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Blue Angels go out with a bang - Pensacola News Journal
It was the end of the season for the Blues and the end of an era for Fat Albert, but for at least one smiling spectator, Saturday's air show was the ...

Stuart Air Show - The Air Force Brat! by Angela Thomas

I woke up this past Saturday, thinking of work and what errands I had to run. I'm constantly battling my "Need To Do's" and my "Want To Do's" inside my head! This time, I decided to relax the congested highway in my brain (ha ha!), so that I can enjoy some time with great people…

Crowds exceed expectations for Visiting Nurse Association Air Show - Vero Beach Press-Journal
And next year's show could add even more diverse displays and aerobatics, possibly including an F-22, Crow said. In terms of the economy, ...

Air and Water Show fundraiser offers high-flying fun - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
That would be the past glories of the Air Force Thunderbirds and the other pilots who participated in this summer's Milwaukee Air & Water Show. ...

Air force dazzles crowd in founding show - China Daily
"He was excited when we told him we would go to this air show," the elder Zhang said. "But in the field, he was so quiet, just holding me and gazing at the ...

Raptor has its fans in rapture - National
DUBAI // On a day filled with airborne spectacle in a city used to high speed and loud noise, the angular, impossibly manoeuvrable F-22 still stood out. ...

STOVL F-35 Finally Arrives at Pax from Ares by Graham Warwick

The first STOVL F-35B arrived at the US Navy's Patuxent River test center in Maryland on Sunday Nov. 15 after a two-stage ferry flight via Lockheed Martin's Marietta, Georgia, plant…

WWII vets among writers at author luncheon - Daily Breeze
Wes Coss was flying his B-17 when he was shot down over occupied France and his book, "Stardust Falling," tells his harrowing story of how the French ...

Flying the Pilotmaker - My Dollar Rie in the T-6A Texan II from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)

…I first saw the T-6A at the Muskegon Airshow in 2006 during Airspeed's first season. I loved everything about the airplane. If you built a P-51 Mustang with today's technology, it'd look a lot like the T-6A. And I came to love it because it's a challenge. If you want to fly for the US Air Force, you must demonstrate mastery of this aircraft – And do it under the intense evaluation of some of the best instructors in the world…

Richard Branson's co-pilot dies after jet ejector seat fails during air show | Mail Online
from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

A daredevil pilot died during an air show when his British-built jet's ejector seat failed to work.

Dave Stock, a former co-pilot of Virgin boss Sir RichardBranson, was unable to escape from the stricken supersonic Lightningfighter and crashed, sending a plume of smoke into the air.

One witness at South Africa's Overberg Air Show at Bredasdorp,90 miles east of Cape Town, said: 'He circled wide and was approachingthe runway when I saw the jet diving and spiralling before it hit theground.'

College Students Enjoy Rides in the Sky | The Harvard Crimson

The flight—one of a series that took groups of three passengers into Boston's airspace—was the first ride hosted by the Harvard College Aviation Club, which received official student group status this fall. "I'd seen aerial photos, ...

11-year-old boy's dreams take flight with pilot training at Aeromation Flight School, Endicott NY from Diamond Pilots by Diamond Pilots

Louis Alcantara, 11, of Apalachin is learning to fly a Beechcraft Skipper 77. He started flying during the summer and will be eligible to fly solo at the age of 16…

Travel Air 6000 Makes Rare Outing
from Another Time by Dan Linn

This Travel Air 6000 made a rare outing to the annual Reklaw, Texas fly-in last month. It is based out of Mount Pleasant, Texas. Good to see the rare aircraft make the rounds at local fly-ins. Sounds like the Reklaw fly-in was a resounding success with over 500 aircraft in attendance. Thanks to Richard Kaminski for the picture.

New Future For NZ Fighter Pilots Museum - Voxy
The trustees will join forces with the Warbirds Over Wanaka Community Trust, the Queenstown Lakes District Council and the RNZAF Museum to undertake a ...

For Sale: 4 planes, 2 helicopters by Ohio - Aging aircraft fleet due for downsizing
from Diamond Pilots by Diamond Pilots

The state keeps most of its 30 aircraft in a hangar at Ohio State University's Don Scott Airport in Columbus. The fleet is used to ferry passengers, take aerial photos, observe wildlife, find marijuana crops and catch speeders. ODOT plans to sell six of its 11 aircraft…

On This Day in Aviation History: November 16th by Phil Derner Jr.

L'Air Show di Radom teatro di una "guerra segreta" tra UFOs e caccia militari by evidenzaliena

United States - Nevada - Aviation Nation 2009 - Nellis AFB, North Las Vegas - 11/14/09 from FenceCheck Forums

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