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Air show wows all-ages crowd of thousands - Windsor Star | The fighter was just one of the aircraft that took to the rainy skies over the city for the Windsor International Air Show. But the rain didn't dampen ...

2-day Westfield International Air Show tops expectations for attendance ... MassLive.com | The poor weather only caused one act cancellation when the US Army's Golden Knights parachute team decided it was too dangerous to jump. ...

Hundreds come out for Warbirds over Salem - WDBJ7.com | Those who spend countless hours building model planes, and those who simply love to watch them take flight. Many of the replica's date back to pre-World ...

United States - Oregon - Oregon International Air Show 2010 - Hillsboro (Portland) - 08/20/10 from FenceCheck Forums:

Daredevils try to keep the stork flying - Web Devil | The prize-winning team will head to Arizona for a flight with pilot Kirby Chambliss, the Red Bull Air Race World Champion, at his Flying Crown Ranch, ...

Aero-TV: Best Seat in The House -- 'Inside' The AeroShell Aerobatic Team from Aero-News Network | Yeah.... This IS A Really Cool Job When ANN's Nathan Cremisino took over the lead of our Aero-TV teams, he knew he was in for some extra work and a lot of extra responsibility. Still... with all that, there ARE times when its good to be the top guy.... like when our friends at Aspen Avionics call over and ask if we want to put one of our Aero-TV videographers aboard a formation aerobatic flight with the world famous Aero-Shell Aerobatic Team. At such times, its good to be in a position to say... "Hey, I want to go..." and go…

Aero-TV: Tsunami Air Racing -- Rebuilding A Legacy from Aero-News Network | A Tragic Loss May Someday Be Brought Back To Flight Status It was one of the most aggressive efforts to energize American air racing... an one of its greatest tragedies... Tsunami, the first original homebuilt unlimited racer built since 1939, was designed for speed record attempts and air racing until its loss on September 25th, 1991. Tsunami crashed while on final approach to Pierre Municipal Airport in Pierre, South Dakota killing pilot John R. Sandberg, due to a mechanical control failure that resulted in an irrecoverable flight condition…

San Diego museum tries to land space shuttle - San Diego Union Tribune | The San Diego Air & Space Museum wants to snag one of the space shuttles that NASA is parting with. As the saying goes, ...

XCOR videos - Parabolic Arc's Doug Messier from RLV and Space Transport News | Doug Messier visited XCOR on Saturday during the Plane Crazy Rockets R Us open house at the Mojave Air and Space Port. He made the following video interview with Lee Valentine about the mock-up of the cockpit of the Lynx suborbital spacecraft…

NBVC Point Mugu Air Show 2010 Pictures from Military Photos by Chucky | Pictures from the 2010 Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Air Show at Point Mugu - NBVC Point Mugu Air Show 2010

The Beriev A-150 from Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago | During the 1960s a strategic shift was taking place in nuclear deterrent doctrines as the United States Navy began putting to sea increasing numbers of Polaris sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) aboard nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines beginning in 1960 with the first deterrent patrols of the George Washington-class…

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Blue Angels Back in Town - Seattle Post Intelligencer | "There will be closures to the I-90 bridge next week so the Blue Angels can terrorize Lake Washington," says lower Wallingford worker bee Stephen Parris. ...

United States - Washington - Seafair 2010 - Seattle - 08/10 from FenceCheck Forums :

'Red, White, And Loud' Tour To Debut At Colorado Sport International Air Show from Aero-News Network | B-29 FIFI And Country Singer Aaron Tippin Headline The Event Folks attending the Colorado Sport Aviation (CSA) will be the first to have a chance to see the CAF's B-29 FIFI ... and hear platinum-selling country music star Aaron Tippin ... together at the Colorado Sport International Air Show August 28th and 29th…

America's Top 10 aviation attractions from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | TripAdvisor, a travel site, has unveiled its list of the top 10 aviation attractions in the U.S., according to traveler ratings and TripAdvisor Flights experts, who note that America has a rich history as the birthplace of aviation, giving air travel lovers and flying fanatics myriad opportunities to learn more about planes, gliders, shuttles, and everything in between…

Video: Blue Angels' arrival at Museum of Flight/Boeing Field - West Seattle Blog | ORIGINAL 3 PM REPORT: We are on the second-story balcony at the Museum of Flight, overlooking the Boeing Field runway from which the Blue Angels take off ...

Air show started out as 1960 Space Fair - Ventura County Star | Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, the Point Mugu Space Fair featured the US Navy Blue Angels jet demonstration team and Naval Air Station Point Mugu ... Frequently asked questions Ventura County Star

100th Anniversary Canadian Navy Fleet Review, Victoria, BC from Military Photos by Vapourstreak:

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor - Museum Events from http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/ Celebrating 100 Years of Powered Flight in Hawaii Saturday & Sunday, August 21 & 22 | Visitors to Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor's 3rd "Biggest Little Airshow" Saturday, August 21 and Sunday, August 22, 10am to 4pm, will be greeted by over 150 aircraft on the tarmac—both real and remote control models--candy bombings for the keiki, Hangar 79 tours to see the new MiG Alley Korean War Exhibit and other aircraft in the 88,000 sq. ft. battle scarred hangar, and free concerts featuring MaunaluaSaturday at 2pm, and Natural Vibrations Sunday at 2pm. All these events are free to the public. Free shuttles to the Museum may be accessed at the Arizona Memorial Parking area, 9am to 4:30pm…

August 2010 Roadrunner Newsletter | Roadrunners of Groom Lake from roadrunnersinternationale.com

Air Venture Adventure from Nuts About Southwest - by sheaser | At the 2010 Air Venture in Oshkosh, it wasn't too hard to find some Southwest Airlines Employees who are fans of Red Belly Radio. Which is to say, it wasn't too hard to find a few Employees who were willing to be recorded for Red Belly Radio.

Northrop Grumman Sponsors Students For Summer Aviation Camps from AvStop » Number One Online Resource For General Aviation News | For the third consecutive year, Northrop Grumman Corporation's Global Hawk program sponsored six high school students to attend this year's Oshkosh Summer Aviation Camps. In addition, the company sponsored two college students to serve as seasonal camp counselors…

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TEAM GOULIAN PHOTOSHOOT from Mike Goulian Airshows by Karin - Last week Team Goulian was honored to hire award-winning Boston photographer, Michael Indresano to photograph our ASB Air Show Team and our Red Bull Air Race Team 99. His work speaks for itself – as he has shot for the Boston Celtics, Timberland, Hermes, Dunkin Donuts, Baskin-Robbins, Comcast,  and many more corporate and sports clients. Click here to check out Michael Indresano's blog post about our photo shoot! Here are some behind-the-scenes photos…

Air Show Pilot Michael Goulian from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast - Michael Goulian, winner of last year's Bill Barber Showmanship Award for his aerobatic routines, is starting his fifth season with the Red Bull Air Races in a couple of weeks, at the season's show opener in Abu Dhabi. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about why some of the races are harder than others, why he thinks he can pull ahead in the rankings this year, and what his plans are for other airshows around the U.S.

Air show returning to Point Mugu - For the first time in three years, Naval Base Ventura County is bringing back its popular air show. Although it's still early in the planning stages, the 2010 Point Mugu Air Show — scheduled for Aug. 7-8 — will feature the Air Force's Thunderbird demonstration squadron. "I am very happy to announce the Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron will be returning back to Naval Base Ventura County for the first time in three years," said Capt. James McHugh, commanding officer of Naval Base Ventura County. "The Thunderbirds will headline the 2010 Naval Base Ventura County Air Show. The Thunderbirds aerial maneuvers will exhibit the professional qualities of the Air Force personnel, who fly, maintain and support the aircraft…

Air show sweeps wannabe pilots off their feet - Times of India | HYDERABAD: Day two of the air show had more curious general visitors who managed to get 'business invitees' passes liberally doled out by the organisers. ...

Listen to Sully's Final Flight from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Listen as Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, known for his Hudson River landing in January 2009, flies final flight with First Officer Jeff Skiles who was with him that day on the Hudson.

Sully retires from US Airways from Aircrew Buzz by B. N. Sullivan | Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, the US Airways pilot who successfully ditched an Airbus A320 in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, has retired after 30 years service with the airline. He flew his last commercial leg yesterday: US Airways Flight 1167 from Fort Lauderdale to Charlotte. In the right seat was First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, who had also been Sully's co-pilot on US Airways Flight 1549. The aircraft was greeted at Charlotte Douglas International Airport by a spray-over from four water cannons…

P-40E, 'supercar' feature statics at open house from Flying Tigers News | P-40E Warhawk - The P-40, developed from the P-36, was America's foremost fighter in service when World War II began. P-40s engaged Japanese aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor and the invasion of the Philippines in December 1941. They also were flown in China early in 1942 by the famed Flying Tigers and in North Africa in 1943 by the first Army Air Forces all African-American unit, the 99th Fighter Squadron...

Fly with the man who flew with Jimmy Doolittle - Sarasota Herald-Tribune ... initially had no idea of the impact they'd made," said Casey, who handles publicity for the group of surviving pilots, known as the Doolittle Raiders. ...

When Victory Was in the Air - Wall Street Journal | Mr. Ford is the author, among other books, of "Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942." This copy is for your personal, ...

Daughter uncovers details of her father's WWII death - Suburban Life Publications | Six weeks before she was born, Pam Watson's father, Floyd Jamerson, was shot down in a B-17 bomber over Nantes, France. ...

Two Aspen women earn recognition as WWII pilots - Aspen Times | Through their heroic and patriotic actions, the WASP helped pave the way for the women military aviators of today. Not granted military status until 1977…

Mayday (distress signal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia from en.wikipedia.org [hat tip to the air racers on AAFO.com for sharing this one!] Mayday is an emergency code word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications. It derives from the French venez m'aider, or m'aidez, meaning "come (and) help me".[1] It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such as police forces, pilots, firefighters, and transportation organisations. The call is always given three times in a row ("mayday-mayday-mayday") to prevent mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions and to distinguish an actual mayday call from a message about a mayday call.

Briefs: Rocket racer picts; Masten's Xoie goes to pieces from RLV and Space Transport News | Check out picts of the two Armadillo rocket racers at Flickr: Russell Blink's Photostream (via The Original Rocket Dungeon). Ben Brockert posts a video showing a time-laspe video of the Masten Space team dissembling the Xoie vehicle…

First...go back and read the first line of my last Blog posting... from UCAP Fodder by noreply@blogger.com (Dave Higdon) Yeah, yeah, yeah...we've heard. Some poor Controller at JFK brought the kids to the tower, coached them word-for-word and let them transmit hand-offs and departure instructions to departing flights...and yeah -- obviously, a couple of the planes flew for foreign carriers...yes, we know all that…

I'm taking charge from AF.mil Photos | Jake Morvay, a 2-year-old from Niceville, Fla., stands on the ramp of a mini C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., at the U.S. Air Force exhibit Feb. 27, 2010, during the Women in Aviation International 2010 conference in Orlando, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Dawn M. Price)

Feel the heat! from FenceCheck Forums - These come out of the archives.  Edwards airshow 2006, Thunderbirds coming and going!

On This Day in Aviation History: March 5th by Phil Derner Jr. | Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 overruns at Burbank, launches of Landsat 3 and Explorer 2, crashes of BOAC 911, Palair Macedonian 301, Lake Central, first flight of the Spitfire and lots more…