Sunday, September 20, 2009

Indy Transponder 20-SEP-09 1330z

Reno Air Races, Thunderbirds, B-17, Blue Angels, air show news, Snowbirds, WASP, WWII, Frecce Tricolori, Sentimental Journey, Plane Pull

Championship on the line at Air Races from RGJ.com
Will Whiteside is hoping to work a little Voodoo on Sunday and bring home the Unlimited Gold championship at the Reno National Championship Air Races.



Pilots fly for glory on last day - Reno Gazette-Journal
... US Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team, and Fat Albert, the Blue Angels C-130 transport plane, which will launch with a "jet-assisted takeoff. ...

Air Races offer something for everyone from RGJ.com
During the National Championship Air Races, it's amazing that the malls in the Truckee Meadows even stay open.

Reno Air Races Military Day; POW Tells His Story - KOLO
As he watches the Blue Angels soar through the sky, he says the sound of the planes is the sound of freedom. It reminds him of his flying days. ...

Air Racin' - Aviation Airshow Air Race Photography Discussion
Knowledgeable fans talking air races. Lots of good info being shared here about the air races. And they know the history too!

Vendors at air races have just about everything fans want - Reno Gazette-Journal
Nevada - National Championship Air Races & Airshow 2009 - Reno - 09/16/09 from FenceCheck Forums

Thunderbirds thrill: 'Amazing, brah' - Honolulu Advertiser
Tens of thousands of people converged on Hickam Air Force base this afternoon in anticipation of the return of the US Air Force Thunderbirds to Hawai'i ...

Thunderbirds roar again over Hickam AFB on Sunday, 9-20-09 - Examiner.com
Of course, it's not the same as being at Hickam Air Force Base for the celebration so if you have no plans for Sunday, check it out. ...

Thunderbirds roar and roll - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The ground exhibits were just the prelude for the main attraction -- a 30-minute air show by the Air Force Thunderbirds. The six sleek F-16 Fighting Falcons ...

Thundering over Northeast Ohio with Air Force's elite - Tallmadge Express
Routt, 38, second-in-command of the USAF Thunderbirds, a graduate of Miami University's (Ohio) ROTC program and the first Air National Guard pilot ever to ...

'It's really cool' Performances thrill young, old alike - Belleville News Democrat
Logan was at the air show with his family. "My daughter and son-in-law are in the Air Force and we're out here supporting them," said Logan's grandmother, ...

Fighter pilots, balloon racers - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The massive engine of a Boeing 747 Dreamlifter frames Javier Rayo of Dallas as he photographs the aerobatic action during Saturday's ...

The Canadian Snowbirds at the airshow on Scott Air Force Base. - (Mike Matney)

Waukegan Air Show soars in the skies - Waukegan News Sun
While many people paid five dollars to get an up-close and personal view of the Waukegan Air Show following its year ...

Ocean City air show to bring thrills to the beach one last time ... - Press of Atlantic City
Today's air show will feature military fly-bys from McGuire Air Force Base, US Coast Guard demonstrations, a wing walker and other gravity-defying feats of ...

Upper Cumberland Air Show Wows Audience - UC Daily News
The cloudy sky just made it easier to see the planes in action at today's Upper Cumberland Air Show in Sparta, TN. ...

REGION: Pilots soar in 18th annual Cross Country Caper - North County Times
(Photo by Hayne Palmour IV - Staff photographer) More than 35 planes took to the North County sky Saturday to promote women in aviation. ...

Randolph needs pilots for fly-in - San Antonio Express
Randolph AFB officials are seeking general pilots to participate in a civil fly-in next month to promote safe flying practices. The event will be held Oct. ...

Turweston Wings and Wheels Today - AboutMyArea
... are outside the authority of Turweston Flight Centre Ltd. S&D Leisure Simulations Ltd will be bringing their fabulous Red Arrows simulator to the event. ...

It is the day of the Arrow in the sky of Savona - Il Secolo XIX
After practice yesterday, all ready for the Air Show of Arrows Tricolori. The exhibition will begin at 14.30 with the demonstration of planes and helicopters to ...

remembrance day wwi air show' from OneRiot.com
If you happen to be in our neck of the woods. ( New Zealand ) REMEMBRANCE DAY WWI AIR SHOW 14TH NOVEMBER 2009 The Vintage Aviator...

Airshow back at Luqa - Times of Malta
The flying display of the Malta International Airshow returns to Luqa in the coming weekend. It was held over St Paul's Bay for the past two years. ...

Parish pursued lifelong passion for flying - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
The WASPs didn't relent, however, so by the time Parish joined them after her 21st birthday, she had 350 hours of aviation training -- 10 times the required ...

Female flier Doris Nathan cherishes a 'blessed life' - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Doris Nathan, 92, of Kalamazoo, was a World War II Air Force B-25 engineering test pilot ...

WWII veteran waxes over warbird - Santa Maria Times
The B-17 Sentimental Journey comes in for a landing at the Santa Maria Public Airport where it will be spotlighted this weekend. ...

WWII aviation group reunion down to 5 - Baltimore Sun
At its peak, the World War II 349th Troop Carrier Wing numbered about 1500. Now, the number of veterans ...

WWII airman's bracelet is returned to sister from Stars and Stripes
Jack Harold Glenn was a World War II bomber navigator who was killed during a firefight as he flew a mission over Germany in 1944, his body coming to rest in a field in a rural village. The silver bracelet Glenn was wearing was given to a 16-year-old boy who helped retrieve his body. He held onto the bracelet ever since, a remembrance of the fallen American airman.

Aviation major guides Dakota Student into print - Grand Forks Herald
The editor is Michael Thomas, an aviation student from California. He didn't plan on becoming editor-in-chief when he arrived here three years ago. ...

Your Jetpack Ride Awaits on eBay from Technorati
It's not every day a simple click of the mouse can make you a test pilot. Glenn Martin, the creative New Zealand designer behind the Martin Jetpack , is showing off his marketing creativity by auctioning off the chance to be the first person outside the development team to "be a Jetpack test pilot." The eBay auction has a starting bid of $30,000 and includes six flights. By the end of your experience, Martin says you'll be designated a Martin Jetpack test pilot. Martin unveiled his jetpa ...

'Plane Pull' at O'Hare airport - ABC7Chicago.com
It was men and women versus machine at Chicago's O'Hare airport Saturday for the 'Plane Pull' contest. ...

Coming and Going: Last-Minute Tripping, Cruising Green - Washington Post
On Oct. 3, Washington Dulles holds the 16th Plane Pull, in which teams try to drag a FedEx jet 12 feet. The free event and Special Olympics fundraiser also ...

Airshow Montrose, Co. from Technorati
Illinois - Air Power Over The Midwest 2009 - Scott AFB, Belleville - 09/19/09 from FenceCheck Forums
NATO Tiger Meet 2009 Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium from FenceCheck Forums


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