Indy Transponder 14-JUL-2013 2330z

Pensacola Beach Air Show dodges storms on final day - pnj.com | Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed over the waters of Pensacola Beach Saturday, but neither commanded as much attention as the roaring engines and billowing smoke of the planes zooming overhead.Gray rainclouds loomed in the corners of the sky like curtains waiting to close, but the weather couldn’t steal center stage from the dozens of civilian pilots who flew in the 2013 Pensacola Beach Air Show...

Geneseo Airshow Took to the Skies This Weekend - Rochester YNN | Although Rochester will not have an air show this year, people headed out to Livingston County for what organizers call "The Greatest Show on Turf." Visitors set up their lawn chairs and watched all weekend as nearly a hundred vintage planes took off from Geneseo Airport. Some formation and acrobatic planes performed, while other aircrafts demonstrated how pilots were trained to fly more than 70 years ago during World War II....

Airshow rewards sky high - Marlborough Express | ... Classic Fighters committee member Jane Orphan said the report was "impressive" and confirmed the entire community benefited from the airshow held every two years. "This proves to people that this is a worthwhile event that benefits everyone, not just a small section of the community who are being entertained," she said....

Formation flight Sunday. - Planeshots | “A formation of U.S. Air Force Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar transport planes of the 403rd Troop Carrier Wing over Korea, on 1 October 1952." Many different aircraft types featured HERE.

Ike's Air Force One-type plane joins air museum collection - Gilmer Mirror | ...Dean is making reference to the plane used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on short hauls, such as to Camp David when he was in office 1952 to 1960. Dean previously had acquired a red-and-white Aero Commander, but it could no longer be flown because of a lack of available parts....

Aviator's dream set Shizuoka on course to be hobby model capital - Asahi Shimbun | SHIZUOKA--At the recent 52nd Shizuoka Hobby Show, a crowd of enthusiasts gathered around a booth set up in the back of the venue to get a look at what many will be undertaking as their next project. On display was a 1/32 scale plastic model of the U.S. Corsair fighter aircraft, which will be released from Tamiya Inc. this summer. The Corsairs overwhelmed the Japanese Zero fighters during World War II in the Pacific....

Ex-Voto to Notre Dame de la Garde: Victor Merentier - Passion for Aviation | On a visit to the Basilica "Notre Dame de La Garde" which dominates Marseille I noticed several votive with an aviation theme and in particular the above signed "Merentier VR" and painted in 1967 about which I wanted to learn more. It is with the help of fans of Aeroforum and in particular that of Gerard Pourteau I could find on gallica.bnf.fr the article Morning of April 28, 1930 which tells us the following event:...

F-35: the new US fighter plane, up close - NBC Nightly News | Critics say the F-35 Joint Striker program is an over-budget, behind-schedule boondoggle; supporters say it's now on-track and necessary to ensure continued U.S. air superiority.

Great picture! · Peter | Lockheed Martin has released this lovely picture of an F-35A refueling from a KC-135 tanker aircraft. I've reduced its size to fit this blog, and flipped it horizontally from its original vertical orientation....

Young Eagles take flight - Daily Advertiser | Thomas Patterson, 12, Diesel Mitchell, 14, Charlie Bergmeier, 14, and Isaac Dore, 15, with pilot Malcolm Robertson, president Wagga Aero Club John Smith and pilot Alan Eldridge. Picture: Les Smith. THOMAS Patterson designs his own planes and has...