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Elite Thunderbird Squad to Honor Fallen Indiana Soldier - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis | The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are the main attraction of the Indianapolis Air Show this weekend in Hancock County and their performance will be ...

Blue Angels Announce 2013 Enlisted Team Members from US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron - The Blue Angels | We are proud to announce that the following enlisted personnel have been selected as members of the 2013 Blue Angel team...

Golden Knights at - Pocono Record | Sgt. 1st Class Dustin Peregrin flies the Pennsylvania state flag as he descends to Tobyhanna Army Depot during a demonstration by the U.S. Army Parachute ...

Webinar- Flying into AirVenture from eaavideo.org | Join Fred Stadler, EAA AirVenture NOTAM Chairman, as he discusses hints and tips for reducing your pilot workload when flying into AirVenture.

Video: XH558: Engineering Update 22/06/12 from stickandrudderWTO

CIAF celebrate the nineteenth. The air stirred and fighters from the U.S. - Chrudimský journal | ... Arrive in late summer to Hradec Kralove. The second weekend in September is held in Hradec Králové airport already nineteenth annual Czech International Air Fest (CIAF)...

Carol Vorderman takes to the skies for aerobatics at the Best of British air show - The Telegraph | ...The former Countdown star was passenger in an ex-RAF training plane as it performed air acrobatics in stormy conditionsat Cotswold Airport, in Kemble, Gloucestershire. Ms Vorderman, a keen amateur pilot who is working towards taking her private pilot's license, was flown by experienced Mark Greenfield. She flew in a Bulldog plane to celebrate the start of this year's Best of British aviation show and raise money for charity. ...

Three Kansas teams flying in women’s air race - kansas.com | Three Kansas teams are flying in the 2012 Air Race Classic, an all-women race that began Tuesday. The 2,330 nautical-mile race started in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and ends in Batavia, Ohio. Fifty-five planes are registered.

The Summer of Thunder at the Alberta Aviation Museum from Aviation.ca News | The Alberta Aviation Museum is thundering through the Canada Day Weekend starting on Thursday June 28th with the arrival of the Discovery Air/Vintage Wings of Canada Canadair F-86 Sabre “Hawk One”...

Hawk One - blog | “Resurrect, Celebrate and Motivate” is the theme behind the refurbishment of a classic RCAF F-86 Sabre 5 (Canadair Serial Number 23314) in the colours of the legendary Golden Hawks aerobatic team that thrilled Canadians from coast-to-coast for five airshow seasons commencing in 1959. This flying tribute to a century of aviation history has been made possible by a unique partnership between the Vintage Wings of Canada, presenting sponsor Discovery Air and the Department of National Defence, assisted by generous donations from the private sector.... 

Robots Join Hunt for Amelia Earhart's Plane - LiveScience.com | U.S. Navy warships and aircraft failed to find Amelia Earhart when the pioneering female aviator vanished in the South Pacific during her second attempt to fly ...

Castle Air Museum benefits from large donation - Merced Sun-Star | Castle Air Museum is enjoying a better financial situation after it got a large donation earlier this month.

The Blue Cruise in 1948 Norécrin from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | On 21 March 1948, a "Tour of the Mediterranean" which will participate twenty Norécrin is announced to the press, this cruise is quickly nicknamed "The Blue Cruise". This tour is organized by Paul Legastelois agency of the same name and then President of the Union Chamber of Commerce of Aeronautics in order to demonstrate the qualities of this aircraft aviation....

Russ Zenith CH750 from Mike’s Adventures | ...I got to catch up with Russ today. He finished his build last November and has managed to put 60 hrs on it so far...

Bigger, Bolder: Red Flag – Alaska from Photorecon | The name Red Flag has been synonymous with large scale flying exercises since the early 1970s.  Originally developed at Nevada’s Nellis AFB to help pilots survive their first ten missions in Vietnam,  Red Flag has become an important test of tactics and teamwork.  A similar but larger venue has been created, called Red Flag [...]

CVW 11 Commander Reaches 1,000 Traps from Aero-News Network | Nimitz Commanding Officer Was In The Back Seat The commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 completed his 1,000th carrier arrested landing, or trap, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) June 18. Capt. Greg Harris completed the trap in an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154...

Eurocopter’s X3 Hybrid Helicopter Begins U.S. Tour In Texas from Aero-News Network | First Flight On The Tour Was In Front Of American Eurocopter Employees In Grand Prairie Eurocopter has begun the U.S. tour of its X3 high-speed hybrid helicopter, which will demonstrate the unique operational capabilities of this advanced transportation system during a month of visits to military facilities and hub locations for civil helicopter operators. The tour was initiated Wednesday with a debut X3 flight presentation at the Grand Prairie, Texas headquarters of Eurocopter’s U.S. subsidiary – American Eurocopter...

Gamera II Makes 40 Second Flight from Aero-News Network | Human-Powered Helicopter Vying For The Sikorsky Prize The Gamera II human-powered helicopter designed and built at the University of Maryland has set a new unofficial record for flight in such a vehicle. According to a story appearing in the online publication The Blaze, the quad-rotor aircraft stayed airborne in the Reckord Armory on the campus of the University of Maryland for 40 seconds, still short of the minute needed to claim the American Helicopter Society's $250,000 award...

Podcast: Gamera II, the Human-Powered Helicopter from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast | A team at the University of Maryland hopes to fly their 105-foot, 76-pound human-powered helicopter for at least 60 seconds and up to an altitude of 10 feet. Glenn Pew speaks with Dr. Inderjit Chopra about the project's advances and, if it's successful, what's next.

Initial Flight Tests Of Experimental Fighter And Research Aircraft from AIRBOYD.TV by Airboyd

WWII Veteran -- Age 90 -- Still Skydiving from Aero-News Network | Had 'Always Wanted To Do One' While In The Service Lt. Bill Keller had become enamoured of skydiving while in the Army Air Corps during WWII, but says he never had an opportunity to make a jump. He finally did, at the Skydive Sky Ranch in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, in 1992 to celebrate his 70th birthday...

Local Youth Invited to Experience Flight at EAA Young Eagles Day - SurfKY News | MUHLENBERG COUNTY, KY (6/22/12) - The EAA Young Eagles program was started in 1992, giving interested young people, ages 8 - 17, the chance to fly in a ...

[Updated] Turkish RF-4E Phantom shot down by Syrian Air Defense battery. Known and unknown facts from David Cenciotti's weblog | Late on the afternoon (Central European Time) of Jun. 22, media outlets started to report that a Turkish Air Force F-4 Phantom has disappeared over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, near its shared border with Syria. The Phantom had left Erhac Air Base at around 07.30GMT and disappeared off radar around 09.00 GMT. Reports came out of Turkey soon after saying that Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erodgan had claimed that Syria had apologised for shooting down the jet, however at a press conference he told the gathered reporters that he could not confirm reports that Syria had shot down the jet and had apologised....

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Video: Blue at heart: Blue Angels lead solo Lt. Cmdr. Ben Walborn - PNJ | Near the end of his Blue Angels career, No. 5 pilot Lt. Cmdr. Ben Walborn remarks on life before, and after, the Blues.

Jacksonville air show draws thousands, but many leave amid cold temps - Florida Times Union | Only the hearty, the bold, the brave could handle waiting for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels to take flight at Saturday’s NAS Jax Air Show.  Despite brisk winds blasting out of the north near 20 mph, chilling temperatures that couldn’t break 60 degrees and low-hanging and gray clouds, the hallmark act took to the skies about 3:15 p.m. Saturday. The pilots in the six F/A-18 Hornets could be seen giving the thumbs up and fist pumps jacking up the audience as they taxied toward their acrobatic performance...

Cocoa Beach Air Show delivers thrills and chills - Florida Today | Air show goes on through strong winds, rain.  In a scene reminiscent of countless rocket launches, crowds braving gusty winds and light rain lined Cocoa Beach on Saturday, this time for the Cocoa Beach Air Show.  Except for the delay of the B-1 bomber flyby and the cancellation of a demonstration by the Miss Geico speedboat because of rough seas, the show centered at Lori Wilson Park went off as planned and even had brief blue skies...

MacDill AirFest draws 80,000 fans of flight and spectacle By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer | ...The MacDill AirFest opened Saturday under blue skies that drew about 80,000 spectators of multiple generations — kids, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents — all united by a love of flight and country.  Vietnam veteran Guy Love, 64, was looking for a Huey, the workhorse of that war. He was having trouble finding one. But a nearby B-52 prodded a memory....

Airfest: an aircraft aficionado's dream - Military & Aerospace Electronics | Kristin Hubbard will be zooming around in her F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of the US Air Force Thunderbirds precision flying team taking part in the 2011 MacDill Airfest. "I am really looking forward to it," said Hubbard, in a recent interview from ...

Video: Jacqueline Cochran Air Show Dazzles Spectators - KESQ | THERMAL, Calif. -- People in the east valley kept an eye to the sky Saturday, not for rain, though, but instead for planes.  The eighth annual Jacqueline Cochran Air Show filled the skies in Thermal Saturday...

Thousands turn out at Page Field for Aviation Day - The News-Press | Flashes of color streaked across the blue sky Saturday as vintage aircraft flew through the air with the greatest of ease at the sixth annual Aviation Day. The aircraft included an open-cockpit, orange-and-red biplane from World War II and the star of ...

Air show puts magic of historic fighter jet on centre stage - Edmonton Journal | Swept-wing Hawk One from 1950s is a star at Abbotsford event.  Hawk One is the last airworthy Sabre fighter jet in Canada, a remnant of an era when the Sabre was Canada's ticket to the space age, when farm boys learned that if you were good enough, the Sabre could take you to 50,000 feet, seemingly to the edge of space, where the horizon gives way to an indigo heaven and the earth is more distant than the stars....
photo credit: Hawk One Blog

Sun ‘n Fun: It’s More Than You Think - Flight Monkeys | When most aviation enthusiasts hear the term, “Sun ‘n Fun,” they instantly conjure up images of the Spring Break for Pilots – a massive Fly-In that unofficially kicks off the airshow season each year. If they’re die-hard fans of the big annual event, they may even have memories of stopping in to the Florida Air Museum located on the grounds of Sun ‘n Fun.  Like Sun ‘n Fun itself, the Florida Air Museum packs considerably more punch than most people are aware of.  Until recently the Florida Air Museum stood alone...
   
Travis Griggs: Reunion held for former Blue Angels - Pensacola News Journal | As the current Blue Angels team performs its homecoming air show at Pensacola Naval Air Station next weekend, a group of former team members will be on hand to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Navy's flight demonstration team. ...

CAF fundraisers set Nov. 12 - Jenks Journal | The Spirit of Tulsa Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force has slated two fundraisers Nov. 12. From 9 am to 3 pm, “Wings Over Tulsa” will give visitors to the Tulsa Tech Riverside Campus, 801 E. 91st St., the opportunity to get up-close views World ...
   
Midland Airfield plays crucial role in devloping US airpower during WWII - My West Texas | Midland played a well-defined role in the defeat of the Axis Powers during World War II. However, the story behind Midland's involvement started many years before World War II began. In 1912, the United States launched the Battleship Texas, ...

WWII pilots recall perilous mission - Tampa Bay Online | ...We flew P47s over Luxemburg around 10 a.m., and were told to break up in elements and hunt for targets. We were recalled, so I dove to throw my bombs as instructed. I was flying "tail-end Charlie" (the last plane in a formation). When I came back up, I saw enemy planes in front of me. I called in to report the enemy and took off after them. I fired on one plane and he broke off and left, then another. I noticed my plane drawing smoke. I hadn't realized it had been hit....

Readorama | John Brown's mixed legacy; WWII pilot finds closure - Kansas City Star | Dennis Okerstrom, English professor at Park University, had been a pilot and flight instructor for about 30 years before he decided to join the Commemorative Air Force, an organization devoted to the preservation of vintage American combat aircraft. ...

RW French team during a training session. from Bonjour BlueSky

Jimmy Cleveland memorial - Centre Daily Times | Eighty years ago, in confusion or rough weather, an airmail pilot met his end above Centre Hall.  On top of the Mount Nittany ridge stand two memorials to James “Jimmy” Cleveland, who died May 24, 1931, after crashing his biplane....

Lockheed Shuttle Concept, 1970 from The Unwanted Blog | One of the more unusual Shuttle designs I’ve come across is this Lockheed design from 1970. Included as part of a trade study against the “STAR Clipper,” this design featured an orbiter that was configured very much like a subsonic aircraft. Straight wings, a very conventional tail and a rather un-hypersonic fuselage were married to a...

Rooftop & Floating Airports -and!- Rooftop Airports in a Levitating NYC, 1929 - PTAK Science Books | JF Ptak Science Books   Post 1652  (Part II of an earlier post on Rooftop Airports, here.)  Part of this blog's History of the Future series.  I really just wanted to post these two images before I lost them again. I've written earlier here about high-rise, in-town/downtown airports settled on the tops of buildings (or loaded onto newly-constructed structures over rivers and etc.), but these two images offer a nice distinction on the height's of elevated airports of the coming future.  The first is by...

Today in Aviation History – November 6 from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal

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US Navy Blue Angels perform at Seafair festival - WZZM
The US Navy Blue Angels took to the skies over Seattle Saturday for the Boeing Air Show, at the annual Seafair festival. You see it right here -- the best ...

Seafair 787 Fly-by 1st pass RAW from camera from FlightBlogger 

NAS Point Mugu Airshow 2010 - Point Mugu - 08/07/10 from FenceCheck Forums

E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYES OVER PAX RIVER from Navy Gold 

Thunder Over Michigan 2010 - Belleville - 08/07/10 from FenceCheck Forums

CHICAGO AIR AND WATER SHOW 2010: A GUIDE TO THE SHOW AND THE 10 BEST PLACES TO ... - ChicagoNow

... on top of Lake Point Tower, you won't get to see a lot of the water show at Cite, but you will have an awe-inspiring 360 degree view of the Air Show. ...

VINCE VAUGHN TANDEM Chicago Air & Water Show from US Army Golden Knights 
Vince believes "Comedy, at it's best, is healing" Vincent  Vaughn will be taking his comedy sky high!  On Saturday August 14 at 11:00 am, he will be soaring over the waters of Chicago charted by Billy Murray. Vince is a strong believer that comedy, at it’s best, can be healing and always attempts to [...]

Rhode Island Guard hosts international jumpers at Leapfest from National Guard
The goal: Reach the “X” in the center of the field in the least amount of time...

Public input sought on air show - StarPhoenix
... of The StarPhoenix August 9, 2010 7:52 AM The planes are grounded this year, but the director of the Cameco Canada Remembers International Air Show, ...

B-2 Flyover Among Highlights at Airport Open House - Tim Burns
There will be a pancake breakfast fundraiser to benefit the Air Fair Committee; there will be a health and safety tent sponsored by POH Regional Medical Center's Trauma Center; and attendees will be able to learn about the airport's new ...

Video: DC-3 Bluebonnet Belle from I Love Planes 
Bluebonnet Belle DC-3I filmed this plane at the Burnet Airshow earlier this year. I have to tell you, I love the sound of these big radial engines, they just sound like an airplane is supposed to sound.

Stewart's airshow & our Chapter's Taildragger Fly-In - EAA Chapter 284
If camping under the wing of your plane and pancakes on Sunday morning aren't enough to get you excited about coming (walk, ride, drive or fly), maybe an airshow video will help put you in the mood? (Thanks Steve for highlighting the ...

Red Arrows Fly high at Rhyl Air Show - Welsh Icons News
Sunny skies and dizzying displays made this year's Rhyl Air Show a fly-away success, organisers said today. Crowds of more than 60000 lined the Promenade at Rhyl to see the World famous Red Arrows perform a breathtaking display over the ...
   
Red Arrows delight Chester fans - Chester Standard
HUNDREDS of Chester fans looked to the skies as the famous Red Arrows took part in an historic flypast of the Deva Stadium. The event went ahead on Saturday ...
   
Red Arrows wow crowds during Festival of Flight - Belfast Telegraph
The Red Arrows were incredible,” said Mr Smith. Environmental artist Celia Spouncer was on hand at Murlough beach to help little ones make beach art in the ...

Bournemouth Air Show gets ready for action - Motor Boats Monthly
Taking place around the motorboat haven of Poole Harbour, the Bournemouth Air Show draws thousands of people to watch the air and sea displays between ...

Air Force: 50 years of Tricolour Arrows in September meeting in Looking - Free-News.it
(Adnkronos) - The Air Force this year recalls the story of the 50 seasons of Tricolour Arrows aerobatic and arranges for the occasion ...

Hawk One – Western Update
Just a short note to bring you up to date from the West Coast. In spite of continuous rain yesterday, over 1,400 people young and old showed up at the BC Aviation Museum to participate in their very well organized Open House. Hawk One was there in all her glory thanks to Rob and I answered ...

Plane goes down during Fly-In - Mille Lacs County Times
The plane flew over Milaca Airport during the annual Fly-In/Drive-In on Sunday, Aug. 8 and witnesses, including a Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Deputy said ...

An airline’s view of Oshkosh - AOPA

I had already left AirVenture 2010 when one of Southwest Airline’s Boeing 737s,  N948WN–a month-old 737-700–arrived on July 31.  The jet carried a special “2010 AirVenture” logo on its nose.

The arrival of an airliner at Oshkosh is nothing unusual; last year the show saw the gigantic Airbus A380, among others.  But a recent post on Southwest’s blog describes the Aeroshell Square experience as seen through the fresh eyes of an airline employee who helped to coordinate the Boeing’s arrival. You can read the post here.

PACAF Demo team brings the thunder to Chitose Air Base - F-16.net
8, the nine Airmen of the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team stationed at Misawa Air Base performed at the Chitose Air Festival to give more than ...

Jet-powered school bus reaches 350 mph, eliminates tardy slips - Autoblog
Riding the bus to school  was never exactly a pleasure cruise, but when we turned 15, it suddenly moved from a lower form of torture like water boarding and squarely into the realm of driving bamboo under our fingernails. Having tasted the freedom afforded by piloting the family Suburban into the high school parking lot with a pale, wide-eyed parent pleading to various deities from the passenger seat, being forced back into the worst possible interpretation of public transportation was an insult too great to stand.
Things might have been different if we'd been riding this beast to school. ...

Bonhomme wins 2010 Red Bull championship from General Aviation News 
Britain’s Paul Bonhomme won the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship by taking second place behind Austria’s Hannes Arch in the final race of the season at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany on Sunday, Aug. 8. Australia’s Matt Hall got the third podium of his career with third place in the 50th race in the sport’s histor. A total of 118,000 spectators watched the racing this weekend. ...

The last word: Red Bull Air Race Germany - Red Bull (International)
I'm absolutely proud of the achievement of the Red Bull Air Race and I really hope it will come back to an even higher level in 2012. ...

Red Bull Air Race in Lausitz - via Aerial Sports Feed Gallery

WAAC Underway and Programme Q is Completed from FAI Aerobatics Commission - CIVA
Plagued by some bad weather, the 9th World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Radom, Poland has gotten off to a bit of a slow start but now that weather has improved, rapid progress is being made.  ...

The 1919 Air Race - Aircraft Sky
In March 1919, four months after the war was over, the Australian government announced that it would give a ￡10,000 prize for the first successful flight from England to Australia. Despite the obvious dangers, this appealed to some airmen, not yet discharged, who were awaiting repatriation home. There were plenty of war surplus aircraft available and six crews eventually took part. However only two crews finished. The winning team ...

Flying the Tuskegee Memorial Trail - Times Tribune of Corbin
Some 381 served overseas and saw combat in North Africa, Italy and Sicily. Other pilots were trained as B-25 pilots for the 477th Bomber Group.

Women's Museum exhibit lets history take flight from WASP & WINGS  Most Americans know about Amelia Earhart and that Sally Ride was the first female U.S. astronaut to enter space, but the stories of women who fought incredible prejudices between Earhart's disappearance in 1937 and Ride's re-entry in 1983 are lost in the murk of forgotten history. There were scores of female aviators who fought long, difficult ...

Dunbar takes on new job at Museum of Flight from General Aviation News 
The Museum of Flight has appointed Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar to the position of executive director of “Wings Over Washington,” a museum affiliate established in 1989 to recognize and enhance the historical and contemporary role of aviation and the aerospace industry in Washington, as well as support the museum’s education efforts.
Dunbar, who was president and CEO of the museum from 2005 to 2010, will focus on the development of the museum’s west-side campus, including fundraising for the new Space Gallery, future Air Transport Gallery and supporting the museum’s application for one of the retiring Space Shuttles. ...

August 9 from Cut and Paste Aviation  

On This Day in Aviation History: August 9th from NYCAviation.com 
On this day in 1945, the United States delivers a final blow to Japan, dropping an atomic bomb on Nagasaki; in 1970, a LANSA Lockheed Electra crashes on takeoff from Cusco, Peru, killing 101 people.

Movie Monday - August 9 - Aeroflot after the fall from FlightBlogger

Aviation Adventure Day - Photo Gallery - KansasCity.com
Although the air show was cancelled for 2010, its accompanying youth aviation activities were held at the Downtown Airport on Saturday, including free Young Eagles flights for children ages eight to 17 and a scout merit badge program. ...

Soaring high TEENS DISCOVER JOY OF AVIATION - news telegram
... Joshua was one of eight teens to participate in the first Aviation Discovery Weekend at Worcester Regional Airport, and he finished the two-day camp more informed and more excited about flying.  ...



Social media takes flight from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. 
The 434th Air Refueling Wing recently hosted an orientation refueling flight for social media journalists and bloggers Aug. 4.
Partnering with the Indiana Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, the 434th ARW public affairs office invited 14 media representatives to Grissom and gave them a chance to witness and aerial refueling mission onboard a KC-135R Stratotanker.
Prior to the mission, the group received training on crisis communication from public affairs staff and PRSA members. ...

Video: KC-135 Social Media Flight  - Indy Transponder
Just before AirVenture we were able to join the 434th ARW on a refueling mission over Louisiana to refuel a B-52 Stratofortress.  Below is a video from that flight. ...

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Red Bull winner to land in city - Windsor Star
American Michael Goulian races to victory at the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest Thursday. Goulian will appear at the Windsor International Airshow Aug. ...

Red Bull Air Races on DVD via Amazon

Annual air show returns with more high-flying performers - Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
MATTOON — New acts will be featured on a new date for the annual air show Saturday at Coles County Memorial Airport. ...

AirFest '09 draws record crowd from all corners - Rockford Register Star
The record crowd of 160000 or more who came to Rockford AirFest 2009 easily makes the fifth annual aviation festival Rockford's top ...

Aircraft is a flash of WWII - CharlotteObserver.com
Built near the end of the war, The Liberty Foundation's Liberty Belle is one of only 14 B-17's that still fly. Public flights will be available August 29-30 ...

Golden Hawk lands in Thunder Bay - TbNewsWatch.com
He did two tours with the Snowbirds and commanded the team in 1989 and 1990. He then went into the airline industry flying commercial jets for more than 15 ...

More than a million flood to Air Festival (Aug 23) - Bournemouth Daily Echo
THE number of people attending Bournemouth Air Festival will break the million barrier today as the town looks forward to a spectacular ...

Articles Video: Kansas City Air Show Ink by Ink
Rating. If you weren't in attendence at this weekend's Kansas City Aviation Expo and Air Show, here's what you missed. First up, local video blogger Ramsey Mohsen: The Star's own Todd Feebeck got to ride in the cockpit of a B-25 with ...

Antelope Valley Press Article from Wasabi Air Racing by Elliot "Stinky" Seguin
Team Wasabi made the front page of the AV press today. Allison Gatlin interviewed us at the fly-in last weekend.

'Trusty Rusty' makes progress at Lelystad from Aeroplane Monthly News
The transformation of former Reno racer Mustang 'Miss Ashley' into P-51D 'Trusty Rusty' is making good progress at the Early Birds Foundation's Lelystad base in Holland.

Contentious penalty costs Team Abu Dhabi in Budapest – GulfNews
... which gave Team Abu Dhabi pilot Hannes Arch his first ever victory, has clipped his wings in a surprise upset in round four of the Red Bull Air Race. ...

Thanks Again, Greg Poe from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
No huge essay here. I just got done sending some pictures to Costco. One, taken by Jason Schroeder, struck me as particularly good. I just thought I’d post it. Thanks again for the ride, Greg! Okay, back to editing and writing!

Tribute to Vicki Cruse from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
Vicki Cruse died doing what she loved. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/8217146.stm
The aerobatics show will continue, although the investigation into why her plane crashed is continuing.
"I have had the honour to have known Vicki for 14 years," said Mr DeWitt, UAUSA president, in a website blog.
"Both of us flew Christen Eagles in competition, and later, the Edge 540s.
"I will never forget the memories of flying on her wing tip to or from a contest, meeting new friends, and seeing old friends.
"Vicki was an extraordinary person. She was bright, street smart, unassuming, and possessed a twisted sense of humour.
A meeting of the team managers was conducted this morning and all voted to continue the contest in Vicki's memory Norm DeWitt, president of UAUSA "She enjoyed pulling a prank on any one of us. I will miss her, greatly.
"I feel very lucky to have been one of her close friends."

In flight - The Big Picture - Boston.com from http://www.boston.com/ Just over 100 years since the first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered flight, flying machines are now commonplace, used for transport, freight, warfare, rescue and pleasure just for starters. Aerospace technology is still the realm of both big business and entrepreneurs - Moscow recently hosted an airshow in which contracts totaling $10 billion were signed, and Virgin Galactic is still working toward a private spaceliner business. Collected here are recent photographs of various flying machines in action or on display around the world. (40 photos total)

Rare Antique, Military, And Classic Aircraft To Be On Display In Reno - Aero-News Network2009 marks the 11th year for aircraft owners and restorers to bring their beautifully restored aircraft for the National Aviation Heritage Invitational at ... see also: http://indytransponder.blogspot.com/2009/08/national-aviation-heritage-invitational.html

Threat to the Shuttleworth Collection by Fergy1
I am sorry to report that the Shuttleworth Collection has received two anonymous letters demanding that model flying is stopped and threatening harm to the Collection aircraft. Aviation Trustee Tony Haig-Thomas has taken the decision to publicise this threat and to ask everybody to be vigilant. A letter has been sent to all SVAS members and the text is reproduced below. If anybody sees or hears anything unusual then please report it to the Collection management…

B-17 Takes Flight With WWII Veteran - WFMZ-TV Online
A B-17 Flying Fortress took off from Reading Regional Airport this afternoon. World War II veteran Bill Fili was on board to share his memories. ...

Weekend festival on tap at Smartt Field airport - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Among the vintage planes are B-25 and TBM bombers on permanent display at the Commemorative Air Force World War II Museum at Smartt. ...

On This Day In Aviation History: August 25th by Matt Molnar

1784, James Tytler, a Scottish eccentric (and renowned drunk), pilots the first manned balloon flight in England, reaching an altitude of a few hundred feet before landing. Along with his aeronautic skills, Tytler was a surgeon, pharmacist and, perhaps most notably, the second editor of the Encyclopedia Brittannica.

1912, Royal Navy aviator Wilfred Parke becomes the first pilot ever to recover from a spin, regaining control of his Avro Type G biplane 50 feet from the ground at Larkhill, England.

1919, the earliest forerunner of British Airways is born when, for 21 pounds, a single passenger boards the first ever commercial flight between Paris and London. It also marks the first regularly operated international flight.

1932, Amelia Earhart becomes the first he first woman to fly non-stop across the United States, landing her Lockheed Vega in Newark 19 hours after taking off from Los Angeles.

US Air Force from FenceCheck Forums - unearthed this insanity from 25 June 2006 at Barnes - West Coast Demo Team again

United States - California - Wings Over Camarillo 2009 - Camarillo - 08/22/09 from FenceCheck Forums - A few more from Camarillo

United States - Illinois - Rockford Airfest 2009 - Rockford - 08/21/09 from FenceCheck Forums - Some of Art Nalls

United States - Illinois - Rockford Airfest 2009 - Rockford - 08/21/09 from FenceCheck Forums - thought i'd share some photos that we have yet to see

United States - California - Wings Over Camarillo 2009 - Camarillo - 08/22/09 from FenceCheck Forums - The prop was still spinning Kev. Should have dropped it down to 0.3/sec. - Here are a few. Just missed a full disc on the first one. :'(

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Donna Teresa: A Monterey County sky filled with Angels and Knights - Monterey County Herald
The California International Air Show is coming to Salinas Aug. 7-9 and soon the sky will be filled with the incredible sights and sounds of the many performers that thrill audiences wherever they perform.
Monterey County is excited to see the return of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Their visit is extra special as the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey is celebrating its centennial. Also performing is the extraordinary parachute team the U.S. Army Golden Knights.
The U.S. Army Golden Knights are celebrating a 50-year anniversary. This official parachute demonstration team represents more than 1 million American soldiers. They were formed in 1959 as a Strategic Army Corps Sport Parachute Team to compete in a once Communist-dominated sport of free-fall parachuting. ...

Astronauts to appear at California International Airshow in Salinas - The Salinas Californian
The California International Airshow has teamed up with the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the school. ...

Air Force Thunderbird jets upgraded, now even more amazing - Charlie White
The U.S. Air Force flight demonstration squadron, otherwise known as the Thunderbirds, recently upgraded their aircraft to the latest Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D (Block 52) Fighting Falcons for their 2009 season of mind-bending flight demos. Besides the enhanced avionics on board, inside each fighter jet lurks the awesome power of the latest Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engine, spinning up 29,160 lb of thrust, giving each of the six aircraft an extra 3,600 pounds' worth of oomph to knock our socks off. ...

One Of Our Own Selected To Fly With The Thunderbirds - WYTV
Ryan Allison, Sports Director of Myvalleysports.com, has been selected by the United States Air Force Thunderbird jet demonstration team to fly backseat in ...

Air Show Completely Sold Out - WYTV
Air Show Organizers tell us their website crashed Monday morning as a flood of people tried to get tickets for the upcoming air show, Thunder Over the Valley. Organizers say their first round of tickets were gone in a short amount of time, ...

Snowbirds visit will be memorable by marylee
Camrosians are about to get more than they bargained for. Not only will members of the community have the chance to see two Snowbirds shows, they will also get a rare glimpse of the Hawk One F-86 Sabre. "I think that the people in Camrose are in for a [...]

Century Hornet set to dazzle air show by marylee
Cold Lake residents are used to grey, plain-looking jets zooming by on a regular basis. The exterior of the planes are drab and gray so they can blend in with cloud cover and not be noticed by hostile forces. It just makes sense. But [...]

Red Arrows to mark 100 years of flight in Blackpool - Event Magazine
The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force aerobatic team, will jet to Blackpool on Sunday 9 August to headline a celebratory air display. ...

Red arrows star at Windermere air show - NW Evening Mail
The show, which ended with another appearance by the Red Arrows, set up a dedicated website which had 10000 hits per day in the week leading to the show. Windermere Air Show spokesman Clive Langley, said that this year the Red Arrows had again been ...

Cash boost for Lowestoft air show - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
"If ever there was a show of confidence of the public in us and the air show, this is it. I think this is absolutely amazing," he said. ...

Little Gransden Air Show - Hunts Post
LITTLE GRANSDEN air show takes place on August 30 this year with spectacular air displays by Lancaster, Spitfire and Kittyhawk aircraft. ...

21st Sunderland airshow 'best ever' + 48 pictures - Sunderland Echo
Huge crowds and good weather helped make the 21st Sunderland International Airshow one of the best ever.
Hundreds of thousands flocked to the seafront as sunshine on Saturday, along with a fantastic programme of events on Sunday, attracted people from across the region. ...

Fly-in Breakfast, Fine Arts Show this Sunday - Cresco Times Plain Dealer
The 48th Annual Cresco Fine Arts Show and the 28th Annual Fly-in Breakfast will be held this Sunday. The Fly-in Breakfast will kick off at ...

Aviation history celebrated with weekend of events - Kent News
The Sky Sheppey event held at the weekend saw a series of events commemorating the pioneering days of British aviation, Yourswale reports. ...

Navy Bombing Range Hosts Annual Open House from Milcom Monitoring Post by Larry
The Navy Dare Bombing Range, located in Dare County, N.C., held its annual open house July 16, to allow local residents and guests a chance to observe routine training operations.
Managing the range since it opened in 1968 and presiding over the day's festivities was Harry Mann, the Navy Dare Bombing Range supervisor.
"[The event] gets the local people in so they know what's out here. It shows them the pilots know what they are doing so when they see a plane over their home they know they're safe."
Mann and his staff work in conjunction with Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility, Virginia Capes (FACSFAC VACAPES) to ensure that the bombing range provides pilots and air crew the training they need, while keeping the evolutions as safe as possible. ...

All eyes on the future as EAA opens its gates - Herald Times Reporter
"But Burt Rutan is ahead of his time." Rutan designed the mothership to carry SpaceShipTwo, a vehicle that is the centerpiece of Sir Richard Branson's plan ...

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Michael Goulian Receives Bill Barber Award from Mike Goulian Airshows by Karin
Monday night at AirVenture 2009 will not be forgotten by the Mike Goulian Aerosports team. Michael and family were honored to receive the Bill Barber Award for showmanship in front of all of their peers, friends and fans.

EAA crowd rocks out to Doobie Brothers - Oshkosh Northwestern
Rain delayed the start of the show, but EAA CEO Tom Poberezny, Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Mothership Eve designer Burt Rutan ...

Airplane Geeks Episode 58 from Things in the Sky by Dan Webb
This week's guest is Elizabeth Clark, who flies the Challenger 601 and Lear 45 for FedEx Express Corporate Aviation (she gets to fly people, not boxes!). She is also Executive Director for Women in Corporate Aviation and the current President of the Memphis Belles Chapter of Women in Aviation International. We talk about things like the 787, airline earnings, and Oshkosh.
You can get it here.

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New balloon world record from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter
The annual Lorraine Mondial Air Ballons rally in Chambley-Bussieres, France, is described as the largest gathering of hot-air balloons in the world. It attracted no less than 326 balloons in a mass take-off today, to establish a new world record for the most balloons to do so at one time. Thanks to Eugenie L. for e-mailing these pictures to me (click them for a larger view), and also the link to the video. ...

Red Tail Daze from CAF Minnesota Wing Blog by Commemorative Air Force, MN Wing
Max Haynes' latest photo-article tells a visual story of the steps taken to get the P-51 ready for the first flight! Amazing how quickly and exactly the crew is able to get the aircraft together and ready!
Thanks again to everyone who put their blood, sweat and tears into this project!
http://www.maxair2air.com/09AIR/RiseAbove/01.html

Pacific Coast Air Museum Restores Cold-War Drone - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Supersonic spy plane the D-21 drone is undergoing restoration by Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa, Ca. All rights reserved.

The Liberty Belle, WWII B17 - Hartford Courant
The Liberty Belle, a WWII vintage B17 Flying Fortress took to the skies over Hartford Monday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming public flights which will be offered starting on August 1st. This B17, which underwent a 13-year, multimillion dollar ...

Virgil R. Marco, writer of WWII experiences in France, dies in Dallas - Texas Cable News
Virgil R. Marco eluded capture for months with the aid of the French Resistance after his B-17 Flying Fortress was shot down during a World War II mission. The French underground hid the tail gunner in their ...

WWII veteran, bomber take flight over Bridgeport - The Hour
Raymond H. Noble got one more chance Monday to soar through the skies in the same kind of B-17 Bomber he manned during World War II, dropping bombs over Nazi-controlled Germany. Just as he did in 1944, during his tour in Europe, ...

Veteran's achievements honored - News-Leader.com
He flew 88 missions as a tail gunner on B-25 and B-29 bomber planes. "I'm so damn old, I had forgotten about most of this stuff," Benna said after seeing ...

VIdeos of Ernst Udet, Lady Mary Heath, from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
In the US after the first World War, German Ace Ernst Udet performs a dead stick loop and side slip landing hitting a narrow road dead center, at the National Air Races ... Lady Mary Heath in a brief doc called Lady Icarus. The individual who put this doc together is attempting to raise funds to put a full-length documentary together. ...

Three videos on Katherine Stinson from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale
This starts out modern day for a minute, before seguing into the past and concentrating on Katherine Stinson. I believe it was a doc put together by the New Mexico PBS.
The flying schoolgirl - so called because she was so small, taught American men how to fly during World War I. ...

Island May Hold Clues to Earhart's Fate - AOL News Newsbloggers
For example, Elgen Long, a well-known Earhart historian, believes that the aviator's plane went down after running out of fuel near Howland Island, ...

Chicago event to honor gay veterans - Chicago Tribune
Chicago's Commission on Human Relations will honor gay military veterans at an event in downtown Chicago.
"With Liberty and Justice for All" will be held on Aug. 5 at Richard J. Daley Plaza.
Organizers say the event is the country's only municipally sponsored military salute to gay veterans.
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley is slated as a featured speaker. He has co-sponsored a bill that would repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the U.S. military's ban on openly gay servicemembers. ...

New Book Details Early Barnstorming Days of Saudi Aviation - PR Newswire (press release)
"Not only did he play a remarkable role in the birth of aviation in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, but he is part of aviation history itself. ...

Women's Air & Space Museum to honor Rosie the Riveter - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
The International Women's Air & Space Museum will honor them this weekend at Burke Lakefront Airport. The program will include exhibits throughout the ...

Florida teachers get in free at air museum during August - Orlando Sentinel
The Kissimmee Air Museum is offering Florida teachers a last, free hurrah before the school year starts. During August, Florida teachers with current school ID get free admission to the museum, which shares Florida's aviation heritage through aircraft ...

Virgin Galactic, valued at $900 million, gets $280 million private investor from Hyperbola by Rob Coppinger
In what is more like a "mega-angel" investor than what would be considered the normal process of raising rounds of private finance Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group has managed to sell effectively a third of Virgin Galactic. At the Royal Aeronautical Society Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn spoke of his confidence of SpaceShip Two flying in the Middle East and of obtaining private finance in the next 12-months. Now we know why.

Website update: www.fly-by.nl from FenceCheck Forums
Hi all,
The www.fly-by.nl website has been updated again!!
Additions this time:
- Luchtmachtdagen Volkel 17-21 june 2009

Duxford Flying Legends from Flight Image of the Day by Barbara Cockburn
Today's image of the day comes from AirSpace user FlyPHANUK, who earlier this month captured this photo of a Duxford Flying Legends CASA Jungmann G-BSAJ, expertly displayed by Anna Walker.
This photo was featured on the contents page of the 21-27 July issue of Flight International. Share your photos on AirSpace for a chance for them to be featured in the magazine.

Eastern DC-7B Nearing Post Restoration Testing from FlightAware > Discussions
RNLAF F-16 at Lowestoft Air Festival 2009 from PlanesTV (BETA)
Vulcan Display Sunderland Airshow 2009 from PlanesTV (BETA)
Finnish Air Force from FenceCheck Forums
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Oshkosh coverage will continue throughout the week. If you want to see the news before we sum up and post below, it continues on at "Full Throttle" right here. Don't forget to visit the official site: Airventure 2009

Luck + Preparation = Safety from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Look up "mentor" in the dictionary and it reads "a wise and trusted teacher." But to those starting to fly aerobatics, a better definition likely is Sean Tucker and The Collaborators. ...

PICTURE: WhiteKnight Two takes-off for Oshkosh from Hyperbola by Rob Coppinger
On Monday 27 July 2009 Virgin Galactic's mothership WhiteKnight Two takes off from Mojave air and spaceport at 07:37 local time as it begins its four to five hour journey to Wittman regional airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for the EAA Airventure air show ...

The World Comes to EAA AirVenture from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News
OSHKOSH WI- A quick look around the grounds today revealed an exciting new look for 2009 at AirVenture 2009. A new main gate entrance was dedicated Sunday with two Pratt and Whitney 1830 engine-and-propeller sculptures.
"This entrance is the start of a journey to keep Oshkosh the premier aviation event in the world." Poberezny said. "When designing the entrance, maintaining the culture but still keeping it fresh and modern was kept in mind."
All though AirVenture are seen additional new benches for resting, flushing toilets, new signage and specially planted green shade areas. The "Brown Arch" the original and traditional entry to the Oshkosh flightline in 1971 is now a meeting area complete with engraved bricks, benches and landscaping. Bricks may be purchased to leave your mark at the Brown Arch by visiting the Brown Arch tent or the EAA Welcome Center for details. ...

Oshkosh Diary - Monday July 27, 2009 from Letters from Flyover Country by Bob Collins
... Dick Knapinski does a fabulous job with the EAA media department and it's easy for a journalist here on media credentials (this year it's for this blog via RV Builder's Hotline) to feel guilty for not working harder to dig up stories. The LED Aero folks are catering a luncheon here in the press tent in a few minutes. I don't accept free food (other than some water) so I'm vacating to make the rounds on the grounds and see what average folks I can run into.
But the EAA deserves great credit for its effort to get people to tell the story of aviation. It's important to note that the organization does not pressure media in any way to bend the message of any of the "working media." ...

PFP # 48 AirVenture 2009 & Rod Rakic from The Pilot's Flight PodLog
Will and David record their second face-to-face podcast from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009. This is David's first visit to AirVenture and only Will's second. We talk to Rod Rakic of myTranspoder.com, spend some time regathering our thoughts as passing airplanes distract us, and chat about some of Rod's interactions with the Civil Air Patrol.

The Avro Lancaster at #OSH09 by jetwhine (Rob Mark)
A380 parked at MKE #OSH09 on Twitpic
PICTURES: WhiteKnight Two arrives at Oshkosh from Hyperbola by Rob Coppinger

Air show spectacular - in pictures - Weston & Somerset Mercury
MILITARY pilots flew in from all over the world for the town's spectacular air show at the weekend. Thousands turned up to Weston Super HeliDays, held on the Beach Lawns from Friday to Sunday.

Snowbirds to fly over Mission Aug. 5 - BCLocalNews
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be soaring over Mission next Wednesday evening at approximately 8 pm with smoke on, at an altitude of 1000 feet, ...

Bray Air Show 2009 from Peter N
I spent yesterday afternoon taking pictures at the Bray Airshow. It was an excellent event and for once the weather was perfect! Here is one of my favorite shots...

Airmen showcase B-1s, C-130s at international air show in England from Air Combat Command
A Dyess B-1 Bomber, C-130 and its air crews and maintainers returned July 21 from a 6-day trip to England in support of the world's largest air show, the Royal International Air Tattoo.
The B-1 and the C-130 were sure crowd pleaser' s, having the aircrew' s on their feet for two days explaining each aircraft and giving tours.
"I feel privileged to be here because not a lot of Airmen get to do this kind of thing, and see all the different things here or participate in events like this," said Senior Airman Michael Thomas, 40th Airlift Squadron.
more...

Flying Fortress winging to Stratford - Connecticut Post, CT
By John Burgeson Former B17 lead bombadier, Ray Noble 88, sits in his wheelchair and remembers his missions before returning to the sky aboard the Flying Fortress, "Liberty Belle", at Sikorsky Aiport in Stratford. Public flights will be available ...

Aviation Heritage Week begins from www.inews880.com
Tom Hinderks, Executive Director of the Alberta Aviation Museum says Tuesday morning (at 10:00AM) you'll be able to see a Hawk One F-86 jet fighter, one of only a few that are still flying.
Then, on Friday, one of two operational Lancaster bombers from the 2nd World War will arrive. ..

History repeats itself with Minnie Simcoe - Nanton News [photo Nanton News]

Minnie Simcoe connects with Nanton's Lancaster Air Museum.Sheena Read photo

It's been 65 years since Minnie Simcoe made her first flight as mascot for the No. 431 Squadron RCAF. Last week, she made history once more thanks to the efforts of the Nanton Lancaster Air Museum.
It started as one of those quirks of fate where there are connections wherever you turn.
The 431 Squadron, known as the Iroquois Squadron, were adopted by the City of Simcoe, Ontario, in the last 18 months of World War II. Through this adoption process, the squadron was supplied with items such as cigarettes, candy, gum, toothbrushes and toothpaste, as well as hand-knitted items....

Warbirds on show - Where I Live - News Community Media
... Warplane Museum (CWM) features items from the early days of flying, a big collection of model aircraft as well as a number of airworthy warbirds. ...

A visit to the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire - Examiner.com
The museum is small and can be visited in a short time, but there is a lot to learn and the docents are very knowledgeable.

International Women's Air & Space Museum honors Rosie the Riveter ... - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
The International Women's Air & Space Museum will honor them this weekend at Burke Lakefront Airport. The program will include exhibits throughout the airport concourse, an actual Rosie, and the actual flight crew of a B-17 long-range bomber.

How the 747 Got Its Hump - Air & Space Magazine
In the evolution of the airplane, Darwinian principles have applied unevenly.

A New Kind of Military Museum: 'The National Museum of Americans in Wartime' Opening in 2012 Plans to Embrace Military Blogs
from Milblogging.com : The World's Largest Index of Military Blogs (Milblogs)

Today in History - The Associated Press
Today's Highlight in History: On July 30, 1945, during World War II, the battle cruiser USS Indianapolis, which had just delivered components for the atomic ...
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All air show tickets distributed - WFMJ
All of the available tickets to the "Thunder Over the Valley" air show have been distributed. 30000 tickets were originally distributed for the free event, ...

Thunder Over the Valley air show: some good news - Khabrein.info
By Our Correspondent, New Delhi, July 27, 2009: There is some good news for people who wanted to attend Thunder Over the Valley air show. There will be more tickets available for people desirous to attend spectacular air show that would have some ...

Winners announced for Rodeo 2009 competitions from Air Force Link Top Stories
Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 ended here July 24 with a closing ceremony and the announcement of 74 awards including the coveted "Best of the Best" Award.
The competition is the Air Force's and Air Mobility Command's premier mobility competition and included seven international competitors and observers from 13 other nations.
The main awards presented during the closing ceremony were:
-- Knuckle Buster Award to the 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan.
more...

Snowbirds visit helps military support - Sault Star
The Snowbirds flew over Sault Ste. Marie in early June, an event which drew thousands. Wings Over the Sault Air Show raked in $20000 all of which will be ...

Red arrows star at Windermere air show - NW Evening Mail
Windermere Air Show spokesman Clive Langley, said that this year the Red Arrows had again been given free by the RAF to say another thank you to the people ...

Crowds follow the Arrows at Sunderland Air Show - Journal Live
One of the last remaining Vulcan bombers in the world stunned crowds on Wearside on Saturday as it made a majestic entrance at the Sunderland Air Show. ...

Sunderland Airshow 2009 + VIDEO - Sunderland Echo
Blue skies welcomed the thousands who flocked to Seaburn seafront to enjoy the Sunderland International airshow. Celebrating its 21st birthday in style ...

Bumper crowds set to keep Lowestoft air show flying high - TheAdvertiser24
Delighted organisers of the 13th Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival last night reflected on another successful event after more than 400000 people attended the ...

Lift-off as airshow marks anniversary - Northern Echo, UK
... Dakota – show favourites the Red Arrows, The Blades civilian aerobatic team and its propeller- powered Extra 300LP craft, F-16 fighters from Holland and Belgium, and the Eurofighter Typhoon, which gave an awesome display of its power and agility. ...

Air show spectacular - in pictures - Weston & Somerset Mercury
MILITARY pilots flew in from all over the world for the town's spectacular air show at the weekend. Thousands turned up to Weston Super HeliDays, ...

Wing walkers' future in doubt from news.bbc.co.uk
The only remaining "formation" wing walking team in the world face an uncertain future as their sponsorship deal is due to run out.
Their routines are seen by more than six million people a year.
The BBC's Mike Bushell went to try it for himself.

LIFE IN WINDERMERE: The Windermere Air Show and XH558 Vulcan Bomber by Lakeland Jo
Below we have one of my favourite displays at the airshow- the Furness Owls. I just love owls - I find them completely fascinating. Here is a picture of a tiny one - I stroked its feathers which were very soft. ...

Thousands flock to aerial event - BBC News
More than 10500 people flocked to this year's East Fortune Airshow which saw an Avro Vulcan bomber return to the Lothian skies. The event had a 17% increase ...

Owen gives air show big thumbs-up - Scotsman
TWO-year-old Owen Edmondson gives the all-clear for take-off at the East Fortune airshow in East Lothian at the weekend. The toddler, who is pictured in a toy biplane, was among the crowds gathered at the National Museum of Flight to watch two hours of ...

Cold Warriors, not just any Cold Warriors but Canada's Cold Warriors from Aviation.ca News
Hawk One is a tribute to the Pilots of the Royal Canadian Air Force that stood on guard in Europe and at home during the 1950s and 1960s during the height of the Cold War.

Editorial: Celebrating flight, expanding horizons - Oshkosh Northwestern
Maybe that's why World War II warbirds the event modern and relevant to changing business and event needs. That's a smart strategy as businesses and ...

A Different kind of "Jeep" from News from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
NX12920 is a Replica of the Chester Special "Jeep" racer. Arthur Chester built the oroginal in 1932 and modified it in the 1930s.

It's here! WhiteKnightTwo arrives - EAA
WhiteKnightTwo (WK2), aka mother ship Eve, the launch vehicle for the first system designed to take civilian travelers beyond the earth's atmosphere, made a triumphant arrival at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009 at 2:46 p.m. for its world public debut.
Eve did a fly-by at about 2:38 p.m., in the sky the same time as the Ford Tri-Motor. Then it left the immediate area so a Thunderbird F-16 could take off and do a fly-by before it departed for Nellis Air Force Base. Moments later, Elvis, an Erickson S-64F Aircrane Helitanker, arrived and did a water drop demonstration. ...

Spaceship launcher featured at Wis. air show - The Associated Press
Aviation lovers can get their first look at an airplane designed to launch spaceships at an experimental aircraft show in Wisconsin.

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Will Rogers - Wiley Post Fly-in - Examiner.com
The annual fly-in commemorates the death of Will Rogers and Wiley Post, both of which died in a plane crash over Alaska on August 15, 1935. ...

Pilot Terry Rush fighter - NJ.com
Rush was taken to the Crozer Chester burn center, in Pennsylvania, after he brought down a burning TBM-3 Avenger, one of several World War II warbirds owned ...

Ex-POWs battle against time to tell stories from Air Force Times - News
DAYTON, Ohio — Museums are seeing an increase in donations and oral histories from the swell of former U.S. prisoners of war eager to leave their legacies. But museum officials still worry that too many POWs approaching their late 80s and 90s will go to their graves without publicly telling their stories.The National Prisoner of War Museum, in Andersonville, Ga., said it expects to have a 40 percent increase in artifacts, journals and other donations from former POWs this year compared to last year. Primarily, those contributions are coming from those who fought in World War II.The number of U.S. POWs in World War II, about 130,000, dwarfs those from other wars. There were about 7,000 POWs in the Korean War, and about 725 in the Vietnam War. World War II ended more than 60 years ago, and the number of U.S. POWs is shrinking fast.Bob Patrick, director of the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center, said many aging POWs are just getting around to publicly telling their tales."Some of them will never get around to it," Patrick said. "It's too difficult. Some of them don't want to open the door again."When POWs returned from World War II, many kept their stories to themselves because they were afraid of being stigmatized, they didn't think there was anything unique or unusual about their stories, or they wanted to forget about the past and move on with their lives ...

Not in Oshkosh, but a great weekend to fly - Kansas.com
... invited me to ride along with him in his awesome yellow Husky and fly over to the historic Beaumont Hotel, a fly-in hotel, for a quick breakfast. ...

Youth take flight through Young Eagles program - Ludington Daily News
They were among more than 80 children who participated locally in the annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles program at Mason County ...

Space comes down to earth for kids in camp at VMNH - Martinsville Bulletin
About 45 students signed up for the last two days of the camp, during which they went to the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton and visited the NASA ...

The 2009 Photographic Competition - ModelFlying
In second place came Stu McCavera's dancing warbirds (below) - capturing one model is often difficult enough but getting two in such a dramatic pose ...

Thunder Over Michigan 2009 - Belleville - 07/18/09 from FenceCheck Forums
Oshkosh 2009: First photos from EAA #osh09 by Flightglobal (Stuart Clarke)
Jessica Cox #OSH09 by pilot2b (Marty)