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Vintage Fly In a hit - The Southland Times | Vintage plane enthusiasts were grounded because of the weather yesterday, but that did not stop them from enjoying the annual Fly In at Mandeville, near Gore. Organiser Maeva Smith said the two-day event attracted about 500 people to the Mandeville ...

Travis Air Force Base announces air show lineup - The Reporter | Travis Air Force Base has released its list of initial performers and static aircraft participating in the installation's upcoming airshow scheduled for May 3 and 4 ...

Rockford AirFest refueled and ready for Thunderbirds - Beloit Daily News | This year, admission will be a bit different for AirFest. Guests will pay by the carload. Whether it be an avid aviation enthusiast riding solo or a family of eight in minivan, admission prices will be the same for any carload with all occupants ...

Hill AFB readies for Warriors Over Wasatch air show - standard.net [video] | This year's Warriors Over the Wasatch Open House and Air Show show is set for June 28 and 29. Times are still being determined for the two-day show, but Lt. Joe Rojas, commander of Hill's 75th Operations Support Squadron, said...

Aerobatics ace to star at airshow By Mark Price |  Spectators at the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow at Easter are likely to see a plane being flown like a helicopter. The manoeuvre was invented by Lithuanian aerobatics ace Jurgis Kairys (61), and show organisers confirmed yesterday he would perform it at the show in his Sukhoi 29 plane...

Sponsor found for Southend Airshow - ITV News | Organisers hope the Southend Airshow and Military Festival will go ahead this year following the announcement of a headline sponsor. The event was cancelled by Southend Borough Council in 2013 following budget cuts. But organisers say the show will go ...

One of a Kind Opportunity to See Two Lancasters Flying in Formation · WarbirdsNews | Warbirds News was excited to learn this morning that an event, long talked about, but most doubted possible is set to happen this summer. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum will be flying their Avro Lancaster B.X across the Atlantic Ocean to the United Kingdom to take part in a series of displays alongside the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. This will mark the first time in four decades that two Lancasters will fly in formation with one another, and represent a unique opportunity for aviation enthusiasts around the world to witness these two magnificent historic aircraft flying together....

Albuquerque Bidding For World Ballooning Championships - Aero-News Network | America's Ballooning City Is Bidding Against Saga, Japan The City of Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Balloon Federation of America is inviting the world’s hot air ballooning community to return to the Land of Enchantment for the 2016 World Hot Air Balloon Championship. The Duke City is one of two sites bidding for the host role, the other is Saga, Japan. Albuquerque is already considered by most as the world center of ballooning as it is host to the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta each October.

Yankee Lady B-17 bomber to offer rides - Sandusky Register | The museum has just announced a new promotion for the seven visits that will be made this year by the Yankee Lady B-17 bomber, which offers rides to paying customers. For each ride that's purchased, the plane will give a free ride to a World War II ...

Female aviator Frances Sargent honored in ceremony at airport - Miami's Community Newspapers | Family and friends of South Florida's aviation history memorialized the late female aviator Frances Roher Sargent during a special service on Feb. 8 hosted by Wings Over Miami at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport. U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who had...

Palm Springs Air Museum Gala Honors 10 Vietnam Vets - Palm Springs Life | The mission of the Palm Springs Air Museum, just named one of the best aviation museums in the world by CNN, is to “Preserve and fly the unique aircraft of World War II, educate future generations by teaching the history of World War II, and honor the...

Warrant Officer Shelly Berryman flew Huey helicopters in Vietnam War - War Tales | Shelly Berryman of North Port started out not wanting anything to do with the Vietnam War. However, before the conflict was over he was in the thick of it flying 1st Infantry Division troops into battle in a Huey helicopter. After graduating from high school he decided to go to junior college in Riverside, Calif. […]

WWII P-47 Pilot Herb Stachler “PREVIEW” – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Monday | MONDAY – Here’s a look back at one of our “best of” shows.  Matt’s back from Dayton, Ohio with a new Warbird Radio Presents.  Warbird Radio Presents – The Herb Stachler Story will debut later this week…but Monday morning Matt will play an un-edited selection of Herb’s interview on Warbird Radio LIVE.  Mr. Stachler has […]

WWII Veterans can experience a different kind of Honor Flight at the Liberty Aviation Museum - The Beacon | “This all becomes possible because our friends up at The Yankee Air Museum (YAM) recently announced they will be honoring WW II veterans with free rides on the B-17 Yankee Lady and B-25 Yankee Warrior when a paid rider accompanies them,” states ...

Yankee Air Museum's Tribute Rosies aim for Guinness world record - Hometownlife.com | The Yankee Air Museum Rosies invite women and girls of all ages to “Rosie up” and join in the second attempt to set a Guinness world record for the most Rosie the Riveters in one place. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Stamp to be unveiled in Pa. honors black aviator - MyFoxAL | BRYN MAWR, Pa. (AP) - The Postal Service will issue a stamp honoring the head instructor for the Tuskegee Airmen, the first black military pilots who fought in World War II. The postage commemorating Charles Alfred Anderson will be unveiled March 13 at...

MAAM P-61B Black Widow Restoration Update - The Lexicans | ...Northrop’s P-61 Black Widow is the only night-fighter designed as such from the ground up. Built and flown in 1942, the P-61 could arguably be called one of the first fighter aircraft designed as an entire weapon system, namely the SCR-720A Airborne Radar....

Imperial War Museum at Duxford to host huge American Air Force Second World War website - Cambridge News | Museum spokeswoman Esther Blaine said: “The American Air Museum website will create a digital record of the memories and stories of American Air Force personnel who have found themselves serving their country from somewhere in England, from the ...

Mojave Air & Space Port: The Modern Day Kitty Hawk - Sacramento Bee | LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, 2014 -- /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- A new short film has been released that celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of the pioneers and companies that are reshaping the aviation and aerospace industry at the Mojave Air & Space Port in ...

Can Collective Effervescence Save Aviation? · Scott Spangler | If curiosity got you past the headline, stick with me for a few more words for an idea that might help save general aviation. If you’ve attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, even for a day, most likely its passionate enthusiasm dispersed a year’s worth of bad vibes about aviation’s future possibilities....