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B-25 Mitchell “Special Delivery ” to Perform Advocare Bowl Flyover - Warbirds News | People attending the 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl Dec. 31 will enjoy a rare sight, B-25 Mitchell “Special Delivery”, will stage a flyover at the conclusion of the Star-Spangled banner and prior to kickoff.The flight will be in honor of the Doolittle Raiders, who recently were named as recipient of the 2013 Omar N. Bradley “Spirit of Independence Award.”Special Delivery is the official B-25 of the Doolittle Raiders Association. Owned by...

Irish Air Corps Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Helicopters in Ireland - The Aviationist | 50 years ago, the distinctive high-pitched sound of two Alouette III helicopters reverberated across the skies of Dublin for the very first time. The date was Nov. 26, 1963 and intrepid Irish Air Corps pilots were flying the then state of the art machines directly from France to Baldonnel on the outskirts of Ireland’s capital...

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum's future in doubt as creditors claim Spruce Goose, other planes - Oregeon Live | McMINNVILLE – The Spruce Goose, a gigantic wooden plane built in 1947 by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, looms above other aircraft as the crown jewel of the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum...

He flew a C-47 Transport from Bougainville in WWII - War Tales | ...“Shortly after I arrived at Bougainville Adm. Halsey claimed we were losing the war in the Pacific because our transport ships weren’t getting the supplies into our troops fast enough. To solve the problem the admiral decided to augment the supplies coming in by ship with supplies transported by air. That’s where we came in with our C-47s,” he said....

Spirit of Sha Tin walkaround by travelforaircraft | The Hong Kong Historical Aviation Association (HKHAA) made a bold stroke when deciding to join in the inauguration ceremonies of the new Hong Kong International Airport ("Chek Lop Kok" as it is locally known to differentiate from the original airport, Kai Tak) by commissioning the construction of a replica of the first aircraft to fly in Hong Kong. The date of that first flight was 18 March 1911 when Charles Van den Born flew his 1910 vintage Farman III over Hong Kong's Shatin Beach....

Tiger moth pilot Alex 'Jim' Rae dies in plane crash off Australian coast - The Press, York | A NEWLY married pilot from North Yorkshire has died after his plane crashed off the Australian coast. Transport experts are investigating why the vintage Tiger Moth plummeted into the sea during an aerobatic flight, killing pilot Alex Jimmy Rae, 26, from Easingwold, and a 21-year-old French passenger, Taissia Umenc...

Breitling Super Constellation Air-to-Air w/ Aviation-PhotoCrew.com - vimeo.com | A behind the Scenes video during the air to air flight with the Breitling Super Constellation.

The Christmas Bombing - Air & Space Magazine | ...I had come to Hanoi to research my second book about the air war over North Vietnam: the story of the December 1972 B-52 bombing of Hanoi, known as Linebacker II. I had arrived with the standard U.S. understanding of the raids. In early December 1972, President Richard Nixon and his national security advisor, Henry Kissinger, faced a political defeat. The North Vietnamese had broken off negotiations in Paris. It was clear that they were waiting for an anti-war U.S. Congress to return in January, cut off funds for the war, and give them a victory...

Aaron Tippin Cheers On Son’s First Solo Flight | COUNTRY STAR BECAME FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO SIGN SON TED’S LOGBOOK. Most kids dream about getting their driver’s license when they turn 16, but the son of country star-slash-pilot Aaron Tippin had loftier pursuits. And Ted Tippin fulfilled them this past Sunday, Dec. 15, when he completed his first solo flight. Making the milestone even more special was who signed his logbook upon landing, making the solo flight official: dad Aaron...

NASA awards $500K grant to Virginia Air & Space Center - The Republic | HAMPTON, Virginia — NASA has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton. The center serves as the official visitor center for NASA's Langley Research Center. The award is for a two-year education project designed to educate teachers, students and other learners to embrace science, technology and engineering...