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Wing-walking returns as part of annual Monroe air show - Charlotte Observer | Wonder Woman will be wing-walking into the annual Warbirds Over Monroe Air Show in November, one of many ways organizers hope to expand the appeal of the event. This is the third year Monroe has officially sponsored the air show, the only one of its kind in the Charlotte area and one of the bigger nonmilitary shows on the East Coast. The dates are Nov. 9-10 at Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport. “Our biggest challenge is to make it new and exciting every year,” airshow organizer Pete Hovanec said. “We’re making it very family friendly.”...

Thousands turn out for Wings Over Houston - Your Houston News | Wings Over Houston had the almost constant aerial parade of diverse high performance, experimental and vintage air planes and helicopters on the ground and flying again this year while adding some new elements and attempting to offset the lack of an active military precision flying demonstration...

Spreading Wings Gala Honoring Buzz Aldrin and Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson - North Denver Tribune | DENVER – Join Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum and United Launch Alliance as we explore the past, present and future of space when we honor Buzz Aldrin and Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson* at the 2013 Spreading Wings Gala on Saturday,...

IAF to hold air show in Nagpur on 81st anniversary - zeenews.com | Nagpur: As part of the ongoing celebrations commemorating the 81st anniversary of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Maintenance Command will hold an aerial and static display at the Air Force station in Sonegaon here on October 30-31. The show 'Air Force Band' and the local Bhonsla Military school band will be followed by the Akash Ganga skydiving display team towards the end, a release from Maintenance Command of the IAF said here on Monday...

The most interesting South Korean aircraft and weapons systems at Seoul Air Show 2013 - The Aviationist | Last weekend, Cheongju International Airport hosted Seoul Air Show 2013 an event linked to the International ADEX (Aerospace & Defense Exhibition),  that will be held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3 in 2013. The event, one of the most interesting in the Asia Pacific region, provided an opportunity to have a close look at the main South Korean Air Force aircraft some of those developed by Korea’s aerospace and defense industries. Photographer Rodd Pacion attended the air show and took the following interesting shots...

Warbirds roar into Montgomery - Montgomery Adviser | Harold Peake almost drove his pickup truck off U.S. Hwy. 80 West Monday morning when he looked up and saw a B-24 Liberator bomber on final approach to the Montgomery Regional Airport....

Doolittle Raider’s Final Toast & Planes of Fame’s ArchivaPalooza – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Episode 522 | WARBIRD RADIO – Larry Kelley joins Matt Jolley with a look at the Doolittle Raider’s final toast taking place this November 9th in Dayton, Ohio.  The main events will be at the National Museum of the United States Air Force and some will be open to the public. B-25 rides will also be available at the […]

A Flight Back in Time Video - Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | SHELBY CO Airport- CALERA AL- The 2013 Wings of Freedom Tour, a Collings Museum Foundation flying experience in WW ll history, is three of the most famous WW II bomber and fighter aircraft.  Touring the U.S. for 24 years, on average visiting 110 cities and 38 states in eleven months, the group is making their way through Alabama with four scheduled stops...

Supermarine Southhampton Mk I — speed’s ancestor by travelforaircraft | Supermarine's Southhampton built upon the success of the Swan, proving to be one of the more successful interwar flying boat designs. Reginald Mitchell, who would go on to design the spectacular racer Supermarine S.6B as well as the Spitfire, was the chief designer for this aircraft which the Royal Air Force (RAF) would use for highly publicized long distance formation flights — the most famous, perhaps, may have been in 1927–28 when four Southhamptons flew from Felixstowe in Great Britain to Singapore with several stops in the Mediterranean Sea and India for a total of 27,000 miles (43,500km)...

Long Island aviation history basics - Newsday | Long Island is known as the "Cradle of Aviation" for its many air fields and aircraft production facilities, particularly during World War II. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy is asking the National Park Service to study key areas on Long Island to determine if they should be designated national landmarks or historic places. They include:...

Early days of Aurigny recalled by daughter of one of its first pilots - Guernsey Press and Star | After coming out of the service, during which he flew in the RAF's Red Pelican aerobatic team, the forerunner of the Red Arrows, Mr Lane went on to teach flying at Staverton Airport in Gloucestershire. It was there he met businessman and pilot Sir...

Museum faces final deadline to save part of Rosie's factory - Michigan Radio | The Yankee Air Museum announced two big contributions over the weekend - one million dollars from museum booster David Robertson - and a million dollars for environmental cleanup from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. There's still...

Named After Famous Aviator, Amelia Rose Earhart To Use Social Media As She ... - Pulse 2.0 | Not only is Amelia Rose Earhart (pictured above) is known for sharing a name of the famous aviator, she also has a passion for flying also. In June 2014, Earhart will start a transcontinental flight where she will be sharing details on Facebook and ...

Kansas Aviation Museum's gala to focus on the fun this year with 1960s theme - Kansas.com | In 1962, Beech wooed her back to develop the Beech Aero Club program. She was one of three pilots selected to tour the U.S. in the newly developed Beechcraft Muskateer. She then became the first woman to join Beech's all-male production test pilot team ...

Peter Boschert onboard USS Enterprise Final Cruise - Photorecon.net | On the 11th of March 2012, the USS Enterprise starts its last cruise, the next seven months she will be serving with the 5th and 6th US-fleet. After that she will be taken out of service and promptly scrapped. The carriers of the Nimitz-class all have a list already what they want to take over from “Big E” after its...

Teen wins award for RAF photography - Your Local Guardian | A 15-year-old Wimbledon air cadet has won a Royal Air Force photographer of the year award. Sean Paterson, a pupil from Wimbledon College won the cadet category of the RAF’s photographic competition. His shot of the Red Arrows was taken at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in July....

Dusty Is Back! Disney’s ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ The Official Trailer - Warbirds News | After the huge success of Disney’s ‘Planes’ in the summer of 2013, the sequel will fly to the theaters July 18, 2014.Walt Disney Pictures has debuted the first trailer for Planes: Fire & Rescue, a follow-up to the August release Planes, which earned $206.9 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.In the July 18, 2014 release, Dusty Crophopper (Dane Cook) leaves the glory of the racing world behind (at least temporarily) to lend a wing to some courageous airborne fire-fighters...

Arlington wreath honor personal for Fla. cadet - Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | FLORIDA – Civil Air Patrol Cadet 1st Lt. Logan Cowan was one of four students recently participating in the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security who were selected to place a wreath at The Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. He was chosen for the “prestigious” honor based on an essay he wrote. For Cowan, laying the wreath was more than prestigious. It was deeply personal. When he was 8, his father, Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Aaron Cowan, was killed in a helicopter training crash in Korea...