Video: Thousands gather to watch Blue Angels in SF * ABC | It was another gorgeous day for the second Fleet Week air show, featuring the Blue Angels. Thousands of families poured into San Francisco to watch the aerial acrobatics and admire the heart stopping twists and turns on Sunday...
Flying on the Blue Angels' 'Fat Albert Airlines' at SF's Fleet Week * cnet | It's Fleet Week in San 
Francisco, and though the ships and sailors enliven the town, the star of the show is always the Blue Angels. If you've ever watched these daredevil fliers, you know they put on quite a show, flying their F/A-18s within feet of each other as they roar over the city...
Wings and Waves air show wraps up in Volusia County * News 13 | Vintage airplanes and thundering jets are pumping big bucks into the Daytona Beach area. Jaques Chester brought took his two daughters to Daytona Beach for surf and sand, but what flew over them during the day was a surprise he kept from them on the drive to the coast...
Daytona air show draws crowd * news-journal | John Johnson could look out the window and see the planes twirling and tumbling above the Atlantic Ocean. The president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University had a glass of lemonade on the table in front of him and Sunday afternoon his conversations were often interrupted by a tap on the shoulder from people passing by who wanted to say “Thank you” or “Hello.”...
Video: Watsonville fly-in and airshow closes the weekend * KSBW | In it's 50th anniversary, the Watsonville Fly-in and Airshow wowed crowds with aerobatics and WWII era planes.
Join the U.S. Army “Golden Knights” parachute team on a night skydive * The Aviationist | Nicknamed and commonly known as the Golden Knights, the United States Army Parachute Team, is a demonstration and competition parachute team which conduct parachute demos across the U.S. and, occasionally, abroad...
15th annual Culpeper County AirFest held at airport on Beverly Ford Rd. * Star Exponent | Spirits and hopes ran high at the annual Culpeper County AirFest Saturday morning as clouds and an intermittent drizzling rain hung over the event for the second consecutive year...
Special Guests Come to Rockford for Air Camp * My stateline | Boy scouts had a chance to check out planes and learn all about aviation. The Blackhawk Area Council hosted the third Air Camp at the Chicago-Rockford International Airport. They were especially excited to host the Tuskegee Airmen...
YOUR PHOTOS: Potomac Flight soars to honor veterans * Inside Nova
WWII Planes Fly Over National Cemetery, Pentagon * NBC | Twenty four World War II vintage aircraft flew over the DC area Sunday in tribute of Disabled American Veterans. The flight originated from the Culpeper Air Fest and traveled over the Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon. The planes were T-6 Texan aircraft, used to train pilots during World War II...
Chambliss lives a lifestyle full of adrenaline * Las Vegas Review Journal | Kirby Chambliss stands 11th in points among the 12 adrenaline junkies who will race airplanes through pylons at speeds approaching 230 mph today in Round 7 of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. So it hasn’t been the greatest of years for one of the world’s foremost air racers. He did, however, recently go off into the wild blue yonder with Amelia Earhart as his co-pilot...
Zhuhai Air Show to exhibit 120 aircraft from around the world * Want China Times | ...As is customary, the J-10 fighters of the August 1st aerobatic team will perform during the air show, however, this is the first time a female pilot of the People's Liberation Army Air Force will fly with the team during the air show. The Black Eagles aerobatic team of the South Korean air force was invited to join the show with its T-50 trainers as well, according to the paper. The T-50 Golden Eagle is a trainer produced by the Korea Aerospace Industries based in Sacheon...
Fly-in at Meriden Markham Airport on Saturday * By Lauren Sievert Record-Journal staff | Meriden- Markham Airport will host its first fly-in Saturday, featuring planes and helicopters. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Constance Castillo, airport manger, said it is the first of its kind for the Meriden airport and differs from the air shows of the past...
Red Arrows 'should replace their ageing British-made Hawk jets with second hand American planes' * Daily Mail | The Red Arrows should replace their ageing British made jets with second hand American built planes, a senior RAF officer has suggested. The aerobatic display team currently fly the Hawk T1 jet, which is due to go out of service in 2020...
March Field Air Museum flying high with upgrades * Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | There have been quite a few changes to March Field Air Museum in Riverside since I first went there a decade and a half ago, including a few since my last visit a couple of years ago...
Search for Warbirds in India by WarbirdsNews | Accordingly to several news reports coming from India, a group of researchers has identified sites in Loktak lake, near Manipur, India where two Japanese Ki-43 fighter aircraft and a British Wellington bomber came to rest following a dogfight on June 17th, 1944. After getting official records from the Burma Campaign Society based in London...
Avro Lancaster 1941 onwards All marks by travelforaircraft | Cotter's authorship of this beloved aircraft lives up to the Lancaster's reputation. Another of the Haynes Owners' Workshop Manual series this book includes what has become expected from this excellent series. History and design of the Avro Lancaster is addressed and quite well. The heart of the book is operating a Lancaster (the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight or BBMF) as well as the maintenance and costs — all are quite enlightening...
Farman F40 F-AHMF * Passion for aviation (translated) | The aircraft in the foreground is the Farman F.40 (F-AHMF) aircraft designed as an observation aircraft by Maurice and Henry Farman at the request of the Air Force in 1915 and served very often after war make "First flight"...
1st flight to Reunion by Marcel Goulette * Passion for aviation (translated) | From 17 to 27 Oc t ober 1929, Maurice Goulette, R ené Marchesseau and Jean Michel Bourgeois established a record on its lia i Paris (Le Bourget) -Madagascar (Antananarivo) aboard Farman 192 No. 3 (F-AJBB) by browsing 12400km in 1 0 days 8 hours and 4 min 0...
NASA technology helps remote Alaskan pilots * General Aviation News | WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA has formally delivered to Alaskan officials a new technology that could help pilots flying over the vast wilderness expanses of the northern-most state. The technology is designed to help pilots make better flight decisions, especially when disconnected from the Internet, telephone, flight services and other data sources normally used by pilots...
Young Eagles Take To The Sky * Payson Roundup | On Saturday, Oct. 4, a group of dedicated Payson pilots hosted a Young Eagles flight day at the Payson Airport...
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Monday, October 13, 2014
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Monday, September 29, 2014
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Crowd-pleasing freestyle wraps up U.S. Aerobatics * Herald Democrat | Throughout the week, pilots from across the nation flew into Denison’s North Texas Regional Airport — Perrin Field to compete in the 2014 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. Competition concluded on Friday with the events highlight attraction as seven of the top pilots competed in the four-minute freestyle contest...
The Blue Angels dazzle during air show demos - Honolulu Star-Advertiser | If spontaneous involuntary reaction is any measure of success, the Blue Angels flight demonstration at the Wings Over the Pacific air show on Saturday was a squeal-certified hit...
Warbirds grab spotlight at Salinas air show * The acrobats were in the sky at Saturday's California International Airshow, but the warriors were on the tarmac at Salinas Municipal Airport, where 
throngs of people lined the barriers to gawk at the planes that helped keep the civilized world free during World War II and the Korean War...
Sometimes..... TVR Photography | From the SalinasAirshow Ca-International this weekend
Photo gallery: Air Show 2014 * Record-Searchlight | The Canadian Snowbirds fly overhead at Air Show 2014 on Saturday at the Redding Municipal Airport. Hung T. Vu/Special to the Record Searchlight. Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,...
Public gets inside look at planes during Jefferson Fly-In - Marshall News Messenger | Everyone said the weather was perfect on Saturday for planes to have a proverbial “fashion” show at the 9th annual Jefferson Fly-In. Planes from every year, every style and every color were on display at the yearly event that gives pilots the chance to land at the Cypress River Airport and interact with their peers and locals...
[SLIDESHOW] Red Arrows display air supremacy - MaltaToday | The Royal Air Force Aerobatic 
Team, commonly known as the ‘Red Arrows’, are the public face of the Royal Air Force and one of the world’s premier aerobatic teams, supporting British interests overseas by contributing to defence diplomacy efforts...
Video: Airshow continues to thrill - Times of Malta | Air Malta’s formation flypast with the RAF Red Arrows was today’s highlight for the thousands who again visited the Malta International Airshow...
The 500-mph History of America’s Highest-Flying Sport By Jan Tegler | On September 15, 
spectators at the 51st National Championship Air Race in Reno, Nevada witnessed a gut-wrenching photo finish. But their thrills were outclassed by the tension Steve Hinton Jr. endured in the cockpit as he went head to head with Bill “Tiger” Destefani, his former mentor. Thousands came to their feet and roared as two of air racing’s fastest, most highly-modified P-51 Mustangs screamed past the home pylon at 500 mph in the closest race at Reno in more than two decades. As the pilots pulled their racers skyward, up and off the race course, neither was sure who had won. Below, the thousands in the stands continued their howled excitement...
In memoriam: Werner Franz of the Hindenburg * Bayou Renaissance Man | I note in the Telegraph's obituary column that Werner Franz, the last survivor of the crew of the Hindenburg airship, died recently....
Adventures in Oshkosh * Beloit Daily News | A replica of the 1903 Wright “Flyer” is on site, as is a 1912 Curtiss A-1 Pusher, 1928 Waco 10 'Taperwing' and 1931 Laird “Super Solution” air racing plane, among many others. Inside the Eagle Hangar, a North American B-25 Mitchell, designed in 1939,...
Take a ride in a 1929 Ford Tri-motor * Theadanews | ... by EAA staff, volunteers, and with assistance from Ford Tri-Motor operators nationwide, the old Tri-Motor once again took to the air. Its official re-debut was at the 1985 EAA Fly-In Convention in Oshkosh. It was displayed in the AirVenture Museum...
FIGHTER TOWN USA, TOP GUN at NAS Miramar · Peter Boschert, Photorecon.net | Top Gun was founded on 03rd March 1969 to train pilots air tactics to encounter the bad results of the fighter pilots in the Vietnam war. For the first time, the so called dissimilar air combat training (DACT) was introduced, in which the American pilots didn’t fight against the similar plane they were flying themselves but against different, often smaller aircraft like they were used by the Soviet Union. The course lasted in the beginning four weeks, later it was extended to five weeks. The crews of the F-4 Phantom II fought at Top Gun against the A-4 Skyhawk (simulating subsonic aircraft) and the F-4E Tiger II, which was simulating supersonic aircraft. The first commander of Top Gun was Ron “Mug” McKeown. The courses were manned mostly by pilots of the “front-line-squadrons”, who should give their knowledge of the course afterwards to their squadrons...
Pilot, boy die as 2 small planes from Young Eagles rally collide * Buffalo News | The Experimental Aircraft Association says both planes were flying as part of a Young Eagles rally out of the Buffalo Lancaster airport today. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the pilot and passenger involved in the mishap,” the...
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Friday, September 26, 2014
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Aviation Legend Bob Hoover Honored With Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy * NAA | Washington, DC, September 25, 2014 – Robert L. “Bob” Hoover will receive the 2014 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The trophy is awarded annually to a living American for "…significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the United States." One of the most important, historic, and visible aviation and aerospace awards in the world, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy reflects a timeline of aviation and aerospace’s most innovative inventors, explorers, industrialists, and public servants....
Aerobatic pilot rescued from sea after crash - Stuff.co.nz | DRIFTING FOR HOURS: Jurgis Kairys 
had to parachute jump into the Aegean Sea after an engine failure in his personal plane. A favourite aerobatic pilot of Warbirds Over Wanaka has been rescued after his plane crashed in the Aegean Sea. Jurgis Kairys, 62, has been a star of the biennial show since 2004....
Blue Angels return for Hawaii's 'Wings over the Pacifc' air show - KITV Honolulu | The Blue Angels are back in Hawaii and are back flying over our skies this weekend. It's for the annual Wings over the Pacific air show. Thousands are expected to attend...
Thunderbirds arrive in Monterey for the California International Air Show Salinas - Monterey County Herald | MONTEREY >> Eight F-16 jets, each emblazoned in distinctive red, white and blue markings with stars on their tails, roared to a stop on the Monterey Regional Airport runway on Thursday afternoon. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, a precision flying team, are in town for this weekend's California International Air Show to be held at the Salinas Municipal Airport...
PHOTOS: Brittany Nielsen flies with Air Force Thunderbirds * KSBW | The Thunderbirds landed at Monterey airport and picked up Reporter Brittany Nielsen
A wild ride over Redding in preparation of this weekend's Air Show - Record-Searchlight | REDDING, California - Don’t call them stunts. That’s one of the first things air show pilot Jacquie Warda will tell you. “They’re aerobatics,” Warda said of the barrel rolls, loops and other maneuvers she pulls in her nimble Extra 300 airplane. She is one of more than a dozen performers that will take the North State skies this weekend for the Exchange Club of Redding’s Air Show 2014...
Flying High: Leesburg Host Free Airshow Saturday * Leesburg Today | The fifth annual Leesburg Airshow will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Admission is free. There will be no general parking at the airport, but free satellite parking will be available at Tuscarora High School (825 North King St...
St. Louis Regional Aiport to host Annual Open House and Fly In * The Edwardsville Intelligencer | On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., St. Louis Regional Airport will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their Annual Open House and Fly In. The event has grown phenomenally since it was re-started in 1994. Last year 100 airplanes and more than 300...
Annual fly-in draws larger crowd, more planes * Terrell Tribune | 1 British Flying Training School Museum's Flights of Our Fathers Fly-In on Saturday at Terrell Municipal Airport. The tarmac in front of the airport terminal was packed with planes, so many in fact, that others had to be located on the other side of...
Millville Army Air Field Museum holds annual air show Saturday - Press of Atlantic City | MILLVILLE — The Millville Army Air Field Museum’s annual air show will have a touch of the air, sea and land this Saturday...
Fly-In And Car Show This Weekend - Alton Daily News | The 20th Annual Open House, Fly In, and Car Show takes place Saturday at St. Louis Regional Airport in Bethalto. The event runs tomorrow from 10am to 4pm and will feature aircraft and classic cars from the area and a large display of antique firearms. Admission and parking are free, with food and drink for sale on the grounds, or inside the airport restaurant...
Local aviator is national runner-up - Paso Robles Press | RENO ? Templeton resident Sherman 
Smoot doesn't fit the stereotype of a senior citizen. At 66 years old, Smoot is still thrill seeking like he?s a young buck with a death wish. The U.S. Navy veteran is an experienced aviator, and even with his military service in the rear-view mirror, he still takes to the air to get an adrenaline rush for the ages. Smoot has been flying high for the better part of 45 years, and his most recent expedition ended with a national runner-up finish at the Reno Championship Air Races...
Great Tiger Moth Air Race to stop in Camden - Camden Advertiser | For the first time in 11 years 45 Tiger Moths, flown by 90 international and Australia pilots, include three WWII veterans, will fly from Lusktintyre on Saturday morning and over Sydney Harbour before making a refuelling stop at Camden Airport about 11am...
Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team Leaps Into South African Air Show - DVIDS | PRETORIA, South Africa — Add South Africa to the list of places members of the Army’s Golden Knight’s parachute team has jumped. The Golden Knights Black Demonstration Team performed here during the African Aerospace & Defence Exposition,Sep. 17-21, 2014 at the invitation of the South African Government...
Next Red Arrows Squadron Leader hopes for quick decision about team's future * Lincolnshire Echo | The man who will become Red Arrows Squadron Leader David Montenegro hopes a decision will be made soon about the future of the acrobatic team. He spoke to the Echo about the future of the team as he prepares to take on the role of Red 1 from current...
Aviator Richard Byrd Soared In Treks To Both Poles * Investor's Business Daily | Richard Byrd grew up in Virginia, became an officer through the U.S. Naval Academy and by 1918 was flying scouting missions in World War I. View Enlarged Image. Richard Byrd was the first to fly over the North and South Poles not because he was simply...
Dornier Do 17 Moves Into Next stage Of Conservation · WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE- The 
world’s last surviving Dornier Do 17 has now moved into the second phase of its conservation at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. It’s been a little over 15 months since the aircraft was lifted from the bottom of the Dover Straits and transported to the Museum’s Cosford site for ground breaking conservation work. The process so far has seen the aircraft systematically sprayed with a low concentration citric acid based solution inside purpose built hydration tunnels. This process has helped to remove marine accretions and subsequently the neutralised corrosion impurities in the aluminium aircraft structure...
Donation match * National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian | Double your impact! Make a donation to the Museum through October 31st, and it will be matched dollar for dollar...
B-25 Bomber Towed to Fargo 8 Years After Being Donated | Fargo, ND (WDAY TV)-Quite a sight 
for anyone driving on I-29 between Fargo and Wahpeton today. Kathy Dimmer/Wahpeton: "Just seeing a plane coming down an interstate is a pretty awesome thing." Kathy Dimmer of Wahpeton watched the pieces of the almost 70 year old aircraft slowly move down I-29...
Round-the-world solar flight gives wings to clean energy * Financial Times | However, he said, electric aircraft using the batteries developed in the Solar Impulse project could be in commercial use, perhaps for tourist flights, within five years. The solar panels on Solar Impulse's wings are expected to convert about 22-23 per...
Free plane rides for kids at Young Eagles Rally * Mansfield News Journal | Kids and teenagers with a budding interest in aviation, or who perhaps just want to see what their community looks like from the air, will get a chance to go up in a plane Oct. 4 when Chapter 148 of the Experimental Aircraft Association conducts a...
A Private Tour of the CIA's Incredible Museum * SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | A chill wind whipped off the Warnow as a retired railroad worker shuffled through the streets of the port city of Rostock one winter night in 1956. He wore the drab clothes typical of East German residents. But when a second man appeared from the shadows, the elderly German revealed that he was wearing a pair of distinctive gold cuff links embossed with the helmet of the Greek goddess Athena and a small sword...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to Receive Aero Club of Southern Californias 2014 ... * MFRTech (press release) | LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elon Musk, Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officer of SpaceX , the Hawthorne-based company which makes and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, has been selected to receive the 2014 Howard Hughes...
The Making of SpaceShipTwo * Air & Space Magazine | Air & Space: Can you give us a progress report on WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo? Whitesides: The big shift was we took control of WhiteKnightTwo from Scaled [Composites] earlier in the year, and that was a big deal for us because that's part of our...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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The Canadian Snowbirds are back * KRCRTV.COM | The show is funded by donations. For the past 35 years the event has returned around one million dollars back to the community. The show's chairman, Bill Wagner, says you won't get many chances to check out the Snowbirds. Redding is one of four US...
Melbourne Air & Space Show Hosts First Aviation & Aerospace Career Day * Space Ref | Officials with the National Air, Sea & Space Foundation, organizers of the 2014 Melbourne Air & Space Show, today announced that the Foundation will host its inaugural Aerospace & Aviation Career Day on Oct. 3 at the Melbourne International Airport...
2014 NCAR Review – Part 1 · Marilyn Dash | The 2014 National Championship Air Races (NCAR) 
will be remembered for record breaking moments, many infractions and one terrible loss. Let’s get started in Part 1 of our two part review...
Great Tiger Moth Air Race out of pages of yesteryear * Port Stephens Examiner | IT WILL be a sight to behold when 45 World War II-era planes fly in tandem past Sydney Harbour Bridge next month as part of the Great Tiger Moth Air Race. Not since 2003 has there been a Tiger Moth air race: this year's is expected to be bigger and...
New team leader for Red Arrows announced * Lincolnshire Echo | Squadron Leader David Montenegro will succeed Squadron Leader Jim Turner, whose three-year tour as Team Leader finishes at the end of the current season – with the Red Arrows' final 2014 display taking place on Sunday, September 28, in Malta...
In pictures: Red Arrows share Southport air show selfies * Liverpool Echo | The Red Arrows wowed the crowds at Southport Air Show at the weekend - and now these remarkable photos give their display a whole new perspective. As thousands of people watched from below, Flight Lieutenant Martin Pert - aka Red 8 or...
Stunt planes, flying lawn mower highlights windy Air Show * Vinton County Courier | The flying lawn mower, “piloted” by Roger Barnes, was the ultimate show stopper at the 44th annual Vinton County Air Show. Once the lawnmower landed, high winds forced a premature end to the air show on Sunday, Sept. 21. The hundreds of visitors still...
AOPA Hosts Successful Chino Fly-In * Flying Magazine | AOPA's regional fly-in in Chino, California, took place over the weekend and it was, by all accounts, a successful day. Despite low cloud conditions slowing the fly-in traffic in the morning 329 airplanes flew in for the event and a minimum of 2,300...
Swiss Air Force Centenary Air Show Report * Warbirds News | The Swiss Air Force held a 
spectacular air show to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of their founding. They held the show at Payerne Air Base, in Switzerland’s Vaud Canton. A number of European nations contributed to the festivities by sending along representative military aircraft, including several aerial demonstration teams. The Canadians even contributed a brace of CF-18 Hornets. A number of European based warbirds turned up as well....
The 3rd Athens Flying Week – Airshow 2014 * Greek Reporter | The 2014 Athens Flying Week airshow will be held for the third consecutive year in Athens, Greece, from September 25 to 28 in the areas of Faliro and Tatoi. The AFW events started on Monday, September 22, with the “Aviation Development Conference III”...
Additional Red Arrows show to replace Turkish Stars * Times of Malta | The aerobatic team Turkish Stars will not be participating in the Airshow, the organisers said. The Malta Aviation Society, organisers of the airX Malta International Airshow, said the committee however managed to secure the RAF Red Arrows for both...
Warbirds Over Tehachapi * Tehachapi News | For the second year, the City of Tehachapi, Tehachapi Municipal Airport and Friends of the Airport have teamed up to present the 2nd annual Tehachapi Airport Warbird Fly-In. It will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27. The sponsors for this year's event...
Pilot Kelley takes Wings & Wheels into wild blue yonder * Delmarva Daily Times | Dick Cole, one of the last four survivors of the Doolittle Raiders and local veteran heroes. Kelley is proud that admission to the festival is free. “Where else can you go to actually see and hear the planes that won World War II, hear the roar of the...
Timeless Voices - Larry Price · eaavideo.org | Larry Price is Lockheed Martin's Deputy Program Manager for the Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle (MPVC), a spacecraft that will be used by NASA for crewed missions to the Moon, asteroids, and eventually Mars.
B-29 “Doc” Restoring History · eaavideo.org | A project update on the volunteer-driven effort to restore a Boeing B-29 Superfortress to flying condition. When completed, "Doc" will be only the second flying B-29 in the world. (excerpt from August 2014 Chapter Video Magazine)
Video: Fascinating Documentary On The British 1960's Era (Mach 2) BAC TSR-2 · AirPigz | My usual goal for an AirPigz post is to give you a 3 to 5 minute avgeek experience that either thoroughly entertains or educates (or both)... but today you're gonna have to carve out at least 55 minutes if you're gonna take it all in. I found this documentary on the early 1960's British TSR-2...
Wright B Flyer project receives challenge grant · General Aviation News | DAYTON, Ohio — Wright “B” Flyer Inc. has received another major gift to fund a new flying lookalike of the Wright brothers’ first production airplane. The new Wright Model B lookalike will replace Wright “B” Flyer No. 1, also known as the “Brown Bird” or “Iron Bird,” which has been flying since 1982. The new airplane will be easier to transport to distant events and easier for the all-volunteer organization to maintain....
Sweetwater WASP Museum expansion approved * KTXS | The museum's mission statement is "seeking to educate and inform all generations with the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots - the first women to America's military aircraft - who forever changed the role of women in aviation." According to the...
Zulu Cobra — the Bell AH-1Z Viper is most revolutionary * Travel for Aircraft | The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has evolved their Bell AH-W SuperCobra (highly capable twin engine Cobra) significantly into the Z-variant with the new designation AH-1Z Viper. Similarly with their advancement of the Huey to the Bell UH-1Y Venom the Vipers are more than an improvement as...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds announce Hometown Heroes honorees - KIONrightnow.com | SALINAS, Calif. -The California International Airshow and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will honor a local Olympian and an Alisal teacher as this year's "Hometown Heroes." The Thunderbirds host a “Hometown Hero” Orientation Flight program in communities throughout America during their show season. The program is designed to showcase American citizens doing amazing things in their communities...
Jets and the P-51 Mustang For The Heart Of Texas Airshow * Warbirds News | The Heart Of Texas 
Airshow returns with smoke and thunder to the skies over Waco, Texas Saturday, September 27th at Texas State Technical College airport. The Heart Of Texas Airshow is proud to welcome back the presenting sponsor, Allen Samuels Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram of Waco. This is a multifaceted partnership with a premiere dealership. In true Texas tradition the performers will ride the show line in a Dodge Ram truck! Ted Teague says, “We are so glad to be able to help bring such a First Class Air show to Waco. I truly hope the Heart Of Texas Air show will be a long lasting tradition in Waco for many years and...
Canadian Forces Snowbirds dazzle, delight crowd for Oregon International Air Show finale (photos) * oregonlive.com | Thousands braved the heat Sunday afternoon to see the final day of the 2014 Oregon International Air Show. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds demonstration team received loud praise from the crowd, headlining Sunday's events with its 9-plane routine. Pilots closed the show with skywriting, synchronized formations and a finale that featured extravagant pyrotechnic explosions...
Air show a big success; Willey stepping aside as president - Hillsboro Tribune | The 27th annual Oregon International Air Show kicked off a full weekend of airborne entertainment Sept. 19. The three-day show enjoyed excellent weather, and highly skilled pilots and parachutists kept the crowd looking skyward to catch the fast and furious action. Approximately 81,000 people attended the show, easily topping last year’s crowd of 68,000...
Weekend air show draws huge crowds * LaGrange Daily News | “The air show went better than expected, we were hoping for 200-500 people, but we had about 3,000 people show up,” Traylor said. “I enjoyed seeing everybody who's never been to an airport, much less our airport, get to experience what we see every day...
The most interesting aircraft displayed at the Belgian Air Force Days * The Aviationist | On Sept. 13 
– 14, Kleine Brogel airbase, in Belgium, hosted the Belgian Air Force Days, an airshow attended by several interesting local and foreign aircraft whose main themes were the +100 years of Military Air Power and the 40th anniversary of the F-16....
Pictured: Southport Air Show 2014 – Red Arrows, Lancaster Bomber and more ... * Manchester Evening News | Families and aviation enthusiasts from all over the north west descended on Southport Beach this weekend for the annual air show, and despite grey clouds the Red Arrows did not disappoint. The event, held over two days, has around 20 aerial displays...
Cadets participate in Winston-Salem Air Show * Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | NORTH CAROLINA -- Three cadets from the Gastonia Civil Air Patrol squadron participated with 125 other CAP members from the region in the 2014 Winston-Salem Air Show held recently at the Smith Reynolds Airport. The cadets camped at the airfield and, despite some rain, enjoyed the camaraderie with other cadets, learned some practical skills and...
Cheesehead Fly-in * West of the I | A group of people from all over, interested in flying airplanes controlled by two lines gathered at the Westosha Community Center on Sunday afternoon. They have dubbed the annual event, the Cheesehead Fly-in. They can fly maneuvers by their control of...
Video: BLACK DIAMOND JET TEAM kicked off the Jags football game on Sunday in perfect formation and timing.
Ferrying Miss Demeanor * Wasabi Air Racing | On Saturday Justin Gillen and I had the opportunity 
to ferry an awesome airplane for a friend from Stead to Mojave. Miss Demeanor is a long time racer. The airplane currently is configured with a stock Cassutt vertical and horizontal and a Craig Catto tapered wing that was originally on outrageous. The wing installation was well done and addressed a lot of the handling concerns of the Cassutt. The limited throw of...
Reach for the sky! Flying coach wants to build 12 new Spitfires to mark 75th ... * Daily Mail | 'I wasn't very aerodynamic, but it certainly made me want to become a pilot. 'I came up with the idea of the Spitfire club as a way of getting pilots to keep flying. 'I've found over the years that many of them give up once the excitement of learning...
Qantas Founders Museum Saves a ‘Super Constellation’ · WarbirdsNews | The Manila International Airport Authority in Manila, Philippines recently announced an auction to forcibly sell off a dozen dormant airliners which had lain more or less abandoned at the airfield’s general aviation facility for some years now. These included five DC-9′s, an Antonov 24, Yak-40, four DC-3s and most importantly a Lockheed Super Constellation. The civilianized, former US Navy C-121J (Bu.131623) has been ground-bound at Manila for more than twenty five years now. It was...
Barrington Irving to Fly Business Jet On Global Learning Adventure for Kids * AviationPros.com | The event hosts are the Aero Club Foundation of Washington, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, and Signature Flight Support. Photo ops and interviews will be available upon request from noon - 1:00 pm. From September 23rd through November...
2015 Ford Mustang 'Top Gun' Edition Officially Unveiled [PICS] * AutooMobile.com | Ford Mustang has officially unveiled their latest Top Gun Edition. It is no surprise that the automaker is a big fan if aircraft, since they have been a huge supporter for the EAA AirVenture for a few years now. The annual air show is held in Oshkosh, WI...
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Friday, September 19, 2014
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Blue Angels prepare for Oceana Air Show * WAVY-TV | VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The Oceana Air Show is back after budget cuts forced the planes to be grounded last year. The Navy's Blue Angels had to cancel a good chunk of its schedule in 2013, but not this year. 10 On Your Side stopped by to see the...
Videos | Pulling 7 Gs with the Navy's Blue Angels * The Virginian-Pilot | The Navy told me to prepare for my flight with the Blue Angels by running nightly. It takes a lot of endurance to absorb 6 or 7 Gs in the backseat of an F/A-18 Hornet, they said. Instead, I watched YouTube videos. Lots of them. Obsessively. Their...
Boy gets to take a fantastic flight at the Oregon Air Show * KPTV.com | Sean Tucker takes 11 year old essay winner for a flight
Annual air show takes to Sonoma County skies * Santa Rosa Press Democrat | It takes off vertically like a helicopter, then tilts its rotor blades to fly like a plane. Pilots do get equal billing ... Aaron is the only civilian-licensed pilot to fly an aerobatic routine in a helicopter, including back flips and 360-degree...
Bird Dogs fly in Sept. 25, Keokuk * Keokuk Gate City Daily | L-Birds will line up on the runway for a fly-in and convention Sept. 25-27 at Keokuk Municipal Airport, Lindner Field. Pilots come from around the nation and the world to participate. Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:30 am | Updated: 10:32 am...
15-aircraft flyover to precede Michigan game against Utah Saturday * The Ann Arbor News | North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell Bomber: During WWII, General Billy Mitchel led a group of 16 B-25's on the first attack of Japan after being launched from the U.S. Hornet aircraft carrier. This aircraft was named after Mitchell, and will be...
Air cadets from across the UK visit the Red Arrows to celebrate 50th display ... * Lincolnshire Echo | 
Air Cadets from all over the United Kingdom competed in an art competition for the Red Arrows to celebrate the 50th Display Season. Between April and August seventy six entries were received and displayed in the Red Arrows hangar for the squadron to...
Air show draws record crowd * C&G Newspapers | Among the new features at this year's Open House was the Women in Aviation booth, where many of the pilots, maintainers and other female personnel who were active in the Air Show portion made short presentations on their careers and answered...
Hinton wins Reno * AOPA Pilot | Kevin Sutterfield, an Air Force Reserve F-22 pilot, flew an F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to Reno. Sutterfield then changed aircraft and made his debut as a race pilot, competing in Defector, a 1942 SNJ-4 (also known as the...
A note from Thom Richard on Race Week at Reno * LiveAirShowTV | Recap of race week and weighing in on the DQ.
Daniel Chrapczynski's photos from race week * Wasabi Air Racing | Reno isn't just all Unlimited racing :-)
Timeless Voices - William Hartshorn · eaavideo.org | William Hartshorn was a P-47 pilot with the 61st Fighter Squadron of the 56th Fighter Group - the famed "Zemke's Wolfpack." He was shot down on his 26th mission on Sept. 18, 1944 during Operation Market Garden.
Let Freedom Ring aero-salute wraps Saturday * Kingsport Times News | Of courage and inspiration, the Commemorative Air Force's Red Tail Squadron offers lessons in both one of its P-51C's -- one of just four still flying in the world -- and a RISE ABOVE traveling exhibit. Both represent the courageous struggle of the...
Italian village remembers pilots of WWII B-25 bomber as heroes * Stars and Stripes | The B-25 Mitchell dubbed "Maybe" was damaged during a bombing run near Trento during World War II. Pilot Earl Remmel of Hooker, Okla., and co-pilot Leslie Speer of Jefferson, Ky., kept the plane steady long 
enough for the other five crew members to...
K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum keeps memories alive of Cold War era base in ... * The Republic | MARQUETTE, Michigan — Memories are being kept alive of a Cold War-era U.S. Air Force in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Mining Journal of Marquette reports ( http://bit.ly/1uDXi1Y ) that the K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum was founded in 1993 when it...
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
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Biplane and Formula One * LiveAirShowTV | For those of you looking for the Formula One and Biplane races from Sunday morning, they are now published to our broadcast page...
Reno 2014: Sunday 9-14-14 - Voodoo 1st, Czech Mate 2nd, And Precious Metal Disqualified?? * AirPigz | ...Regardless, Team Precious Metal did a fantastic job of getting the airplane into the Gold race and they have so much to proud of for their efforts. It was a great experience for me to be so close to the action in the PM pit, and I can verify that the team worked really hard and effectively in the quest for the Gold race....
United States Army Parachute Team, Golden Knights Female 4-Way Competition Teams Sweeping 
the World * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | The GKF4 had a fight to the finish in round 10, but took home the Bronze in the 4-way FS Open category. They stole the Gold for Women’s 4-way FS Open category and set a national and Illinois state record for most points in a round by an all women 4-way FS in an Open category with 29 points. The previous record was 28 set by GKF4 last year at USPA Nationals...
Weekend for Our Heros Sept. 19, 20 * Leecountycourier | The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation will bring their Huey helicopter to provide the perfect honor to our Vietnam veterans by providing a patriotic flying presentation of the aircraft used by the men and women who served in Vietnam. More information...
Go Ohio Valley: Vinton County Air Show * Athens Messenger | The Vinton County Air show is back for its 44th show on Sunday and promises to amaze and astound with its signature aerobatics. And, as always, the event is free. More than 10 acts are scheduled to roam the skies, headlined by the Screaming Chickens...
Flying V hosts 25th annual Fly-In * El Campo Leader News | Look up to the sky this Friday and Saturday for the possibility of seeing vintage planes on their way to Louise-Hillje's 25th annual Under The Wire Fly-In. Aircraft enthusiasts can visit the Flying V Ranch airport in Louise this weekend to see a range...
Great day for flying at fly-in breakfast * Marshfield News-Herald | NEILLSVILLE – It was a perfect day for the annual fly-in, drive-in Rotary breakfast at the Neillsville Municipal Airport Kurt Listeman Field. This annual event is organized by members of the local Neillsville chapter of the Rotary International. This...
La Garita Creek Ranch hosts annual fall fly in * Valley Courier | “CORAC is once again excited to be back in the Valley for an end of season fly in,” said Alec Seybold, CORAC committee chairman. “The changing fall colors, and our great hosts at La Garita Creek Ranch and the Sand Dunes Swimming Pool will make this...
Photo gallery: Original Red Arrows pilot tells of surprise as the team ... * Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | Sqn Ldr Henry Prince, who lives near Watton, was part of the team put together by leader Lee Jones first as the Yellowjacks and later as the Red Arrows. He said: “We certainly didn't think it was going to last 50 years. “All the previous aerobatics...
S. Korean aerobatic jets to join aviation show in China * Yonhap News | BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean aerobatic jets will perform at an aviation exhibition in China in November for the first time, China's state media reported Wednesday, in another sign of improved ties between the former battlefield foes...
World Biggest Gathering of Spitfires and Hurricanes Planned for Next Summer · WarbirdsNews | RAF Northolt, near London, England traces its heritage back to early 1915, when the fragile and ponderous BE2c “fighters” of the Royal Flying Corps flew from the nascent base to take on the Zeppelin scourge. It held a fine tradition in WWII as well, when the men of 303 Squadron (Polish) in their Hawker Hurricanes took on the seemingly unbeatable Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.The pilots of 303 Squadron, mostly expatriate Poles, took on the Germans with a ferocity and zeal unlike almost any other unit in the RAF, and played a major role in irrevocably deterring the Germans from their planned invasion of Britain....
Red Bull Air Race To Take Place in Sochi in 2015 * RIA Novosti | The Red Bull Air Race World Championship is the most advanced aerial challenge in the world, accessible only to the most outstanding pilots. It is a series of international air races in which competitors have to navigate challenging obstacle courses...
Antique Airfield
- Thank You To 2014 Fly-In Volunteers
- Napa Valley from An Aeronca C-3
- Texas Chapter Fly-In At Gainesville, TX October 10-11, 2014
- Update on the Spirit of St Louis replica in Washington state
- Greg Wilson's PA-22 Restoration
- Plea for pictures and videos of 2014 Fly-in
- Rusty Shaw Memorial Fun Fly at Antique Airfield
Bexley Aviator Jerrie Mock * WOSU Public Media | Everyone knows about Amelia Earhart, the first female aviator who flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean and who disappeared in 1937 during her attempt to fly around the world. But do you know about Jerrie Mock, the Bexley housewife who was first woman...
Commemorative Air Force to host Education Day for local students · General Aviation News |
DALLAS - The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will host a free
Education Day for students across North Texas on Thursday, Oct. 2, at
Dallas Executive Airport as part of the CAF WWII Air Expo. The CAF WWII
Air Expo’s Education Day will offer interactive programs and activities,
including the CAF Rise Above exhibit. Special guests, including World
War II veterans and Jamail Larkins, president and CEO of Ascension
Aviation and a 2014 Forbes 30 Under 30, will meet with the students....100 Young Eagles to soar from Southeast Aviation Expo · General Aviation News | On Saturday, Sept. 27, beginning at 9 a.m., the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 249 of Greenville, S.C., will offer free flights to the first 100 8- to 17 year-old kids that ask for a Young Eagles flight at the Southeast Aviation Expo‘s (SEAE) main registration area, which will be near the Greenville Downtown Airport’s (GMU) main terminal...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014
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Reno Air Races 2014: Voodoo Gets the Win * FlyingMag | The 2014 edition of the National Championship Air Races at the Reno-Stead Airport west of Reno, Nevada, concluded this weekend. While many of the usual suspects, such as Strega, Voodoo, Precious Metal and Czech Mate, 
competed in the Unlimited Class, which features the fastest airplanes in the competition, this year's race provided a lot of extra excitement....
Thank you, Tiger for an amazing race! Enjoy Retirement! * TVR Photography [Nice work Tyson!]
Live from the Reno Air Races: Talking to Nigel Lamb, Red Bull Air Race Pilot and Breitling Ambassador, about the fascination of flying | Nigel Lamb just found some time to sit down with me. Nigel and I talked about the fascination of flying and how he got into it. I invite you to listen to this fascinating conversation...
National Aviation Heritage Invitational Announces 2014 Awards · Dave Budd, Photorecon.net | ... 
The National Aviation Heritage Invitational encourages preservation of aviation history through the restoration of aircraft to original flying condition. The Invitational was founded in 1998. A five-member panel, including representatives of the National Air and Space Museum, judges each aircraft on its technical merit and how well it represents the aircraft early in its career. Authenticity to the original manufacturer’s condition is the “gold standard” for each plane...
Pilots land in Denison for National Aerobatic Championships * KTEN | DENISON -- Some of the most skilled pilots on the planet are arriving in Texoma this week. They're here for the National Aerobatic Championships which has been held in Denison for decades...
F-16 Thunderbirds will return to Mountain Home Air Force Base * KIVI | Mountain Home Air Force Base will be holding an F-16 demo day and On Your Side’s own Lauren Johnson will be along for the ride. The Thunderbirds did not perform last year because of the sequestration, but as the new commander of the base explained, it’s a big deal that the F-16 Thunderbirds are back....
Tulsa Regional Fly-In holding last annual event on Saturday * Tulsa World | BARTLESVILLE — An event featuring historic aircraft is soon to be history itself. Tulsa Regional Fly-In, one of the longest-running sport aviation events in America, is hosting its last show in Oklahoma on Saturday...
Airport ready for annual fly-in on Sept. 20 * Mike O'Neal | The air above the Barwick-LaFayette Airport will be abuzz with small aircraft during the fly-in scheduled from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. This annual event affords the public opportunities to get an up close view of flying machines — including a LifeForce helicopter — talk to pilots and visit the new terminal....
PDK to host Atlanta Warbird Weekend, WWII veteran tribute * Neighborhood Newspapers | DeKalb-Peachtree Airport will be transformed into a World War II airfield Sept. 27 and 28 when a squadron of vintage military aircraft from across the U.S. descend on the former Navy training base to celebrate the inaugural Atlanta Warbird Weekend....
P-51D “Swamp Fox” To Attend The Atlanta Warbird Weekend * Warbirds News | The Atlanta Warbird Weekend has announced a new airplane to its already impressive line up of warbirds.The P-51D “Swamp Fox” will be on static display both Saturday and Sunday and will participate in the “Warbirds In Review” program. The Atlanta Warbird Weekend is designed to be an annual event dedicated to the remembrance and celebration of the men, women and machines of The Greatest Generation. In metro Atlanta...
Leap Frogs Demonstration On 9/11 Anniversary Abruptly Cancelled * Aero-News.net | Were Scheduled To Jump Into M&T Bank Stadium In Baltimore | The U.S. Navy elite parachute team The Leap Frogs had been scheduled to skydive over M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Thursday ... the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States ... landing in the stadium prior to the Ravens/Steelers game...
An Inspirational P-51 Mustang * WCYB | "This airplane is a tool that we use to tell a story and we tell the story of the Tuskegee Airmen to inspire young people to rise above the adversity in their lives," Doug Rozendal with the Commemorative Air Force who brought story to Wise said. A film...
Advanced Y-20 air freighter, fighter jets to debut at Airshow China * ECNS | More advanced aircraft and weaponry will be exhibited this November at the 10th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, including the long-awaited debut of the Y-20 heavy air freighter. "There will be more than 120 aircraft from 39 countries and regions at this year's Airshow, including the popular Airbus A380 and [China's] J-10 fighter," He Ningka, mayor of Zhuhai, in Guangdong Province, host city of the Airshow, told reporters at a Tuesday press conference...
Air show will showcase female fighter pilots * Shanghai Daily | BEIJING, Sept. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- China's first group of female fighter jet pilots will debut at a coming air show where they will perform aerobatics, said a spokesman for the Chinese air force. The female pilots will fly J-10 fighter jets, one of the country's most advanced military aircraft...
Video: Air Malta plane in formation flight with the Red Arrows * Times of Malta | An Air Malta Airbus will fly in formation with the Red Arrows aerobatics team during the AirX Malta International Airshow on Sunday week. The airshow will be held on Saturday and Sunday September 27 and 28, and, for the first time, will feature four aerobatic display teams....
A Hero’s SALUTE! · Betsy Murphy, Photorecon.net | Some exciting news from the hills of West 
Virginia…a WWII themed aviation event is coming to Charleston, West Virginia October 25, 2014. West Virginia has not been home to such an event in its’ 151 years as a state. Leading the country in the number of veterans, per capita, West Virginia’s son and daughters have demonstrated a pride and dedication to our state, and to our country. Now we will honor these brave men and women in this first annual West Virginia Veterans’ Fundraising Aviation Event appropriately entitled, A Hero’s Salute!. An impressive line-up of warbirds will be on display and take to the sky in the afternoon to mesmerize the crowd. Many that will be attending this event have never been to an aviation event before....
Palm Springs Air Museum docent honored in Holland * KESQ | PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - A former radio operator on a C-47 during WWII and throughout the Normandy invasion is visiting Holland for ten days to take part in the 70th Anniversary Celebration of the Allied Air Force liberation of the Arnhem and Eindhorn areas....
B-29 “Doc” Update, Flaps Installation · WarbirdsNews | Volunteers with Doc’s Friends have now installed the flaps on the B-29. The flaps were the last major structural items left to go on the Superfortress, and over thirty people helped with the process. “It has been incredible to witness the dedication of all the volunteers supporting Doc’s Friends throughout this journey. Taking the time out of their own week to work on this aircraft just shows the unified passion we all share to get this warbird back in the air,” said TJ Norman, Doc’s Friends operations manager. Duplicating the...
Commemorative Air Force to Host Education Day for Local Students * Aviation Pros | DALLAS - Sept. 16, 2014 - The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will host a free Education Day for students across North Texas on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Dallas Executive Airport as part of the CAF WWII Air Expo. The CAF WWII Air Expo’s Education Day will offer a...
Young Eagles program at Morris Airport program children a chance to soar through the skies * Morris Daily Herald | MORRIS – The day started out chilly and overcast, but by fly time, the gray skies had been replaced with sunshine and white fluffy clouds, little wind and perfect conditions for flying in airplanes...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014
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Hinton scores sixth Gold victory * Daily Sparks Tribune | "Yesterday's race was probably the most exciting in the history of air racing." Even on Sunday people were still buzzing over Saturday's Gold heat race that sets the pole position. Earning the prize spot puts a rear closest to the pace jet that leads...
Reno Crowd Agrees: “Best Race I Ever Saw!” * Air & Space Magazine | The Kid won it, but it was
the Old Man of Air Racing who gave the fans a finish they'll never forget. By Linda Shiner. airspacemag.com 2 minutes ago. At the end of the closest race in the 51-year history of the National Championship Air Races, seven...
An onslaught of Hot Section air racing * Armidale Express | But Mr Onslow is part of a small group of Australians making names for themselves in the world's premiere air racing event. Mr Onslow, who owns Fleet Helicopters and Onslaught Air Racing, came in second place in the silver race with a time of seven...
F-22 Raptor arrives for weekend's Oregon International Air Show - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com | Captain John Cummings and the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor arrived at the Oregon Air National Guard Base. The F-22 Demo Team is here in advance of their first-ever Oregon flight demonstrations at the Oregon International Air Show Sept. 20-21 at Hillsboro Airport....
'Let Freedom Ring' flies high in Wise: Classic aircraft makes history come alive at Lonesome Pine Airport - Kingsport Times News | WISE -- Lonesome Pine Airport's 'Let Freedom Ring' salute to veterans and inspirational shout out to area youth has literally landed and will be available to the public from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Saturday. Freedom isn't free, but the airport's 'Let Freedom Ring' event certainly is. There is no admission charge, it's all free, so pack up the kids and grandmas and grandpaws and let 'em loose on the Lonesome Pine tarmac...
Jason Bradbury and Brian Cox join Red Arrows to inspire young engineers - The Lincolnite | The RAF aerobatic team The Red Arrows joined forces with Formula One firms and world-famous science ambassadors in order to inspire the next generation of young engineers. Attending the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) day at RAF Scampton on September 16 was physicist Brian Cox, Gadget Show host Jason Bradbury and Wing Commander Andy Green, who is the holder of the world land speed record...
Red Arrow + Vulcan + Lancaster + others Pilot Interview — Bill Ramsey by travelforaircraft | Editor's note: this is the second of four posts this week concerning the Avro Vulcan. The Vulcan is not well known on the west side of the Atlantic Ocean but is more than famous on the east side of the Atlantic as the Royal Air Force's primary nuclear strike strategic bomber during most of the Cold War. As with its NATO cousin, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, it too originally flew missions high and fast until increasingly capable fighter and missile threats demanded a change in tactics. Like the B-52, the Vulcan's airframe was then reinforced for low penetration flying—also changing the livery from anti-flash white to earthtone camouflage coloring...
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8th Anniversary Gala to Feature Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl
Harbor’s Fundraiser | At Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Fundraiser Honolulu, HI – “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, who piloted US Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in New York City’s Hudson River, will be this year’s guest speaker at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s 8th Gala on Saturday, December 6, 6:00 to 10.00 p.m..... More HereCommunity Day at Carolinas Aviation Museum | On Saturday August 23rd, the museum opened its doors for free to the general public for Community Day. Why did we do this? Often we hear from people who live in this area that they didn't know that Charlotte had an aviation museum. We even won the Best of the Best Award last year for being the best kept secret in Charlotte! It's great to win an award, but that is not quite the honor you want bestowed upon you. Obviously there are still lots of folks that don't know that this museum exists and that it's an educational resource for them. So...
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
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Warbirds over the Rockies 2014: Sept. 12-14 - 9NEWS.com | Warbirds Over The Rockies air show is coming to Arvada, from Sept. 12 - 14. It will be held at the Arvada Associated Modelers field on Highway 93, just north of Golden. It features a 750 foot runway with 100 foot over runs on each end and 250 acres of fly over space. The banquet will be held at the Wings Over The Rockies Air and Space Museum, a Colorado tourist attraction that features various aircraft such as F-84, F-86, F-100, F4, B1 and B-52 parked outside. The event officially begins Friday morning....
Jennifer Franciotti takes flight with Blue Angels * WBAL | "Wow" doesn't even begin to describe
what it's like to fly with the Blue Angels.Star-Spangled Spectacular Air Show | The Star-Spangled Air Show features high-precision aviation acts from the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and others over a two hour period between 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on September 13 and 14....
World War II vets fly for free at this year's Ruidoso Mountain High Fly In - Ruidoso News | The sixth annual Ruidoso Mountain High Fly In and Pine Top Car Show will fire up its engines for the public on Saturday with a line up of exciting exhibitions, events and static displays that will usher visitors on a sentimental journey through time....
Strategic Air & Space Museum's remembrance service, art exhibit will honor ... - Omaha World-Herald | The Strategic Air & Space Museum will hold a special remembrance service and art exhibit Saturday to honor those who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as our nation’s veterans. The program is called “Remembrance” and will feature a talk by Alfred Buckles, who was director of operations and logistics at the U.S. Strategic Command — which is based at Offutt Air Force Base — on the day of the attacks....
New Century AirCenter to host WWII Warbirds and Veterans * GardnerEDGE | JOHNSON COUNTY, KAN. – (Sept. 10, 2014) This weekend the New Century AirCenter will serve as the site for a welcome back celebration for a unique World War II Bomber. The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Heart of America Wing will host Air Expo...
Mayor Ed Lee Announces Return of The Blue Angels To Fleet Week 2014 - CBS Local | SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – During his daily announcements on Wednesday, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and San Francisco’s Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) confirmed the return of the Blue Angels to 2014’s Fleet Week celebrations in early October.....
Plymouth Aero Club getting ready to host air show * Wicked Local | Hosted by the Plymouth Aero Club, the air show will feature Mike Goulian, who will perform in his Extra 330SC, an aerobatic monoplane. The show also will include rides in helicopters, airplanes and the RE/MAX hot-air balloon. Many aircraft will be on...
VIDEO: Red Arrows wow Stratford at the royal Invictus Games - London24 | The Red Arrows kicked off the sporting event which celebrates the achievements of servicemen and women who have been injured in the line of duty - and gone on to become sporting heroes as well as war heroes....
Bombing run, making memories - Richfield Reaper | ...However, his chance to fly in a WWII bomber came Monday when he rode seated behind the pilot of the Maid in the Shade, a B-25. The B-25 is perhaps best known for its role in the Tokyo Raid following the attack on Pearl Harbor...
B-25 bomber production started 75 years ago - seattlepi.com (blog) | North American started producing what became one of the most successful bombers of World War II 75 years ago, on Sept. 10, 1939. The B-25 Mitchell twin-engine, medium-attack bomber "was perhaps the most versatile aircraft of the war," according to a writeup from Boeing, which later subsumed North American. "It became the most heavily armed airplane in the world, was used for high- and low-level bombing, strafing, photoreconnaissance, submarine patrol and even as a fighter."...
29-year Army aviator lives for 'being in game' - The Fort Hood Sentinel | ...For the 29-year Army veteran, advising in Afghanistan comes naturally, since he wrote the book on it. During his last deployment, which ended only about four months before his current one, McClellan wrote the aviation procedure guide for Afghanistan while assigned to International Security Assistance Force Joint Command....
National Park Service continues historic preservation at Pearson Air Museum - The Reflector | As part of its historic preservation mission, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has announced the initiation of two major painting projects at the national park’s Pearson Air Museum & Jack Murdock Aviation Center. Through these projects the exterior of the national park’s main Pearson Air Museum hangar facility will be repainted, along with the west façade of the air museum’s Historic Hangar....
Gathering of Eagles Raises More Than $2 Million in Support of EAA Youth ... * AviationPros.com | The Gathering of Eagles was held at the EAA AirVenture Museum in conjunction with the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in. In previous years, the event has drawn such personalities as actors Harrison Ford, John Travolta and Morgan Freeman, sports...
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