Monday, September 20, 2010

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Wings and Waves Air Show to Feature Fighter Demo Teams - Wings and Waves Air Show
The Embry-Riddle Wings and Waves Air Show will present a performance of the F-22 Demonstration Team and the F/A-18 Demonstration Team on Oct. 9 and 10 over the Atlantic Ocean in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team performs precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the unique capabilities of the ...

NAS Oceana Air Show wrap up - www.wavy.com
The annual air show at NAS Oceana wrapped up on Sunday, but not before thousands of people got the chance to take in the sights and sounds all weekend., ...

Flying back into town - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
How do you top the 2007 eye-popping spectacle of the Navy's precision-flying Blue Angels, a 2000-foot-long wall of flame, an F-15 fighter ...
   
A dose of aerobatics at Moontown Airport's Annual Grass Field Fly-In - al.com
And the clear, azure sky above Moontown Airport in Brownsboro was teeming with their aerobatic gestures. I'm referring to military-trainer aircraft, ...

Off into the Wild Blue - Lynchburg News and Advance
Spectators watch the Kids' Bomb Drop competition during the 41st annual New London Fly-In at the New London Airport in Bedford County on Sunday. ...

Sept. 25th Fly In & Air Show - KAIG (WI) from Pilots of America Message Board 
Pancake & Waffle Breakfast 9am–11am. Young Eagle flights for first time flyers ages 8-17. Lunch served 11am–3pm. Bounce house, flight simulator, raffles, games, face painting, ice cream, and more! Air show at 1 p.m. & aircraft on display. Pilots & kids eat free. All proceeds benefit AVAIL. For more information call (715) 623-4525.

MiGs to star at Newark ‘Open Cockpit' weekend from Aeroplane Monthly News
MiG 27The cockpits of unique-to-the-UK MiG-23 and MiG-27 will be available for viewing and photography at a special two-day ‘Open Cockpit' event on 23 and 24 October. ...

Fairmont Pupils To Visit The Air Show - Fairmont High School - Durbanville, South Africa
A number of pupils from Grade 9 to 11 who have achieved in Maths and Science have been invited to attend a morning of instruction during the trade days of the Air Show.  They will be the guests of the Department of Defence in their initiative to recruit pilots and other personnel in defence related sectors.  An exciting line-up of activities including air simulation flying experiences, rifle shooting and careers in general, in the Department of Defence will be dealt with.  We are sure that they are looking forward to the experience. ...

Second Place! - Air Race Classic 24
Unbelievable — Joyce and I finished 2nd in a field of 51 teams! We’re on the left in the picture, and the 1st place winners are on the front row to the right of Joyce.  Turns out that we placed 1st or 2nd in 5 of the 8 legs, but we placed 29th in the last leg (I told you we were slow on that that last leg). Our overall score was ...

Meeting the RNLAF F16-Demo Team in Hungary from AIRSTRIPPED.COM Production Blog
August 6th – 9th, 2010 | After 5 hours in the car, Martina, Juergen and Wolf arrived on Friday noon at the Kecskemet Airbase to be prepared for the arrival of the Dutch F-16 Jets. Exactly on scheduled time, the Orange Lion appeared in the Hungarian sky and showed a perfect landing. We met the Royal Netherlands Airforce Team Coach Captain Marcel “Gipsy” Masman, to exchange detailed plans and information about  ...

Pilot who averted 1945 disaster to be saluted - Boston.com
The late Army Major Doak A. Weston will be saluted on Friday, the 65th anniversary of his heroic death in a plane crash at Mount Hood Golf Course.
On Sept. 24, 1945, Weston was flying a B-52 bomber to New Hampshire when the plane experienced engine trouble. He ordered his five-member crew to bail out, and piloted the failing plane away from Melrose homes, crashing on the open space of the golf course.  ...
   
Speaker: WWII vets are humble, stoic and proud - Worthington Daily Globe
He recruited fellow pilots from the aero club at Wright-Patterson Air Base in Dayton, Ohio, to help fly local veterans to Washington. ...

Grand Junction man, 82, takes to skies once more - SF Examiner
... "I just wanted to see if I could fly again," Smuts said, grinning wide while gripping his cane and rubbing his sore knees in the Colorado Flight School lobby on the morning of Sept. 9.
Smuts had just returned from an hourlong scenic tour of the Grand Valley with flight instructor Nikki Bozarth.
"It felt wonderful," he said after adjusting his hearing aid.
"They say it's like riding a bike, but with these newer planes, I needed to be updated," he said, at the same time giving Bozarth a wink and nod. ...

Commemorating 70 years since the ‘Battle of Britain' from Aeroplane Monthly News
YAM Allied Airforces day 2010Prince Charles and Prince William joined UK Prime-Minister David Cameron, dignitaries, RAF veterans and serving RAF personnel at Westminster Abbey, London yesterday.

At Villanova "Will Fly" to meet the pilots of the "Arrows" - Your Journal
A special initiative - "tail" to two days dedicated to the Tricolour Arrows, protagonists in Andora and San Remo - goes to the airport scene ...

Planenews Launches Aviation Video Site. from Planenews Aviation News 
Planenews.com today launched a new aviation video site. Users can upload their own aviation videos or photos, comment on videos, befriend and communicate with other users. The software is still being tested and feedback would be greatly appreciated. ...

RAAF Williamtown photos - Facebook

Formation flight Sunday from Planeshots
Formation photos - various aircraft - Sabres pictured

B-42 Artwork from The Unwanted Blog 
Two paintings depicting the B-42 “Mixmaster” in action. The first shows it in a ground attack role, armed with (probably) two 37-mm cannon; the second shows it in a conventional bombing role. The actual origin of the artwork is unknown. Presumably Douglas, presumably wartime, but I’ve no data on specifics. ...

A Tri-State museum wants students to learn about WWII history - kypost.com
"When you can tell a student there is a B-25 touch it, look at it, see how big it is," Raabe said. "When you can say to a student, this man flew in these ...

Jump. Fly. Land. Air & Space Magazine
The dream has recurred since childhood: I jump, and I can fly. I’m amazed. There are no awkward flapping wings, no roaring engines, no hang glider over my head. Just me flying, pure and delightful. I’m up and whizzing over the landscape, and it’s as simple as that. ...

September 20 from Cut and Paste Aviation 

Space Shuttle Discovery Set for Last Trip to Launch Pad from SPACE.com
The space shuttle Discovery is set to make its last trip to the launch pad on Monday, Sept. 20, and several hundred NASA employees and their families will be on hand to celebrate the occasion.

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