Air show attendance dips, but fans still pleased - Chicago Tribune | The roar of active military fighter jets was notably absent from this year's Chicago Air & Water Show, but a reinforced lineup of civilian acts still drew hundreds of thousands of people to the lakefront each day. "It's just a great way to come down to the city and enjoy a Sunday," said Noelle Hoeh, a saleswoman from Fox Lake. "It's nice to be out on the lake and the show has been great." About 1.7 million people attended the free show between Friday and Sunday, said Mary May, a spokeswoman for the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. About 2 million made it out last year, May said....
Video & Photos: Chicago Air and Water Show | WGN-TV | Chicago’s Air and Water Show, a summer staple for more than 50 years, takes place this weekend. The show is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both Saturday, August 17, and Sunday, August 18.
Rocky Mountain Airshow Wraps Up In Broomfield - BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – Several vintage war crafts took to the skies above Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on Sunday for the Rocky Mountain Airshow. Replicas of planes used during World War II and the Korean War were among those showcased. Those who attended said it’s an important part of history, especially to pass down to younger generations...
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Warbirds thrill with sky-high routines at Mareeba airshow - The Cairns Post | THE roaring sound of piston-powered engines pierced the skies over Mareeba yesterday, as thousands turned out for the Warbird Wings and Classic Cars Airshow. Dozens of vintage and aerobatic aircraft were on hand to perform jaw-dropping displays for the crowd, with Tarzali mum-of-two Chiquita Marriott's family lapping up the action. "It was fantastic, a must-see," Ms Marriott said. "The kids were really loving it." Ms Marriott, who brought her daughter Jazmyn, 6, and son Kye, 3, said that she would definitely return next year for another action-packed airshow...Chinese military aerobatic team to perform in Moscow - Zee News | Beijing: The aerobatic team of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force will stage its first overseas airshow with J-10 jet fighters in Moscow, officials said. The team will join its Russian counterpart at the 11th Moscow airshow at Ramenskoye airport between Aug 27 and Sep 1, Xinhua reported...
B-17 bomber coming to Prince Albert - Prince Albert Daily Herald | An iconic Second World War bomber will soon be in Prince Albert. Visitors will get to climb inside a B-17, view the cockpit and gaze out the tail section where the gunner kept the Luftwaffe at bay. The Sentimental Journey, which will be on display at the P.A. airport at the Trans West hanger from Aug. 26 to 30, is one of only about 13 B-17s that are still flying...
Pilots compete at 35th Annual Okie Derby - NewsOK.com | The skies hummed with activity Saturday morning at Wiley Post Airport as pilots departed for a test of their skill in the world’s largest air proficiency rally. For 35 years the Oklahoma City chapter of the Ninety-Nines, an organization dedicated to women in aviation, has been organizing the Okie Derby. Funds raised by the competition support the group’s Wings of the Future Scholarship...
The next Oshkosh fly-in · General Aviation News Staff |While Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) in Oshkosh is the busiest airport in the world for one week every year, there’s also a lot going on during the other 51 weeks. That’s the message that the local EAA Chapter 252 hopes to get across during its upcoming Wittman Airport Expo Day & EAA Chapter Pancake Breakfast, Sept. 14...
Mini Air Show Takes Place on Campbell's Island - WQAD.com -- Quad Cities News & Weather from WQAD | The 55th Annual Air and Water Show is going on this weekend in Chicago, but in East Moline there’s another show on a much smaller scale… literally. On Sunday, August 18th, 2013, the Quad Cities Skyraiders held their 12th Annual Float Fly on Campbell’s Island in East Moline...
My Breezy Ride at AirVenture: Third Time’s a Charm? - Photorecon.net | It almost happened at AirVenture 2011. I knew I’d be waiting for hours. My nephew brought me famous EAA donuts and held my place in line while I visited the porta potty. Just as it seemed I was finally nearing the front of the line, suddenly the airport was closed. An airplane landing runway 36 had lost control and come to rest in the pit between the landing strip and taxiway. By the time a crane removed the plane and the airport was reopened, it would be time to start the day’s airshow. No more Breezy rides that day. I was sad...
Wounded vets' benefit takes flight Saturday in Las Cruces - Las Cruces Sun-News | The aviation club will join 2,400 different chartered clubs -- all part of the Academy of Model Aeronautics -- across the country to put their planes in the sky to raise money. "I'm a Vietnam veteran, my oldest son is a Desert Storm veteran, and my ...
Old note brings former airman and Englishman together again - War Tales | More than 60 years after a former B-17 bomber mechanic wrote a goodbye note to a 9-year-old English boy during a going-away party for Americans near the close of World War II, the two wore once again united through a computer....
Pioneer pilot inspires job growth for women in aviation and aerospace - WRBL - COLUMBUS, Ga. -The number of women in the aviation and space industry is growing. Wally Funk is a pilot pioneer that helped make this possible for many women in an industry that's predominantly men. Sherry Goodrum is the Chairman of the Columbus Airport Commission. She works in a field were men are the majority...
Aircraft makes soft landing at air museum - Yorkshire Post | A HISTORIC aircraft has found a safe haven after leaving her spiritual home for the last time. Two cars had to be towed out of the way as a mighty Blackburn Buccaneer XV168 was carried on a low-loader from the BAE Systems site in Brough to the Yorkshire Air Museum. Wings folded, the jet plane cut an unusual sight as onlookers watched it squeeze out of Brough, cross the M62 and go onto the A1 and A64....
Historian: Smithsonian aviation curator should resign - Ct Post | BRIDGEPORT -- John Brown, the aviation expert and historian who has given new life to the argument that Bridgeporter Gustave Whitehead flew first, on Saturday ripped into the Smithsonian Institution for its insistence that the Wright Brothers were first, and he demanded that Tom Crouch, its senior aviation curator, resign his post...
After more than four decades at Charleston Air Force Base, Aero Club going away - Charleston Post Courier | The Charleston Air Force Base's leadership has decided its Aero Club — one of multiple Pentagon-sanctioned clubs created to teach propeller flying after the Air Force was founded — will be disbanded at the end of this month. Base commander Col ...
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