Wednesday, February 6, 2013

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Kim Blair: Pensacola Beach still planning for Blue Angels Air Show - Pensacola News Journal | Santa Rosa Island Authority is already planning for the biggest show on Pensacola Beach, the July Blue Angels air show, even though the show is at risk of being canceled if the Pentagon is forced to make across-the-board spending cuts, to the tune of ...

US Largest Participant at India Air Show - Wall Street Journal | The U.S. will be the largest participant at India's main defense and ...

Russian Knights promise daredevilry in Sukhois - Times of India | The 'Russian Knights' (RussikiyeVityazi), the aerobatic team of the Russian Air Force display team will be flying in their Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-27UB fighters, single seaters that promise to thrill Bangalore. It was only last year that the Russian ...

Russia boasts of new aircraft at air show in India - The Voice of Russia | About 40 Russian companies are going to take part in this year's air show in Bangalore. The largest exposition is presented by “Rosoboronexport”. This company is taking part in the tender which the Indian Air Forces are holding in order to purchase ...

Martinsburg air show to change venue in 2013 - State Journal | The air show will take place May 11-12 on the civilian side of the air field at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport. The air show will take place May 11-12 on the civilian...

New Footage of The Human Fly Riding a DC-8 Jetliner in 1975 -  Adventures in Mike's Life | | ...Another unhinged stuntman of days gone by, Ken Carter of jet powered Lincoln fame. While you are in the mood for retro lunatic stuntmen.

WWII Detroit: America's 'Arsenal of Democracy' - Yahoo! News (blog) | The Liberator was better built than its more famous comrade, the B-17 Flying Fortress. B-24s out-performed B-17s in speed, range, and bomb load capability. Liberator crews are credited with downing 2,600 enemy aircraft. To meet the demand for bombers, ...

HBO Developing Third WWII Miniseries with Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg (Exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter | The follow-up to "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" will be based on Donald Miller's "Masters of the Air." | HBO confirmed Friday that it is developing a third World War II miniseries from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Joining an oeuvre that already includes 2001's Band of Brothers and 2010's The Pacific, the untitled miniseries will explore the aerial wars through the eyes of enlisted men of the Eighth Air Force -- known as the men of the Mighty Eighth. The project will use as its...

Yankee Air Museum to host NASA Project Apollo exhibit - WDIV Detroit | The Yankee Air Museum is hosting its first-ever traveling exhibit with artifacts on loan from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and AirZoo in Kalamazoo, MI. The exhibit features Michigan native Jack Lousma and his contributions ...

Pearson Airfield Museum Packing Up Planes - OPB News | Staff and volunteers from Vancouver's Pearson Air Museum spent Tuesday boxing up exhibits and hauling small planes with tractors. April Baer reports on the administrative standoff that has left the non-profit Fort Vancouver National Trust at odds with ...

Air raid tunnel museum plan gains traction - New Zealand Herald | The New Zealand wing of the Commemorative Air Force offered to provide wartime atmosphere in the museum with shows of vehicles, weapons, clothing, radios, newspapers and pictures. Councillor Mike Lee said the network was a "great asset sitting there" ...

Fairchild Photos from Fly-Ins Past by Chuck Stewart from Antique Airfield News  | If you've flown into the Blakesburg Fly-In there's a good chance that Charles E. "Chuck" Stewart has photographed your airplane. Chuck sent us...

Gone West Online Page from Antique Airfield News | Here's a reminder that AntiqueAirfield.com hosts a Gone West page, which complements the Gone West memorial at Antique Airfield. Longtime member and NASM restorer Joe Fichera has been added to the page.

Amazing C-130 photo shows aircraft camouflage still rocks from David Cenciotti's weblog | Even if most combat planes wear overall grey colors, camouflage color schemes can still prove to be important for survival in certain scenarios...

Felix Baumgartner fell faster than first thought, hit Mach 1.25 from Aerial Sports Feed | The Red Bull Stratos pilot, who live jumped in front of a YouTube audience of 8 million, hit Mach 1.25 on his free fall back to Earth on October 14, 2012....

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