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Viewpoint: Blue Angels are more than recruiting tool - Pensacola News Journal | A debate is emerging within the narrative of sequestration that calls into question the military department's choice to continue funding service demonstration teams like the Blue Angels. In order to properly shape the debate, opponents on both sides of ...

Kokomo air show fills void left by sequester cancellation - Fox 59 | It's been a tough year for air show enthusiasts, after the Indianapolis Air Show had to be cancelled because of the federal sequester cuts. But in one local city, the show must go on. And this weekend, it did. Pilots took to the sky in Kokomo for the ...

Dozens brave heat for Golden West air show - Appeal-Democrat | As planes twisted and spun in a smoky flying circus above the Yuba County Airport on Saturday, 6-year-old Mark Rotkin eased down on the throttle and attempted to land his plane in an empty field. "My favorite part is the wheels, when they bounce off ...

YPSILANTI: 'Wooden Wonder' confirmed for Thunder Over Michigan Air Show - Heritage Newspapers | The de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during World War II and postwar operations. Sometimes referred to as “Mossie,” it held many different roles from fast and fighter bomber, to a night fighter, to an ...

Dramatic Red Arrow display attracts big crowds to The Leas in Folkestone - Kent Online | The Red Arrows, widely acknowledged as one of the world's premier aerobatic teams, were the stars of the Folkestone Jubilee Airshow in June 2012...

From WWII to the present, 95-year-old Chet Heth has been a propeller plane man - Easy Reader | Lindbergh's earlier experience in aviation, including high-powered aircraft and air racing, was utilized by the military to refine combat tactics. As a civilian, Lindbergh was not supposed to enter combat, but he was credited with flying 50 engagements ...

Behind the scenes: Little turboprop that could - AOPA Pilot | Just how realistic can you make an airplane with eyes, a mouth, and a dream of competing in an international air race? DisneyToon Studios took on the challenge with the upcoming Disney's Planes, an expansion of the Cars franchise that takes viewers ...

The general's plane - Monroe News Star | His residence on Cole Avenue still stands, near the University of Louisiana at Monroe. In 1937, he traveled to China to develop an air force for the Chinese Nationalists. The Flying Tigers were American pilots, who fought to defend China from the Japanese.

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Summer Fly-In Next Weekend from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum will hold its summer fly-in June 15 at historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2, St. Louis Downtown Airport. The event will feature special exhibits at the museum, including a restored F-4 Phantom II cockpit, F-4 cockpit simulator, working 1940s Link Trainers...

Neb Air & Space Museum reaches out to students - Colorado Springs Gazette | ASHLAND, Neb. (AP) — The Strategic Air & Space Museum near Ashland in eastern Nebraska is taking learning experiences to students across the state this summer. Those experiences include a balloon 20 feet in diameter that allows students to view the ...

Young Aviator Day flies in to Haverfordwest - Western Telegraph | THE sky above Haverfordwest will be buzzing tomorrow when the Bader Braves Young Aviator Day comes to the area for the first time. Up to a dozen light aircraft – ranging from a vintage Piper J5 Club and Areonca Chiefs to modernday types – will be ...

Young Eagles take flight - Iowa City Press Citizen | Carter's mother, Teresa McLaughlin said her son has been excited about having the opportunity to fly since he learned about the Young Eagles youth aviation education program, which connected area children with pilots for free flights Saturday. “He's...

Spacewoman Valentina Tereshkova to be feted throughout Russia and around Earth from Spaceports | While Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the "Cinderella of the Stars," is set to be honored throughout the Russian Federation on Sunday, June 16, 2013, marking her historic flight to space in 1963. ...