Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Indy Transponder 21-OCT-2014 1630z

Alan Crawford - update · LiveAirShowTV | From our friend Bob Mills: Update on our buddy Alan Crawford. Alan underwent about 3-4 hours of surgery today, and things went very well. Lots of smiles on the faces of Sherri (Sherri Crawford), Alan Jr., Christina Christina McDowell and Ollie's faces when they came in from the surgeon's debrief...

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds #2 · LiveAirShowTV | Chat with U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds #2, Maj. Josh Boudreaux on Wednesday before the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show!...

NAS Jax Air Show 2014 * FCN | Are you ready for the return of the Blue Angels? The show takes
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/community/2014/10/21/nas-jax-air-show/17659677/off this Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26, at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. A variety of military and civilian demonstrations are in store, with a grand finale from the Navy's Blue Angels at 3:00pm. Plan on arriving at 12:30pm in order to see the Blues...

Monster Splash Seaplan Fly-In will be on Saturday * Orlando Sentinel | Tavares Seaplane Base will be hosting a Monster Splash Seaplane Fly-In on Saturday, Oct. 25. Admission is free and the public is invited to help welcome the seaplanes and pilots as they fly in from all over to visit the Lake County city that has been dubbed “America’s Seaplane City.”...

'A Hero's Salute' WWII airplane/car show event at Yeager Saturday * The Herald-Dispatch | ...Admission is $15 and $10 for children 6 to 12. Under five or veterans get in free. The event will include lots of WWII aircraft, including P-51, P-40, A-26, B-25, C-46, a 42-Stearman, a Corsair Spitfire as well as West Virginia’s Scott “Scooter” Yoak and his P-51 Mustang Quicksilver....

RAF Transport Command Memorial’s Fundraiser * Warbirds News | Warbirds News has covered the RAF Transport Command Memorial several times over the past year or so. They are going through the arduous process of returning a Douglas Dakota to flying condition, as well as burrowing through the enormous mountain of red tape required to allow the aircraft to take passengers on pleasure flights. The Transport Command Memorial’s goal is to keep the history and sacrifice of those who served alive and relevant to those living today. They feel that having members of the public see, feel, smell and almost taste this history by flying aboard a living monument to those times is the most effective way of reaching out to the present generation...

Air Force Museum Of Alberta Unveils CF-104 Starfighter by WarbirdsNews | The CF-104 is finally ready to make its debut following thousands of volunteer restoration hours lavished upon it, a road move from Springbank airport to The Military Museums, and a generous donation from Maj.Gen.(Ret.) Ken Lett. The Starfighter is a key feature of the Ken and Roma Lett Cold War Exhibit, opening in the new year. The new exhibit will be home to three Canadian Cold War-era fighter jets....

Hercules represents at Rome air show * Dobbins ARB | A team from the 94th Airlift Wing brought a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules to the Wings over North Georgia air show in Rome, Georgia as a static display Oct. 18 and 19 to showcase the aircraft and let the public know about its capabilities...

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Hercules by the Numbers * Lockheed Martin | You may know that the C-130 Hercules is operated by 
70 countries. You might even be able to name several of C-130’s 70+ variants. But, here are some facts and figures that you may not know about the Herc...

Women in Corporate Aviation to Award $90K in Scholarships * WAI Connect | Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) will award more than $90,000 in training scholarships to 17 aviation professionals at its annual scholarship luncheon on October 22 during the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Orlando...

12 Join International Space Hall of Fame By Janessa Maxilom | People who dreamed of space exploration and shared their dreams with the world were honored on Saturday at the New Mexico Museum of Space History and International Space Hall of Fame. Twelve individuals were inducted into the International Space Hall of fame as the Induction Class of 2014....

Boeing-Built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Successfully Completes 3rd Flight * Aero-News Network | The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) successfully de-orbited and landed late last week at Vandenberg Air Force Base concluding a 674-day experimental test mission for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. The X-37B was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL on Dec. 11, 2012....

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