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Check out flying team at April festival - Northern Advocate | HERE WE GO LOOP DE LOOP: Members of the RNZAF Red Checkers aerobatic team perform one of the daredevil tricks that will delight people during the upcoming ...

Regina pilot named a member of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds - Regina Leader-Post | Denis Bandet from Regina was introduced as one of the latest members of the Snowbirds on Wednesday in Moose Jaw. The squadron will make their first public ...


New Snowbird team revealed - Moose Jaw Times-Herald | Flying the iconic red and white Tutor jet of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds for the first time is a moment the new show team pilots will never forget. ...

Stuart Air Show soared with excitement | by Hollie Hosler | Last weekend, the skies of Stuart were occupied by multiple aircrafts performing flips and barrel rolls for the crowd's enjoyment. I had the pleasure of attending the annual Stuart Air Show and it was wonderful. ...

LeFevre Family: air show at nellis air force base by Brooke …air show at nellis air force base. A few weekends ago we went to Aviation Nation at Nellis AFB. Carson loved getting into all the planes. Sorry about the poor photography. I was going to blame Cory, but he is in the pictures, ...

Thanksgiving 2010 from Space Station Crew from Spaceports by jack@jackkennedy.net

WAI Conference keynote speakers ready to Inspire, Enthuse, Innovate - BlueSky Executive Aviation News | Inspire, Enthuse, Innovate is the theme of the 2011 Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, and the lineup of invited speakers are ready to do ...

First Aircraft Moves Into Udvar-Hazy Center Restoration Hangar from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | This week, the Museum moved its first aircraft into the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hanger in the new wing of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. The aircraft is the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, the same type of aircraft flown by former Museum director, Don Engen during World War II…

Bill Anders: The Right Stuff – AskMen ... now 77 and retired (USAF Major General), at his home in Orcas Island, WA, where he runs the William A. Anders Foundation and Heritage Flight Museum. ...

Local connection to Aussie legend - Yass Tribune | Kingsford Smith was regarded as arguably the best aviator in the world at the time when his plane went down during a world record attempt. ...

Jets to thunder through city - Ipswich News | Flypasts will be conducted over southeast Queensland, northern NSW and Brisbane on December 3. F-111s will perform a dump and burn above the Mayor's ...

Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories by afnews@dma.mil | This week's photo highlights feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow. more...

For the love of art and flying - Tampa Bay Newspapers | Less than a month later, at the beginning of 1942, he was co-pilot on a B-17 taking off from MacDill Air Force Base, then called Southeast Air Base. ...

Greatest Generation: Sam Najarian - WSAV-TV | Mighty Eighth Air Force veteran Sam Najarian was a navigator in a B-17. He says the missions were hell. (more) By Alice Massimi Before Sam Najarian had even ...

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 from Planeshots :

How the Last Star was Born - Part 2 from AirSpace by Orion | This is the second part of my look back at the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. Note: As with the previous post, I found Douglas J. Ingells' book L-1011 TriStar and the Lockheed Story, an invaluable piece of information. In addition, Bill Gunston's excellent book The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines had some interesting information on the RB.211…

Today In Aviation History – November 25 « Calgary Recreational and ... by bikeal | Today In Aviation History – November 25. 25 11 2010. A U.S. Army Air Forces Martin B-26B-55-MA Marauder. In 1940... First flight of the deHavilland mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder. Photo A U.S. Army Air Forces Martin B-26B-55-MA ...

Flight International 23-29 November: Space Shuttle farewell from Flight Image of the Day by Will Horton | This week Flightglobal publication Flight International looks back at the Space Shuttle in a special report as the craft nears retirement. Even before the Apollo space programme of the 1960s put a man on the Moon, a fledgling NASA was conceptualising a reusable spacecraft for manned flight…

Aerial view of Space Shuttle Discovery from Flight Image of the Day by Will Horton | Here's an aerial view of Space Shuttle Discovery as she waits for launch to the International Space Station. After a week's worth of aborted attempts to send the Space Shuttle Discovery on its way to the International Space Station, NASA now says the earliest it will launch is 30 November. But rescheduling a Shuttle launch is no mean feat…

US Postal Service Reveals Designs for 2011 Space Stamps - Space.com ... to Orbit Mercury" – were designed by science fiction artist Donato Giancola, who worked with former Air & Space magazine art director Phil Jordan. ...

Planes of Fame: Taste of Flight this Weekend

Tickets available at the door!


PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM’S

3rd Annual

Taste of Flight

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Bill Anders, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 8 mission on the first manned lunar orbit in 1968, shares his astronaut stories.

A barrel of wine makers from Paso Robles finest wineries pour their latest vintages just for you.

Italian buffet dinner catered by owner/ executive chef Henry Gonzalez of


Plus, bid on one-of-a-kind aviation and wine-related auction items you could only find at Planes of Fame Air Museum: P-38 art pieces signed by 475th FG, fly in a warbird with Steven Hinton - 2009 Reno Champion, hike to historical WWII wreck site with Aircraft Wrecks author Pat Macha, host your own “movie night” in our new 45-seat theater, Pilot Cross aviation jewelry, aviation photos of Bearcat and other formations signed by pilots and photographers including Paul Bowen, books signed by authors and aces and WASP, warbird instruments and parts, magnums and bottles of fine wines!

ALSO AVAILABLE FOR LIVE AUCTION WILL BE A 16” X 18” FRAMED AND SIGNED, BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER ASTRONAUT BILL ANDERS, PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FAMOUS “EARTHRISE,” ONE OF LIFE MAGAZINE’S 100 PHOTOGRAPHS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. “THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPH EVER TAKEN.”

Flying, fun, and fundraising! Table and individual reservations are available. Inquiries please contact Karen Hinton at 909.597.4754 or karen.hinton@pofam.org or view www.planesoffame.org for more information.

Planes of Fame: 3rd Annual Taste of Flight

SNEAK PREVIEW of auction items!

PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM’S

3rd Annual

Taste of Flight

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Bill Anders, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 8 mission on the first manned lunar orbit in 1968, shares his astronaut stories.

A barrel of wine makers from Paso Robles finest wineries pour their latest vintages just for you.

Italian buffet dinner catered by restaurant owner and executive chef Henry Gonzalez of Spaggi’s.

Plus, bid on one-of-a-kind aviation and wine-related auction items you could only find at Planes of Fame Air Museum: P-38 art pieces and memorabilia signed by 475th FG, fly in a warbird with Steve Hinton, hike to historical WWII wreck site with Aircraft Wrecks author Pat Macha, host your own “movie night” in our new 45-seat theater, Pilot Cross aviation jewelry, aviation photos of Bearcat and other formations signed by pilots and photographers including Paul Bowen, books signed by authors and aces including Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, travel packages to the wine country, magnums and gift packages of fine wines, and much more!

ALSO AVAILABLE FOR LIVE AUCTION WILL BE A 16” X 18” FRAMED AND SIGNED, BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER ASTRONAUT BILL ANDERS, PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FAMOUS “EARTHRISE,” ONE OF LIFE MAGAZINE’S 100 PHOTOGRAPHS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. “THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPH EVER TAKEN.”

An evening of fun and fundraising. Sponsorships, table, and individual reservations are available. Early inquiries please contact Karen Hinton at 909.597.4754 or karen.hinton@pofam.org or view our website www.planesoffame.org for more information on this and other special events!