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Slideshow: Oshkosh fly-in brings together the aviation family - Wichita Business Journal (blog) | Beechcraft has a major presence at the EAA, including a display of a vintage plane. Its been a busy week for the general aviation industry in Wisconsin, where half a million aviation enthusiasts and 10,000 planes descended on Oshkosh for the annual EAA AirVenture festival. It’s an event Jack Pelton, EAA’s chairman and the former CEO of Cessna Aircraft Co., likened to getting together with family....

Keeping the Warbirds Flying - WBAY | The World War II-era Warbirds are among the main attractions during the air shows each year at EAA AirVenture. The old planes require dedication and maintenance to keep their legacy going. Built several decades ago, the Warbirds are a long-time favorite at EAA, attracting dozens of fascinated fans. Unlike many other airplanes, the Warbirds were designed in the World War II era and once served in America's military....

John and Martha King launch ‘Let Us Be Your Mentors’ sweepstakes · General Aviation News Staff | OSHKOSH — Today at AirVenture John and Martha King of King Schools launched a new sweepstakes to promote mentoring in aviation. The sweepstakes winner will receive an all-expense-paid vacation for two to San Diego, California, where they will spend a day with John and Martha, including starring in their own King video segment and traveling to Palm Springs with the Kings in their Falcon Jet, where they will share hangar flying over dinner....

Video: High expectations for Friday's premier of Disney's 'Planes' - The Oshkosh Northwestern | All week, Cameron McDevitt has been wishing it was Friday. Not because he was looking forward to weekend. No. Instead, the 10-year-old Georgia boy was looking forward to seeing the new Disney movie "Planes," on the big screen at the Fly-In Theater Friday night at AirVenture...

Carlos Alazraqui flying high about Disney's 'Planes' - Sun-Sentinel | It’s a tale about an underdog who learns to fly high, despite his fears. Disney’s “Planes,” an animated comedy set to hit theaters Aug. 9, takes a cue from the Disney’s Cars franchise but lets the action take off by telling the story from the point of view of a comedic lineup of airplanes on a high-speed air race circuit...

PHOTOS: Seafair planes take to the skies over Seattle - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) | The skies over Seattle are about to get noisy. By now we all probably know that the annual —and much louder— appearance of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels has been canceled because of federal budget cuts. But specialized and high-performance aircraft are still gathering as they do each year at Boeing Field, ready to roll, loop and impress with their aerobatic skills over Lake Washington during Seafair weekend...

Warbirds to fly over Topeka this weekend - Topeka Capital Journal | A B-17, one of 11 still flying in the world, sits on the tarmac at Forbes Field in preparation for this weekend's "Warbirds and Legends" air show. One of the biggest planes to take part will be a four-engine Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress called Texas Raiders. To see a plane around 70 years old flying up close is one thing. To be able to fly in it is quite another...

21st annual Fly-In Aug. 17 at airport - Chillicothe Constitution Tribune | The EAA Chapter 944 Fly-In/Drive-In is set for Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Chillicothe Municipal Airport, east of Chillicothe.

Red Arrows flypast at Kent military weekend - ITV News | The Red Arrows team will perform a special fly past at the Combined Ops military weekend at the Headcorn Aerodrome. The Red Arrows will also be joined in their flypast by the RAF's Sea King. The military weekend will take place on August 17 and 18.

Arriving at the Frecce Tricolori flying days of the weekend By: Big Agnes (Translated) | Among other things, the Baltic Bees, the Russian men, and members of the Italian tricolor open as they arrived at the Hungarian Army 59 Szentgyörgyi Desi Air Force Base, and I made a weekend in Kecskemet International Air and Military show...

Video: The Patrouille de France stopped at Airbase Cognac - Translated | Rehearsal for the Patrouille de France on Thursday afternoon at the Air Base (BA) 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard. Distinguished pilots fly over Mainfonds Sunday in the airshow that closed the 18th European Balloon Cup . Jean-Pierre Barbot, the organizing committee, said that "this is the fourth time that the patrol comes to a complete demonstration. "A godsend for the faithful as for beginners....

Spirit of Tulsa Squadron combines aviation, archeology, air tourism - Tulsa Business | A new option for air tourism has launched in Tulsa with the Spirit of Tulsa Squadron’s operation of its restored World War II PT-19. As the local chapter of the Texas-based Commemorative Air Force, the 20-member volunteer organization is equal parts archeology and aviation: their purpose is to restore, maintain and fly the aircraft that represent the nation’s military aviation heritage. ...

Air Force Museum Theatre to show 'Air Aces' - National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | 8/1/2013 - DAYTON, Ohio -- The Air Force Museum Theatre and the Military Channel are pleased to announce the new series "Air Aces" will be exclusively shown in the newly renovated 4K Digital Theatre, located inside the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, before it makes its U.S. television debut....

Pima Air & Space Museum offering number of August educational events - Arizona Daily Star | It may be summer, but the Pima Air & Space Museum is still in full flight, with a slate of special educational events this month. And soon, a newly revamped B-17 bomber museum housed within the Pima Air & Space Museum will give military aviation fans another reason to go...

Inspiration Machine Vintage Wings of Canada | It had been a long week at work. My wife and I and Wallace the border collie were jammed into the truck with a weekend's worth of gear, headed to the cottage. Ramping up onto the 417, westbound into the sun, we found ourselves in the last remnants of Ottawa's somewhat bush league rush hour, soon coming up on a kilometer-long clot of stop and go traffic. Muttering to myself, I rolled down the windows to let Wallace sniff the gassy air. Squinting into the heat of a late afternoon freeway, and twiddling with the radio, I heard my cell phone vibrating from the cup holder in the centre console. Looking down, I read the caller's name on the small screen: Todd Lemieux...

Monona veterans recognized at Heavy Bomber Weekend - hngnews.com | Where can you see roller derby, authentic World War II aircraft, hometown heroes and live music? All were part of the Heavy Bomber Weekend, held at the Dane County Regional Airport from July 26-28. Although the event is not new, 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 event formally kicked off on Friday, July 26, but local World War II veterans and media representatives were invited to fly on Thursday, July 25....

Joe Brower served in 2nd Emergency Rescue Squadron, 13th Air Force, WW II - War Tales | ...Joe Brower of Rotunda West joined the Air Force to become a pilot, at the end of his senior year in high school late in World War II. Because they had more pilots than they needed, he ended up a staff sergeant and engineer aboard a “Flying Fortress” used for rescue in the Pacific Theatre....