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Courtesy of Fencecheck - There are plenty of shows to choose from this weekend!

5/02/14 |	Central Texas Airshow 2014
5/03/14 |	North Texas Fly-In and Camp Out 201..
5/03/14 |	Grossflugtage Chemnitz - Jahnsdorf ..
5/03/14 |	Bronco Fan Day UK 2014
5/03/14 |	Bonjour Bodmin 2014
5/03/14 |	Shuttleworth Aeromodelling Mayfly W..
5/03/14 |	Planes of Fame - Chino Air Show 201..
5/03/14 |	Travis AFB Open House 2014
5/03/14 |	Manassas Airport Regional Open Hous..
5/03/14 |	Aéreo de León 2014
5/03/14 |	Wings and Wheels Fly-In 2014
5/03/14 |	Biggest Little Air Show 2014
5/03/14 |	Atomic Vintage Festival 2014
5/03/14 |	Spirit of St Louis Air Show 2014
5/03/14 |	Morelia Mexico Air Show 2014
5/03/14 |	P-51 Mustang Day at New Garden Flyi..
5/04/14 |	Abingdon Air & Country Show 2014
5/04/14 |	Jornada de Puertas Abiertas de Alca..
5/04/14 |	Wings Over Illawarra 2014
5/05/14 |	Cancelled - Friendship Day Air Show..

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Steve Weagle to ride with Blue Angels for Vero Beach Air Show - TCPalm | VERO BEACH — The Vero Beach Air Show is proud to announce that WPTV Channel 5 meteorologist Steve Weagle is the choice of the United State Navy to be the show’s media rider. As the individual selected for this honor, Weagle will ride with Blue Angel No. 7 Lieutenant Ryan Chamberlain in his F/A-18 jet. Chamberlain also serves as the narrator of the Blue Angels show. Weagle is WPTV NewsChannel 5’s chief meteorologist....

City Council Hears Details On June's Air Show, Tall Ships In August - The Dispatch | OCEAN CITY – Details were released this week about two upcoming summer special events — the OC Air Show in June and the two tall ships planned to be on display in the resort for the month of August...

Popular flying team will return for Air Races - KRNV My News 4 | RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) -- The wildly-popular L-39 Patriots Jet Team will return for the 2014 National Championship Air Races in September, the Reno Air Racing Association announced on Wednesday. It is the latest in a number of highly-acclaimed acts to be confirmed for the 2014 event. The team joins the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team and groundbreaking aerobatic pilot Melissa Pemberton as the aviation entertainment headliners....

Planners still need $40K for air show - Youngstown Vindicator | The Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community Council has raised about $225,000 in cash and in-kind services to pay the community’s share of the cost of the Thunder Over the Valley Air Show here May 17-18. The fundraising campaign still is about $40,000 short, however, a council representative said....

Restored World War II aircraft offer rides at Hillsboro Airport (video, photos) - The Oregonian | During World War II, B-17 bomber flight crews had to endure attacks from enemy fighters, anti-aircraft flak fired from the ground, and the freezing temperatures that come with high altitudes in an unpressurized airplane.  They had to...

Yankee Air Museum meets deadline to save historic Bomber Plant * Ypsilanti Courier | YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP — The deadline is up for the Yankee Air Museum’s Save the Bomber Plant campaign and it looks like a celebration is in order: a purchase agreement is in the works....

Happy Birthday To The Douglas SBD Dauntless · Warbirds News |  By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC -The Douglas SBD Dauntless flew for the first time seventy-four years ago today.  A two-seat carrier-based scout and dive bomber, the SBD Dauntless hammered the Japanese at Coral Sea, Midway and in the Solomon Islands while supporting Navy and Marine Corps actions until 1944.  No aircraft did more to...

Video: World War II pilot reunites with B-25 bomber - KING5.com | EVERETT, Wash. -- A 93-year-old World War II veteran was surprised with a wish come true. Dexter Baker told team members at the Aegis Living Center in Redmond that he would really like to fly in a World War II bomber one more time. They secretly contacted the Historic Flight Foundation in Everett and set it up....

Paula Wagner, An Ann, Naomi Foner Team Up For Flying Tigers WW2 Epic - Hollywood Reporter | Leading Chinese producer An Ann will team up with Paula Wagner, Tom Cruise’s production partner, and screenwriter Naomi Foner to make a movie based on the WW2 ‘Flying Tigers’ airmen. An, who is president of Desen International Media, said the budget for Moon Flower of Flying Tigers would be between $40 million and $50 million, with A-list Chinese and Hollywood stars, and it would be directed by a famous Hollywood director...

The Gentle Aviator  * Vintage Wings of Canada | This week’s story is not about the tragic end of a Bomber Command crew in the Second World War, nor hellfire aircraft carrier operations off Okinawa in the Pacific war. It is not about Merlin engines, big aerial battles, aces, pioneer aviators, grass roots flying, or night fighters of the Soviet Union at the Battle of Stalingrad... but it is an aviation story just the same. Perhaps it is not the sort of story you might expect coming from Vintage News, but for us at Vintage Wings of Canada, it is as important as honouring a great hero of the Second World War or flying our F-86 Sabre across Canada. This is a story about one of our own. This is the story of the loss of an aviator....

Video: Seriously Awesome RC XC-142 VTOL (Must See!) - AirPigz * If you're short on time and just need an under-a-minute avgeek experience, you'll wanna go here instead of watching the video above... but if you like awesome, cool, and truly amazing examples of modern tech being used to make extremely difficult aircraft designs fly great in model form, then please take 15 minutes to watch this...

New Drone Plane Aids Aerial Photography 1955 (via the Lexicans) | Title reads: "Army Has Tiny Drone Plane To Scout Enemy". American voiceovered newsreel material...

Don't call it a blimp! - High Performance Composites | Airships have been an important part of modern aviation since Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin envisioned the first such craft in 1874. Zeppelin’s design, which involved a rigid framework that supported the outer envelope or skin, meant that an airship could be made much larger and support more load than a simple gas-filled blimp...

Young Eagle, cadet selected for flight training scholarship | NEBRASKA -- Matthew Callahan, 18-year-old EAA Young Eagle and Civil Air Patrol cadet from Bellevue is getting the opportunity of a lifetime this June when he’ll travel to Shreveport’s Downtown Airport in Louisiana and learn to fly at Tubreaux Aviation. Callahan, a CAP cadet second lieutenant in Nebraska Wing’s Gen. Curtis Lemay Offutt Composite Squadron, was announced last week as recipient of a complete private pilot training experience offered by Tubreaux Aviation to a previous EAA Young Eagle between the ages of 18 and 21. The scholarship includes lodging and transportation to and from Shreveport.

Aero Camp takes off for second consecutive year - Edwards Air Force Base | With the success of last year's Aero Camp, the Edwards Aero Club hosted its second annual Aero Camp from April 21 to 25, to prepare and introduce students to the world of aviation. During the week-long camp, students ages 14 to 19, are trained by certified flight instructors and start flight and ground school training with additional training features along the way...

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Fleet Week - more than Blue Angels - San Francisco Chronicle | More than a million people will look to the sky this weekend to watch the Blue Angels perform as part of San Francisco's 31st Fleet Week, yet many won't realize the event's full mission. As well as honoring the men and women of our uniformed services ...

Kaneohe Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii: Slideshow - Bizjournals.com | The 2012 Kaneohe Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii drew some 100,000 people to the base over the weekend to see the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform aerial maneuvers over Kaneohe Bay in their F/A-18 Hornet ...

Jacksonville Journal: Sea & Sky planning set for Oct. 19-21 - Florida Times-Union | A public forum to discuss preparations for the Sea & Sky Spectacular Air Show on Oct. 19-21 in Jacksonville Beach will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the council chambers at City Hall at 11 Third Street N. The air show features flight demonstrations by ...

Flying ace with Air Force  - Le Nouvel Observateur  | For more than a year, the team members of the Patrouille de France have agreed to be monitored by television cameras. This allows the business to discover the stunning flying acrobats, who are among the best in the army of ...

Airshow 'better attended' than 2011 - Times of Malta | Despite the absence of the Red Arrows, more people turned up at this year's edition of the Malta International Airshow than last year, according to organiser Joe Ciliberti. Although he did not as yet have the numbers in hand, he said indications were ...

U.S. Sport Aviation Expo Adds Twilight Air Shows, Online Ticket Sales from Aero-News Network  | Team RV To Perform On Friday And Saturday The 9th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo will kick off on January 17 at the Sebring Regional Airport with several changes offering an enhanced experience for both exhibitors and visitors, including twilight air shows by Team RV on Friday and Saturday evening.

SteadFast Unlimited Air Racing from Photorecon by Matt Shinavar | Will Whiteside is a familiar face and name around the Reno pits. Whether it’s the varieties of planes he’s raced over the last couple years or his warm personality and seemingly permanent smile on his sunglasses-clad face. Once the Voodoo race team disbanded after the 2011 races, along with the overall uncertainty in the future of air racing at Reno,...

Gone West: Former SAC Commander Gen. Bennie L. Davis from Aero-News Network | Had Been A Command Pilot With Over 9,000 Hours In His Logbook Retired Gen. Bennie L. Davis, former commander in chief of Strategic Air Command and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, with headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, NE, died Sept. 23 in Georgetown, Texas. He was 84 years-old.

Warbirds Over Apple Valley from TAKEOFF TUBE | This video was produced during the 2011 Apple Valley Air Show held at the Apple Valley Airport. The warbirds you see in this video are from the Planes of Fame Air Museum located at the Chino Airport in Chino, CA. We were able to get...

Poll: Should Goodyear Still Call Their New Zeppelin NT Airships 'Blimps'? from AirPigz by Martt | The reviving of the relationship between the Goodyear company and the Zeppelin company is truly remarkable, as is the thoroughly modernized Zeppelin NT, or 'New 'Technology' airship, first flown in 1997. It's even more interesting that Goodyear will be replacing all of their iconic blimps with Zeppelin NT's in the coming years. The first assembly work begins in January 2013 in Akron Ohio and it appears that they expect the first of the new airships to be operating in early 2014...

Aero-Scam: 'Air Combat' Industry Fighting Fraud (Part 1)  - Aero News Network | Yet Another 'Crook' Makes Aviation Look Bad.... | ANN has been poring through some troubling info gathered over a number of days.... info that has taken on voluminous and dangerous proportions. Based on a tip from "Aviation Criminal's" Kristy Graham, ANN has uncovered dozens of online offers on various "Daily Deal" websites purporting to offer exciting simulated 'Air Combat' experiences of the kind pioneered by a number of highly regarded companies that have been doing so safely and responsibly for quite a few years....

Aviation Universe WebStore from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Has Arrived!  | To get to Aviation Universe you once had to Fly into O'Hare, and travel to the west side of the airport, about 10 minutes away. Now you can shop from your home and still get the personal touch...

Skydiver Aims to Break Sound Barrier in Free Fall from news | LL | http://www.theledger.com | His blood could boil. His lungs could overinflate. The vessels in his brain could burst. His eyes could hemorrhage. And, yes, he could break his neck while jumping from a mind-boggling altitude of 23 miles...

Author to speak on Space Shuttle Challenger disaster - Daily Press | The main author, Allan McDonald, was one of those engineers at Morton-Thiokol Inc. and director of the company's space shuttle solid rocket motor project. McDonald will speak on the Challenger debacle at NASA's Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton at ...

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Sky jubilee: Russia celebrates century of its Air Force (PHOTOS) - RT | More than a hundred aircraft and helicopters are taking part in the magnificent air-show taking place in the city of Zhukovsky just outside Moscow. Display teams from the UK, France, Finland, Turkey, Poland and other countries are part of the air ...

Abbotsford Airshow celebrates half a century of flight - News1130 | ABBOTSFORD (NEWS1130) - Eyes will be on the sky in the Fraser Valley today and this weekend for the start of the 50th annual Abbotsford International Airshow. The yearly gathering of vintage planes, fighter jets, transports, helicopters, and stunt ...

Red Arrows return for Hoylake Lifeboat Day - Wirral Globe | THE world-famous Red Arrows will take centre stage at this year's Hoylake Lifeboat Day. The town's lifeboat open day, which takes place on Bank Holiday Monday, August 27, will feature the much-loved acrobatics team as well as a funfair and charity stalls.

Vulcan joins RAF Leuchars Jubilee airshow line-up - BBC News | The last airworthy Vulcan bomber is among the highlights of this year's annual RAF Leuchars airshow. It will join the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Red Arrows, the Chinook Display Team and the Leuchars-based Typhoon Display Team. The delta ...

Air show announces 'Twilight Teaser' - Journal Pioneer | SUMMERSIDE - The Atlantic Canada International Air Show has announced an additional event to compliment the already mammoth air show on Aug. 25-26. A special Veterans' Salute Twilight Teaser will take place on the evening of Friday the 24 on the ...

Shoreham Airshow Press Day 2012 - Worthing Herald | Organisers, RAFA fund-raisers and display teams were at Shoreham Airport to give a flavour of what visitors to this year's show can expect. This year's show, on September 1 and 2, will feature more than 20 static aircraft, 12 aerobatics teams, 12 solo ...

Pilot wings his way home for Clacton air show - Clacton and Frinton Gazette | The former Alton Park Junior School and then Colbayns High School will pilot one of the 1940s Boeing Stearman biplanes as it performs its aerobatics at the Clacton Air Show, which takes place on August 23 and 24. Martyn, who still has a number of ...

Air show scheduled for Abingdon - Southwest Virginia Today | Some of these aircraft will be arriving and departing throughout the day until the airport is "closed" for the air show. A special attraction this year will feature a group known as " Radio Active Air Shows" fromDanville,Va.Who will be flying very ...

Fly in breakfast scheduled for Sept. 1 - White Mountain Independent | TAYLOR — In cooperation with the Taylor Sweet Corn Festival, the Show Low Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 586 will be holding a fly-in pancake breakfast from 7-10 a.m. at the Taylor Airport Saturday, Sept. 1. The airport is located ...

Flight puts World War II veteran back into bomber's cockpit - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | John Munson/The Star-LedgerGeorge Prezioso, 93, of Belleville sits in the nose of a refurbished B-17 bomber as it flies out of the Essex County Airport during a ceremonial flight Thursday hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association at ...

Classic WWI Bomber Making NJ Stops on "Salute to Veterans" Tour - New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio | A rare and fully-restored B-17 bomber will be making stops in New Jersey during a national “Salute to Veterans” tour to offer flights or tours of the plane. B-17 Bomber the Aluminum Overcast (Handout Photo: EAA). The Experimental Aircraft Association's ...

Seaford man's high-flying record breaker - Sussex Express | In 1910 Shorts and the Royal Aero Club, moved a short distance to larger premises at Eastchurch. In 1913 Shorts built their factory at Rochester on the Medway. In this factory Short Brothers built a number of seaplanes and flying boats, including the ...

Perth pilots give lifeboats an edge - Perthshire Advertiser | At the Vans RV-12 microlight's controls was Keith Boardman, flanked by observer and fellow Scottish Aero Club (SAC) pilot, Mike McGreavey. Conducted on behalf of the Broughty Ferry RNLI – of which Mr McGreavey is also a duty launch manager – the ...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.

F-35 drops its first bomb from The DEW Line by Dave Majumdar | The Lockheed Martin F-35 has dropped its first bomb during weapons separating trials at Patuxent River, Maryland. The aircraft dropped the inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) on 8 August over the Atlantic test range while flying at 400 knots at an altitude of 4,200 feet. Lockheed Martin pilot Dan Levin dropped the weapon from aircraft BF-3.

F-35 Lightning II Photo Gallery from Aviation by K.P.

X-1A Flight Test (1954) from AIRBOYD.TV

Army spy blimp takes to sky over New Jersey from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass | LAKEHURST — The biggest aircraft to cruise the skies over Ocean County since the golden age of airship travel more than 70 years ago is a high-tech spy blimp for the Army....

Grandson of the founder of the Zeppelin airship lives in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, MG from AVIATION AVIATION NEWS NEWS | The 64-year-old Dutchman who lives in Brazil has odd stories of her grandfather. | Retired teacher who saw a blimp to four years living in the city. A discovery that gave man the opportunity to conquer the sky and that contributed to the development of the aviation world: the Zeppelin, a dirigible invented by a German who made ​​his first flight in 1900. What does this have to do with the South Mine? The discovery that the grandson of the inventor of the Zeppelin lives in Santa Rita do Sapucaí (MG). Ferdinand von Zeppelin Obermüller is Dutch and has many stories to tell about the invention of his grandfather, who also came to be used as a war machine...

Young Eagles take flight - Big Bear Grizzly | Young Eagles was started by the Experimental Aircraft Association in an effort to stimulate interest in aviation for young people. Children ages 8 through 17 can take a free airplane ride around Big Bear offered by pilots from the Big Bear Pilot's ...

Museum staff to make room for Crew Compartment Trainer from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Aircraft in the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be rearranged the week of Aug. 13 to make room for NASA's first Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT-1). During this time, access to some aircraft may be limited. This includes, but is not limited to, the B-1, F-117, A-10 and F-16. Three trainers were built to train astronauts for space missions...

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Skytypers Set to Take Flight at Great New England Airshow - abc40 | (WGGB) — The Great New England Air Show kicks into high gear this weekend, but some of the planes and performers flew into Westover Thursday. I was able to get the same view the pilots with the Geico Skytypers Air Show team get when they perform at...

Annual Wings & Wheels Spectacular to Be Held This Weekend at Owls Head - Freepress Online | This year's Aerobatic Air Show will be held both days from 1:30 to 3 p.m., and feature high-speed performances by Kendal Simpson in his Pitts Model 12 and Dan Marcotte in his Ultimate 200 biplane. Jim Parker will put on a show in an aerobatic Salto ...

AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 – Day 6 from Other People's Airplanes by David | ...In this episode, we bring you a bunch of warbird heavy metal flying. The “Tora, Tora, Tora!” reenactment, the A-10 Thunderbolt II with a heritage flight, the venerable P-51 Mustang, the C-46 and C-47, and the mighty F/A-18 Hornet. Then we head over to Camp Scholler for...

"More Tunnel" UCAP Daily #298-golf from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Jeb Burnside, Dave Higdon and Jack Hodgson are just about packed and ready to head home. They record one final UCAP Daily, standing beside Jeb's plane, out in front of the EAA Weeks Hangar.

RCCR Great Electric Radio Control Air Show coming Aug. 18 and 19 - Gates-Chili Post | The Radio Control Club of Rochester is hosting its 14th Annual RCCR Great Electric Radio Control Air Show and Fun Fly, Aug. 18 and Aug. 19, at the Model Air field located in Northampton Park, 304 Salmon Creek Road, Ogden. Examples of every type of ...

What role does radio-controlled flying have in GA? from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | At the Arlington Fly-In in July I bought a Blade Scout radio-controlled (RC) helicopter. It's a beginner-level RC. It's also an absolute blast to fly. Horizon Hobby was the exhibitor. "We are trying to reach new markets, that's why we are here in Arlington," said Kim Payne from Horizon Hobby. "We'll be at AirVenture as well." Both displays were packed with people every time I happened by...

Albert Park a candidate for air race - 3AW | A member of the Save Albert Park lobby group has slammed a state government proposal to stage a high-thrills air race in the area. The global series run by Red Bull sees pilots race through slalom-style inflatable air gates and pylons...

Sun 'n Fun plans new dates, many improvements for 2013  - AOPA Pilot | Transformed into a year-round operation with a fresh focus on education and building the next generation of aviators, Sun 'n Fun will see many logistical improvements for 2013. President and CEO John “Lites” Leenhouts said the airshows will be shorter, ...

Contact! from General Aviation News by Jamie Beckett | In the old days, the word “Contact!” was central to the process of getting things going. The pilot yelled “Contact!” The mechanic then responded in kind while laying hands on the prop. Seconds later, after a grunt, a flip of the prop, and a puff of smoke, an airplane would leap to life. Technology has changed that process a bit. But the need to make contact is as important as ever, in whatever form it takes.

Goodyear zeppelin will retain iconic moniker - AOPA Pilot | The Spirit of Goodyear, the oldest blimp in a fleet being phased out in coming years, makes a slow circle around EAA AirVenture. Image 2. Pilot Michael Dougherty waits to take his turn at the wheel (and rudder, and valve controls, and throttle controls ...

Museum opens doors to aviation brigade - Topeka Capital Journal | Dave Murray, deputy chairman of the Combat Air Museum, came up with an idea several months ago to open the museum's doors for a day, free of charge, to soldiers with the Combat Aviation Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley and their families...

Duke Youth Voice: Aviator of the Skies and Words - my.hsj.org | Lillian “Lilly” Augspurger soars above the clouds of Pennsylvania while following the instructions of her uncle in his 1946 Aeronca Champ. To her, being an aviator means being above the clouds and escaping from the world. She hails from Raleigh, North ...

Google Street View and show pictures of the NASA Kennedy Space Center from AVIATION AVIATION NEWS NEWS | Google Street View users can add a new virtual interesting walk to the script. From now on you can view areas of Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. That's where NASA frequently send their missions to space and the initiative is part of the celebrations of 50th anniversary of the foundation that was the starting point of travel of the Apollo Program.

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See Video: Blue Angels Practicing For Weekend - WBAL | ...It is that kind of precision that Captain Greg McWherter expects from his team of pilots who will be performing this weekend as part of an air show over Fort McHenry. The Blue Angels are flying over Baltimore today and tomorrow to rehearse for the show. McWherter told WBAL News that people should not think the Blue Angels are  the star of this weekend...

Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow is this weekend - Granite Falls Advocate Tribune | On Saturday, June 16 the Granite Falls Municipal Airport will provide the setting for the second Ray Fagen Memorial Airshow and the first public glimpse of the ...

Rockwell Collins Night Air Show Returns to Provide an AirVenture 'Skylight' from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | 'Skylights' will fill the night air over Oshkosh when the Rockwell Collins Night Air Show returns to EAA AirVenture 2012 on Saturday, July 28. Since debuting in 2010, this event has become the marquee attraction of 'Super Saturday' on AirVenture's final evening.

Flabob Airport Makes Strong Showing at AirVenture - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Riverside, CA – Flabob Airport will be participating at AirVenture this summer with a high level of activity. They are bringing the Flabob Express, which is a DC-3, ...

NASA astronaut to appear at Dayton Air Show - Middletown Journal | ...NASA astronaut Gregory H. Johnson, a 1980 graduate of what was then Park Hills High School in Fairborn who went on to fly two space shuttle missions on the orbiter Endeavour, is to appear at the air show, its organizers said Monday....

Nebraska Airfest and Fly-In set for Norfolk - Lincoln Journal Star | NORFOLK -- The 2012 Nebraska Airfest and State Fly-In will be this weekend at the Norfolk airport, starting at 6 each...

Show promises aerial tricks - Owen Sound Sun Times | Price, who just turned 70, will be taking to the skies for the Dam Pub Airshow on July 1 at ... He is scheduled to take part in an airshow in Orillia on June 30...

Oregon International Air Show - www.youtube.com | (via by Herb Gillen Advertising FB Wall) This is the :30 TV spot for the 2012 Oregon International Air Show Presented by Standard TV & Appliance. The show takes place Aug. 3rd, 4th and 5th and will ...

Planes flock to RAF Cosford for air show - shropshirestar.com | The first aircraft will be flying into RAF Cosford tomorrow ready for Cosford Air Show on Sunday...

Sneak preview of Air Tattoo - British Forces News | The line-up has been announced for this year's Royal International Air Tattoo. The airshow at RAF Fairford is the UK's biggest, and will feature seven aerobatic ...

AIRSHOW NEWS: Shuttleworth Midsummer Evening Airshow and LAA Party in the Park CANCELLED from Flightline UK | ...We regret to announce that due to the condition of the airfield and forecast weather over the next few days we have had to cancel the June Evening Air Show & LAA Party in the Park on June 16th...

Introducing the Smoke Squadron is prevented in Ribeirão Preto (SP) from NOTÍCIAS SOBRE AVIAÇÃO AVIATION NEWS (translated) | Flights take place on the day the city celebrates 156 years. The Airway Department of the State of São Paulo (Daesp) prevented the presentation of the Smoke Squadron on June 19 in Ribeirão Preto (SP) - the date when the city completes 156 years. It said the event would affect the safety of passengers and aircraft at the airport Leite Lopes. One argument was the 42% increase in the movement of the site in 2011. If you happen to submit the airport would have to be partially closed for takeoffs and landings. The interruption hurt three thousand passengers and 66 flights that occur daily on the site...

The Challenge of Making New from Old - Moose Peterson | “Welcome Home!” was the greeting we got from Val when we pulled Monday to PRS, precursiour to the Reno Air Races (which are more definitely happening this Sept!). And home it is as this is where my passion for aviation was wed with pixels five years ago. When we were new to PRS & Reno, everything was new and photographically, finding new images was not a challenge because it was all new. But now with our fifth event, finding the new image from old at first seemed to be a challenge. Jake, Brent & I thought about it and in a short time we decided we wanted to try a new perspective....

"Local Legend" Contest Winner Returns to the Skies - KEYC TV | Sean Tucker says, "This kid can fly!" It sounds like in the future we could be seeing Nathan frost flying over the crowds at the Minnesota Air Spectacular...

BBMF High Quality.wmv - www.youtube.com | RAF BBMF footage previously unseen taken during Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Flypast on Tuesday 5 June 2012. Thank you for your continued support ...

Flight below a A380 - Roll from Apache, the blog of the patrol by Breitling Grifil | On Friday, May 11, before the Meeting of Airexpo 2102, at Muret, took place a memorable flight of the Breitling Jet Team, on patrol with the A380. Patrol as the Airbus were present the next day, despite a low ceiling, in front of an enthusiastic audience with a team of organizers friendly and efficient ... A big congratulations to the students of the ENAC and ISAE for their warm welcome!...

Racing for Girl’s Education in Aviation - The Racing Aces | The Racing Aces, Dianna Stanger and Victoria Holt, departed from Calhoun County Airport today for the 36th Annual Air Race Classic (ARC) which will begin on Tuesday, June 19th in Lake Havasu, Arizona. The 2,681 statute-mile race will span over eight states including; Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Ohio. A new plane, refined tactics and a year’s experience under their belts; the female pilots are excited to take to the skies...

Four visitors of the Mustang Days will fly on a North American B-25 ... - AVIONEWS | The B-25 will take off from the Merced Airport in the morning of 13 October, the event day, and after a 30-minutes flight it will reach the Mustang Days location, ...

Stockton Springs to man shot down in WWII after learning of his ... - Bangor Daily News | The target that day was the U-boat pens near Brest, but when an enemy bomb hit the B-17 in the tail section at 21000 feet, the mission very quickly became one ...

USAF Aggressors 40th Reunion from Photorecon | At the invitation of Lt. Col. Gail “Evil” Peck, I got a rare “outsider’s” opportunity to attend part of the USAF Aggressors’  40th Reunion on June 1st 2012 at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.  The Friday event was held at the 64th Aggressor Squadron (64 AGRS) headquarters, and included a special squadron Roll Call [...]

Sullivan, Bridenstine trade shots over TASM track record - KRMG | The Tulsa Air and Space Museum has officially weighed in on the facts regarding the tenure of Jim Bridenstine, its former Executive Director and now a congressional candidate. After statements made by Rep. John Sullivan, the 1st District incumbent, called Bridenstine's work at the museum into question during a recent debate, the museum staff was moved to clarify the situation...

FlyNano Flight Testing Teased from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | From the frozen north of Finland comes the news that FlyNano has flown its electric prototype.  Originally planned to have both two-stroke and electric powerplants, the five-meter span joined-wing flying boat is now only electric, its makers citing the strides made in development of motors and batteries in the last several years for their decision...

Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit flying over the St. Louis Arch from Planeshots

Lakeland Aero Club: Where the Student Pilots Run the Show - Flying Magazine | The club, located on the Sun 'n Fun grounds of Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, started up last month with express intention of helping students at Central ...

York school children get a glimpse of aviation history - The Press, York | WWII Dakota Flypast at the Yorkshire Air Museum during the NYBEP ... Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington, combined with North Yorkshire Business and ...

America’s first female Zeppelin pilot takes off from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Andrea Deyling has joined Airship Ventures in the San Francisco Bay area as an airship pilot, becoming America’s first female Zeppelin pilot. A licensed LTA pilot, Deyling has been training on the Zeppelin Eureka since November 2011 and officially earned her Zeppelin qualification this month...

Women in Space: A Gallery of Firsts - Space.com | Here's a run-through of the trailblazing women who achieved major firsts in space.

Social Media Stirs Female Taikonaut from Spaceports | The first female Chinese taikonaut is creating a stir on the Chinese and global social media this week...

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Greg Poe memorial will feature special tribute by KTVB | NAMPA -- Preparations are underway for Wednesday's memorial service for Greg Poe, the world famous aerobatic pilot.  Poe died of a heart attack last month at the age of 57.  A memorial service is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Idaho Center.  It will include a special presentation of Poe's "Elevate Your Life" program, which has encouraged thousands of young people to follow their dreams and stay away from drugs. ...
   
Atlantic City airshow / What an event - Press of Atlantic City | Now in its ninth year, the airshow is proof that the Atlantic City community can put on a major event and execute it flawlessly. In 2003, the first show attracted approximately 200000 spectators, and attendance has jumped since then like an F-16 ...
   
Winston-Salem Air Show will mark 100th anniversary this year - Winston-Salem Journal | Triad aviation enthusiasts will get a chance to check out a key piece of the local industry's future during the annual Winston-Salem Air Show. Show organizers said Tuesday that Honda Aircraft Co. has agreed to provide a peek — on the ground and in the ...

In pictures: Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival 2011 - BBC News | Organiser Paul Bayfield said he had run out of superlatives for the Red Arrows. Unfortunately the Battle of Britain memorial flight could not go ahead, but the audience were treated to the sight of a Spitfire. The Blades say they are the "UK's only ...

Blades set to cut through the skies of Chartwell - Kent News | One of the leading aerobatic display teams will be taking to the skies above the former home of Winston Churchill next month. The Blades – with all pilots former Red Arrows - will be performing at this year's Musical Salute to the RAF at Chartwell on ...

Two American F-15 fighter jets confirmed for Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo | On top of that many favourites like the Red Arrows return, alongside the Vulcan bomber, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Hawk, Tucano, Tutor, The Blades, World War Two bomber Sally B, the Breitling Wingwalkers, aerobatic maestro Gerald Cooper and the ...

Waterloo Air Show Features Canadian Heritage Flight - Aero News Network | Canadian Forces CF-18, F-86 Sabre, P-40 Kittyhawk Will Fly Together  The 2011 edition of the Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) Air Show is scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21, and will feature a never-before-seen historical formation flight over the skies of the Region of Waterloo International Airport. The flight will honor three separate generations of aircraft used by Canada’s Air Force. ...

Roulettes to perform over Rockhampton - ABC Online | There will be a fantastic display over the Fitzroy River tomorrow afternoon thanks to the precision flying of the Royal Australian Air Force's aerobatic display team the Roulettes. The Roulettes are famous for their amazing show in the air and if ...

Photo Essay: U.S. Air Force well represented at Russian air show from Air Force Link Top Stories | The Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon, known as MAKS, is one of the premier events of its type in the world and Department of Defense participation demonstrates the U.S. commitment to international security, promotes international cooperation and contributes to U.S. foreign policy objectives.  ...
   
MAKS air show presents best of world aviation - Xinhua | MOSCOW, Aug 16 (Xinhua) -- The 10th Moscow International Air Show (MAKS) opened Tuesday, with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev saying it would boost the country's aerospace industry. MAKS 2011, at Zhukovsky airfield outside Moscow, has attracted more ...

PHOTO SPECTACULAR: Pt. 2 of the 2011 Abbotsford International Airshow - Abbotsford Times | The turnstiles were passed through nearly 100000 times during this year's Abbotsford International Airshow, held at YXX Aug. 12-14. Under mostly sunny skies, the 49th annual event truly offered something for everyone, including static displays, ...

Flipping out inside a Jelly Belly - Abbotsford Times | Kent Pietsch has to shout above the scream of the slate-coloured A-10 Warthog fighter jet as it taxis down the runway at the Abbotsford International Airport. His lemon yellow Interstate Cadet painted with ...

Pilots still waiting for an OK to fly at the Camarillo Air Show - Ventura County Star | Federal Aviation Administration officials on Tuesday said pilots with the Ultimate Air Race Championship team still have not received final approval to fly at the Wings Over Camarillo Air Show this weekend. ...

Two Planes Crash in South Africa While Returning from Airshow, Killing 13 By Matt Molnar | South African search-and-rescue teams on Tuesday morning located two planes on a mountain in the country’s northeast after they went missing during severe weather on Sunday. ...

14th Great Georgia Airshow set for Oct. 8-9 - Newnan Times-Herald | A US Navy Legacy Flight will combine a modern F/A-18 Hornet and World War II-era F4U Corsair in a stirring tribute to America's veterans. The 2011 lineup includes military aircraft demonstration teams, spine tingling aerobatics, precision sky diving, ...

SD pilot of plane that landed without landing gear down at ND air show still ... - Aberdeen News | The pilot of a Chinese-made trainer airplane that landed without its landing gear down at a weekend air show in North Dakota says he doesn't know yet what went wrong. Jeffrey Boulware of Brookings, SD, tells The Forum newspaper ...

Canada Restores Historic Identities of the Canadian Forces - Aviation CA | The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, announced today that the Government of Canada has restored the use of the historic designations of the three former services: the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the Canadian Army (CA), and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).  ...

SEALs hit the ground standing - Indianapolis Star | The parachute team, nicknamed "The Leap Frogs," is in Indianapolis for Navy Week, as the city plays host to sailors and Navy-related events through this weekend. Being landlocked, Indianapolis might not seem the best spot for the Navy and its sailors. ...
   
Historic WWII warbirds on display at Paine Field - Snohomish County Business | EVERETT -- Airplane enthusiasts and history buffs have a chance to see two of the most famous aircraft of World War II at Paine Field as B-17 Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey" and B-25 Mitchell "Maid in the Shade" from the Commemorative Air Force ...

   
B-17 Flying Fortress to arrive in New Cumberland - Carlisle Sentinel | Though he's been lucky enough to sit in its cockpit on two occasions, Don Fair still considers flying aboard the B-17 Flying Fortress a special experience. "The plane itself is basically a history museum on wheels," said the Hampden Township resident, ...

Canada's top amateur pilot competition begins tomorrow - Aviation.ca | In July, 1931, a month before his death, John had represented Canada in his Curtiss-Reid Rambler in the King's Cup Air Race in England. The Webster Memorial Trophy Competition is an annual event committed to declaring the “Top Amateur Pilot in Canada”. ...

B-26 / B-17 WASP Pilot Betty Wall – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Wednesday | WEDNESDAY – B-26 / B-17 / P-39 WASP Pilot Elizabeth ”Betty” Wall joins us for a special Warbird Radio LIVE! Find out what it was like to fly the B-26 and much more.  Tune in tomorrow morning at 10am (EASTERN) to hear the LIVE broadcast.  For more information on Betty just click on the Quick Link posted below.  Thanks for listening!

Jack Hitt, WWII bomber pilot dies at 93 - Tulsa World | He was active with the Tulsa chapter of the Commemorative Air Force, a group based at Jones Riverside Airport that restores WWII-era aircraft. Flying on the restored planes was uneventful, though. During the war, Hitt's B-17 was even shot down once, ...

Huey Down — full scale diorama from Travel for Aircraft | This diorama, and a few more, can be seen at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum* in Alabama. This museum has a wealth of aircraft, exhibited in pristine condition, as well as a few truly great full scale dioramas and this diorama is one of the best I’ve seen or seen pictured. ...

HERITAGE FEST: Parade Grand Marshal an integral part of Yankee Air Museum - Heritage Newspapers | Gerald "Jerry" Lester (right) receives a Volunteer of the Year Award from Bob Hynes, public relations chairperson of the Yankee Air Museum. Hynes presented both a certificate and a flight jacket to Lester for his volunteer efforts to ...

Air museum to hold 9/11 memorial flower drop - The Desert Sun | The Palm Springs Air Museum will hold a memorial flower drop on the tarmac behind the museum at 1 pm Sunday, Sept. 11. A brief commemorative service will be held before the flower drop. The museum also will reduce admission prices by $5 for all ages ...

Military notes: Tuskegee Airman to visit Palm Springs Air Musuem - The Desert Sun | Tuskegee Airman Rusty Burns is scheduled to make an appearance during the Tuskegee Airmen workshop for kids at 1 pm Wednesday at the Palm Springs Air Museum, 745 N. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs. Frank Castner, the museum's head librarian, ...

Artifacts from first trans-Atlantic flight donated to Maine Air Museum - Bangor Daily News | BANGOR, Maine — Some historic aviation artifacts landed in the Queen City on Friday morning as the Maine Air Museum accepted pieces of history from the first trans-Atlantic flight. A ceremony was held at the Maine Avenue ...

From Antique Airfield

• More Monocoupes Confirmed for the Fly-In
• Stearman M-2 Video: Second flight
• Florida Cub Flyers August 2011 Newsletter
• Monocoupe and Model
• Restoration Center Construction Paused for the Fly-In

Today in Aviation History – August 17 from CRUFC

Farmer's Insurance Zeppelin Walk-Around in St. Louis from The Aero Experience

It is with great sadness that we were informed of the tragic passing of our editor from Avpix Magazine's Facebook Wall | It is with great sadness that we were informed of the tragic passing of our editor, mentor and dear friend, Frans Dely. To those that supported our venture, we thank you. I'm sure you will agree that the world is poorer place today because Frans is no longer with us. Frans you will always be in our hearts, we will miss you dearly. Rest in Peace.  Justin de Reuck.

Museum to display local youngsters' exhibition from RAF Museum London News | From Tuesday 23 August, the Royal Air Force Museum London will have on display in its Aeronauts Interactive Gallery an exhibition that has been put on by young people working with charity Catch22. The exhibition will show the history of the Grahame Park Estate and surrounding communities that have been built on RAF land in the 1970s, whilst examining the history of the local area from the perspective of residents.

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Watch the practice, avoid the crowds of the Atlantic City Airshow - Press of Atlantic City | David Schultz, the air boss who has run the show since its return to Atlantic City in 2004, stressed that while practice day is fun for the crowds, it's also necessary for the pilots. Practice gives the pilots a chance to get better acquainted with the ...

Atlantic City Airshow adds tribute to US military with parade - Philadelphia Inquirer | The airshow is also one of few that headline both the Golden Knights, the Army's parachuting team, and the Thunderbirds, the Air Force's air-demonstration squad. But that's not what Vasser is most excited about. Referencing the Mr. Monopoly that jumped ...

Roulettes roll out aerobatics - Mackay Daily Mercury | More than 300 Bucasia State School students, teachers and parents will walk to Seaview Park at Bucasia to view the aerobatic show. Bucasia principal Belinda Eckford said in true patriotic style the school group would put on a show from the ground. ...

High flying: Air show delights Seacoast crowd - Foster's Daily Democrat | National Aviation Hall of Famer, Sean D. Tucker, also made an appearance at the show flying the Oracle Challenger 3, which was making its second appearance in New Hampshire skies. The all-new revolutionary aircraft is one of a kind with a 400 ...

Abbotsford 2011 Airshow soars to new heights - Abbotsford Times | In the air and on the ground, performances at the Abbotsford International Airshow were real crowd pleasers again this year. About 100000 people of all ages turned out to YXX for the three-day spectacle ...

T-50 Fighter to Be Unveiled at MAKS - The Moscow Times | Russia has been developing the jet — known as the T-50 or by its Russian abbreviation PAKFA — for some years in the hope of competing with the established F-22 US aircraft made by Lockheed Martin/Boeing and the upcoming Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint ...

Wichita Flight Festival schedule announced - Bizjournals.com | Wingwalker Ashley Battles holds the world record for the longest-duration wing walk at four hours; Kent Shockley's Shockwave jet truck earned the world's fastest full-size truck title after reaching a speed of 376 mph. Saturday night's concert will ...

The B-17G Flying Fortress  from Moose Peterson Aviation Photography » The B-17G “Sentimental Journey” is an amazing aircraft symbolizing so much about our history. But it’s a recent set of correspondence with a WWII B-17G crewmen that reminded me why I have such a soft spot for Sentimental Journey. It’s the folks at the AZ Wing of the CAF. I’ve done two air to air flights with the old lady and have another coming up shortly, and it’s the folks behind this marvelous plane that make the flights so special….

Flight museum to fly north to Ellington - Daily News - Galveston County | Volunteers were able to fly 10 planes, including the B-17 Flying Fortress, a Douglas DC-3 and a B-25 Mitchell bomber to safety just before Ike made landfall. The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame was washed away. All that remained were two model planes that ...

Profile 57 - "Nothing Much" as flown by Don Erickson  from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | Don flew two models of the P-51 - the C model and the D model.  He asked that I do "The D."  And so it will be.  Did you have a look at the photo in the post below?  The black-tailed Mustangs look more like sharks than they do their horse namesake.  Funny about the sharks, however - a Shark was the squadron's mascot.  The shark is a logical choice, too.  Most people have seen the white-toothed P-40 fighters of the "American Volunteer Group" (AVG) - that group was originally a bunch of mercenary pilots who were hired by the Chinese government to help repel the Japanese invaders…

Today in Aviation History – August 16  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

APR Special: B-58 Derived SSTs  from The Unwanted Blog by admin | At the end of the 1950′s, the future of aviation was to be the supersonic transport. In order to get there, Convair suggested that their Mach 2 B-58 “Hustler” bomber be converted into testbeds for SST technologies and operations. Several aircraft were designed, from pure test aircraft to planes designed for combined passenger transport and recon… all the way to a Mach 3 transport capable of carrying 135 passengers 4000 miles…

Airship Ventures Zeppelin Eureka Arrives at St. Louis Downtown Airport  from The Aero Experience by Carmelo Turdo | Airship Ventures Zeppelin "Eureka" arrived at St. Louis Downtown Airport mobile mooring station around 4:45pm today following the assembling of the ground crew.  Local aviation enthusiasts, airport staff and news media gathered to view the airship as it gently touched down in a field beyond historic Curtiss-Wright Hangars One and Two near the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum.  The Zeppelin, sponsored by Farmer's Insurance, will be at the airport through August, and rides can be purchased by visiting http://www.airshipventures.com/fly-with-us.  Here are some views of the approach and landing…

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Inside the Jelly Belly at the Abbotsford Airshow - Abbotsford Times | His lemon yellow Interstate Cadet painted with rainbow coloured jelly beans is parked on the tarmac amongst some pretty serious military birds of prey at the Abbotsford International Airshow, but the veteran aerobatic ace isn't intimidated. ...

Pilot takes Sun photographer on the aerobatic ride of her life - Vancouver Sun | Aerobatic pilot Rob Holland takes photographer Jenelle Schneider for the ride of her life his Veteran Homeloans MX2 on Thursday, August 11, 2011 in advance of the Abbotsford Air Show which gets underway Friday, August 12, 2011. ...

Air Show Preparations - WCSH-TV | Portsmouth, NH (NEWS CENTER) -- If you're in southern Maine and coastal New Hampshire this weekend, you may be in for an aerial treat -- it's the Boston-Portsmouth air show. Thursday people lined the tarmac to get a sneak peek of what's to come, ...

Nebraska AirFest puts on Military Gala in Norfolk Friday – KTIV | Organizers with Nebraska AirFest are putting on a fundraising Military Gala Friday in Norfolk, Nebraska. The semi-formal event will have a military theme and a keynote military speaker; Harlon Hainm who is one of the first people ever to pilot an SR-71 ...

Spectacular show - Norwich Evening News | Organisers of the air show are hoping some 200000 will throng to the seafront esplanade for today's activities. Paul Bayfield, managing director of Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival Ltd – the not-for-profit company behind the major event, said: “I think ... 

Airport hosts Fly-In - Mt. Vernon Register-News | VERNON — The Mt. Vernon Airport will host 200 to 250 gyroplane enthusiasts as the 29th annual St. Louis Rotorcraft Club Chapter 35 Fly-In comes to Jefferson County for the first time Aug. 26-28. Airport Manager Chris Collins announced the event ...

I Rode The Zeppelin! - The Farmers Airship In Indy! (Short Post)  by Martt |  I had the amazing opportunity to ride in the Farmers Airship today in Indianapolis. It was a preview ride for the upcoming public rides taking place August 12-14 out of Indianapolis Regional Airport - formerly Mount Comfort Airport. I've been in love with airships since I was a kid, and tho this was only my second time in an airship (first was the Goodyear Blimp back in the late 60's when I was a kid), it was everything I had hoped for and more!...

Help Us 'Crowdsource' Oshkosh Photos  www.airventure.org | Needless to say, we took an awful lot of photos at Oshkosh this year. Among the estimated 100,000-plus taken by EAA staff and volunteers are more than 1,300 images showing arriving and departing aircraft, shot from Saturday, July 23, through Sunday, July 31. We don't have the resources to organize a...

Pipitrel's Oshkosh Test Hops  from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The Pipistrel Taurus G4 is one step closer to its first flight after making four test hops at Wittman Field in Oshkosh Thursday. The twin-fuselage aircraft was a clear Dead Grass Award winner during AirVenture 2011 and Pipistrel is aiming this one-off design for NASA's Green Flight Challenge (GFC) that will take place in September. The aircraft has already made some test hops in Europe but its first flight and aircraft certification will take place in Oshkosh and one other location in the United States before the competition…

Wichita Aviation Film Festival planned for Saturday - Wichita Business Journal | The museum is partners with the Orpheum Theatre, Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, Go Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau, McConnell Air Force Base, Tallgrass Film Festival, KPTS , the city of Wichita and the Wichita Aero Club in conducting the film ...

Hamilton Air Show 2011  by Summer Sortie | The 40th anniversary show scheduled for June 16-17th 2012 is to include aircraft like the Me109, Me262, Fw190 and a formation flight with a B-29, B-24, B-17 and Lancaster. With a tentative lineup like that it will be the must see show of 2012 for Canadian vintage aviation fans… 

WWII fliers reunited with B-17 bomber - Colorado Springs Gazette | Fliers from the 381st Bomb Group took to the skies over Colorado Springs Thursday aboard a vintage B-17 bomber. “This was what we call a milk run,” said Alex Stromayer, a 90-year-old from New York who last flew the four-engine bomber during 35 missions ...

Future of space travel: Looking for liftoff - New Zealand Herald | Spaceport America - which has hit snags in its plans to accommodate Nasa-style orbital launches, to attract an aerospace plant and even to hold competitions of a nascent "Rocket Racing League" - shows some of the challenges ahead for space-age ...

Young Eagles Rally at Lake in the Hills Airport this weekend - Examiner.com | Lake in the Hills Airport (3CK) will be hosting a Young Eagles Rally held by EAA Chapter 790 this weekend on Saturday, August 13th. The Young Eagles program was established by the EAA as a method to introduce youth to aviation and to encourage more ...

Today in Aviation History – August 12  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal