Friday, July 6, 2012

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'Airshow to be best in world' - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard | IT IS TIME to fasten the seatbelts in the Cotswolds as hundreds of thousands are expected to shun the showers for this weekend's aircraft spectacle at RAF Fairford.

Air tattoo fans hope the rain stays away - This Is Wiltshire | ALL eyes will be on the skies this weekend as some of the world's most impressive aircraft take part in the Royal International Air Tattoo, despite the wet weather.

Storm-chasing plane will be big attraction - Swindon Advertiser | VISITORS to the Royal International Air Tattoo this weekend will be able to see an aircraft that deliberately flies into the most violent storms and investigates volcanic ash clouds. Last year, researchers aboard the FAAM BAe-146 Atmospheric Research ...

Fair St. Louis Gives Airshow for Those With Special Needs at St. Louis Downtown Airport from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The Fair St. Louis Air Show was held July 4 over the Gateway Arch grounds for thousands of people gathered along the Mississippi River. Another air show was performed simultaneously at the staging area, St. Louis Downtown Airport, for hundreds of fans with special needs who braved the 105 degree heat to celebrate Independence Day with some of the best aerial performers anywhere. As each pilot returned to the airport after...

Jerry Davich: Golden Knights take leaps of faith - Post-Tribune | U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Karst had to yell over the deafening engine noise and wind gusts at 3000 feet while our Fokker F-27 military plane repeatedly circled over Chicago. In a few minutes, he would be blissfully jumping from this perfectly fine ...

Fly-In Breakfast to be held Sunday at Dunkirk airport - Evening Observer | An annual event held on the second Sunday of July is back once again. The Fly-In Breakfast will be held this weekend.

Gainesville's Cracker Fly-In - LakeLanier.com | The skies over Gainesville will have 150 of the coolest planes you've ever seen coming in for a landing at the 44th Annual Cracker Fly-In at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport at 1137 Aviation Way. It all takes place on Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 7:30 in the ...

Up in the air! annual air show - Winona Post | Planes of nearly every era flown by the region's most skilled pilots will take to the skies Sunday to perform spectacular aerial maneuvers high above.

Air Show At Altitude Delights 4th Spectators In Breckenridge by CBS4 | Breckenridge may not had fireworks this year but there was still an aerial show on the 4th of July, thanks to daredevil Colorado pilots.

PHOTOS: Navy SEAL Leap Frogs Parachute into Puopolo Park - Patch.com | Parachuters jumped in to the North End's park as part of Navy Week.

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil ()This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.

Sporty’s releases free AirVenture app - GAN | Sporty’s has released the official AirVenture 2012 app for iPad, iPhone and Android. The free app contains all the maps, times, places and schedules for the big show, slated to begin July 23...

Yankee Lady B-17 flights B-17 flights bring back memories - Ludington Daily News | A mechanical problem cut short the Yankee Clipper visit to Ludington and reduced its trips along the parade route Wednesday, but for those riding on the World War II-era B-17 bomber Tuesday afternoon, it was an experience to remember. Phil Dyer, who ...

WWII veterans from St. Louis to fly again on B-17 - STLtoday.com | The B-17, the iconic bomber of World War II, holds a 10-member crew, up to nine 50-caliber machine guns and....

Lowell K. Brueland WWII pilot of P-51D "Grim Reaper" - AAFO | Brueland passed July 2 2012 at the young age of 93. Rubino's P-51D "Grim Reaper" is painted up in Brueland's honor. The Grim Reaper raced a few years at Reno in Bronze/Silver with Dan Martin as pilot...

Spitfire on a stick from Planeshots

“Screamin Demon” AAI RQ-7A Shadow 200 — 500 hour veteran over Iraq from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | “Screamin Demon” AAI RQ-7A Shadow 200 — 500 hour veteran over Iraq Mid sized UAVs may look like radio control hobby aircraft painted to look military but they are heavier, faster and more powerful than any RC hobby aircraft likely to be seen. This UAV made by AAI, the RQ-7A Shadow 200, served the U.S. Army during [...]

Alex Wood: from Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt | Friday's Fabulous Flyer:  ...This love of aviation has grown over the previous 12 years. Alex first fell in love with aviation when he was only 4 years old. Imagine thinking that a visit to the airport was more fun than the park or playing with your toy cars at home. To some this may sound crazy, but to those with a passion for aviation... the sky becomes your life. Nobody knows this feeling more than Alex....

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