Sunderland International Airshow celebrates 25th anniversary - BBC News | The SWIP Twister team kicked off 25th anniversary celebrations on Friday | Tens of thousands are expected to attend one of 
the largest free airshows in Europe on the Seaburn and Roker seafronts over the weekend. The event started on Friday evening with fireworks and displays from RAF's Typhoon fighter aircraft and acrobatic team and the SWIP Twister team... [photo gallery]
sunderland airshow 2013 video - Chronicle Live | Sunderland Air Show got off to an impressive start with the Red Arrows among the aircraft taking part on the first day | Sunderland Airshow started in spectacular fashion with the Red Arrows and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight drawing huge crowds to the Sunderland coastline. The Sunderland Airshow lineup for 2013 did not fail to disappoint the expectant crowds who were able to enjoy not only the formation flying of the Red Arrows but also entertainment on Friday night from tribute band Re-Take That....
Vintage World War II 'warbirds' land in Wheeling - Chicago Daily Herald | ...Andrew Meislin eats, breathes and sweats warbirds, vintage military aircraft of the sort that landed at Wheeling's Chicago Executive Airport Saturday as part of a national "Wings of Freedom" tour. Meislin is a volunteer and flight manager for the Collings Foundation, the tour's sponsor. So he's the perfect guy to name the best movies that depict the most realistic use of World War II bombers and fighter planes...
Video: Rhinebeck Aerodrome event highlights women in aviation - poughkeepsiejournal.com | RED HOOK — Female pilots -- past and current -- are being celebrated this weekend at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome during Women Fly Weekend. "The mission of the weekend is to help to promote aviation to young women and show them it is a great career to be in," Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum President Mike DiGiacomio said Saturday....
War Hero, Col. Bud Day Dies in Ft. Walton Beach - WJHG | FORT WALTON BEACH - USAF COL (ret.) George E. "Bud" Day, a Medal of Honor winner, a WWII Marine, and Vietnam POW, passed away early Saturday morning in Ft. Walton Beach. ... He was shot down in his Air Force F-100 in August, 1967 and was captured by the North Vietnamese and imprisoned as a POW at the “Hanoi Hilton”....
Veterans of Korean War honored at March Field Air Museum - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | Dozens of Korean War veterans and their families attended an event for the 60th anniversary of the "Forgotten War" held at March Field Air Museum near Riverside on Saturday. The museum operations manager, Greg Kuster, gave a brief history of the war and Consul Keun-seok Jeon of the Korean Consul General in Los Angeles thanked the veterans for their service. During his keynote address about his time in Korea, retired Air Force Lt. Col Richard Miller pointed out to the veterans in the crowd and said, "You're heroes, all of you."...
Restoration of Douglas SBD Dauntless Retrieved From Lake Michigan Well on its Way - Warbird News | In a project that began for them in 2011, Vultures Row Aviation has mad significant progress in their restoration of Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless BuNo 10694 that was raised from the bottom of Lake Michigan in 1994, having laid under the waves for about five decades...
Lost and found bomber brings explosive life changes - People's Daily Online | In 1996, Jiang Jun and his brother-in-law Pan Qibin discovered a crashed WWII-era B-24 bomber that had belonged to the American Volunteer Group, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. Voice of America reporter Stephanie Ho later fell off a cliff during her ...
P 51 Mustang, B 25 Mitchell big hit at Muncie IN air show - Muncie Free Press | MUNCIE, IN - Joseph Arnold recalled his days in the South Pacific working as an Army engineer when a P 51 Mustang buzzed the field at the Delaware County Airport on Saturday. Those fast quick turning fighter planes provided cover for transport and bombing missions like the B 25 Mitchell that has been seen over Muncie skies this week...
Back in the Day: A B-25 crashed into the Empire State buiding - euronews | July 28 1945. A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people. The war plane was piloted in thick fog by Lieutenant Colonel William Franklin Smith who crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building. The bomber crashed between the 79th and the 80th floor where the National Catholic Welfare Council was located. This accident helped spur the passage of the Federal Tort Claims Act of 1946 as well as allowing people to sue the government for the accident.
SPOTLIGHT: Pilot teaches young people to fly - Enquirerherald | Ellis, who pilots his own Piper Cherokee Warrior plane, is involved with the Experimental Aircraft Association Young Eagles program, which introduces youth ages 8 to 17 years to what it is like to take an airplane ride. To date, Ellis has give 1,730 ...
AirVenture 2013:
The Latest in Aviation Technology is at AirVenture - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Each year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, new and innovative ways to use the latest technology in designing, building, and flying aircraft are among the event's greatest attractions. Whether you want an update on solar-powered aircraft, are looking for the lightest and strongest material with which to build a wing spar, or simply want advice on how to use your iPad in the cockpit, you came to the right place...AirVenture 2013: EAA Doesn't Act Its Age - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | AirVenture 2013 is at last here, and you'll forgive the 61-year-old event for not acting its age. Aviation's signature event has progressed with the times on the 60th anniversary of the first EAA fly-in in 1953, and the level of action and activity is enough to tax the most energetic, supported by the technology of today...
EAA AirVenture to feature historic planes, additiional night show - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | All manner of aircraft, from World War II Mustangs and a flying car to vintage biplanes, helicopters and even an aviator known as "Jetman," are coming to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture. The week-long convention, which starts Monday, attracts more than 10 ...
Surprise Homecoming Keeps Marine's AirVenture Attendance Intact - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Marine 1st Lt. Jon Eisele took AirVenture - and his parents - by surprise Saturday in a stealthy operation complete with strategic disinformation, infiltration, and espionage.
Around the Field: North 40 - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Friday afternoon only a handful of rows were filled in the North 40 aircraft camping area. The remnants of inclement weather seemed to slow down the arrivals. But those who were already here were setting up for this year's EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in.
KidVenture in Its 15th Year of Engaging Youths in All Aspects of Aviation - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | KidVenture has brought smiles to children's faces and knowledge to their minds since it was first established by Tom Poberezny and Dan Majka back in 1999. The target age group is roughly 10-14, but there are activities for kids as young as 4 or 5 as well as high school teens.
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