Amanda Franklin 'Doing Well' from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Air show pilot Kyle Franklin seems to be in good spirits and is upbeat about his wife Amanda's recovery from serious burns after the couple was involved in a mishap at a Texas airport March 12. In a Facebook posting , which serves as a caption for the accompanying photo, Franklin says his wife is "doing well" as she awaits more surgery. "Me working at my computer, after my auto skin graft," Franklin wrote on his wall. "Amanda's down the hall, doing well. She goes in on Monday for more surgeries." Franklin promised a full update on Amanda's progress shortly. Meanwhile, at least two funds have been established to raise money to help the Franklins recover and rebuild. Click here for the fund organized by the International Council of Air Shows and here for the fund created by the Brownsville Air Fiesta, the show during which the Franklins had their accident.
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Blue Angels thrill Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi Press | BILOXI, Mississippi -- The Navy's Blue Angels thrilled a crowd estimated at 100000 Saturday during the Angels Over the Bay open house and air show at Keesler Air Force Base. View full sizeBlue Angels perform at ...
Students, pilots converge on Downtown Airport for fly-in - Shreveport Times | The Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 343, hosted the Wings Over the Red River Fly-In and Airport Open House Saturday, bringing in local pilots and students to examine aircraft and swap stories. "This is where a lot of young people make the ...
NAS Meridian has strong ties with military - Jackson Clarion Ledger | What: Golden Wings Over Meridian Air Show n Where: Naval Air Station Meridian, enter from Mississippi 45, buses via Mississippi 39. The Navy's aviation program is celebrating its 100th year of operation. Naval Air Station Meridian ...
Tenth Annual Wings Wheels Rotors & Expo Set For October 2011 from Aero-News Network
Open House Held On The Grounds Of The Last Remaining Military Airfield In The LA Area Wings Wheels Rotors & Expo 2011, an annual open house and family event sponsored by the Los Alamitos Area Chamber of Commerce and the California National Guards Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB), has been set for October 23rd.
Airdrie Regional Air Show to fly high this summer - CTV.ca | The Airdrie Regional Air Show is back this summer thanks to funding from the province. (File photo) The Airdrie Regional Air Show will be flying high this summer thanks to funding from the province. Air show organizers and volunteers were presented ...
Apr 16, 2011: crossville fly - drive in brunch- lunch from Fly-In Calendar | CSV: Crossville Memorial Airport-Whitson Field - Crossville, TN
Hundreds turn out for air show Saturday - Havasu News | “This was absolutely fabulous,” Brownell said, the vice president of the Desert Hawks RC Club. “There were more people here than I would ever expect.” Brownell estimates at least 200 people attended the event at the Desert Hawks Air Field in SARA Park.
Large-scale model planes fly over Cape Coral - The News-Press | Wally Weickert's lawnmower was just one of more than 70 radio controlled airplanes that soared through the open air at the Cape Coral R/Sea Hawks 17th annual Gathering of the Giants Air Show. The event took place at the Cape Coral Sea Hawks Air Park, ...
Thanks for giving girls gift of flight - HeraldNet | I would like to thank our community for banding together to offer a great opportunity to girls and women of all ages. Last Saturday, pilots and businesses at Arlington airport offered free flights to those who had never flown in a small aircraft or helicopter before. This effort was in recognition of the centennial of the first female pilot and will undoubtedly become a popular annual event, organized internationally by WomenofAviationWeek.org, and designed to encourage more women to "Give Aviation a Try." ...
Woman helped build planes for war effort (with video) - Livingston Daily | At 19, Leith began working at the plant and spot-welded pieces for the B-29 and B-17 bombers. When she was only 19, small-town girl Edie Leith jumped at the chance to move to the Detroit area and work in a factory producing pieces for a massive bomber ...
Retired Rose Hills official dies at 87 - Whittier Daily News | Smith was a soldier in the 8th Army Air Corp., and worked as a B-17 radio operator. According to his daughter, Marla Muir, he became part of the 390th Bomb Group where he received a Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf ...
Air racing - The Tiny Big thing | World War I interrupted these sporting events, but during the 1920s and '30s air racing came to the fore as a result of some now famous events and trophies. For example, the Pulitzer Trophy (1920), the Thompson Trophy (1929), and the Bendix Trophy (1931) in the United States and the Kings Cup (1922) in England attracted some of the best pilots from around the world. The most famous event, though, was the series of races for the Schneider Trophy, a truly international speed contest for seaplanes, which was held at various locations around the world, starting with Monaco (1913). The racing series ended in 1931, following three consecutive victories by the English entrant (in 1927, 1929, and 1931), as under the trophy rules the first country to win three times within five years would permanently retain the trophy. ...
C27J Spartan from MRC Aviation | Based on the Italian G222 light transport aircraft, the C27J Spartan is a contender to replace the already retired DHC-4 Caribou. The Italian Air Force deployed an example to Avalon 2011 and it was a crowd
USAF Rockwell B1B Lancer from MRC Aviation | The United States Air Force deployed a number of aircraft to Avalon 2011 including two Rockwell B1B Lancer aircraft from Dyess AFB, Texas. One aircraft remained on static display for the event while another was used for the flying display and whilst static was parked at the southern extremity of the airfield.
'Miracle on Hudson' Plane To Land In NC Museum - NPR | The plane has been acquired by the Carolinas Aviation Museum. Airline passengers wait to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus A320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, after a flock of birds ...
DVD Review: RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day and RNAS Culdrose Air Day 2010 by Flightline UK
Red Flag 11-3 Media Day from photorecon.net | Once again Air Forces from many different nations met at Nellis AFB to simulate war games during Red Flag 11-3. This Flag had RAF G4 Tordanos from the UK show up. One had the Commemorative scheme from TWO squadron. They also hosted F-15 growlers from VAQ-138 Yellow Jackets. Minnesota National Guard showed up with A-10s. ...
Operation Odyssey Dawn explained (Day 1) by David Cenciotti | On Mar. 19, 2011, incidentally exactly 8 years since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a medium scale operation to protect Libyan people from attacks of forces loyal to Gaddafi in accordance with resolution 1973 of the Security Council of the United Nations, dubbed “Odyssey Dawn”, began, involving the forces of a coalition of the willing made by US, France, UK, Italy and Canada (according to the Pentagon, even if the actual and active participation of the Canadians and Italians in the first stages of the war in Libya has yet to ...
NASA Releases First-Ever HD Footage of SRB Recovery Mission from AirPigz | While the video above is very cool for showing the process by which the SRB's are recovered, it doesn't show them with their parachutes deployed for the soft landing in the ocean. This ...
NASA Helps Students Launch Rockets and Careers - WDTV | The launch was a part of the Team America Rocketry Challenge qualifying competition. Students had to build, launch, and land their rockets without breaking the egg inside. The qualifying round Saturday brought students together with educator's from ...
