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PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF Peoria Journal Star, IL - Brendan Burks, 34, and other Blue Angels pilots practiced their routine Friday before attending a debriefing session. "There's nothing like the excitement ...
http://www.pjstar.com/stories/041908/TRI_BGCT1CKB.046.php

Pekin High visted by angels Peoria Journal Star, IL - By Kevin Sampier PEKIN - It was everything people wanted to know about the Blue Angels but were afraid to ask. Pekin Community High School students stepped ...
http://www.pjstar.com/stories/041908/TRI_BGCP1U08.007.php

Airshow welcomes new acts, old favorites Herald Times Reporter, WI - John Klatt of the Air National Guard will bring a contemporary airplane designed for aerobatics, the Staudacher 300. Klatt has 16 years of Guard experience ...
http://www.htrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080418/MAN0101/804180520/1984

Victory lap from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News by pirate - The F-15 West Coast Demonstration Team flew its last practice on Apr. 17 as it prepares for its final season. Capt. Sam "Nuke" Joplin showed why he was selected to be only the 15th person in the team’s 25-year history to ever call himself a West Coast Demonstration Team pilot. He performed a number of eye-catching maneuvers, including a max climb.
http://www.alert5.com/2008/04/victory-lap.html

Ceremony Monday set to retire F-117 from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News by pirate - The F-117 stealth fighter will officially be retired on Apr. 21 and former U.S. Secretary of Defense, William J. Perry, will be the guest speaker at the ceremony. Perry pushed the Pentagon and Congress to develop advanced weapons systems such as laser-guided bombs, cruise missiles, the F-117 stealth fighter.
http://www.alert5.com/2008/04/ceremony-monday-set-to-retire-f-117.html

Black Knights are Singapore’s pride by SNA - Streaking across the Changi skies in their sleek red-and-white F-16s, the Black Knights symbolize Singapore’s determination to boost this revamped, go-it-alone airshow. The team has re-formed for the first time since 2000. ...
http://singaporenewsalternative.blogspot.com/2008/02/black-knights-are-singapores-pride.html

Plane Crash at 15 Wing Moose Jaw Aviation.ca, Canada - There have been official reports that a CT-155 Hawk crashed just south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan this afternoon at 4:00 pm during a routine training ...
http://www.aviation.ca/content/view/5590/117/

Woman flies on history's wings Port Huron Times Herald, MI - Come June, she hopes to compete in the Air Race Classic, which begins in Bozeman, Mont., and ends in Mansfield, Mass. On Friday, she spoke before a crowd of ...
http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080419/NEWS01/804190304/1002

Event to benefit program for children with cerebral palsy Noblesville Daily Times, IN
A Pancake Breakfast Fly-in and Drive In will be 8 to 11 a.m. May 3 at Indianapolis Executive Airport in Zionsville. Proceeds of the breakfast will benefit the not-for-profit Jackson Center for Conductive Education, a program that teaches independence skills to children with cerebral palsy. The only conductive education program in Indiana, the Jackson Center serves children from throughout central Indiana, including Boone, Hamilton, Marion, Morgan, Hendricks, Shelby and Tippecanoe counties. Conductive education is taught in a group environment that builds self esteem and encourages children to find their own solutions to challenges of movement. The Jackson Center is one of only 30 conductive education programs in the United States. To learn more about the Jackson Center, go to www.thejacksoncenter.org. The family event features static aircraft displays, remote controlled planes and equipment displays by the Westfield and Zionsville Fire Departments. There will be face painting, a silent auction and door prizes donated by local merchants. Donations will be accepted for the pancakes and sausage served by the Commemorative Air Force. Private airplane rides are $10 a person and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, contact Andi Montgomery at Indianapolis Executive Airport, 11329 East Ind. 32, Zionsville, IN, or by calling (317) 769-4487.
http://www.county29.net/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12948&Itemid=230

Proposed Northwest-Delta Merger Will Not Immediately Impact Indy ...Inside INdiana Business (press release), IN ... to either company’s regularly scheduled flights or airport operations at Indianapolis International Airport, says the Indianapolis Airport Authority. ...
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=28883

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