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Will General Aviation and Airshows Survive? - Kyle Franklin | Franklin's Flying Circus | This is been such a tough year for the Airshow industry and it's only halfway over. Besides the government sequestration, loss of military support and airshows dropping left and right. I am currently fighting battles within our own organization (ICAS) and with the FAA to try to save the airshow industry....

'Wings Over Gaylord' full of high-flying excitement, begins Saturday - Petoskey News-Review | Many dancers wear period clothing, and a B-25 Mitchell bomber will serve as a stunning backdrop for the evening. Gates for the air show open at 9 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday, and spectators can peruse the dozens of aircraft, talk to pilots, visit ...

Restored B-17 available for tours at Lee's Summit - Lee's Summit Journal | The Aluminum Overcast, a B-17 bomber restored by the Experimental Aircraft Association, will be at Lee's Summit Municipal Airport this weekend for tours and flights. The plane was to visit last year, but it was damaged in a hailstorm and had to be ...

WWII B-17 bomber offering rides over South Jersey - NBC40 | There may be an interesting sight in the air over South Jersey as area residents have the chance to take flight on one of World War II's flying fortresses... The "Yankee Lady", a B-17 bomber from World War II, is not only on display at the Naval Air...

All-Female Air Race Headed to Fayetteville - KNWA | It was announced today that the Air Race Classic, an historic, all-female air race across the country, will end in Fayetteville on Thursday, June 20. The event started back in 1929 with the first Women's Air Derby and featured 20 pilots racing from... 

Purdue pilots to take part in all-women air race - FOX19 | The Air Race Classic originated in women-only races that were started by pilots like Amelia Earhart who were prohibited from competing against men. Purdue recruited Earhart to come to the university to encourage coeds to pursue non-traditional careers.

UND student, flight instructor to compete in female aviation transcontinental ... - Daily Journal | The Air Race Classic begins next week in Pasco, Washington Aviation teams are given four days to fly the 2,400 miles to Fayetteville, Arkansas The race is run only during daylight hours. UND says it's the first time the school has fielded a team for ...

NAT Reunion Aircraft and More Fly-In Registrations  - Antique Airfield | Two more National Air Tour aircraft will be coming to this year's fly-in for the NAT Reunion event. It is going to be a great year so...

Rexburg's Legacy Flight Museum Shows off Model Airplanes - KPVI News 6 | As youth; our imagination allows us to sore and for many young boys and girls the dream of becoming a pilot is at the forefront of their adult careers. One way many of the youth in the Rexburg area get a glimpse of that dream is by visiting the Legacy...

Veteran reunited with plane at Quonset Air Museum - Turn to 10 | Scattered around the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingstown are pieces of former U.S. Navy pilot Joe Zebrowski's past. The 85-year-old man traveled nearly 3,000 miles to get one last look at the F2H-3 Banshee he flew nearly 60 years ago. The airplane ...

 B-36: Bomber at the Crossroads  - Air & Space magazine | It was the biggest warplane ever to wear an American star, and in the summer of '49 the Peacemaker found itself a war--in Washington. | In 1947 the United States Air Force became an independent service, carved from the Army and placed under the control of the newly created National Military Establishment. The new service faced daunting challenges. There was the threat from a new adversary, the Soviet Union. But there were challenges at home as well: from the Navy, which viewed those in the new uniforms as rivals for diminishing defense funds; and from within, as the Air Force struggled to introduce jet-powered aircraft into operational service....

The aviation bug: When flying fever came to Lima - Lima Ohio | That spring, Drew, representing the Aero club of Illinois and the Aero clubs of the United States, was in Lima checking out the Wright training airplane of the Shaffer-Brabazon school of aviation, preparatory to granting the local school a franchise ...