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F-35B fighter makes debut at Eglin AFB - PNJ | ...Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 501 will host the ceremony, where the fifth-generation fighter aircraft will be on display for military leaders, government officials and special guests.... On display at Pensacola Aviation Center will be the B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and the North American P-51 Mustang....

Splitting the sky: impressive images from an all-day airshow by Robin | Earlier this month I attended an airshow at the Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria, South Africa. (I posted two breathtaking photos in Wordless Wednesday last week.) Never having attended an air show before, I was astounded at the thousands of people who attended....

Pemberton Cabin Waco Project Update from Antique Airfield News | Today we rolled our NC16591 Waco project outside for a bit of fresh air and a chance to reorganize the hanger a bit. It's been a 3 year effort and it's fun see the project looking like a new penny eager for flight. We have all the new FWF sheet metal off and out to paint. We are...

Florida Antique Biplane Association February 2012 Newsletter from Antique Airfield News

Tuskegee airman, WWII hero, Clarence Dart dies - Albany Times Union | By Paul Grondahl WW II fighter pilot and Tuskegee Airman Clarence Dart during a special ceremony honoring him at the Wesley Nursing Home in Saratoga Springs Wednesday morning April 20, 2011. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) President Bush salutes ...

Veteran Aviator Honored By FAA With Wright Award by mwflyer | ...After more than 60 years in the pilot’s seat without a single accident or mishap in an airplane, Don Julson capped off his career as an aviator recently when the Federal Aviation Administration’s coveted Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award was bestowed upon him at a ceremony at the Tri-County Regional Airport near Lone Rock, which Don operated from the mid-1950s to the mid 1970s....

A Future for Lee Bottom? from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Lee Bottom Flying Field has some of the best supporters in the world. Over time, other airport owners have confirmed it. Most of them simply cannot believe how well our Lee Bottom Family steps up when needed. Every year, our calendars ship out to enthusiasts all over the world who share a...

The Fighter Collection P-47 - Engine Run and Details from Another Time by Dan Linn | The Fighter Collection based in Duxford, England has run the engine on their P-47 and the restoration details continue to be evident from...

Excellent Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Vought F4U-1D Corsair, with P-40 Warhawk in background snapshots - IMAPS | By V-J Day, September 2, 1945, Corsair pilots had amassed an 11:1 kill ratio against enemy aircraft. The aircraft’s distinctive inverted gull-wing design allowed ground clearance for the huge, three-bladed Hamilton Standard Hydromatic propeller, which spanned more than...

At the Aviation Museum of N.H., the state’s history of flight - The Boston Globe | LONDONDERRY, N.H. - During the golden age of air travel, Manchester Airport’s Art Deco terminal buzzed with jet-setters eager for the wild blue yonder. As the airport expanded around it, the WPA-era building shuttered and faced destruction until it was moved to the eastern side of the airfield in 2004. Reborn as the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, the terminal is once again a departure point, this time for those embarking on a journey through the Granite State’s history of flight....

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Missouri Aviation Historical Society Meeting Celebrates Civil Air Patrol Birthday from The Aero Experience | The Missouri Aviation Historical Society bade the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) a belated 70th birthday at its February meeting this week.  Guest speaker, Civil Air Patrol 1Lt. Larry Corbin, gave a primer on the CAP, the United States Air Force Auxiliary, from its humble beginnings on the eve of World War II to the modern day.  1Lt. Corbin discussed the...

Video: RC Floppy Wing Flyer Loves To Fly Slow! from AirPigz | My friend Gary (youtuber sr71afan) makes some of the coolest simplified RC foam flyers and fun little videos to go with them. By going with hyperlightweight foam and flying either indoors or in still outside air, he experiences a purified beauty of flight that really clicks with me... I hope it clicks with you too....

High School Aviation Competition Held in Fairmont By Alex Hines | The NASA office in Fairmont hosted a statewide competition Saturday afternoon. Three groups of high school students competed in the Governor's Cup, an aviation competition where teams had to model and test an airplane design. The three teams...