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Photos: Blue Angels roar over Seattle By KOMO Staff
The blues are back! The Blue Angels were out practicing Thursday over the I-90 bridge for their SeaFair shows this week.
Cmdr. Greg McWherter, the lead pilot, says there is something special about flying over the Puget Sound area.
"The landscape is beautiful, Lake Washington is a great great place to put on an air show, the venue is amazing," he said. (View photo gallery) ...

Blue Angels practice over Boeing Field, South Park - West Seattle Herald
The Blue Angels practice over Boeing Field, South Park, and points beyond Thursday, Aug. 5. Harold Taniguchi, King County Director of Transportation, enjoys the show from the sidelines by the Boeing runway. ...

2010 Oakland County International Airport Air Show - OakGov.com
While most people call it a air show, the annual Oakland County International Airport Open House and Air Fair attracts thousands of people to the airport to see private, commercial, military and experimental aircraft. See up close a Second World War B-25 Mitchell bomber and today's close support jet the A-10 Thunderbolt. ...

Helicopter Museum to host “BAC 100″ hangar dance by HeliHub.com Editor
Tickets went on sale this week for a special one night only event to celebrate 100 years of aviation heritage in the South West. As part of the BAC 100 Celebrations marking the 100th Anniversary of the birth of the aviation industry in ...

Golden Knights Set Their Sights on Becoming Tandem Instructors from US Army Golden Knights 
A Golden Knights tandem master takes a passenger for a ride earlier this summer in NC. The candidates in this week's class will begin jumping next week. Eight members of the Golden Knights, mostly from the Demonstration Teams, began the classroom portion of the Tandem Course yesterday at the Team’s training drop zone in Laurinburg, [...]

IT’S REALLY A BIG WORLD, JUST OPEN YOUR EYES! from US Army Golden Knights | No more questions, regrets or sighs left after two years of doubts and apprehension about this enormous decision.  His partner, who had accepted this quest to join him in this challenge was extremely anxious, but was displaying the persona of being cool and calm. It [...]

Weekend Events - Fencecheck
8/07/10 |      RAFBF East Kirkby Airshow 2010
8/07/10 |      Wetaskiwin Air Show 2010
8/07/10 |      Thunder Over Michigan 2010
8/07/10 |      Military & Flying Machines 2010
8/07/10 |      NAS Point Mugu Airshow 2010
8/07/10 |      International SAR Event 2010
8/07/10 |      Ozarks Air Race 2010
8/07/10 |      Red Bull Air Race 2010
8/07/10 |      Hungary International Air Show & Military Display 2010
8/07/10 |      Hedlanda Fly-in 2010
8/07/10 |      Battle of Britain Day 2010
8/07/10 |      Tailwheel Meet 2010
8/07/10 |      Hoosier Hoedown 2010
8/07/10 |      Leapfest International Parachute Competition 2010
8/08/10 |      Coulommiers Airshow 2010

WATCH GERMANY RED BULL AIR RACE LIVE from Mike Goulian Airshows 
Watch the action as the Red Bull Air Race speeds through the Eurospeedway in Lausitz Germany on AugustEuroSpeedway_photo 7th & 8th. Qualifying and Race Day will be streaming LIVE right here so you won’t miss a beat. Streaming will begin on Qualifying Day and Race Day at 12pm CEST (6am EST in the U.S.). Make sure to watch and cheer us on as we race for the podium! ...

Track Talk, Lausitz from www.redbullairrace.com
Michael Goulian talks us through a testing New York track for the fifth stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship series. ...

Managing safety at the 2010 Red Bull Air Race from Aerial Sports Feed 
In the 2010 Red Bull Air Race season, the pilots brought the sport to its limits and managing safety at the Air Race World Championship isn't always an easy deal! [video]

Kathy Jaffe from www.iac52.org
Kathy Jaffe was President of IAC Chapter 52 in the late 90's. She was also contest director for the chapter's "Contest in the Catskills" held for several years at Sullivan County Airport in Monticello, New York.
Harley Carnes writes, "Kathy was one of the most exuberantly, happily determined people I've ever known." She earned the love and admiration of many in the chapter, primarily due to her unstoppable enthusiasm for all of aerobatics and the people in it. Says Ron Saglimbene, "She had very little to do with organized aerobatics until she became Prez', but she was special. She threw herself into it and kept us all together. She had more ambition and guts than anyone I've ever met."  ...

Honoring WWII Patriots: CAF B-29 FIFI Flies Again! (With Video) by Martt
I put up a detailed FIFI post back at the end of June when we thought that the CAF’s Boeing B-29 Superfortress was going to make her first flight since 2004. As it turned out, there were delays getting the FAA to certify the airplane ready for flight, but that’s all in the past now... Yesterday, August 5, 2010, a little before 9 am, FIFI and her new engines left earth for the wild blue yonder! ...

FIFI Returns to Flight - YouTube

Airport event will offer rides in B-25 bomber - KPC News
KENDALLVILLE — A limited number of rides will be offered on the World War II vintage B-25 bomber coming to the Kendallville Municipal Airport on Friday, Sept. 3, for the Ab Jenkins Memorial Duesenberg Exhibition of Speed and Stinson Fly-In.
John Bry, Noble County Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director, announced at Wednesday night’s Kendallville Aviation Board of Commissioners meeting the bureau is paying the $2,500 cost for the B-25 visit. “This is a very important event for Kendallville and Noble County, and we wanted to support it,” said Bry. ...

WWII bomber flights sell out in Calgary - CBC News
Four Calgarians were treated to the flight of a lifetime Friday, taking to the skies on board one of only two World War II Lancaster bombers that are still airworthy.
The historic plane arrived in Calgary Tuesday for a nine-day visit from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ont. It is part of a display co-hosted by the Aero Space Museum of Calgary.
Aviation buffs lined up for more than an hour for a close-up look at the legendary four-engine bomber. ...

Grissom week in photos: 6 August from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.

This week's slideshow features recently published photos from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. This weekly feature showcases the activities of the dedicated military and civilian workforce of the 434th Air Refueling Wing. To view the slideshow, click here.
Video: Oshkosh 2010 Recap Music Video - Wow! (Hot Stuff) from Martt
I've been looking for the Oshkosh 2010 recap video that I would have made if I could. This is it... Wow!
A great job by youtuber slickhutto, and while the music background in the video works quite well, I'm really looking forward to the '10 minute series' coming before long that looks like it will run without the music background.

 If you haven't been to Oshkosh, or it's been a while, this video should show you why you need to be there next year! Oshkosh 2011: July 25-31... start making your plans now : )

Technology programs highlighted in newest Purdue videos from Purdue Technology News
In the most recent installment of BoilerBytes videos, the College of Technology is featured in two stories:
    * The inaugural Navy Junior ROTC technology camp, held during the summer of 2010, was hosted by the College of Technology.
    * Two students, each with a physical disability, learned how to fly an airplane as part of a partnership with Able Flight. In addition, the students earned their pilot certificates at a special ceremony at the EAA AirVenture gathering last month.

Oshkosh Wrap Up from Nordo News 
This year, once again, Ginger and I were given the opportunity to travel to Oshkosh in a DC-3 and we jumped at the chance.  Although I love flying into Oshkosh during Airventure, there are some things about flying in an old airliner that has its pluses.  And we made the most of it. ...

Fightin' Fifty-Fifth on the cusp of historic milestone from Air Force Link Top Stories 
Historic, monumental and simply incredible are just a few ways to describe the milestone soon to be attained by the men and women of the 55th Wing.
On Aug. 9, the Fightin' Fifty-Fifth will surpass 20 years of continuous deployment to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility by its personnel and RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft. ...

Can you identify this Wellington? from PPRuNe Forums 
I have tried to identify this Wellington on another forum, with no luck. Can anyone here help?
These 2 photos are from Mike Morton's collection. They are of a Wellington taken at Riyan, Oman in February 1948. It was apparently used to transport ...

August 6 from Cut and Paste Aviation

On This Day in Aviation History: August 6th from NYCAviation.com
Today in 1919, an airmail first in Australia. In 1945, the US drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Ted Williams returns to the Red Sox from Korea. Braniff Flight 250 crashes in Nebraska, and more.

Go ahead. Tell NASA What To Do. from The Launch Pad 
Participatory exploration + lunar analogs = win.
The NASA Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV) will be roving around the lunar-like environs of Northern Arizona in September, and they want you to tell them where to go. They've posted two Gigapans on the Desert RATS website that allow you to explore the area, then ask for your vote on specific locations from that photo. ...

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Rockford Airfest 2010 - Warbirds and Airshows
This was my first trip to Rockford Airfest which was made not so much for the quantity of warbirds which was limited due to this weekend conflicts with EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh but the fact there were four single ship demos which included AV-8B Harrier, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-15E Strike Eagle and the F-18 Super Hornet.  But the real reason was to see the USAF Heritage Team's F-4 Phantom Fly.  In spite of the show being delayed an hour and 20 minutes due to low overcast the crowd was patient and was rewarded with an excellent show.  This  ...

Rockford Airfest 2010 - Rockford - 07/31/10 - from FenceCheck Forums

More Pre-Registration Attendee Pics from Antique Airfield News
Pre-registrations for the 2010 AAA/APM Invitational Fly-in (Sep 1-6) continue to come in with more pictures of people and planes planning to attend.
Dave Mars has his Curtiss Robin safely tucked away in the hangar at nearby Ottumwa Industrial airport awaiting the start of the fly-in. ...

Getting to the air show on time - Welsh Icons News
All routes into Rhyl have road signs directing traffic to Air Show parking. Traffic and Air Show information is available by listening to Point Fm 103.1 Community Radio. The event is centred on the Rhyl Events Arena, but can be viewed ...

Aéroclub de Coulommiers et de la Brie (ACCB) - Show aérien de Coulommiers août 2010

"Tricolour Arrows flying along fifty years" - the official book of AOS for the 50th Anniversary of PAN - David Cenciotti
... which celebrates 50 years of activity of the Tricolour Arrows, the aerobatic team of the Air Force. ...

Golden Knight gets ready for the Womens Vertical World Record. from US Army Golden Knights 
Golden Knights build a vertical formation This week members of the Golden Knights are at Skydive Chicago, training for upcoming world record events.  Sgt Jen Schaben of the Gold Demonstration team is participating in the Womens camp getting ready for the Womens world record attempt later this year.  The camp is designed to hand pick [...]

DAY 7: LET THE GAMES BEGIN! from US Army Golden Knights 
"The difference between a successful person and an unsuccessful person is how they react during difficult times.  Successful people always think positively and are motivated to succeed and better themselves." - Anthony Morrison Breakfast of Champions Part 7– A lunch box with a thermos on top. Not really, but the cycle's begun again. Today's treat?  [...]

Lancaster Bomber visits Winnipeg from Aviation.ca News
A popular attraction, the Lancaster Bomber, was once again a drawing card for the Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg on the weekend. Museum executive director Shirley Render said it is one of the only two bombers left that is...

AAARs (Airventure After Action Reports) - from a proud aviation community   

FAA goes to Oshkosh from Things with Wings 
Amongst all of the information and comments flowing out of Oshkosh last week, there were some interesting perspectives from the FAA. The agency had a pretty big presence at Oshkosh, with troops on the ground as well as the FAA bigwigs coming through. ...

WomenVenture celebrates women in aviation - Northwestern
In the last five years, Capt. Karen Stemwell has been a part of all-women flight teams for Boeing and mentored hundreds of girls interested in aviation.

Rob Bach's Weekend Report from Antique Airfield News
Ted Davis flew the Piet at Brodhead while I flew the New Standard. (photos Will Hamilton) Ted scared up a few rides in the D25 at sunset and I shepherded Nephew Will and star pupil Pat Zakrzewski on a tour around Illinois and Wisconsin ending at OSH. Pat Owns the Clipper, Brad Williams owns the Piet I built. (photos by me).

Oshkosh Photos in the Business Aviation Photo Gallery from Business Aviation Now 
If you missed EAA Airventure at Oshkosh this year check out the Business Aviation photo gallery, where nearly 200 photographs capture the highlights of the event.
Despite the torrential rains just before the show that turned Oshkosh into Sploshkosh and made most of the grass area unusable, Herculean efforts by EAA staff, helped by bright sunshine, drier air and a cool breeze brought the event back on track. ...

NASCARs Jack Roush upgraded to fair condition from The Oshkosh Northwestern
NASCAR team owner Jack Roushs condition has been upgraded to fair as he recovers from last weeks plane crash in Oshkos.

Oshkosh 2010 Pic Stream #6 - Seaplane Base Serenity (15 pix) by Martt
AirVenture 2010, aka: Oshkosh Air Show (pic intensive) by M38A1
Signs of Oshkosh by Barb

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Tickets available Aug. 11 for Patriot Day Concert at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories 
The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will team up to present a Patriot Day Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

Due to the popularity of this free concert, tickets are required and will be available for public distribution beginning at 9 a.m. on Aug. 11. Requests made before this time will not be accepted.  ...

Boeing XB-15 from Planeshots

August 2 from Cut and Paste Aviation 

The Space Show this week from RLV and Space Transport News




The August edition of the Heartland Warrior is now available. The official E-Paper of the 434th Air Refueling Wing includes six pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to Grissom ARB and the U.S. Air Force. Top stories include:
--Hydrate to beat the hear
--Maintainer recognized for life saving actions
--Nigerian emergency managers visit Grissom
--JAG unveils on-line legal assistance
To read this issue of the Heartland Warrior, click here.
We encourage you to also participate in the Heartland Warrior Readership Survey. Simply downland the survey, complete it and fax it to 765-688-3319. The survey is available by clicking here.

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EAA AirVenture To Kick Off Monday - WISN Milwaukee
Other highlights of this year's aviation festival will include anniversary celebrations for the Boeing B-17 and the Douglas DC-3, musical acts, ...

 Official Website 

From concerts to celebs, AirVenture goes beyond airplanes - Appleton Post Crescent
... NFL Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas, actor Treat Williams, actor Cliff Robertson, composer James Horner and country singer Aaron Tippin. ...

SubSonex Jet Prototype Ready to Resume Testing  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
Oshkosh WI- The SubSonex single-place jet aircraft is ready to resume testing after EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. Following a series of initial high-speed taxi tests, the Sonex Aircraft Hornets' Nest Research and Development team determined that a review and modification of the aircraft design was necessary to achieve acceptable handling qualities for the average pilot. Due to the increased power offered by the new ...

Chipmunk Adventure Video Update from WarbirdRadio.com 
WARBIRD RADIO – Matt Jolley sent over this video update from Driggs, ID.  Be sure and check out the story and pictures in the features section.  Matt promises more video and pics tomorrow.  Stay tuned…

Blue Angels make thunder above Idaho Falls - Rexburg Standard Journal
Standard Journal/Joseph Law Seen here in a four-jet formation, the Blue Angels practice runs garnered a lot of attention on the ground Thursday in Idaho ...

Air show flies high once again - Eden Prairie News
Bombers include the twin-engine B-25 “Miss Mitchell” and the B-17 Flying Fortress “Yankee Lady.” “To me, it's history,” said Brigitte Vanegas, ...
   
Air show flies into Follies (w/ video, gallery, fact box) - TheNewsTribune.com
John Klatt makes his aerobatic plane zoom like a toy in a child's hand. Again and again, he rotates the blue and white Air National Guard plane through the ...

ASBTV: ASB.tv's Rob Reider announces his 100th show! He's in Peoria, IL for the Prairie Air Show this weekend. from Twitter / ASBTV

Photos: Team Oracle's Challenger III Gears Up for Oshkosh from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Click for more photosNext week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Sean Tucker and Team Oracle will wow the crowds and show off their brand-new Challenger III. Team Oracle's Brian Norris shared some of the biplane's unique aerodynamic features with AVweb's Mary Grady, who brought home a few photos. Click through for the photos and click here to listen to the podcast.
   
Whitby Regatta offers plenty to do for families - The Caravan Club
Some of the main highlights include rowing, yacht and raft races, as well as a number of display events from the Army, Navy, RAF and Red Arrows. ...

B-17 Flying Fortress at the Dane County Regional Airport-Madison, WI - AMTOnline.com
... will fly into Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, offering the public an up-close and personal look at this unique piece of aviation history. ...

NEW from Chicken Wings: AVIATION HISTORY SLIDESHOW
from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
NEW from the Chicken Wings gang: We're sure everybody has a few friends that seem to do nothing but receive and forward fun emails all day. It took us amazingly long, but it finally dawned on us, that we should create something like that too. And so, ladies and gentlemen, without much further ado, please let us get right to the point, we proudly present:  ...

A Father's Day gift to remember - Austin Daily Herald
Nordin, the 79-year-old captain of the Spamtown Belle and a retired Navy veteran, boarded the classic World War II bomber for the flight of a lifetime, an opportunity provided to him by his four children for Father’s Day.
   
Amelia Earhart: Hawaii celebrates the great aviator - San Francisco Chronicle
On July 24, 2010 — Earhart's 113th birthday — an exhibition of 65 recently discovered or little-seen photographs of the aviator's time in Hawai'i will go ...

A new photo exhibit captures the spirit and style of an iconic aviator  Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Still, when Krantz pulled out a file from a dusty box labeled with the aviatrix's name, she was "blown away" by the pictures -- large-format negatives ...

Wiley Post from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum
July 22, 2010, marks the 77th anniversary of Wiley Post’s 1933 solo flight around the world in the Lockheed 5C Vega Winnie Mae. This record-breaking flight demonstrated several significant aviation technologies. It used two relatively new aeronautical devices—an autopilot and a radio direction finder. The autopilot corrected for errors in aeronautical bearing, keeping the aircraft on course. The radio direction finder helped Post navigate the aircraft toward specific radio transmitters along the route. ...

Barnstorming in the Blood - Air & Space Magazine
The best place to watch John Mohr fly his Stearman would have been up against the airshow fence, where I could have heard the crowd’s gasps when the airplane, which had disappeared behind trees, suddenly reappeared in a vertical climb.
Instead, I was taxiing across the ramp because my performance was after his, but I did put on the brakes when an excruciatingly slow roll near the ground caused his engine to quit and flames to shoot out of his exhaust stack and down the side of his fabric fuselage. Even though I knew it was all part of the act, I still held my breath. ...

Sightings: Water Striders - Air & Space Magazine
”You can liken the scenario to skipping a stone on water, or a barefoot water skier,” says South African photographer Frans Dely. “The water compresses and becomes as solid as concrete.” This is how Scully Levin, one of South Africa’s top show pilots, makes his AT-6 Harvard walk on water. Levin first did the trick in the lead airplane of the Flying Lions aerobatic team on a lake near Johannesburg in February 2006. ...

July 22 from Cut and Paste Aviation
   
Bob Bowman's East Texas - Tri County Leader
And speaking of pastures, long-time reader Ray Jayroe called me recently to tell me about a day in the l940s when the pilot of a B-17 plane ran out of gas ...

Grissom personnel to be featured at Indians baseball game from Grissom Air Reserve Base
Representatives from Grissom ARB and the 434th Air Refueling will be will prominently featured at tonight' s Indianapolis Indians minor league baseball game at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
Col. Tim Cox, 434th ARW Vice commander, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch and Master Sgt. Trudy Burnett will sing the national anthem.  The base Honor Guard will present the colors and various displays at the stadium will highlight the Air Force Reserve Command.
Check the Grissom web site in upcoming days for photos and highlights of the event. ...


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Air show at the Peachtree Dekalb Airport Saturday  - Examiner
The 2010 Good Neighbor Day Air Show and Open House at the Peachtree-Dekalb Airport will be this Saturday, June 5, 2010, from noon to 5:00 pm.  There is no cost to enter but there will be a $5 parking fee.
This year’s airshow include The Misty Blues all women’s skydiving team, superb formation flying by Team AeroShell and Team RV and single-plane acts.  If your child likes planes, helicopters, or anything that flies, this is an airshow you don’t want to miss. ...
Photo from Misty Blues Official Website

Pilots ready to take skies for Piggly Wiggly Pee Dee Air Show and Festival - South Carolina Now
Pilots and parachutists spent Friday preparing for this weekend's Piggly Wiggly Pee Dee Air Show and ...

Pee Dee Airshow returns for first time since 2008 - South Carolina Now
FLORENCE - The annual air show at Florence Regional Airport is back for the first time since 2008. Last year, organizers decided to make the show an ...

See what the Chippewa Valley looks like from the vantage point of an aerobatic ... - WEAU-TV 13
But one professional aerobatic pilot who's performing this weekend is trying to get kids excited about aviation. Amelia Cerling went up in the air with him ...

Organizers: Plan extra time, bring patience when driving to Chippewa Valley ... - WEAU-TV 13
... routes to the airport from the north and south, but warn that you should be prepared to wait in line as you make their way toward the Air Show. ...

Have sword - and briefcase - will travel - htrnews
Manitowoc attorney, pilot impressed by barnstorming-era pilots at air show
... He'll have a good view this weekend to watch Thunder on the Lakeshore, and the attorney and his firm are helping stage the 2010 air show with a $2,500 donation.
"I think it is terrific that, for a small town, we have a phenomenal air show," said the graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's law school.
"I want the airport to succeed — I get a tremendous advantage of having it here — and the air show is one of the few moments the community, as a whole, is aware of it," said Stockhausen, who met his wife, Dr. Amy Stockhausen, when they were undergraduates at Marquette University. ...

CFB Borden Canadian Forces Day & Airshow 2010 - Borden - 06/05/10 from FenceCheck Forums

Classic planes return to skies for Perth airshow - stv.tv
The Red Arrows are due to put in an appearance on Sunday, with other planes on show including the RAF Typhoon - soon to be based at the force's Leuchars ...

Airforce - Midi Libre
... Presentations in various solo flight and especially foreign aerobatic teams in the grand finale with the famous Patrouille de France. ...

Freefalling for a new experience, with Army's help - Pioneer Press
Then Elliott had me put on a bright yellow and black Golden Knights jumpsuit. The aptly named outfit would keep me warm — it's pretty chilly at 13000 feet ...

Brazilian 'Smoke Squadron' will join Blue Angels for August air show at Pease - Foster's Daily Democrat
... Army Golden Knights, the United States Navy F-18 Super Hornet Demo Team, Sean D. Tucker, Mike Goulian, John Klatt, Rob Holland and the B-25 "Panchito. ...

43rd Naval Base Ventura County Air Show Planned for August 7th/8th ... by Conejo Valley Guide
The 2010 Naval Base Ventura County Air Show will feature the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron the Thunderbirds. The Thunderbirds operate the Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter/strike aircraft. ...

West Texas 100 Air Race to be held on June 5th - KCBD-TV
Twenty two aircraft are scheduled to vie for glory and prize in the West Texas 100 Air Race to be held on ...

News from the Red Bull Air Races

• Race sought beyond 2011
• Air racers roar over Detroit River - CBC.ca
• Red Bull Air Race training day over Detroit River - Detroit News
• Canadian can't wait to fly above Detroit River Red Bull air race
• McLeod takes Chambliss on cross-border ride before Windsor race
• TEAM ABU DHABI AIMS FOR CANADIAN RED BULL AIR RACE HAT-TRICK

Aeroshell Team Performs at Salute to Veterans Corporation Air Show Memorial Day Weekend from The Aero Experience
 
Scotts Warbirds Alley To Honor Veterans Opening Day At Eaa Airventure from AvStop
Veterans and the legendary aircraft they served in will be honored at the dedication ceremony for the new Scotts Warbird Alley, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 26 – opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport. This year’s fly-in runs through Sunday, August 1. ...

World War II Weekend Underway - WFMZ Allentown
The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's World War II Weekend began with a downtown invasion through Penn Street in Reading. Hundreds of folks, dressed in World War II ...


WWII Weekend – Friday Pics! from WarbirdRadio.com
We’re having fun and hanging out all weekend at the WWII Weekend in Reading, PA.  Be sure and download Friday’s WRL for details (Col. Bud Anderson even stopped by).  Take a listen…and enjoy the pictures. WWII Weekend – Friday Pics!

Air University Celebrates Gathering of Eagles from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
"Eagles" from across the history of aviation are sharing their stories with Air Command and Staff College -ACSC students this week.
The "Gathering of Eagles" program, sponsored by Air University and held on site at ACSC, is a weeklong capstone graduation event during which historic figures from all services share their aviation history, and quite often, heroic feats, with the students. ...

Grissom B-17 Restoration Update – By Chris Henry from WarbirdRadio.com
(An Update From Chris Henry)  This B-17G is a late model fort built by Douglas.  It was built too late for WWII and went on to be a drone controller.  This B-17 would have airborn controllers riding along and would direct other unmanned drone B-17’s to where ever they wanted them to go.  [...]

ONLINE AT NEWSOK.COM
Dave: The B-17 bomber "Liberty Belle” is in town, and you can take a flight. Angi: Watch as videographer Todd Fraser and I fly in the 1945 plane. ...

WWII fighter plane now on display at Pima Air & Space Museum - KVOA Tucson News
A World War II era P-51 Mustang fighter plane went on display today at the Pima Air and Space Museum. The plane is considered by some to be the best ...

Nearing 100 years since New England's first flight - New Britain Herald
... accomplishment was hailed as a seminal moment in aviation history, as exciting and inspiring in its day as the Apollo 11 moon landing was in our time. ...

"Forgotten War" Remembered - WOWT
Strategic Air & Space Museum will be recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the start of the Korean War with a Reunion for all Korean War Veterans, ...

Aviation Trivia of the Day  by JP Santiago
As the Vietnam War escalated in the 1960s and air crew losses began to mount to increasingly sophisticated air defenses, thoughts began to circulate in the USAF if there was a way to provide downed air crew with a better means of descent than just the winds and parachute. What if downed

aircrew could have a better choice in where to land? And better yet, what if they could fly away to friendly territory? The USAF began to discuss with aircraft manufacturers and designers if there wasn't a way to package an ultralight aircraft or glider into part of the ejection seat and cockpit that would give shot-down air crew more options on bail out. Proposals were issued to the industry in 1967 and Bensen Aircraft Corporation, a well-known builder of homebuilt autogyro aircraft, submitted an unpowered version of one of their autogyros to be used as an autogyro glider. Bensen's proposals easily won the USAF over and contracts were issued in 1968 ...

Commemorative Air Force Hosts Open House This Weekend - Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 From war vehicles of the past to medals that honor and commend, the CAF-Lake Superior Squadron 101 is filled with a vast history of war time. ...

CAF tries to clear the air  - OA Online
MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Barry Diamond, moderator for Friday’s meeting at Commemorative Air Force headquarters, made it clear he wanted to keep discussion civil and moving.
For the most part, the tone was respectful, but it was hard for anyone to make a point at the nearly four-hour meeting without someone else making a counterpoint.
The meeting was called by Stephan Brown, the CAF’s chief executive officer, to address concerns of some of the national organization’s 9,000 members. Discussions within the CAF have been heated since a dispute over bylaws for the CAF Airpower Museum lead to the removal of two members of he CAF’s board, or General Staff, and ultimately a lawsuit that resulted in the resignations of seven members of the museum’s board. ...

Jim Rodriguez Gets Shirt-Tailed from AcroCamp
We expected that all of the instruction at Acro Camp would be dual. But it turned out that two of the campers actually soloed in taildraggers. And Michelle Kole soloed both the Citabria and the Super D.
Here's a frame grab of IP Barry Sutton tripping Jim Rodriguez's shirt tail after his solo in the Citabria.

Flight for the Human Spirit Interview - Episode 16 from Mile High Flyers Podcast Doug and Zyola interview Michael Combs and his family during their stop/stay here in the Denver area at KAPA.  Also a promo for the 1940's Air Terminal Museum!  Buy raffle tickets, win a vintage Cessna!

Paso pilot takes 'Young Eagles' under his wing - Paso Robles Press
The pilot recently passed a milestone when he flew more than 100 youth ages eight through 17 through the Young Eagles Program to date, introducing a new generation to the world of flight.


Space Industry Leaders and Astronauts Congratulate SpaceX on Historic Flight ... - Space Ref
Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Chairman of the X PRIZE Foundation: "In President Barack Obama's new plan for NASA, a new player has taken center stage - American ...

Aerospace engineering alumnus to be inducted in Astronaut Hall of Fame - Penn State Live
Guion Bluford Jr., a 1964 graduate of Penn State's aerospace engineering program and the first black astronaut to fly in space, will be inducted in the US ...

P-40 at Chino Air Show - Airfighters.com

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Air Force Thunderbirds to perform at Eglin Air Show | air, force, thunderbirds - Eglin 75 - Northwest Florida Daily News w/video
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the 75th Anniversary Eglin Air Force Base Air Show will be held on the installation April 10 and 11.

Thunder Over Alabama 100 Years of Flight Video from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
An airshow as diverse as its 100 year history, Maxwell AFB "Thunder Over Alabama" thrilled an estimated 100,000 people last weekend. An amazing line up of entertainment both in the sky and on the ground, perfectly executed, featured the USAF Thunderbirds and Army Golden Knights. ...

Blue Angels planning First Coast air show - Florida Times-Union
Simonsen flew into Jacksonville to work with organizers and police to prepare for the Oct. 23-24 air show at the base. By Dan Scanlan Navy Lt. CJ Simonsen ...
   
'Meet the Blues' kickoff party held at JK Northway - Kingsville Record
City Manager Carlos Yerena brought the whole family to the 'Meet the Blues' kickoff party which was a preview to the 'Wings Over South Texas' air show held ...

BLUE ANGELS  TO STAR IN KEYS AIR SHOW APRIL 10-11 - Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Florida Keys — The US Navy's renowned Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron is to showcase its members' dynamic flying skills Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11, during the Southernmost Air Spectacular presented by Naval Air ...

Blue Angels schedule two shows over Charleston Harbor - Charleston Post Courier
Times have been announced for the Charleston Harbor airshow featuring the US Navy flight demonstration squadron the Blue Angels, April 17-18. ...

The air show may be canceled, but Navy Week to bring Blue Angels flights - TheDigitel
Don't be, because The Blue Angels will perform a special air show over the Charleston Harbor coming up on April 17th and 18th. ...

Golden Knights 8 Way from armygoldenknights's

It is day two of training out in Eloy, AZ. Yesterday we were able to make 12 jumps and get settled in to the routine of Skydive Arizona. Our training jumps are going well and we are currently on a wind hold. We were able to get five jumps completed before the dust storm started to roll in. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate with us this afternoon. Blue Skies

Pic of Day: SSG Ben Borger flies the wingsuit. Going for the World Record attempt on 14 Apr 2010 from armygoldenknights's

Snowbirds  Ready for 40th - Discover Moose Jaw
In just a few weeks time, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will kick off their 40th season. The team will perform their acceptance show May 7th in Moose Jaw ...

Team heads to Chile for air show, but not empty-handed from Air Force Link Top Stories
Approximately 30 Airmen and two F-22 Raptors from Holloman Air Force Base headed to Chile to participate in an air show, but took more equipment then initially planned.
The plan had been in effect for months for the Airmen and aircraft to support the 2010 FIDAE Air and Trade Show that would mark the debut of the F-22 to South America; however, after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit the country only weeks before the show and damaging thousands of homes, Airmen deploying knew they could not leave the base empty-handed. ...

Sun 'n Fun Skyward Festival takes off April 2 from General Aviation News
Sun 'n Fun and the Downtown Lakeland Partnership (DLP) will be looking skyward during DLP's First Friday activities April 2.
Sun 'n Fun will bring aerial fly-bys, tethered hot air balloons, an after-dusk aerial light show, plus the US Air Force rock band "Reserve Generation," to downtown Lakeland for the first Sun 'n Fun Skyward Festival, for the traditional First Friday community gathering organized by local merchants. The evening activities arranged by Sun 'n Fun represent a prelude to the events and activities taking place during the 36th annual Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, which will take place April 13-18 at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL). ...

Flight Level Aircraft Auctions at Sun-N-Fun - AMTOnline.com
... feature many categories of aircraft including: Single Engine, Twin Engine, Turbine/Warbirds/Jets/Helicopters, and Ultralight/Experimental/Homebuilts. ...

Jimmy Franklin and the Jet Waco from Pilotbug
Back on the early 2000's these pictures were taken at the Sussex Airshow in Wantage Township, NJ.  Franklin's show was spectacular to see anywhere, but I think he took particular joy flying at such a small venue.  He also liked to take full advantage of the  sloping terrain to create breath-taking sight-lines in which he appeared to be flying so low he was going to impact the ground.  He was an unbelievable showman and innovator. His tragic loss in 2005, along with friend and fellow performer Bobby Younkin, was heartbreaking. ...

'Wings Over South Texas' amazes the crowd - Kingsville Record
Air show spectators view Air Force's recreation of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Eight to 10 aircraft particated in the show, with approximately 61 ...

Rockford AirFest lands a few more acts - WREX-TV
ROCKFORD (WREX) - Two military tactical demonstrations have agreed to perform at this year's Rockford AirFest. The United States Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier ...

Rhyl's air show takes off for another year - Rhyl Journal
Last year Rhyl Air Show saw more than 30000 people flock to the seaside resort and this year displays from the world-famous RAF Red Arrows and Falcon ...

Crowds to zero in on Japanese fighter - Otago Daily Times
Warbirds event manager Mandy Deans said the Japanese Zero was one of the first featured planes at this weekend's airshow to arrive at Wanaka Airport. ...

HORSEMEN HONOR THE BLUES - THEN & NOW - ASB
The Horsemen have always admired the Blue Angels flight demonstration team. So when ...

Bonhomme faces pack of fast-flying rivals in Perth From www.redbullairrace.com
Defending champion Paul Bonhomme secured the first trophy of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship with his hard-earned victory in difficult weather conditions in Abu Dhabi last week. The British ace also made the uncomfortable discovery ahead of the second race in Perth, Australia on April 17/18 that unlike last year there is not only one rival to worry about - but rather at least a half dozen challengers.  ...

Coming soon: Red Bull TV - Red Bull (International)
Jump into the cockpit as the Red Bull Air Race pilots take to the skies or thrill at the daring feats of the amazing Red Bull X-Fighters. ...

CoolPix - Modern Military: The Grissom Air Museum B-58 Hustler by Martt
Here's a second CoolPix already this week featuring Convair's awesome Mach 2 bomber!
There are only 8 B-58 Hustlers still in existence today, and the oldest one happens to be sitting outside just an hour down the road from me.  It's at the Grissom Air Museum which is on the old Grissom Air Force Base in Peru, Indiana.  The facility used to be called Bunker Hill AFB but was renamed Grissom in 1968 after Indiana native Virgil (Gus) Grissom perished in the Apollo 1 launchpad fire.  Today the base is known as the Grissom Air Reserve Base in conjunction with the Grissom Aeroplex.
The museum has a small building with several interesting artifacts, but the bulk of the displays are the airplanes sitting outside.  It's quite a collection actually, including a B-47, B-17, B-25, KC-97, C-119, F-102, F-14 along with many others… and of course the B-58 shown in this picture that I took last Saturday.  As it sits, this is a TB-58A, the modified trainer version.  As the 4th airplane to come off the production line in Fort Worth, Texas, #55-663 was originally designated as a YB/RB-58A, one of the 11 pre-production aircraft.  116 Hustlers were built with the first one going into active service in 1960.  Interestingly, by early 1970, the B-58 was already being retired.  A lot of factors contributed to the relatively short service life of the airplane… I'll get into that in another post.
Only the 43rd Bombardment Wing (operating out of Carswell AFB in Texas and then Little Rock AFB in ...

Tuesday April 13th: NH's Aviation Museum - WMUR Manchester
The Granite State has a rich aviation history and The New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society is bringing it all together in one place. ...
   
Ready to open: NAASM director introduced, museum receives OHS accreditation - Wapakoneta Daily News
Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum Director Christopher Burton, who was introduced by Armstrong Air & Space Museum Association President John Zwez, ...

WWII pilot continues to fly - Grand Traverse Herald
The Mullett Lake native entered the service after high school graduation, completing the program in February 1945 as a pilot officer for the B-25. ...

Robin Olds memoirs to be released April 13 from General Aviation News
"Fighter Pilot–The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds" will be released April 13 and is available now for presale through most major bookstores, ...

Facility's name honors famed local aviator Jack Brown - News Chief
When it was time for a career change, he opted to remain in aviation and became the FBO for Winter Haven's Gilbert Field, as the airport was then called. ...

Family of first F-86 pilot to shoot down MiG-15 during Korean War donates items from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories
The family of Lt. Col. Bruce Hinton, the first F-86 pilot to score a MiG-15 kill during the Korean War, donated several items to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
On Dec. 17, 1950, Hinton, who was commander of the 336th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing, led a flight of four F-86s over northwestern North Korea. To trick the communists, the Sabre pilots flew at the same altitude and speed as F-80s typically did on missions, and they used F-80 call signs. Hinton spotted four MiGs at a lower altitude, and he led his flight in an attack. After pouring a burst of machine gun fire into one of the MiGs, it went down in flames. In April 1951 Hinton shot down a second MiG-15. ...

Women Pilots' Record: 310 First Flights from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Organizers of the Centennial of Women Pilots, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first pilot certificate awarded to a woman, set a record this month by introducing 310 girls and women around the world, ages 2 to 70, to their first flight in a general aviation aircraft. The flights took place in eight countries on three continents, in 20 different kinds of aircraft, including balloons, gliders, ultralights, airplanes and helicopters, during the week of March 6 to 12. The group now plans to extend the effort for the rest of this year, with the goal to introduce 2,010 girls and women to aviation in 2010. In the last 100 years, the percentage of women who are doctors and lawyers has increased significantly, noted Mireille Goyer, a Canadian pilot who is spearheading the challenge. "Our goal is to grow the women pilots' population to at least [a comparable] level within the next 100 years," she said.

Paul Bowen: Sometimes Good Guys Finish First from Business Aviation Now
At least a dozen times, I've closed in on a camera plane under the direction of world-renowned aviation photographer Paul Bowen. Among more than 1,000 covers he's shot for magazines, there are dozens and dozens of his photos that have graced Business & Commercial Aviation. B&CA presented Bowen one of its 2009 Vision Awards in recognition of his more than three decades of exceptional aviation photography. He also was a runner up for an Aviation Week Laureate Award in 2009.

Events at the International Women's Air And Space Museum from You Fly, Girl

In less than one month IWASM's newest special exhibit will open. 100 Ohio Women in Air & Space features biographies, photographs and over 50 artifacts celebrating the accomplishments of women in our home state. The exhibit is being created in honor of the 100th anniversary of American women in powered flight. 100 Ohio Women in Air & Space is being presented with support from the Ohio Humanities Council. ...

Spitfire flypast to mark closure of RAF Uxbridge - Uxbridge Gazette
OVER 95 years of military history will come to a poignant end this afternoon when a Spitfire flypast will mark the official closure of RAF Uxbridge. ...

Go Ballistic - Air and Space Magazine
You can leave and reenter the atmosphere, feel the kick of a rocket, and see the curvature of Earth. Step right up and lay down your 200 grand. ...

Flights and Fancy: It Started off Bad and Went Downhill - Air and Space Magazine
On November 30, 1955, I was scheduled for a critical flight in the basic phase of Navy flight training—the Phase C check ride—at North Whiting Field, near Pensacola, Florida. Check ride instructors had reputations ranging from somewhat easy to an almost certain "down"—a washout.
With luck, I had made it through previous check rides, so I studied hard and got to the hangar early. On the scheduling board was my name, the name of my instructor—one of the easy ones—and the assigned airplane.
The instructor briefed me on what he expected. He suggested that I preflight the North American SNJ and he would meet me at the airplane.
I took our parachutes out to the airplane and began the inspection. When the instructor arrived he asked how it was going. "Fine, so far," I said. ...

Mighty Hunter No More from Ares
The end of March also marks the end of the Nimrod MR2 in RAF service – leaving the air force with a capability gap. The first Nimrod MRA4 will not enter service until mid-2010.
The Defense Ministry, in December, announced it would withdraw the MR2 ahead of schedule, with the decision having been portrayed as a cost savings measure. The future of the type was thrown into sharp relief following the loss of all 14 personnel and an aircraft over Afghanistan - most likely as a result of the combination of a fuel leak and an onboard fire in 2006. ...

McDonnell XP-67 from The Unwanted Blog
One fighter design that I'd love to see authentic blueprints of is the McDonnell XP-67. Ahead of its time aerodynamically, it suffered from underwhelming engines and came just too late…

CAP aircrews wrap Midwest flood response from General Aviation News
CAPCivil Air Patrol aircraft and personnel from seven Midwest states have returned home after providing nearly 360 hours of flight time supporting disaster relief efforts in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota.
"Our mission is complete," said Illinois Wing Maj. Eric Templeton, who directed CAP's ARCHER flights over the Red River Valley as well as other parts of North Dakota from the organization's flood response mission base at Fargo's Hector International Airport. ...

Nurturing the next generation from General Aviation News
When Laura Rusnok (above) took over the lead position of the Student Aviation Association on the campus of the University of North Texas, she began making plans that went beyond available resources. She contacted the US Flight Academy, part of US Aviation, to explore the possibility of some kind of sponsorship. Encountering a response that she described as "enthusiastic," Rusnok was able to map out an aggressive program of field trips for her peers. ....

The Sporty's Foundation offers maintenance training scholarships from General Aviation News
The Sporty's Foundation has launched a new program for aircraft mechanics enrolled in Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development.
Scholarships will be awarded to the top three students completing the airframe portion of the training curriculum. The scholarships, in the amounts of $3,000, $1,500 and $750, will be awarded and used for their second year of study, powerplants. ...

Briefs: Same goal; Lunar flexible path robots; Safety of Shuttle and Soyuz from RLV and Space Transport News
Jeff Foust comments on the speech given yesterday by Laurie Leshin, NASA deputy administrator for exploration, at the Marshall Institute event in D.C. on space exploration policy ...

Vickers Type 630. Vickers Viscount prototype from Planeshots
Dogfight ~ F-15 Strike Eagle vs Su-27 from Defence Talk Forum
Riverside Airshow 2010 - Riverside - 03/27/10 from FenceCheck Forums
Vought O3U-1 Corsair from Warbirds Online

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Businesses step in to save Portrush air show - BBC News
Councillors in Coleraine have voted to hold the International Air Show after local businesses agreed to finance it. Last month, the council said it was ...

Nova Scotia International Air Show Returns to Shearwater from Aviation.ca News
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, a Second World War naval aviator, has the distinction of being the last Canadian to be awarded the prestigious Victoria Cross. This summer, an expected 30,000 to 40,000 spectators will have the rare opportunity to...


European Airshow Convention 2010 : improving airshows from Sky-Lens'Aviation'. News
There are several tactics to attract visitors in airshows and raise their interest in the many different aerial and festive activities an event can provide. That's what the Convention is all about : inventing the future of these shows, a hard job mixing air safety experience with specialists, marketing, sponsorship, and a bit of creativity to get people in and have them come back the year after. It explains why public care became a main topic for this year's EAC forum, and most airshow organisers are rather more interested in those matters than they used to. There has been ongoing reduced military airplanes participation in airshows during the last ten years, but public attendance kept going up during the same period. Though Display Safety issues are always one of the EAC's core interests, new topics appeared in 2010 such as crisis management with big crowds. The 2010 EAC Convention also centered on another theme that - to my own opinion - is the most important thing to do in airshows : making emotion.

Remembering the "Aztec Eagles" from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories (USAF Photo)
In a dedication ceremony held Feb. 26, 2010, the museum revealed their newest feature, "The Mexican Air Force." This exhibit is dedicated to Mexico's Escuadrón 201, commonly referred to as the Aztec Eagles, which fought alongside the United States forces during World War II. It is part of the growing display of "Airmen in a World at War" exhibit located in the Air Power Gallery.
It is a little known fact that Mexico, which declared war against Japan, Germany and Italy on May 28, 1942, fought alongside the United States in the South Pacific during World War II. The President of Mexico, Manuel Avila Camacho, accepted a U.S. invitation to provide Mexican air force units in the war against Japan after breaking off diplomatic relations with those countries shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  more...

IAF carries out firepower exercise - Chandigarh Tribune
Despite yesterday's crash-landing at Jaisalmer, the Sarang team performed with its ALH Dhruv helicopters. A chopper of the team had crash-landed due to loss ...

Flying with the Air Force, with Drucker and Willem, Sardou, Mae ... - Le Blog TV News
The show will also honor the military parties in Haiti, the Patrouille de France, Marcel Dassault and will highlight the latest technology ...

UNOFFICIAL START – 2010 - Mike Goulian Airshows
... Watching the race plane move on down the road and going flying in the ASB.TV EXTRA has put a bounce in my step. It's just great to get the new season underway because it has been a long and cold winter in Boston.
The new season is always exciting for me. After more than twenty years of flying aerobatics, and more recently racing, I love it today as much as I did when I was still dreaming of flying in my first air show.

Team Goulian Photoshoot from mikegoulian.com:
Last week Team Goulian was honored to hire award-winning Boston photographer, Michael Indresano to photograph our ASB Air Show Team and our Red Bull Air Race Team 99. His work speaks… ...

India's biggest civil aviation expo to begin today from The Kathryn Report
The stage is set for the commencement of India Aviation 2010, the second edition of the international civil aviation exhibition and conference, at the Begumpet airport here on Wednesday. As many as 190 companies, including 115 from abroad, representing the who's who of the aviation industry — including Boeing, Airbus, Cessna, Bombardier, Beechcraft and Bell — are participating in the five-day event from March 3 to 7 to explore business opportunities with prospective customers. After the success of the first edition in October 2008, India Aviation 2010 will include static and flying display of over 40 aircraft, providing an ideal platform for companies to further their commercial aircraft activities and support services. ...

Deerfield Beach's Noland flies into the wild blue yonder - Broward Politics
Inclement weather put the kibosh on tandem jumps with the US Army's Golden Knights parachute team for some of South Florida's mayors, who had hoped to leap ...

GVSU president's son uses F-18 to drop by for surprise lunch - MLive.com
The fighter is a key component of aircraft carriers, but previously appeared in the skies above West Michigan as part of the Navy's Blue Angels ...

March 9, 2010 Meeting Speaker: Rob Reider by Indianapolis Aero Club
We are happy to announce that Rob Reider will be our speaker for the March 9, 2010 meeting of the Indianapolis Aero Club.  ...

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Flying Fortress flies in, brings history to life (Video and Photos) from Diamond Pilots
The 25th mission Bill Archer flew as co-pilot of a B-17 "Flying Fortress" also became his last. Archer and members of the 447th Bombardier Group were en route to Mainz, Germany, in 1944. The airplane lost two of its four engines. Then a third went out. "It was hard enough to fly on two engines but one was impossible," said Archer, whose daughter, Susan Chiarito, is a Vicksburg physician. "We had one engine left and 300 miles to go." The plane lost altitude steadily. A pair of P-38s accompanied the injured craft to fend off any attackers. The normal flight level for such bombers was about 24,000 feet, but Archer's plane was nearing 2,000 feet. At that level, there was barely enough time to jump and allow a parachute to open.  ...

Liberty Belle: Restored B-17 Bomber to fly over Long Beach and LA - Everything Long Beach
The fully restored World War II Boeing B-17 Bomber is doing her final flight check before taking flight over Long Beach and Los Angeles in March. ...

Historic B-17 flies into Long Beach from LGB - Long Beach Airport Spotting and News
The B-17G "Liberty Belle" N390TH/297849/O-J (c/n 8643) will be on display at Signature Aviation this coming Saturday and Sunday(March 6/7). For tickets to fly on the plane, call (918) 340-0243. For more information on the Liberty Belle and the Liberty Foundation, check out http://www.libertyfoundation.org/

CAF WWII Mitsubishi Zero to arrive into Long Beach from LGB - Long Beach Airport Spotting and News
On TUE-02MAR, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will be flying their Mitsubishi A6M - one of only three flyable worldwide - into AirFlite. The aircraft is going to be shipped to New Zealand for an airshow. The Zero is expected to arrive between 1230-1300 depending on wx. The CAF will arrange to defuel and prep the aircraft for shipping.
A trucking and crane company will arrive at approx 2200 to load the plane onto a lowbed trailer to be trucked to the port. The plan is to stage the trailer on Globemaster Way around 2200 and to have the Zero towed by AirFlite to TWY B just north of the Wardlow Gate. The crane will pickup the aircraft OVER the fence and place the aircraft onto the trailer. CHP will escort as an oversized load, starting at 0100. ...

Purdue Team To Compete June 23-26 In Women's Air Race Classic
Two students in Purdue's Department of Aviation Technology will compete June 23-26 in the 33rd annual all-female Air Race Classic. Juliana Lindner, a senior from Hanover Park, Ill., is captain of t… This entry was posted on Tuesday, ...

The Women in Aviation, International Pioneer Hall of Fame from WAI Connect Blog
Here are just a few clips from the Women in Aviation, International Pioneer Hall of Fame Ceremony, held Saturday, February 27, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort. Those inducted were: ...

Women pilots of WWII to receive Congressional Gold Medal - AOPA Pilot
AirTran announced at Women in Aviation International February 27 that it will fly a WASP and companion for free to the event; American is offering discounts ...

Navy Women in Aviation Show Diversity is Rising from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories
Navy women were out in force at this years 21st Annual Women in Aviation International (WAI) Conference held Feb. 27 in Orlando, Fla.

RANDOM THOUGHTS: WASP members honored for service - Crossville Chronicle
She was educated in the school of hard knocks but by 1932 she had earned her first pilot's license and in 1934 she entered her first air race. ...

State-funded museums take hit - WLFI.com (Photo WLFI)
The Grissom Air Museum in Peru saw its funding eliminated. The state had been contributing $75000 per year. Interim Director Roger Bitzer said the news did ...

Soaring into history - The Leader Newspapers
So important was the contribution of Teterboro Airport in aviation history that it is at times referred to as "the cradle of the golden age of aviation. ...

T-28 from Neptunus Lex
T-28 Trojan was an outgoing primary trainer when I started flight school. It hosted a Wright R-1820-86 Cyclone radial engine with 1,425 hp under the cowl, and was thought to be a real handful for your first flyer. You could volunteer for T-28s, but I went with the simpler T-34 as more sedate and "jet-like."

Academy graduation to be held after Memorial Day - Annapolis Capital
The Blue Angels, for example, will practice on the Saturday before commissioning, and will perform on that Sunday. Also, the Color Parade, the last parade ...


From high school dropout to fighter pilot: Air Force officer to retire from Air Combat Command
Sometimes when life deals you a life-altering blow, it's hard to rebound in a positive way.
But Col. Michael Hare, who is preparing to retire this month from a long, distinguished and quite diverse Air Force career, ultimately responded well to one of life's serious upsets ? the tragic death of his father when Michael was just 16.
The teenager not only survived the devastating experience, he was eventually able to understand that despite it, he could still move forward in a constructive manner. ...

New RV Gold Class - VAF Forums
Mike Thompson announced recently that a new Gold Class will be opened for SARL cross country air racing this year. It is for RVs powered by engines over 360 cu. in. 540s are allowed for RV-10s only in this new class.

Norwood flight student flying high after three-decade break - Norwood Bulletin
Back in his twenties, in order to tell what the weather was like, Jon Roberts would have to decipher code from a piece of paper he had just torn off from a Teletype, a predecessor of the fax machine. Reading weather conditions was an important part of learning to fly and Roberts was ready to learn all he could in the hopes of becoming a pilot. ...

Fenwick teen is the first Young Eagle to pass FAA written exam - The Daily News
A local teenager has become an aviation pioneer after becoming the first Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) Young Eagle in the nation to pass the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) private pilot written test through the new Sporty's Online Pilot Training Course now offered to all Young Eagles.
Tyler Whitney, 16, the oldest son of Craig and Angi Whitney of Fenwick, is the first in his family with an interest in aviation, an interest that was only fueled when he enjoyed his second flight during the annual Young Eagles flight at Greenville Municipal Airport in June 2008.
When the online training program became available last April ...

Video: CAP - Civil Air Patrol Cadets Take Orientation Flights from Diamond Pilots
First Lt. Derek Metcalf, standing on the step ladder, commander of the Civil Air Patrol's Greeneville Composite Squadron, prepares to refuel a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 airplane moments after it returned from taking local CAP cadets on an orientation flight on Saturday at the Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport. Watch Video

Jerrie Cobb, Almost the First American to Orbit the Earth - findingDulcinea
But in spite of her vast experience and astronaut training, Jerrie Cobb was denied the opportunity to fly in space, and continues to rally for the chance ...   
 

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Convair XC-99 Note the updated landing... from Planeshots
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