Monday, April 29, 2013

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Manitowoc air show fills gaps with civilian acts - The Advocate | MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — The producer of the Thunder on the Lakeshore air show in Manitowoc says he and others are working hard to fill gaps in the lineup left by federal budget cuts. The armed services grounded their top jet teams as well as smaller...

Air Shows not Worried about Federal Budget Cuts - WMTV - HomePage - WMTV | Paul Rodgers is president of the Milwaukee Air and Water Show. He says the August show will have a strong lineup without the Thunderbirds and Golden Knights. Rodgers says one group that's coming includes former Golden Knights and the show could ...

Air Show Returns to Eastern Alabama - Flight Journal | The Auburn University Regional Airport is bringing the first true air show to eastern Alabama since 1984 when the Auburn-Opelika Airshow kicks off on May 11. Attendees will be able to watch aerobatic displays, see vintage warbirds, participate in the Touch A Truck event and see the newly constructed terminal at the Auburn University Regional Airport....

California Capital Airshow Announces Stellar 2013 Performer Line Up  | SACRAMENTO, Calif. The California Capital Airshow (CCA) today announced a robust and varied performer’s roster and will host five plus hours of thrills, chills and jaw-dropping excitement. The Show, October 5-6, 2013, at Mather Airport, will feature spine-tingling performances including headliner, the Royal Canadian Air Force Jet Demonstration Team, known as the Snowbirds, thrilling demonstrations, world-class aerobatics, wingsuit flyers, barnstorming, wing walking, World War II aircraft and endless entertainment and displays along the ramp....

Natural High: Wilma Flies with Blue Angels - fox8.com | Her fear was so genuine she prepared for the worst and even wrote what she thought might be a final love letter to her husband. But the chance to fly with the Blue Angels was another challenge Wilma Smith accepted and overcame. In the clip above, join ...

Rare B-17 WWII Bomber Flies Into Eugene Airport for Public Flights, Tours from Airplanista Aviation Blog by Dan Pimentel | The Experimental Aircraft Association’s restored B-17 bomber Aluminum Overcast will make a three-day stop at the Eugene Airport May 17, 18 and 19 as part of its 2013 “Experience History” national tour. The public will be able to see this historic bomber up close and purchase rides at Atlantic Aviation, 90454 Boeing Drive, located at the south end of the airport. Visit this map to the viewing location. Known as “The Flying Fortress,” this extremely rare B-17 bomber is considered one of the greatest military airplanes...

Here's how you can take a flight in a B-17 bomber - Statesman Journal | The Memphis Belle is a restored World War II B-17 "flying fortress" that is on a tour celebrating the 70th anniversary of the bomber's historic last mission. It will be at Portland Hillsboro Airport on May 4-5 offering public flights and ground tours ...

Youngest 'pilot' steals limelight at air show - Times of India | The youngest 'pilot' in India came to Thrissur to participate in an air show at Punkunnam Vidya Mandir School on Saturday. And he enthralled the audience by flying a life-like model of NF2070 aircraft at a height of 1,000 feet. Though there were other ...

Hill Goodspeed: Miller was the driving force behind Doolittle Raiders - Pensacola News Journal | Arriving at Eglin Field, Miller was escorted to the building set aside for Doolittle and his men, where he got his first look at the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, a plane in which he would teach the Army Air Forces fliers how to fly from the deck of an ...

Benjamin H. Danskin - phillyBurbs.com | During World War II he served in the Army as an Officer and trained as a B-25 bombardier navigator. After the war, he graduated from Dickinson College with a degree in political science. An avid golfer, Ben was more than a 50 year member of Spring Lake ...

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'The Earhart Enigma': A new book with a Saipan connection - Marianas Variety | A new book has just been released alleging evidence relating to the mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart, the famous aviatrix believed to have once been a prisoner of the Japanese in the long abandoned, crumbling jail
on Chalan Pale Arnold Road.

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Aero club members celebrate 75 years - The Daily Post | Almost 40 pilots, air traffic controllers and friends and family enjoyed a day of nostalgia at the Rotorua Airport on Saturday to commemorate the Rotorua Aero Club's 75th anniversary. Club secretary Andrew McMenamin said those attending enjoyed a ...

HCISD teen aviation enthusiasts learn flight basics - Valley morning Star | These students are members of the Aviation Club at HHS. The club's mission is to give students an opportunity to learn the basics of flying an aircraft and open their eyes to the career opportunities that aviation can bring, said Dr. Timothy Jordan ...

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SpaceShip Two hopes to break sound barrier Monday - Tehachapi News | News reporters usually don't learn about the flights at Mojave Air & Space Port until after the fact. Last week was a major exception. In an interview published Tuesday by the Las Vegas Sun, Virgin's founder, Sir Richard Branson, said the six-passenger ...

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