Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Indy Transponder 25-June 2145Z

British aerobatic team set for show over New York City - Newsday, NY
The Royal Air Force aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, will be performing over the skies of New York City on Wednesday night. Similar to the US Navy Blue ...

British air show a royal treat - New York Daily News, NY
BY OWEN MORITZ Britain's aerobatic Red Arrows will strut their stuff over the Statue of Liberty and other New York Harbor points Wednesday as part of a ...

Jamestown Air Fest expected to draw big crowd this weekend - Jamestown Sun, ND
For those who want to get an early start, buses will start shuttling air show goers from the Civic Center, Jamestown High School and Wilson Arena parking ...

Snowbirds hit the Goderich air - Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre, Canada
The Canadian Forces' Snowbirds precision jet aerobatic team will take to the skies over Goderich Beach and harbour late this afternoon. ...

Air show mystery is explained - Shropshire Star, UK
The RAF Cosford Air Show was enjoyed by about 50000 visitors this year, organisers said after the event. Crowds were treated to demonstrations including a ...

Legends set to be stars of air show - Royston Crow, UK
THREE of the finest bomber aircraft ever built are to make a rare appearance together at the Flying Legends Air Show in Duxford next month. ...

Purdue team hits the open sky - Journal and Courier, IN
Purdue University's Air Race Classic team was expected to start its race across the country Tuesday. Purdue's team this year is captain Marie Janus, ...[note: Day 1 Diary entry follows the article]

Sale of air race banners to aid Special Olympics - Windsor Star, Canada
The city is selling the Red Bull Air Race banners that were used to decorate streets when the races were run over the Detroit River three weeks ago. ...

Jack Roush Record Flight - AAFO
Jimmy Leeward and Jack Roush have been test flying Jack's new P-51B "Old Crow" for the last three days and took off today at 1:10 Eastern time to set a speed over course record from Salinas, California (KSNS) to Detroit, Michigan (KYIP), with a stop in Garden City, Kansas (KGCK). ...

Blm - from Google Blog Search
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City Field Office, will temporarily close public lands adjacent to and north of Stead Airport in Washoe County due to activities related to the National Championship Air Races. ...

Minister of State for Transport Endorses Yorkshire Air Museum's Education Resource Book. from Skycontrol by alain
"Reach for the Sky", an education resource book produced by the Yorkshire Air Museum and the Royal Aeronautical Society received an enthusiastic endorsement from the Rt. Hon. Rosie Winterton MP, Minister of State for Transport and Minister for The Yorkshire & Humber Regions, at a lively launch ceremony yesterday (Tuesday 24th June.). The event was held at the prestigious London headquarters of the Royal Aeronautical Society, at Hamilton Place on Hyde Park Corner. In her letter of acceptance to the invitation to launch this book, the Rt. Hon. Rosie Winterton, said: "I am delighted to see the diverse and innovative ways that the Yorkshire Air Museum is working with the Royal Aeronautical Society to promote interest in the aerospace industry using the rich history that this centennial year of British powered flight will celebrate."

Record-breaking Scots pilot honoured as one of world's greatest ... - Glasgow Daily Record, UK
Eric first caught the aviation bug when his dad took him to the Berlin Olympics in 1936. He met famed flier Ernst Udet - who was one of Baron von ...

History Important to Kansas Aviation Web Site! from Skycontrol by alain
Wichita, KS. June 23, 2008 -- Long-time Wichita aviation enthusiast, Carl Chance, hopes to give aviation history a future with his website www.wingsoverkansas.com. The site celebrates and features the aircraft industry and it's growth and development throughout the world. A major factor lending professional credence and significant value to the web site has been the support and content contributions of some of the nation's major aviation historian's and author's. Their presence on www.wingsoverkansas.com exemplifies the mission and objectives that this site maintains in preserving aviation history. Major content contributors include, Walter J. Boyne, Frank Joseph Rowe, Edward H. Phillips, Lionel D. Alford, Jr., Daryl Murphy and Richard Harris. Each brings a unique blend of aviation history to the site with impressive credentials and accomplishments in the field of aviation.

RAF Marham Freedom parade - Lynn News, UK
The civic procession, including the mayor, will arrive just before noon when there will be a flypast from RAF Marham. The band of the RAF College, Cranwell, ...

Video: B-29 Acrobatics - Shock and Awe
The pilot of this B-29 does all those things your flight instructor warned you not to do....More

A little more on John Miller - Mike
I was reading the comments left on this article about John Miller (last nights Transponder) and thought some of the readers might be interested in the links that were shared there:
It was a pleasure to know him and to hear his stories and "hangar talk". Listen to him tell his stories at http://frobbi.org/dcpa/JohnMiller.html and see this tribute & history.. http://www.dmairfield.com/people/miller_jm/index.htm Here is a blog with a link to a 55-minute video interview with Capt. John http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17223

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By Popular Demand: Ford Motor Company and Eclipse Aviation Bring Fly-In Theater Back to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 Fly-In Theater showing free movies each evening July 27-August 2 - EAA News
In just two years, aviation movies under the stars have become a favored tradition at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Those feature films will be returning in 2008 as Ford Motor Company and Eclipse Aviation bring back the popular "Fly-In Theater" on the AirVenture grounds. The 56th annual EAA fly-in convention is July 28-August 3 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. ...
Featured Movies this year:
  • The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944)
  • The Flight of the Gossamer Condor (1978)
  • Flyboys (2006)
  • Speed & Angels (2008)
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
  • Strategic Air Command (1955)
  • Broken Arrow (1996)
  • Memphis Belle (1990)

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