Saturday, February 16, 2008

Indy Transponder 15-February

Airfest advance jet team - WCLO - Janesville,WI,USA
11, 2008
ROCK COUNTY — The Canadian Snowbirds will be performing at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport Memorial Day weekend, but before that happens, ...
http://wclo.com/news/2008/feb/11/airfest-advance-jet-team/

http://www.discovermoosejaw.com/index.php?option=com_ezine&task=read&page=11&category=1&article=4436&Itemid=235

Former champion Line flies with the USAF Thunderbirds - NHRA.com - Glendora,CA,USA
... at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and crossed the Boulevard to Nellis Air Force Base to take a Tuesday afternoon ride with the USAF Thunderbirds. ...
http://www.nhra.com/content/news/26662.htm

Sky Diving School with the Golden Knights - KSEE - Fresno,CA,USA
By Assignment Desk Greg Windmiller is a member of the US Army Golden Knights parachute team and he has a unique perspective on his job. ...
http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/15532127.html

Local skydive team, Arizona Airspeed, looks forward to upcoming ... Casa Grande Valley Newspapers - Casa Grande,AZ,USA
The team has decided to pass down the US eight-way team selection to Knight Trax (a team made up of Golden Knights and Fast Trax members) so they can focus ...
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19288264&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=222089&rfi=6

New team coordinator joining Snowbirds next year - Moose Jaw Times-Herald - Moose Jaw,Saskatchewan,Canada
Eric Willrich fell in love with flying the first time he saw the
Moose Jaw Air Show as a toddler. The 32-year-old military pilot always dreamed of being a ...
http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/index.cfm?sid=107920&sc=3

Air Force's Thunderbirds rule skies over Daytona - USA Today - USA
"What those drivers do is insane," said Mulhare, part of the elite Thunderbirds air demonstration group that will perform a prerace flyover. ...
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2008-02-12-Daytona-F16-flyovers_N.htm

Race pilot champion continues to soar - KPNX-12 - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Kirby Chambliss air race highlights Kirby Chambliss of
Arizona City is one of only thirteen pilots in the world qualified to be an air race pilot. ...
http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/azracepilot02112008-CR.html

Thunderbirds to visit ahead of air show - Charleston Post Courier - Charleston,SC,USA
Members of the Air Force Thunderbirds will be in town this week to meet with officials in preparation for the aerial demonstration team's participation in...
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/feb/12/thunderbirds_visit_ahead_air_show/

Officer, enlisted Blue Angels jobs open - NavyTimes.com - Springfield,VA,USA
By Zachary M. Peterson - Staff writer Attention Navy hot shots: Applications are due this spring for officers and enlisted sailors to join the Blue Angels ...
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/02/navy_angel_applications_080212w/

Aviation Days at the Lunken Airport - Community Press - Florence,KY,USA
Lunken Airport is home to various corporate and private aircraft, as well as historic Warbirds, technologically advanced personal, pleasure aircrafts, ...
http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080213/NEWS05/802130365/1058/RSS1101

No air show this summer at Roseburg Regional - News-Review - Roseburg,OR,USA
ROSEBURG — The Roseburg Air Show, a popular event held the past few years near Independence Day as a salute to American veterans, has been canceled for this ...
http://www.oregonnews.com/article/20080213/NEWS/592222581

Air show plans get off the ground - Ocean Pines Independent - Ocean City,MD,USA
By Laura D'Alessandro OCEAN CITY — Three aircraft teams have agreed to headline the first Ocean City Air Show in June, announced event producers during a ...
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/OPI01/802120326/-1/OPI

Women in Aerospace Names New Board Of Directors

Five New Members Named For 2008 Women in Aerospace (WIA) announced this week the selection of five new members to their board of directors. In addition to selecting new members, the board also elected Dawn Sienicki, DigitalGlobe, as their 2008 chair and Linda Karanian, Lockheed Martin Corporation, as vice-chair.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=86fecca3-b284-4247-9d3b-639ecc6690c1

Thunder on the Lakeshore set for June 7-8 - Herald Times Reporter - Manitowoc,WI,USA
MANITOWOC — Thunder on the Lakeshore, the annual air show at the Manitowoc County Airport, will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8. ...
http://www.htrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/MAN0101/80212055/1984

Clear Lake pilot restores old fighter plane - al.com - Birmingham,AL,USA
In 1988 she was donated to the Commemorative Air Force wing in
St. Paul, Minn., for restoration. Work quickened in the late 1990s when retired Navy ...
http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-34/120274437290390.xml&storylist=alabamanews

Danvers resident receives Civil Air Patrol award - Danvers Herald - Beverly,MA,USA
During WWII Eaton was a member of the US Army Air Corps and trained on a B-17 bomber much like the one on display at the air show. ...
http://www.wickedlocal.com/danvers/news/x1973325265

The Rocket Racing League: Yes, it is rocket science! - By James
The Rocket Racing League (RRL), in pursuit of absolute tantalizing entertainment and pushing aerodynamic technology to its limit, is planning to have rocket races and is now currently recruiting team sponsorships, event sites and pilots ...
http://myluxuryplace.com/2008/02/11/the-rocket-racing-league-yes-it-is-rocket-science/

Brave Bessie - A Pioneer in the Sky - Mexia Daily News - Mexia,TX,USA
She’sa member of the Women in Aviation Hall of Fame and the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. An eloquent tribute came from another Texan, astronaut Mae Jemison, ...
http://www.mexiadailynews.com/opinion/local_story_043094939.html?keyword=topstory

F-22 Raptors Returning to AirVenture

EAA received confirmation from the U.S. Air Force Thursday that two Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors will return to Oshkosh this summer for an extended appearance at EAA AirVenture 2008.

http://www.airventure.org/2008/news/080214_raptors.html

Shoreham Air Show bear prepares to land for good - Bognor Today - Chichester,England,UK
Princess Alexandra, patron of the 2006 Shoreham Air Show, signed the cover of Boss Bear's log book, which documents flights with the Red Arrows and the ...
http://www.bognor.co.uk/shoreham-news/Shoreham-Air-Show-bear-prepares.3759726.jp

Flying champs offer an aviation treat - The Timaru Herald - Timaru,New Zealand
WHOPPING HEIGHTS: Mark Menzies of
Auckland is pictured flying his 1968 Chinese Nan Chang CJ6a over Jack's Point, south of Timaru, on Friday. ...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/timaruherald/4396120a6571.html

Consent delays cast dark cloud over air show plan - New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By James Ihaka The Warbirds are expected to feature at the Wings and Wheels over
Waikato show in Hamilton next month. Photo / Martin Sykes What is being ...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10492347

Free Country Music Concert - WKRG-TV - Mobile,AL,USA
By Jamie Burch Country music star, Aaron Tippin will perform a free concert March 29th at Tyndall Air Force Base. The free concert is part of the Gulf ...
http://www.wkrg.com/news/article/free_country_music_concert/10224/

Check Out South Bay Air Museum - NBC11.com - San Jose,CA,USA
By NBC11's Walter Colby The Wings of History Museum at the
South County Airport in San Martin, just north of Gilroy on Highway 101, is a great little museum ...
http://www.nbc11.com/newsarchive/15270819/detail.html

World War II photographer gives lecture - Marion Chronicle Tribune - Marion,IN,USA
He is currently the president of the Hoosier Air Museum in
Auburn and has given his presentation on Hiroshima and Nagasaki more than 250 times. ...
http://www.chronicle-tribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/NEWS03/80212009/1002/NEWS01

Local woman recalls meeting aviatrix Amelia Earhart - Coshocton Tribune - Coshocton,OH,USA
By HOLLY RICHARDS
ZANESVILLE - Not only was the world captivated by the groundbreaking accomplishments of female pilot Amelia Earhart in the 1920s and 30s, ...
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/NEWS01/802110304/1002

Young Eagles take flight: Two Rivers pilot has flown more than 200 ... Herald Times Reporter - Manitowoc,WI,USA
Chuck Haataja of Two Rivers has shared his love of flying with more than 200 young people since he became involved with the Young Eagles program in the ...
http://www.htrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/MAN0101/802140479/1984

Chamber honors volunteer who keeps air museum flying - Vineland Daily Journal - Vineland,NJ,USA
By JOEL LANDAU
MILLVILLE -- Dick Goldstine spends his time as a retiree in the same place he played as a kid. Goldstine, a longtime city resident, ...
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080213/NEWS01/802130315/1002

'Reel Stuff Film Festival Of Aviation' Coming To Dayton

NAHF To Host Event Featuring Oscar-Winner Cliff Robertson The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) will host the First Annual "Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation" on April 24-26, 2008 in Dayton, OH. Reel Stuff screenings held at various theatre venues throughout the three-day festival will celebrate the diverse and colorful world of aviation as depicted through invited Hollywood studio productions and independent documentaries.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=23f2e93a-50d3-4407-bcd7-1a2a7d3c67c7

Friday Night Hangar Movie for February 15 - By Ching
PLACE: Commemorative Air Force Jayhawk Wing (HEATED) Hangar, 2560
S. Kessler, Wichita, Kansas. TIME: Doors open at 6:00 pm and the movie should start at 7:30 pm. Come early for pre-movie activity/program. ...
http://mkmvpa.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/friday-night-hangar-movie-for-february-15/

Silver set from ill-fated USS Indy a gold mine for display - Indianapolis Star - United States
The silver represents one of those rarest of Hoosier history artifacts — tangible remains of the USS Indianapolis, a ship that’s been resting at the bottom ...
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080212/LOCAL/80212048/-1/LOCAL17

http://www.wibc.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=84983

Changes down road for transportation planning group? - Indianapolis Business Journal - Indianapolis,IN,USA
The highway would be centered near the current primary northsouth road,
Mount Comfort Road. The Indianapolis agency also is looking at the feasibility of a ...
http://www.ibj.com/html/detail_page.asp?content=11146

Evansville Company Lands Military Contract

Evansville-based AmeriQual Group, LLC is being awarded a military contract worth $20.5 million. AmeriQual will produce Meals Ready-to-Eat or MREs for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Federal Civilian Agencies.

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=27759

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