Thursday, November 11, 2010

Indy Transponder 11-NOV-2010 0300z

Top Gun sequel in the works - Daily News & Analysis | The 27-year-old son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison, avid aviator David Ellison, is said to be a key source in the financing of the film, ...

North Island to Host Naval Aviation Centennial Kick-off Air Show - Navy Compass | Naval Air Station North Island, the official "Birthplace of Naval Aviation," will kick off the 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation with an air show featuring ...

Blue Angels Homecoming Shows This Weekend - WKRG-TV | The Blue Angels will close the 2010 season at their annual Homecoming Air Show aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola on Thursday, ...

More Blue Impulse Air Show by tokyobling | Some more shots of the wonderful Blue Impulse Air Show at Iruma Base up in Saitama prefecture, just north of Tokyo. Shooting air shows is a tricky thing, it demands not only that you know the optimal mix of settings on your camera, but also that you know where and how fast the airplanes are going. Waiting until you see the perfect shot is not an option, and unless you have a really fast camera, just shooting mindlessly is even less of an option. This was my second visit shooting this air show so I was lucky in that I knew what kind of formations they would be flying in an what kind of loops and angles they would be using. Of course, having the same kind of weather as the last time didn't make things more difficult either! …

Bringing Home Heroes—A Southwest Airlines' Veteran Looks Back from Nuts About Southwest - by sheaser

I'm ready from AF.mil Photos | Staff Sgt. Brandon Bingham, the assistant dedicated crew chief for Thunderbird 5, steps out to chock his jet following their aerial demonstration at the AirFest 2010 Nov. 7, 2010, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

World War Two Vet Still Painting Nose Art - WSAV-TV | Eighty seven year old Skip Shelton was at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum today painting the nose art of a B-17. ...

Harpoon 84062 Recovery from Another Time by Dan Linn | The aviators dream of a Jenny in a barn, a Mustang in an old hangar or a Cub in a garage make up the stories for books.  When the airplanes are larger sometimes you might find them sitting outside!  Years ago on our families route to church there was a Cessna 195 sitting outside behind a house.  If they are bigger than a 195 they might be more obvious commanding a spot on the ramp of a local airport.  It appears that Taigh Raimey and his crew at Vintage Aircraft found an airplane that they could not let go to the scrap heap.  A PV-2 Harpoon (84062) was sitting on some land that had sold in California…

France to honor Palm Harbor man for World War II service - Tampabay.com | When B-17 gunner-radioman Eddie Deerfield regained consciousness in a field somewhere outside Southampton — in friendly ...

IMAGENS: Dia da Imprensa na Cruzex from CavokBlog -
Aviation News, Technology and Photography by Fernando Valduga | On board the C-130, photographers were able to record all aircraft participating countries and close to the rear ramp of the "Gordo" FAB.
(Photo: S1 Hérique Trajan / FAB)

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