Saturday, February 19, 2011

Indy Transponder 19-FEB-2011 0700z

Thunderbirds soar over Kennedy Space Center - Central Florida News 13 |The world famous "Thunderbirds" will be thundering over the skies at this year's Daytona 500 for the second time. But before that, they soared through the air over the ultimate place for space -- Kennedy Space Center on Friday. ...

Centennial of Naval Aviation P-3C arrives at Marine Corps Base Hawaii - Pearl Harbor Hickam News | The year 2011 marks the 100th year of naval aviation. The Navy is celebrating by covering a variety of naval aviation activities, including aircraft, people, ships, innovations and significant events. Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s current celebration of 100 years of naval aviation comes with the arrival of a P-3C Orion airplane that has received a vintage paint scheme.  In commemoration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA), painters have applied vintage paint schemes covering several eras of naval aviation to selected aircraft not scheduled for deployment. CoNA celebrates the accomplishments of Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviators, past and present. ...

Grandson Of Navy's First Black Aviator Speaks At NAS Jacksonville from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | Hundreds of Sailors and civilians gathered at Naval Air Station Jacksonville Officers' Club Feb. 16 to learn about the life of the Navy's first black aviator, Ensign Jesse Brown, from his grandson, Jamal Knight, during the annual African-American History Observance.

Snowbirds returning to Kelowna - Castanet.net | The Snowbirds, who celebrated their 40th anniversary last October, will perform August 1 at the first annual Rotary Air Show. "We do have confirmation that the Snowbirds will be here August 1, but we really don't have all the details worked out. ...

Heritage Classic to feature rock stars, original music - NHL.co | After the performance of the Canadian anthem, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team will fly over McMahon Stadium in salute of Canadian troops overseas and around the world watching the game. A Canadian icon for the past four decades, ...

Checkered fly past - Hawke's Bay Today | FLIGHT PLAN: Red Checkers pilot Anthony Budd keeps a keen eye on his wingman during a RNZAF flying display for Art Deco weekend over Napier. Photo / Warren Buckland "It's good to be back," Red Checkers Squadron Leader Jim Rankin said as the sun glinted ...

Airshow Season Has St. Augustine Looking Up - First Coast News | ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- It's a bird.  It's a plane.  It's pilots practicing for airshow season.  According to the St. Augustine Airport Authority, planes may be seen doing some strange manuevers overhead as pilots get ready for airshows and get recertified.  Aerobatic pilots will be in the air frequently between now and April ...

Jul 9, 2011: Wings 'n Wheels from Fly-In Calendar | I68: Lebanon-Warren County Airport - Lebanon, OH

Civil aviation minister and Bengaluru International Airport kick-off centenary year from Bangalore Aviation | Civil Aviation minister Vayalar Ravi kicked off the centenary year celebrations at Bangalore earlier this morning.  Bengaluru International Airport Limited, the airport operator of Bangalore, together with its partners and concessionaires began the celebrations with an auspicious lighting of the lamp followed by unveiling of the official Civil Aviation Centenary Year logo. ...

Goulian on Chronicle 2/23/11 from Executive Flyers | Tune in Wednesday to watch Mike Goulian on Chronicle, a Boston based nightly television show with anchor, Anthony Everett. Mike helps Anthony make his dream come true – starting his quest to learn to fly. Anthony spent the day with us at our hangar in North Andover, MA to experience the passion of flying at Executive Flyers. ...
   
Tuskegee Airmen archives donated to Temple University - Newsworks.org (blog) | He was a mechanic and crew chief on dozens of B-25 bombing missions. During the war, he turned down an offer to return to the United States. At the time, he never planned to go home again. "I was thinking very seriously about it," said Moore. ...

Lyon Air Museum Hosts Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson at Book Signing Feb. 20 from Featured | Famed Tuskegee Airman and author Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, 90, a retired U.S. Air Force officer who currently resides in Southfield, Mich., will be signing copies of his book Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free: The Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman and POW, on Sunday, Feb. 20, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at Lyon Air Museum, located on the west side of John Wayne Airport. ...

The Latest from the CAF Minnesota Wing
Cool under pressure, pilot was the 'go-to' guy - Times Colonist | Few people deserve to be called a legend, but friends and colleagues of Peter Shewring say he does. They remember him as a master conversationalist, a class act, a born teacher, someone who made everyone feel like a champ, and "a true Canadian aviation icon." ...

Pioneers of the Sky - Amy Johnson and Charles Lindbergh from www.suite101.com | This article looks at two of the greatest long-distance pilots in the history of aviation - the American, Charles Lindbergh and British pilot, Amy Johnson ...

World War II hero receives medals after 65 years from Air Force Link Top Stories | A safety NCO here helped a veteran receive recognition for his service during World War II.  Tech. Sgt. Wayne Herold, a 22nd Air Refueling Wing ground safety technician, helped Gordon Ballagh, a 90-year-old veteran and prisoner of war during World War II receive four medals: the Prisoner of War Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal and the Euro-African-Middle Eastern Medal. ...

February 18 from Cut and Paste Aviation | 1832 -- Octave Chanute, first great historian of aviation, is born in Paris, France. ...

On This Day in Aviation History: February 18th - NYCAviation | 1981 – Aircraft industrialist Jack Northrop, co-founder of Lockheed Corporation and, later, founder of Northrop Corporation, dies at the age of 85. 1977 – The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried to altitude on top of a Boeing 747 Shuttle ...

Disney Set to Release “Planes” in 2013 - DisZine | ... who sets his heart on competing in a trans-global air race – despite his fear of heights. Here's what John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, had to say about the project: “We had such a great time exploring ...

Ohio Ups Ante for Shuttle Retirement Home - Discovery News | Another strong candidate is New York City's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, which draws more than 915000 visitors each year and is home to a Concorde supersonic jet. This week, Ohio upped the ante, with a request in the Obama Administration's ...

NASA Sets Launch Date for Space Shuttle Discovery Mission from NASA Breaking News | Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin an 11-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA Announces STS-133 Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details from NASA Breaking News | News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the final scheduled launch of space shuttle Discovery. Lift off is targeted for 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, to begin the STS-133 mission to the International Space Station.

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