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Crossroads resident's plane first to cross finish at Air Race Classic; winner ... - Victoria Advocate | One Crossroads pilot's plane was the first to cross the finish line at this year's Air Race Classic. Port Lavaca resident Dianna Stanger and teammate Joyce Wilson pulled into Fayetteville, Ark.'s Drake Field Thursday in their Cirrus SR22, said Jasmine ...

Two competing in national air race make emergency landing near De Smet - Sioux Falls Argus Leader | The plane was on its way to Brookings from Spearfish as part of the Air Race Classic, an all-women 2,200-mile race. The plane lost power and was forced to land in a pasture a few miles northwest of De Smet, Kingsbury County Sheriff Kevin Scotting said.

A local doctor took a ride of a lifetime with legendary Sean Tucker - WDTN | DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - A local doctor was honored Thursday morning for his dedication to the community with a flight of a lifetime from air show legend Sean D. Tucker. The jovial air-jockey is thanking Dr. Jonathan Saxe, a surgeon at Miami Valley Hospital for his service to the community the best way he knows how - by giving him a flight of fancy for his birthday...

Aviation Expo and air show set for Saturday - GwdToday

Fly-in Brings History Home to Lock Haven - wnep.com | LOCK HAVEN — Hundreds of planes made the journey home this week to Clinton County. The annual Sentimental Journey Fly-in in Lock Haven brings a bit of that city’s history back for flying fans to enjoy. The skies over Lock Haven were buzzing with the sound of single-engine planes. On the ground, people by the hundreds came out to see all sorts of piper cubs at the annual Fly-in.

Aircraft theme Saturday at airport, museum events - pharostribune.com | The Logansport-Cass County Airport open house is adding aircraft this year. Saturday’s fourth annual event at the airport — which is open to the public — is bringing in three aircraft for display and rides that are new to the open house, said airport manager Tim Dalton. One, the Purdue University Phenom jet, will be flown in by Logansport native and third-generation pilot Braxton Baker, grandson of airport board member Bob Barr and student in Purdue University’s professional pilot program.

Red Arrows officer returns home for Weston's air day - Weston & Somerset Mercury | WATCHING the spectacular shows on Weston’s air day was something Josh Fortune loved as a child, and now 30 years on the RAF officer will return as part of the Red Arrows team...

LINCOLNSHIRE Show 2013: In Pictures - Louth Leader | Another action packed Lincolnshire 2013 has comes to a close having welcomed thousands of visitors through the gates. Highlights included chainsaw sculpture from Tealby-based Lincolnshire Tree Services, a birds of prey flying display and fly past from a Dakota and the Red Arrows...

New England Air Museum plans adventuresome weekend, including WW II ... - New Haven Register
WINDSOR LOCKS -- The New England Air Museum’s Great Aviation Adventure gives visitors a chance to get up close and personal with more than two dozen airplanes and a chance to fly on a war plane Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m...

Balloonfest is on the horizon - Livingston Daily | The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest launches next weekend in Howell.The annual event is centered at Howell High School, 1200 W. Grand River Ave. in Howell, and features nightly mass balloon launches from 6-8 p.m. June 28-30. There will be balloon competitions and balloon fly-ins from 6-8 a.m. on the final two mornings if the weather cooperates...

96-yr-old vet one of the last of WWII's Flying Tigers — War History ...  | Want China Times reports: Fred Wu-o Chiao, a 96-year-old World War II veteran living in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the very last fighter pilots left to tell the story of Claire Lee Chennault and his Flying Tigers during their campaign in China. Born in Beijing on Nov. 16, 1916, Fred Chiao was the second child among six brothers and sisters. After graduating from high school, Chiao became a cadet in the Republic of China’s Central Aviation School in Hangzhou, the capital of eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Like other young people in his generation, Chiao was determined to defend his nation from the Japanese invasion. He completed his training as a fighter pilot in March 1940 and was off to join the air war over China....

Local veterans explore a restored B-17 bomber visiting Norman - Norman Transcript | NORMAN — Joe Jones was born one year and 13 days too late. The Wayne native came into this world April 24, 1945, almost two weeks after his uncle, George Taylor, was shot down and killed during a bomber run in World War II.  For his entire life, Jones has heard about the heroic life of Taylor, who was only 24 years old when he died. Yet Jones never felt closer to knowing who his uncle really was than on Thursday, when he took a ride in the Aluminum Overcast, a restored B-17 bomber...

Replica of historic aircraft to debut in Seattle · General Aviation News Staff | SEATTLE — In 1924, four specially built Douglas Aircraft “World Cruisers” — one of them named Seattle — set out to become the first planes to circumnavigate the globe. In 2014, local pilots Bob and Diane Dempster plan to make the same flight in Seattle II, a World Cruiser replica of their own making...

'Pearl' documentary airs Sunday on OETA - Duncan Banner | “Pearl Carter Scott: On Top of the World” a documentary about the life of the Chickasaw aviatrix airs 9:30 p.m., Sunday, June 23 on Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA). Befriended by famous aviator Wiley Post in the late 1920s, Pearl was performing as a barnstormer and commercial pilot, becoming the youngest licensed pilot at age 13....

Tracy Press - Tracing Tracy Territory Pioneer pilot retires from cockpit by Sam Matthews | As a girl growing up in Tracy, Jean Haley Harper always wanted to fly. Hanging out at Tracy Municipal Airport with her father intensified that desire. Through determination and a willingness to undergo aviation training, she realized her dream as one of the first women to pilot a United Airlines plane...

Blessing of the floatplanes - ADN Photo book

Aviation photo’s form the fifties: part II · apron6 | It’s time for the second part of the aviation photo’s from the fifties...

Air Force Week in Photos  | 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.