Showing posts with label TICO Warbird Airshow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TICO Warbird Airshow. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

2014 TICO Warbirds Air Show



The Valiant Air Command (VAC) Warbird Museum held its 37th annual air show March 14-16, 2014 at Space Coast Regional Airport.  Of course, as the name implies, the show had plenty of warbirds in the air, including Jim Tobul’s stunning F4U-4 Corsair “Korean War Hero,” Doug Matthews in his P-51D “The Rebel,” an A1-E Skyraider, the world’s only flying Curtiss Helldiver, 2 B-25 Mitchells “Panchito” and “Killer Bee,” and several trainer and liaison aircraft including several T-6 Texans, T-28 Trojans, T-34 Mentors, a C-45 Expeditor, FW-149D, Pilatus PC-3 and more.  The show even features a Sopwith Camel and a Fokker DR-1 “Red Baron” Triplane to complete the aviation warbird timeline.
Read our extensive review here:  http://www.airshowsreview.com/2014_TICO_Airshow.htm

While you are at it download our latest issue of the BEST free airshow related e-magazine  on the planet The Magazine by AirShowsReview.com

Monday, May 14, 2012

June-July's issue of The Magazine

Download your copy today of our stellar issue of The Magazine by www.AirShowsReview.com
In this issue we featured the TICO, El Centro, Yuma, and Davis-Monthan Air Shows.
As well as the International Aerospace Exhibition for Africa, the 70th Anniversary reunion of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders in Dayton, Ohio, and the space shuttle Discovery and the Enterprise, all featuring great photography.

We review air shows, and aviation events world wide.  Visit our site for air show schedules  and read about events we visited and covered.  Like us on Facebook.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Indy Transponder 13-MAR-2012 1000z

Alabama's US Navy Blue Angel Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Coming this March 31 thru April 1, Alabama's own member of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, LT Dave Tickle will perform as the Blue Angel Opposing Solo in an F/A 18 Hornet number 6. Flying in the Tuscaloosa Air Show is especially sweet since he is indeed a Bama fan. A Birmingham, Alabama native, he is looking forward to seeing his "hometown" crowd....

TICO Warbird Show suffers iffy weather, but still shines from General Aviation News by Drew Steketee | The weekend wasn’t kind to the TICO Warbird Airshow. Showery weather plagued Florida’s east coast. Some complained online that warbird flying was thinner this year and a promised act didn’t appear. But for the dyed-in-wool military aviation aficionado, this was still a pure play. Any time of year...

Blue Skies! - USAGK Photos

Ohio Air News 174 - Charles Johnson | Gathering of B-25’s April 14—21 for the Doolittle Raiders Reunion @ The Air Force Museum. Schedule posted on February 10, 2012, for Grimes field, Urbana, OH and The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

EAA works to boost female aviators - AOPA Pilot | EAA President Rod Hightower underscored the message of “Bring Your Daughter to the Conference” by bringing three of his four daughters to the Women in Aviation International conference in Dallas, March 8 through 10.

WWII flying ace from Petaluma dead at 95 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | James B. Morehead of Petaluma, a World War II flying ace and two-time Distinguished Service Cross recipient, died Sunday after suffering a stroke last week. He was 95. Morehead, flying mainly P-40 fighter planes, engaged in 20 dogfights and shot down ...

Plane involved in D-Day invasion to be restored - www.airforcetimes.com | GREENWOOD, Ind. — The massive plane’s Army-green body sat hidden behind an old airport hangar, its wings and tail in pieces next to it....

Exhibiting airpower - Airman Online | The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is home to more than 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles. The 17 acres of indoor exhibit space house thousands of Air Force artifacts dating back to the beginning of military flight....

Movie Monday - March 12 - Flight Testing 787 from FlightBlogger | Boeing has compiled its flight test footage for an expanded look at the 787's certification campaign. The...

Train kept a-rollin' from Randy's Journal |Back in December, we delivered the 7,000th 737. That number included the “classics” as well as our Next-Generation 737s. Now, another milestone airplane is working its way through our Renton factory. Meet what will soon become the 4,000th Next-Generation 737....

A380 to fly at FIDAE Air Show as part of 2012 World Tour - Canadian Skies | For the first time Airbus will showcase its biggest stars together at the FIDAE Air Show (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) in Santiago, Chile. Both the iconic A380 and the new generation airlifter A400M will be in static display and conduct ...

A Train to Space: All Aboard the 20,000-Mile-Per-Hour Low-Earth-Orbit Express from POPSCI | From the man who brought you magnetic levitation, a concept maglev cannon that could launch a train into space. Today in grandiose space ambitions that would make even Newt Gingrich balk: a $60 billion, 1,000-mile long, 12-mile high, 20,000-miles-per-hour maglev train that starts on the ground and arrives in low Earth orbit. The minds behind the Startram project think it could reduce the cost per kilo (that's like 2.2 pounds American) for cargo from roughly $10,000 to just $50....

St. Louis Science Center First Friday in March Offers Space Activities for the Whole Family from The Aero Experience | The St. Louis Science Center hosted its March First Friday event last week as an on-going promotion of Star Trek, The Exhibition. The monthly event provides a variety of science education activities for all ages in the James S. McDonnell Planetarium and the main Science Center building across Highway 40 from Forest Park. Even outside...

The remarkable 848 videos of Youtube's webdev17 from High Power Rocketry | There are so many millitary, aerospace, and other vintage videos that I can't possibly post them all. Can't even find and post the best yet, because I am not done looking around. Here are few good vids:

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Indy Transponder 13-MAR-2011 0430z

Local stunt pilots hurt in Texas air show crash - Neosho Daily News | A woman answering the telephone at the Commemorative Air Force Rio Grande Valley Wing of the Brownsville airport said Amanda Franklin was airlifted to a San Antonio, Texas, hospital while Kyle Franklin was taken to Valley Baptist Hospital in ... 
Related stories: AVweb Top News, Brownsville Herald

Valiant Air Comment TICO Airshow 2011 from Airspeed | ...I spent Friday at the Valiant Air Command TICO airshow at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida. I went primarily to meet and hang out with the Starfighters, who operate the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. My primary objective was to foot the F-104 and get a couple of interviews to use on Airspeed and for Acro Camp. ...

Filming Performer Cameos: The Starfighters from AcroCamp | ... I got down to the Valiant Air Command TICO Airshow at Space Coast Regional Airport (KTIX) on Friday as the guest of the Starfighters. Starfighters, Inc. operates the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter in many roles, including flight training, flight test, threat simulation, and photo chase. The company is a substantial player in commercial space activities, in affiliation with NASA and otherwise. ...

FlightTime Radio Show 165 from The FlightTime Radio Show | Charlie and Milford were in the studio today even though Milford had promised to be at the TICO Air show at Spacecoast Regional Airport. Sometimes things ...

HeavyMetalJetVid.wmv - YouTube | Initial clips from flying with the Heavy Metal Jet Team (Jerry "Jive" Kerby, Dale "Snort" Snograss, Jared "Rook" Isaacman, L.M. "Lunar" Sawyer, etc) in Titusville and Cocoa Beach, FL 11-1-10 ...

Race Air - Midway Drag Racing | In the United States, the National and Cleveland Air Races were initiated in the 1920s. In 1929, the Women's Air Derby was created as part of the National Air Races. Today the Red Bull Air Race World Series is held annually. ...

Lt. Col. Bill Thomas, Meteorologist Groom Lake and Kadena, CIA Project Oxcart from roadrunnersinternationale.com | ... Thomas, while a USAF Major was assigned to the Air Force 1129th SAS contingent at Bill Thomas at Groom Lake 1968Groom Lake, Nevada during the CIA Project Oxcart. Project OXCART was the building of a Mach 3+ plane capable of flying above 80,000 feet to replace the U-2 surveillance plane. Major Thomas was a member of the meteorology team at Groom Lake for the flights of the A-12 and the F-101 VooDoo support planes. Major Thomas deployed to Kadena, Okinawa during Operation Black Shield, the operational phase of Project OXCART where the A-12 flew sorties over North Vietnam to locate the SAM and surface to surface missiles of the enemy, and the missions over North Korea to locate the USS Pueblo seized by the North Korean navy. Major Powell resided in the Morgan Manor with the CIA project pilots and the Air Force support team, including meteorologist Weldon "Walt" King who was killed in the crash of one of the Blackshield F-101 planes. ...

Black History In The Now from avstop.com
Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal, currently stationed at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, was the first African American woman to fly the U-2 reconnaissance plane.

Tricolor arrows in A show Brembilla appointments for 17 - L'Eco di Bergamo
"Tricolor arrows, ambassadors to the world" is the title of the most anticipated events of the City of Bremer, along with the parish and the group of Alpine, is organizing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy. .. .


Women In Aviation 2011 Scholarships Total Nearly $700,000 from AvStop | A total of 76 scholarships valued at $691,750 were distributed to WAI members at every stage of life from university students to mature members seeking a career change to aviation. These scholarships were awarded during the 22nd Annual International Women in Aviation Conference held recently in Reno. The scholarship total includes not ...

Utah identical twins break identical world flight records from The Kathryn Report | SALT LAKE CITY -- Identical twins from Utah County broke identical world records this week on a cross-country flight in homemade identical planes. "It's a twin thing," said Mark Patey. "You know the weird twin thing that you don't talk about as twins because people think you're kooky? It's one of those things." Mark and his twin brother Mike both love to fly -- and it shows. In identical planes,  ...

Dayton's Walk of Fame accepting nominations - Dayton Daily News | The honorees will have their names engraved on a bronze plaque and embedded in the sidewalk along West Third Street in the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park district. To obtain a nomination form, acquire a walking-tour brochure of the ...

93rd Bomb group 409th Squadron on wing of B-24 from Planeshots | more 'groups on wings'

The Final Flight of CP140/A AC120 to Tucson, Arizona from Aviation.ca News | On February 28, 2011 CP140/A 120 flew its last flight to its retirement home at the famous Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) in Tucson, Arizona. The aircrew selected to fly on this auspicious historical flight were, Major Bruno Baker,...
   
Selfridge Museum Opens in April - Patch.com | The Selfridge Military Air Museum features 31 aircraft used by the military over the years. The most recent additions to the Museum's air park includes an E-model of the venerable C-130 Hercules and an ...

Amelia's monument about to take flight - Topeka Capital Journal | Fundraising for the new statue of aviatrix Amelia Earhart that will replace the John James Ingalls monument in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the US Capitol is almost ready to take flight. All that is needed to move forward is ...


.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Heavy Metal Jet Team Announces 2011 Schedule

The United Bank Card, Inc sponsored air show team will begin its first season on the North American air show circuit in Florida this weekend.

Lancaster, PA (Friday, March 11, 2011) – Heavy Metal Jet Team, North America’s newest civilian jet team sponsored by United Bank Card, Inc. starts its first season today at the TICO Warbird Air Show at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, FL. The team arrived on Wednesday, March 9 and will be performing in the show Friday-Sunday, March 11-13.  It’s just one of 18 shows the team will be attending in 2011.

“We’re pleased to be debuting at the TICO Warbird Air Show at the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum,” states Team Lead Lt Colonel Jerry “Jive” Kerby, USAF (ret).  “The volunteers and employees of the museum have been incredibly supportive of Heavy Metal Jet Team since the team was announced in November of last year.  We even conducted several of our first training missions out of the facility and airport and are excited to return for our first show.”

The team’s schedule is as follows:

Mar 11-13       TICO Warbird Air Show                                              Titusville, FL               
Mar 26-27       Florida Int’l Air Show                                                   Punta Gorda, FL        
Apr 16-17        Coastal Carolina Air Show                                          Wilmington, NC       
May 6-8           Defenders of Liberty Open House & Air Show          Barksdale AFB, LA    
Jun 4-5            Sun Fun Festival Air Show                                         Myrtle Beach, SC      
Jun 10-12        Spectale Aerien International de Bagotville                Bagotville, QB
Jun 25             Wings & Wheels At Wendover                                   Wendover, UT           
Jul 2-3             National Cherry Festival                                             Traverse City, MI       
Jul 15-17         Gary’s South Shore Air Show                                    Gary, IN                     
Jul 23-25         Praire Air Show                                                           Peoria, IL                    
Aug 17             Atlantic City Air Show                                                 Atlantic City, NJ
Aug 20-21       Lancaster Community Days                                       Lancaster, PA
Sep 3-5           Canadian International Air Show                                Toronto, ON   
Sep 10-11       Wings Over Pittsburgh                                                Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 17-18       Ocean City Beachfront Air Show                               Ocean City, NJ
Oct 8-9            The Great Georgia Air Show                                      Peachtree City, GA   
Nov 5-6           Cocoa Beach Air Show                                              Cocoa Beach, FL       
Nov 11-12       Stuart Air Show                                                          Stuart, FL     

Heavy Metal Jet Team is dedicating its 2011 season of 18 shows to the Make-A-Wish® Foundation and is working with local chapters at the air shows and other venues where the team will be appearing to raise awareness of the organization’s workand promote its efforts to grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Heavy Metal Jet Team is a dynamic five-ship jet team led by Jerry “Jive” Kerby with featured performer Dale “Snort” Snodgrass.  To inquire about the booking the team or for more information, please contact LM Sawyer at 813-964-6259 or lunar@heavymetaljetteam.com

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Founded in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is one of the world’s leading children’s charities, with 64 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 40 minutes and has granted more than 200,000 wishes in the United States since its inception. For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish®.

United Bank Cardis a premier payment and transaction processing organization based out of Hampton, New Jersey.  As founder and CEO, Jared Isaacman has led United Bank Card from a fledgling start-up in his parent’s basement ten years ago, to a 10 billion dollar payment processing company serving business owners around the nation. Ranked by the Nilson Report as one of the largest payment processors in the United States, United Bank Card currently handles the merchant accounts for over 130,000 business locations. It is consistently recognized as a leader in innovation, United Bank Card is a five-time consecutive Inc. 500 company (2005-2009) and was ranked on Deloitte’s 2008 “Technology Fast 50” list.   For more information on United Bank Card please visit www.unitedbankcard.com.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Indy Transponder 09-MAR-2011 1130z

Sun 'n Fun Recognizes 20th Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm from InFlight USA
The 20th anniversary of “Operation Desert Storm” will be recognized during the 37th annual Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In and Expo.  This year’s Fly-In will take place March 29 to April 3 at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Fla. ...

Sun n' Fun - Official Website

US Navy “Blue Angels” to Perform at Sun ‘n Fun
from InFlight USA | ...“Sun ‘n Fun is honored and excited to host one of the world’s most recognized military jet teams – the Blue Angels – and to recognize the 100th anniversary of Naval aviation during our 2011 event,” said Sun ’n Fun President John Burton.  “Their participation will add to the exciting array of aircraft and activities already planned for Sun ’n Fun’s 37th annual celebration.  We’re excited about having the Blue Angels take to the skies over Lakeland, especially as they perform their aerial magic for our attendees and area guests.” ...

F-22 Raptor Returns to Perform 
at Sun 'n Fun from InFlight USA | The world’s only operational fifth-generation fighter aircraft – the F-22 “Raptor” – will return to the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, which  will be held March 29 to April 3 on its campus at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida. Considered the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, the F-22 Raptor utilizes
   
Bigger crowds expected for expanded Tico Warbird Airshow - Florida Today | Tom Reilly of Douglas, Ga., tows his World War II-era B-25 Mitchell bomber out of the hangar on Tuesday in preparation for this weekend's Tico Warbird 2011 Air Show at the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum at Space Coast Regional Airport. ...

Hawaii Airshow Interview - Lava105 | The 1st Annual Hawaii Airshow is coming to the Kona International Airport Memorial Day weekend May 28th and 29th. Ann Martin of the Big Island News Center interviews Terri Thomas, President of the Hawaii Airshow. 

Luke Days Air Show Returns for 2011 - North Phoenix Blog | Luke Days 2011 FlyerLadies and gentlemen: mark your calendars! That's right, Luke Days Air Show and Open House will be returning to Luke Air Force Base for 2011! This bi-annual event features a whole weekend of fun and events for residents of the greater Phoenix area. ...

Soaring spectacle - Wyndham Weekly | Caleb, 7, was one of more than 180000 aviation enthusiasts who flocked to Avalon International Air Show at the weekend to celebrate the RAAF's 90th anniversary. Already the largest event of its kind in the southern hemisphere, the show was expanded to ... 

100 Years of Naval Aviation by Michael Scott | In 2011, the United States celebrates a proud history with the celebration of an important anniversary: the centennial of Naval Aviation. It was early in 1911 that the first Naval Officers began reporting for flight training, and ...

Residents can fly in B-17 bomber Saturday in Huntsville - News Courier | When I took the opportunity Monday to ride on a B-17 bomber named “Liberty Belle,” I couldn't help wondering what my mother — Lola Diment Hindman — would think. In 1944, she was just beginning nurse's ...

Flying Fortress bomber sparks memories on visit to Shelby County Airport - al.com (blog) | Enlarge Linda Stelter -- The Birmingham News The Liberty Belle, a restored WWII B-17 "flying fortress" bomber stops at Shelby County Airport March 7, 2011, as part of the The Liberty Foundations 2011 Salute to ...

BREAKING NEWS: World’s Only Surviving Sikorsky JRS-1 Finds New Home! from WarbirdRadio.com | WARBIRD RADIO - The world’s only surviving Sikorsky JRS-1 has safely arrived to it’s new home.  The National Air & Space Museum moved the historic Pearl Harbor veteran to the newly constructed Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar located behind the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.  The new hangar will soon become the museum’s premier restoration facility.  Museum staff members are quick to point [...]

Women, girls get up-close look at aviation - Billings Gazette | "There are a lot of opportunities for women in aviation," Andrea Lake said. "She's never gotten to see something like this so close, but for women, it's just so wide open with aviation." While a career in aviation may come later for Ella, ...

Flying It Forward ... Again! from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | ... I'm forecasting fun and smiles. Inspiration and future pilots. ...

Kansas Aviation Museum Stearman aircraft exhibit opening by Molly McMillin | Kansas Aviation Museum Stearman aircraft exhibit opening. The Kansas Aviation Museum will hold an open house Thursday to mark the opening of its Stearman Model 4 exhibit. The Stearman Model 4 was developed from an earlier model, the C3, ...

Lockheed/Boeing A/FX VF-103 "Jolly Rogers" from Uploads from The Chicken Works | *Back in the 1980s the Navy was looking for a replacement for the F-14 Tomcat and that was the NATF- Naval Advanced Tactical Fighter, which was basically a YF-22 with swing wings. When the A-12 Avenger got cancelled in 1991, the Navy decided that the NATF made a better basis for stealthy strike aircraft and reshifted the program into the A-X program. About the same time the USAF was looking at an F-111 replacement and the two programs were merged into the A/FX which would have been for a multi-role two seat strike aircraft based on the older NATF/A-X design. ...

SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc used as an engine test bed. from Planeshots

Profile 46 - "Satan's Chillen" from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles | I couldn't bear the previous paltry sketch, so I fleshed out the study a bit tonight. These little pencil sketches are important to me because they help train my mind for the airplane's proportions.  Bombers have never been my 'thing.'  Temperament-wise, I can't imagine the idea of riding along in what is essentially a military bus, stuck to my office. Sitting or standing for a 3, 4, 5, 6 hour mission is hard to fathom, don't you think? ...

St. Petersburg Museum of History Part 1 from Travel for Aircraft | Near to The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg FL on the pier (with the inverted pyramidal building at its end) is the St. Petersburg Museum of History. It is quaint, with art and sculpture and exhibits the only flying replica of the first aircraft to be used as an airliner — the Benoist XIV airboat* (flying boat as they are now known) which was flown by the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in early 1914. ...

Gone West: Jack Cox from Aero-News Network
Well Known Authority On Homebuilt Aircraft And Sport Aviation Justin B. "Jack" Cox, EAA Lifetime 14286, who influenced generations of aviators as the long-time editor-in-chief of EAA Sport Aviation magazine, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro, North Carolina.

A century later, history repeats itself from Bayou Renaissance Man | ... This is supremely ironic, from an historical point of view: because it was in Libya, a century ago this year, in 1911, that the first air raids in the world took place!  ...

Navy’s first stealth breaks sound barrier for the first time from AVIATION-NEWS | The first F-35C test aircraft (CF-1) flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time over a test range near the Navy and Marine Corps F-35 integrated test facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River March 4. During a test flight to expand the flutter envelope, CF-1 reached Mach 1.02 at 30,000 feet [...]

Radial (Retro) Rocket With Hot Paint Now Flying - Oh Yeah! from AirPigz
First flight: February 19, 2011.  If you've been paying any attention at all to AirPigz lately you should know I'm a pretty huge fan of the Radial Rocket. This homebuilt kit airplane is an excellent blending ...
   
Yuri's Night Events Set at Pima Air & Space Museum April 9 - Tucson Citizen | 08, 2011, under Events-calendar Tucson, AZ (March 3, 2011)—A day-long celebration of 50 years of space exploration, named Yuri's Night in honor of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space, will be held Saturday, April 9, at the Pima Air & Space ...

Nice Discovery slide show from The Original Rocket Dungeon 

Museum of Flight goes long on space shuttle bid (NYT) from Aerospace News | Seattle's Museum of Flight "has perhaps gone the furthest" in the competition to land a retired space shuttle orbiter, The New York Times said Tuesday.


Monday, March 15, 2010

Indy Transponder 15-MAR-10 1030z


THREE SHOWS KICK OFF U.S. AIR SHOW SEASON - ASB.tv | Despite the USN temporarily grounding older F/A-18s, the Blue Angels kicked off the air show season in El Centro, CA while the Aeroshell Team stirred up Brownsville, TX and the first TAC demos turned up Tico. The shows this weekend

RAF Cosford Air Show - Midlands premier Air event - Royal Air Force Cosford Air Show. Information for the 2010 RAF Cosford Air Show, Including Display Aircraft, Ticket, Travel, Trade, Sponsorship...

Red Bull Air Race contenders stop over in Jersey City on way to Abu Dhabi - The Jersey Journal - NJ.com | This weekend they traveled to Abu Dhabi where they will compete March 26 and 27 in the first Red Bull Air Race of the season, flying through an obstacle ...

Air Race News Watch: Two new pilots for 2010 Red Bull Air Race season by editorsdttp@gmail.com | SALZBURG, Austria - With the conclusion of the 2009 Red Bull Air Race season and a new world champion, the focus moves to the new pilots who will enter the ranks next year. Adilson Kindlemann, 36, from Brazil and Czech pilot Martin ...

She was a pilot in World War II, and now she's a hero - Lynnwood Enterprise | Along with other former WASPs, Auchterlonie was honored in 1999 at the Arlington Fly-In. There, she told a Herald reporter that at first a commanding ...

Lt. Cmdr. Barbara Allen Rainey: First Commissioned Female Navy Aviator - US Navy SEALs Blog & Information | In February 22, 1974, Lt. Cmdr. Barbara Allen Rainey made history by receiving the wings of gold of a naval aviator – the first woman to achieve such a ...

El Centro air show acts as recruitment tool for military - Imperial Valley Press | "I want to get the Thunderbird signatures," he said. He was first in line for the air show, which was not only for entertainment purposes, ...

Old planes show off military aviation history at El Centro air show - Imperial Valley Press | NAVAL AIR FACILITY EL CENTRO — History was on display at Saturday's air show as about 10 planes from the '50s, ...

Flight of the Liberty Belle - Burbank Leader | "I love to be around it," said veteran Charles Stevens, who was a B-17 bombardier, the crew member responsible for releasing the aircraft's bombs. ...

Old Enola Gay hangar being restored - Wendover » When Culp Construction supervisor Jim Peterson comes into the pitch-black Enola Gay hangar to begin work, he says he often hears unusual sounds different from the ubiquitous pigeons that haunt the aging building. "I've heard some things," he said. "I've heard people talking. Maybe some of the old boys are back." Peterson and Wendover Historic Airfield President Jim Petersen are among those trying to protect the hangar built to house the Enola Gay and Bockscar B-29 Superfortresses, honoring the legacy of the "old boys" who trained here. The two huge planes were part of a secret mission that started in December of 1944. Crew members of the 509th Composite Group trained here to drop the first atomic bombs on Japan that ended World War II in 1945. The famous planes were used to drop those bombs.The hangar and much of the base that once consisted of 668 buildings housing 20,000 soldiers fell into disrepair. Since taking over managing the airfield and forming the nonprofit to find money to preserve and restore some of the remaining buildings in 2001, Petersen has slowly seen progress…

USAF Museum Series: Part 4 from A mile of runway will take you anywhere. by Steve | This will be a short post as we continue the series by entering the Modern Flight Gallery. I didn't take too many photos in this hangar during my last visit so I apologize for the sparse selection.

Tigers Over Kweilin. the Saga. March 14, 2010 from Flying Tigers News | What follows is the story of the evolution of the largest painting I've ever produced, "Tigers Over Kweilin". The Painting took over two years to complete. It is 72x96 in size... Ever since I was a little boy I was captivated with the photos and stories of the "Flying Tigers". The A.V.G., or "American Volunteer Group". Both my parents were involve in one way or the other with the war effort during WWII. Growing up I had seen images in an American Heritage Book on the History of Flight, which my parents had in their library in our home.

The F-35 Lightning II hits some serious obstacles from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter |
A week ago, in Weekend Wings #35, I highlighted the problems facing the F-35 Lightning II strike fighter.

Sometimes an Airplane is the Perfect Place to Let Go of an Old Friend from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel | Today I found myself going flying, alone. I do enjoy flying somewhere fun with my life/business partner Julie, but as any pilot knows, being up there as Pilot-in-Command – alone – is one of the best experiences we aviators get to enjoy. Here's why…

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - A year ago today I created this blog as an extension of my own fascination with aviation history, from the aircraft to the personalities that shaped the development and use of aviation since its earliest days. I've always been an inverterate reader when it comes to aviation books and any given time I'll have several books I'm rotating through covering diverse topics in aviation history. I started this blog last March to share even just a bit of the enjoyment I get out of my trips through the history of flight and that became the subtitle for Aviation Trivia of the Day- "Short Trips on the Long Road of Aviation History"…

On This Day in Aviation History: March 15th by Phil Derner Jr. | Beware the Ideas of March! Four crashes on the day from Aerotaxi, Sterling airways, Lloyd Aereo Boliviano and Flying Tigers. Air Southwest is incorporated, Philippine Airlines begins service, Fokker closes down, first Pan Am A300 flights, Piedmont picks up some new planes and more.


United States - California - NAF El Centro Air Show 2010 - NAF El Centro - 03/13/10 from FenceCheck Forums - Some of the Blues.
Re: United States - California - NAF El Centro Air Show 2010 - NAF El Centro - 03/13/10

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Indy Transponder 13-MAR-10 1130z


Blue Angels kickoff Naval Air Facility El Centro air show with meet and greet - Imperial Valley Press Online - Local... - NAVAL AIR FACILITY EL CENTRO — Bright-blue jumpsuited pilot Lt. Jim Tomaszeski kneeled down to sign a photo for 4-year-old Naomi Urquidez, who shyly...

US Navy Blue Angels - The US Navy Blue Angels will perform both days at the Chicago Air & Water Show, Aug. 14 & 15, 2010. The US Navy Blue Angels have been astounding audiences since 1946 with their commanding presence and aerial maneuvers in their F/A-18 ...

Weather finally clears for beginning of Titusville air show - Florida Today | Planes grounded by rain Friday won't sit idle at the 33rd annual Tico Warbird Airshow today in Titusville. Windy but dry conditions finally have cleared the ...

Tuskeegee Airmen at Tico Warbirds Airshow | Tailspin - Tuskeegee Airmen at Tico Warbirds Airshow. Posted by admin On March - 13 - 2010. av8rtv tvphotog posted a photo: Tuskeegee Airmen at Tico Warbirds Airshow. Go here to see the original: Tuskeegee Airmen at Tico Warbirds Airshow ...

In the zone: Aeroshell Aerobatic Team members share tricks of the trade - Brownsville Herald | If you've ever stood among spectators at an airshow as aerobatic airplanes perform seemingly impossible maneuvers ...

Lack of support stalls air show - The Tribune-Democrat | JOHNSTOWN — Plans for a Johnstown air show have failed to lift off, at least for this year. "You need extensive public support at ...

Broome officials ground summer air show - Press & Sun-Bulletin | This year, planned construction is the culprit, and the 2010 Air Show has been canceled, ...

Abu Dhabi opens skies for Air Race - Khaleej Times | The Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2010 opens in Abu Dhabi on March 26 and 27, returning to the United Arab Emirates capital for the sixth consecutive ...

Hall gives Australia taste of new season with Sydney warm-up from AVIATION-NEWS by Rob Vogelaar | SYDNEY, Australia – Matt Hall gave Australians a thrilling taste of what's in store for the 2010 season with a dazzling display of his Red Bull Air Race aerial skills over Sydney Harbour that was broadcast live on Australian television just two weeks before the 2010 season opener in Abu Dhabi. Hall, who shattered all records [...] Related posts:OFFICIAL MATT HALL SUPPORTERS TOUR ANNOUNCED Matt Hall exceeds all expectations Two new pilots for 2010 Red Bull Air Race season…

Send NYC a space shuttle - New York Post | The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has applied to house and display one of the spacecraft on Manhattan's West Side -- a spot that already boasts the World ...

Hangar Collapse: Snow Brought It Down, But What Was Inside? - From the outside, damage to the gray, warehouse-looking structure on a tucked away corner of Dulles International Airport is easy to assess. The massive roof ripples like moving water, while steal braces secured to the sides of the building keep it upright. What's not so evident, though, is what sort of mess is hidden inside. Owners of the Dulles Jet Center, whose roof caved in under the weight of heavy snow last month, have yet to reveal which companies and individuals had jets inside at the time of the collapse, but word is leaking out that some of the possible owners are among the giants of business…

Georgia Aviation Museum Benefit Planned from Aero-News Network | Candler Field Museum Raising Funds For A New Building The Candler Field Museum in Williamson, GA will host a benefit dinner Saturday, March 20th, featuring Major General Pat Halloran. Maj. Halloran is a retired US Air Force pilot who will speak about his experiences flying both the famous SR-71 Blackbird spy plane as well as its predecessor, the U-2.

Irish Businessman to Circle Globe in Autogyro. from Planenews Aviation News by gil | An Irish businessman is hoping to enter the record books by becoming the first person to circumnavigate the globe in an autogyro. Norman Surplus will fly his little yellow autogyro over deserts, mountains, oceans, and some of the most remote places on the globe. The total journey will be 27,000 miles, including 4,400 across water…

Khairudin aims to put Malaysia on the map of hot air balloon sport - Malaysia Star
Flying a hot air balloon is like flying an aeroplane, but with a hot air balloon, the pilot need not fly it high and steering is not possible — the ...