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Video: The Blue Angels in Fort Worth for the Air Power Expo - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth | This weekend will be very entertaining for anyone who loves speed and jets. The Blue Angels are in town and are ready to put on a show in North Texas....

This weekend's air shows are listed HERE.

Camp Mabry Open House and Air Show This Weekend - KEYE TV | KEYE TV provides local news, weather forecasts and radar, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Austin and nearby towns and communities in the Central Texas Hill Country area,...

Working hard for your first regional fly-in * AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points | It looks it’s going to be a Texas-sized event. We’ve had about 2,000 individual RSVPs, and 707 airplanes are expected. Airplanes have already begun to arrive in advance of the fly-in, which kicks off Saturday, April 26....

Navy Parachute Team to Land on WHS Field May 2 - The Missourian | The U.S. Navy Parachute team, the Leap Frogs, will land on Rauch Field at Washington High School Friday, May 2, at 9 a.m. WHS Principal Dr. Frank Wood said members of the squad will then take questions from students for about 20 minutes. Wood said he received an email from the Navy saying the parachute team was going to participate in the Spirit of St. Louis Air Show, which coincides with Navy Week, and was available to do a jump at WHS....

USAF Academy Wings of Blue skydivers to open 2014 Vectren Dayton Air Show * General Aviation News | DAYTON, Ohio — Skydiving cadets and instructors from the U.S. Air Force Academy will help open the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger on June 28-29 at Dayton International Airport. The academy’s Wings of Blue, the U.S. Air Force Skydiving Team, will descend with the U.S. flag during the singing of the national anthem in the opening ceremonies. The team will also perform a...

Melbourne Air & Space Show to charge admission - Florida Today | The Melbourne Air & Space Show's move this year from the beachside to Melbourne International Airport will come with a price for spectators: a $15 to $20 admission charge for each day of the two-day show....

Vero Beach Air Show benefits Exchanges Clubs and Veterans Council of Indian River County * TC Palm | That’s right! The Blue Angels are flying again, and the Vero Beach Air Show is one of only 35 sites in the country where they will appear in 2014. Come see them May 10-11 at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport, the same grounds used by our brave men and women during World War II when it was known as the U.S. Naval Air Station at Vero Beach....

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to headline South Shore Air Show - GlobeNewswire | HAMMOND, Ind., April 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority is pleased to announce the United States Air Force Thunderbirds as the headliners of the 2014 South Shore Air Show. The South Shore Air Show will be presented at Fair Oaks Farms in Newton County July 11 through July 13...

Fly-in, air show may land in Perham - Perham Focus | It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s... a whole lot of planes! It sounds like Perham will be getting a fly-in and air show this summer, something that hasn’t happened here it years.

Red Arrows to return * Times of Malta | The team’s return to Malta this year marks a double celebration for both Malta and the Red Arrows as they both celebrate 50th anniversaries - Malta as an independent nation and the Red Arrows from their first-ever display...

Mighty Vulcan to roar over Cosford * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Ticket sales for the RAF Cosford Air Show are expected to get a big boost following today’s announcement of new aircraft for the flying display. After much speculation the organisers have today confirmed that the Vulcan will provide its full display for the second year running. The Avro Vulcan aircraft, registration no XH558, is the only aircraft of its type still flying anywhere in the world and makes a welcome return to the Midlands premier aviation event...

Thunder Over Louisville: More Great Aerial Entertainment on the Riverfront | The Aero Experience coverage of Thunder Over Louisville concludes with a series of photos of top-tier airshow performers. We feature:...

SUN ‘n FUN 2014: Twin Bee Interview by Damon Favor | We interview Ricci Rowe who owns the last Twin SeaBee ever built and one of only 23. He gives us a peak at what the Twin SeaBee is and what it is like to fly.

With final approach, U-2 pilot's career makes celebrated landing - Air Force Link | SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.) Lt. Col. Jeff Klosky is an aviator who has spent much of his life racing out of twilight and into the dawn. After a storied career, spanning 19 years in the U-2, sundown has finally become visible on his horizon...

Blue Angels in the Spotlight at April Missouri Aviation Historical Society Meeting * The Aero Experience | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron was the focus of the recent meeting of the Missouri Aviation Historical Society (MAHS) at Creve Coeur Airport. The theme was even more appropriate in advance of the appearance of the Blue Angels at the Spirit of St. Louis Airshow next weekend (May 3-4). MAHS member Joe Gurney, a noted speaker who gives presentations on the Blue Angels and the USAF Thunderbirds in the St. Louis area, gave an overview of the various aircraft flown by the Blue Angelssince their inception in 1946. Gurney also arranged to have several Blue Angels alumni informally relate their experiences during their tours....

P-3C Joins Naval Air Museum Barbers Point · Warbirds News | A Lockheed P-3C Orion arrived at Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii on March 28th, destined for the Barbers Point Naval Air Museum. Bu.no 160770 was based locally with Patrol Wing 2, and represented the unit during the Naval Aviation Centennial celebration in 2011, painted up as an early model P3V-1. The special markings...

French Ambassador to visit Yorkshire Air Museum - Pocklington Post | Yorkshire Air Museum will be the host to a distinguished guest in honour of a French Airman. French Ambassador Bernard Emie will visit the Elvington museum on Friday 2 May at 3pm. Mr Emie will join the Allied Air Forces Memorial after unveiling a Civic Plaque in Honour of French Airman Yves Mahé....

Hawker Hurricane IIb ‘Pegs’ – North Weald – 19 April 2014 * Avpics | Peter Teichman’s Hangar 11 collection at North Weald, Essex, UK consists of one of each of the primary Allied fighters of the various fronts of the Second World War. A Spitfire, a Mustang and a P-40 remained tucked up in the hangar whilst Peter took his Hurricane IIb ‘Hurribomber’ BE505 – named ‘Pegs’ – out for much of the day. Having...

RAF Typhoons follow the Bear * The DEW Line | Thanks to the Royal Air Force for releasing some great Crown Copyright images of a quick reaction alert mission conducted by its Leuchars-based 6 Sqn on 23 April. A pair of Eurofighter Typhoons were launched “to intercept two unknown aircraft approaching the NATO Air Policing Area from the north,” the service says. It was probably no great surprise to the pilots involved that these turned out to be Russian Tu-95 ‘Bear H’ strategic bombers, conducting a routine training sortie in international airspace....

Former astronaut to headline Women in Aviation fundraiser * The Wichita Eagle - Kansas.com | Women in Aviation Air Capital City Chapter, which helps send low-income girls to Space Camp, is having a fund-raising dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 6 at Stearman Field Bar & Grill in Benton....

FlyDays.co.uk Has Just Announced New Aerobatic Flight Experiences Throughout The UK | FlyDays.com has just announced new Aerobatic Flight experiences throughout the UK. These fantastic flying experiences offer an adrenaline rush like no other and make the perfect gifts for the adrenaline seeker!...

Paula Wagner to Produce Chinese Co-Production 'Flying Tigers' (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety | UDINE, Italy – “Mission: Impossible” producer Paula Wagner is set to produce a Chinese-U.S. movie about the Flying Tigers aerial combat force that performed heroically in China and South East Asia during WWII. Wagner was in Beijing last week with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Naomi Foner (“Running on Empty”) to work on the project that currently has the working title...

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VIDEO: Fat Albert performs at NAF El Centro Air Show * Imperial Valley News | See some highlights of the Fat Albert performance at the NAF El Centro Air Show.

Wing of Blue skydiving team added to Dayton air show By Jill Drury | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The opening act of the Vectren Dayton Air Show was announced Tuesday. The Wings of Blue U.S. Air Force Skydiving Team, will decend from the sky with the U.S. flag during the singing of the National Anthem at the opening ceremony June 28...

Team Fastrax, America's Skydiving Team, to perform prior to Auto Club 400 * AmericaJR | ...Made up of military veterans from the Rangers, Special Forces and Airborne units, Team Fastrax has totaled over 300,000 skydives including several NASCAR events as well as displays over Ground Zero in New York City, Independence Hall in Philadelphia and the Pentagon in Washington, DC....

La Ferte-Alais commemorates the D-Day * Translated | The traditional annual meeting of the Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis (AJBS) will take place on 7 and 8 June 2014, on the plateau of the Ardennes La-Ferte-Alais, Cerny. With the commemoration of the Normandy landings as the main theme of this meeting, one of the most spectacular pictures of the show will feature a formation flight over a dozen warbirds, 4 DC3/C47 Dakota....

Video: Historic B-17 'Memphis Belle' flights to take place over El Paso * KDBC | El Paso, TX (KDBC) — There are few things in a lifetime that could compare with the pure exhilaration of lift-off in a piece of history. That's exactly what some Borderland residents will have the opportunity to do this coming weekend, March 22nd and 23rd at Atlantic Aviation, located at 1751 Shuttle Columbia Dr....

Warplane barnstormers coming to Pensacola * PNJ.com | If you yearned for but missed the chance at an up-close look at a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress when the Collings Foundation’s barnstorming tour came through Pensacola earlier this month, another opportunity awaits....

Warbirds Over Wanaka: Jurgis vs Murphy * Scoop | Wanaka, 17th March 2014 - World aerobatic champion Jurgis Kairys has decided to give four-time Bathurst V8 Supercar winner, Greg Murphy, a chance in a head-to-head clash at Easter’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow...

Women's heritage honored with all female refueling mission * Air Mobility Command | FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash.  -- Airmen from different units at Fairchild came together to conduct an all-female refueling mission March 13 in honor of women's history month and to remember women's heritage....

‘Follow’ Jerrie Mock’s historic solo flight around the world — 50 years later * General Aviation News | To help celebrate Jerrie Mock’s 50th anniversary as the first woman to fly solo around the world, you can follow her “progress” on Twitter and Facebook. From March 19 to April 17, the folks behind Fly 38Charlie...

WWII B-17 co-pilot shares experiences * AETC | GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas  -- William Archer, World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress co-pilot, visited here for the first time in almost 70 years to share his experiences during WWII March 7....

World’s Only Flying Privateer Navy Patrol Bomber will Visit the Palm Springs Air Museum * Warbirds News | From Monday March 17th until Sunday March 23rd, the world’s only flying PB4Y-2 Privateer naval patrol bomber will visit the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California. The...

Happy Birthday To The Douglas A-1 Skyraider * Warbrids News By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC | Sixty-nine years ago today [Mar 18], the Douglas A-1 Skyraider took flight for the first time.  Designed by the legendary Ed Heinemann, the Skyraider was able to deliver an incredible array of ordnance and was an incredibly strong and versatile platform.  Initially known as the AD-1, Skyraiders were re-designated as “A” series aircraft when the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force aircraft designation systems merged in 1962.  The Skyraider deservedly acquired the...

Video: MAAM’s P-61 ‘Black Widow” Restoration Update and Kickstarter Fundraising Campaign * Warbirds News |Most of our readers will be aware of the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s Herculean efforts to restore Northrop P-61B Black Widow 42-39445 back to flying condition. The museum and its volunteers have been working on this project since their epic 1991 recovery of the Black Widow from its crash site atop Mt. Cyclops, Indonesia, where it had lain since January, 1945.  It’s a...

DC-3 Donated to The Texas Air & Space Museum * Warbirds News | The Federal Aviation Administration has just retired the last of their Douglas DC-3 flight inspection aircraft. Registered N34, the aircraft wore many hats during its decades of FAA service, and now calls the Texas Air & Space Museum its home. After more than a year of negotiations between TASM and the FAA, the DC-3 made her final flight to the museum, in Amarillo, Texas on February 13th....

The day they bombed the Susquehanna * Cecil Whig | Lt. Rene R. Studler was called into action on March 10, 1920, to take off from the airfield at Aberdeen Proving Ground, and bomb the blue blazes out of the frozen Susquehanna. Those who are inclined to think the bombing of the Susquehanna at Port Deposit is merely an urban legend or local myth, would do well to read a tiny blurb recorded in the magazine Flying Volume 9 by the Aero Club of America in 1920. It reads thusly...

So, were there EVER any Spitfires buried in Burma? * Fly Me Friendly | Back in April 2012 there was a bit of excitement in the aviation world, especially amongst those who love old World War II aircraft. This was when the news was running that a collection of Spitfires had been buried in their shipping crates in Burma towards the end of World War II and...

Flying again: 90-year-old takes to biplane cockpit for birthday celebration * CAP Volunteer Now | NEVADA -- Herman Bishop of Sun City Summerlin is used to escaping the bonds of gravity to soar the skies, but recently, on his 90th birthday, he got a special treat: piloting a biplane, the...

Young aviator earns his solo honors on four airplanes * mtairynews.com | Teen aviator Brock Newsom holds the singular honor flying solo on four different planes at the Mount Airy Airport on his 16th birthday, hours before he earned his driver’s license...

SolarStratos high-altitude solar-powered aeroplane * Solarracing.org | There seems to be something in the Swiss drinking water that makes them want to built innovative solar-powered vehicles. From this mountainous country hail the Solar Impulse project (currently hard at work at building their second aeroplane which is to fly around the world in 2015), the PlanetSolar project...

Space Expo 2014 at New England Air Museum on March 30th * Warbirds News | On Sunday March 30th, visitors to the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut will be able to participate in their annual SPACE EXPO, which is set to be a fascinating experience for the whole family. NASA Astronaut and Connecticut native, Captain Daniel Burbank will be on hand to relate his experiences on two Space Shuttle missions to the International Space Station....

NASA's Vomit Comet Trains Astronauts in the Ways of Weightlessness * Gizmodo | With limited lab space aboard the ISS and skyrocketing launch costs, only the very best extra-terrestrial experiments make it into orbit. To put prospective experiments and astronauts alike through their weightless paces over the last six decades, NASA has relied on a gracefully arcing series of cargo planes called The Vomit Comet...

U.S. Air Force Parachute Team “Wings of Blue” Joins the Truckee Tahoe AirShow & Family Festival Lineup

Truckee/North Lake Tahoe, Calif. – March 5, 2014 – The United States Air Force Parachute Team
“Wings of Blue” will mesmerize Truckee Tahoe AirShow attendees with the team’s intricate aerial skills using flags and color filled smoke grenades on July 12 at the Truckee Tahoe Airport.

The selection process to confirm “Wings of Blue” at an event is highly competitive. The team’s awe-inspiring and precise performance features jumpers who fly streamers, smoke canisters and carry game balls. A true crowd pleaser is their flying of a massive 800 square foot American Flag to open high profile events like air shows throughout the world and professional sporting events such as the Rose Bowl and NFL and MLB games. They also open for all Air Force Academy sporting events. In addition, “Wings of Blue” have appeared on the international scene performing in Chile, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom.

“Due to the  limited number of military performances at air shows scheduled this year, we are thrilled to present the United States Air Force Parachute Team ‘Wings of Blue’ who represent  over 200,000 active duty airmen serving around the world,” said Tim LoDolce, chairman, Truckee Tahoe AirShow. “To be chosen by ‘Wings of Blue’ to perform at our air show is a great honor, as we know the selection process is extremely competitive.”

Each "Wings of Blue" demonstration team is composed of highly qualified United States Air Force Academy Cadet jumpers and the 98th Flying Training Squadron. Team members are hand-selected based on their abilities to represent the Air Force Academy and the Armed Forces. They receive abundant training on free-fall and canopy flying, smoke systems, flag systems and formation flying maneuvers. Additionally, “Wings of Blue” members train rigorously to accurately land on target at the show venue, as well as obtaining many practice jumps into football stadiums to prepare for major sporting events.

“Keeping with this year’s AirShow theme, ‘Women in Aviation’, ‘Wings of Blue’ has confirmed the participation of numerous females coming as part of its parachute team. They will pilot, co-pilot, narrate and jump,” noted LoDolce. “Their show will certainly be something that this year’s attendees will remember for a long time.”

In addition to “Wings of Blue”, the AirShow will feature National Hall of Famer, Patty Wagstaff; Showmanship Award winner and Jelly Belly sponsored Kent Pietsch along with world-renowned performers Dan Buchannan, Jon Melby, the RedStar Formation Team and The OV-10 Bronco flying performance.

Festival activities will include a Vendor Village, static aircraft displays with pilot docents, a Kids’ Zone and a food and beer garden. More details and newly committed attractions can be found at www.truckeetahoeairshow.com.

The pre-event Friday, July 11 Honorary Dinner under the stars at the Airport will feature, just for ticket holders, a “teaser” air show from the U.S. Air Force Parachute Team “Wings of Blue”, and highlighted aerobatic performers Kent Pietsch, Dan Buchanan and the famous Patty Wagstaff. Keynote Speaker, Wagstaff, a six-time recipient of the “First Lady of Aerobatics” Betty Skelton Award and world-renowned performer will address guests with a presentation on women in aviation. The evening will also include a catered dinner by Mountain Magic Catering, a silent auction by the Nevada County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, a no-host bar, live music and much more. Dinner cost is $50 per person. Tickets go on sale May 12 at the Truckee Tahoe Airport or online at www.truckeetahoeairshow.com.

Major sponsors to date include Truckee Tahoe Airport District, Tahoe Mountain Resorts Foundation, Suddenlink, Sierra Sun and The Weekly.

The Truckee Tahoe Airport District is the “Golden Wings” sponsor of the 2014 TTAS&FF fundraising event, funding all operational costs associated with the event as a gift to its community. Three non-profit organizations and their volunteers make the event come to life while raising money for children’s scholarships and various programs. All proceeds from sponsorships, vendor fees, pre-event dinner ticket sales and food and beverage sales go directly to local youth. The three non-profit organizations include The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) local Chapter 1073, KidZone Museum and the Truckee Optimist Club.

For more information and updates about the 2014 Truckee Tahoe AirShow & Family Festival, please visit www.truckeetahoeairshow.com  and follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/truckeetahoeairshow.

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2013 World Aerobatic Championships Come To US - Aero-News Network | Chosen Site Is Jean, NV, Southwest Of Las Vegas | The 27th FAI World Aerobatic Championships will be coming to the United States in 2013. Members of the FAI Aerobatics Commission met in Krakow, Poland earlier this month and approved a proposal to hold the event in Jean, Nevada. The Jean Airport (0L7) is about 25 minutes southwest of the Las Vegas Strip, immediately adjacent to the Gold Strike Hotel and Casino.  The official event website says the championships will be organized by a...

Blue Angels to visit Pease in advance of 2012 air show - Sea Coast Online | PORTSMOUTH — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are planning a return visit to the Seacoast Monday, Nov. 28, in preparation for the upcoming 2012 Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show.  Lt. Mark Tedrow is expected to land Blue Angel #7 at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease for the brief visit....

Wings of Blue wins gold - Air Force Academy Public Affairs | 11/18/2011 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- Nov. 3 was a good day to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, as the Air Force Wings of Blue parachute competition team can attest.  The squad's four-person "Air Force Inception" team won first place in the four-person intermediate free-flying competition at the U.S. Parachute Association's National Skydiving Championships in Eloy, Ariz., highlighting a string of good finishes by both Air Force Academy cadets and U.S. Army skydivers....

Two Weeks Remain for Refunds of Air Race Tickets - KTVN | From the Reno Air Racing Association:  The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is currently offering refunds for tickets purchased for Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 due to the cancellation of the remainder of the 48th Annual National Championship Air Races. Since refund information was first posted in mid-October, Air Race customers from around the world have called, mailed and emailed their support that RARA apply their refund amounts towards sustaining the future of the air racing organization and the planning and production of future events....

Pilot Sullenberg reunited with miracle plane - Kansas City Star | CHARLOTTE, N.C. | For the first time since the historic splash landing in the Hudson River in 2009, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger on Friday reboarded the Airbus 320 whose wings carried him to aviation fame.  “It's a familiar place,” Sullenberger said after dropping back into the left seat on the flight deck of the US Airways jetliner —now an attraction at the Carolinas Aviation Museum beside Charlotte-Douglas International Airport....

ICAS Foundation to Raffle Waco "Mystery Ship" Pedal Plane at ICAS. (Dec. 4-7, 2011) by Franklin's Flying Circus | A small group of airshow enthusiasts have built an amazing pedal plane version of Kyle Franklin's Waco "Mystery Ship". The ICAS Foundation will be selling raffle tickets for this one-of-a-kind work of aviation art that also functions as the world's coolest toy. All proceeds from the raffle will go to the Kyle and Amanda Fund being administered by the Foundation. Buy Tickets HERE.

New CAF director - ODESSA AMERICAN | The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) and CAF Airpower Museum announced Friday that Autumn Hicks as the new museum director of the CAF Airpower Museum. Hicks had served as interim director since September....

Flying Tigers reunite, honor 70 years of service - Middle East North Africa Financial Network | (AFNS) -- The 2011 Flying Tigers reunion brought together pilots who have flown attack and rescue aircraft bearing the infamous shark's teeth for the past...

The Comet Affair - Air & Space Smithsonian | Why the cold war forced the British government to choose between keeping a friend and arming an enemy.

Branstetters had a love of aviation, OSU - 2KJRH | TULSA - A plane crash that killed two of Oklahoma State University's coaching staff also claimed the lives of two other people.  Olin Branstetter and his wife, Paula, were both onboard the plane that killed OSU Women's Basketball Head Coach Kurt Budke and Assistant Coach Miranda Serna....

The model NC-4 - Travel for Aircraft | The model NC-4 | The previous post was about the real Curtiss NC-4, first aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean which resides in the National Naval Aviation Museum. The mammoth size of the seaplane makes it difficult to capture it in a single image — not that I am complaining since any visitor can walk right up to it to see the fabric’s texture and wooden hues....

In 1954, ANYTHING Is Possible! (Convair XFY-1 Pogo VTOL Video) - AirPigz |  This short video from November 1954 shows the Convair XFY-1 Pogo making the transition from a tailsitting VTOL concept to a forward flying big-prop-beast! (ok, big props) Bottom line: this is a must see video! Stop and think about this... it's 1954 (57 years ago) and an airplane successfully takes off from a tailsitting position, then speeds around in fast forward flight, then comes back and...

A Canadian at an Air2Air Workshop - Flightglobal | I found out about Air2Air workshops a while ago when looking at Moose Petersons website. The workshop has 3 Instructors Moose Peterson, Richard VanderMeulen and Doug Rozendaal and are held in Arizona, Florida and Texas with four workshops done this year.  I went to Galveston Texas on Thursday November 3 and when I got into town I found 5000 Harleys and their owners at the annual Lone Star Harley event. Those bikes make a lot of noise but cannot beat the sound of the B-17G engines when you...

Aerial Firefighting in Ontario - Flightglobal | In August of 1921, during a timber sketching flight in the Sioux Lookout District, Lieut. R. N. "Reg" Johnston spotted a forest fire on an island in Cliff Lake. He returned to base where he picked up a ranger equipped with the necessary fire-fighting tools. The ranger managed to extinguish the fire before it got out of control. It is believed that this was the first case in Ontario of an aircraft being used to suppress a fire.  Carl Crossley in 1944 began experiments dropping water on fires from aircraft. He decided that it would be useful as it took...

Today in Aviation History – November 19 - CRUFC

Aviation High School breaks ground on new location - Tukwila Reporter | Aviation High School junior Jacob Wagner already had a dream come true.  He got to fly an airplane solo for the first time.  "It was the best experience I've ever had," he said, beaming. "I was just giggling the whole time. It felt so good to be up in the air; I felt so free."  This experience was possible because of a discount Wagner received through his enrollment at Aviation High School. The school, built in 2004, focuses on preparing students for college and a high-technological workplace....

Keystone LB-5 under construction - Planeshots | More of the LB-5 in their archives

EAA to Launch Adult Flight Program in Spring 2012 - Aero Experience | The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced its long-awaited aviation program for adults scheduled for rollout in Spring, 2012.  The Aero Experience reported that changes to the Young Eagles program (which include an adult flight program) were being considered by the EAA back on January 16 during the 2011 Midwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show held in St. Louis County.  During the conference, EAA President Rod Hightower spoke about enhancements being made to the Young Eagles program, such as the Sporty's Pilot Shop virtual pilot training instruction and the voucher available for an orientation flight with a flight instructor.  The adult flight program was then in development, and now the EAA press release below gives more details:...

Design by Rutan - Air & Space Smithsonian | A retrospective of Burt Rutan's high-performance art.

Astronauts Usher in New NYC Museum Space Show - Space.com | NEW YORK — The American Museum of Natural History here raised the curtain on its brand new space show this week, with help from two guys with first-hand experience.  NASA astronauts Mike Massimino and John Grunsfeld, who both flew...

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New Snowbirds Come On-Line - Saskatoonhomepage.ca | The newest Canadian Forces Snowbirds who were appointed to join the squadron for the 2011 season will be introduced tomorrow (Wed) at 15 Wing, Moose Jaw. ...

December Fly-In - 416th Bomb Group - Wings of Dreams Fly-In Breakfast | Saturday, December 4, 2010 - Keystone Heights Airport (42J) (Drive-in and ride-in guests are welcome!)


Wings of Blue hits the West Valley from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | Today I had the pleasure of hanging out with the Wings Of Blue that were out in full force in Buckeye AZ. The Wings of Blue, is the parachuting unit at the United States Air Force Academy, near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team operates as the 98th Flying Training Squadron,306th Flying Training Group, Air Education and Training Command…

Politics Daily Rides the B-1 Bomber - Politics Daily | A manly aviator, describing a nicely snug aircraft, might allow that it's a good jet to "strap on,'' like you might strap on a knapsack. ...

Long Live the DC-3 from Air & Space Magazine - A new book documents the Douglas aircraft's supremacy as a civilian and military transport…

Urgent Call for Aviation/Travel Writers from Av8rdan's World of Flying by Dan Pimentel | As Airplanista Magazine becomes more popular and we continue to produce new issues, we are finding a need to cultivate fresh relationships with exciting aviation writers. If you're a seasoned writer who is into aviation – or fascinated by flying machines and the people who fly them – and have been looking for a new place to showcase your writing, this might be a good opportunity for you to get your work in front of thousands of our readers each month…

Cost, lack of support cited as barriers to women in aviation - AOPA Pilot ... friendly," she said in an interview with AOPA, adding that few airports have local chapters of The Ninety-Nines or Women in Aviation, International. ...

Leonardo DiCaprio was on JFK Jet with Engine Failure - CBS News | Delta reportedly thanked DiCaprio, who was nominated for an Oscar for portraying airman Howard Hughes in the 2004 film "The Aviator," for the acknowledgment ...

A New Member Joins The Museum Family from RAF Museum London News | The Royal Air Force Museum is proud to announce the arrival of its latest acquisition to its London site, a Panavia Tornado F3 which is now located in the Museum's Historic Hangars…

Vt. man's car goes more than 300 mph – WCAX | This aircraft mechanic and aerobatic pilot started dabbling in the world of land speed car racing back in 2001 - an unlikely contender in a sport typically ...

Wings, Warriors, and Warbirds Vol 2 - Source: www.blurb.com | Is very happy to announce that my new book, Wings, Warriors, and Warbirds Vol 2 2010 - An Air Show Season in review is complete and now available for sale. Please click on the preview below to see my images from this year's book, and if you would like to learn more, please feel free to visit my site, www.WingsWarriorsAndWarbirds.com   

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And they're off.... a round-the-world record attempt has begun from Flight International
Italian pilot Riccardo Mortara and Romanian Nicolae Buzaianu set off today at 06.30 GMT from Geneva on a mission to set the record for the fastest flight around the world.  ...

Thunder In The Valley Air Show: Listen to live air traffic online for free - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
SPECIAL TO THE LEDGER-ENQUIRER Pilot Gary Ward flies in his MX2, an aerobatic airplane that can travel up to about 240 miles per hour at level flight. ...

Warbird Radio At Thunder In The Valley Airshow! from WarbirdRadio.com
WARBIRD RADIO – Come say hello this weekend!  Matt Jolley from Warbird Radio LIVE will be covering the Thunder In The Valley Air Show this weekend in Columbus, Georgia.  The show features lots of world class flying and numerous warbirds…including Larry Kelley's B-25 Panchito.  For a complete list of performers and show times use the [...]

Eglin Air Force Base - Air Show 2010 from www.eglin.af.mil
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the 75th Anniversary Eglin Air Force Base Air Show will be held on the installation Apr. 10-11, 2010.  Gates open at exactly 9 a.m.  Any early airshow arrivals will be asked to wait or vectored away to ensure traffic flow continues.  Gates will close to incoming airshow arrivals at 3 p.m. (30 minutes prior ot Thunderbirds show.)
A variety of aerial performers, static displays, and vendors will be presented.  Links to acts, maps, schedules, etc. will appear below upon availability.

Yuma Airshow 2010 - Official Website

Bournemouth Air Festival 2010 launched - Bournemouth Echo
That's what the predicted 1.5 million visitors to this summer's 2010 Bournemouth Air Festival are being encouraged to do. Organisers, who launched Festival ...

Hannes Arch training in the Austrian Alps From www.redbullairrace.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,...

Discover the excitement of flight at Family Flightfest - Oshkosh Northwestern
Bring the kids and grandkids to discover the breathtaking excitement of flight at EAA AirVenture Museum's Family Flight Fest Saturday an Sunday. ...

Sun 'n Fun Countdown  - Plane and Pilot
Two items today as we gin up for the 36th annual EAA Sun 'n Fun Fly-In & Expo (that's the official handle - it's Sun 'n Fun for short).
The big show runs in Lakeland, FL from April 13-18.
Like EAA's Oshkosh AirVenture, you can float your flyin' boat with enough pure aviation overload to give you a hangover. Samples of everything that flies are there, so rock on, wing crazies!
-- Piper wasn't just blowing smoke when it said it would deliver PiperSports starting in  ...

Super Hornets Head Down-under from Ares
RAAF crews are resting in Hawaii before continuing on towards Australia in the next few days with the service's first batch of Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets. The crews have been working-up for the long-haul ferry flight by practicing air-refueling exercises at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. Next stop will be Auckland, New Zealand, before finally reaching RAAF Amberley on Friday. ...
   
IN THE AIR WITH THE DESTIN WARBIRDS: Pilots say they are preserving history ... - Destin Log
"It's peaceful," said Charles DuPlantis, who took The Log flying with fellow Destin Warbirds Tim McDonald and Dr. Joe Carnley on Sunday. ...

World War II bomber radio operator will fly in B-24 again Monday - Caller.com
Corpus Christi real estate broker O.K. Smith, 85, will fly again Monday in a B-24 bomber more than 65 years after his last wartime mission on Dec. 12, 1944.
"It's a chapter in my life I'll always remember," Smith said, "especially walking along that bomb bay catwalk with wire cutters to cut loose live bombs that got stuck. You want to get rid of those suckers fast."
The B-24 Liberator bomber that Smith remembers from his 30 wartime missions is the same model as one of four World War II aircraft arriving March 22 at Aransas County Airport in Rockport for a three-day stay that offers plane tours and flights.
The Wings of Freedom tour features a vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the B-24 Liberator, a P-51 Mustang fighter and a Bell UH-1E Huey helicopter. ...

The great B-17: a World War II memory - Ashland Daily Tidings
Of all the inanimate objects that have been important to my life, none that involved death were more important than the B-17. It was built by the Boeing ...

Pilots grounded for good after low flyover - Navy Times
NORFOLK, Va. — Two F/A-18E Super Hornet pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron 136 have been permanently grounded for flying too low before a Georgia Tech football game Nov. 7, according to a source.
The pilots, both mid-'90s graduates of Georgia Tech, flew over Bobby Dodd Stadium in downtown Atlanta at just a few hundred feet above the stadium, under the 1,000 feet minimum required by Navy rules.
Multiple videos of the flyover, posted on YouTube, show the planes screaming low over the stadium. ...

Air Force parachute demo team to train at Cape Canaveral - FLORIDA TODAY
Wings of Blue, the Air Force parachute demonstration team, will conduct its spring training session at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station beginning next week.
The Wings of Blue jump team is comprised of 115 cadets, active-duty service members, reservists and civilian personnel. The team operates as the 98th Flying Training Squadron, 306th Flying Training Group, Air Education and Training Command, and travels nationally, and internationally to perform in air shows and competitions.
Wings of Blue began as a cadet parachuting program in 1963, when interested cadets formed ...

100 year aviation aniversay for Formby's Freshfield beach - Southport Visiter
In those early days of Britain's aviation history, the beach was the busiest airstrip in the country. This year the Formby Civic Society are working with ...

Rapide takes to the air from MRC Aviation
DH89A N89DH c/n HB-724 registered to Training Services Inc of Virginia Beach took to the skies over Ardmore 19Mar leaping off runway 21 at 1715 for its first flight following an extensive rebuild with Avspecs. The aircraft is marked as G-ADDD, however on this occasion the G was for some reason removed.
Colin Hunter was on hand to capture its short take off roll.
http://www.warbirdrestoration.co.nz/current.html#dragon

Army inducts Duckworth, Vaught into foundation hall of fame from National Guard - Top News
The Army Women's Foundation inducted two new members into its hall of fame following the Army Women in Transition Symposium here March 17, 2010...

Book overview: Flygirl, and two dates for your calendar! - Winged Victory
... Janet Bragg tried to join the WASP and was turned down, the fictional character Ida Mae Jones succeeds because of her light skin. (There actually were two minority women in the WASP, two Chinese-Americans, Hazel Ying Lee - one of the 38 WASP who died for her country, and whose family had to fight a legal fight to allow her and her brother, a soldier killed in France on almost the same day, to be buried in a "white only" section of an Oregon graveyard (a spot they wanted because of its view overlooking the Willamette River, which they felt honored their children who had given their lives for the United States) and Maggie Gee  who, after the war, became a computer programmer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.) Black women could serve in other areas of the military beginning in 1944 - for example in Ocotober 1944 the WAVES were integrated.
The first black female pilot in the Air Force was Theresa Claiborne, an ...

The Great Air Race – England to Melbourne 1934 - Healthy Articles
Fantastic piece of aviation history thanks for putting it up. I have researched the race and if you Google tom campbell black you will see info relating to Tom and the Great Race. 2775754raf says: March 20, 2010 at 5:03 am ...

Sweet Briar Alumna Receives Congressional Gold Medal - SBC News
They flew nearly every type of aircraft, including B-17 bombers, testing and ferrying planes to military bases, and moving personnel and equipment around ...

Women Fly (Guest Blog) - Life on the Road as a Pilot
We were able to point them to opportunities in Young Eagles, local internships, job shadows, and NASA programs. We shared an empowering day inspiring one another. I treasured my chance to assist girls who mirrored my younger self, ...

Aviation Museum of NH to feature the history of Captain Bob Fogg Sr. - New Hampshire Magazine
Manchester, NH – One Saturday per month, the New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society features guest speakers at the Aviation Museum of NH to present free ...

Museum seeks artifacts from Illinois astronauts - Bloomington Pantagraph
... has a variety of cockpit instrument panels, engines, an antique flight trainer and aircraft models that cover more than 100 years of aviation history. ...

Sporty from Neptunus Lex
There was an (I assume) very occasional reader y-clept Deodo who used to drop in on me in PM whilst I was working on my tailwheel qual to offer encouragement and advice. Mentioned that the Travelair I hope to someday fly was something of a dog contrasted to his own machine, the Bücker Jungmann Bü-131. Which, given the video he sent along – from right here at Gillespie – I'd have to agree. ...

$500k vintage flying boat to auction in New York - Paul Fraser Collectibles
The Curtiss MF Flying Boat is the first vintage plane to be auctioned in Manhattan, US
Bonhams announces the sale of a 1917 Curtiss MF Seagull Flying Boat, to be offered at auction on Tuesday April 13 in New York.
Sourced from the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio, the flying boat will be the first vintage plane auctioned in Manhattan, and it is expected to realize between $300,000-500,000.
A plane designed by one of the leading pioneers of American aviation and archrival of the Wright brothers, Glenn H. Curtiss, the Seagull is an eloquent symbol for one of the Curtiss company's greatest achievements - the perfection of the seaplane.
As part of the celebrations surrounding the auction, the ...

March 19 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1997 -- The 509th Bomb Wing conducted the longest B-2 Spirit mission to date when The Spirit of Florida, flew from Whiteman AFB, Missouri, to Puerto Rico. Maj. Robert O'Neal and Capt. Scott Hughes flew the nearly 30-hour, round-trip flight with its four aerial refuelings and a live conventional weapon release at the Vieques Range, Puerto, Rico.
1992 -- Two F-15s intercepted two Russian Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting name: Bear) bombers near the Alaskan coast, the first such interception since the breakup of the Soviet Union. ...

The Cinematographer Astronaut: Filming Hubble 3D In Space from PopularMechanics.com - Science: Air & Space
NASA astronaut Greg C. Johnson has served as a Navy fighter pilot, a test pilot and an aerospace engineer. On his latest mission, he also served as a documentary 3D cameraman in space on the new Imax film Hubble 3D.

Uncontrolled Airspace #175 "Pointy Headed Safety Wonks"
Checklists, getting discounts on avgas, the passing of an aviation legend, still looking for 447, and two more odd airplanes for Dave. All this and more on Uncontrolled Airspace #175 "Pointy Headed Safety Wonks"

Caption Contest #34: A Near-Miss Winner! by Martt


I hold the shuttle in the palm of my hand from The Original Rocket Dungeon
Your photos: Look up! It's the Blue Angels flying in for Airfest - TampaBay.com
Deanie Parrish, age 80, shows off her legs from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Airplane submerged in Tallinn's main water supply - Antonov An-26B - DHL Cargo, SP-FDO from Diamond Pilots



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Blue Angels plane to be displayed at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi Caller Times
The plane came from the Blue Angels practice grounds in Pensacola, Fla. Chief of Naval Air Training recently acquired a F-18 fighter jet for display on ...

Blue Angels to take flight in New Hampshire after 20-year hiatus - NewHampshire.com
It's been two decades since the United States Navy Blue Angels soared into the Granite State, but New England Air Show officials say the high-flying air ...

Thunderbird fly-by on Cocoa Beach delayed to Friday - Florida Today
... in the Midwest grounded an F-16 Thunderbird that was scheduled to do a fly-by on Cocoa Beach today in preparation for next fall's Cocoa Beach Air Show. ...

Singapore Airshow 2010 by Rocky
If you want to visit airshow on trade days (2-5 Feb), you can purchase a one day pass ($50) or 4 day pass ($180). Otherwise, you can visit Singapore Airshow 2010 on weekends. Tickets can be purchased at SISTIC website: ...

Future pilots inspired by Lamb's tales - Air Race News Watch
As part of a national competition, devised in conjunction with the UK's Air Cadet Organisation, young future flying hopefuls were tasked with designing a good luck emblem for the British pilot to use in his 2010 Red Bull Air Race ...

Wings of Blue to jump into college football championship game from Air Force Link Top Stories
The U.S. Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue parachute demonstration team is scheduled to jump into the Rose Bowl as part of pregame activities during the Citi Bowl Championship Series National Championship football game Jan. 7, in Pasadena, Calif.
Wings of Blue members will drop into the stadium with the American flag and game ball, as well as team flags for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns, the two teams competing for the championship trophy.
The game will be televised on ABC affiliates at 6 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
more...

This "Once in a Lifetime" Will OnlyCome Along...Once in a Lifetime from Av8rdan's World of Flying
At the annual summer spectacle of airplanes, brats and friendly aviators we know as EAA Airventure, aka "Oshkosh", you see things that can only be described as magical. You see the absolute best of the best of any airframe ever made, you see airshow acts that redefine what "bringing your A game" can mean. You see four gigantic halls crammed with the hottest in aviator gear. And you see beautiful flying examples of ...

Area residents observe milestones, face challenging events in 2009 - SW Iowa News
A month after performing at the Clarinda Rotary Club Flight Breakfast and Air Show, aerobatic pilot Chandy Clanton died in a plane crash as she rehearsed ...

Tuskegee Airmen Return to Rockford! - Veterans Memorial Hall
Their first visit was in 2008 and were enthusiastically recieved by many in the community. This is a rare opportunity to hear their personal stories and get information on their legacy, the Young Eagles program. ...

Reaching Outside the Airport Fence from Let's Go Flying by Steve Tupper

This is to tell the man in the red plane that he has a fan. I've been watching you from the ground. Well, from my farm pastures and yard actually. More often than you know. I am in awe of your skill and the performance you give is wonderful and joyous. Who are you? Are you a man or a woman? A professional stunt pilot or a pleasure flyer of that pretty red plane? Do you perform for others besides me, or is what I'm seeing just an expression of your own preferences?

So went the letter to the editor of the Fauquier Times-Democrat on May 26, 2009 by a woman in Virginia named Star Milihram. Not the all-too-common complaint about noise or some ...

Yorkshire Air Museum's Hawker Hurricane recognises achievements of Sir Sydney Camm - Culture24
By Culture24 Staff | 07 January 2010 Yorkshire Air Museum's Hawker Hurricane fighter plane (above) will be transported to Windsor this summer in support of ...

AMA this weekend! from Wasabi Air Racing
Some of team Wasabi will taking a break from the hangar to attend the AMA expo this weekend in ontario, hope to see you there!

A Parachute Jump of a Lifetime Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
BIRMINGHAM- Air Force Academy Cadet Spencer Walker of Birmingham, will be parachuting in for Alabama's national football championship bid in Pasadena -- from 4,500 feet in the air. He is a member of a four-man team from the academy's Wings of Blue jump team parachuting into the Rose Bowl stadium just before the national anthem. Though jumping into a stadium can be a little tricky, Walker has done it before as part of the 509 jumps he has made. His team will bring the flags to the Rose Bowl the night of the game jumping from high overhead. Spencer will be the one carrying the University of Alabama flag. He lobbied for the honor.
Click to View: NBC 13 Mike Royer Video Report - Spirit of Alabama
Spencer will graduate from the United States Air Force Academy in May. He wants to go ...

'Breathe the Sky' brings aviatrix legend to life - Danbury News Times
Prasad explores the enigmas surrounding the legend: "When the 39-year-old aviatrix decided to fly around the world and set one final record, ...

Family movie night at Aviation Center to feature 'Island in the Sky' - Sheboygan Press
The Aviation Heritage Center of Sheboygan County will show the movie, "Island in the Sky" (1953, unrated) at 7 pm, Friday, Jan. 8. ...

Pilots Assemble Planes for Aviation Meet - Los Angeles Times (blog)
7, 1910: Airplanes are being assembled at Dominguez Station for the Aviation Meet and a tent has been erected to serve as a hangar. ...

MaxAir2Air
Hello Plane Folks, This week I bring you an essay on the lovely Pasped Skylark,owned by Buzz Penny. The Skylark is the last of its kind,
a true unicorn of aviation. http://maxair2air.com/ Enjoy! Max

Patrol Reconnaissance Airplane, Single Float from The Unwanted Blog
The archives of the San Diego Aerospace Museum has a number of "brochures" of Consolidated Vultee/Convair aircraft projects from well before WWII to just after. Here, for example, is a design for a patrol seaplane/bomber dated 12-2-1944. Note the two jet engines in the ...

Brace for Impact The Chesley B. Sullenberger Story - TLC
Capt. Chesley Sullenberger reunites with the actual plane from that fateful day in January, re-traces his flight, and gives his chilling account during a trip back to the Hudson River, where 155 people exited a sinking plane and entered history.
Anniversary ...... Airbus on the Hudson .... http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/brace-for-impact/brace-for-impact.html

Chapter closes as Boeing finally delivers last of original 747s from Flight Image of the Day
Boeing has finally - and quietly - delivered the last of the original 747 family off the line, a -400ER Freighter (MSN 37304). Read more...

Award-Winning NASA TV Show to Air on WHRO Public Television from PR Newswire: Aerospace/Defense
"NASA 360," a half-hour TV program that focuses on how NASA technologies are being used in people's lives and space exploration, is joining the line up on Hampton Roads public television station, WHRO.

Oak Park Elementary School Visit from How I Am Becoming An Astronaut
Today I visited Oak Park Elementary in Titusville, FL. I gave the pre-K class a presentation about the space shuttle and launch preparation processing. They enjoyed the presentation very much and got to handle some blankets and tiles. There favorite part of the presentation was watching a video from the solid rocket booster from launch to splashdown. At the end of my visit they were officially shuttle experts as I stuck a NASA sticker on them. We had a great morning!

2009 Reno Pictures from www.aafo.com
Japan -Tsuiki October 2009 from FenceCheck Forums
Holloman AFB, NM from FenceCheck Forums
National Championship Air Races & Airshow 2009 - Reno - 09/16/09 from FenceCheck Forums
More old pictures from/for the Archives from www.aafo.com

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2008 Langley Air Show takes flight WAVY-TV, VA

(WAVY.com) -- Come out and join WAVY-TV 10 and FOX 43 for some skyrocketing fun this weekend at the Langley Air Show in Hampton. If the weather holds up, ...

Astros GM jumps from a plane KHOU, TX

Wade is an avid skydiver, a sport he learned from the Navy Leap Frogs. It's the same group Wade invited to perform at the Astros home opener this season. ...

Arctic Thunder 2008 prepares for kick off Sourdough Sentinel, AK

This year's air show will feature the US Air Force Thunderbirds, US Air Force Academy's Wings of Blue Parachute Team, the US Air Force Reserve Jet Car and ...

Hiller Aviation Vertical Challenge Helicopter Air Show to Feature ... Business Wire (press release), CA

The ninth annual Hiller Aviation Vertical Challenge, the nation's largest all-helicopter air show, will feature more than 50 helicopters including the ...

Greater Binghamton Air Show returns News 10 Now, NY

BINGHAMTON, NY -- Get ready to see some nose dives and spirals as the annual Greater Binghamton Air Show returns this weekend. Practice runs were taking ...

Skies Over Bluffs Look Like WWII Movie KETV.com, NE

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- Ten biplanes circles Council Bluffs on Friday as part of a traveling airshow. The planes are all restored aircraft from the 1920s ...

Air Show returns with great cast Suburbanite, OH

"Panchito," a glistening B-25J sponsored by the Disabled Americans Veterans (DAV), represented an actual aircraft flown by Akron resident Don Seiler during ...

Jumbo Fly-In Airplane Show WHSV, VA

With gas prices high many people around the Valley are looking for cheaper alternative entertainment. The Valley RC Flying Club in Rockingham County is ...

Snowbirds form as cadets celebrate 30 years Goderich Signal-Star, Canada

It won’t be long before Goderich residents will hear the roar of the jets and see the familiar colours of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. ...

Illinois Wing members help keep Cavalcade of Planes flying from CAP News Online by Dan Bailey

dbailey@capnhq.gov 48 members from 7 units devote more than 400 man-hrs. to 2-day event

Ford Festival at Owls Head VillageSoup Belfast, USA

Sunday's antique aeroplane show will begin at 9:30 am, weather permitting. The Museum's fleet of of World War I-era biplanes ready to take to the skies. ...

Space Tourism Firms Set for Big Leaps Space.com

... WhiteKnightTwo mothership for its planned fleet of SpaceShipTwo spaceliners designed by aerospace veteran Burt Rutan and his company Scaled Composites. ...

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• Open Dagen - 95 Years KLu from FenceCheck Forums

• Quebec Air Show - Wonders in the Sky from FenceCheck Forums

• Red Arrows meet Raptor (3) from Air-Attack.com - Latest Images by Air-Attack.com

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – Maj. Paul "Max" Moga, F-22A Raptor Demonstration Team pilot, flies in formation with the British Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows, during an afternoon practice flight here June 18. The Red Arrows will perform at AirPower over Hampton Roads, Langley | Source: US Air Force

• Sunderland Airshow 2007 Pictures (Part Three)

For the final set of pictures from last year’s air show, it’s back to the sky for the highlight of the day: a full performance by the RAF’s display team the Red Arrows. While there was some cloud, it was light enough and high enough for the Reds to do their whole show. There’s a selection of pictures in the album which give at least a taste of what they do, including my personal favourite, which has the Reds coming straight through the rainbow.

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