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Patriots Jet Team dazzles at the Oregon International Air Show 2013 (photos) - OregonLive.com | The Patriots Jet Team, Mike Wiskus, Kirby Chambliss and Jacquie B, among others, help make opening night a memorable one at the air show in Hillsboro. (15 total photos)....

Visit the ICAS Foundation FB page  - They posted videos this week of 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees Debby Gary, Bill Adams and Bob Davis!

Spectacular Launch For 25th Sunderland International Airshow - Spark Sunderland | A performance from the Red Arrows and a fireworks display helped launch this year’s Sunderland International Airshow in spectacular style on Friday night. Thousands of people attended the launch of this year’s Airshow at Cliffe Park, on the Seaburn/Roker seafront, which also featured a muscial performance from Take That tribute band Re-Take That. The 25th staging of the Airshow was opened up with a display from the Battle of Britain memorial flight, before the Red Arrows made the first of two performances this weekend....

Our Katy hits new heights in reporting - Sunderland Echo | I'd been given the once-in-a-lifetime chance to fly with The Blades aerobatic display team – one of the most agile and adventurous stars of the Sunderland International Airshow. After a safety briefing about what to do if the engine stops mid-air...

The Abbotsford International Airshow is an aviation festival that has grown well beyond its borders over the past 5 decades. With a role from very early on as a significant stop on the 'Airshow Circuit,' Abbotsford has distinguished itself as an event focussed on aviation excellence, aerospace advancement and community participation.

Hope on the horizon for Santa Maria air show - KSBY San Luis Obispo News | Santa Maria's air show has been grounded this year. Organizers say they fell short on raising the funds needed to put on the show this year but are already planning how to get back in the air next year. Funding comes from a combination of donations from the Santa Maria Airport, public donations and sponsors. According to officials for Thunder Over the Valley, they were about $40,000 short and just couldn't raise the rest of the money in time...

Air shows reeling from federal budget cuts watch air traffic control fee fight ... - Washington Post | This is the first time the Federal Aviation Administration has charged for air traffic control at AirVenture, which draws hundreds of thousands of people each year. The event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit Experimental Aircraft Association, which paid the $447,000 fee but has petitioned for a refund in federal court. Air show organizers nationwide are watching the fight under the assumption that if EAA loses, they too could soon be asked to pay....

Air-to-air photo shoot - VulconToTheSky.org | We are grateful to Ray A. Evans MInst LM Flt Lt RAF (retired) from Oxfordshire, captain of a Hercules tanker who has sent us a series of images showing XH558 approaching the basket of a Victor tanker. These pictures were taken ahead of the 1992 display season, which ultimately, was to be the last full display season completed whist XH558 was still part of the RAF....

Living History: Boy dreaming of flight earned wings in war - Reading Eagle | Pilot James Elduff, kneeling, and his crew enjoy some downtime while gathered around their B-17 bomber, nicknamed "Bad Time Inc.," during World War II. James Elduff recalled that ever since he was a boy growing up in Philadelphia, he wanted to fly and become a pilot. That's not an unusual wish for a young man who witnessed the early days of aviation and went on to study engineering before the advent of World War II....

Alberta Aviation Museum getting a new look inside - iNews880.com | You're invited to grab your camera and bring the family down to the Alberta Aviation Museum this weekend to catch a view of the aircraft as they are rarely seen. Executive Director Tom Hinderks says the museum is making a rare and major floor change. "Virtually every aircraft is going to be moved," remarked Hinderks. "Most of them will be moved outside into a special compound set up on the taxiway next to the airport." All ready, two aircraft have moved. The B-25 and the 737, so as you drive to work on Kingsway you'll see them smiling at you. And the rest all come out and will be going back in to new positions. Even the hanging aircraft and the very large scale models are being dropped down and moved into new positions."...

SAC's Elite Guard protected Air Force's most sensitive site during Cold War - Omaha World-Herald | If you visited Strategic Air Command's Bellevue headquarters back in the Cold War era, you might have suddenly seen a blue-bereted flash barreling down the corridor bellowing, “Clear the halls!” And if you didn't flatten yourself against the wall, you could expect to pick yourself up off the carpet — no matter how many stars you wore on your shoulder....

STEM Students To Launch 'The Future' Of Aerospace On Saturday, July 27 - Aero-News Network | Largest Rocket To Launch From Colorado Featured At Unique, Hands-On STEM Event | STEM education is a hot topic among technology companies and state and national leaders. It is a national priority to compete globally by advancing students' math and science learning and inspiring young people to pursue careers in STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math. At one of the nation's most unique "hands on" STEM events, more than 100 students of all ages will launch their rockets and payloads high above the plains of Pueblo, CO, during the sixth annual Student Rocket Launch on Saturday, July 27...