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World's only flying 'Mosquito' to perform at Thunder Over Michigan - Hometownlife.com | A rare British airplane will head into the blue skies Aug. 10-11 over Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti. It's one of the featured airplanes at Thunder Over Michigan Air Show, produced by the Yankee Air Museum..The de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during World War II and postwar operations. Sometimes referred to as "Mossie," it held many different roles from fast and fighter bomber, to a night fighter, to an overseas transport aircraft. The Mosquito is constructed almost entirely of wood and is...

DH-98 Mosquito - Fencecheck | Some great photos of the Wooden Wonder!

Vintage planes shown off at Flathead air show - KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News | KALISPELL - Budget cuts couldn't ground aviation enthusiasts as members of the Flathead Chamber of Commerce banded together with the help of the community and some high-ranking U.S. Air Force members to put on an unforgettable show in the skies above Flathead Lake. Five vintage planes put on a show for the Flathead in lieu of the Thunderbird's air show in Kalispell, which was cancelled due to federal sequestration cuts....

Historic planes visit Rockford - The Rock River Times | A piece of American history made a brief stop in Rockford this week. As part of their Airpower History Tour, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) of Midland, Texas, flew several planes into Chicago Rockford International Airport, on their way to participate in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual convention in Oshkosh, Wis. The EAA convention is from July 29 through Aug. 6....

Rockford son pays homage to father on B-24 ride - Rockford Register Star | ROCKFORD — Ronald “Bud” Stewart died in 1976 but a little bit of him went back up in the air Tuesday in a B-24 Liberator, the kind of bomber he flew in and parachuted from as a World War II tail gunner in Europe. His son, Mike Stewart, 59, of Rockford wore his father’s uniform tie during a flight on the vintage bomber that’s at Chicago Rockford International Airport this week. He also brought the military hat worn by his late father....

Sunderland Airshow: step into a Spitfire - ChronicleLive | ...This is the first time anything of its kind has been brought to Sunderland city centre and the replica plane will allow shoppers to see first-hand what WWII pilots flew during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. The replica Spitfire will be in Central Square from Friday July 26 until Monday July 29....

An Inside Look at a Restored Douglas DC-3 at Historic Flight - Airline Reporter | Paine Field (KPAE) in Everett, WA is home to a variety of both modern and vintage aircraft. Though brand spanking new Boeing planes are built there and delivered to around the world, the vintage aircraft hopefully come to stay around for a while. At the Historic Flight Foundation (HFF) there are some glorious classic aircraft that have been painstakingly restored and are much loved by not only their owner, but also the volunteers who look after them. One such recent arrival joining the collection is a beautifully restored Douglas DC-3, in Pan American Airways [PanAm] livery, that has a checkered past. I was recently invited to check out the aircraft and was able to learn a bit more about its history...

Inverted Jenny Stamp To Be Re-Issued ... On Purpose This Time - Aero-News Network | Release Will Coincide With Opening Of National Postal Museum's Stamp Gallery | In 1918, to celebrate the first Air Mail flight, the Post Office Department had the 24-cent Curtiss Jenny stamp produced. Because the design required two colors, sheets were placed on the printing press twice — a process given to human error — as stamp collectors at the time well knew. One collector, William T. Robey, was on the lookout for stamps with printing errors on the morning of May 14, 1918, the first day of issuance for the stamp and the day before Air Mail service began....

Pilot To Transport Endangered Species En Route To Oshkosh - Aero-News Network | LightHawk Volunteer Pilot Picks Up Black-Footed Ferret Hitchhikers | This year, LightHawk Volunteer Pilot Michael Baum of Los Altos, CA will make an interesting stop on his way to Oshkosh for AirVentue. The self-described aviation enthusiast, who is a driving force behind the "Aviators Model Code of Conduct" and donates flights through LightHawk, will land in Loveland, CO to load a pair of endangered black-footed ferrets into his TBM 700 airplane bound for Oshkosh, WI. The flight, arranged through LightHawk, a volunteer conservation aviation group based in the United States, will fly its passengers to the North Eastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo near Green Bay, WI. “These animals will play an important education and outreach role in their new home,” says Carmen Murach, Curator of Animals for the NEW Zoo...

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