Indy Transponder 13-JUL-2013 0100z

This Weekend: Find the air show closest to you on the Fencecheck calendar!

Pensacola Beach Air Show: Dress rehearsal wows crowd - pnj.com | Planes tumbled, twisted, fell and even flew backwards while trailing smoke for a light crowd on Pensacola Beach this afternoon. Today was just a warm up for the Pensacola Beach Air Show that is set to take center sky tomorrow, but today's crowds still got quite a show....

Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic, General Aviation Fly-In & Camping Among ... - PR Newswire | As the Black Diamond Jet Team takes to the skies above Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome, Ga., on Oct. 12-13 for the 2013 Wings Over North Georgia, there will be plenty of action to enjoy on the ground as well....

Catalina airshow returns backed by Scheyden - AOPA Pilot | While the setting over Avalon Bay gave spectators breathtaking views of the action from restaurants, boats, and swimming areas along the shoreline of the island off the coast of Los Angeles, it also meant organizers collected no admission charges at the gate, no fees for parking. Without a sponsorship big enough to put on a 2013 event, organizer Dan Teckenoff sent an email to supporters, volunteers, and performers thanking them and breaking the news that there would be no airshow in 2013...

Head to Missouri for air show - Omaha.com | The Wing Nuts Flying Circus Air Show will perform Saturday at Gould Peterson Memorial Airport in Tarkio, Mo. Civilian and vintage military aircraft will be on the ground and in the air. Main events and fly-bys will begin at noon....

Pentagon cuts funding for Miramar Air Show - fox5sandiego.com | The Department of Defense said it won’t pay for military flight demonstrations at the 2013 Miramar Air Show, Marine Corps officials announced Friday. “The DoD decision is disappointing because of the air show’s long-standing tradition in the San Diego community, said MCAS Miramar commanding officer Col. John P. Farnam in a statement. “We always enjoy hosting our neighbors and highlighting our Marines and Sailors, showcasing the amazing things they do every day. But I also understand current budget restraints and the importance of being fiscally responsible.”...

Festival of Speed: Red Arrows – Video - Chichester Observer | THE Red Arrows displayed at Goodwood Festival of Speed today (Friday, July 12) before flying over Chichester city centre. The elite flying squad was at the festival to complement the Goodwood Aviation Exhibition, with many more displays planned over ...

Brazilian will be star of 25th airshow - Shields Gazette | THE 25th Sunderland International Airshow has been officially launched. The landmark event takes place on July 26, 27 and 28, and guest-of-honour at yesterday’s event was a Tucano T1 – a modified version of the Brazilian Embraer EMB-312 Tucano aircraft...

The Royal International Air Tattoo – RAF Fairford – 20th & 21st July ... · Entertainment Swindon | Few events can rival the intensity, drama and spectacle on offer at the world’s greatest Airshow. With over 250 aircraft participating and upwards of 130,000 visitors the Royal International Air Tattoo has been acknowledged as the world’s largest military Airshow and is one of the Uk’s premier outdoor events and a great extravaganza of entertainment for all the family...

The Patrouille de France in Prouvy before Paris - France 3 (translated) | For its 26th edition, the meeting of Prouvy will still delight the eyes of his audience. It is now some years since the Alphajets pilots Patrouille de France come near Valenciennes color the sky. The aviation enthusiasts will also be able to see an F16 in the Belgian army, several Rafale, Mirage 2000 and a helicopter.

Airshow's future in doubt - NewsMail | THE future of the Wide Bay International Airshow is in jeopardy after the event's major sponsor ended its support. The airshow was already floundering, and it was announced last year the event due to be held in August this year would be postponed to 2014....

World's only flying B-29 Superfortress to visit Carbondale, Marion | Community ... - KFVS | Southern Illinois residents will witness an amazing sight Friday, July 19, when the Commemorative Air Force’s famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber "FIFI" – the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world – flies into the Southern Illinois Airport at Carbondale...

Memphis Belle B-17 Coming To Columbus - NBC4i.com | A one-of-a-kind bomber is coming to Columbus. A piece of American history called the Memphis Belle is back in the air. The B-17F Flying Fortress was one of the first American bombers to complete 25 combat missions over France and Germany during World War II. That was a major feat during a time when bomber crews were being lost at an alarming rate and America needed a moral boost....

Kangaroo Express Flugtag Team to Take Flight for Salute Our Troops - CSNews Online | CARY, N.C. -- The sky is the limit for this year's Kangaroo Express Salute Our Troops fundraising campaign. ...The team, piloted by U.S. Army airborne pathfinder and silver star-recipient Staff Sgt. Tommy Rieman, includes former U.S. Army counter intelligence officer Capt. Angela Amidon; retired member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, Sgt. 1st Class Mike Elliott; former U.S. Army paratrooper Sgt. Andrew Ladner; and retired U.S. Army air component supervisor and drag racer Sgt. 1st Class Don O'Neal....

Ohio Air News 238 - Charles Johnson | Tom Beech - special on Jane Wicker -------Craig Matthai photos from Dayton, and a back cover special "looking for planes at Dayton"

WWII Ohio airman takes 1 more trip on B-17 - AirForceTimes.com | Joseph Dreher soared on the wings of World War II memories Thursday, driven by the roar of vintage B-17 bomber engines. During the war Dreher, now 88 and living in Rocky River, was a radio operator/waist gunner who flew 29 missions over Europe on a B-17 with the U.S. 8th Army Air Forces...

Woman aviator Barbara Erickson London remembered for playing pivotal role in Long Beach aviation history - Signal Tribune | Barbara Erickson London, a heroic aviator who helped pave the way for women pilots and played a pivotal role in Long Beach aviation history, passed away on Sunday, July 7 in Los Gatos, Calif., surrounded by family and friends. She was 93....

A Huey still in Vietnam - Travel for Aircraft | Some may argue the Huey is not the iconic symbol of the Vietnam War but they would be hard pressed to do so successfully. One of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") helicopters is exhibited on the grounds of the Vietnam Military History Museum (Bảo tàng Lịch sử Quân sự Việt Nam) in Hanoi. It has U.S. Air Force markings but may be a U.S. Army aircraft since the U.S. Air Force primarily used the twin engine models. Regardless, the livery seems accurate...

Aviator celebrates 100th birthday with airport hangar party - Rome News Tribune | It was not your typical 100th birthday party celebrated by Earl Young of Rome Thursday night. The retired Air Force colonel was the guest of honor at a bash hosted by family and friends in Earl Tillman’s hanger at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport...

CoolPix: The New Goodyear Blimp (Zeppelin) Is Taking Shape! · AirPigz | Technically it's an airship and not a blimp (due to some internal support structure) but Goodyear is sticking with the blimp terminology even tho my small and highly unscientific poll from last fall is showing that about 45% of people say they shouldn't use the blimp term while 37% say it's a beloved term and totally acceptable... not surprising, almost 18% voted for: Really? Does anyone even care about this stuff?...

PICTURE: A400M flies in Bastille Day rehearsal; but which one? · Craig Hoyle | We wrote a lot around the time of the Paris air show about how France's Bastille Day flypast (which will take place over Paris on 14 July) was a target for the nation to have accepted its first A400M tactical transport...

VIDEO: Typhoon near miss at Waddington Airshow - This is Lincolnshire | A group of plane spotters had a narrow escape during the RAF Waddington International Airshow when they dived to the ground as a low-flying Typhoon fighter jet came in to land....

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.

X-47B UCAV drone decided to abort landing attempt on aircraft carrier on its own without human intervention · David Cenciotti | As we described it earlier, a new era in carrier based aviation has started when the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first-ever carrier-based arrested landing on board USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia...