Heart of Texas Airshow takes off Saturday · General Aviation News | WACO, Texas — The Heart Of Texas Airshow returns this Saturday, Sept. 27, to Texas State Technical College Airport. The Heart Of Texas Airshow promises jets, helicopters, airplanes, warbirds, skydivers, radio control aircraft and more in the sky and on terra firma. Flights will be available throughout the day to the public in helicopters, airplanes, historic warbirds and biplanes. Young Eagles flights will be offered in the morning...
Video: Getting ready for the California International Airshow * KSBW The Central Coast | We stand just three days away from the California International Airshow Salinas... but we'll hear the sound of jets in our skies long before the weekend show starts.
Thunder In The Sky: Auburn Air Fair * FOX40 | FOX40 goes inside the hangars at auburn municipal airport for a preview of “Thunder In The Sky: Auburn Air Fair.” It's a mix of flight demonstrations, history, and fun for the whole family....
Warbird weekend planned at PDK * Atlanta Journal Constitution | The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing plans to hold an Atlanta Warbird Weekend at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Sept. 27-28. The event will feature 15 World War II-era aircraft and free activities for the public. Activities include a World War II Veterans...
Oregon International Air Show * U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | Gold Demonstration 
Lee Bottom Fly-in 2014 * Robert Burns | Photos from last weekends event.
Fly-in draws aviation enthusiasts * Ironcountytoday | CEDAR CITY – The annual Fly-in Breakfast hosted by Sphere One Aviation took place Sept. 20 at the Cedar City Airport, bringing in local pilots, aviation lovers, and curious people from around Iron County for a morning of flying, breakfast, and aviation...
The Patrouille de France will evolve in the sky of Saint-Jean-de-Luz for the 19th time * Translated | 8 
Vulcan, spitfire and Blades team up for formation flight over Northampton * Northampton Chronicle & Echo | A formation flight including the Vulcan, spitfire and Blades Aerobatic Display Team roared over Northampton this afternoon. The formation flight - which flew over Northampton this afternoon - was for a number of lucky raffle winners. Avro Vulcan XH558...
Gilze Rigen Air Show * Frederic Cottin | Always a great show. Weather cleared each day... after the show!
Jackie B to fly Reno next year? * ICAS | Photo of Jacquie B Airshows from Wings Over Wine Country Air Show. Did you know Jacquie's planning on racing at Reno in 2015?
Doolittle Raider to speak at Indianapolis Aero Club * Click here for details
2 local men master WWI aircraft * Dayton Daily News | In both his military and civilian careers, 
Lysander Pilot Report * Vintage Wings of Canada | There no pilot's seat, in all of aviation like the one in a Lysander, that I know of. It's a throne. It's way up high, and climbing up there is like ascending the ratlines of a square-rigged ship. Your feet slip into toeholds here and there, you swing from various struts, and eventually, when you reach the summit, you stand on the cockpit sill and can view the airport from a truly lofty perch....
de Havilland Mosquito Restoration Documentary – Gaining Altitude film clip * Warbirds News | A little over a week ago, WarbirdsNews brought you the news about a documentary film called Gaining Altitude: A Mosquito Reborn. The film will cover the magnificent restoration to airworthy condition of Bob Jens deHavilland Mosquito B.35 VR796 by Victoria Air Maintenance in British Columbia, Canada. Most of the filming is already complete, and they’ve just finished interviewing four original Mosquito pilots, whose stories will be in the documentary....
The L39 RA3366K restored by the Museum of Savigny-les-Beaunes * Translated | What a pleasure 
to see what L39 Albatros and restored in the colors well worth putting when he should woefully bad end...
Hawaii by Air * Air & Space Magazine | In December 1910—just seven years after the Wright brothers' historic flights at Kitty Hawk—3,000 spectators paid to watch Bud Mars make the first airplane flight in Hawaii, taking off in a Curtiss pusher from a polo field near Honolulu. Thousands...
'Die Hard' Director Announces 'Warbirds,' Starring John Travolta * STACK News | He chose to disclose details of a major Hollywood comeback, including plans for the above-mentioned John Travolta film, Warbirds, which he described as a Top Gun-type movie. He also mentioned a project called Red Squad and a third screenplay, recently...
First female UAE fighter pilot joins anti-ISIS mission * RT | The aviatrix said she wasn't given any special attitude for being a woman, stressing that “everybody is required to have the same high level of combat competence.” Al Mansouri was born in Abu Dhabi, is one of eight children in the family, and has a...
Wright Air Museum Offers New Class * Jamestown Post Journal | The Lucile M. Wright Air Museum and Jamestown Community College will offer a Student Exploratory Aircraft Mechanic Course for high school students, home schooled students that are high school age and adults looking to explore a different occupation...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
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Hinton captures Reno Air Races gold * Reno Gazette Journal | If Steven Hinton Jr., hasn't already made the transition from air racing ... Hinton won his first four championships in Strega before moving to...
National Aviation Heritage Invitational Announces 2014 Awards to Restored Aircraft | News release 
announcing the winners. Visit the NAHI FB page if you'd like to see some photos of the beautifully restored aircraft.
Fallon pilot wins T-6 Gold at Reno Air Races * KTVN | Fallon's Dennis Buehn started with the lead and never relinquished it in winning his second consecutive T-6 Class championship at the Reno National Championship Air Races on Sunday. It was Buehn's second consecutive T-6 title and his fifth overall...
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Sport plane catches fire at Reno Air Races * RGJ.com | A plane began smoking as it raced through the air at the Reno-Stead Airport during the Reno Air Races on Sunday afternoon....
PHOTOS: Blue Angels fly over Baltimore, crowds pack the Inner Harbor for Star-Spangled 
'Home Town Hero' takes flight with Thunderbirds - Altus Times | While everyone from the ground watches the US Air Force Thunderbird Team perform dangerous maneuvers this weekend at the Altus AFB Open House, Altus Police Officer, Sergeant Brad Edmonds, got to cruise the Oklahoma sky aboard an F-16 Fighting Falcon on Friday, Sept. 12, as the Altus “Hometown Hero.”...
Ocean City's airshow big treat for beachgoers - Press of Atlantic City | OCEAN CITY — On a spectacular Sunday afternoon for an airplane ride — although most of those rides were upside down at one point — eight high-flying acts took to the cloud-dotted blue sky above the Atlantic Ocean to entertain the thousands of spectators who lined the Boardwalk railing for the city’s fifth annual Aerobatic Airshow.
Video: Watch as plane crashes into Pacific Ocean during air show * JOE | The incident occurred yesterday during an air show near Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, and it shows a Stearman Model-75 biplane crashing into the water in front of hundreds of spectators. According to initial reports, the pilot in question managed to survive the incident and only sustained some minor scratches and bruising....
Air Force museum in Ohio hosting WWI air show - WFMJ | DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Snoopy would probably love this. Others who also imagine what it was like to be a World War I flying ace can get a glimpse of a 100-year-old past at the WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous set for Sept. 27-28 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton...
High hopes for Pacific Coast Air Museum - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | Twenty-five years have soared past since a clutch of pilots and others fascinated by the contrivances of human flight created an aircraft museum at the Sonoma County Airport. Today, their baby has grown tremendously and spread its wings...
Operation Overlord Escort · Vintage Wings of Canada | ...Shortly after takeoff, Potter slides in on the starboard wing of the Dakota. The CWHM DC-3 Dakota is painted in the markings of No. 435 and 436 Squadrons of the RCAF. The two squadrons were sent to Burma during the Second World War, operating under the nickname of “Canucks Unlimited”. The Dak carries the dark blue/light blue roundels of the South East Asian Command. The official roundel of the SEAC was the elegant dark blue/light blue roundel, which was...
Avro Vulcan 1952 onwards (all marks) * Travel for Aircraft | Avro’s Vulcan strategic bomber came just over a decade after its Lancaster but is a revolutionary step forward in flight. Largely unknown on U.S. shores the Vulcan did its significant Cold War duties in the Western as well as Eastern hemispheres effectively and with elán. Although designed after World War II the Vulcan followed...
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
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Updated: 2014 Reno Air Races - Incident Report
- LiveAirShowTV | Reno Air Racing Spokesperson Mike Draper talks about
the crash of Sport Class President Lee Behel, and the air races plans
going forward.
Reno race week reports now at LiveAirShowTV · General Aviation News | Reno Race Week Reports 
have begun at LiveAirShowTV. Check out the first one here. Jeff Lee reports there will be edited reports through Wednesday, and then a live post race show at 5 pm PDT Thursday through Sunday.
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Tall Ships, Blue Angels & More: Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Star ... - CBS Local | BALTIMORE (WNEW) — Wednesday marks the beginning of the Star-Spangled Spectacular in Baltimore, celebrating the 200th anniversary of our National Anthem. Tall ships and Navy ships will begin to arrive at 9 a.m. in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. They will be open to the public to board and explore on Sept. 11....
Blue Angels Air Show 2014 by Land and by Sea [Review] - Guardian Liberty Voice Seeing the Selfridge Air National Guard Air Show is spectacular. Adding to the high-flying visual stimulation were the Navy’s Blue Angels, which magnified the thrills even more powerfully. It has been eight years since the Blue Angels have been to Selfridge, and getting a behind-the-scenes look at the goings-on is almost as amazing as the air show itself....
Airshow flying back into town - Victorville Daily Press | APPLE VALLEY — An event that drew throngs of airplane and car enthusiasts last year is coming back to Apple Valley next month. The 13th annual Apple Valley Airshow and Car Display will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 11 at Apple Valley Airport, 21600 Corwin Road, Apple Valley. Last year’s show drew an estimated 20,000 people, organizers said...
Threatening weather fails to dampen Greenville seaplane fly-in - Bangor Daily News | GREENVILLE, Maine – When it comes to making a decision about flying, pilots know that weather is the most important factor. So when thundershowers were predicted for the Moosehead Lake area on Saturday, some wondered if the 41st International Seaplane Fly-In would be washed out. It wasn’t. In fact, it was sunny all morning and it didn’t rain until around 2 p.m., after most of the major events had already taken place....
Turn back the clock 100 years with the WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous · General Aviation News | DAYTON, Ohio — Each fall most of us remember to set our clocks back an hour as daylight savings time comes to an end. However, this fall there will be a special opportunity to turn back the clock 100 years to the start of World War I and experience an historical aviation event unlike any other during the WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous, Sept. 27-28, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....
Labor Day at Cleveland National Air Show · U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" | The 
Seething airfield charity Air Day. Breitling Wingwalker. - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press ...The airfield’s original control tower, which is a living memorial to the members of the 448th Bomb Group who were stationed there, was also open for visitors to marvel at the many photos, diaries and uniforms collected over the years...
B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey” and P-51 Mustang “Red Nose” Going to Bristol, TN * Warbirds News | PRESS RELEASE- One of the last flying WWII B-17 bombers, “Sentimental Journey,” will be available for cockpit tours and flights at the Tri-City Regional Airport, September 15th –22nd, 2014. Accompanying the Sentimental Journey on September 19th-21st will be her classic fighter escort, the North American P-51 Mustang “Red Nose.”The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the primary bomber used by the American Air Force against the industrial strength of Nazi Germany, and is widely acknowledged as having turned the tide of World War II. Of the almost 13,000 B-17s originally built, less than ten remain in flying condition and only a very few fly regularly. More than nine hundred B-17s were lost in...
Aviation Photography: Warbirds and the Men Who Flew Them * Moose Peterson | Join Moose Peterson, world-renowned wildlife and aviation photographer, alongside Scott Kelby, for a live webcast of the world premiere of Moose’s latest project. Together they’ll take us through this exhilarating documentary of two World War II pilots and the planes they loved and flew. Filmed on location with The Texas Flying Legends, this film beautifully captures the glory of these Warbirds in flight. You’ll experience the power and brilliant imagery of airplanes, such as P-51 Mustangs and B-25 Bombers, and you will see personal interviews with navigators, gunners, pilots and Tuskegee Airmen....
“The hangar wall was Crossfield's.” * Air & Space Magazine | On this day in 1954, U.S. Air Force test pilot Scott Crossfield – who's on our list of best all-time pilots - suffered an engine failure in an early North American F-100 Super Sabre and landed safely on the ramp at Edwards AFB, California. “I then...
2014-09-08 - U-2 Life Support In Palmdale * CodeOne Magazine | Every U-2 flight requires a lot of behind the scenes work. An assortment of engineers, technicians, and flight line personnel line up to support every mission. The high altitudes at which the Dragon Lady operates, however, create a unique set of responsibilities for ground support personnel. Many of these responsibilities fall on the shoulders of life support technicians....
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Friday, September 5, 2014
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Exclusive Alpine Air Show features a MiG - Jackson Hole News&Guide | The public is invited to view a brief air show at 6 p.m. today by parking along the Palisades Reservoir road near Alpine’s airport. As the Alpine Airport gears up for the Young President’s Organization’s aviation network’s inaugural Fly-In Conference, several warbirds, including a MiG-17, Hawker Sea Fury, F4U Corsair and an Aero L39 Albatros, will perform aerial acrobatics for 30 minutes today....
Wings ready to soar over Washington County by Doug Burkhardt | For three days this month, the skies above Hillsboro will be filled with daredevil pilots and precision flying maneuvers as the annual Oregon International Air Show lands at the Hillsboro Airport for the 27th year in a row. This year’s festival faced a critical moment of doubt in February when it appeared the headlining act — the Canadian Forces Snowbirds — would not be able to attend due to budget constraints. As a result, there was serious discussion of cancelling this year’s festival...
Watch Red Bull Air Race live from Dallas - Red Bull (International) | They say everything is bigger in Texas, and with current leader Hannes Arch holding a slender advantage of just two points over British rival Paul Bonhomme, this weekend's showdown at Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas could well prove to be the biggest factor in deciding the 2014 Red Bull Air Race World Championship....
Air show to feature P-51D fighter plane - Lifestyle/Valley Scene | The seventh annual Virginia Air Show returns to the Front Royal-Warren County Airport on Saturday, and will offer a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity for certain car owners, according to organizers. In a year that marks the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang, the air show will roll out the sports car's namesake, the P-51D Mustang fighter plane....
2014 WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous · WarbirdsNews | PRESS RELEASE – Each fall most of us remember to set our clocks back an hour as daylight 
Air show is community success story - Daily Inter Lake | The visceral roars of the F-16s and the artistic smoke patterns in the sky are gone, but it’s a sure bet most people’s memories of Mountain Madness will linger for a while. The 2014 Mountain Madness Air Show enthralled 25,000 people last weekend at Glacier Park International Airport.
See restored B-17 in Tulsa - KRMG | World War II flying fortresses will be in Tulsa today through this weekend through the work of Commemorative Air Force out of Texas. Two B-17's will be available for the public to get an upclose look at starting at noon today. Of the original 12,731 B-17's built, only 9 are still able to fly today....
The Last Top Gun * Warbirds News | Each time Dan Zimberoff fired up an F-14 Tomcat perched on the deck of an aircraft carrier, he knew that flying a fighter jet demanded a level of brashness and rock star-esque aplomb. He never forgot that he was part of an all-male team that was the envy of many – a culture that has now crashed and burned like the fiery mishaps he witnessed too many times over his distinguished career.Zimberoff now practices law and, acutely aware of the military’s growing use of drones and embracement of women and openly gay pilots, is proud to have been a part of a fraternity that no longer exists. His novel, ‘The Last Top Gun: A Story Of The Last Generation Of Navy Fighter Jocks’, depicts this changing culture and gives readers an opportunity to don their flight suits for an inside look at how life as a navy fighter pilot used to be before political correctness took over the military....
Blue Skies and Tailwinds to In Flight USA Writer Charlie Briggs | On Tuesday, Aug. 26, during the In Flight
production week, we learned that our newest writer died suddenly.
Charlie Briggs, 84, joined our monthly staff of writers in January of
this year. His mission was to bring “real-world” experiences to our
pages, reflective of the thousands of aircraft owners and flyers who
simply lived with an airplane as a permanent family member. Charlie was a
pilot for more than 65 years, having a career that included ranching,
agricultural services and consulting, computer technologies and business
concept development. On our pages, Charlie reminisced about his life in
the sky and in so doing touched many hundreds of our readers who
reacted with “something like that happened to me…” or “ha, you think
that story was funny, I can top it!” Overall, in eight short months,
Charlie charmed his way into the hearts of his In Flight family… staff and readers alike....
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
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Photos of the Day: A vintage look at the Navy's Blue Angels * ECNmag.com | In her blog, Managing 
WATCH: Blue Angels Fly Over Michigan State University * WILX-TV | East Lansing residents were treated to a sight, not commonly seen in the skies over Mid-Michigan today, when the Blue Angels flight team flew over the campus of Michigan State University. MSU Swim Coach Matt Gianiodis got the heads up that the Blue...
CAF to host 51st Airsho * Odessa American | The 51st Airsho is around the corner, but it's the first since the Commemorative Air Force voted to move its headquarters from Midland to Dallas. The CAF Airsho, which will be Oct. 11 and Oct. 12, will include a new act called “Dracula, The Rise of...
Wings Over Big South Fork is Saturday * Independent Herald | Fourteen aircraft are scheduled to appear at this year's event, including war birds, fighter jets and stunt planes. Opening ceremonies will include the national anthem performed live by country and gospel artist Thea Tippin, the wife of country star...
Turn back the clock 100 years with the 2014 WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous * National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Each fall most of us remember to set our clocks back an hour as daylight savings time comes to an end. However, this fall there will be a special opportunity to turn back the clock 100 years to the start of World War I and experience an historical aviation event unlike any other during the WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous, Sept. 27-28 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force....
Video: Warbird Roundup 2014 · General Aviation News | The annual Warhawk Air Museum’s Warbird Roundup was held August 30-31 in Nampa, Idaho. Airailimages was on site with cameras in hand....
Red Arrows return for NATO Summit - Barry and District News | THE Red Arrows will make a return visit to South Wales when they stage a flypast treat for NATO world leaders and residents. An aerial display of military jets from nine different countries will soar across the skies when the NATO Summit is held in Newport this week....
Red Arrows photo wins RAF 'image of the year' competition - BBC News | A public vote has been 
Enthusiasm for aviation survives rain - Juneau County Star-Times | Aviation is more fun in good weather, so when the start of the annual fly-in at the Mauston-New Liston Union airport was dampened by persistent morning rain, only the most fervent supporters of general aviation were on hand for the event. A fly-in is a social get-together and a chance for pilots to display their machines and share their enthusiasm for aviation. The Juneau County event, staged by the area chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, was a much smaller version of the organization’s huge week-long AirVenture in Oshkosh....
Pioneering WASP recalls 'joy' of flying B-25 in WWII - KSL.com | WENDOVER — During World War II everyone made sacrifices, and female pilots proved they were up to the task. Roughly 1,000 Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP, flew during World War II, including Salt Lake resident Nell Bright. For Bright, now 93, flying has always been a passion. She dreamed of 
B-29 Superfortress to be in Enid to aid another World War II-era plane - Enid News & Eagle | The only flying B-29 Superfortress will be in Enid later this month in an effort to get another World War II-era plane back in the skies. The Commemorative Air Force Air Power Tour is bringing FiFi to Enid as a fundraiser to help with the engine rebuild project for Enid’s A-26 Lady Liberty....
Friday, July 18, 2014
100th anniversary of the start of World War I in Europe
From National Museum of the US Air Force - DAYTON, Ohio -- Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in Europe as one of the nation's premier historical aviation events brings the excitement and adrenaline of early air power to Ohio, Sept. 27-28 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
The World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous will feature vintage reproduction full-scale and 7/8-scale aircraft, such as the Nieuport, SE-5 and Fokker Dr. I triplane. Pilots will perform precision flying in the skies above the museum and compete in a flour-bombing competition, with aircraft launching from and landing on the field behind the museum.
Additional activities will include period re-enactors in a war encampment setting, era automobiles on display and participating in a parade, flying exhibitions by WWI radio-controlled aircraft, simulators, games, guest speakers, and a collector's show for WWI items. Food and merchandise will also be available for sale.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
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Blue Angels impress young crowd at St. Martin High - WLOX | Automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration, grounded the Blue Angels this year. With no air shows to put on, the elite pilots and their crews are focusing on another part of their mission -- community outreach and recruiting. On Friday, several Blue ...
Airport plans to return flying legends to skies - This is Kent | Biggin Hill airport this week told the Chronicle they were looking at ways to resurrect the popular annual air fair. They hope a new-look spectacular will be off the ground within the next "couple of years", but admit they have been wrestling with the ...
Kirby Chambliss Slow Motion from Apron 6
'Dawn Patrol' new VW Hot Air Fest event - Van Wert independent | ...The spectacular new feature will include six balloons first performing a “glow” about an hour prior to daylight and then taking off from the fairgrounds before the sun comes up. By the time the balloons are ready to land, it will be light enough for them to do so....
WWII planes stop by Palm Springs in Wings of Freedom Tour - The Desert Sun | Witchcraft, and two other rare flying warbirds including a P-51C Mustang and B-17 Flying Fortress, are on display for tours and rides until noon on Wednesday. The trio are part of an annual national tour of warbirds put together by The Collings Foundation.
B-17 returns to Torrance airport for public flights - Los Angeles Daily News | It's a steep cost, but officials stress it costs roughly $4,000 an hour to operate this B-17, which has been restored to its original glory. Passengers can walk throughout the entire plane, visiting the cockpit and just about every nook and cranny ...
F-104 Starfighter arrives at Nampa's Warhawk Air Museum - KTVB | NAMPA -- The newest 
Electric Flight Pioneers Explore Battery Options from AVwebFlash Current Issue | To realize the potential of electric flight, batteries are key -- they must be safe, powerful, affordable, and long-lasting -- and several of the speakers at this week's CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium are working to address these issues....
Podcast: In-Flight Recharging for an Electric Airplane from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Chip Yates of Flight of the Century, who set an unofficial speed record last year in an electric-powered Long-EZ, is now working on a mid-air recharging system for the aircraft, which he plans to test prior to appearing at EAA AirVenture later this summer. He spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady about his plans at the CAFE Electric Airplane Symposium in Santa Rosa, California on Friday.
Friday, September 9, 2011
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Skydivers Will Fly Largest US Flag Over Ground Zero in New York City on 9/11/11 - DigitalJournal.com | The team has also jumped over balloon festivals, air shows, NASCAR, Indy Car, symphony performances, golf courses, amusement parks, mall parking lots, tennis courts, Red Bull Air Races and Veteran support events. The tribute is sponsored by ...
Video: Reno Heritage Trophy from Latest Vlog | It's almost Reno time with the air races starting September 13-18, 2011. Here's a look at the national heritage invitational where ...
Harvard flying duo fills performances with high energy - Northwest Herald | The first thing Dave Dacy wants you to know about his airshow routine is that it's real. “People look at this and say, 'There's a gimmick there,' ” said Dacy, of Harvard, a pilot who performs with Wingwalker Tony Kazian, also of Harvard. ...
Aerobatics - WIVB | allie meets lt. col. john klatt.
Wood, Fabric & Tailwheels Comes To Lee Bottom from Aero-News Network | Event Has Grown, But Faces Economic Pressures The unofficial end of summer has passed, and the official Autumnal Equinox isn't far behind, but the fly-in season has some life remaining. Lee Bottom Flying Field in Hanover, IN has its 15th Annual Wood, Fabric, & Tailwheels Fly-In scheduled for the weekend the seasons officially change, September 23-25.
Kirksville Air Show - KTVO | KIRKSVILLE, MO -- The 2011 Kirksville Air Show will start September 10th and 11th at the Kirksville Regional Airport. The kick off day for entertainment begins September 10th with a kids zone free all day play, tandem sky diving, ...
Spirits high for upcoming UC Air Show - Sparta Expositor | The preparations are almost complete for the 2011 Air Show at the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport, on Sept. 17. Gates open at 9 am for visitors to get an up-close view of some unique aircraft, as well as other fun activities for the ...
Wings and Wheels Expo at Teterboro Airport - NorthJersey.com | The World War II B-17 bomber 'Yankee Lady' and the Batmobile will be among the featured attractions at the expo at Teterboro Airport this weekend. TOP GUNS: This family event has World War II airplanes and helicopters, as well as unique and antique ...
Don Weaver presenting EAA Webinar on Acro from UCAP Blog | On Thursday September 15 at 7 PM AcroCamp CFI Don Weaver will be presenting an EAA Webinar on The Aerodynamics of Basic Aerobatic Flight.
Fly in to Marshall for the weekend - Battle Creek Enquirer | In 2006, a fly-in was marked by Michigan Air National Guard's A-10 Warthog fighter jets thundering overhead. All of these events took place near or under a hangar roof that seems unchanged since it was built. An old wooden ceiling, contrasting with the ...
80000 chatsworth turnout as red arrows make emotional return - Sheffield Telegraph | One of the highlights was a display by eight Red Arrows pilots who made their first public performance since the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, aged 33, at the Bournemouth Air Festival last month. Squadron Leader Graeme Bagnall said it was a ...
Guernsey Red Arrows display cancelled due to weather - BBC News | The Red Arrows, The Blades, Brietling Wingwalkers and a Skyraider aircraft were among those unable to take part. Those gathered along the island's east coast also observed a minute's silence for all RAF pilots who lost their lives serving their country ...
Clacton Air Show has been saved - Gazette | CLACTON Air Show will go ahead next year – despite Tendring Council's decision not to fund it. Tourism boss Stephen Mayzes said he was confident the show would be staged, even though a bucket collection at this year's event raised ...
Podcast: A7 / A4 Pilot Dan McClung – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday from WarbirdRadio.com by Matt | THURSDAY – Back in the day Dan McClung was a hot shot A4 / A7 pilot in the US Navy. Today…Dan is entertaining air show audiences across the country as Team Lead of the PPG Aerospace Red Eagles aerobatic team. Hear his story this Thursday morning at 10am (EASTERN) on Warbird Radio LIVE! For more [...]
Battle Of Britain Air Display 2011 - Island FM | Today's display will also include a new 8 piece formation from the Red Arrows, following the tragic death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging last month. A minutes silence will be held for him, and all other RAF Pilots who have lost their lives both at war ...
World War II Navy pilots reunite in Fargo after 66 years - In-Forum | Theirs was one of many reunions fostered by Friday's luncheon for naval aviators, part of Navy Week being held here in conjunction with the Fargo AirSho today and Sunday. Bass, 90, and Frankel didn't find each other again until five years ago. ...
Bomber crew recalls close calls from Warplanes Online Community by Tynibelle | SHELBY — It has been 67 years since Carmen Fox flew his last bombing mission over the Third Reich. “Our crew flew 26 missions and that was enough,” Fox said. “When we first arrived in England the number of missions per tour was 25. Later it was 30. But for most of us 26 was more than enough.” Fox, who just turned 90, was a radio operator and sometimes gunner aboard a B-24 Liberator called “On The Ball.” When the B-24 plane and its crew arrived at Hardwick Airfield in England they ...
Podcast: Phil Boyer, Former President of AOPA from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | Ten years ago this weekend, general aviation was faced with an unprecedented challenge -- first, how to get back in the air at all and then, how to cope with scores of new regulations as the government struggled to minimize the threat of future attacks. As president of AOPA, Phil Boyer was on the front lines of holding back the restrictions and preserving our freedom to fly. He talks with AVweb's Mary Grady about the events of September 11, 2011 and his assessment of how we're doing 10 years later. ...
Ice Pilots Spinoff In Production from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Fans of Ice Pilots NWT can look forward to a sequel of sorts. A dramatic spinoff of Ice Pilots, called Arctic Air, is now in production in Vancouver by OMNI Film and will air on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation starting in January. Ice Pilots NWT, which is airing on the
U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Honored by Defense ... - MarketWatch | The company has built two X-47B aircraft to fulfill the demonstration objectives of the UCAS-D program, which is intended to reduce risk for potential unmanned systems operating in and around an aircraft carrier. "It's an honor for the X-47B UCAS to be ...
Saturday, September 26, 2009
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Wings Air Show - KFYR-TV
The internationally renowned Candaian Snowbirds will be the show`s featured act. Typically the snowbirds don`t perform at smaller shows, but they said they ...
Wing walking for cancer awareness - WAVY-TV
A Williamsburg man is preparing to perform his 100th wing walk in Bealeton, Va. He's using the occasion to raise money and awareness for cancer research. ...
Patrouille de France faz treino em Natal antes da apresentação ... - Tribuna do Norte – Natal
Emanuel AmaralA Patrouille de France, um dos mais importantes destacamentos aéreos do mundo, faz treinamento nas praias do centro de Natal. ...
Launching Commercial Space Flight: Part Four -- Anousheh Ansari ... - Huffington Post
Witnessing SpaceShipOne hanging in the Air & Space museum really proved that we had made history. And when we learned that the prize had sparked a new ...
Malta International Airshow to start on Saturday - di-ve.com
by di-ve.com - editorial@di-ve.com Local aviation enthusiasts will be enthralled for the whole weekend as this year's International Airshow will kick off on ...
Israel News: Iran's only AWACS type aircraft crashes in air show by News Service
Israel News: Iran's only AWACS type aircraft crashes in air show.
WWII pilot gets wish for final B-24 flight from Air Force Times - News
MANCHESTER, N.H. — World War II pilot Bernerd Harding feels he finally has completed his mission — 65 years after his B-24 airplane was shot down over Germany.Harding, now 90 and being treated for prostate cancer, was a passenger Friday in the Witchcraft — the last B-24 still flying. He sat in the cockpit behind the pilots. The skies were clear during the 30-minute flight from Laconia to Manchester that ended with a safe, smooth landing."It was fun. It was worth it. It's history," he said after the flight.As the four engines rumbled to life, Harding was taken back to another time — back when he was a 25-year-old first lieutenant piloting a bombing run to Bernburgh, Germany. On the way back to his base in England, fighters crippled his plane, forcing him and his crew to bail out with their parachutes.Harding waited for the others to jump, then turned and saluted a German fighter pilot for not blowing up the plane with the men inside."He flew alongside to make sure I jumped out," Harding said.Harding said he felt that mission — his 14th — was incomplete without one more landing. Friday's was "close enough," he said.Harding's B-24, nicknamed Georgette, was shot down a month after the D-Day invasion of Normandy, on July 7, 1944. One member of Harding's crew was killed. The others — including Harding — were taken prisoner.Harding landed in a freshly cut wheat field, barely missing a barbed wire fence. Three farmers, two with pitchforks and one with a gun, captured him and herded him into a cellar in Klein Quenstedt, a village southwest of Berlin. Fearing reprisals from villagers for being a bomber pilot, Harding buried his pilot's wings in the cellar floor.Two weeks ago, Harding returned to Klein Quenstedt to search for the wings with villagers' help. He didn't find his wings but a resident gave him a silver bracelet recovered from the body of a dead American airman that day. The bracelet belonged to Jack H. Glenn and is being returned to his sister in Anchorage, Alaska. She plans to send it to a museum in Texas where Glenn grew up.The Collings Foundation, which owns the Witchcraft, presented Harding with a new set of pilot's wings after Friday's flight.That wasn't Harding's first time inside the Witchcraft. He toured the bomber about 10 years ago with his grandchildren but didn't fly in it, so this time it was a treat."He says, 'I'm making my last landing.' In light of the cancer, what a gift," said his wife, Ruth, 84, who rode in the B-24 on Friday.Harding's only complaint about the flight is that he couldn't see outside the plane much."I was watching them in the cockpit," he said.It took a friendship, bonded across a generation, and a mutual interest in the war to pull off Friday's special flight.Two years ago, Harding met Bob Korkuc, who was writing a book about his uncle's death aboard a B-17. Korkuc had noticed Harding's POW license plate and asked if Harding was a ball turret gunner, since Harding was short enough to fit into that part of the plane. Harding told Korkuc his story and Korkuc asked if he could research it for another book. Their talks cemented a friendship.Last October, Korkuc decided to help Harding travel to Germany find his wings and land in a B-24 again. Korkuc called the Collings Foundation and arranged for Friday's flight. Korkuc, 47, of Amherst, also helped arrange Harding's trip to Germany.Harding of Milford, N.H., was also accompanied on the Friday flight by his son Brian Harding, 53, of Milford, and Korkuc. The Associated Press also was on the flight.The Witchcraft is in New Hampshire as part of the Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour. The foundation, based in Stow, Mass., offers tours of military planes as well as flights aboard the aircraft.
WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous special early morning flight cancelled for Sept. 26 from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories by nationalmuseum.usaf@wpafb.af.mil (Sarah Olaciregui)
The World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous special early morning flight scheduled for 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 26 has been cancelled due to the weather forecast. The event is now scheduled to open at 9 a.m. on Saturday and will continue throughout the day until 5 p.m. For complete details about activities taking place during the WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous, please visit http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/wwiflyin.asp.
A WASP being interviewed at YouTube from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Ironic...or an in-joke... the blurb for this very brief interview, in which the WASP points out that no one knew the WASP existed for 35 years ... is that they don't even say who this woman is! Not in the blurb for YouTube, not in the title of the Video, not in an annotation on the Video. First name Elaine, I can see that on her name badge...but the last name?
WASP Elizabeth Strohfus at YouTube from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Short doc on 89 year old Elizabeth Strohfus
Maggie Gee at YouTube from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Maggie Gee was interviewed at the beginning of September 2009 about being a WASP. Only 2 minutes, unfortunately. Maggie was one of only two Chinese-American women WASP. At least one African-American woman attempted to join also, but was turned down. It would take another decade and the Korean War before integration took place.
B-2 Spirit Bomber scheduled to soar at Wings Over Homestead Air Show, Nov. 8 from http://www.homestead.afrc.af.mil/
HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. -- The world's most technologically advanced bomber is scheduled to pierce the skies over Homestead Air Reserve Base on Sunday, Nov. 8, during the two-day Wings Over Homestead Air Show on Nov. 7-8.
B-17 Sentimental Journey from FenceCheck Forums - I left this one un-corrected -- liked it
Entertainment Briefs - Pahrump Valley Times
The fifth annual Young Eagles event will offer free airplane rides to youth ages 8 through 17 from 8:45 am to about 1 pm, Oct. 3 at the north end of the ...
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