gary Sinise Interview with EAA Radio at Oshkosh 2011 by DAV Flight Team | Gary Sinise talks with EAA Radio before the Lt. Dan Band Concert at EAA AirVenture 2011!

Yankee Lady, a B-17 Flying Fortress, in Cleveland Saturday - Plain Dealer | Baret Vance of Ypsilanti, Mich., climbs onto the Yankee Lady, a B-17 Flying Fortress from World War II, for a better vantage point to take pictures in 2005 of other ...

FRENCH VALLEY: Wings and Rotors Museum specializes in restoring Vietnam-era ... - North County Times | Inside adjacent hangars at French Valley Airport, a long runway northeast of Temecula with towering aircraft bays along its western edge, a nonprofit museum is reviving a handful of Vietnam-era warbirds and inviting visitors to watch as its vintage ...

Wings of Dreams Newsletter - We are excited to announce that the Wings of Dreams website has a new look.  Information about our present and future projects has been added.  Although this is still a work in progress, please take a moment to visit. ... Museum Progress: Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum temporarily closed due to relocation, renovation and planning and creation of new exhibits. We will reopen very soon in our “Field Headquarters,” our temporary home until our permanent facility is completed. Our opening date and new hours of operation will be posted on our website and be emailed to our subscribers. ... Wings of Dreams will resume its fly-in breakfasts and “Fly Into History” programs on October 1, 2011. ... More info can be found here.

September 2011 Roadrunner News - Roadrunners of Groom Lake | As some of you know, Frank Murray of A-12 Pilot fame is authoring another bit of our Roadrunner history that has never been published before. The subject of his latest contribution to our OXCART and BLACKSHIELD history and legacy is the secret moving of the A-12 Articles from the Skunk Works to Groom Lake. Many have seen the declassified photos of the convoy of California highway patrol, CIA security, etc. escorting semi trucks loaded with huge boxes containing the A-12 planes. What few realize is that this classified movement occurred for the transport of each of the A-12 and YF-12 Blackbirds we flew at the Ranch. (Two SR-71s were also delivered to Palmdale in these boxes). At the time, it was a really big deal. We have some photos of the boxes being constructed at the Skunkworks and those of that one trip to Nevada. Frank is seeking any additional photos, stories ...

Airplanista Magazine: Vincent Lambercy: Flying, Across the Pond: Air Show Season in the EU, Airplanista Magazine Feature Story: Best. Oshkosh. Ever. from Av8rdan's World of Flying 

Happy 20th Birthday C-17 from Flight Image of the Day | Boeing celebrated the 20th aniversary of the first flight of its venerable C-17 airlifter on 15 September with this recreation of the event over Long Beach, California using aircraft T1.

South Dakota Air and Space Museum to get a lunar sample - Rapid City Journal | Dick Kettlewell Dick Kettlewell/Journal staff: Vistors look over the B-1B Lancer that was dedicated Saturday as the latest display at the South Dakota Air & Space Museum. The museum was celebrating its 25th anniversary. Hours: Off-season hours, ...
 TheAviatorsTV (via Twitter): If your local PBS station isn't airing The Aviators, you can find it on iTunes! First episode of Season 2 is free!... 

Video: If Morgan Freeman can’t sell you on the benefits of... from You like airplanes, too? | If Morgan Freeman can’t sell you on the benefits of general aviation, ...

United Way Launches Annual Campaign with Plane Pull - ChrisD.ca | A team participates in Untied Way's annual Plane Pull event in this file photo. (CHRISD.CA) The United Way's 2011 campaign will kickoff today with the annual Plane Pull at Red River College's Stevenson Campus. More than 1300 people divided into several ...

EAA Young Eagles Rally at PoF! from Planes Of Fame News | EAA Young Eagles Chapter 92 will hold their Rally at Planes of Fame, Chino, CA on September 17, 2011.

Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Lands Safely in Kazakhstan, Three Astronauts in Tow from POPSCI | The Russian Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts (Commander Andrei Borisenko and Alexander Samokutyayev, both Russian, and American Ron Garan) safely landed this morning in Kazakhstan, bringing them home after five months on the International Space Station. The landing, about ...

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Patriots Jet Team screams over Hillsboro this weekend – KATU | The Patriots Jet Team is in town to fly in the Oregon International Air Show this weekend at Hillsboro Airport. The team features six pilots who do a series of loops, rolls and other aerobatics in close formation. And when they say close, ...

Air Show Returns To Skies Over Hillsboro - 750 KXL | The 24th annual Oregon International Air Show is happening through Sunday at the Hillsboro Airport, featuring an all-new line-up. It's thanks to over $1.2 Million dollars in donations from the community. This year's headlining act is the Patriots 6-Jet ...

Westmoreland Airshow returns after 10-year hiatus - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Rich Carbone says he's been anxiously awaiting this weekend's Westmoreland County Airshow and is excited to see it return to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport after 10 years. "It's sad that we haven't had a show here since ...

Stunt pilot puts reporter's stomach on liftoff alert - Waterloo Record | Kitchener's Wayne Hadath, who built an F1 Rocket in his garage, will also be back for a second year, showing off his special racing aircraft. Kent Pietsch, a veteran of the air show circuit, will perform his aerial comedy routine, including fake crash ...

WWII Vets Gathering At Wings Over Camarillo Airshow – KEYT | More than dozen World War Two military heroes will gather at the annual Wings Over Camarillo air show this weekend. They will have a booth where they will be sharing their stories and memorabilia with air show visitors. His Bomber flew the first ...

Greenwood Lake Air Show bigger and better than ever - Sparta Independent | 26 through 28, bringing together heart-stopping aerobatics and special guests. This year's show features Team RV, the world's largest air show. Young and old will marvel at the stunning skills of these 12 aerobatic planes and pilots all putting their ...

Aerobatics pilot to Hall in crowds - Bundaberg NewsMail | The highly decorated former Royal Australian Air Force pilot and Red Bull Air Race competitor is one of the most anticipated acts at the Wide Bay Australia International Airshow, which starts today. His star status was obvious when he arrived at ...

No business like the (air) show business - Kansas City Star | The family will be among the featured aerobatics pilot performers at the Kansas City Air Show, which takes place today and Sunday at Wheeler Downtown Airport. At 61, dad is the civilian rookie pilot at this show. His son — known now as Air Force Capt. ...

ORBIS Pull for Sight 2011 in Toronto - This second stop of the national plane pull campaign raises money towards supporting ORBIS's Kids Sight program to eliminate preventable blindness and transform the lives of blind and visually impaired children throughout the developing world. ...

2012 will be a year full of celebrations - Prince Albert Daily Herald | This Second World War B-25 Mitchell Bomber, named Miss Mitchell, will be on display at the city's airport next year as part of celebrations of the city's aviation history. Photo courtesy of Tim Munro PRINCE ALBERT — Next year is shaping up to be a ...

92-year-old vet relives memories in C-47 for Selfridge Air Show - The Detroit News | Rick Billington, chief safety and training officer for the aviation unit, offered Lash a chance to be an honored guest at the Selfridge Air Show this weekend, which will feature dozens of aircraft. "When you get these guys that are 80-plus, ...

Honor Flight seeking WWII veterans for final flight - Craig Daily Press | The Western Slope Honor Flight is continuing to actively search for World War II veterans interested in going on the final flight of the program, scheduled for Sept. 21 and 22 to Washington, DC Seats are still available for veterans ...

Flight brings WWII back to Huntington Woods veteran - Royal Oak Daily Tribune ... wide as the wings on the plane, Lash told his three sons and everyone who turned out to greet his flight what it was like as a radio operator with the 9th American Air Force Troop Carrier Group and 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron during World War II. ...

Raffle offers ride on WWI airplane - Graham Leader | “This is truly an opportunity to experience living aviation history,” said Mike Winslow, president of the Donnelly Chapter of the Air Force Association. “The raffle winner will get to feel the rush of flying in an open cockpit just as the pioneers of ...

Flying Heritage Collection - Paine Field  from MRC Aviation by Mike Condon | Paine Field is not only home to the Boeing Factory but also to the Flying Heritage Collection owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.  This collection of ex military aircraft from around the world is well presented and almost all airworthy…

Ferocious Frankie  from Fear of Landing by Sylvia | This video is of a P-51D Mustang Ferocious Frankie owned by the Old Flying Machine Company, who fly aerobatic displays with the plane (and duos with a Spitfire) at airshows all over the the US. Ferocious Frankie is a 1944 Mustang with a 1760 horsepower Merlin engine and a maximum speed of 505mph. Their website includes the aircraft history…

Woman finds never-published pics of Amelia Earhart - KGO-TV | Diana Brown was clearing out a storage locker when she discovered 18 original, never-published photos of the famous aviator. The pictures are apparently publicity photos from Earhart's final flight in 1937. Brown inherited the box where the pictures ...

WAI Launches "Bring Your Daughter to the Conference Day"  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The 2012 International Women in Aviation Conference, scheduled for March 8-10, 2012, in Dallas, Texas, will include a day-long program designed to introduce girls to the excitement and career opportunities available in aviation. "Bring Your Daughter to the Conference Day" will take place on Saturday, March 10, 2012, and is designed for girls ages 10 to 18… 

Trump Flaunts Custom 757 (Video)  from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Significantly larger than the Boeing 727 he previously operated, Donald Trump is literally making a show (on Youtube) of the $100 million custom 757 he purchased form Paul Allen in February. Trump is not without his old steed. His 727 has been for sale since 2009, asking $8 million. The newer jet's interior wears 24 carat gold on exposed metals from sink faucets to seat belts. It has a first class seating area, a separate lounge and a separate bedroom. The tour doesn't cost anything…

F-16 landing problem, EAA Airventure,...  from x planes |  F-16 landing problem, EAA Airventure, Oshkosh, July 28th 2011

Flying Boomers  from The Unwanted Blog | Sometimes you see stuff that makes you sad… not because the thing itself is sad, but because you can’t legally say jack about it. Well, back when I worked at ATK I stumbled across some Powerpoint presentations on a joint ATK/BAE concept, and due to the interesting notations on the pages I felt it safest to not say a thing. BAE patented the concept a few years ago with all manner of nifty diagrams, so.. restriction lifted, I guess…

Big a$$ project of the day - Wildman & Crazy Jim's "Flying Circus" 2011  from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | "Wildman" Tim Lehr and "Crazy" Jim Hendricksen are known for their extreme projects. In a TRF thread, Tim presents one of his LDRS projects, a 12" diameter, minimum diameter, 'Mega" project.  Tim describes the project as: "A single use Carbon fiber P-motor. Should fly it to over 20,000ft. That's a 25ft, 325lb. rocket!"  He has another thread that details all of his LDRS projects. Here, it is revealed that this motor is probably a CTI product from the Affordable Weapon System…

Today in Aviation History – August 20  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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Thunderbirds ready for Travis - TheReporter.com | The skies over Solano Air Power Expo will feature not only performances by the Air Force's premier aerial demonstration team but also a T-33 demonstration by Greg Colyer, a T-34 demonstration by Julie Clark, a P-51 demonstration by Eddie Andreini and ...

USAF Thunderbirds 2011 Schedule

F-15 E Eagle Strike jets arrive in Pasco to prep for air show - KNDO/KNDU | The preparations for the 2011 Water Follies are underway, and the director of the air show, Scott Meyer is excited about a new performance by the US Airforce, bringing in two F-15 E Eagle Strike Jets in. "This is the first time we're going to have them ...

Atlantic City Airshow adds Canadian SkyHawks to this year's lineup - Press of Atlantic City | This year's Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder Over The Boardwalk” will be an international show with the Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team joining the current lineup of show performers. “Each year we work with Airboss David Schultz to make sure the ...

16th FAI European Gliding Championships: Revving up... from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - FAI | The towplanes are revving up and trundling across the grass towards the grids where the four glider classes are lined up and ready to go. ...

Lockheed SR-71. “SR-71 on the Ramp at Beale AFB... from Planeshots

CONFIRMED: This summer's best air show will be ... from The DEW Line | ... not here. As much as I'm digging getting buzzed by the only fly-able B-29 in the world here at Oshkosh AirVenture, it's not the best air show in the world this summer -- by far. Neither does that distinction belong to last month's Paris Air Show, which was unusually bereft of debut appearances by military aircraft. No, that honour goes to the MAKS 2011 air show outside next month. Why? ...

Highway to the danger zone: Air Museum's F-15 hits the road, on way to Chico - Enterprise-Record | Moved by the crane, "It was nice to see it in the air," said Rosene, a member of Chico Air Museum. The aircraft is a two-seat model built in 1980. Rosene was among those who worked for a number of months to win the aircraft for the Chico Air Museum. ...

An unusual Voodoo — the JF-101B from Travel for Aircraft | While at the Air Force Armament Museum* I photographed this McDonnell F-101 Voodoo armed with Hughes AIM-4 Falcon missiles. During the time I did not notice anything unusual, and I photographed the information plaque to read later, as I had many aircraft to see and this would be the first of four Voodoos I would see on that day — tick tock. ...

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin from I n f o r m a t i o n 2 S h a r e | The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It was intended to be carried in the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a defensive parasite fighter. During World War II, Luftwaffe fighters provided stiff opposition for Allied bombers. The XF-85 was a response to ...

Jet World Masters at Air Force Museum through August 6 - Dayton Daily News | Last Sunday during the Vectren Dayton Air Show, a storm blew in and damaged half a dozen RC planes that were under a huge tent. Two of the South African team's models were beyond repair. The team obtained materials to rebuild. ...    
'Perfect Storm' survivor at New England Air Museum - Danbury News Times | Graham Buschor, one of two pilots who survived the storm upon which this movie was based, will give a talk July 30 when the New England Air Museum marks Extreme Flight Day. Lt. Buschor and another pilot ditched in the Atlantic Ocean and spent five ...
   
Kid-Friendly Fun: Airplanes and Playgrounds - Patch.com | A Blue Angel jet is also featured at the Quonset Air Museum. One of North Kingstown's best kept secrets for family fun, the Quonset Air Museum hosts a bounty of aircrafts, ranging from World War II planes to more modern crafts … all ...

Uplifting memories of derby still excite pilot - Lebanon Express | (LEBANON EXPRESS) Almost to the day 50 years ago, Evelyn (Rackleff) Lohr, of Lebanon, prepared to participate in her first Powder Puff Derby, an air race across the continent. She was the first Oregon member of The Ninety-Nines, the international ...

Breaking Through the Clouds: The First Women's National Air Derby Documentary ... - PR Web | National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee PATTY WAGSTAFF, aerobatic pilot JULIE CLARK, aviation historians, including Dorothy Cochrane, Curator of the National Air & Space Museum, round out the interviews giving perspective of the women's amazing ...

On This Day in Aviation History: July 27th By Matt Molnar 
   
Will aviation art show take off? - Boston Standard | Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire launched a competition for aircraft artwork - open to youngsters aged six to 22 - in September. A team of specialist signmakers from county firm Allen Signs and saw engravers then put the artwork onto the aluminium bases. ...

Strongman prepares for plane pull - Rockhampton Morning Bulletin | Mr O'Shea has registered to compete in the Leukaemia Foundation's Mission to Cure Plane Pull, the only difference being that he will compete by himself instead of as part of a team of 10. The Sunshine Coast dad is not completely crazy, having trained ...