Friday, June 27, 2014

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Air show hoping attendance takes off * WDTN | But along with making memories, air show officials hope the Blue Angels will help them forget last year's low attendance. “It's always important to have good attendance at the show because it's the main aviation event we have in the area,” says Timothy...

Lucky Teen Gets Early Taste of Air Show Excitement * WRGT TV Fox 45 | DAYTON -- The U.S. Navy Blue Angels, one of America's premier military jet teams, will arrive in Dayton Thursday morning before flying on June 28-29th in the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger. The event will be held at the Dayton...

'Warriors Over The Wasatch' air show returns to Hill AFB * ksl.com | This year's air show "promises http://www.hill.af.mil/warriorsoverthewasatch/to be an event of excitement, thrills and breathtaking flying like you have never seen before," according to event organizers. The show also feature Red Bull pilot Kirby Chambliss, the Rob Holland Ultimate Airshow and the...

Kalispell air show to provide boost to local economy * KPAX-TV | The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce estimates the economic benefit of the air show will fall somewhere between $3.5 million and $4.7 million - and that's actually a conservative estimate. The Chamber expects at least 25% of that money will be spent in...

Relocated South Shore Air Show canceled over rain * Journal and Courier | FAIR OAKS, Ind. (AP) — An air show relocated from Gary to Newton County has been cancelled this year because viewing and parking areas are too soggy after at least 10 inches of rain in 30 days....

Support for 14th annual Kenai Peninsula Air Fair appreciated * Kenai Peninsula Online | Mike Hunt and the Alaska Wing Commemorative Air Force and our financial sponsors Crowley Fuel, Alaska Airmen's Association, Beacon Occupational Health & Safety, Peninsula Aero Tech, and Wince-Corthell-Bryson. Without you this event just would not...

Sunderland International Airshow launches with special memorial plane * ChronicleLive | This year's Sunderland International Airshow was launched with a special aircraft paint-job to mark 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. The Royal Air Force (RAF) Tucano display team got a makeover featuring a cloud of poppies around...

French Navy Join Air Day Celebrations * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Rafale multirole fighters from the French Navy will represent the sharp end of ‘Carrier Aviation’ at RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day on 26 July. Two Rafale Ms will be part of the event’s static display, joined by a Falcon 10 transport and communications aircraft in the French Navy’s only UK airshow appearance of this year so far confirmed.

Spitfire and Vulcan among line-up for Navy RNAS Culdrose Air Day 2014 * West Briton | Commander Peter Munro-Lott, Commander Air at Culdrose – or 'Wings' as he is known at the base – said: “This year we have four aerobatic display teams, all competing to woo the crowds with their dazzling displays and death-defying manoeuvres. “Whether...

RED ARROWS AND THE BLADES FOR COWES WEEK * Island Echo | local letterbox, an exciting new business that is set to be the only dedicated network of parcel shops and parcelpods™ in the UK, stepped-in with support to safeguard the regatta's Red Arrows display last year. This year, the company that will soon be...

Carroll Co. Airport to host Fly-In Sat. * Carroll County News | The Carroll County Airport is hosting a Fly-In from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 28. The event is planned in honor of former airport managers Perry and Sheila Evans, who will soon relocate. The public is welcome to attend, and pilots, members of...

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EAA’s Young Eagles to receive ‘Spirit of Flight’ award · General Aviation News Staff  | Every year, the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) presents the Milton Caniff “Spirit of Flight” Award to a group or organization in recognition for its exceptional contributions to the advancement of flight. Receiving the 2014 honor will be the Young Eagles Program of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)....

Crossroads women win historic air race * Victoria Advocate | The Racing Aces flew away with the 38th annual Air Race Classic win last week by an unusually wide margin. "The spread was about two-and-a-half knots between first and second place," said Dianna Stanger, one of three women pilots on the team. "And it's...

Amelia Rose Earhart embarks on around-the-world flight from Oakland * San Jose Mercury News | "She was also about paving the way for women in aviation." Fifty girls are participating in the foundation now. She said many of the girls tell her that they were the type of kids who stared at the sky and watched planes. "We can fly just as well as...

Antique Airfield
B-17 Flying Fortress on display at Toledo Express Airport * LimaOhio.com | Sentimental Journey is maintained and operated as a flying museum and veterans' memorial by the all-volunteer non-profit Commemorative Air Force. Built during 1943, this heavy bomber has been continuously flown, performing missions from military...

Timeless Voices - Bazil Perkins · eaavideo.org | Bazil Perkins (1922-2005) enlisted in the Air Corps in June 1941. Trained as an aircraft mechanic, he was sent to Goose Bay, Labrador to help establish an airbase for the Ferry Command. Once there, Bazil served as the line chief for two years.

Moose Peterson’s Air to Air Photoshoot With the CAF Dixie Wing · WarbirdsNews  | In April, WarbirdsNews had the opportunity to take part in a couple of photo missions with aviation photographer Moose Peterson and the CAF Dixie Wing. We thought you might enjoy this video filmed with a GoPro video camera attached to the side of the camera ship’s fuselage and another inside the cockpit looking back at Moose. For...

Happy Birthday To The Grumman F6F Hellcat · WarbirdsNews

6/28, 7/28: Kid night at Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson * azcentral.com | Bring the kids to Pima Air & Space Museum's summer-evening programs, which includes aviation-related activity stations that will engage children as they learn about flight. Some offer small prizes. Highlights of the June program include a scavenger...

Another update from Lisa, GWW Private Pilot Scholarship Winner! The Girls With Wings Blog | This is the second journal entry provided to us by Lisa Kienholz, who was selected for a Private Pilot Scholarship from Girls With Wings. The Girls With Wings 2014 Scholarship Program includes the Private Pilot Scholarship, to help defray the cost of flight training lessons in pursuit of a private pilot certificate. This...

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