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International Council of Air Shows | The thoughts and prayers of the entire air show community are with the families of Jane Wicker and Charlie Schwenker who lost their lives today in air show accident in Dayton, Ohio.

Flying Circus Aerodrome alum killed in Dayton airshow accident - Fredericksburg.com BY DAN MCFARLAND / THE FREE LANCE-STAR | Wing walker Jane Wicker and pilot Charlie Schwenker, who were killed in a Saturday airshow accident near Dayton, Ohio, had both performed at the Flying Circus Aerodrome in Bealeton. Wicker, who was from Loudoun, had performed as a wing walker at the circus for more than nine years. She got her start when she answered a 1989 Flying Circus ad for a wing walking position....

2013 QC Air Show Underway - Fox 18 | Day one of this year's Quad Cities Air Show is now in the books, and Quad Citians have been turning out in full force to enjoy the sights and sounds of these aerial acts. About 15 different acts on the lineup this year, including the University of Iowa Jet Team and the Lucas Oil Skydivers.... [Official website]

Air show draws students of aviation - Quad City Times | At the age of 15, Cameron Moeller already knows a little bit about airplanes. He can tell you the difference between a P-51 Mustang and a P-40 Warhawk, and it’s not just their appearance. He knows the P-40 was in the air at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which brought the U.S. into World War II, and the P-51 wasn’t. He even can talk about when the planes were designed. “I’ve just always liked planes,” he says....

Air Race Classic finishes in Fayetteville - Northwest Arkansas News | The 37th annual Air Race Classic, a transcontinental air race meant for female aviators, finishes in Fayetteville this year. Aviators from around the country are flying in to complete the 2,500-mile race at Fayetteville's Drake Field. I knew there was ...

American Waco Club Fly-In Takes Off at Creve Coeur Airport | The American Waco Club Fly-In has begun in earnest, with Wacos and other antique aircraft gathering at Creve Coeur Airport in St. Louis County. Waco aircraft trace their vintage to the 1919-1947 period...

American Waco Club Fly-In Includes Fly-Out to Aero Estates | Members of the American Waco Club, currently participating in their national Fly-In this weekend at Creve Coeur Airport in St. Louis County, made the traditional early morning flight to nearby Aero Estates Airport in Belleville, Illinois Saturday to get their "hundred-dollar donut." The event, hosted by Waco pilot Mark Harter...

People flock to inaugural Menomonie air, car show - Leader-Telegram | MENOMONIE — Randy Robinson of Sheldon always wanted to ride in a biplane, and Saturday he finally got the chance at the Menomonie Airfest & Autorama.

Red Arrows flypast in Carrick - U.TV | Crowds gathered in Carrickfergus on Saturday to see the Red Arrows fly over Belfast Lough, marking Armed Forces Day.

They fly the Frecce Tricolori, the expected 80,000 visitors in Vasto - Translated | Entertainment on the coast and visible from San Salvo. Enhanced shuttle bus and parking. Bathrooms prohibited at sea during the performance...

WWII Veteran Tail Gunner Visits the Tribute to the B-25 He Crewed - Warbird News | At the Museum of Aviation near Warner Robins, Georgia, a recent visitor turned out to have quite a connection to the North American B-25 Mitchell bomber on display. He was its tail gunner. Well, not precisely. Norris Olson flew 70 combat missions as a tail gunner, some on the B-25 Mitchell bomber nicknamed “The Little King” (serial number 43-27676) during World War II. The museum’s B-25, serial number 44-86872, is marked to appear as “The Little King.” So while the plane is indeed more or less the...

Bowling Green Aviation Heritage Park is on the Grow - Warbird News | Last week, The Aviation Heritage Park of Bowling Green, Kentucky unveiled the latest warbird that they have painstakingly restored for static display at their open air venue, a General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark. Opened to the public in 2009, the museum is dedicated to preserving aircraft with a tie to local individuals of note, honoring all veterans and aviators in the process, while providing a source of inspiration for the generations to come....

BREAKING: Jerry Yagen Military Aviation Museum Collection for Sale - Warbird News | While there is much unclear at this time, but we have from reliable sources that the Military Aviation Museum Collection of Virginia Beach, Virgina is being sold off by museum owner Jerry Yagen....

Embry-Riddle Students Take Top Honors In FAA Design Competition | Four teams from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach, Fla., Campus have outperformed the 62 other colleges and more than 1,200 other students at the recent 2012-2013 FAA Design Competition for Universities. The annual competition, which challenges U.S. college students to find innovative solutions to real-world airport and runway safety issues, included 244 submitted design proposals in six categories....