Friday, March 19, 2010

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Blue Angels fly into Tampa for this weekend's Airfest - Tampa Tribune
The Blue Angels flew into Tampa today for the annual Airfest, which will also feature more than a dozen military aircraft on display as well as ...

MacDill gears up for 2010 Airfest - MyFox Tampa Bay
There are very few sad faces at an Air Show because everyone is excited about aviation," McWherter said. Pilots say this Airfest is also a great way to ...

First-Year Crew Chief Displays Blue Angel Professionalism - Navy Compass
The Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, The Blue Angels, have prepared all winter for this very moment. Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class (AW) ...

Thunder In The Valley Air Show set for this weekend - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
This weekend's Thunder In The Valley Air Show relies on a perfect balance of risk and caution. ...

Patriot Jet Team to Highlight March Air Reserve Show - Black Voice News
MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE -- The Patriot Jet Demonstration Team will be the highlight of the March Air Reserve Base air show on May 1 and 2. ...

Nichols returns to Tucson with first air show concert - Arizona Daily Star
The country singer is the first musician invited to perform as part of the Aerospace & Arizona Days air show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. ...

Davis-Monthan traffic restrictions during weekend air show - Tucson Citizen
The Tucson Police Department would like to advise the community of some important traffic information related to the Aerospace & Arizona Days 2010 Air Show ...

Greg Poe is in town for Tucson air show - TwitPic

Florida International Air Show headed to Punta Gorda - Orlando Sentinel
The weather wasn't so cooperative for last weekend's Tico Warbird Airshow in Titusville, but hopefully the forecast will be less windy and rainy by the time ...

Riverside Airshow combines old, new - InlandSoCal.com
Old and new will perform side by side at this year's Riverside Airshow. New attractions will include a heritage flight with a Vietnam-era ...

EOD Lights Up El Centro Air Show - Navy Compass
People from all around came out to Navel Ari (NAF) Facility El Centro, March 13 for the 2010 annual air show to see the Blue Angels and other areal ...

Spitfire plan for centre - Montrose Today
MONTROSIANS are being urged to celebrate their wartime heritage by backing a campaign to buy a Spitfire for a local museum. ...

Hornets to make flying visit at airshow by Kathryn
International Airshow event manager Mandy Deans said the fighter jets would be in New Zealand on exercise with the Royal New Zealand Air Force and would be taking "time out" to appear at the airshow. Originally developed for the United ...

Aircraft to take to the skies this Saturday - Wagin Argus
... at 12.30pm but the action will start sooner with displays by a dozen or so aircraft as well as rides for the public in a Royal Aero Club Tiger Moth. ...

First Class "Boss" Runs the Show - Navy Compass
Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Eric Thompson ran his first air show at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro as the base's first junior enlisted "Air Boss" ...



Media invited to cover 68th Doolittle Tokyo Raiders reunion from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories
Information for media is included below.
WHAT: Media are invited to cover the 68th reunion of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, April 16-18. ...

Tuskegee Airmen to receive new Outstanding Aviator Award from General Aviation News
The Wings Club, a New York City-based aviation club, will honor the Tuskegee Airmen with the new Outstanding Aviator Award. ...

Wings Over Diboll - Diboll Free Press
Left, spectator's gather around the turrett of the B-17 Flying Fortress during the Wings Over Freedom Tour at the Angelina County Airport last week. ...


WASP help celebrate Women's History Month at Luke from Air Force Link Top Stories
Four Women Airforce Service Pilots celebrated Women's History Month with Airmen March 4, at Luke Air Force Base.
The day began with a luncheon where former World War II WASP, Betty Blake, and other WASP in attendance spoke of their experiences.
One of Ms. Blake's many stories was about meeting Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
"I learned how to fly when I was 14-years-old in Hawaii," Ms. Blake said. "Amelia Earhart gave a speech at a university near my home and my father took me to see her. Because I was so young, they put me in the front row and the entire time I felt as if she were speaking directly to me. Afterward, she came up to me and asked a few questions. I told her I was very interested in being a pilot. So, she invited me to watch her launch the next morning." ...
Slideshow - AF.MIL

Eleanor Faust was a Women Airforce Service Pilot - Suffolk Times
Nicole Malachowski, the first woman to fly with the famed Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team, talked about the WASPs' fearlessness and bravery. ...

Operation Iraqi Freedom hero shares her story from Air Force Link Top Stories
Maj. Kim Campbell, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot here, shared her story with Women's History Month luncheon guests March 15, about a mission in which her A-10 was hit by enemy fire over Baghdad.
While deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, then Captain Campbell and her flight lead were flying over downtown Baghdad during a close air support mission April 7, 2003.
"We were originally tasked to target some Iraqi tanks and vehicles in the city that were acting as a command post, but on the way to the target area we received a call from the ground forward air controller or FAC, saying they were taking fire and needed immediate assistance." ...

Air Force officer, civilian receive role model awards at Women's History Month ... - Pactrick Air Force Base
During the program, DOD officials also honored Women Airforce Service Pilots, Women's Army Corps and held a panel on Women in Aviation.

Voices Of The Past: Women of Pearson Field - Vancouver Voice
In 2004 Hester was inducted into the Aerobatic hall of Fame. Mary Riddell, a member of the Quinalt tribe, is reputed to have been the first native-American ...

The 1940 Air Terminal Museum - Facebook
We are very pleased to announce a very special visitor for next month's Wings & Wheels - Women in Aviation Day! Through the courtesy and generosity of our local Ninety-Nine's and Women in Aviation International chapters, we will be welcoming pilot and filmmaker Monika Petrillo, who will be here to show and talk about ...her movie, "Flyabout"! There will be a special premiere screening for museum and sponsoring organization members on Friday, April 16, and the movie will be screened again during Wings & Wheels on April 17. We are very excited to have Monika here, and thank the generous sponsors who made it possible!

'Flagship Detroit' at GMU this weekend from General Aviation News
The recently restored "Flagship Detroit," a DC-3 delivered to American Airlines in 1937, will be on display at Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina March 21-22.
Owned and operated by a private volunteer foundation, the aircraft has recently completed a major restoration to return the exterior and interior to the original configuration. Members of the Flagship Detroit Foundation will be on hand to provide tours and answer questions about this historic aircraft. After the airshow, an opportunity to join the foundation and enjoy a "Ride Back in Time" (local flight) will be available. ...

Planning for Salina aviation museum moves ahead - KOAM-TV
(AP) - Lots of details are still unknown, but plans for a proposed Wings Over Salina Air Museum are moving forward. The museum would celebrate the central ...

Day out: Wings Museum opens at new home in Balcombe, Sussex - www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk
More than a year after it closed its doors at Redhill Aerodrome, a museum devoted to aviation history is about to reopen at a new, bigger venue just over ...

Azle war widow to bury husband 38 years after plane crash in Southern Laos - Azle News
Susan Rothrock and Curtis Miller met at Texas Tech and were soon married. Susan was a 19-year-old sophomore who promised her dad she would finish her degree ...


100 combat missions from AF.mil Photos PHOTO
Maj. William Gottenberg, a pilot with the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, taxies a U-2 Dragon Lady in after completing his 100th U-2 combat mission from a base in Southwest Asia March 9, 2010. Major Gottenberg is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

March 18 from Cut and Paste Aviation
... 1952 -- Two F-84 Thunderjets  landed in Neubiberg, Germany, after a 2,800-mile flight without refueling.
It was believed to be the longest sustained jet fighter flight to date. The planes crossed seven nations, averaged 585 mph, and were airborne for four hours, 48 minutes. ...

Airspeed Comes Up for Air from Aviation
... you know that I've been working on the Acro Camp movie project with virtually every spare moment of time. It turns out that there's an unreal amount of stuff to get in order for making a movie.  ...

Video:  Matt Hall launches the 2010 season at Sydney Harbour - Red Bull Air Race
Warbird Of The Day – Texan/Kate from Warbirds Online
Videos: F-35B supersonic stealth jumpjet hovers in midair like a UFO by Kathryn

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