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Lineup finalized for Boston-Portsmouth Air Show at Pease - Seacoastonline.com | PORTSMOUTH — The Service Credit Union Boston-Portsmouth Air Show recently announced the performer lineup for the 2012 schedule at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. The show will be held June 30 and July 1 and will feature the US Navy Blue ...

The Red Steel Jet Team will be the Headlining Performers at 2012 Freedom ... - PR Web | The Red Steel Jet Team's third air show performance will also have a guest appearance by Randy “Bandit” Ball's MiG 17 and an opportunity to meet and greet Red Steel Jet Team pilot Orestes Lorenzo. “I'm extremely lucky to have a second chance in life to...

A Nearly Perfect Airshow: Chino 2012 Planes of Fame from Featured by Webmaster | Planes of Fame by Anthony TaylorThis year’s Chino Airshow, which took place May 5-6 over Southern California’s Chino Airport, brought in record attendance of more than 35,000. And, the crowd was not disappointed. The perfect weather, nearly 40 aircraft flying from...

Flight in aerobatic plane a memorable one - Pioneer Press |I spent the morning of Monday, June 4, strapped into a high-performance aerobatic airplane. Lt. Col. John Klatt was cool as a cucumber as we nosedived toward the farmland surrounding Airlake Airport in Lakeville. He, unlike me, was sure we'd pull back...

Blaine's Discover Aviation Days draws large crowds - Coon Rapids Herald | Military hardware exhibits from the American Wings Air Museum were another popular attraction. Discover Aviation Days featured two days filled with flying demonstrations, kids' activities, numerous exhibits, paid aircraft and helicopter rides,...

Damp fly-in attracts die-hard fans - Avionics Intelligence | BRUNSWICK -- Predictions of heavy rain this weekend kept down the crowds and the aircraft on day one of the two-day International Brunswick Fly-In, but die-hard flying fans didn't stay away. By noon Saturday, only three planes and a helicopter had ...

AirFest Photos - rstar

Golden Knights perform once again at Rockford Airfest - WREX-TV | By Matt Groves - email Cue the Weather Girls, because it is raining men at the Rockford Airfest or it appears to be anyway as the United States Army Golden Knights take to the skies once again. As our crew of brave media began our journey to the edge ...

Photos: Rainy Day of Kuban Airshow 2012 - EnglishRussia

Scores of pilots brave very cold winds for fly-in - This is Hull and East Riding | Hull Aero Club's three-day fly-in at Linley Hill Airfield, near Leven, attracted scores of pilots from across the country. 'Fantastic atmosphere': A paramotor at Hull Aero Club in Leven. Enthusiasts took off from sites up and down the east coast...

Navy Marks 70th Anniversary of Battle of Midway - The Ledger | ...The U.S. was badly outnumbered and its pilots less experienced than Japan’s. Even so, it sank four Japanese aircraft carriers the first day of the three-day battle and put Japan on the defensive, greatly diminishing its ability to project air power as it had in the attack on Hawaii...

Local Family Meets With Bethpage Air Show Pilots - Patch.com | Greene and his family were greeted by the pilots of the GEICO Skytypers, who shared their experiences firsthand about performing at air shows across the country, including the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach. The pilots then took the Greene family ...

17000 watch Jubilee air show Imperial War Museum Duxford - Haverhill Echo | More than 17000 people attended the Jubilee Air Show at Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford on Sunday (May 27). On a gloriously hot and sunny Sunday, visitors enjoyed exploring the museum, making Airfix models with the Airfix Make and Paint Zone, ...

Fun at the 'Wave' RAF Waddington 4-6-2012 from stickandrudderWTO | Called into the 'Bank Hoilday' fun-day at the 'WAVE' at RAF Waddington this morning, and was so nice to meet the WAVE committee in the form of Maureen-John, and 'limping' quite badly, Jamie no less. Handed-over my £10 to join the WAVE members, and from what Jamie was telling me, the WAVE is going to move forward, with base visits and other events planned, and the future for the WAVE is looking quite healthy these days. I will...

Awesome photo, ney, artful capture of this North American OV-10... from You like airplanes, too?

Forces to salute Moose Jaw with flight demonstration over city - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | Scott MacDonald, Snowbirds commanding officer Lt.-Col. Maryse... By Joel van der Veen Flight crews from 15 Wing will fly the friendly skies over downtown Moose Jaw this July in co-operation with the city's annual Sidewalk Days festival...

Important News About Lee Bottom Events from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | ...OK, so now to the question everyone keeps asking us; what about Sinful Sundays and The Wood, Fabric, and Tailwheels Fly-In?...

Fallen Heroes 6-4 - Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise | Hough joined the Air Corps and trained as a bombardier on a B-25 Bomber. He was assigned to the 42nd Bomb Group and sent to the Solomon Islands in June 1943. His plane was shot down Jan. 20, 1944, on a bombing raid over New Britain Island...

Badly damaged U.S. Navy helicopter (miraculously) resurrected and returned to flight from David Cenciotti's weblog | A U.S Navy HH-60H Seahawk Helicopter, belonging to the “Red Wolves” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84, that crashed in in 2009 in Virginia during a training sortie at Fort Pickett, returned to service in May 2012. The helicopter underwent 2-year long extensive repairs at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) and was literally rebuilt after the Navy had ruled the crash a Class “A” mishap with damages to the aircraft...

Air Museum Receives F-16 Jet - Cape May County Herald | By Jack Fichter ERMA – An F-16 Fighting Falcon jet arrived at Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum, Fri., June 1, not by air but on a huge flatbed trailer. The fighter jet was deemed surplus and donated by Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas...

Alberta Aviation Museum Building is being recognized as a National Historic Civil Engineering Site from Aviation.ca News | The Alberta Aviation Museum Association and Edmonton Aviation Heritage Society are proud to announce that the building that houses the Alberta Aviation Museum collection is being recognized as a National Historic Civil Engineering Site by the Canadian Society of Civil...

Wichita Women in Aviation chapter launched - Wichita Business Journal | The nonprofit organization Women in Aviation has affiliate organizations worldwide. Now, the Ohio-based organization has a Wichita chapter. The Women in Aviation-Air Capital City Chapter has completed the necessary requirements to become an official...

Podcast: Are These Guys Crazy?  from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Air traffic control thought so, but Kansas City pilot and storm chaser Caleb Elliott says light aircraft have an important role to play in studying storm behavior. He spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles.

A bit of a review from Making a Kiwi Fly by Flyinkiwi | Here we are in June and you have not heard a sound out of me during the busy "flying months".  Well what can I say as an excuse for not posting?  Quite a bit actually!  Firstly,  I have a job!  I was asked to join the roster to work the office at the Waikato Aero Club on weekends.  Essentially my role is to answer the phone, manage the bookings and be the smiling enthusiastic face student pilots see when they come in for their lesson.  I remember how much that detail made an impression on me when I was learning so its...

Two pilots identified who died as firefighting plane crashes in Utah from RGJ.com | A firefighting aircraft crashed into rugged terrain near the Utah-Nevada border as it dropped retardant on a 5,000-acre wildfire, killing the two Idaho men on board...

Phantom Eye flight tested - UPI.com | Boeing officials speak during the rollout of the Phantom Eye, a hydrogen-powered high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle system used for persistent intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and communications...

'Eagles' offer airplane rides - Fond du Lac Reporter | The Fond du Lac Chapter 572 of EAA will offer Young Eagles airplane rides on Saturday, June 9, at the Fond du Lac County Airport Terminal. Registration will be held from from 9 to 9:30 am Rides will be given in the order that children are registered...

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Rockford Airfest officials keep fingers crossed for good weather - Rockford Register Star | Brian Norris of Spruce Creek, Fla., puts on his helmet while getting ready for a test flight after some repairs in a team Oracle stunt plane Thursday, June 2, 2011, before AirFest at the Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford. ...

Day trip: Air show weekend in Ocean City - Baltimore Sun | the Geico Skytypers pass over the airport, painting the sky before their final approach to Ocean City Municipal Airport to participate in the OC Air Show. What: The F-22 Raptor and AV-8B Harrier demo teams share the skies at the OC Air Show this summer ...

As June arrives, so do the Alaska fly-in breakfasts - Alaska Dispatch | This weekend will be one of the “flyingest” weekends of the summer with the 20th Annual Federal Aviation Administration pancake breakfast in Palmer, and a fly-in breakfast, poker run, and barbecue at the 11th annual Kenai Peninsula Air Fair. ...

Fast Five - Aviation Week | Regarded by many as the finest, most exciting aerobatic pilot in the world, Tucker, a Southern California native, attended the University of Santa Cruz for two years following junior college majoring in sociology while “trying to figure out what I ...

Pilot project: New airport hosts inaugural fly-in - Times Record | BRUNSWICK — Base redevelopment officials hope the first annual International Fly-In event scheduled for Saturday will help elevate the fledgling Brunswick Executive Airport's status as a destination landing spot for ...

Thanks to Our Supporters from Nordo News | Those of you who receive the world famous Lee Bottom Flying Field calendar know that every Winter we send them out as an airport fundraiser.  And with each passing year, despite the economic ups and downs, you continue to send the donations that make the difference between keeping the airport alive and not.  Your patronage and support has directly contributed to keeping this beautiful corner of the aviation world alive and you should be proud of that.  Thank you. ...

WWII veteran talks about serving in the Air Force as a B-24 nose gunner in Europe - The Republic | In a World War II photo provided by Charles Ware, Ware, front, third from the left, is pictured with his B-24 bonber crew during World War II. Ware served as a nose gunner on B-24 Liberator airplanes during the latter part of World War II. ...

More Than 20 WASPs Show for Homecoming at Avenger Field from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | The National WASP World War II Museum held its annual WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) homecoming at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, to honor more than 1,000 women who trained at the field during WWII. [logo via b29.org]

NAS Meridian Holds Battle of Midway Commemoration from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories | Naval Air Station Meridian personnel paid tribute to one of the most significant events in naval history – the Battle of Midway during a commemoration ceremony, June 3.

Decisive Victory from Neptunus Lex  | This weekend, 69 years ago.

June 2011 Roadrunner News - Roadrunners of Groom Lake |  Miscellaneous news: Read about Sam Pizzo’s colorful military career shared with a devoted wife ...  * * *  For the past several months we Roadrunners anxiously awaited the publishing of a book being authored by Annie Jacobsen who had previously written an interesting article for the LA Times titled The Road to Area 51. The book being published by Little Brown publishers became embargoed, preventing us from knowing even the title, much less the contents until the book was released on 17 May 2011. Along the way, author Jacobsen morphed from author to investigative journalist to reporter and in the final chapter, activist. Instead of being a book depicting the great legacy of the Roadrunners, the following is typical of what one sees advertised in the media and during a search on the Internet. ...

Longtime Homebuilder Mickey Whittenburg to Receive EAA's Tony Bingelis Award from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Mickey Whittenburg of Kiln, Mississippi, will receive the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2011 Tony Bingelis Award recognizing contributions to EAA and the aviation community.

Supporters of aviation heritage centre get peek at progress - TbNewsWatch.com | Supporters of the Northwestern Ontario Aviation Heritage Centre got a chance last night to see the progress in bringing the idea to life. Organizers held their annual general meeting at the centre on Waterloo Street. ...

Cessna celebrates 100th anniversary of Clyde Cessna's first airplane - Kansas.com | Cessna, who by 1911 had moved to Enid, Okla., bought a Bleriot XI fuselage from the Queen Aeroplane Co. of New York City, after watching a traveling air demonstration in Oklahoma City. Cessna and his brother added an engine and propeller, ...

Is The George Lucas Produced WWII Film 'Red Tails' Coming In January 2012? - Indie Wire | With production beginning in the spring of 2009, it's now two years since the George Lucas produced WWII film “Red Tails” first started rolling but it now appears to be headed to the finish line. Last week it was revealed that Terrence Blanchard had ...

“My First Helicopter Night Flight Hooked Me Forever!” from FWHIhelicopters.com | My first Night Helicopter Training Flight I had early in my Helicopter Pilot Training hooked me on helicopters forever!  When I first got there that night, I remember exactly what my instructor said. “We can go out at work in the pattern, or if you want we could fly downtown!” Well I knew what that meant, DOWNTOWN CHICAGO!  ...

June 11 is EAA International Young Eagles Day from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | Thousands of young people will take to the sky on Saturday, June 11, as EAA volunteers continue an outstanding aviation tradition-International Young Eagles Day. The annual event brings together kids and pilots as part of the EAA Young Eagles program, the largest youth aviation education program ever created.

Get Ready for the Last Space Shuttle Launch in July from The Aero Experience 

Space Shuttle Sonic Booms Lead to Burglary Spree Arrests - Space.com | ... will find a home at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC; Atlantis will be displayed at the visitor center at Kennedy Space Center; and the test vehicle Enterprise will be moved to the Intrepid Air & Space Museum in New York City. ...

Video: Amateur-Built Danish 'Non-Profit Rocket' Blasts Off from the Baltic Sea - POPSCI | Just one day later than expected--and that’s pretty good for a rocket launch--Copenhagen Suborbitals’ “non-profit rocket” successfully launched from its catamaran launch platform in the Baltic Sea today, notching a major milestone for the organization that plans to eventually send an amateur-built manned rocket into suborbital space. ...

Danish Amateurs Launch Homemade Rocket, Aim for Future Spaceflight from SPACE.com | A homemade Danish rocket blasted off today, marking the first test flight of a system designed to launch people to suborbital space on the cheap.

Homemade rocket launched in Denmark, part of human spaceflight plans from PhotoBlog 

Atlantis - The last Roll Out from Military Photos