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Video: Special Air Show Lights up AirVenture at Night - WBAY | The sky above EAA AirVenture was lit up Wednesday night for a special night-time air show -- the first held mid-week, and it featured some unique special effects. As the sun set, the excitement level rose as the big crowd at AirVenture gathered on the ...

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Visits AirVenture - Aero-News Network | Governor Scott Walker visited AirVenture today. In brief comments, he recognized the importance of aviation to the Wisconsin economy. He also expressed his support of AirVenture and the economic impact it has on the local economy....

Classic Catalina Lands at Oshkosh - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Nothing looks like a Catalina. The shiny example parked on Phillips 66 Plaza at AirVenture 2013 draws onlookers who ponder its structure.

The Aero Experience at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013: Airshow Performers and Warbirds - The Aero Experience | The Aero Experience has been on the ground at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 for a few days, and contributors Carmelo Turdo and Fred Harl have been covering the airshow performers in between photographing everything in sight. Here are a few examples of the warbirds and airshow performers we have met along the way....

WWII veteran honored at EAA AirVenture - Today's TMJ4 | Mert Hansen is a WWII Veteran who flew over Iwo Jima. He visited the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh and was honored during the Warbirds in Review presentation. The event gathered WWII Veterans from around the country to share their stories with the public.

Johnsen and Johnsen Share Love for a Mustang - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | When I heard that a genuine combat-proven P-51 would be at AirVenture 2013, I was intrigued. When I learned its wartime pilot spelled his name the same uncommon way I do - JohnsEn instead of JohnsOn, my imagination ran overtime.

Hi-Flying Jetman a Down to Earth Aviator - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | Shortly after Yves 'Jetman' Rossy wowed the crowd at EAA Oshkosh on Tuesday in his first public performance in the United States (and first visit to Oshkosh), the Swiss aviation pioneer met the media for a Q and A session and revealed himself to be surprisingly down-to-earth.

Otto: Just Clowning Around in the Sky  - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh  | Roger Buis says he likes to clown around. So it seems appropriate that he flies a helicopter named Otto that looks the part.

Sully and Skiles Make Way for Next Young Eagles Chair - News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | EAA Young Eagles co-chairmen Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles, US Airways pilots who became national heroes after safely ditching Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in January 2009, are stepping down after leading the program for the past four years....

We are in full swing at AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wi. We have had great ... · Disabled American Veterans Airshow Outreach B-25 Flight Team | We are in full swing at AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wi. We have had great weather, great flying and great visitors to our display. If you are in the area we invite you to stop by and say hello. If you are a veteran we ask that you sign our poster that...

Air show fundraising continues - AberdeenNews.com  | It's less than a month before the Aberdeen Air Show and organizers are busy preparing for the event, which will be the first air show since 2009. ... The show will feature four aerial performers from Wisconsin. There will also be some formation flying and the Duggy DC-3 will also make an appearance. Duggy is a bright yellow plane that is known as "the smile in the sky." Two South Dakota skydiving records could be set the day of the air show....

Best Bets: WWII planes in Duluth next week - Duluth News Tribune | The model that will be in Duluth, affectionately called “FiFi” by the Commemorative Air Force which organizes the tour, has been meticulously maintained since it was recovered in the 1970s. Go see it. What: Airpower History Tour. When: 2-6:20 p.m ...

B-25 bomber to highlight airport fly-in - Sullivan Journal | 17th fly-in is based in Creve Coeur as part of the Missouri Wing of the Commemorative Air Force , was manufactured in Kansas City, and is named the “Show-Me.” According to Boeing.com, the B-25 Mitchell is a twin-engine bomber that became standard ...

Lodi veteran relives B-17 memories - hngnews.com | This year's event was the first time the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) participated, and the first time veterans and event attendees were able to fly in anything other than a Boeing B-17. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) provided the B-17 ...

Austin WWII veteran shares experience flying B-17 bomber - myfox47 | ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX 47) -- As many World War II veterans continue to age, fewer are around to share their stories. But at the Rochester International Airport Wednesday, one veteran from Austin is sharing his experiences from the days when he used to fly B-17 bombers. Although Donald is now 96-years-old, he can still vividly recall the time he spent in Europe fighting during World War II...

A Downed Allied Pilot, the French Resistance and the Exhumation of his P-38 After Seven Decades - Warbird News | In the summer of 1944, the skies above the French region of Picardy were the site of some of the largest air battles yet in the Second World War. Second Lieutenant James Johnson of the US Army Air Force’s Ninth Air Force, 367th Fighter Group, was at the controls of his Lockheed P-38 Lightning when he and his squadron were, in his words, “jumped by a swarm of Fw 190s.” While many in his squadron perished on that day, and Lieutenant Johnson’s plane crashed, leaving him severely injured, through the help of the French Resistance he and many other downed allied pilots were rescued, nursed back to health and returned to the Allies to continue the fight. This is...

Evening event soars at museum - Arizona Daily Star | The Pima Air & Space Museum, 6000 E. Valencia Road, has special events every Saturday this month, starting with a pair of model airplane-building activities this Saturday. Two afternoon events - "Imagine Rockets" and "How Things Fly" - and the evening "Night Wings 3" event run Aug. 10, 17 and 24...

Ten Scholarship Winners Profiled - Life on the Road as a Pilot, Lynda Meeks | Visit Lynda's blog and read about the ten winners