Saturday, May 15, 2010

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Black Team Starts the Weekend Off Right at Andrews from armygoldenknights's
The Joint Services Open House got off to a strong start today for Black Team at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC. The weather tried to put a damper on things but the team didn't back down, waiting patiently for the ceiling to lift in order for take off. Finally, the pilots were granted permission to take off and the jumpers were swiftly on their way up to see if they could find a hole in the clouds. Miraculously, the cloud layer at 700 feet began to break up and Assistant Team Leader SSG Brandon Valle had a clear view of the drop zone.
The team threw wind streamers and before the streamers were even on the ground, the message came across the radio that the jump would need to happen within seven minutes or the plane would have to land with the ...

Black Team Jumps for the Wounded Warriors from armygoldenknights's
Blue skies came not a moment too soon for Black Team today, as they jumped in to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to a crowd of grateful Wounded Warriors.  ...

Air show to draw crowds, attention to airport - Contra Costa Times
Historic WWII-era fighter planes will again soar over Chino today and Sunday at the County of San Bernardino/Planes of Fame Air Show, honoring the "Greatest ...

Friday Chino Visit from Another Time
After snagging the car and checking into the hotel we made our way to the Chino airport. A friend of mine has an awesome hangar on the field (pictures to come) so we said a quick hello to him. One of the goals for this trip was to shoot pictures of the Curtiss Robin at The Yanks Air Museum. Thru a friend I made contact with the director of the museum who let me take some detailed photos of the Robin. Our friend Alan was due to arrive in his Super Swift in the early afternoon. So walking the field, visitig the museum and watching airshow practice made for a very nice afternoon. The three ship Mustang acro act, The Horsemen flew a great practice show. Sounded great and was very tight formation. To many Warbird aircraft types to name now but I counted 13 ...

Photo below by Keith Breazeal via Fencecheck


Thunderbirds  help kick off Wings Over Columbus - WTVA
The USAF Thunderbirds one be one of the highlights of the air show as they represent the estimated 700000 airmen in the military and the 40000 airmen ...

Lamoureux to fly with Thunderbirds - Grand Forks Herald
Local Olympian Monique Lamoureux will be flying with the Thunderbirds next week when the Air Force flying team arrives for the air show at Grand Forks Air ...

WWII planes to be on display in SM - Lompoc Record
The Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom tour will bring a B-17 Flying Fortress, a P-51 Mustang, and a B-24 Liberator to the Santa Maria Public Airport ...

Quincy Fly-in Takes Off Saturday - WCTV
The 31st annual Quincy Fly-in takes off Saturday May 15th at the Quincy Municipal Airport, giving aviation enthusiasts the opportunity to fly in a military ...

Rides offered on restored WWII bomber - Denver Post
Liberty Belle, the most recently restored World War II Boeing B-17 bomber, will be available for the public to fly over Denver this weekend. ...

For lovers of aircraft, fly-in is a 'must see' - FayObserver.com
Dickson is among more than 350 professional and amateur pilots scheduled to touch down again today for the eighth annual Mid-Atlantic Fly-In & Sport ...

Fly-In  pays tribute to veterans - Opelika Auburn News
By Amy Weaver At least one of the military veterans at today's Heroes Take Flight Fly-In won't say a word, but his presence at the Auburn University ...

Armstrong inducted into hall of honor - WALA-TV FOX10
Before his historic space mission, Armstrong was a renowned Naval aviator. He trained to be a pilot at Whiting Field. Armstrong said his time with the Navy ...


Second Wind Dream of Flight for Three Veterans from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
SHELBY Co Airport AL- Three Birmingham area veterans had their Second Wind Dream® of flight fulfilled today at the Shelby County Airport. Members of the Shelby County Aviation Association- SCAA, helped those dreams come true. It was a way to give back to veterans whom we own so much says SCAA President Rick Kilgore. ...

Flight Lifts Wounded Warriors From Private Battles by NPR Staff (podcast)
This week, Marine Sgt. Jason Grabill got the ride of a lifetime, in a vintage P-51 Mustang fighter. When the snub-nosed, jaunty plane rumbled to a stop on the tarmac of the Frederick Municipal Airport, about 50 miles north of Washington, D.C., Grabill got out whooping.
Grabill's ride was part of the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that helps veterans who have suffered wounds in service recover their lives with workforce programs, education services, and — like today — some simple fun and entertainment. ...

The Battle of Britain revisited - Telegraph.co.uk
But, even with strong Lincolnshire connections with the Dambusters and the Red Arrows, is there going to be wide public interest, I ask my guide Phil Bonner ...

Armed Forces Day: Hitting close to home - Amarillo.com
As a gunner on a B-17 during World War II, his focus was squarely on the present, his mind on his duties. On only his second and third bombing missions in ...

Coal City aviatior had the Wright stuff - Herald News
A century ago, William E. Somerville put this city on the map as a center of aviation.
In Coal City, Somerville was the community's first electrical engineer and eventually became mayor, serving during the 1910s and 1920s. ...

WWII Aerial Images Unearthed - US Pilots' Snapshots Reveal Extent of Germany's Post-War Devastation from Diamond Pilots
In May 1945, US pilots embarked on hundreds of reconnaissance flights, aboard the same bombers which had razed much of Germany to the ground. Instead of launching bombs, however, they shot photographs, creating a hard-hitting portrait of their trail of destruction. ...
photo gallery via Spiegel Online

Coastal Empire in brief - savannahnow.com
The Coastal Amateur Radio Society's B-17 team will conduct its first public radio demonstration Saturday. The team will use the radio equipment that was installed on the museum's B-17 in 1945. The team will go on the air 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

STS-132 Begins On-Orbit Operations from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
NASA- After a successful launch Friday at 1:20 p.m. CDT, the STS-132 crew of space shuttle Atlantis began on-orbit operations. Saturday, the six astronauts will survey the shuttle's heat shield, checkout the spacesuits for the upcoming spacewalks and prepare for docking to the International Space Station on Sunday.  ...

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