U.S. Navy Blue Angels: Panther Blue Angel takes a ride * O'Fallon Progress | Wow? was all Darcy Benway, superintendent of O?Fallon Township High School District 203, could say after she climbed out of the cockpit of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A18 Super Hornet she flew in last Thursday. ?Words can not describe the experience,? she said once her feet were back on the ground after the 45-minute flight in jet No. 7 piloted by Lt. Ryan Chamberlain...
Old Rhinebeck opening weekend features RC fly-in · General Aviation News | RHINEBECK, N.Y. — On Saturday, May 17, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome will once again open its doors to the museum. This year opening weekend will be extra special with the addition of a scale, radio-control model airplane fly-in event that will feature giant-scale models of vintage aircraft....
US Memorial Day Ceremony at USS Hornet Museum - Inquirer.net | Event honors all veterans of the US Armed Forces, 101-year-old Capt. Moon Chin who flew Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle to safety during WWII Tokyo Raid is special guest...
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame ceremony set for Oct. 25 · General Aviation News | OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame will hold its 29th annual induction banquet Oct. 25, at the EAA Museum. Six aviators will be inducted: Brig. Gen. Peter Drahn (ret.), Vice Admiral James H. Flatley, Jr., Donald Voland, and brothers James, Ed, and Ray Knaup...
Singer Kenny Loggins to Kick Off EAA AirVenture - WBAY | ...Singer Kenny Loggins will headline the opening night concert of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014. The concert is free to all people who attend the opening day of "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration" on Monday, July 28....
Flying Challenge Cup Off to Great Start - Flying Magazine | It looks as though Flying's stick-and-rudder skills competition will be fiercely contested as Redbird Flight Simulations reports that more than 1,400 pilots and non-pilots have registered to compete for a free trip to Oshkosh 2014....
Spirit of St. Louis Airshow: Thursday Blue Angels Flights Through the Eyes, Mind and Camera of a 
Fanatic! By Leo Cachat | The excitement for this show started long ago when it was first announced. The Blue Angels were scheduled, and after a year of sequestration, all of us at The Aero Experience were really excited. We knew it was going to be a big show, and great acts were going to be there because the Spirit of St. Louis Airport was celebrating their 50th anniversary and regular shows there in years past had always had top-tier performers. As the months seemed to creep by, I kept checking the show website to see what had been added - with each addition came more anticipation...
Sun n Fun 2014 · Mark Hrutkay, Photorecon.net | Another Sun n Fun has come and gone. I’ve been a regular attendee to the show since the late 1980s. When you live in the northeast, you really need to get away from the snow and head to Florida. Once you get past 10 years old, going to see Mickey Mouse loses its appeal and you need a better destination. Beaches get boring and that only leaves airplanes as an attraction....
Formula One: How AT&T is Taking Infiniti Red Bull Racing to Another F1 Win - TechnoBuffalo | In 2014, Formula One introduced the largest changes that the Infiniti Red Bull Racing Team has seen in the decade it has been competing in the sport. This year, teams must use 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines instead of the 2.4-litre V8 engines that were allowed in the past. Gearboxes must now have...
The Flatpack Bombers — or how the Zeppelin threat created the first air force and the first aircraft carrier by travelforaircraft | This is a wild, enlightening and incredible book. Gardiner has a wonderful ability to take a walk into the “long grass” as he calls it to find the facts and the stories mostly forgotten. In Flatpack Bombers he has a tale replete with James Bond-like daring exploits as well as incredible bravery on an almost daily basis. Gardiner blends well researched facts with...
Sun sets over Manston * Apron 6 | There’s something about Manston and sunsets...
What a selfie from the cockpit of Solo Türk, the Turkish Air Force’s F-16 solo aerobatics display team * The Aviationist | Here’s another interesting self-portrait shot by the Solo Türk of the Turkish Air Force with a GoPro camera (that you can clearly seen attached to the canopy thanks to the reflection in the pilot’s helmet visor) while “turning and burning” (diving towards the ground while releasing flares)...
Jennifer Lesher, Friday’s Fabulous Flyer * Flight To Success | What kind of person gives up a six-figure salary to follow a passion? Who would be willing to walk away from the benefits, first class tickets, insurance, and the security of a career with a company like Microsoft? Jennifer Lesher, that’s who...
New book traces people and events in Delaware’s aviation story * Dover Post | For a small state, Delaware has made some significant contributions to the story of man’s continuing quest for flight...
HASC OKs $600B in 2015 DoD Spending, nixes A-10 retirement plans - ArmyTimes.com | WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) early Thursday unanimously approved a measure that would authorize just over $600 billion in 2015 US defense spending and block plans to retire the A-10 attack plane...
Alaska Airlines Aviation Day Inspires Youths to Pursue Careers in Aviation - Wall Street Journal | SEATTLE, May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 600 high school students will gather at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on May 10 to kick the tires and stand inside the wheel well of a 737 jet while learning about careers in aviation during the sixth annual Alaska Airlines Aviation Day. Employees from Alaska Airlines, The Boeing Co., Port of Seattle and Federal Aviation Administration will be on hand to inspire the next generation of aviators, engineers, air traffic controllers and aircraft mechanics, among other disciplines...
Smithsonian's Air & Space Asks Air Force how it would kill Gozilla - Tech Void | The revamped Godzilla is coming to theaters May 16, and we can only expect the hype to result in a summer box office success. Piggybacking off of the relevance, Smithsonian’s Air & Space museum in Washington DC took it upon itself to ask the Air Force how it would respond to the notorious fictional Kaiju, should he attack Japan or even the United States....
Friday, May 9, 2014
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Monday, April 14, 2014
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iContribute Thunderbird Airshow pics * JRN.com | Photos
Hero Show offers air show with personal connection - Tucson News Now | TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -Before Davis-Monthan Air Force Base opens its gates to an estimated crowd of 200,000 people for this weekend's air show, a smaller group of several hundred enjoyed a more personal event Friday afternoon - their Hero Show....
25th Thunder attracts estimated 650000 to waterfront - WAVE | Picture-perfect weather lured a crowd of more than 650,000 to the waterfront for the 25th Thunder Over Louisville show. Spectators lined both sides of the Ohio River as far as the eye could see. Thanks to the generous support of the event's six presenting sponsors, Horseshoe Southern Indiana, KentuckyOne Health, LG&E, Meijer, UPS and Valero, as well as community McDonald's Thunder Funders - this year's show featured a spectacular lineup of aircraft, as well as the traditional pyrotechnic spectacle...
Ride with Blue Angels leaves reporter dazed and confused - WAVE | LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The return of the Blue Angels has had all of Louisville looking up over the past two days. The aerobatic flight team is in such high demand they are booked solid this year at events all over the country. During the Thunder Over Louisville air show, the crowd will see why...
Some of my favorite stories about Thunder Over Louisville - WLKY Louisville | I have attended every Thunder Over Louisville except for two years. It has grown from a fireworks show at the old Cardinal Stadium at the Fairgrounds in 1990 to the extravaganza that it is now with 600,000 to 750,000 in attendance when the weather is nice...
Video: F-22 wows Thunder air show fans - WAVE | Another of the Places of Thunder that entertained the crowd at the air show was the F-22 Raptor...
RED BULL AIR RACE: Duel continues: Arch beats Bonhomme in Rovinj * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | ROVINJ (Croatia) – Austria’s Hannes Arch came from behind to beat defending 
Air Force: Frecce Tricolori at the start of the season. Calendar 2014 Video * Translated | The Air Force has officially announced the program for the season of the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic 2014: 21 appointments, including performances and overflights, some Italian places and cities abroad, between April and October. The first...
No fly zone? Scott's popular air show is casualty of Air Force cuts * BND.com | The era of regularly scheduled air shows -- once an annual staple of metro-east summer and fall calendars -- could be over for good at Scott, the result of deep cuts in Air Force "outreach" budgets and stricter criteria for hosting air shows...
2014 Sun n Fun - Jetmobile - LiveAirShowTV | 747 Capt. Paul Holmes has taken a sketch on a bar napkin to the extreme with his Jetmobile built from a 747 engine! It won't get off the ground, but it's got 1st class seats, spiral staircase, smoke and sound effects! You've got to see this to believe it!
Behind the scenes at SUN ’n FUN * General Aviation News | SUN ‘n FUN was fantastic this year. If you didn’t make it to Lakeland, Florida, at the start of the month, be sure to put it on your 2015 calendar: April 21-26, 2015. We produce SUN ‘n FUN Today, the daily newspaper for the fly-in, so my view of SUN ’n FUN is slightly different....
Air show emphasizes old warbirds, new jobs - Arkansas Online | HOT SPRINGS — For airplane lovers, Aerospace Day at Hot Springs Memorial Field is a chance to take a close look at and even touch a variety of airplanes on the ground, and to take a short flight on a World War II bomber. For others coming to the airport event on Saturday, there will be opportunities for talking about careers in the aerospace industry. Representatives of companies involved in flight and two schools that offer training in building, maintaining and flying aircraft will be there to meet with perspective students...
GALLERY | Aviators flock to Esperance Aero Club fly-in * esperanceexpress.com.au | Visiting and local aircraft flock to the 2014 Myrup Fly-In on Saturday, April 12. Photos: Lauren Vardy.
Guard to announce plans for Fort Wayne air show - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | FORT WAYNE – The Air National Guard 122nd Fighter Wing will have a news conference Monday to announce developments for its next large-scale air show. Guard officials will provide a time frame for the show, identify performers they hope to secure and tell how community organizations can take part...
“Welcome Home” – Vietnam Veterans Tell Their Stories In Their Own Words · Warbirds News | Sleeping Dog Productions, Inc., a Wisconsin-based HD TV production house plans to launch a new television series about the Viet Nam War called “Welcome Home” for the spring 2015 season. Creators Jon Tennyson and Scott Guyette hope to release the series near the 40th Anniversary of the fall of Saigon. The city fell to the North Vietnamese on April 30th, 1975, and that date effectively marked the end of South Viet Nam. The last US personnel evacuated the city at that time in a painful, mad scramble of helicopters tracing back and forth from the US Embassy in Saigon to awaiting aircraft carriers...
Lt. Col. Cole and America mark a high-flying, hopeful anniversary - Shreveport Times | Even after 72 years, the flight has never really ended. This Friday — April 18 — marks nearly three-quarters of a century since the bombing raid in 1942 by a group who came to be called Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. Not quite five months after the Japanese surprise attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor, 80 young Americans in 16 B-25 medium bombers took off from the deck of the USS Hornet, attacked Tokyo and other targets and proved to America, to Japan and to the rest of the world that the Japanese mainland was within reach of American firepower....
Lockheed Super Constellation walkaround — elegance in red stripes (Part I) by travelforaircraft | Is 
PHOTO GALLERY: MAPS Air Museum's P51-B - Canton Repository | MAPS Air Museum installs the P51-B aircraft on top of the new sign at International Parkway and Wales Road (Massillon Road)for all to see and enjoy...
SUPERB SHOT!!! * Bonjour BlueSky
NAHA Launches Wright Factory Fundraising Study · Warbirds News | Amazing as this might sound, the buildings from America’s very first purpose-built aircraft factory still stand, and a group in Dayton, Ohio is seeking to preserve them. The two structures pictured above date from roughly 1910/1911, and were an integral part of the nascent Wright Company, established by Wilbur and Orville Wright in 1909. According to a recent press release, “the National Park Service has identified the buildings as the first in America built for the purpose of producing airplanes. Adding the factory to the national park’s other five units would complete the story of the Wright brothers’ lives and their invention, development and commercialization of the airplane in Dayton...
Friday, April 11, 2014
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It's Air Show season! - This weekend's shows * Thank You Fencecheck!
» SAA Zebula Airshow & Fly-in 2014
» Houston Wing Open House 2014
» Red Bull Air Race 2014
» Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona 2014
» Walterboro Wings-n-Wheels 2014
» Thunder Over Louisville 2014
» Planes Trains and BBQ 2014
» Aerodrome Wine Classic Fundraiser 2014
Video: Fat Albert to thrill crowd during Thunder Over Louisville - WAVE | LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Thunder Over Louisville is not only about the fireworks, but also the airshow. There will be some incredible aircraft soaring over the Ohio River. At the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida where the Blue Angels are based, more than 150 planes are in the museum, each with an incredible story to tell...
Video: Last-minute preps being made for Thunder Over Louisville * WLKY Louisville | Security is the top priority for police going into Thunder Over Louisville this Saturday. Authorities said they have a plan in place to keep everyone safe. Ever since the outbreak of violence on March 22, police have been very visible at Waterfront ...
Video: DM Air Show: Thunderbirds fly in, base gears up - TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) | Davis Monthan Air Force base is expecting more than 200 thousand people to watch its air show this weekend. Thursday the Air Force Thunderbirds arrived to practice for the aerobatics they'll show off Saturday and Sunday afternoons....
80000 people expected at Red Bull Air Race * Croatian Times | Some 80,000 visitors are expected in the western Croatian town of Rovinj this weekend at the Red Bull Air Race. Tickets for the event that will take place in Saturday and Sunday, and will attract pilots from around the world, cost from 99 to 4999...
Sun 'n Fun Celebrates Successful 40th Fly-In * EAA | April 10, 2014 - The 40th Sun 'n Fun International Fly-in and Expo that wrapped up in Lakeland, Florida, on April 6 saw one of the largest turnouts in years thanks to perfect weather, improved operations, 3,000 dedicated volunteers, and popular attractions including the Navy's Blue Angels Naval flight demonstration team that performed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday....
Banner year for SUN ’n FUN * General Aviation News | “Pick your cliche,” said John “Lites” Lennhouts, as the president of SUN ‘n FUN kicked off his closing day briefing. “We hit it out of the park, hit a home run, what have you.” Great weather, both locally and for those traveling from afar, strong advertising in both Tampa and Orlando, and a stout schedule all led to a banner year for SUN ‘n FUN, based at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida....
Crawl through WWII-era planes at Wings of Freedom Tour stop - East Valley Tribune | Rare aircraft from the World War II era will land April 10-13 in Scottsdale for a living history display, and local veterans are encouraged to visit and share their stories with the public as part of the affair. The Wings of Freedom Tour, presented by The Collings Foundation, will feature the authentic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine” WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” WWII Heavy Bomber and P-51 Mustang fighter....
More Military Displays for RAF Cosford Air Show * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Today the organisers of the RAF Cosford Air Show revealed a number of exciting additions to aircraft appearing at this year’s event. Following on from last year’s popular Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) demonstration, which saw Prince Harry in his first air show appearance, the RAF Chinook and Army Apache will again be at Cosford as part of the planned six-hour flying display. As well as performing their individual displays, they will showcase the combat capabilities of the two helicopters in an exciting joint demonstration with the RAF Regiment. Other helicopters taking part in the flying display include the Royal Navy Lynx, making a welcome return with its ‘Black Cat’ solo routine...
Red Arrows practice session over Cyprus - Famagusta Gazette | The Red Arrows have tweeted a cockpit photo of a practice session over Cyprus yesterday. For the next two months, the Team will operate from the the Akrotiri bases as training is completed for its 50th display season....
The arrows Tricolori May 18 for the first time in Loano * Translated | The "Frecce Tricolori", and all other participants will be deployed by Friday, May 15th on the airport of Villanova d'Albenga. The program is updated daily on facebook Aero Club Savona and the site www.aeroclubsavona.it....
X-47B UCAS-D wins Collier trophy - Australian Aviation | The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) program has been awarded the 2014 Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in the US. The award, announced by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), recognises the achievements of the X-47B industry team “…for developing and demonstrating the first unmanned, autonomous air system operating from an aircraft carrier.”...
Historic Flight Foundation commemorates Doolittle Raid - South Everett Beacon | The Historic Flight Foundation is celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the Doolittle Raid with an all-day event and contest. During this time in 1942, the U.S. was planning its first air raid on Japan in response to the Pearl Harbor attack....
Solar Impulse 2 Completed, Aims for 2015 Global Flight * EAA | Solar Impulse 2, the new solar-powered aircraft designed to make the first around-the-world solar flight in 2015, has been completed, according to its visionaries Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg....
Cleveland Air Race Mustang Under Restoration at New England Air Museum * Warbirds News | The 
Four named for Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame * macon.com | WARNER ROBINS -- A pilot who helped rescue hostages with a C-130 that now sits at the Museum of Aviation is among four people named Thursday to be inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. According to a museum release, the inductees are Gordon Bellah, a World War II flight instructor and skydiving pioneer; David Garrett Jr., former president and chief executive officer of Delta Airlines; Johnny Kytle, an airmail and aerobatic pilot; and retired Air Force Lt. Col. Mack Secord, one of the first pilots who served in Vietnam....
Spirit of ’45 Day Express to Helping to Rally Support for Preserving Willow Run · WarbirdsNews | The Spirit of ’45 Day Express will be visiting the Yankee Air Museum in Bellevue, MI on Wednesday, April 15 to help rally public support for the “Save The Willow Run Bomber Plant Campaign” that is raising $8 mm to restore the plant. The Campaign has been organized by the Michigan Aerospace Foundation, the fund raising arm of the Museum, and is chaired by former astronaut Jack Lousma and GM CEO Bob Lutz. A portion of the restored aircraft plant will be used as a new home for the Museum. More than $7 mm has been committed so far. Approximately $1.5 mm remains to be raised by May 1....
Airship Hangars Around The World· Ian Brown | From the late 19th century to the period between 
Winners announced for museum's national writing competition award * National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Deborah Rocheleau, Jarrod Roetenberger and Claud J.A. Boyd were announced as the first, second and third place winners, respectively, of the Air Force Heritage and History Writing Competition, sponsored by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio...
Take Someone Flying on International Learn to Fly Day * EAA | April 10, 2014 - EAA always encourages its members to take others flying, but on Saturday, May 17, there's an even better reason to do so: The fifth annual International Learn to Fly Day is an opportunity to help someone take that first step to discover the fun, freedom, and accomplishment of becoming a pilot. It could be a friend, a relative, a friend of a relative, or a relative of a friend. For a person age 18 or older, you could take an Eagle Flight. If your passenger is age 15-17, you could make it a Young Eagles flight....
Thursday, April 10, 2014
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Day-long show features more than air show, fireworks - WAVE | LOUISVILLE, KY - You can do a lot more at Thunder Over Louisville this year than simply look to the sky. Ford's Thunder on the Ground activities will offer numerous ways to entertain friends and family members as well. From the Thunder FoodFest to the Interactive Display Area to the Kid's Play Areas on the Great Lawn, there's refreshments and entertainment galore to be found all over the venue. Some...
Thunder Over Louisville air-show schedule - The Courier-Journal | The Blue Angels are back. That's likely the biggest news for Thunder Over Louisville's air show this year after the federal government's sequestration prevented them from flying last year...
The second leg of the Red Bull Air Race in Croatia - Translated | 12 to 13 April 2014, the Red Bull 
Something to brag about * General Aviation News | Today is a good day to brag a bit. With the SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo in the rearview mirror, it’s a great time to celebrate where we are as an industry, because there is a lot going right in general aviation these days. So let’s take a moment to recognize just a few of the folks who are setting the table for success....
P-51 raffle winner named * General Aviation News | And the winner is…Jim Penn. At SUN ’n FUN, Penn’s raffle ticket was plucked from a tumbler filled with hundreds of tickets and now he gets an orientation flight in the P-51 “Crazy Horse” operated by Stallion 51....
Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau Announces Details of Barksdale Air Force Base Air Show - PR Web | Barksdale Air Force Base, in partnership with the Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council, is hosting the annual Barksdale Air Force Base Open House and Air Show from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., April 26-27. This event invites the public onto Barksdale’s military base located in Bossier City, Louisiana to watch the air show with a line-up of more than 25 performances by Barksdale pilots, civilian and other aerobatic pilots, including the famous U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Boeing B-52....
Mayor addresses Fair St. Louis lineup, parking, air show - fox2now.com | ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – The excitement is building around this year’s Fair St. Louis now that we know who will be performing. But the “where” is also getting a lot of attention. The move from the Arch grounds to Forest Park brings some new challenges. This has been a huge project trying to relocate Fair St. Louis to Forest Park and with so many people expected at the fair, parking is going to be a big issue....
Jones Beach air show to include Blue Angels, Golden Knights - Newsday | The Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team and the MV-22 Osprey, a multimission military aircraft, will join the Navy's Blue Angels at the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach next month. The state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation on Wednesday released the lineup for the May 24-25 event...
Commissioners Support Warsaw Air Show - Stacey Page Online | Indiana’s largest air show is coming to Warsaw in August. Allen Hoover, local pilot, said the Warsaw Air Show will be Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15-16. Hoover told the Kosciusko County Commissioners this morning that, last year, more than 7,000 people attended the air show and that this year’s show is expected to be “a lot bigger” and cost $35,000 to $40,000....
Airbourne Announces RAF Flying for Golden Year of Red Arrows * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow is getting ready for a golden year of RAF displays, joining the RAF Red Arrows in celebrating 50 years of flying. With four days of Red Arrows displays already confirmed, Eastbourne will also welcome the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Tucano, Tutor, Sea King and for fast jet fans, the resounding heavy metal of the Eurofighter Typhoon....
The Red Arrows are coming back to Torquay - Torquay Herald Express | THE Red Arrows are coming back to Torquay, it has been confirmed today. The display team will return on Sunday August 24 during the busy bank holiday weekend of Torbay Regatta Week. Their return comes after initial disappointment that the Arrows could not fly on the original date - Wednesday August 27, because of essential maintenance work...
Biggin Hill Airport's Festival of Flight announces Battle of Britain display * newsshopper.co.uk | Some of Britain’s iconic Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes will be roaring over Bromley skies this summer. The World War Two aircraft are set to take off at Biggin Hill Airport on June 14 to commemorate 1940’s historic Battle of Britain. The memorial flight comes as part of the airport’s Festival of Flight, a celebration of the nation’s aviation heritage....
Organizers working toward bigger, better air show in August - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier | WATERLOO | Thunder in the Valley committee members met en masse for the first time Tuesday, discussing a load of logistics that must be addressed before air show pilots tear up the sky over Black Hawk County. "We've got one minute to show time. Anyone got second thoughts?" Chris Harshbarger, air show director, asked before opening the planning session...
Lancasters crossing the Atlantic once more - Brantford Expositor | This August will see two legends 
Joe Entrikin, Antarctic aviator and Whatcom County booster, dies at 91 - Bellingham Herald | ...Entrikin was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy in 1955 when he commanded a long-range patrol plane from New Zealand to McMurdo Sound in Antarctica, a 14-hour flight. Reporters and photographers waited at the landing strip to spread the news of the first land-based flight to reach the frozen continent...
Body of missing WWII airman from Clinton to be buried Saturday - Quad-Cities Online | ...He was serving with the 433rd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Corps, when he disappeared on April 16, 1944. He was piloting a P-38J Lightning aircraft that left Nadzab, New Guinea, as part of a bomber escort mission against enemy targets on the island, according to an Arsenal news release....
History comes alive for SCW resident - YourWestValley.com | The 25th annual Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour has warmed the hearts of two Sun Cities residents. Sun City West resident and private pilot Darlene Balto, 79, got a chance to co-pilot a P-51C, otherwise known as “Betty Jane,” which was flown in World War II. “This is something I’ve wanted to do,” said Balto, smiling from ear to ear. “I haven’t flown in a long time. Betty Jane’s my sisters name.”...
VIDEO: Tribute to air crew 70 years after crash - Market Rasen Mail | Almost 70 years to the day after a fatal wartime plane crash, the memory of the crew has been honoured at a special commemorative service at Airfield Farm, Caistor. It was into the late afternoon sunshine that R5672 took off from the Lancaster finishing School at RAF Hemswell, crewed by young, vibrant servicemen 
Bronco Demo Team UK Fan Day in May · Warbirds News | The Bronco Demo Team is bringing their newly restored OV-10B Bronco to the UK for it’s first public showing on May 3rd, 2014. The aircraft will be on show for fans, friends and family during a free event at Cotswold Airport (the former RAF Kemble). The Bronco Demo Team is collaborating with the Bristol Britannia XM496 Preservation Society which is holding their Open Day showing off their magnificent aircraft on the same date. The Cotswold Airport management has kindly offered to organize their Spring Fly-in on the same day as well, so this should guarantee a larger audience for both events...
Nieuport 11 and Spijker M.VII For The Aviodrome Museum · Warbirds News | The Aviodrome in Holland is getting ready to unveil a new exhibit dedicated to World War One. The museum is creating a diorama which will include a replica Spijker V.II 2-seat biplane and a Nieuport 11. The Spijker (pronounced Spyker) was an indigenous Dutch design, although the famous automobile manufacturer built very few of them. The original two-seater variant had a 80hp Thulin engine. However, the aluminium tubes, spoked wheels and other components evident, suggest the replica may be originating from an Airdrome Airplanes kit...
New Fuel Tank for Vulcan XH558 · Warbirds News | WarbirdsNews keeps close tabs on the status of Avro Vulcan XH558. We learned recently that they received a newly manufactured and tested fuel tank last week, courtesy of Fire Proof Tanks of Portsmouth. Part of GKN Aerospace Services, FPT donated their tank and services towards the Vulcan’s return to flight for this season...
Airmen at odds with Air Force brass over future of beloved A-10 plane - PBS NewsHour | ...“I absolutely would like to have a fleet of A-10s, no questions asked,” Air Force Gen. Michael Hostage told the PBS NewsHour in a March telephone interview. “I just flat can’t afford it.” Hostage, a veteran fighter pilot, who has flown F-15s, F-16 and F-22 fighter jets during his 36 year Air Force career, said he could “sympathize with the folks that are upset” with the decision....
All female team of aviation mechanics at South Seattle College wins national competition - Westseattleherald.com | An all female team of aviation mechanics at South Seattle College took home an award in the Aerospace Maintenance Competition in Las Vegas on March 25-26. From left they are Sarah McKenna, Mary Hadley (instructor), CrystalRose Hudelson, Melissa Wong, Jennifer Lesher, and Agnes Choung....
Purdue Astronauts to Discuss Past, Future Space Flight - PR Web | Eight Purdue University NASA astronaut alumni will discuss their experiences in space and their thoughts on what's ahead for human space flight at a public forum Saturday (April 12)...
Saturday, April 5, 2014
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Pick one * A list of air shows for you to choose from for this weekend! Provided by Fencecheck.
» Sun n Fun International Fly-in & Expo 2014
» Namibian International Airshow 2014
» Heli-Weekend 2014
» Chandler Airport Dayz 2014
» Wings Over Columbus 2014
» Riverside Airshow 2014
Blue Angels Return: Lumbering 'Fat Albert' Accompanies Jets at Sun 'n Fun - The Ledger | When the Blue Angels come, look out for Fat Albert. The massive C-130, affectionately named after the cartoon character because the yellow nose looks like Fat Albert's belly, has been on the team since 1970. But it still surprises some spectators expecting just the jets....
US Air Force Thunderbirds perform near Alabama this weekend - al.com (blog) | After a year's absence, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds return to southern skies this weekend. The Thunderbirds are set to headline the Columbus Air Force Base "Wings Over Columbus" Air Show and Open House Saturday and Sunday. The base is located just north of Columbus, Miss....
Sun 'n Fun Splash-In Draws Crowd Of Enthusiasts and Collectors - The Ledger | AUBURNDALE | “It's like riding a Harley in the sky,” Lori Smith said of the gyrophibian that she and her boyfriend, Roy Hanan, landed in Lake Agnes on Thursday morning. “It's awesome.” Smith and Hanan were two out of nearly 100 people who landed aircraft in Lake Agnes for the 40th annual Sun 'n Fun Splash-In at Fantasy of Flight on Thursday...
RIVERSIDE: D-Day paratrooper plane to welcome airshow visitors - Press-Enterprise | As the 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion looms, an airplane that dropped paratroopers into that epic World War II battle will greet visitors at this week’s Riverside Air Show. “Being able to sit in the seat that an 18-year-old (paratrooper) sat in 70 years ago, ready to jump (into combat), is kind of heady,” said Andy Conley, crew chief aboard the C-53D Sky Trooper nicknamed D-Day Doll. “To smell the smell of an aircraft like that is unique: Oil and gas, and burlap and greasy rags. It’s (vintage) aviation....
Italy's Frecce Tricolori flying team displays its skills over Aviano - Stars and Stripes | AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Italy’s national acrobatics flying team entertained Americans and Italians during a brief demonstration over the base Friday. Frecce Tricolori is based at nearby Rivolto Air Base and 
Italians in Air Tattoo Show of Force * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The Italian Air Force has confirmed no fewer than five flying items for this summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds. Headlining the Italian involvement in the weekend’s flying display on July 12-13 will be the country’s national aerobatic team, the world-renowned Frecce Tricolori. Flying 10 examples of the Aermacchi MB339 PAN jet trainer, the Frecce are joining celebrations to mark the 50th display season of their British counterparts, the Red Arrows....
POF’s Northrop Flying Wing For Living History Event · Warbirds News | Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Event. The topic for the April 5 event is ‘Pioneering Aircraft’, featuring the Northrop N9MB Flying Wing. Ron Hackworth will talk about the N9MB Flying Wing, followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration when possible. The N9MB will be on display and perform a flight demonstration. At 12:00 noon, the Membership Sponsored raffle flight will occur in the featured aircraft if possible....
THE 2013 PLANES OF FAME AIRSHOW VIDEO MONTAGE II * vimeo.com
Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii Returns to the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor · Warbirds News | Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor’s Remote-Control Biggest Little Airshow in Hawaii is back and it’s bigger than ever, Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 10am to 4pm. Guests will be able to drive on to Ford Island for this event, or take the free shuttle from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. This is a Hawaii Tourism Authority sponsored event. Sponsored in part by Clear Channel Hawaii Radio and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Sponsors and vendors are invited to participate by calling 808-441-1013
808-441-1013....
Los Angeles County Airshow 2014 · Julie In The Sky * On March 21st and 22nd, 2014; Los Angeles County held its inaugural Air Show at the William J. Fox Airfield located in Lancaster CA. And what a show it was! I wonder if the organizers haven’t set the bar a bit high....
Saving the Reno Air Races * The Pylon Place | What can be done to save the Reno Air Races? This is 
the question posed to me by so many of the Air Racing fans. We know changes are being made – but – are they enough. Are these changes coming too late, what are the signs we should be looking for to see if the changes are working? RARA has made several announcements lately – including the dismissal of the Michael Houghton, the President and the paring down of the paid staff to six individuals. Recent news adds a reduction in the Board of Directors from over 20 members to a total of seven....
Video: Visiting Superfortress rides selling fast * PNJ.com | The barnstorming World War II vintage B-29 visiting Pensacola from Friday through Sunday already has sold out two of its 10-seat flights and the non-profit Commemorative Air Force historic group that runs the tour eager for more....
Ford Tri-Motor plane to visit Dothan - Dothan Eagle | When Henry Ford built the first mass-produced commercial aircraft, he had his engineers put three engines on it to reassure a public still skeptical of the safety of air travel. Ford’s plan worked, as the Ford Tri-Motor earned a reputation of reliability that helped get the commercial aviation industry off the ground....
Collings Foundation – WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR 2014 * Photorecon.net
Three warbirds in formation on Anzac Day - Manawatu Standard | Three warbirds from the Biggin Hill collection at the Ohakea Air Force Base will fly past in formation during this year's Anzac Day commemorations. The aircraft will fly past eight Manawatu/Whanganui locations this year, with three off duty air force pilots taking command of the cockpits....
Mishap expensive for 'flying museum' - Grand Junction Sentinel | ...The Avenger, which has become 
All-Female Crew Breaks Longest Flight Record - Military.com | Last weekend, a Global Hawk from Grand Forks Air Force Base flew back and forth over North Dakota for 34.3 hours without stopping. The base said this week that that was the longest flight by a military aircraft without aerial refueling and it was the longest flight by an all-female crew....
Mike Patey to attempt 3 closed course speed records * Mojave Experimental Fly-in
Clinton WWII Airman Found After 70 Years - KWQC 6 | After more than 70 years, 1st Lt. Class Louis L. Longman is returning home to Iowa. Longman, a 26-year old Clinton, Iowa native serving with the 433rd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Corps, was last seen April 16, 1944 as his unit returned from a B-25 bomber escort mission. He was one of 53 pilots and crewman who went down during a storm....
19 year old Matt is flying around the world solo! * Flight To Success | The first week in April our 
Blogging In Formation team has written about solo flights. And there is no better way to end our series this month than to join the journey of a young man who is planning the trip of a lifetime in his solo flight around the world! Matt tells me, “Fewer people have flown solo around the world than have been to space.”...
Young Eagles flights and historical planes Sunday · RM.com | Ever wondered what your neighborhood looks like from the sky? Or maybe you dream of being a pilot, or are simply curious about how airplanes work. If you're nodding you're head "yes" and are age 8 to 17 (accompanied by parent or guardian), come our to Rancho Murieta airport on Sunday, April 6th for a FREE Young Eagles flight in an airplane. (We will also take adults 18 and over!!!) We'll also have historical planes on display!...
My daughter's first general aviation flight: 'It was awesome!' - Wichita Business Journal | Aviation reporter Daniel McCoy's daughter, Ariah, peeks out the window of a Cessna 170 during her EAA Young Eagles flight. Fifth-grade students in Clearwater got one up on other area kids this past weekend...
Thursday, April 3, 2014
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Your Guide to This Weekend's Sun 'n Fun Fly-In Events - The Ledger | Over the last 40 years, Sun 'n Fun has left generations of aviation enthusiasts staring at the sky in awe. Each year, Sun 'n Fun continues to add elements and you never know what will fly in. "It's definitely not your same old
Photos: SUN 'n FUN Fly-In Wednesday * The Ledger
Patty Wagstaff Promotes New Aerobatic School at Sun 'n' Fun - Aviation International News | Aerobatic airshow ace Patty Wagstaff, who’s performing on Thursday and Saturday here at Sun ’n’ Fun 2014 in Lakeland, and Extra aircraft distributor Southeast Aero have teamed up to create the Patty Wagstaff Aerobatic School in St. Augustine, Fla. (KSGJ), where both Wagstaff and the company are based. With an aerobatic box adjacent the airport’s primary runway, St. Augustine has long been a magnet for sport aviation and top aerobatic performers...
Lakeland Aero Club Constructs Super Cub Plane, Shows It Off at Sun 'n Fun * The Ledger | The plane, a Turkish military trainer, arrived in a box from Turkey, via Texas, and students in the Lakeland Aero Club constructed it from pieces this year. "You should have seen it. It was just a bunch of plywood boxes with a bunch of parts. We had to ...
"FAA Version" UCAP #353-charlie * Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Jack and Dave are joined by good friend Jim Goldman to talk about the day two at Sun 'n Fun 2014. The FAA's announced plans for changes to the 3rd Class Medical, and Jim's new aircraft purchase. All this and more on the Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded April 2, 2014.
Tri-Motor offers vintage flying experience - AOPA Pilot | A flight over the Sun 'n Fun grounds at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Fla., can broaden passengers’ understanding of what Sun 'n Fun has to offer while taking them back in time. Passing over the airport three times on a short flight, the Tri-Motor showed the offerings of Sun 'n Fun's extensive grounds: campgrounds, ultralights, warbirds, gyrocopters, and a DC-3 in addition to the tents, hangars, and exhibits at the center of the show. But the special treat of the Tri-Motor is in the rumble of the engines and the vintage experience....
Riverside airport hosts 22nd air show - The Desert Sun | RIVERSIDE – Parachute jumps, wing-walking stunts and aerobatics displays will be featured Saturday in the Riverside Municipal Airport’s 22nd annual Air Show. More than 90,000 people are expected to turn out for the event, which gets underway at 9:30 a.m. and goes into late afternoon...
RIVERSIDE: D Day paratrooper plane to welcome airshow visitors - Press-Enterprise (blog) | As the 
Red Bull Air Race in Croatia * Translated | The Red Bull Air Race moves to Europe for the second date of the World Championship in 2014 with the first ever race in the skies of Rovinj, Croatia. The Briton Paul Bonhomme has a slight advantage in the standings to the Australian Hannes Arch and Canadian Pete McLoad won by winning his last breath in the opening round at...
Vulcan confirmed for RAF Waddington airshow flypast - Doncaster Today | The organisers of the RAF Waddington International Air Show have announced that the iconic Vulcan Bomber will return to Waddington to perform its magnificent display in front of more than hundred thousand visitors over the Air Show weekend of July 5-6...
F-22 returning to Reno Air Races in fall - KTVN | RENO, Nev. (AP) - The F-22 Raptor is returning this fall to the Reno National Championship Air Races. The most advanced stealth fighter in jet history has a state-of-the-art thrust system that allows it to hover sideways in midair and pivot 360-degrees at nearly any speed....
Mustang event moves up to August - The Reporter | The Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum Foundation announced that its 6th annual Mustangs and More event will be held Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Nut Tree Airport. Traditionally held in October, the date had to be moved up several months as not to conflict with a local air show....
Rusk County to consider airport fly-in, show - Longview News-Journal | Rusk County commissioners are scheduled today to consider an airport fly-in and show at the county airport. Commissioners are slated to meet at 10 a.m. at the Rusk County Courthouse in Henderson. The agenda also calls for them to solicit sponsors for the event, enlist air show performers and set an entry fee to the air show....
Redlands Airport Advisory Board recommends approval of Airfest - Redlands Daily Facts | REDLANDS >> The Airport Advisory Board has recommended the City Council approve the 2014 Airfest, after holding several meetings with the air show organizers and airport tenants....
Catbird to attempt the first ever C1-c 5000km closed course record * Mojave Experimental Fly-in | Hey Guys, I just got confirmation from Hep Porter that he plans to bring "The Whisper" to the event. This airplane was designed...
Planes that helped win WW II touch down in Marana show - Arizona Daily Star | If B-17, B-24 and 
Rick Perry heading to Pacific to aid in search for remains of missing WWII servicemen - Austin American-Statesman | Gov. Rick Perry is heading Saturday to the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau on a nearly two-week trip to help the BentProp Project search for the remains of U.S. servicemen who went missing in action during World War II. Thousands of Americans were wounded or killed in action in 1944 and 1945 by occupying Japanese forces on the islands of Peleliu and Anguar in what is now Palau, and Perry will join in the search for downed American aircraft....
Timeless Voices - Ken Jernstedt · eaavideo.org | Ken Jernstedt (1917-2013) enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1939. In 1941 he volunteered to join the American Volunteer Group flying P-40s in Burma and China. As an AVG "Flying Tiger," Ken became an ace with 10.5 aerial victories. Recorded in 2002.
National Air & Space Museum getting facelift after $30 million Boeing donation - TheCelebrityCafe.com | The Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum in Washington will be getting a facelift thanks to a $30 million donation from Boeing. Part of the funds will go to renovating the main hall, the “Milestones of Flight” exhibit. The museum said that the new “Milestones of Flight” will be finished by 2016, when the museum celebrates its 40th anniversary. That also coincides with boeing’s 100th anniversary. It will trace the evolution of flight and how each development from around the world is linked, stretching from one entrance of the museum to the other....
Museum to host fundraiser - Kitsap Sun | URBANA — The Champaign Aviation Museum will be hosting its gala on April 26. Wright Brothers' descendant Amanda Wright Lane will be the guest speaker at the event. Lane is the great-great-niece of Orville and Wilbur Wright. She is the spokesperson for the family....
XP-82 Twin Mustang Restoration – March 2014 Update * Warbirds News | WarbirdsNews has received the latest update from Tom Reilly on the XP-82 Twin Mustang under restoration in his workshop in Douglas, Georgia. We thought you’d like to see what they’ve been up too! Click the jump to find out more…
Help Save RAF Phantom XV582 ‘Black Mike’ from Scrapping * Warbirds News | WarbirdsNews 
Tayside pilot to fly around world in 80 days * BBC News | Mr McElroy, who is chairman of the Scottish Aero Club, will visit five continents and cross the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans as well as the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas on his flight. He hopes to raise £150,000 for Scotland's Charity Air...
Young aviator shares his journey - Latrobe Valley Express | ...Those were among the key sentiments expressed by world record-breaking pilot, 19 year-old Ryan Campbell, who was a special guest at a business breakfast in Morwell last week. The youngest solo pilot to circumnavigate the globe, a feat he achieved last year, Mr Campbell was also named as the Australian Geographic Society's Young Adventurer of the Year for 2013...
Earthrise: My Adventures as an Apollo 14 Astronaut * Travel for Aircraft | Book Review
Secret Space Shuttles * Air & Space Magazine | The giant gold and silver satellite glittered against the black sky as space shuttle Atlantis closed in on it from below. Commander Hoot Gibson and pilot Guy Gardner flew the approach, while mission specialist Mike Mullane, at the other end of the flight deck, readied the shuttle’s robot arm for a capture. Downstairs in the airlock, mission specialists Jerry Ross and Bill Shepherd waited in their spacesuits for Gibson’s order to go outside and attempt a rescue....
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Indy Transponder 02-APR-2014 1700z
Air shows: The new paradigm By JOHN CUDAHY | No single American industry was as adversely 
Sun 'n' Fun Opens 40th Fly-in with Biggest Numbers Ever - Aviation International News | John Leenhouts, president and CEO of Sun ’n’ Fun, opened the 40th anniversary Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In with some encouraging news. “I expect between 200,000 and 225,000 feet through the gates this Sun ’n’ Fun,” he told AIN. “Our pre-sales are up two and a half times normal, and the campgrounds are filling up fast,” he continued. He said he expects 11,000 to 12,000 aircraft movements per day, which would result in about 3,500 aircraft on the field at one time...
Flying Challenge Cup Kicks Off at Sun 'n Fun 2014 - Flying Magazine | Flying magazine and Redbird Flight Simulations have teamed up to create the Flying Challenge Cup, a stick-and-rudder skills competition that pits contenders from across the country against each other in a virtual fly-off in Redbird's full-motion flight simulators...
Relishing Relics: Douglas C-54 One of Fleet of Warbirds on Display This Week at Sun 'n Fun - The Ledger | LAKELAND | A relic from the Cold War landed Monday at Sun 'n Fun. A 1945 Douglas C-54 is open for tours this week in the Warbird section of the event....
Scheme Designers Hosts Aircraft Scavenger Hunt at 2014 Sun 'n Fun Fly-In - Aviation International News | Aircraft exterior design specialists Scheme Designers is hosting a scavenger hunt around the display area at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In this week in Lakeland, Fla. Players are hunting for aircraft with both a Scheme Designers’ livery and window sign indicating that the aircraft is part of the game....
Texas Raiders' 1945 B-17G Flying Fortress touches down for Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo - Tampabay.com | LAKELAND — The Texas Raiders' 1945 B-17G Flying Fortress landed Monday at Lakeland Linder Airport. The plane is participating in the Sun n Fun International Fly-In and Expo, which runs from today through Sunday. The plane's crew will be giving tours during the event...
Helmet Cam View of Navy SEALs' Parachute Jump into Petco Park Is Incredible - Bleacher Report | On March 30, the San Diego Padres opened their 2014 season in grand fashion. The Navy SEALs Parachute Team, known as the "Leap Frogs," had the honor of jumping into Petco Park before the Padres' home opener this year. Thanks to a helmet camera, we are able to see the incredible adventure....
Shell to sponsor Able Flight scholarship to honor Alan Henley · General Aviation News | Able Flight, a non-profit organization that provides flight and aviation career training scholarships to people with physical disabilities, announced today that Shell Aviation has signed on as a major sponsor of its national scholarship and mentoring program....
French Air Show - CJTF - HOA | Photos
Red Arrows land in Cyprus for pre-season training - Lincolnshire Echo | The Red Arrows have landed safely in sunny skies this afternoon at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, from where they will be training over the next two months for their 50th display season. The pilots and their Circus engineers – who fly in the back seats of the Red Arrows’ Hawk jets – set off from RAF Scampton yesterday....
Duxford D-Day Anniversary Show Participation * UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | The D-Day Anniversary Air Show commemorates the 70th anniversary of this decisive military campaign, demonstrating the vital role that aerial warfare played in the invasion of Normandy. The air show will feature fighter, bomber and transport aircraft types that would have been seen over the beaches of France. Confirmed participation to date includes Douglas Dakota, Douglas Skytrain x4, Supermarine Spitfire x 5, a Supermarine Seafire and Piper L-4 Cub x 4....
Heli-Expo 2014 Report - Aviation International News | There were some surprises in the new-helicopter department at the Helicopter Association International’s Heli-Expo show, held during the last week of February, but the big news this year was the crop of orders, especially from helicopter leasing companies....
WWII aircraft to fly over San Diego - U-T San Diego | Ed Davidson was 20 years old when his B-17 was shot down over France. It was his seventh combat run in the big bomber, a World War II “flying fortress” that was heavily armed but still vulnerable without fighter escorts....
Reddick World War II veteran flies again in B-29 Superfortress - Ocala | DELAND -- Joe Drach, a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, had one word to describe his recent cockpit ride in the world’s only flyable B-29 Boeing Superfortress: “Wonderful.” Drach, 87, of Reddick, looked over the gleaming World War II-era heavy bomber parked on the tarmac last Wednesday at DeLand Municipal Airport. Drach, who is a member of the Commemorative Air Force, which owns the plane and is sponsoring an 11-city tour in Florida, had flown in on the B-29 from Orlando to DeLand in a jump seat behind the pilot....
Unusual name for a B-17 - spokesman.com | I have seen lots of photos of WWII bomber nose art. But I hadn't seen the word “potato” on a Flying Fortress before.
Behind the scenes with British pilots learning to fly F-35 fighter jet - Daily Mail | ...The first of the UK's F-35s – dubbed the Lightning II by maker Lockheed Martin – are at a giant military airfield in Florida’s Panhandle region, where pilots are practicing flying them backwards, stopping them in mid-air and reaching top speeds of 1.6 times the speed of sound....
BV-40 from Brengun * Let Let Let - Warplanes | There were many strange projects laid out on drawing boards and few of them were even released as prototypes. One of these projects was the 
Future-Fueled Fleet Finch * Vintage Wings of Canada | On Saturday 22 March 2014, a new era dawned for warbird operators across the planet when a delicate, lime green Second World War Fleet Finch took to the air in minus 22 degree temperature. Her pilot, George Arborpremo, eased the throttle forward as her tail came up and she clattered down the runway with the sound she always had... not unlike a 1938 Massey Harris tractor. She lifted from the dry runway, climbed up over the snowbanks of the Gatineau–Ottawa Executive Airport, over the bare winter tree line and into the bluest of winter skies. Behind her, in the cold crisp winter air, trailed a pale and delicate plume of whitish blue exhaust that was pushed by the northwest wind gently back towards a cluster of worried Vintage Wings volunteers standing on top of the snowbanks. As the Finch climbed...
Monday, March 31, 2014
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778 'Rosie the Riveters' show up to set world record - and save bomber plant - The Ann Arbor News | 
Punta Gorda Air Show Draws Over 100K for Veterans-Themed Event - Newsmax.com | About 60,000 people showed up each day at the 34th Annual Florida International Airshow in Punta Gorda this past weekend, following last year's disappointing cancellation. Fighter jets and vintage planes dating back to 1918 were on display to the delight of many, NBC reported. For many, however, the real stars of the show were the veterans who were in attendance for this year's theme, "A Salute to Veterans." Veterans in attendance included Ret. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Cole, 99, and Ret. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling, 73....
New Smyrna Beach Balloon & Sky Fest ends on sunny note - Daytona Beach News-Journal | News-Journal/NIGEL COOK Patty Wagstaff performs during the New Smyrna Beach Balloon & Sky Fest air show in New Smyrna Beach on Sunday, March 30, 2014. Pilots performed spectacular aerobatic maneuvers Sunday afternoon, thrilling thousands of people attending the last day of the New Smyrna Beach Balloon & Sky Fest....
Video: Fat Albert And The South Texas Air Show - KIII TV3 | ...Meteorologist Alan Holt got to fly in Fat Albert and talked about the experience with 3 News Anchor Michael Gibson.
Military Matters: B-25 Mitchell Bomber - KIII TV3 | KINGSVILLE (Kiii News) -There are so many stories we found at this years, Wings Over South Texas Air Show in Kingsville including our Military Matters report. We came across a group called the DAV Flight Team who's mission is to fulfill promises to the men and women who served. Thousands of people walked through the gates at NAS Kingsville to experience...
Red Arrows take off for 50th display season - ITV News | The Red Arrows have taken off from their Lincolnshire base destined for Cyprus to complete training for their 50th display season. For the next eight weeks the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team will operate from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus as the pilots practice their display ahead of the 2014 season....
Stunning new video shows what it's like to fly with the Red Arrows By Western Morning News | For those who have watched the Red Arrows display team and wondered what the view is like from the skies – wonder no more. A three-minute video has been posted online that puts the viewer in the passenger seat of a Hawk T1 during a team practice session over their home at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire...
Sun 'n Fun Fly-In expecting a big year - Bay News 9 | LAKELAND -- Organizers of Lakeland's annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-In are expecting a good year. Advance sales for the event are way up, according to organizers. President John Leenhouts said advance sales would typically be about $150,000 a week out from the event, but this year the sales are at about $300,000...
Large contingent of overseas participants for Warbirds Over Wanaka - Voxy | A large contingent of overseas participants is expected to add a strong international flavour to the Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow this Easter. Guest performers, exhibitors and media will soon be travelling from Poland, France, the United States, Lithuania, Switzerland and beyond to take part in the event which begins in just over three weeks...
LA County Airshow 2014 * Photorecon.net | On March 21st and 22nd, the City of Lancaster held the inaugural Los Angeles County Air Show at William J. Fox Airfield. The Air Show was headlined by the United States Navy Demonstration Team, the Blue Angels. With so much aviation history stemming from the Antelope Valley and neighboring communities, the air show was a tribute to the valley’s rich aviation heritage, and the aerospace pioneers who have paved the way for future generations to come....
Airshow Franco-Belge in lens-Benifontaine - Translated | After the success of the Air Holidays 2007, 
2010 and 2012 respectively which hosted 22,000, 30,000 and 53,000 spectators, the next major air show will be held Sunday, May 18, 2014 on the airfield Lens-Bénifontaine. The theme will be the Franco-Belgian Friendship. Pascale Alajouanine-Duhoo which is the official sponsor of the Meeting of Lens-Bénifontaine since 2007, will again to that of 2014....
Death of a hero * Bayou Renaissance Man | ...Jeremiah Denton, the downed Navy pilot who was paraded before television cameras by the Viet Cong and confirmed U.S. suspicions of prisoner maltreatment during the Vietnam War by blinking out the word "torture" in Morse code, has died. He was 89....
World's only flying Superfortress to touch down Valdosta - WALB-TV | VALDOSTA, GA (WALB) -You can see a rare sight Monday, when the Commemorative Air Force's (CAF) iconic Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber FIFI -- the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world --- lands at Valdosta Regional Airport. FiFi will be accompanied by the famous C-45 Expeditor Bucket of Bolts and a PT-17 Stearman...
Video: Vintage planes from Wanaka auctioned off * Emily Cooper 3 News Reporter | A collection of rare cars, motorbikes and planes has gone up for auction in Wanaka. More than 50 items, including a 1924 Bentley, a 1938 Harley Davidson and a Tiger Moth aircraft, went under the hammer for the Warbirds over Wanaka Community Trust...
Air Race F1 Receives Approval From The Official Formula One Air Racing Associations * aviationpros.com | Air Race F1, the first international Formula One air racing series, which will launch in Lleida Spain on 1st June, has announced that the three major Formula One Air Racing Associations have formally agreed to sanction the event, granting Air Race F1 recognition as an 
Scot flies the saltire in revival of aerial race - Scotsman | ...Des Hart is to compete in the Air Race F1 – piloting his plane at levels as low as 35ft while racing eight other aircraft at speeds of up to 250mph on a two-km circuit above Lleida-Alguaire Airport in Catalonia, Spain. Hart, from Perthshire, is one of only three British pilots to compete in the major international race, and the only Scot in a field of 14. Formula One flying is still performed in Reno, in the US, but was stopped in Britain in the late 1980s because of safety concerns and the high cost of running the racing aircraft...
Plane which ‘cheated death’ rolled out at Yorkshire Air Museum on 70th anniversary - The Press, York | SEVENTY years after its first outing, the story of a famous Second World War Two aircraft which cheated disaster time and time again is being remembered at the Yorkshire Air Museum this weekend. On the night of March 30, 1944, the Halifax bomber Friday the 13th rolled down the runway at RAF Lissett near Bridlington, bound for Nuremburg in Germany...
Ohio Capital Budget Includes Funds For Historic Wright Brothers Factory · Warbirds News | Efforts to secure and restore the historic Wright brothers’ airplane factory have taken an important step forward with the inclusion of funding in Ohio’s capital budget bill. The budget bill for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 includes $250,000 to acquire and secure the two Wright Company buildings for eventual use by the National Park Service. Ohio Gov. John Kasich introduced the bill Tuesday to the state legislature. “This is one small step toward opening the Wright Company factory to the public as a unit of Dayton’s national park, but it’s a giant leap in terms of gaining recognition for the importance of this project,” said Tony Sculimbrene, executive director of the National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA)....
[Video] Egyptian DHC-5 Buffalo utility aircraft performs belly landing * The Aviationist | You don’t see this kind of maneuver every day. Reportedly filmed on Mar. 24, at an undisclosed airport, the following footage shows a textbook landing of an Egyptian Air Force DHC-5 Buffalo plane...
NASA Marks Tenth Anniversary Of Successful Mach 7 Hyper-X Flight * Aero-News Network | March 27 was the 10-year anniversary of NASA’s successful Mach 7 Hyper-X flight. During this flight, the 12-foot-long X-43A research vehicle set a world speed record for an “air breathing” (jet-powered) vehicle...
