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Reno Air Racing Association announces National Championship Air Races will "race on" - KRNV My News 4 | RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) -- The Reno Air Racing Association Board of Directors announced the dates of this year’s National Championship Air Races -- slated for September 10-14, 2014 -- in an open letter to the community today. The announcement comes amid what the Board called the "emotional, financial and organizational challenges" of past events. The letter in its entirety appears below:..

Aviation Community and Airshow Fans Mourn the Passing of Ace Airshow Pilot Jim Maroney * The Aero Experience | The aviation community and airshow fans across the nation mourn the loss of long-time airshow pilot Jim "Fang" Maroney, whose plane reportedly crashed Sunday afternoon in the Cherokee National Forest in Monroe County, Tennessee.  Maroney was flying his...

Plane crash that killed decorated vet, air show favorite puzzles friends - Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews | ...Now, family and friends of the former “Top Gun” pilot and commander in the North Dakota Air National Guard are left wondering how such an adept pilot could have crashed in the Cherokee National Forest...

Photo gallery: Staggering sights on offer at this year's Old Buckenham Airshow - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | It was the choice of the Hollywood elite in its heyday, the plane of choice by aeroracers, and used by the Americans during World War Two, and the Staggerwing has now been revealed as one of the stars set to take to the skies in this year’s Old Buckenham Airshow...

MacDill Air Fest (Sunday)39 new photos · AirshowUniverse

Red Arrows to streak in for town's big event - Powys County Times | THE Red Arrows will fly again at this year’s Bob Jones Memorial Air Show. The Air Show, which links up with the Welshpool Transport Festival, will be held on Sunday, June 8, at Welshpool Airport. The show will include 12 air flights plus a parachute display team...

Happy Birthday To The Vought F-8 Crusader · Warbirds News | Fifty-nine years ago today, the Vought F-8 Crusader took flight for the first time.  Pilots saw the Crusader as the ultimate dogfighter – light, maneuverable and packing heavy cannon armament.  The F-8 had long range and was very fast for a naval fighter.  With its...

Helldiver Regains Her Wings * Warbirds News | The National Air & Space Museum is hard at work preparing their rare Curtiss SB2C Helldiver for display. The restoration team re-attached the freshly painted wings this past Sunday in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration hangar at NASM’s Udvar-Hazy Center. The vertical stabilizer was...

Spring break fun at New England Air Museum · General Aviation News | WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. – The New England Air Museum will hold family fun activities April 14-18 for spring break. The museum’s Flight Sim Spot will be open each of these days between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Flight Sim Spot allows visitors to use state-of-the-art simulators with real cockpit controls...

Goodbye TriStar * Flight Image of the Day | Posted to flightglobal’s AirSpace forum by user Duncan Monk is this wonderful image of a Royal Air Force Lockheed TriStar on its last operational sortie yesterday prior to the type’s retirement and likely break-up. Also features light Eurofighter Typhoon content...

Nostaligic.... * Flight to Success | Pan Am had a unique service using it's clipper planes. A a trip around the world. Pan Am had the only scheduled flight that circled the globe. Later on, in the seventies they used the newer Jet planes for their flight circling the globe. If you thought air travel is luxurious, check out What It was like aboard the WW2-Era Boeing Clipper...

Lake Placid student chosen for flight training scholarship - Highlands Today | SEBRING-The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1240 chose Lake Placid High School student Billy Powers for an $8,000 flight training scholarship Thursday. Billy is enrolled in the Lake Placid High School Aerospace classes and is an active member of the group. It all started with his first Young Eagle flight a few years ago...