Disabled American Veterans Shares Message at Fort Wayne Air Show from DAV Flight Team | Fort Wayne, IN – Disabled American Veterans (DAV) will reach out to veterans and their families sharing 
its message of service and volunteerism in support of our nation’s combat-wounded men and women at the Fort Wayne Air Show on August 31-September 2. In the company of the iconic World War II era B-25 Mitchell Bomber, the Disabled American Veterans Flight Team will appear at the Fort Wayne Air Show. The airshow is one stop on a nationwide tour that aims to increase public awareness of disabled veterans and provide information about DAV programs and benefits. The B-25...
Watsonville Gets Ready For Take Off - Patch.com | That's right, it's the 48th annual “Fly-In and Air Show” and people in town are starting to get excited, especially Watsonville city analyst and event director Doug Mattos. “I love it when those big planes come in and rumble the windows around the...
8th Annual Become A Pilot Family Day and Aviation Display from Other People's Airplanes by David | Welcome to the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center, an incredible collection of aviation and space artifacts, the likes of which you will not fine anywhere else. I’m David Allen, and I’m about to take you into the cockpit … of Other People’s Airplanes. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport is the...
'Sentimental Journey' at City Centre Airport - Edmonton Examiner | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:11:37 MDT AM. B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft 'Sentimental Journey' makes a special trip to Edmonton's Alberta Aviation Museum in honour of the North West Staging Route from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4...
Red Arrows death crash pilot Jon Egging memorial unveiled - BBC News | A sculpture has been unveiled in Dorset as a memorial to a Red Arrows pilot who died after an airshow display. Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, of Rutland, died when his Hawk T1 aircraft crashed following a display at the 2011 Bournemouth Air Festival. The 5m ...
Saab Participates at the Slovak International Air Fest 2012 - defpro | Defence and security company Saab AB will participate as the general partner at the Slovak International Air Fest 2012 on September 1st and 2nd at the Sliac Airport in Sliac, Slovakia. Saab will be present at SIAF 2012 in Sliac...
French display team preparing for this weekend's airshow - Moss Avis | Patrouille de France was established in 1953 and is celebrating 60 years in May 2013. The team consists of 9 pilots and 37 technicians. 1. and 2 September, Norwegian Military Air Power 2012 exhibition. Events marking the 100th anniversary of the first ...
Fly-in continues 30-year tradition - Plumas County Newspapers | The Rotary Club of Portola hosts its annual Fly-In Pancake Breakfast Sunday, Sept. 9, from 8 to 11 a.m. at Nervino Airport in Beckwourth. This is the club's largest fundraiser of the year, with proceeds going toward college and leadership scholarships ...
45th Lions BBQ and Fly-in - The Trinity Journal | Drive up to Trinity Center on Sunday, Sept. 2, for the 45th annual Lions Club BBQ and Fly-in from noon to 6 p.m. A barbecue meal is available from noon to 4 p.m. with live music from 2 to 6 p.m. The barbecue is held on the grounds of the Trinity ...
Local man reacts to Reno crash report - Paradise Post | Ruhman, who is a Reno Air Race regular and was on the Warlock race team's crew for 30 years, said he knew Leeward and remembered him as a straight-forward and generous person. And he remembered the crew as thorough and responsible. “Every time ...
Wings of Freedom Tour to Make Stop at Airport in Oxford - Voices News | OXFORD — The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang will appear from 12 to 5 p.m. Friday, September 7; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, September 8 ...
Beth Tweddle fulfils wing-walking ambition - BBC News | Team GB gymnast Beth Tweddle has 
Maker Space Takes Flight at Westport Library - Patch.com | One is on display at the New England Air Museum at Bradley International Airport, the second at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. According to Schott, the GeeBee R-1, like most planes of the Golden Age era of racing, embodied the essence of the “Maker ...
World War II vet awarded Distinguished Flying Cross from Air Force Link Top Stories | Family, friends, senior leaders and pilots gathered Aug. 24 to honor a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress pilot during an award ceremony at Randolph's famed Taj Mahal where he was award the Distinguished Flying Cross medal....
Twelfth Air Force celebrates 70 years of service from Air Combat Command - Top ACC Stories | Twelfth Air Force personnel, visiting dignitaries, both current and past leadership, wing commanders, command chiefs, a former Vietnam Prisoner of War and Tucson, Ariz., civilians celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Numbered Air Force (NAF) from its activation on 20 August 1942, during World War II under Brig. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, Aug. 23-24...
Young Eagles to soar during flight rally - Sayreville Suburban | Monroe Township resident Bob Hartmaier will be helping youngsters enjoy flying at a special Young Eagles event in October. Hartmaier, a retired American Airlines captain and the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 315 Young Eagles coordinator, ...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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Royal International Air Tattoo expected to attract thousands - BBC News | Some 130000 aviation 
enthusiasts are expected at RAF Fairford for the 2012 Royal International Air Tattoo.
AIR TATTOO LATEST UPDATE from Royal International Air Tattoo News | As at 20.10 on Saturday 7 July, we can confirm that the Air Tattoo will take place tomorrow (Sunday). We will of course be monitoring the situation throughout the night and if there is any change we will update our website immediately.
Eurocopter to showcase EC175 at Farnborough Airshow - Military & Aerospace Electronics | FARNBOROUGH, England, 07 July 2012. Eurocopter will be highlighting its growing helicopter family with the new EC175 at the Farnborough Airshow. The EC175 is to be exhibited on the static display at Farnborough Airport starting on July 9, and will join...
ATLAS CHRISTENED AT AIR TATTOO from Royal International Air Tattoo News | THE RAF has used the Royal International Air Tattoo to christen its next generation transport aircraft. The Airbus A400M - the first of which will be delivered in 2014 - will be officially known as the Atlas.
DRUMMING UP A STORM AT AIR TATTOO from Royal International Air Tattoo News | LOUDER than the Vulcan! The Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) Taiko Drummers made an entry with a bang at the Royal International Air Tattoo when they gave their first overseas performance.
AIR TRAFFICKERS KEEPING AIR TATTOO SAFE from Royal International Air Tattoo News | The Royal International Air Tattoo's team of volunteer air traffic controllers will handle nearly 1,000 aircraft movements during the 2012 show.
CADETS ENJOY WEEKEND TO REMEMBER from Royal International Air Tattoo News | TWO members of the Air Training Corps have already enjoyed a thrilling weekend at the Royal International Air Tattoo, albeit for very different reasons.
Avro Vulcan arrives at the Farnborough air show #FARN12 from Flight Image of the Day by Stuart 
Alabama officials arrive at Farnborough International Air Show - al.com | LONDON -- Less than a week after landing an Airbus aircraft assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama business and political leaders are rolling into this European capitol looking to capitalize on the big news...
Heritage ready to soar over Cd'A - Coeur d'Alene Press | Special guests, including Burt Rutan and George Follmer, will be on hand. In addition to the free offerings, dinner is available Friday night for a $12 donation, and pancakes will be served Saturday morning for a $7 donation. Helicopter rides will be ...
Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Legendary Air Expo Roaring Into Town July 21 - Patch.com | ... B-52 "Stratofortress" Flyover (Saturday only); Bill Braack, “Smoke-n-Thunder” Jet Car; Billy Werth, “Grayout Aerosports”; C-17 “Globemaster III” Demo Flight; F-16 Viper West; Herb & Ditto Airshows; Heritage Flight (P-51 and F-16); John Klatt Air ...
Biplanes and Grass Roots - 5 minutes with Jake Humphrey - Badger GP | “Myself, David and Eddie will be wing walking above Silverstone,” Humphrey proudly announced on Wednesday. Although he admitted that “we aren't quite sure how we've convinced Eddie Jordan to strap himself on to the wing of a biplane that dates from ...
Photo gallery: The Jubilee Air Show at Duxford from David Cenciotti's weblog | The Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee was not only celebrated with a series of interesting flypasts (one at Windsor, the other over London) but also with an Air Show at Duxford that brough together historic and contemporary aircraft from the past 60 years...
WWII veterans meet iconic bombers for first time on honor flight - The Coloradoan | When Kenneth Ashley stepped onto a historical B-17 bomber Friday morning, it was easy to think the World War II veteran was returning to familiar territory.
WWII Vet From Littleton Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross- CBS | LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4)- A World War II veteran from Littleton received a special honor on Friday. Rep. Mike Coffman presented Joseph Falconetti with the Distinguished Flying Cross Award for his heroism during the war. Falconetti, 88, was aboard a B-24 in 1944 when the plane was struck during a bombing over Romania...
Historic B-17 bomber lands in Bellingham for flights, tours - TheNewsTribune.com | BELLINGHAM - A piece of history landed in Bellingham Friday, July 6, as a rare WWII B-17 bomber touched down with a roar at the Heritage Flight Museum...
Mercersburg veteran of World War II just wanted to fly - Chambersburg Public Opinion | The 18-year-old youth from Johnstown joined an air squadron in Maryland and eventually piloted a B-25 Mitchell bomber in Italy, then flew a B-26 Marauder home across the Atlantic Ocean. The B-25 was noisy, but he loved it, he said. The B-26 could do ...
B-17 gunner fortunate to survive war - Garner News | B-17 gunner fortunate to survive war - This story on World War II veteran Clay Wilson originally was published in the Raleigh South Connection in 2007. Although he spent less than a year in Europe during World War II the memories of Clay Wil...
TIGHAR Search Vessel Steams Towards Nikumaroro from Aero-News Network: General Aviation | Latest Effort To Find Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra A group of scientists and salvage experts are steaming towards the Kiribati atoll of Nikumaroro aboard a research vessel they hope will help them locate the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra some 75 years after it was lost on the famous circumnavigation attempt.
Texans Wins Powder Puff Derby from Pacific Flyer | More than 100 air race pilots competing in the 36th annual Air Race Classic descended on the Clermont County airport in Batavia, Ohio last month. The winning team, based on fastest handicapped speed, were Texas based Dianna Stanger of Fort Lavaca and Victoria Holt of Belton, who flew a Cirrus SR-22. The 55 aircraft flew the 2,330 nm cross-country course in four days starting on June 19 from Lake Havasu, Ariz. on a course that would take them east, north, and finally southeast to Ohio.... (Much more - the entire July edition is online HERE.)
YAM DH Mosquito engine-runs from stickandrudderWTO | On Sunday the 1st of July 2012, at the Yorkshire air museum at Elvington just outside York, was due to have the engines 'running' for the first time. But due to technical 'issues' that did not happen. However the aircraft's owner Tony Agar, will let the public know when he and his 'team' are ready to turn those engines via this website www.mossie.org But meantime, in New Zealand, the Avispecs example is due to come to...
Blind woman flying to offer 'thanks for help' - Lancashire Evening Post | But a number of charities rallied around her and helped re-build her life, so to thank them, she will be strapped onto the wing of a plane, for a daring wing-walk on September 15. She said: “I have chosen to do it because I love having a challenge, if ...
FlightTime Radio Show 232 | Since Charlie is sitting around the fire pit at Camp Mayo's Chemo Island, we had Scottie touchdown in the studio to do a bit of hangar flying with Milford. The guys talked about every way to get into the air, and then some!!
Virgin Galactic spaceship to debut - Bayoubuzz | Virgin Galactic spaceship to debut Farnborough in Hampshire, England has a long association with air travel. This image circa 1909 shows aviation pioneer Samuel Cody's British Army Aeroplane No 1 flying at Farnborough. Cody later died in an air accident.
Space Shuttle swarm: All 135 launches on one screen from The Original Rocket Dungeon by Dick | This is so awesome! Turn up the volume!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Open house and air show sparks inspiration in local community
- McGuire Air Force Base | by Airman 1st Class Ryan Throneberry
5/13/2012 - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ -- Joint Base
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst opened its doors to the public for the first day
of a two-day open house and air show here May 12...
Bunbury skies to be filled with air aerobatics
- Bunbury Mail | BUNBURY will be treated to an exciting air show as the
Royal Australian Air Force Roulettes make their way across the country
for the Perth Air Show. The Roulettes will conduct a 10 minute formation
aerobatic display opposite Bicentennial Park tomorrow ...
Volunteers Needed For Thunder Over the Boardwalk
- Atlantic City Weekly | You can be part of the action when the
Atlantic City Airshow “Thunder over the Boardwalk” roars into Atlantic
City on Friday, Aug. 17, from 10am-3pm. A variety of volunteer positions
are available the day the airshow takes place. If you are a fan, ...
P-51 Soars Gloriously Than Ever Through Team Strega - P51 Models | ...Meet Team Strega and 
Warplanes will be joined by hundreds of classic cars this weekend in Paso.
- KSBY San Luis Obispo News | Within the walls of the Estrella Warbird
Museum are massive momentos of the prices paid, the people and pieces of
history lost, and those what made it out. "That's a 1942 Harley
Davidson motorcycle that the Harley Davidson people made 25 or 30
thousand...
Lack of air show funds means veterans' parade cut
- Waterloo Record | Veterans are upset that the Waterloo Air Show has
cut their parade from the schedule and isn't offering a tent for
veterans either. Stan Guthrie, the former president of the Waterloo
branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and a veteran ...
Authentic B-17 'Yankee Lady' To Visit Pellston Airport
- St. Ignace News | The “Yankee Lady,” the Yankee Air Museum's restored
World War II B- 17, will visit Pellston Regional Airport during the
grand opening for the airport's new facility for rescue and snow removal
equipment, which is Saturday, June 9....
Brand spanking new Coast Guard C-130J performing sensor tests.... from You like airplanes, too? by 
Final Flight - Don S. Bryan
from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | ...We
were at a Georgia airport where the Veterans had gathered to see P-51
Mustangs decorated in their signature blue-nosed markings. Like many of
these events, a crowd of "groupies" showed up, hoping for autographs
and handshakes...and Don loved to play along....
China touched by Calloway
- Monroe News Star | Some of China's top military personnel requested
the meeting with Calloway and other members of the Flying Tigers. The
13-member Chinese delegation included Gen. Liang Guanglie, state
councillor and minister of national defense for the People's ...
Rescue Pilots to be Presented Distinguished Flying Crosses
- US Department of Defense | Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton
Schwartz will present two Distinguished Flying Cross medals with valor,
each, to Maj. John B. Creel and to Col. Christopher Barnett during a
ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, May 18, 2012, at 11 a.m EDT in the
Airman’s Hall on the 4th floor, A-ring, apex of Corridors 9 and 10.
Both officers will receive the medals for two separate engagements
during which they had to fly through firefights and a blinding sandstorm
to evacuate critical casualties while simultaneously protecting U.S.
and Afghan forces on the ground...
When is a Hellcat not a Hellcat and how can I get one? by travelforaircraft | I walked into the Wings Over Miami Air Museum not long ago. I drop in when I get the chance as the museum displays, temporarily stores and restores aircraft — more often than not something new is there. I walked in to specifically see the Demoiselle replica modern. I saw it and photographed it, then — hold on!..
Panetta orders restrictions for F-22 flights - msnbc.com |Cnbc's Jane Wells reports that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered flight restrictions on the F-22 jet, due to continued oxygen supply problems in the jet.
Florida Antique Biplane Association and Florida Cub Flyers May Newsletters from Antique Airfield News
Eighty-one year old aerial flour bomber - Bay Post/Moruya Examiner | BY JOSH GIDNEY Eighty-one-year-old Elizabeth Gallagher, of Malua Bay, was given a unique Mother's Day present by her daughter Fran Devonald on Sunday – the opportunity to flour bomb a target from an aeroplane during Moruya Aero Club's Open Day....
Episode 197 – APG Listeners Rock
from Airplane Geeks Podcast | ...We cover such topics as long, long
takeoff rolls, pilots who seee UFOs, and airbags in A320 seat belts. We
have...
Stuck Mic #24!
from Toriaflies | If you haven't noticed, episode #24 of the Stuck Mic
AvCast is out. We’re back in action this episode with comments on the
Cessna 421 crash in Florida, unmanned aircraft systems, Carl’s interest
in model airplanes and rocketry, flying at non-towered airports, the
definition of an airport non-movement area with a quiz included,
references to Pontiac, MI KPTK airport, the sleeping tower...
International Learn To Fly Day event to take place locally
- Petoskey News-Review | A Young Eagles Flight Rally will also take
place during the event. Area youth ages 8-17 will have the chance to
take to the skies in an attempt to get young people interested in
aviation. Experimental Aviation Association members will fly area youth
on ...
X-47B gears up for summer milestones
from sUAS News by Gary Mortimer | In recent months, Pax River personnel
may have noticed a new, uniquely shaped tailless aircraft on the
runway, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D).
“This summer will be full of activity as the team braces for X-47B’s
first flight here and arrival of the second X-47B air vehicle from...
Monday, February 6, 2012
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Wartime melodies: Ladies for Liberty re-create sounds from the '40s - Courier-Journal | Wanda 
Warrant Officer Mike Goff received 2 DFCs in Vietnam while flying ‘choppers - War Tales | Warrant Officer Mike Goff never saw “The Valley of Death.” He wasn’t with the 400 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Division surrounded and attacked by 2,000 North Vietnam soldiers at the La Drang Valley in mid-November 1965. But Goff saw enough action as a helicopter pilot with B -Troop, 2nd Battalion, 17th Air Cavalry Regiment, 1st Division in ‘Nam in 1970-71. He was attached to the 101 Airborne Division....
Bell 47 - HH | This is a photo assembled in photoshop. It's made from an overlay of a scan of a perfectly fine black and white print and a pattern of an old cardboard piece with creases....
Lieutenant Colonel James A. Walker - Guided by History | Wells Fargo is very proud that former team members were part of the (again-) famous Tuskegee Airmen. We have blogged about this several times. With the release of Red Tails a couple weeks ago, I told of our search within the Company for other team members with ties to these fliers, and shared a couple. We have long known of Lieutenant Colonel James A. Walker who, like George Roberts, joined Wells Fargo when his military career ended....
Anatomy of the B-17: Construction Images from Seattle, 1941/2 - JF Ptak Science Books | I've 
Bomber Boys Documentary - Apron 6 | Colin and Ewan McGregor follow up their BBC One “BATTLE OF BRITAIN” with a film exploring BOMBER COMMAND, a rarely told story of WW2. The film will focus primarily on the men who fought and died in the skies above occupied Europe – with numerous examples of individual heroism and extraordinary collective spirit, and...
The WASP trainee alphabet - Golf Hotel Whiskey | Hat tip to the Winged Victory Women in Aviation Webzine for posting this Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) trainee alphabet by Mary Hart. No doubt its still useful for student pilots even today!...
DC3 in formation leaving lopresti's - Vans Air Force | saturday was packed at sebastian airport. the 
Restoration: Beech Staggerwing | A true story with an O.Henry ending.
Fun with model airplanes! - Bayou Renaissance Man | This is cute! YouTube user 'muethenmetz' has put together a series of video clips he made by attaching a GoPro HD 960 video camera to a hobbyist's remote controlled scale-model aircraft and flying it around and through all sorts of obstacles.
Aircraft Lightning Strike - All Things Aviation | There is nothing quite like an aircraft lightning strike, and sometimes we catch one on video that is truly interesting. Today I am going to share one such aircraft lightning strike with you....
SNC Completes First Dream Chaser Test Flight Vehicle Structure - Aero-News Network | Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems has achieved a major Dream Chaser milestone under NASA’s Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2) Program. Successful completion of this milestone required the assembly and delivery of the primary structure of the first Dream Chaser flight test vehicle. SNC has now completed all of its 11 scheduled CCDev milestones....
Russia's Space Woes Stress NASA's Need for Private Spaceships - Space.com | The recent delay of the next manned launch to the International Space Station due to a damaged Russian space capsule highlights NASA's critical need for commercially built vehicles, space policy experts say. The Russian Soyuz spacecraft was originally scheduled to launch to the orbiting outpost on March 29, but the...
Saturday, October 8, 2011
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Saturday air show brings Thunderbirds to town - Alamogordo Daily News | The show will also feature performances by a T-33 Shooting Star and a B-25 Mitchell Bomber, as well as an F-16 demonstration. In addition to live performances, several aircraft will be on static display. There will also be a Hall of Heroes section...
Reporter flies plane before air show - KRQE | ALAMOGORDO, NM (KRQE) - News 13's Gabrielle Burkhart got to fly inside what's called an Air Guard aerobatic plane, that will take part in this weekend's "Legacy of Liberty" air show at Holloman Air Force base. At one point, she even got to take control ...
Planes fill skies at Tucumcari air show - Clovis News Journal | The Zero was flown by Steve McCartney, a member of the Commemorative Air Force of Camarillo, Calif. “This is an actual Zero World War II airplane which was recovered. It is not a reproduction,” McCartney said. McCartney said the plane was one of three ...
War Bird Fly-In - Fox 28 | Some 40 vintage aircraft will be here for a War Bird Fly-In this weekend. This year, they're allowing the public in for a donation. The gates open at 7 am Saturday and the various events last until 5. "Anybody that's an aviator or interested in ...
WW II Bombers To Be On Display At Easterwood Wednesday And Thursday - Texas A&M University | The Commemorative Air Force B-29/B-24 Squadron will fly into Easterwood Airport Wednesday (Oct. 12) for a two-day exhibit of the world's only flyable Boeing B-29 Superfortress “FIFI,” and one of only two flying B-24 Liberators, Ol' 927 — with the ...
Tucson Aerobatic Shootout this weekend - Arizona Daily Star | The Tucson International Modelplex Park Asociation's (TIMPA) 2011 Aerobatic Shootout will be held October 8th from 9 am - 5 pm, and October 9 from 9 am - 3 pm There will be a Southern Arizona Rocketry Association night launch from dusk until 9 pm on ...
Air show to mark IAF's 79th anniversary - IBNLive.com | New Delhi: It's the Indian Air Force's 79th anniversary on Saturday, and to mark the day, the C130J Hercules transport aircraft will make its maiden appearance during the flypast at the Air Force Station in Hindon. The flypast will also comprise MI-17 ...
Vulcan to honour Queen's Jubilee - BBC News | Mr Gotch said that it was important the aircraft flew at the Waddington International Airshow next year, because that was the venue where it first flew after its restoration. The Vulcan is now based at Robin Hood Airport in South Yorkshire. ...
Southend Air Show to continue despite council cuts - Essex Echo | DETERMINED council bosses have vowed to continue bankrolling Southend Air Show after it was revealed a lack of funding almost grounded this year's event. The authority was unsure whether it could stage the annual display until the...
Celebrating the Tiger Moth’s 80th Birthday at the Autumn Air Show by Flightline UK | The IWM Duxford Autumn Air Show (Sunday 16 October) celebrates the 80th anniversary of the first flightof the iconic Tiger Moth with a superb display by the Tiger Nine Team, which will see nine Tiger Moths inclose formation in the skies above Duxford. The Tiger Nine formation team was created in the summer of 2005 in response to a request for a flypastof nine Tiger Moths at the 25th de Havilland Moth Club Rally at Woburn Abbey. ...
Quick thinking earns Airman Distinguished Flying Cross from Air Force Link Top Stories | An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot was presented the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony here Sept. 30. Maj. Ryan Hayde was presented the medal by Brig. Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, the 57th Wing commander, for his actions during his recent deployment to Afghanistan. "It's an honor to receive such a prestigious award in front of my peers," said Hayde, the 57th Wing commander's action group chief. "However, it made me equally happy, if not more, that my wingman, Capt. Sam Chipman, received an Air Medal and was recognized for the great things he did on that mission as well." ...
Businessman launches petition in favor of Dayton receiving shuttle from Dayton Daily News | WASHINGTON — When the White House announced earlier this year that it would send retired space shuttles to Florida, New York, California and Washington, D.C., rather than to the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Columbus businessman John Cavanaugh was “shocked.”
Now, he’s trying to go viral. Cavanaugh has used a newly created portion of the White House website to launch an online petition asking the administration to reconsider its position on the retired shuttles and send one to Dayton. He needed 150 signatures to get his petition posted on the White House petitions site, called “We the People.” ...Private Space Companies Gather Momentum from Autopia by Jason Paur | This week marks the seventh anniversary of the X-Prize winning flight of SpaceShipOne. Brian Binnie’s 24-minute flight to more than 367,000 feet captured the world’s imagination and put a spotlight on the opportunity of private space flight. In the years since there have been ...
