Monday, August 11, 2008

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Airshow draws families and first-timers The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, ORA small fire on the airfield, started by sparks from the pyrotechnic boots of a parachutist from the US Army Golden Knights, was quickly doused. ...

Golden Knight takes 2nd in competition FayObserver.com, NC A member of the Golden Knights’ women’s competition team at Fort Bragg won second place in the 30th Federation Aeronautique International Championships in ...

Air Force Week in the Heartland kicks off with a bang Air Force Link, DC
Air Force Week includes community visits and talks by Air Force officials, flight demonstration team performances and displays highlighting the Air Force ...

Sunny Abbotsford Airshow delights crowds Canada.com, Canada It's all part of his comedy act at the 46th annual Abbotsford International Air Show, but the manoeuvre is accompanied by sighs of relief and cheers from ...

A flair for air 24 Hours Vancouver, Canada Smith is the F-15E Strike Eagle demonstration pilot this year on the airshow circuit. Smith's claim to have never worked a day in his life is a reflection ...

Airshow Classics from AviationBull - Where pilots go to shoot the bull... by Ted
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The "Flying Farmer" classic airshow performance

B-17 to LWM/Pigroast to follow from Pilots of America Message Board by silver-eagle
August 15-17th, the EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast is making its return appearance to Lawrence Muni. Sponsored by the local EAA chapter (106), they will fly members and nonmembers alike. At 6 Saturday, EAA 106 will host a PIGROAST. Guest speaker is John Katsaros, a B-17 tailgunner, who was shot down during the war, caught by the Germans, and escaped with the help of the French Resistance. Rumor has it, some people don't like PIG, probably don't like BBQ ribs, so there will be a selection of Boston Market chicken.

Planes fly in from past Canton Repository (subscription), OHSome purchase rides and you can tell what a thrill it is for them to fly in these planes after so much time. It really brings back their memories. ...

Heroic aviator a member of the Greatest Generation Hickory Daily Record, NCPilot of a B-25 medium bomber in WWII, he flew 219 missions in the South Pacific. He helped develop a skip-bombing technique; accuracy was much better than ...

WWII B-17 bomber Liberty Belle asks 'come fly with me' Virginian Pilot, VA For him, the chance to fly in the Liberty Belle, a real World War II B-17 Flying Fortress, is a dream come true. His son Josh, 10, is not what you would ...

Space tourism reverts to private beginnings Windsor Star, Canada That prize was won by SpaceShipOne, a craft designed by maverick aerospace engineer Burt Rutan and funded by none other than Virgin Galactic. ...

Abbotsford Airshow 2008
I traveled up to Canada today with my bro and a friend to take in the Abbotsford airshow. Here are some snaps I took. If you’d like to see the whole album, go HERE. Search and Rescue “Bombing” the airstrip. World’s Shortest Runway 9 G’s on that turn Vertical flight Just under Mach 1 50 years flying together Straight down Holdeman? American Thunderbirds Canadian Snowbirds

Re: Thunder Over Michigan 2008 from FenceCheck Forums
Looks a lot better from what i heard happened saturday...

Miscellaneous post-WWII USAF aircraft (HiRes) from Military Photos by drakegoodman. All photos are in Hires. Click the image for full-size.

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