Wednesday, June 6, 2012

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Crowd gathers for Blue Angels, Battle of Midway celebration - Pensacola Business Journal | CUTLINE - A crowd gathers to watch the Blue Angels practice session, which will be followed by the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Midway celebration at the National Naval Aviation Museum. crowd gathers at National Naval Aviation Museum after The ... 

Baltimore tall ships festival, War of 1812 events expected to be tourism boon - Bizjournals.com | Sailabration — the Inner Harbor festival featuring more than 40 international tall ships and navy vessels and an air show by the Navy's Blue Angels between June 13 and 19 — will mark the launch of a three-year tourism push to commemorate the...


Queen calls Royal Jubilee a 'humbling experience' - CTV News | ...The Queen's speech followed a Royal Air Force fly-past and military salute during which thousands of adoring fans gathered outside the gates Buckingham Palace to pay their respects...

Queen’s balcony wave, flyover cap Diamond Jubilee celebrations - CBS6 | ...Aircraft from the Battle of Britain — including Spitfires and a Hurricane — and the Red Arrows display team roared over the palace in a dramatic finale to four days of festivities, trailing red, white and blue smoke...

Air show details revealed - Weston & Somerset Mercury | Grand Pier owner Kerry Michael said: “I always wanted to establish the Grand Pier air show as an annual event and after the phenomenal success of the last one, I decided to put on a two-day air show this year. I am looking to build on this to create an ...

Guntersville EAA Fly In Breakfast Special Events from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The Guntersville Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 683) would like to invite area pilots and those interested in aviation to attend its pancake breakfast at the Guntersville Airport (8A1) Saturday, June 9th from 8:00 to 9:30 AM.

NORTH WEALD: Classic planes to descend on airshow - East London and West Essex Guardian Series | AIRCRAFT classic and modern from across Europe will descend on North Weald Airfield this weekend for a public display. Organised by the Air Britain group of enthusiasts and historians, the two-day event will feature a sizable collection of piper cub ...

Legacy Air Show will honor veterans - I-COMM News | The Rexburg Legacy Air Show will honor Idaho veterans at the Rexburg Legacy Flight Museum June 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The museum puts on the show to “honor the veterans, the men who flew and fought in the wars to make us free,” said John Bagley, chief pilot of the Legacy Air Show....

Secty Def to Miami-Dade: no air show - MiamiHerald.com | The push for a commercial air expo is not connected to the yearly Homestead air show, which features aerial acrobatics and is not impacted by the Pentagon's opposition to the Beacon Council's plans. The site is now being promoted as a potential ...

U.S. to recover remains of WWII airmen lost over the Himalayas - lanterloon | The Department of Defense announced the United States and India have agreed to resume remains recovery activities in parts of Northeastern India, in the region of Dinjan...

Museum wins Air Force Heritage Award from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | The National Museum of the United States Air Force was recently recognized with the 2011 Air Force Heritage Award by the USAF History and Museums Program for its COUNTERING MIGS: AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT OVER NORTH VIETNAM exhibit. "It is an honor for us to receive this distinguished award from the USAF History and Museums Program," said museum director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) John L. Hudson. "The exhibit is a tribute to those accomplishments in the past, but the award recognizes the collective efforts of our museum staff to tell the story."...

Bonanza Society, GA community mourn loss of Neil Pobanz - AOPA Pilot | A 2006 inductee in the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame, Pobanz was a fixture for many years at EAA AirVenture, where he volunteered in the emergency repair barn. He was also a Civil Air Patrol leader, a ground instructor, and manager of Marshal County...

Aviation History Is Being Made Right Now, and You Can Watch Online - Mashable | Aviation history is being made right this very second, and your Internet browser can give you a front-row seat. The Solar Impulse, an aircraft powered entirely by solar power, began an epic transatlantic crossing attempt late last month.

Solar-powered aircraft making bid to complete 1st intercontinental flight - Renewable Energy Magazine | Piccard, who turned heads with the Solar Impulse when he flew it into the most recent Paris Airshow, has said his goal is to change the public's ideas about limits and possible uses of renewable energy sources. During an in-flight interview, ...

Mosquito engine-run Elvington July 1st 2012 from stickandrudderWTO | This event to run the engines on the Tony Agar Mosquito at the Yorkshire Air Museum on sunday the 1st of July 2012 is cancelled, due to the project awaiting a part. When the time comes, the owner will 'post' the new date.

Airmen help preserve historic D-Day aircraft - af.mil | Airmen and volunteers from the 19th Air Support Operations Squadron are currently taking a break from their primary mission of providing joint terminal attack controllers in support of deployed brigade combat teams to restore a historically significant plane here. The team is restoring the World War II-era C-47 Skytrain with the tail number 42-100828, which was used in major airborne and glider-borne missions throughout Europe....

Cabin Waco Update from Mark Lightsey from Antique Airfield News | ...We've been working on this YKS-7 for the last couple of years. The airplane's owner, Jerry Barto, bought it in 1998 from Ron Otto. Prior to that, this poor airplane had been passed around like a hot potato. Based on the FAA records, Jerry is the 28th owner since it was first sold in 1937. The airplane was in Mena, Arkansas when Jerry bought it and wasn't in any shape to fly, so he and his sons took it apart and brought it to California in a U-Haul truck. A couple of stabs...

Morris formally objects to aerobatic box - Morris Daily Herald | The Morris City Council approved a resolution on a 7-1 vote Monday evening objecting to the Federal Aviation Administration's approval early in May of an aerobatic practice box near Morris Municipal Airport for the International Aerobatic Club Chapter ...

Red Bull Top Altitude: Valery Rozov Jumps From Himalaya Peak | Photostory from Aerial Sports Feed | Russian climber and BASE jumper Valery Rozov recently added another highlight to his incredible career in extreme sports by setting a new world record with a wingsuit jump from the top of...

Gabby's First Scholarship Essay from Life on the Road as a Pilot | Hey everyone, I got set up with my flight instructor! He seems like a very awesome person and I can't wait to begin my flight training with him. It all starts Monday, June 4th, at 11:00am, and I have never been more excited! I have a lot to learn about aviation and I'm going to make the best out of this opportunity...

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