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Blue Angels autograph session for this week canceled - Pensacola News Journal | The Blue Angels, who have been appearing at the National Naval Aviation Museum on Wednesdays to sign autographs, said they can't be there this week.... The team is awaiting word on whether a budget agreement in Washington will loosen the Navy's purse strings and allow them to perform in air shows during 2014.

Tech sergeant gets job with Thunderbirds as training manager - Las Vegas Review-Journal | Holly Mays made it to Las Vegas because she beat the odds. Not once or twice but many times she kept rolling the dice of life. Even though she experienced setback after setback, she never gave up. And finally, after being denied for her dream job with the prestigious Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team, the South Korean-born tech sergeant landed a job in 2009 as the team’s training manager....

Wings of Freedom III Airshow set for Saturday in Sidney - Williston Daily Herald | If folks have come down and have their feet back on the ground after the successful run of the Babe Ruth World Series in Williston, here’s a perfect opportunity for you to sit back and watch another exciting sport. The good folks at the Sidney-Richland Airport in Sidney, Mont., are preparing to host the Wings of Freedom III Airshow....

Aerobatic pilots to perform at Newton - Hillsboro Free Press | The Air Capital Eagles, an aerobatic group based in Wichita, will take flight from the Newton City/County Airport Sept. 6, 7 and 8. The public is invited to watch pilots attempt loops, spins, stalls and other stunts during the free event. Flights are scheduled beginning at noon Friday, Sept. 6, and will continue Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Lions Club of New Ulm 40th Annual Fly-In Breakfast - KNUJ | Lions Club of New Ulm 40th Annual Fly-In Breakfast will be held Sunday, September 8, 7am-12:30pm at the New Ulm Municipal Airport in New Ulm.

Aerobatics extravaganza to take place at The Duxford Air Show this weekend - Cambridge News | The Red Arrows will take to the sky at The Duxford Air Show | One of the world’s most skilled aerobatic teams will open The Duxford Air Show this weekend. The Patrouille de France, the precision aerobatic display team of the French Air Force, will kick start the annual event’s impressive flying display in gallic style on Saturday....

Fighter Jets And Helicopters Perform At Russia's International Air Show [PICTURES]- Business Insider | REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva | MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets fly by a church during Russia's MAKS air show. Russia's biennial International Aviation and Space Airshow, also known as MAKS, kicked off last week, and it's an impressive show...

Radom’s Superlative 2013 Air Show - Photorecon.net · Ken Kula | Radom is a city a little more than an hour’s drive south of Warsaw, Poland. On the southeastern edge of town is the Radom-Sadkow airport; home to a Polish Air Force training base. Originally built in the late 1920s as Poland’s first civilian pilot training field, today it houses Poland’s 42nd Aviation Base School, instructing fledgling aviators on PZL-130 turboprop airframes. Every other year, the base plays host to an international air show; this year’s 13th edition of the air show was nothing short of spectacular. The August 24-25 weekend saw a frenzy of activity not normally seen overhead the airport....

Skagit Flight Fest Air Show & Fly-In set for Sept. 7 · General Aviation News Staff | BURLINGTON, Wash. — The Port of Skagit will welcome Pacific Northwest aviators to Skagit Regional Airport on Sept. 7 for Skagit Flight Fest, combining a fly-in, an airshow and family activities free to the public. Fly-in aircraft will begin arriving early in the morning to get the best parking spots on the apron fronting Runway 11-29, event organizers noted. Overflow fly-in aircraft will park on the crosswind runway, which will be closed for the event, and shuttle service will serve aircrews parking there throughout the day....

Vinton County Air Show to feature plane rides, skydivers By TYLER BUCHANAN Courier staff journalist Vinton County Courier | For the pilots and jumpers in the Vinton County Air Show working pro bono, the only green they care about is the lush grass below their thrills amongst the sky. The money, they all agree, should go toward the airport.

29th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow October 26-27 - Warbirds News | Vintage warplanes, a special Korean War 60th anniversary tribute, a flight performance by the star of Disney’s “Planes,” the world’s only flying B-29 Superfortress, “Fifi”, and world-class aerobatic performers are among the scheduled performers at the 29th Annual Wings Over Houston Airshow, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 26-27, at Ellington Airport in Houston, Texas, sponsored by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF)....

Denmark Fly-In | October 11th, 12th & 13th | Bunbury Aero Club · Bunbury Aero Club | Departing Friday 11th or Saturday 12th October (the choice is yours), we will make our way to Denmark for the weekend with Bunbury Aero Club members and fellow aviators and return home on Sunday 13th October 2013.

Van Nuys Airport – Community Day - Photorecon.net · Brandi Lewis | Saturday, August 31st, 2013 marked the eighty fifth anniversary of the Van Nuys Airport (VNY) as well as the grand opening of a $20.5 million project to improve Van Nuys Airport’s historic 8,000-foot main runway — One Six Right (16R) — to meet current FAA design standards. Many local San Fernando Valley residents gathered Saturday morning to take part in the Community Day that was scheduled which included free guided behind-the-scenes airfield bus tours, as well as vintage aircraft displays and refreshments...

Ohio Air News #250 - Charles Johnson | MERFI @ Grimes Field, Urbana, OH

Oldest Stunt Pilot In Britain Decides It's Time To Retire ... At 90 - Aero-News Network | But Doug Gregory Says He Will Continue To Fly | When you think about activities for nonagenarians, aerobatic air show pilot is probably not something that comes immediately to mind. But up until recently, it was top of the list for 90-year-old Doug Gregory, who lives in the U.K. A former RAF pilot, Gregory said he will finally give up flying in air shows ... but not flying.

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012 and 2013: F-8F-2 Bearcat In Early Blue Angels Team Colors - The Aero Experience | The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Aerial Demonstration Team did not perform at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 or any other airshow this summer, but among the vast collection of warbirds there there was an aircraft that reminded us of an earlier era of the Blue Angels - John O'Connor's Grumman Grumman F-8F-2 Bearcat (s/n 121761). The aircraft represents the team leader for the Bearcat years (August 25,1946 - August 14,1949; a solo F-8F-2 Bearcat continued to fly until 1952) in which the F-8F-1 Bearcat's were painted the official "Blue Angel Blue" with "Insignia Yellow" lettering...

Restored B-17 bomber offers a look at aviation history - KTIV | SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - Siouxlanders have a chance to explore American aviation history, this week. The "Sentimental Journey" is B-17G "Flying Fortress" that served at the tail end of World War II. It's a lot like the ones that countless crews trained on at Sioux City's air base during the war. But, this plane is special. It's one of only eight planes of its kind still flying thanks to the Arizona-based "Commemorative Air Force"...

Former prisoner of war to speak at museum - National Museum of the USAF Top Stories |• Former POW to speak on Friday, Sept. 13 • Maj. Gen. (Ret.) John Borling will share his experiences as a prisoner of war. • He'll also share poetry and prose he composed and memorized while a POW.  • Lecture begins at 1 p.m. in Carney Auditorium

Air Force bids farewell to final F-111 as it leaves for Pacific Air Museum - ABC Local | The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has bid a final farewell to its last remaining F-111, which is being taken from Amberley base, west of Brisbane, to Hawaii. The much-loved fighter bomber had its wings clipped ahead of its last journey to the Pacific Air Museum at Pearl Harbour...

Lt. Dan is named honorary Marine for work with veterans - USA TODAY | Most men and women earn the title Marine only after emerging from the crucible of boot camp. But a select few have been awarded an honorary Marine title. (The Marine Corps has awarded the honorary title to only 76 people over its more than 200-plus year history. Yale University, by contrast, has awarded 2,786 honorary degrees though the school is almost 75 years older.)...

Air Show Photography - ePHOTOzine (press release) | Air shows are a great place for photographers to shoot action shots of planes in flight, plus they are a great day out which means your family will be entertained while you're busy taking photographs. Many take place during the summer months, however there are still several shows planed for Septemeber and October if you're thinking of taking your camera gear along to one...

​5-year-old Chinese boy flies plane solo - Times of India | State media quoted He and manager of an aviation club Zhang Yonghui praising the boy, oblivious of the legal implications of allowing a child to fly. Anyone who drives an aviation vehicle needs a license and clearance from aviation authorities . "An ...

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Patriots Jet Team speeds up Seafair - The Seattle Times | The way Mojo tells it, a tail slide sounds harrowing. “The jet goes vertical,” he says, demonstrating with his hand angled up at the sky. “Then the engine stops, and the plane starts flying backward” in a free fall. Mojo, also known as Jeff Jess, is a support pilot and ground-crew member for the Patriots Jet Team, which will perform over Lake Washington in place of the popular Blue Angels during this weekend’s Seafair festivities....

Spectators savor Seafair hoopla, but miss Blue Angels - The Seattle Times | It’s not that anybody was dissing the Patriots Jet Team, with their acrobatic aerial stunts and colorful smoke plumes. But they just weren’t the Blue Angels. “We’re spoiled,” said Kelly McGrath, of Auburn, a lifelong resident of the Puget Sound area and a Seafair devotee who attended the annual summer celebration Saturday on Lake Washington....

Blue Angels select former Miss Ramona for 2014 team - Ramona Sentinel | Navy Lt. j.g. (junior grade) Amber Lynn (Scott) Daniel, a former Miss Ramona, is the public affairs officer for the 2014 U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels. The 32-year-old Daniel is the daughter of John and Lorrie Scott of Ramona. She was crowned Miss Ramona in 1999, the same year she graduated from Julian High School, and is a 2004 graduate of Southern Oregon University....

Airspeed GWL RapidCast – AC-47 Spooky   - Airspeed Online | The American Flight Museum brought its AC-47 out onto the ramp for the Gathering of Warbirds and Legends this weekend.  Ed Van Morlan talked to us at length about the aircraft and its mission.

Airspeed GWL RapidCast – Greg Smith and his Beech 18
Airspeed GWL RapidCast – Karl Stoltzfus and C-47 Miss Virginia
Airspeed GWL RapidCast – Bill Whiteman and the T-28 Trojan

Reno Air Races’ New Warbird Unlimited Class Attracts Top Flight Entrants Warbirds News | While the organizers of the Reno Air Races announced the disbandment of their original “Unlimited Class” races earlier this summer, the replacement, the “Warbird Unlimited Class,” designed to accommodate the demands of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the organizers’ insurance carriers to maximize crew and spectator safety has attracted entries from the former participants of the old “Unlimited Class.” The races will be held September 11-15 at Stead Airport, a few miles north of Reno, Nevada....

21st annual Fly-In Aug. 17 at airport - Chillicothe Constitution Tribune | The EAA Chapter 944 Fly-In/Drive-In is set for Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Chillicothe Municipal Airport, east of Chillicothe

Fly-in set in Oologah - Journal Record | OOLOGAH – The annual Will Rogers & Wiley Post Fly-In is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch northeast of Oologah. Pilots will land on the 2,000-foot grass airstrip adjacent to the house where Rogers was born.

We missed a bunch of great EAA Videos on the previous post!

• Sean D. Tucker eaavideo.org 
• Honor Flight Returns eaavideo.org 
• Flightline JumboTrons eaavideo.org 
• Salute to Veterans at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 eaavideo.org 
• Planes Debuts on Friday Night eaavideo.org 
• In the Cockpit with Kirby Chambliss eaavideo.org 
• EAA's B-17 eaavideo.org 
• Don Smith's Aviat Husky A-1B at the Seaplane Base eaavideo.org 
• Five Questions with Gary Sinise eaavideo.org 
• Five Questions with Klay Hall eaavideo.org 
• KidVenture Celebrates 15 Years eaavideo.org 

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Waterloo Air Show performers plan community visits in Kitchener - Waterloo Record | WATERLOO REGION — Performers in this weekend's Waterloo Air Show are making community visits in the days leading up the event...

Waterloo Air Show - Official Site | Static Displays

Air show to include exciting line-up June 8-9 - newszap.com | OCEAN CITY — Four new exciting performers have been added to the OC Air Show lineup this week, making this year's all-star, all-civilian show scheduled for June 8-9 a must-see event. The beachfront air show, now in its sixth year, offers aircraft...

More than 25000 spectators expected for Comox Valley Air Show - Comox Vallety Record | The 2013 Comox Air Show celebrates 70 years of Canadian Air Force history in the Comox Valley and will feature current and former Canadian military aircraft, in addition to several civilian performers. Officially known as the Comox Armed Forces Day and...

The Airdrie Regional Air Show organizers are gearing up for this summers ... - Rocky View Weekly | Performers in the aerial display include the Royal Canadian Snowbirds and civilian demonstrations by teams like Team Oracle's Sean D. Tucker, Super Dave Mathieson, John Mraek and Kent Pietsch. “I know people are going to be wowed by this year's show...

Tony de Bruyn: Cotswold Airport Bronco crash pilot returns - BBC News | The display team had been in the UK as part of the Royal International Air Tattoo at nearby RAF Fairford. An AAIB investigation is ongoing into the cause of the crash. The Bronco aircraft was flown into RAF Fairford for the Royal International Air...

Choreographing a 'dance in the sky' over Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress | Super Dave made Chilliwack his official training town a couple of years ago, so he's been preparing aerobatic manoeuvres in his two-seater plane for 15 minutes at a time. Mathieson is gearing up for a big summer season of air shows across the country...

Fly in attracts aircraft from throughout the region - Opelousas Daily World | Above: Pilots wave to each other as they taxi out to the runway at the St. Landry Parish Airport. About two dozen antique aircraft from the American Navion Society flew into the airport on Saturday as part of a fly-in to begin the Memorial Day weekend ...

Midwest Aviation Salutes Our Veterans - Annual Memorial Day Ceremony in Hecker, IL Features Local Aircraft from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Members of the Midwest Aviation community again participated in the annual Memorial Day remembrance ceremony held at St. Augustine Cemetery in the town of Hecker, IL today. The program was scheduled to begin at 10am, with presentations from local community leaders and patriotic music performed by local artists. The aerial salute featured five aircraft from... 

The EHIC created in Reims, celebrates its 80th anniversary!  - Passions de Avions | On Monday June 3 that the 118 Air Base Mont-de-Marsan, in the presence of Air Chief Marshal Denis Mercier, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Air Force will celebrate in style the 80th anniversary of one of its most prestigious units: the center of military aviation experience. The opportunity to remember the first few years of this famous unit and remember that it's Champagne, specifically in Reims air base 112, it was created in the early thirties....

RAF Museum launches restoration of rare Dornier 17 from General Aviation News | BARROWFORD, England — A team of restoration experts is currently at work salvaging a unique World War II aircraft from the floor of the English Channel. Using cutting edge restoration techniques within a purpose-built polytunnel from First Tunnels, the team hopes to have the rare Dornier 17 ready for exhibition within two years...

Big-Bird Fly-In soars two days near Ferndale - Bellingham Herald | Dozens of aerobatic, radio-controlled planes will fly thrilling maneuvers at the 24th annual Big-Bird Fly-In, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, sponsored by Bell Air R/C Flyers model airplane club at the club's field on South River Road...

"High Flight" with Gary Sinise - HD - Vimeo | A 60:00 show documenting actor Gary Sinise’s flight to 70,000 feet in a U2 Dragon Lady, entitled “High Flight”. Jon Tennyson and Scott Guyette of Sleeping Dog Productions, Inc. wrote, produced and edited the program.

Video shows U.S. Navy’s new gigantic drone on its first flight from David Cenciotti's weblog | On May 22, 2013, the Triton high-altitude unmanned aircraft successfully completed its first flight from Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale manufacturing plant, California. The unmanned aerial vehicle took off at 07:10AM and remained aloft for about a 1.5 hour before being conducted back to the ground by a Navy and Northrop Grumman flight test team...

Rays of Hope from Paul Wex | ...I got an invitation from a pilot of the portuguese air force, who asked me to make a portrait of the Search and Rescue helicopter squad called Squadron 751, which is based in Lisbon, Portugal....

Soyuz TMA-09M Prime Crew Ready to Go from Spaceports | In preparation for launch, the final meeting between the Russian State Commission and the crew of International Space Expedition 36/37 meets at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan for the formal approval of the prime crew by the state commission. The primary and backup crews take questions from the media as the launch time is but hours away....

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Hollister Airshow 2013 from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | Head for the Hollister Municipal Airport on the Memorial Day Weekend (May 25 & 26) for plenty of aviation action. The program...

North American Dates Set For Mosquito from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The only flying De Havilland Mosquito will have a busy schedule in North America this summer, according to its owner Jerry Yagen of the Fighter Factory. As we reported earlier, the reconstructed Mosquito, which flew for the first time in September, has made several public appearances in New Zealand where AVspecs, the company that...

Video: Forget The Beatles, The Best Music EVER Comes From The Mosquitos! from AirPigz by Martt | The Historical Aviation Film Unit has just uploaded a new video of the incredible Avspecs Mosquito making some of the best stereo Merlin music ever! Forget the Beatles, it's all about the Mosquitos now! Even tho I'm a hardcore old-school radial engine guy, I have to admit that there just is no sound made by man that's better than the Rolls Royce Merlin V-12 engine...

de Havilland Venom at Wanganui from Rodney's Aviation Ramblings by Rodney | Further to my last post, here is quick video of one pass of the de Havilland DH112 Venom, ZK-VNM at Wanganui. It was...

Living Legends of Aviation Awards takes flight from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The 10th Annual “Living Legends of Aviation” Awards, presented by Bell Helicopter and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and hosted by John Travolta (pictured), will be held Jan. 18, at the Beverly Hilton....

Amelia Earhart: American Aviatrix - Biography | The producers at BIO.com review hundreds of photos of famous figures each week, from award-winning actors and popular singers, to headliners and scandal makers. While we're digging through these archives, we often come across amazing photos that ...

Calloway helps dedicate Chinese museum's Chennault exhibit - Monroe News Star | Chennault Aviation and Military Museum director Nell Calloway recently returned from China where she helped dedicate a Chennault Flying Tigers exhibit at the Kunming Museum. Kunming was where Calloway's grandfather and Flying Tigers legend, Claire ...

Work continues to restore the B-17 Champaign Lady - Springfield News Sun | Irv Bence uses a grinder to shape a piece of steel for the Champaign Lady B-17 bomber, in the background, that he and other volunteers are restoring at the Champaign Air Museum in Urbana. Staff photo by Bill Lackey. By Andrew McGinn. Staff Writer ...

North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2013 Inductees - Beach Carolina Magazine | Before his career truly began, he took time out from his studies at UNC-Chapel Hill to fly 30 combat missions over Europe in a B-17 bomber during World War II. He began his newspaper career at the Rocky Mount Telegram and later became sports editor of ...

Mosquito bomber rebuilt in New Zealand from AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points by Al Marsh | The Fighter Factory in Virginia will soon add a flying restored Mosquito bomber to its collection. It was built with recovered parts and new tooling by Avspecs, Limited, at Ardmore Airfield on the outskirts of Auckland, New Zealand. The company is owned by Warren Denholm and his wife, Shona and was started in 1997. As you’ll see,...

The Remembered Generation - Huffington Post (blog) | He only lived to 67, but he lived the equal of three or four lives: As a Depression boy he rode the rails with hobos, was a roustabout and razor blade swallower in the circus, dated Hollywood starlets, flew 32 missions in a B-17 as a bombardier and ...

We Fly a B-2 Stealth Bomber - Popular Mechanics | More people have been to space than have flown in a B-2 stealth bomber. PopMech gets an extremely rare ride, flying a B-2 training mission and going behind the scenes to meet the people (and dogs) who've kept the B-2 at the forefront of American power ...

Carl Anson Cover 1893-1944 from Test & Research Pilots, Flight Test Engineers by the_tartanterror

Missouri Aviation Historical Society Meeting Set for January 17 from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo

Actor Gary Sinise set to release ‘High Flight’ from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Award-winning actor Gary Sinise and Sleeping Dog Productions, an aviation and historical documentary production company, are set to release “High Flight,” a documentary narrated by Sinise that chronicles his 2011 experience at Beale Air Force Base in California preparing for his flight in a U2 spy plane....

Plane Driven's trip to Scaled Composites from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin | This is a video the Plane Driven guys put together after their trip to Mojave to meet with the Scaled Engineers...

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012: E-2C Hawkeye from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | More U.S. Navy aircraft could be found at Phillips 66 Plaza, and this sharp Grumman E-2C Hawkeye from Reserve Squadron VAW-77 based at NAS Atlanta, GA taxied up...

"Airbii" UCAP #314 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | This time on UCAP... We've finally got an official FAA Administrator... A European cargo plane that touches down very short... Jeb's tells us about his new EFB tablet computer... And... What really caused the infamous Concorde crash, it may not be what you thought. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded January 3, 2013...

Podcast: Expanding Roles, Diminishing Budgets from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast  | The Civil Air Patrol has adopted a new governance structure that will help it cope with the challenges that lie ahead. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Brig. Gen. Richard L. Anderson about how CAP will continue to serve the military and the public...

Another Ghost, Reborn from The Lexicans by Comjam | “They’re gone away, never to return.” “No more of them, except in museums.” Don’t tell that to people who care. Who find a place in their budgets to seek out the rare, the wreckage, the lost carcasses, then send them on to those who understand the meaning of the word “craftsmanship.” Slowly, steadily, with blood, sweat and above all love, they put a bird back into it’s natural environment...

Florida woman wins Skyhawk in raffle from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Jane Williams of Florida was chosen as the winner of a Cessna 172G Skyhawk, raffled off to benefit Winn-Aero, a non-profit aviation-based youth organization based at Laconia Municipal Airport in Gilford, N.H.  Williams will also receive a check for $1,200 to be used toward flight lessons or fuel.

#OSH11 - Friday's AirVenture News Summary

Chuck Yeager still gruff, colorful and quotable at 88  - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | At 88, the war pilot still has a brash sense of humor about his aviation career. By Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel Oshkosh - At 88, Chuck Yeager still has the right stuff. And he spins tales of an extraordinary aviation career. ...

Photos: Inside a Boeing 787 Dreamliner Test Plane at EAA Airventure from NYCAviation | Thousands of EAA Airventure spectators lined up along the flightline early on Friday as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down at Oshkosh for the first time and opened the doors for public tours, another first for the aircraft.

787 impresses at Oshkosh from Things With Wings [video/photos] | Just over a year after making its international debut at the 2010 Farnborough air show in the UK, and several weeks after a swing through public air shows at Paris and in Germany, the 787 has finally made its first appearance at a major U.S. air show. Earlier today ZA001 wowed the crowds at EAA AirVenture ...

Video: The Navy Takes Over Oshkosh from AVwebFlash Current Issue | Celebrating 100 years of naval aviation, the U.S. Navy has turned KOSH into a veritable NAS, with a wide assortment of naval aircraft on display. Paul Bertorelli walked the line and spoke with servicemen about the different aircraft.This video is brought to you by Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather. ...

Burt Rutan's Boomerang - Safety Through Asymmetry - Wired News | The Burt Rutan designed Boomerang is one of those creations that draws a crowd due to its innovation, unmatched performance, and unusual appearance. When word got out earlier this summer that the asymmetric airplane was being worked on ...

WomenVenture creates 'sea of green' - AOPA Pilot | The fourth annual gathering of women pilots at AirVenture was sponsored by Women in Aviation International. Thursday's clouds were long gone and sunlight and bright blue skies provided a perfect photo opportunity. Women pilots from all around the ...

Young Eagles fundraiser totals $2.2 million - AOPA Pilot | In the end the car sold for $400000 and included a Blue Angels flight helmet signed by the current flight team. A flight with famed aviator Sean D. Tucker and lunch with Bob Hoover totaled $40000; lunch and a flight with Harrison Ford fetched $50000. ...

EAA celebrates 100 years of airmail - WAOW | Alan Westby runs the EAA Airventure museum. He says the exhibit shows the progression of the planes used and the pilots who flew them. "These guys were hearty souls, Westby says. They were literally flying across nothing and if they crashed they were ...
   
George Lucas, Gary Sinise visit AirVenture - Beaumont Enterprise | AP IMPACT: Gulf oil industry-gov't ties persist OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The next generation of commercial airliners, filmmaker George Lucas and actor Gary Sinise are visiting this year's Experimental Aircraft Association's convention in Oshkosh. ...

Ole Yeller: A standout among Mustangs from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh | In a world of warbirds where gritty military appearance wins awards, one canary yellow P-51 Mustang wins hearts. It is the former mount of one of the most capable and beloved pilots of all time, R.A. "Bob" Hoover.  ...

"FIFI" pilot started as a Young Eagle by  EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | When "FIFI" last came to Oshkosh in 1995 David Oliver was 13 years old and watched from the flightline. This year when the world's only flying B-29 touched down at Wittman Field, that 13-year-old, now-grown, was on the flight deck-at the controls.

EAA AirVenture 2011 - Part 2 by Tom | Tuesday I let Georgia sleep in while I caught the 7 AM North 40 bus over to the show grounds then walked to the main bus park to catch another one out to the seaplane base. The contrast between that location and the main site is amazing. While AirVenture at Wittman is sensory overload, the seaplane base is tranquil and relaxing - at least it was early in the morning when I was there. It is a wooded area on a  ...

Top 10 Reasons Why I Loved Attending EAA AirVenture/*Oshkosh* *...* by Aviation Queen | This past week, I was smack in the center of the aviation geek universe, covering the annual Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture Air Show in Oshkosh, Wis. For the uninitiated, more than 500000 people and more ...

AirVenture News from EAA:

• Composite dream: B-787 experimental visits AirVenture 2011
• 787 in detail
• Lucas debuts Red Tails trailer at Gathering
• Chaos or not, pilots, jet truck have fun
• Electric Aircraft World Symposium 2011
• Swordfish lands at Oshkosh after monumental effort

Complete AirVenture News can be found HERE

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US flying aces set for starring role at Waddington - This is Lincolnshire | The skies over Lincolnshire were filled yesterday with performances from the famed Avro Vulcan bomber, Blades aerobatic team, Chinook helicopters and the United States Air Force Thunderbirds. SKY HIGH: Clockwise from left, the US Air Force Thunderbirds ...

Wings Over Tyler – KETK | Not only will there be some vintage warbirds strutting their stuff, but today the modern aircraft made an appearance. In the Gulf and Iraq wars, the stealth and high tech got all the press. But if you were a soldier or marine, these were the planes you ...

CAF Airsho 2011  from Military Photos by cco23i | Info from the show director.  Hello guys! Midland AIRSHO is only 98 days away.... come on out and see me!!! It's going to be a great time! Check out the website www.airsho.org click on Living History and you'll find a registration form and guidelines. I promise we'll treat you good!! ~ Dear Living History Groups:  The Commemorative Air Force is once again busily preparing for the annual CAF AIRSHO 2011, presented by Western National Bank. The theme for AIRSHO is “Red, White & Loud… the Sound of Freedom” and will be held at Midland International Airport (MAF) on October 8-9… 

Fly up to Arlington for Fly-In – HeraldNet | One of the highlights of this year's fly-in will be flights and tours of the B-17 Sentimental Journey aircraft from the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force out of Mesa, Ariz. According to the Commemorative Air Force website, a B-17G aircraft ...

First man on the moon lands in Australia - International Business Times AU | Neil Armstrong, the United States Naval Aviator who set foot on the Moon on July 21, 1969 as part of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, is set to have a rare visit in Australia. As spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission, ...

Gary Sinise Launches the Gary Sinise Foundation with Branding and Website by ... PR Web (press release) V12 Studios Ltd. (V12), a leading branding consultancy, today announced the launch of the Gary Sinise Foundation brand, corporate identity and Web site.  The Gary Sinise Foundation branding capitalizes on his name recognition, which not only carries his reputation as talented actor, but now stands to justly represent a man of humanitarian action.  Seal Foundation, and Disabled American Veterans. ...

Retired bomber lands at new home at museum - Pensacola News Journal | According to Woltman, he is the last aviator qualified to fly a Skywarrior jet. The aircraft will now be on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum. / Katie King/kking@pnj.com The National Naval Aviation Museum on Thursday received its latest ...

B-17 to visit Peoria during July 4 week - Peoria Journal Star | By Journal Star staff A restored World War II-era B-17 bomber will fly into the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport July 5-6, offering the public an up-close view of what is considered one of the greatest military airplanes ever built. ...

An exhibit at Philadelphia International Airport honors the Tuskegee Airmen ... - Philadelphia Inquirer | The exhibit, which will be on display through June in Terminal A-East, is a photo essay of seven decades of aviation history. On hand were four original Tuskegee Airmen, named for the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, where they trained, an all-black unit ...

Aviation soars to success in 1st Air Race - Daily Illini | Alice McCormack, Visiting Aviation Education Specialist for the College of Aviation, stands in front of the plane she used in the Air Race Classic, at the Aviation Institute on June 30, 2011. The Institute of Aviation recently added to its award board ...

'Breitling Reno Air Races - The Game'... and the YouTube video - Classic Driver | Swiss watchmaker Breitling, whose name is synonymous with air travel, has entered the games market with a new app which enables the chair-bound to take to the skies in the virtual cockpit of a P-51 Mustang. The flight simulation app, which is currently ...

Eastbound I-10 Blue  from Travel for Aircraft | The ascending Grumman F9F Cougar Blue Angel at the I-10 Florida Welcome Center as entering from Alabama — photo by Joe May…

Rocketry club hosts July 4th launch event - Mountain Home News | Mountain Home's model rocketry club will hold its first-ever Fourth of July launch event Monday morning. Scheduled to begin at 10 am at the gravel parking lot north of Tiger Field off South 18th East Street, club members will demonstrate various types ...

First flight of Japanese ATD-X likely in 2014  from Military Photos by Beast of war | Tokyo has reaffirmed its plan for a 2014 first flight of its experimental Mitsubishi ATD-X Shinshin stealth demonstrator, while it also considers three fighters for its F-X requirement.  "The first flight of the ATD-X is scheduled in Japan fiscal year 2014," said Japan's defence ministry…

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Ocean City Air Show To Host Nation's Only Stunt Helicopter - WAMU | June 10, 2011 - In Maryland, this weekend's Ocean City Air Show is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of spectators to watch military and civilian airplanes, jet teams, and skydivers, but one of the most unusual acts is a helicopter that does ...

B-2 Stealth Bomber Highlights Ocean City Air Show - CBS | ... On Saturday, there will be flyovers and demonstrations from a variety of aircraft, including the B-2 stealth bomber and the F-18 Super Hornet. ...

PRAIRIE Air Show® 2011: Performers 2011 from www.prairieair.org | Heavy Metal Jet Team is a five-ship aerobatic civilian-owned jet team fully sponsored by United Bank Card, Inc (UBC) for its first year. With four L-39’s and one T-33 all in the Arctic camouflage paint scheme, the Lancaster, PA based Heavy Metal Jet Team will be an exciting addition to the PNC Air Show 2011. ...

Pilots and planes of all stripes take flight at Andrews Air Force Base - Washington Times | John Klatt practices an acrobatic maneuver over Manassas, Va. The Air National Guard pilot is part of this weekend's Joint Service Open House and Airshow at Andrews Air Force Base. The Air Force Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron and the Army ...

Air Force performances will take to skies Saturday at Hemet-Ryan Air Show - Southwest Riverside News Network | Several thousands of aircraft aficionados are expected to take off to Hemet-Ryan Airport this weekend to catch a glimpse of aerobatic prowess. The US Air Force Heritage Flight will showcase modern fighter aircraft ...

B-25 Now On Show from Classic Aviation Worldwide | The Flying Heritage Collection has put it's newly painted B-25J Mitchell on display following it's restoration. Painted in the wartime colours and design of the 490th Bomb Squadron, this aircraft is a tribute to Arnold Spielberg, the father of film legend Steven Spielberg. Arnold was a member of the 490th Squadron during the war.  A flying display is planned for July 16th 2011 at the FHC's free Fly Day.

Engine failure forces B-25 to cancel appearances in Fargo and Oakes, ND - In-Forum | FARGO – An engine failure has forced the Commemorative Air Force to cancel appearances of its World War II B-25 bomber “Miss Mitchell” at the 125th celebration in Oakes this weekend and at the Fargo Air Museum next week, said Fran Brummund, ...

DeFuniak Springs first Marvel of Flight Fly In this Saturday from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Organizers say that 2,000 people and 40 pilots are expected Saturday at the first Marvel of Flight Fly-in at the DeFuniak Springs Municipal Airport-54J.  The event, initially inspired by another airport's fly-in, was created to help foster tourism in Northwest Florida. ...

'Lt. Dan' flies high from Air Combat Command - ACC Headlines | Even though he has been a strong military supporter and philanthropist, most remember Gary Sinise by his award-winning role as Lieutenant Dan Taylor, who he played in the 1994 film "Forrest Gump."  The Blue Island, Ill., native visited Team Beale June 6-9 to document the capabilities of the U-2 Dragon Lady and meet with Airmen to boost morale.   ...

Boeing to Show Off All its Toys at Paris Air Show from NYCAviation.com | With less than two weeks until the 2011 Paris Air Show, Boeing announced this week that it will be displaying five aircraft to show off to potential customers and fans: the 787 Dreamliner, the 747-8 Freighter, the 747-8 Intercontinental, a 737-800 with the new Sky Interior, and a 777-200LR. ...

Aviation Stories for June 10, 2011 from aroundthepattern.com | ... But that was about all I found this week. On the other hand, there was plenty going on out at the Reno-Stead Airport this week.  It seems that another group is attempting to make a film about the Reno Air Races. This one will be an IMAX movie, titled Air Racers, Forces of Flight 3D is supposed to be released in September of this year  ... [w/photos and video]

We are hard at work preparing for the upcoming 2011 races... - Rare Bear Air Racing Team [photos]

C. Ore. aviation company builds planes from kits - Washington Examiner | They plan to showcase the engine at the Reno Air Races in a plane flown by test pilot Dave Morss, who has competed in more air races than any other pilot, according to the website for Sport Class Air Racing. Fibercraft makes prototypes for companies ...

Civil War history: Gasbags & Lincoln at Air & Space Museum - Washington Times | VIENNA, Va, June 10, 2011 — On June 11, 1861 Thaddeus Lowe sat down with President Abraham Lincoln. On the White House lawn was Lowe's "gas ballon," the Enterprise. Lowe was competing for the contract to provide balloon aeronautics to aid in the war ...

Balloon from AF.mil Photos | Thaddeus Lowe's balloon, Enterprise, is inflated in Cincinnati in 1861. Mr. Lowe demonstrated the balloon for President Abraham Lincoln. (Courtesy photo/Smithsonian Institution)

Flying Tigers Museum, the Flying Tigers Museum in Chongqing - Flying Tigers News | ... General Joseph Warren Stilwell’s former residence in Chongqing has now been converted to the General Joseph W. Stilwell Museum in his honor. The museum began to be opened to the public in 1991.  General Joseph W Stilwell contributed a lot to China’s successful flight against the Japanese aggression. On October 19, 1944, Stilwell was recalled from his command by President Franklin D. Roosevelt partly due to the power struggle over the China Theater that appeared between Stilwell, Chennault, and Chiang Kai-Shek. Especially his blunt confrontation with Chiang finally led to Chiang’s determination to have Stilwell recalled to the United States. ...

“View from atop the mast of the private yacht Freydis as... from x planes | Click the link or the picture, they've done some homework on this one!

'Miracle on the Hudson' jet arrives at museum - msnbc.com | The plane that made a miraculous landing on the Hudson River two years ago has arrived in Charlotte, where it will be displayed in a museum.  The flatbed truck carrying the 120-foot-long fuselage of US Airways flight 1549 arrived at midday Friday.  ...

Model airplane history-maker Maynard Hill dies at the age of 85 By Emma Brown | Maynard Hill, a designer of model airplanes who secured a spot in aviation history in 2003 when one of his creations flew 1,882 miles across the Atlantic Ocean on less than a gallon of fuel, died June 7 of prostate cancer at his home in Silver Spring. He was 85. ...

Three Dornier Do 26 flying boats were ordered by Deutsche Luft... from x planes | ... Seeadler lies there to this day. ... story and credits

Man versus plane: Plane Pull Challenge takes off - Global Regina | The second annual Plane Pull Challenge, hosted by the United Way, was held in Kelowna on Friday. The fundraiser pits community groups against one another to pull a plane, a Convair 5800, 20 feet across the tarmac in the fastest time possible. ...

The Ultimate Father's day Gift for Your Dad! - KONP.COM 1450 | A once in a lifetime experience on a Wings of Freedom B-17 Flying Fortress on Monday morning, June 20th. To qualify please, submit a personal essay not to exceed 250 words explaining "Why I Love My Dad". Entries must be delivered in person or mailed ...

Take Dad soaring over York County for Father's Day - The York Dispatch | Father's Day weekend in York County holds a wealth of possibilities for dads who like to tinker with machinery or who once dreamed of piloting their own planes. But there's no need to make Mom and the kids feel left out; both the Aviation Days and the Father's Day Fly-In events promise fun for the whole family.  ...

Plane Camp Teaches Kids About Aviation - KFGO | More than a dozen kids showed up to the Fargo Air Museum today, as the first session of the summer 2011 plane camp took off. Kids used everyday items -- such as leaf blowers and balloons -- to understand the complexities of flight. ...

Aviation celebrations every day at AirVenture 2011

You won't want to miss out this year. There are just too many once-in-a-lifetime events, features, and attractions! Monday, July 25   Opening Day Concert featuring REO Speedwagon presented by Ford Motor Company Tuesday, July 26   Tribute to Bob Hoover with special air show Wednesday, July 27   Navy Day Thursday, July 28   Tribute to Burt Rutan with special air show Friday, July 29   Salute to Veterans - Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band, brought to you by Disabled American Veterans & EAA Warbirds of America. Saturday, July 30   Super Saturday - grounds open until 10:30 p.m.   Concert by Country star Aaron Tippin and the "Red, White, & Loud Tour," 7 p.m.   Night Air Show Returns featuring Daher-Socata Fireworks and "Wall of Fire," 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31   Big Finale - Military Scramble   Family Day Plus: Fly-In Movie Theatre is back - presented by Ford Motor Company and supported by Hamilton Watches eVenture - Electric flight competition and the latest innovations in electric aircraft Flying Cars Stay up to date on what and who is coming to AirVenture. Save time and money when you buy your tickets for AirVenture 2011 online now. You save on admission prices, enter the gates quicker, and get to the excitement faster. Click here to purchase your online advance tickets. But hurry, discount pricing ends June 15. Advance ticketing made possible by Jeppesen.      Drive-In Camping New this year: Members can purchase Camp Scholler AirVenture camping for any arrival day. When you get to Oshkosh, you'll be checked in and setting up camp faster than ever. Purchase camping now Not a member? Purchase a Weekend Camping Package for only $198, which includes a one-year EAA membership. Find out more
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GARY SINISE AND THE LT. DAN BAND RETURNING TO EAA AIRVENTURE IN 2011 #OSH11

July 29 concert sponsored by DAV, Warbirds of America caps day-long salute to vets

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. — (Jan. 6, 2011) — Back by popular demand, actor and veterans advocate Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band will return to EAA AirVenture in 2011 as the grand finale of a day-long salute to veterans on Friday, July 29. The 59th annual edition of “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” will be held July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

      Performing at AirVenture for the second consecutive year and third time since 2008, the band will take to the Theater in the Woods stage for an evening concert hosted by EAA Warbirds of America and Disabled American Veterans. Last year’s concert drew more than 6,000 attendees and again will be the highlight of a veteran-focused day. Further details will be announced as they are finalized.

      Sinise, who is best known for his role as Vietnam veteran Lt. Dan Taylor in the classic film “Forrest Gump” and as star of the hit TV series “CSI: New York,” plays bass in the Lt. Dan Band and is a well-known supporter of veterans as well as active-duty military.

      “We are thrilled to welcome back Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band to AirVenture,” said Tom Poberezny, EAA and AirVenture chairman. “Gary Sinise has been a tremendous supporter of our veterans and active duty military personnel and we’re proud to have the opportunity to join Gary in thanking our veterans for their service to our nation.”

      “The genuine interest Gary Sinise shows for our veterans fits perfectly with our objectives to pay tribute to our veterans at EAA AirVenture on July 29,” said Rick Siegfried, EAA Warbirds of America president.

      The Lt. Dan Band covers everything from Bruce Springsteen to Linkin Park, Aretha Franklin to Jimi Hendrix. Following the band’s first hit concert at Theater in the Woods in 2008, EAA Warbirds of America and Disabled American Veterans teamed up to sponsor the band’s return in 2010 and again this year.

      “Gary Sinise is a longtime advocate for Disabled American Veterans and continues to shine the light on our mission to build better lives for America’s disabled veterans,” said Wallace E. Tyson, DAV National Commander. “As a patriotic and family friendly venue, EAA AirVenture is an ideal setting to feature the Lt. Dan Band.”

       The 1.2 million-member Disabled American Veterans, a non-profit organization founded in 1920 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1932, represents this nation’s disabled veterans. It is dedicated to a single purpose: building better lives for our nation’s disabled veterans and their families.

       EAA Warbirds of America is a non-profit organization and division of EAA that is dedicated to the preservation of former military aircraft, better known as “warbirds.”  Since 1964, EAA Warbirds of America has worked to “Keep ’em Flying.”

       AirVenture 2011 has been classified a Tier 1 event by the U.S. Navy as it celebrates the Centennial of Naval Aviation throughout next year. Several top-level attractions will commemorate this notable anniversary as well as 100th anniversary of air mail service. Special themed days planned are “Tribute to Bob Hoover” Day on Tuesday, July 26, Navy Day on Wednesday, July 27, and “Tribute to Burt Rutan” Day on Thursday, July 28.

      Advance purchase admission tickets and camping for AirVenture 2011 are now available at a discounted rate at www.airventure.org/tickets. 

      EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH is The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration and EAA’s yearly membership convention. Additional EAA AirVenture information, including advance ticket and camping purchase, is available online at www.airventure.org. EAA members receive lowest prices on admission rates. For more information on EAA and its programs, call 1-800-JOIN-EAA (1-800-564-6322) or visit www.eaa.org. Immediate news is available at www.twitter.com/EAAupdate.