U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds announce Hometown Heroes honorees - KIONrightnow.com | SALINAS, Calif. -The California International Airshow and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will honor a local Olympian and an Alisal teacher as this year's "Hometown Heroes." The Thunderbirds host a “Hometown Hero” Orientation Flight program in communities throughout America during their show season. The program is designed to showcase American citizens doing amazing things in their communities...
Jets and the P-51 Mustang For The Heart Of Texas Airshow * Warbirds News | The Heart Of Texas 
Canadian Forces Snowbirds dazzle, delight crowd for Oregon International Air Show finale (photos) * oregonlive.com | Thousands braved the heat Sunday afternoon to see the final day of the 2014 Oregon International Air Show. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds demonstration team received loud praise from the crowd, headlining Sunday's events with its 9-plane routine. Pilots closed the show with skywriting, synchronized formations and a finale that featured extravagant pyrotechnic explosions...
Air show a big success; Willey stepping aside as president - Hillsboro Tribune | The 27th annual Oregon International Air Show kicked off a full weekend of airborne entertainment Sept. 19. The three-day show enjoyed excellent weather, and highly skilled pilots and parachutists kept the crowd looking skyward to catch the fast and furious action. Approximately 81,000 people attended the show, easily topping last year’s crowd of 68,000...
Weekend air show draws huge crowds * LaGrange Daily News | “The air show went better than expected, we were hoping for 200-500 people, but we had about 3,000 people show up,” Traylor said. “I enjoyed seeing everybody who's never been to an airport, much less our airport, get to experience what we see every day...
The most interesting aircraft displayed at the Belgian Air Force Days * The Aviationist | On Sept. 13 
Pictured: Southport Air Show 2014 – Red Arrows, Lancaster Bomber and more ... * Manchester Evening News | Families and aviation enthusiasts from all over the north west descended on Southport Beach this weekend for the annual air show, and despite grey clouds the Red Arrows did not disappoint. The event, held over two days, has around 20 aerial displays...
Cadets participate in Winston-Salem Air Show * Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | NORTH CAROLINA -- Three cadets from the Gastonia Civil Air Patrol squadron participated with 125 other CAP members from the region in the 2014 Winston-Salem Air Show held recently at the Smith Reynolds Airport. The cadets camped at the airfield and, despite some rain, enjoyed the camaraderie with other cadets, learned some practical skills and...
Cheesehead Fly-in * West of the I | A group of people from all over, interested in flying airplanes controlled by two lines gathered at the Westosha Community Center on Sunday afternoon. They have dubbed the annual event, the Cheesehead Fly-in. They can fly maneuvers by their control of...
Video: BLACK DIAMOND JET TEAM kicked off the Jags football game on Sunday in perfect formation and timing.
Ferrying Miss Demeanor * Wasabi Air Racing | On Saturday Justin Gillen and I had the opportunity 
to ferry an awesome airplane for a friend from Stead to Mojave. Miss Demeanor is a long time racer. The airplane currently is configured with a stock Cassutt vertical and horizontal and a Craig Catto tapered wing that was originally on outrageous. The wing installation was well done and addressed a lot of the handling concerns of the Cassutt. The limited throw of...
Reach for the sky! Flying coach wants to build 12 new Spitfires to mark 75th ... * Daily Mail | 'I wasn't very aerodynamic, but it certainly made me want to become a pilot. 'I came up with the idea of the Spitfire club as a way of getting pilots to keep flying. 'I've found over the years that many of them give up once the excitement of learning...
Qantas Founders Museum Saves a ‘Super Constellation’ · WarbirdsNews | The Manila International Airport Authority in Manila, Philippines recently announced an auction to forcibly sell off a dozen dormant airliners which had lain more or less abandoned at the airfield’s general aviation facility for some years now. These included five DC-9′s, an Antonov 24, Yak-40, four DC-3s and most importantly a Lockheed Super Constellation. The civilianized, former US Navy C-121J (Bu.131623) has been ground-bound at Manila for more than twenty five years now. It was...
Barrington Irving to Fly Business Jet On Global Learning Adventure for Kids * AviationPros.com | The event hosts are the Aero Club Foundation of Washington, Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, and Signature Flight Support. Photo ops and interviews will be available upon request from noon - 1:00 pm. From September 23rd through November...
2015 Ford Mustang 'Top Gun' Edition Officially Unveiled [PICS] * AutooMobile.com | Ford Mustang has officially unveiled their latest Top Gun Edition. It is no surprise that the automaker is a big fan if aircraft, since they have been a huge supporter for the EAA AirVenture for a few years now. The annual air show is held in Oshkosh, WI...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
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The airshow that looks like a Hollywood blockbuster: Scorching pictures of ... - Daily Mail | But these scorching snaps were not taken on a film set, they were captured at the Australian International Airshow, where crowds were left feeling the heat by the red hot stunts being performed in the skies above them. The dynamic Tinstix Of Dynamite ...
Experience WWII history from the cockpit - Wink News | Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. folks can look at planes on display and fly-bys. Featured Warbirds are expected to include: B-25, P-51 Mustang, TBM-Avenger, OV-1 Mohawk, F9F-Bearcat, Yak-9, L-39, O-2, C-45, PT-17, BT-13, ...
Blue Angels lend a helping hand in Niland - Imperial Valley Press | Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Isaac Dominguez, U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, bags food to be distributed to those in need at the Niland Food Shed on Feb. 20. The Blue Angels are conducting winter training at Naval Air ...
Dayton Air Show may have to go without Thunderbirds in 2013 - WDTN | The Dayton Air Show brings approximately 75,000 people to the area every year and pumps $3.2million into the local economy. 2013 will mark the 39th consecutive show, making it one of the oldest and most premiere air shows in the nation. However, this ...
Question of the Week: Air Shows Without Jet Teams? from AVwebFlash Current Issue | One of the impacts of sequestration will be an end to military flight displays. Will you still go to your local air show if there are no jets?Plus: Last week, we asked AVweb readers if they'd ever flown with an unruly passenger; click through to see the breakdown of responses.
Federal budget cuts could affect Treasure Coast airfields, Stuart Air Show ... - WPTV | Federally funded school programs and upcoming air shows in South Florida could take a major hit from federal budget cuts. Photographer: Deborah Silver, TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Copyright 2013 Scripps Media ...
Through the Sequestration Gate: Now What? from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Barring a sudden display of bipartisanship in Washington, it is becoming apparent that implications of the federal budget sequestration will begin to occur on Friday. The aviation community, particularly those of us in general aviation, are bracing for whatever happens afterward.
The Royal International Air Tattoo | We are pleased to confirm the attendance of the Frecce Tricolori and a Finnish C-295M at the 2013 Air Tattoo.
The Manston Airshow returns after 20 year break - Kent News | The skies over Thanet will be alive to the sound of aircraft this summer with the return of the South East Airshow at Manston Airport for the first time in 20 years. The show will host some of the world's greatest modern and historic aircraft...
Looking Forward to the Cape Girardeau, MO Air Festival by Looking Back: 2010 from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The 2010 Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival featured the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Skip Stewart, Kyle and Amanda Franklin, Melissa Pemberton, U.S. Army Golden Knights, and Team RV. A variety of warbirds were present, including the B-17 Sentimental Journey, B-25 Mitchell, and F-4U Corsair. They also had a rare EA-6B Prowler on static display....
YEAGER BRINGS 'RIGHT STUFF' TO NATIONAL CHARACTER AND ... - Avionics Intelligence | And while he was officially prohibited from engaging in combat, his guns were hot the day he and his students received an order to provide cover for a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress. "The operations officer called me on the radio and said, 'How much fuel ...
Podcast: Around the World in a Hawker Jet, for Education from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Barrington Irving, whose Experience Aviation nonprofit helps to inspire kids in Miami to pursue science and engineering careers, aims to reach millions of kids with his next project -- a six-month flight around the world, via all seven continents, communicating with kids via satellite along the way. AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Irving about his plans and his recent designation as an Emerging Explorer by the National Geographic Society.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation.
Next Stop For Irving, All Seven Continents from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Fuller To Step Down At AOPA from AVwebFlash Current Issue | AOPA announced today that President and CEO Craig Fuller is stepping down and the search is now on for his replacement. Fuller became president in 2009, taking over from Phil Boyer. Fuller is just the fourth president of the organization in its 75-year history. He will stay on until a replacement is found. An AOPA news release says Fuller committed to five years in the job and with the end point approaching it's time for the search for another leader to begin. "The process of finding a new leader can now go forward as all of us at AOPA roll up our sleeves to fight the day to day battles that seem to keep coming our way," said Fuller. "The team will not miss a beat this year as we lay the groundwork for the future." Board Chairman William Trimble III thanked Fuller for his service, saying he "served nobly and professionally."
Original part from B-17F Memphis Belle® returns home from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Young Airman Ralph Barrett had no idea what that strange looking part he had found in Memphis was, but it looked interesting so he picked it up and decided to hang onto it. The part eventually made it to his tool box at home and remained there unseen for more than 40 years.
Huey helicopters to be featured at Pima Air Museum - KVOA Tucson News | TUCSON - A Huey Helicopter Forum is being held this weekend at the Pima Air & Space Museum. The Huey Forum showcases the varied history of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" helicopter whose storied career has included countless civilian search and...
Pearson Air Museum reopening draws ire of some Vancouver residents - OregonLive.com | Emily Gorchels and her daughter, Claire Gorchels, 3, explore a tent that is part of a new exhibit about a World War I era spruce mill at Pearson Air Museum. The museum reopened Wednesday under direction of the National ...
Storch with it’s legs in the snow from Apron 6 | A first picture of the Slepcev Storch (wich means stork) in the snow. I was very happy to photograph this airplane in the grasfield in front of it’s hangar. With the engines running it blew the snow into the air which gave a nice photo opportunity. Although it’s not a Fieseler Storch but a 3/4 [...]
Lloyd G. Cloum - Monroe Evening News | Lloyd served in the U. S. Army Air Corps, 94th Bombardment Group as a tail gunner on a B-17 where he received his Mission wings for five flights over Germany. He volunteered for the invasion of France serving Company E, 354th Infantry during the Battle ...
From POW to freedom - Estherville Daily News | Howard Croner of Estherville received the information in the mail earlier this month from Carol Wilcox, cousin of 1st Lt. Charles C. Young, Jr., pilot of the B-17, who was killed in the crash. When the door was opened, it pushed me off to the side
and ... A whale of a plane! from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Boeing's experimental hydrogen-fueled 'Phantom Eye' high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aircraft flew for the second time on Monday....
Dennis Tito Envisions Journey to Mars in 2018 from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | A group founded by private space traveler Dennis Tito announced plans Wednesday to pursue a manned mission to Mars in January 2018.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Indy Transponder 08-DEC-2011 1000z
Pearl Harbor veterans honored in Las Vegas - KTNV Las Vegas | Jason Koltes, a USAF Thunderbirds pilot and operations officer said the connection to the past is very much in the present. He told those gathered, "We all have relatives and friends and members of our church who were in World War II, ...
Salinas Airshow ICAS Marketing Luncheon Clip - YouTube via TVR Photography | From OnBoard Images ICAS 2011 Marketing Luncheon Opening Video
Red Arrows return to the Skies by Flightline UK | From Red Arrows website. The Service Inquiry investigating the circumstances of the death of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham, Red 5, at RAF Scampton on Tuesday 8 November 2011 is still ongoing. However, sufficient technical and safety advice has been provided to allow the MoD to release all Hawk MkT1A aircraft, including those of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows, back into service. The Red Arrows will, weather permitting and following a short period of staff continuation training, resume display training for the 2012 display season at the earliest opportunity....
Warbird Radio | It's CAF Week. If you missed the air times when great guests have been on the show, don't worry. They are saved as podcasts! Listen in.
GA Flight Honors Pearl Harbor Day - AVweb | In commemoration of the day, the current owner of the Cadet, airshow pilot Kent Pietsch, flew a reenactment flight on Wednesday morning, with his brother Warren flying the world's only active Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero fighter. Kent Pietsch flew the Cadet ...
Fellow World War II veterans meet for the first time - Auburn Journal | Nearly 70 years ago, Colonel Clarence “Bud” Anderson and Lt. Colonel Nelson “Bob” Cockrum assaulted enemy aircrafts in World War II together, but Wednesday the Auburn-area veterans met officially for the first time. With airplanes flying overhead, but no enemy fighters in sight, Anderson and Cockrum exchanged war stories at the Auburn Municipal Airport in an environment drastically different from the war fields of Europe. Mutual friend and retired Placer County Sheriff’s Lt. Nick Mileur, 73, of Auburn, arranged the visit for the two retired Air Force pilots. ...
Video: Breitling Jet Team East Mediterranean Tour 2011 - Takeoff Tube
Celebrating 100 years of aviation - New Straits Times | Inside the terminal, the New Straits Times Press held the 100 Years Of Aviation Pictorial Journey expo which showcased the country's aviation history. DCA director-general Datuk Az-haruddin Abd Rahman, who launched the festival, said the civil aviation ...
Aviation group to mark centennial of Wilbur Wright’s death - Dayton Daily News | KETTERING — An organization dedicated to preserving the Dayton region’s aviation history will begin a year-long community tribute this month to aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright, to mark the 100th anniversary next year of his May 1912 death....
Wright brothers historian to speak at LSA Expo from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Darrell Collins, chief historian and interpreter at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in North
Carolina, will tell the remarkable story of Wilbur and Orville Wright’s 1911 flight that lasted 9 minutes and 45 seconds and is regarded as the first soaring flight at next month's U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Fla...This Airplane Thing Really Got Started When… from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey [wVideo] | This airplane thing really got started when two brothers from Ohio hatched an idea in their heads that men could fly. Then they did the impossible – they proved it. The story of Orville and Wilbur Wright is truly inspirational. Some of the best scientific minds of the day were in the race to design, build, and fly the first heavier than air machine. But it was two bicycle mechanics from Ohio...
Ohio Air News #171 Please Vote - Charles Johnson | Please vote for three of the 12 photo's , best, second best, third best, maybe their not " the best" but ones that you like....
Former Tennessee air base now site of Veterans' Museum - WBIR Video | Each year, visitors come to the Veterans Museum in the western Tennessee town of Halls (in Lauderdale County). The museum has exhibits honoring all of the major conflicts since World War I. "The museum is located on a former B-17 training base," says Pat Higdon, director of the museum. "During World War II we trained crews for it's final phase of training before they went overseas."....
First black pilot to fly around world talks to Oklahoma students - Relat... | www.smartbrief.com | Pilot Barrington Irving set two records when he flew around the world in 2007 at 23 -- one as the first black pilot and one as the youngest...
The Aviators - Destination Wichita from AOPA Live: Latest videos | The Aviators - Destination Wichita thumbnail 'The Aviators' visits the 'air capital of the world,' where general aviation began.
McMinnville's Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum to add lodge, construction in the spring - Oregon Live | A nearly $20 million lodge addition to McMinnville’s Evergreen Aviation
and Space Museum complex on Highway 18 is expected to begin construction this Spring. The nearly 100 room, five story Red Hawk Lodge is tentatively set for its grand opening in the Summer of 2014....'Draft Sully' Petition To Be Submitted to White House from Aero-News Network | More Than A Gag... The Movement Says Much About The Troubled State Of Aviation As the song goes, "We need a hero..." and that sentiment seems to be the basis of a unique move that first came to light last night with a blog post, some tweets and, now, a White House petition to nominate Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger to be the next Administrator of the FAA. and you know what? We could do FAR worse. The blog that instigated this burgeoning movement (anonymous for the moment, but we have a good idea who started this), notes that, "Draft Sully is grassroots effort to draft Chesley Sullenberger for FAA Administrator, begun by members of the aviation community who care about restoring the FAA as the world's gold standard in aviation safety. We are not associated with Mr. Sullenberger, but we believe that he, as a man of high integrity, is the perfect candidate for this job."
PICTURE: Reaper spotted at secret CIA UAV base from The DEW Line by Stephen Trimble
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Indy Transponder 14-APR-09 0315z
An Introduction to the Abu Dhabi Red Bull Air Race Track - Bleacher Report, CA
by Sheiban Shakeri (Columnist) Abu Dhabi, for the fifth time, will host the inaugural Red Bull Air Race of 2009. Along with the Emirates' capital hosting in 2009, Abu Dhabi has signed and sealed a contract with the Red Bull Air Race to host the ...
Twitter page for the Redbull Air RaceA Pilot's Story - March Newsletter
Gleaned from Nigel Lamb's Facebook: Good testing in A Dhabi so far but now being sandpapered by, well....sand. The fine stuff that really does get 'up your nose' and through every crack in the hangar. Poor MXS. Rain coming so hopefully it'll clear. Move downtwon to temporary runway tomorrow (Tues)
Get the latest from the Producer's of the film on their latest project! Really - you'll want to read this.
Aviation buffs alert: B-17 is coming to Hillsboro - The Oregonian
Here's an opportunity for a limited number of WWII vets, from an email I got from the Liberty Foundation: The Liberty Belle, a restored WWII B-17 "flying fortress" bomber will take to the skies for her first ever visit to Portland on Monday April 20th. ...
Airplane, helicopter rides this weekend in Chandler - Arizona Republic, AZ
The Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum in Mesa restored the "Sentimental Journey," which is one of a handful of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses still flying. B-17 tours cost $5 for adults, $3 for chilren ages 5 to 12 and free for ...
Vero Beach fly-in features noted aviator - TCPalm, FL
By staff report VERO BEACH — LoPresti SpeedMerchant's Fly-in is May 2 at the Vero Beach Municipal Airport, north ramp, LoPresti Hangar, 2620 Airport North Drive. Barrington Irving is the youngest person to ever pilot a plane around the world solo and ...
Red Arrows Fly To Raise Money For RAF Benevolent Fund from iom-rmpa
A new "Heart of Scotland Airshow" is coming to Perth on 6th June 2009, celebrating all things aviation in Scotland. The event will be raising money for the RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF), the RAF’s leading welfare charity, and will see the Red Arrows dazzle the crowds with their world beating, high-speed aerobatics. Starting from 11 AM, there will be over four hours of high-octane aerial displays ranging from historic warbirds to contemporary military jets. For those who prefer to keep ...
RNZAF Open Day 2009 - Whenuapai Air Show from MILAVIA
In March 2009, the Royal New Zealand Air Force organized its annual open day and air show at Whenuapai. Chris Gee delivers his review with photos of the RNZAF C-130, 757, P-3 Orion, Sioux and Huey helicopters, the Red Checkers display team, and other flying displays such as the RAAF Hornet, USAF C-17 and many local warbirds.
Taking the Raffle Plane to the Bluebonnet Airshow
from Pilots of America Message Board
... Shortly after contacting departure, we heard ATC trying to contact a military plane and the military plane trying to contact ATC, without much luck. I had Rich take the controls and I offered to relay messages for them. They gratefully accepted, and I was able to get the military plane to squawk a new code and contact another ATC frequency. When the controller dropped us off radar service near Burnet, she said, "Thanks for the help with the F-18." I thought, 'I helped an F-18? Sweet!!!' ...
Heroes to be enshrined into Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame, Duncan Aviation to receive award from airzoo.org by jmaclean
On Saturday, April 18, four men with Michigan connections will be enshrined into the Air Zoo’s Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame, including a local Kalamazoo man. During the same ceremony, Duncan Aviation and author James Tobin will also be honored.
Duncan Aviation will be presented with the “Spirit of Flight” award at the ceremony, which highlights the outstanding achievements of aviation/space organizations. From a small Beechcraft distributorship in the 1950s to providing avionics services in reputable maintenance facilities and more than one million square feet of hangar space, Duncan Aviation has helped shape the airline industry.
The four enshrines into the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame include: ...
Bringing Aviation History Home to Sioux City - KMEG 14, IA
On Monday, the Warner Museum of Aviation and Transportation finally broke ground. The museum had to overcome obstacles to preserve the past and bring history home to Sioux City. From conception to creation, it's been a long journey to finally come home ...
Evan flies - Larry Perkins from evanflys.com
These radio transmissions were before I made my very first P-51 landing.
I landed it at Merced and I got clearance to taxi back for take off. As I taxied back the sun was shining on the back of the propeller and I suddenly remembered my dream. This was just like in my dream. It was the most eerie experience.
- Evan's got two other posts up from his trip as well.
- You'll like the pictures on this one: http://evanflys.com/fighter_combat
- http://evanflys.com/mesa_cessna
[note: great photos with this post too]
... This beautiful airplane is the result of the "Paint The Plane" contest that the airline sponsored to help celebrate Alaska's 50th year as a state. The winner of the extensive design contest was chosen on January 3, 2009, the 50th anniversary for Alaska statehood.
And, as I covered in an earlier post, the winner was Hannah Hamberg, a 16 year old from Sitka. In my opinion, her design, and the theme of "We're All Pulling Together" is absolutely fantastic! What a breath of fresh air in a world that seems to get more polluted everyday... and I'm not talking ecology here. ...
From Virginia to the Moon from Dick's Rocket Dungeon
In 2011, Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport will host its first Moon launch. In a history making flight, NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) will be launched atop an Orbital Sciences Corp. Minotaur-V from Pad 0B. LADEE's will orbit the moon for some 100 days, studying it's atmosphere and dust environment.
Flying Glass with the US Civil Air Patrol from Let's Go Flying by Steve Tupper
'Caption Contest' #15 Is Now Inflated from Airpigz Blog
The fans on Twitter:
Thunder airshow -over 60 military and civilian aircraft by Rachel Jenkins
air show this weekend in Ceiba, PR -Thunderbirds are going to be there!! by Tomás Máquez
RAF Typhoon Airshow Display - In-cockpit - Narrated by Pilot by Judith Lindsay
Nice pic of Beech18 @ Bluebonnet Air Show 2009 by Captain KaosVMFA-232 Red Devils from FenceCheck Forums
Tuscaloosa - 04/04/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Antonov Oddity An-72 from Airline Pilot Central Forums
View from my front yard by Jeb Burnside
Burning Rubber!, CESSNA'R'US from FenceCheck Forums
US Air Force Strike Eagle from FenceCheck Forums
American Flag Burned In Veteran's Widow's Yard - KIVI-TV, ID
"My husband served aboard the USS Indianapolis and he was aboard when it sunk and that was in honor of the crew that was aboard that ship", says Booth. Mrs. Booth's husband survived and floated in the water for 5 days. She says this flag was his way to ...
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Indy Transponder 05-December 0402z
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With 30 world altitude and time-to-climb records under its cowl, Bruce Bohannon’s Flyin’ Tiger is being retired from service. Builder and pilot Bohannon, EAA 169040, first introduced the highly modified RV-4 Exxon Flyin’ Tiger at the 1999 Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In at Lakeland, Florida. Five months earlier Bohannon had donated his other world record-setter, a Miller-Bohannon JM-2 named Pushy Galore, to EAA’s AirVenture Museum. ...[FLiR]Civil Air Patrol to honor women in military service from RSS Feed: News
A reception honoring 2008 Wreaths Across America participants will be held Dec. 13 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, at Arlington National Cemetery. The event honors Worcester Wreath Co. owners Karen and Morrill Worcester and Civil Air Patrol members, who will lay wreaths at Arlington starting at 9 a.m. that day. [FLiR]
Barrington Irving to Students: "If You Build It, I'll Fly It" And They Did -
from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast
The next time someone asks general aviation booster Barrington Irving about the Zenith he's flying, he can smile and tell them, "My students built it." As part of his tireless efforts to promote GA to youth, Irving recently challenged a group of students at Experience Aviation to build a Zenith Zodiac XL and promised to fly it. Find out how he generates interest and raises funds in this podcast.
Rare Ford Tri-Motor Up For Auction in January from EAA -
The Experimental Aircraft Association
It's not very often an airplane of this pedigree becomes available on the open market, but a completely restored 1929 Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor will be auctioned on January 17, 2009, during - of all things - the 38th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Vulcan pilot hangs up flying suit from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News
Former RAF Squadron Leader David Thomas, chief pilot of the Vulcan bomber, has retired from flying the iconic aircraft.
Thomas flew Vulcan XH558 to RAF Bruntingthorpe for mothballing and was at the controls when it flew again on Oct. 18 last year.
Ex Squadron Leader Martin Withers will take over his role.
Kochi: A scintillating aerobatic show by the famed Sagar Pawan [Wikipedia entry] squadron, a solemn Beating Retreat ceremony and a marvellously synchronised continuity drill ... [FLiR]
F-104 profiles
from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti
Richard J. Caruana, an established aviation author and illustrator, sent me the following file f-104-layout_low containing an interesting series of F-104 profiles. The profiles were published on MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL no. 41, December 2008 issue, within a feature that is dedicated exclusively to operational colour schemes worn by the F-104s serving with the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF). The file also contains detailed views of the markings, stencils, roundels and bagdes of the various Italian units that were equipped with the Starfighter.
Below, a preview of one of the...
SAAF stops air shows, for now - Independent Online
However, Van der Westhuizen said SAAF aircraft would still be on display at their annual Air Force Museum days. "There won't be any air shows during the week or on the annual Air Force Museum days, but our aircraft will be on display," he said.
Flight Line internet Radio turns 50000 on December 5th
PRLog.Org (press release), Romania
... featuring "The Warbird Beer Show," "General Aviation News," audio overview of "The Indy Transponder" as well as commentary from Capt'N Chris and "Plane ...
ONLINE GAME RACE STILL ON from Red Bull Air Race News
The 2008 Red Bull Air Race season may be over, but it's not too late to enter the online game which runs until the end of December. Test your skills on the virtual Red Bull Air Race track and see if you’ve got what it takes to be the 2008 online game champion and be in with a chance to win a trip to one of the stops next year.
Veteran Astronaut Carl Walz Leaves NASA from NASA Breaking News
NASA astronaut Carl Walz is leaving the agency to take a job in the private sector.
Survivor of sunken WWII carrier speaks in BC - Battle Creek Enquirer, MI
Thelen was one of 1196 crew members on the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser, sunk during the final weeks of World War II with the worst loss of life in US ...
A close encounter with the legend of the Indianapolis - Courier Connection, ME
The next ship he stepped aboard was the ill-fated USS Indianapolis, commanded by Captain Charles Butler McVay III. “I shook Capt. McVay’s hand,” Payeur said ...
Harpo Celaya recalls WWII ordeal at sea - Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ
By DANIEL DULLUM, Staff Writer However, watching an educational video about the sinking of Celaya's ship, the USS Indianapolis, proved difficult for the ...
Photographs of Airports Around the World from A Welsh View by Robert Gale
Amazing Hot Air Balloons Of The World from Amazing Facts by amazingfacts
Red Flag 09-1 10/20/2008 - 10/31/2008 from Fence Check
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