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Thunderbirds seek hero to fly with team - WWLP 22News - The United States Air Force Thunderbirds will be a highlight at this summer's International Air show at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield ...

School principals fly in a Blue Angel - New Bern Sun Journal | New Bern High School Principal Tom Marsh, 65, and HJ MacDonald Principal Karen Wood, 39, flew separate flights with Navy Blue Angels pilot Lt. CJ Simonsen ...

148th to Show Off New F-16 Jets at Duluth Air Show - Northland's NewsCenter | Headlining this year's air show will be the US Air Force Thunderbirds and a group called 'Tora Tora Tora,' which will recreate the Pearl Harbor bombing. ...

Air show highlights military technology - Business Gazette | "They do tricks that are really big," Deandre said, adding he couldn't wait to tell his friends about the air show. Brown said Monday that Deandre was ...

Pssst, so you want to fly a B-25? from Pilots of America Message Board by gunnyperdue | Ok, I know some of you guys have flown everything, seen everything, heard everything... and have the T-shirt to prove it.... some of you are even skeptical by the mere suggestion that we are offering folks the chance to fly a B-25... after-all, you could buy one... when you win the lottery... or after you marry the rich widow/widower... or you could put one together from spares.... or you could crew on one with a private owner or join the CAF and throw a bunch of money and time at one... some of you might even think this is a shameless plug (how else can I tell you how cool this is, that there is even a chance of doing this... BTW a shameless plug will be when I give you an autographed copy of my book after we fly... how's that for a plug?)....

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'Fly FASTEST!'- Remembering LYLE SHELTON - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion from http://www.aafo.com/ Reno '75 was my first air races & I was rooting for my favorite Unlimited- the totally-radical #5 Red Baron RB-51,-piloted by Mac McClain, to win all the marbles in Sunday's Gold Championship. But like many race fans, I really wished f/a big 3-way showdown between the RB Griffon mixmaster Mustang & the UNLTD champion super-duper Bearcats: Darryl Greenamyer's Race #1 & arch-rival Lyle Shelton's Race #77.

Tea Time Consultants: Air Race Classic by Tea Time Consultants | Today I am writing about a friend of mine, who is about to fly her second time in the Air Race Classic, Linda Street-Ely. Linda is a wife, mother, grandmother, author, pilot and a professional in the corporate world. ...

Tandem Team returns to N.Carolina takes 7th Signal Commander for jump #ArmyStrong from armygoldenknights's | The Tandem Team returned home after a great Tandem Camp in Cincinnati on Sunday.  Yesterday, the Tandem Team set up shop back in Laurinburg, NC, prepping for a day with the 7th Signal Command. The 7th Signal Command is a continental U.S. Command with a mission to protect, defend, and unify the Army's communications network in the United States…

Fly-in propels interest in aviation history - LANCASTER -- Planes and helicopters were taking off every five minutes while people were parachuting from aircraft to the airport and pancakes and burgers were frying in hangers Saturday at the Fairfield County Airport. ...

World War II museum at Heber City airport - KSL-TV | The collection belongs to the Utah Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. The CAF is part of a national nonprofit organization with a lofty goal. ...

Scenes of devastation: Flooding at M88 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | These pictures recently arrived in our e-mail box, documenting the devastation from floods at Tennessee's Cornelia Fort Airpark (M88)near Nashville. It may takes months before the airport, which was already up for…

Last Space Shuttle: Retire On-Orbit Idea from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net (JackKennedy) Richard Goodwin and Dennis Wingo have provided NASA end of mission planners a unique idea of retiring the last space shuttle on-orbit. The idea appears to be worthy of consideration even if the shuttle launch manifest is pushed into 2011 for the long-duration space shuttle mission and continue the legacy of the technology…

Aviation author Robert Serling dies at 92 - Kansas City Star | Robert J. Serling, one of the nation's top aviation writers and the author of the best-selling novel "The President's Plane Is Missing," ...

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - In 1968 the US Naval Test Pilots School (NTPS) at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, was struggling how to teach its test pilot students the phenomenon of inertia roll coupling, where the inertia of the heavier fuselage can potentially overcome the stabilizing effects of the wing and tail, particularly in high speed flight. Intertia roll coupling became more of an issue in the fighter aircraft of the day which often boasted long slender fuselages and relatively short span wings. The standard naval jet trainer of the day, the North American Rockwell T-2 Buckeye, despite its benign handling characteristics as a trainer, would react too quickly and at times dangerously to be an effective teaching tool on the phenomenon. The Navy needed an aircraft that had a unusually slow roll rate with a slow speed and good recovery characteristics to that the students of the NTPS could see and experience the evolution and recovery from inertia roll coupling…

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Raptor, Patriots Jet Team awe 350000 at air show by 452AMW.PA@march.af.mil (Megan Just) With three state of the art military fighters, a civilian jet team and 90 other aircraft performances and demonstrations on the program, March Field AirFest '10 kept the Inland Empire thundering for five hours on May 1 and 2…

Aerobatic pilots competed in Sebring - Tampa Tribune | Will Tryon is taking off in his Extra 200 plane, in preparation for his routine in the 61st Sebring Aerobatic Contest, in the Sportsman Category, ...

Pilot's Reactions of Rio de Janeiro Race Results from Kirby Chambliss » Feed by JocelynTC4 …When asked whether winning in this way felt like a hollow victory, Arch was adamant the win was legitimate. "It feels like a victory and we can always have bad weather situations," he said. "It was fair for everybody so why shouldn't I deserve the points? It was a legal race. I had prepared myself mentally to race today with full motivation, hoping that the weather wouldn't be bad. I was keeping it open for both options. It's not easy mentally to just wait here, being in the lead and seeing what is happening. Then it gets delayed and delayed but that's racing." Arch now moves to within a single championship point of Lamb and there are only 4 points separating him and defending champion Bonhomme…

Kansas Aviation Museum tower for rent during McConnell air show - The Wichita Eagle | The Kansas Aviation Museum is offering what it's calling "the best seat in Wichita" for the air show and open house at McConnell Air Force Base in September ...

Seventh Annual Heroes Take Flight- Fly In from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | AUBURN AL- The 7th Annual Heroes Take Flight Fly-In will be hosted by the Auburn University Regional Airport on May 15, 2010, Armed Forces Day. One of the featured aircraft will be the same Lockheed Electra that starred in the movie "Amelia". The plane is sporting an autograph by Hollywood star Hilary Swank, according to Lee County Red Cross Development Officer, Beth Witten. Owner, Joe Shepherd will be piloting the aircraft to AUO from Georgia…

Perth to witness spectacular wingwalking display - stv.tv | Chief Pilot Martyn Carrington said that with their strong aviation heritage supplying instruments for professionals, the wingwalking team is honoured to ...

Community Appreciation Day Airshow Nov. 13 at Moody - Valdosta Daily Times | MOODY AIR FORCE BASE — Moody is scheduled to host the Moody Community Appreciation Day Airshow Nov. 13. The event is free and open to the public. ...

Two Winners at Tuscaloosa Airshow from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | TUSCALOOSA AL- An idea that almost came too late proved to be "the deed that thrilled" two spectators who won an exciting airplane ride with Joey "Gordo" Sanders in his T-6 Big Red on Sunday. Sanders wanted to give back to the aviation community. His plan was to donate two rides as an opportunity to support the Southern Museum of Flight-SMF and the Birmingham Aero Club -BAC at the Second Annual Tuscaloosa Airshow. Accomplishing this mission required expediting an approval process for the ride by the FAA- Birmingham Flight District Office. Thanks to their cooperation and the Tuscaloosa Airshow organizers, the benefit raised desperately needed funding for the Museum and Aero Club aviation scholarships…

27th Annual Sunrise Community Hot Air Balloon Race and Pigs in Flight BBQ Festival from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | TUSCALOOSA  AL  -  Sunrise Community, Inc. will host its 27th Annual Sunrise Community Hot Air Balloon Race in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This one-of-kind sporting event is nothing less than spectacular. Thousands of spectators will be on hand to witness the ascension of 30+ majestic hot air balloons rise into the majestic Tuscaloosa sky.  Featuring early morning and early evening balloon launches, enjoy a full Saturday schedule of food and entertainment including children's activities…

Atlantic City optimistic tourism will rebound this summer - Press of Atlantic City | Popular attractions this summer, such as the Atlantic City Airshow "Thunder Over the Boardwalk" and headline acts, including Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed ...

Rare Bear Creator, World Record Holder and Motor Sports Hall of Famer - Lyle Shelton has Gone West - The Reno Air Races community is mourning the loss of yet another legend. Lyle Shelton died last month after a long illness. You could say that Lyle Shelton became an air-racing champion because of a missed flight. Shelton was a Naval Aviator in 1964 when he took a month's leave intending to travel around the world via space available military transportation. But, while in California after missing his flight to Hawaii, he came across an article in a magazine saying there was going to be an Inaugural Air Race in Reno. The idea of air racing intrigued him enough to abandon his journey and hop a ride to Nevada. He must have liked what he saw, because less than a year later he flew in his first air race…

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Vintage planes take to the sky at Paine Field – HeraldNet ... new Historic Flight Foundation, located at 10719 Bernie Webber Drive on the west side of Paine Field, and by the Heritage Flight Museum of Bellingham. ...

RAF Nimrod MR2 joins Coventry museum fleet - BBC News | The aviation museum at Coventry Airport has added a RAF Nimrod MR2 to its fleet of classic planes. The reconnaissance aircraft saw service during the ...

Air & Space Museum Goes Digital, Publishes Archives to Flickr - SDNN ... you consider the fact that the San Diego Air & Space Museum counts over two million images in its library collection," said BPOC Director Rich Cherry. ...

Udvar-Hazy Gathering Investors from AVweb Top News | While a lot of people are having trouble getting financing for their businesses these days, Steven Udvar-Hazy probably isn't one of them and he's looking for up to $2 billion to start his next venture. As AVweb told you in January, Udvar-Hazy left the chairmanship of International Lease Finance Corp., the company he founded in 1973, after its parent company, AIG, lost the stellar credit rating needed to obtain the low-cost financing needed to keep that kind of business profitable. ILFC owned more than 1,000 aircraft and leased them to airlines but when AIG ran into trouble, the razor-thin margins evaporated. Udvar-Hazy wanted to buy his old company back, but AIG decided to hang on…

Two Women Among New Chinese Astronauts from AviationWeek.com Space Channel | The women, both military transport pilots selected from 15 female candidates, will join five male pilots for training…

Aviation Trivia of the Day by JP Santiago - During the Second World War one of the most powerful inline piston engines was the British Napier Sabre, 24-cylinder piston engine in an H-block layout (imagine 2 flat 12-cylinder engines on top of each other) that in its first versions developed 2,200 horsepower and its late-war versions developed as much as 5,000 horsepower. The Sabre powered the Hawker Typhoon and Tempest fighter bombers but the first aircraft to use Napier's innovative engine flew for only a short time before the start of the Second World War. During the interwar period there was considerable national rivalry in setting aviation world records, one of which was unlimited speed record.

Rare Bear Creator, World Record Holder and Motor Sports Hall of Famer

Lyle Shelton has Gone West

The Reno Air Races community is mourning the loss of yet another legend. Lyle Shelton died last month after a long illness.

You could say that Lyle Shelton became an air-racing champion because of a missed flight. Shelton was a Naval Aviator in 1964 when he took a month's leave intending to travel around the world via space available military transportation. But, while in California after missing his flight to Hawaii, he came across an article in a magazine saying there was going to be an Inaugural Air Race in Reno. The idea of air racing intrigued him enough to abandon his journey and hop a ride to Nevada. He must have liked what he saw, because less than a year later he flew in his first air race.



After racing both a P-51 Mustang and a Hawker Sea Fury for other owners, another air racer told Shelton of a wrecked F8F at an airport at Valparaiso, IN. Shelton found it upside down in a cornfield, missing its engine and other vital parts. He bought this wreck for about $2500 and trucked it to California. This started his long time love affair with what we came to know as the Rare Bear.

In 1969 the "Abel Cat" appeared in competition for the first time at Reno, where Shelton finished fifth in the championship race.

His first win at Reno was in 1973, after several years of troubles in the way of canopies coming off and blown tires on landing. He continued his winning ways in 1975 and again from 1988 until 1991. His final race at Reno was in 1997 when he finished third. At that time, he was a six-time gold champion.

But honestly, that was just the black and white of it all. Lyle was much more than that to the sport of Air Racing. He managed Air Races, he was the President of the Pilot's Association and he was an icon to so many of us.

No other team has done as much with mostly volunteers. He worked with sponsors and lived everyday for the goal of going fast and turning left. His personal style, professional enthusiasm and success made him a fan favorite for years.

Shelton set the Unlimited Class speed record at Reno three times. He also set a "Time to Climb" record in 1972 which stands today. This record took him from a standing start to 10,000 feet in 91.9 seconds. On Aug. 21, 1989 he set the world's absolute propeller-driven speed record over a 3-kilometer course at Las Vegas at 528.329 mph, which is going to be difficult for anyone to beat.

In 1999, he became a member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame.

"Lyle will be remembered always and we will miss him greatly."

Marilyn Dash
Ruby Red Racing

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Reno Air Race legend Lyle Shelton, pilot of Rare Bear, dies after illness - Reno Gazette Journal
Lyle Shelton, a pilot who transformed a severely damaged World War II fighter into one of the most dominant racers in the history of the National ...

Video: 'Rare Bear' Pilot Lyle Shelton Dies - KOLO

Blue Angels to perform in the Keys this weekend - MiamiHerald.com
The Blue Angels will perform from 2:30 to 3:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Their commander since November 2008 has been Greg McWherter, a 20-year Navy ...

Southernmost air show sure to be spectacular - KeysNews.com
Many eyes were aimed skyward Thursday in Key West as the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron -- better known as the Blue Angels -- conducted practice maneuvers over the island and adjacent waters....

Thunderbirds  take FOX10 to the skies - WALA-TV FOX10
The US Air Force Thunderbirds are in town for Eglin Air Force Base's 75th anniversary, took her for a spin in the sky. Before Cherish could take a ride in ...
   

B-25 To Join Thunderbirds At Eglin Air Show - WJHG-TV
Another guest appearance alongside the Thunderbirds in the Eglin Air Show will be the B-25 Mitchell Bomber of World War II. The medium sized bomber was made ...

VIDEO: Eglin firing up for air show (WITH PHOTO GALLERY) - The Northwest Florida Daily News
About 250 people got a preview Friday of this weekend's air show. Music sounded as the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team fired ...

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World War II-era Corsair acrobatic act to wow Air Show crowds - Northwest Florida Daily News
The Commemorative Air Force FG-1D Corsair will perform at the Eglin Air Show on April 10, 11.
From the CAF's Corsair website:
Our Goodyear FG-1D Corsair, rolled off the company's Akron, OH., production line, in July, 1945.
The aircraft was one of 12,571 airframes manufactured by Chance Vought, Goodyear and Brewster.
The Corsair will forever be fondly remembered as the Baa Baa Black Sheep plane. ...

Good golly; 'Miss Connie' will appear at the Air Show - Northwest Florida Daily News
The Centex Wing of the Commemorative Air Force will bring its P-39 Airacobra "Miss Connie" to the Eglin Air Show on April 10 and 11.
The CAF is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit educational organization. It was founded to acquire, restore and preserve in flying condition a complete collection of combat aircraft which were flown by all military services of the United States, and selected aircraft of other nations, for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations of Americans.
More than just a collection of airworthy warplanes from the past, the CAF's fleet of historic aircraft, known as the CAF Ghost Squadron, recreate, remind and reinforce the lessons learned from the defining moments in American military aviation history.

Air show returns to Charlotte County - WZVN-TV
CHARLOTTE COUNTY: The Florida International Air show is getting into full swing with daring pilots rehearsing their stunts and displaying pieces of American ...

Charlotte air show April 10-11 - HeraldTribune.com
Celebrating its 30th year, the Florida International Air Show is just hitting its prime. ...

Pilot who died in crash ID'd as Santa Ynez veterinarian San Diego Union Tribune
Thursday was the beginning of the Borrego Hammerhead Roundup, an aerobatic plane contest at the Borrego airport. Thursday was designated as a practice day, ...

Belgian Air Component F-16 Demo Team Display Dates 2010 by Flightline UK
The Belgian Air Component has revealed the the display calendar and specially marked jet for this year's solo display. The aircraft will make a number of UK appearances including two at Duxford towards the end of the year as well as appearing at all four days of Eastbourne Airbourne. ...

We're Driving and Flying To Florida In Two Cool Coupes - Wired (blog)
We leave Frederick, Maryland, on Saturday and plan to arrive in Lakeland, Florida in time to open the airshow at Sun 'n Fun on Tuesday. ...

No Legacy Air Show this summer - KIDK
This year they will be having an airshow that will feature the Blue Angels on July 24th and 25th," said Brad Debow with the Legacy Flight Museum.

Spirit of St. Louis Airport Hosts Michael Comb's Flight for the Human Spirit from The Aero Experience
Spirit of St. Louis Airport hosted the fifth leg of Michael Combs' Flight for the Human Spirit this morning at the TAC Air terminal.  Michael and his wife Michele are on a 50-state, 19,000 mile U.S. tour in a Remos GX light sport aircraft to encourage everyone they meet to follow their dreams.  This flight is special not only as a piloting and logistical accomplishment, but more importantly, as a personal triumph that has its roots in near tragedy.  In the few minutes that Michael was on the ground with us, he related the purpose of the Flight for the Human Spirit and what he hoped to accomplish along the way. ...

Fallen Aviator Awarded the DFC from Tailhook Daily Briefing
VAW-121 Bluetails Aviator, Lt. Miroslav Steven Zilberman was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for airmanship that saved the lives of 3 of his crew.
    The incident started as the Hawkeye was making preparations to land on the carrier. The starboard engine lost oil pressure leading it to eventually shut down, but also causing the aircraft to become uncontrollable. Zilberman recognized that the crew needed to bail out and ordered the three crew members to jump as he kept the aircraft at an acceptable attitude, which unfortunately left him little chance to bail out. ...

City honors legendary Tuskegee Airmen - Peoria Times
To make work for those left behind in the states, they were trained in B-25 bombers. They started training in Kentucky in a small airfield. ...

Group of female aviators to land in Liberal - Liberal Southwest Daily Times
Earhart was an aviator and became the first woman to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean solo. The Kansas Chapter of Ninety-Nines will fly to Liberal ...

Buyer still sought for restored warplane - Otago Daily Times
The warbirds market was a "funny one" and buyers and sellers involved in the niche trade did not need much promotion, Mr Renshaw said. ...

Video: $500,000 vintage seaplane - CNN Money
One of the last known Curtiss MF Seagull Flying Boats, created by aviator Glenn H. Curtiss, is to be sold at auction on April 13.

Local veteran will recall days spent testing F-16s - Dayton Daily News
He also flew the F-16 in the 1981 Dayton Air Fair. Milam, 69, was born in Tucson, Ariz., but at the age of 4, moved to Pueblo, Colo. where he graduated from ...

COMING UP: 'Yuri's Night' blends air show, hip-hop, space talk, high tech and ... - Mountain View Voice
The air show begins at 6 pm There will also be "large scale" art installations, 120 exhibits and several speakers throughout the morning, including Steve ...

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Lyle has finished his final race - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
At around 4:00 this afternoon [Thursday 4/8] Lyle crossed in front of the Home Pylon his last time.
Lyle had pretty much lived his life the way he wanted and still held many National records he had set with both the Bearcat and some TWA 727s, Lyle is a member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame, Still held the Time to Climb record to 10,000' from a standing start, and his most prized record the 3KM speed at 528.329 MPH.
Lyle passed quietly this afternoon, surrounded by his family. In the past couple of days ...

Thunderbirds train in advance of air show (PHOTOS) - Destin Log
The air show will be from 9 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday. The base's gates will be open from 9 am to 3 pm The base will start setting up booths and ...

Oh, Blue Angels, have no fear - Charleston City Paper
Military and plane buffs were pretty bummed when they found out that the Charleston Air Force Base cancelled this year's Air Expo due to increasing commitments in Afghanistan. However, the Town of Mt. Pleasant and the City of Charleston have taken it upon themselves to co-sponsor a little air show of their own. Behold, the birth of the first Charleston Harbor Air Show, held April 17-18 at 2 p.m., featuring none other than the Blue Angels themselves. Spectators will get to witness some top notch flying with aerial swoops, loop-di-loops, and nearly touching wingtips while in tight, unwavering formation. The free show centers over Charleston Harbor and the Cooper River; prime viewing spots on the peninsula ...

Air Show, Grammy Award winning singer part of Fair St. Louis line-up - KSDK
KSDK -- A Grammy Award winning singer and an air show will be part of the line-up for the 30th Fair St. Louis this summer. Joseph F. Imbs, III, ...

Pilot Practicing For Air Show Dies In Crash - 10news
An investigation was underway Friday into a light plane crash that killed one person near a desert airstrip in the far northeastern reaches of San Diego County, according to authorities.
The crash was reported about a mile north of Borrego Valley Airport after 1 p.m. Thursday, said San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Anthony Ray. The pilot died at the scene, he said. The pilot was practicing for a Borrego Springs air show in his ...

Red Arrows 2010 from AVIATION-NEWS
The Red Arrows are renowned throughout the world as ambassadors for both the Royal Air Force and the United Kingdom. Since the Team was officially formed in 1965, the Red Arrows have completed over 4,000 displays in 53 countries. May 23 – Paphos, Cyprus 23 – Kourion, Cyprus 30 – Southend Festival of the Air, ...

Fly-in/drive-In breakfast scheduled for Sunday - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
... and Blue Skies Over Dubuque (formerly David's Flying Service) will host the annual UD Flight Team Fly-In/Drive-In Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, April 11. ...

Steep learning curve for new crop of Red Bull Air Race rookies From www.redbullairrace.com:
As the second round of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship unfolds in the Western Australian city of Perth on 17-18 April, the two new rookies are carefully evaluating their performances in Abu Dhabi. Czech pilot Martin Sonka and Adilson Kindlemann from Brazil had something of a 'baptism of fire' in the UAE capital last month when sweltering temperatures and changeable winds in the track resulted in unexpected results across the board. ,,,

Grimes Field hosts B-25s for tribute to Doolittle Raiders - Urbana Daily Citizen [photo: by whitbywoof via Flickr]
As part of the events honoring the 68th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid - including a reunion of surviving Doolittle Raiders at the National Museum of the ...

Decorated aviator, activist Harvey Eugene Austin dies at 93 - Asheville Citizen-Times
... Prior to his career in social work, Austin flew 50 bombing missions over Europe during World War II as a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism or extraordinary achievement. ...

Plane at closed museum to be restored by Coast Guard for memorial - star-telegram.com

CRESSON -- Eighteen months ago, Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Matt Boyd started scouring the country for an HU-16 Albatross, a rather forgotten amphibious plane from the Cold War decades.
Leaders at the Coast Guard's station in Clearwater, Fla., wanted one as the centerpiece for a memorial to an air crew lost over the Gulf of Mexico in 1967, a loss that has never been forgotten by subsequent generations of "Coasties."
Months of investigation on the computer finally led Boyd to one that was available, an Albatross parked on a patch of grass between Cresson and Whiskey Flats on U.S. 377 at the now-closed Pate Museum of Transportation.
"She's a gorgeous airplane," Boyd said after leading a crew of ...

National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida - Day 2 - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
A World War II "Flying Tigers" paint job. A painting of a World War II Japanese Aircraft Carrier under attack. A painting of the legendary World War II ...

USAF Museum Series: Part 7 by Steve
The newest addition to the museum is perhaps one of the most exciting. Standing underneath ICBMs that have guarded our country for decades is both a humbling and impressive experience. ...

Vimy ceremonies salute last WW I vet - CBC.ca
The event, expected to draw 20000 to 30000 people, was to include a fly-past by a vintage World War I Sopwith Strutter aircraft and the release of 65 white ...

Ryan Lock: Friday's Fabulous Flyer! from Flight To Success
Close your eyes and remember that first time you climbed into a plane, took hold of the throttle, and applied takeoff power. Remember the excitement of your first solo, and the ensuing dreams of flying the big jets. There was a time when we too hung out at the airport every spare moment, and paid money to fly airplanes. ...

Father-of-four in sky dive for autistic charity - Hamilton Advertiser news
A DAD-OF-FOUR is set plunge 13000 from an aeroplane in a bid to raise cash for charity. Adrenalin seeker Stephen Legan, of Neilsland Street, Hamilton, ...

Rocket Racing League Unveils Helmet-Mounted Display for Pilots ...
Rocket Racing League® (RRL®), a sports and gaming franchise based on competitions of piloted rocket-powered aircraft, and Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:ESLT) (Elbit Systems), an international leader in helmet-mounted displays, ...

Another bomb wing pilot reaches 1,000 flying hours from National Guard
Between the active duty Air Force and Air National Guard personnel, there are almost 500 pilots who have flown the B-2 Spirit, but only 30 have reached 1,000 flying hours...

CV-22 Osprey down in Afghanistan from The DEW Line
Four dead and several injured in CV-22 crash yesterday in Southern Afghanistan. There have been numerous safety incidents with the V-22 over the last several years, but this is the first fatal crash since December 2000.  ...

Air Force Special Operations CV-22 Osprey Crashes In Afghanistan from Defense Tech
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Friday Fun Day #FFD: Yuri's Night World Space Party from The Launch Pad
Prepare yourselves, for the biggest annual space geek holiday is nearly upon us -- and with 187 parties taking place on all 7 continents this year, there is a high probability that a Yuri's Night celebration is taking place somewhere near you.
If you are new to the idea of Yuri's Night, it is best described as a worldwide celebration of the first human (Yuri Gagarin) who ventured into space on April 12th, 1961. For this achievement, celebrations take place each year  ...

Children's book features WACOs, WACO Field from AviationDayton
TROY, Ohio – A new children's book by Troy Author Meaghan Fisher features WACO Airplanes and Historic WACO Field.

57th Fighter Group Restaurant – LIVE Broadcast – Saturday 1pm (EDT) from WarbirdRadio.com
SATURDAY – Warbird Radio will be on location broadcasting LIVE from the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia.  The 57th is hosting a special "Wings & Wheels" event and you're invited.  The event features classic vehicles including warbirds (rides available).  The speakers lists includes "Punchy" Powel (P-51 Ace) – "Dutch" VanKirk (Enola Gay Navigator) [...]

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