WINGS OVER HOMESTEAD - MiamiHerald.com | Among those performing aerial acrobatics were the famed Blue Angels. BY DIDIER MORAIS Bob Wilcox has fond memories of his last visit to Homestead Air ...
Skies Filled With Thunder At Homestead Airshow - CBS 4 | The two-day free air show "Wings Over Homestead" Air Show featured 17 different sky acts, including performances by the Blue Angels and the world famous ...
First Airshow Of The Year by PacificFlyer | The 36th Annual Cable Airshow (formerly The Pomona Valley Air Fair), is organized and presented by the Pomona Valley Pilots Association and EAA Chapter 448. Proceeds go to non-profit aviation scholarships, giving more kids and young ...
Roar n' Soar Weekend - Tampabay.com ... race boats on Lake Agnes, on shore boat display, a vintage air show, giant scale radio control aircraft, powered paragliders and a hang glider show. ...
Purdue to toast hero Hudson pilot 'Sully' from IndyStar.com News Headlines | WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University is preparing to toast alumnus Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed a jetliner on the Hudson River last year.
A veteran and his plane from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | I was very moved to read a story on the Backcountry Pilot forum, forwarded to me by Miss D. I don't mind admitting that it brought a tear to my eye. Perhaps it'll do the same for you. … He was an old man, suffering from serious depression and an incurable illness. His future, such as it was, looked grim. Just a few weeks earlier he had been diagnosed as having Hodgkin's disease. In an effort to cheer their father up, his sons had driven him from Massachusetts to the great air show taking place in Genessee. Their dad had been a Navy combat pilot in WWII. He'd often told them stories about his days as a younger man, a man they'd never met and perhaps never really believed existed. But they knew how is eyes would light up when he talked about his wartime experiences. Dad became young again, if only for a moment, as he remembered being strong and healthy, fighting against fascism so many years ago. The boys hoped that being around the old warbirds would lift his spirits for at least a day…
Marin City to honor Tuskegee Airmen on Veterans Day - Marin Independent-Journal | Otis Finley Jr.'s father -- who lived in Novato until he died in September 2008 -- was a B-25 bomber pilot with the famed airmen. ...
Fire causes $7M damage to Indianapolis plane site - Indianapolis Business Journal | The hangar is owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority and is leased to ComLux, which used it to maintain and refurbish airplanes…
Curtiss Pusher Marks 100 Years Of Naval Aviation from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The Navy will mark 100 years of naval aviation with an air of authenticity next week thanks to a former naval aviator's handiwork. Bob Coolbaugh, who is now an airline pilot, spent two-and-a-half years building a replica of the Ely-Curtiss Pusher that Eugene Ely took off from a ship on Nov. 14, 1910. Coolbaugh first flew the replica aircraft in early October and took turns with friend Andrew Davis flying it 150 miles over two days from his home in New Market, Va. to Norfolk, where the celebrations will be held. The delicate-looking aircraft had to climb to 4,800 feet to clear the Blue Ridge Mountains but Coolbaugh said the flight went well. "Aside from the fact that I was freezing to death, it was wonderful," he told the Virginian-Pilot…
AVEX Int'l airshow kicks off in Egypt - People's Daily Online | The AVEX International Airshow 2010 started in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday, with more than 70 local and international aviation ...
Twin engines by Katie Cannon | A policeman walks next to an Airbus A380 passenger jet during the AVEX International Air Show at the Sharm El Sheikh airport in Egypt, Nov. 7. The jumbo jet is fitted with engines from Engine Alliance, a joint venture between General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. The four day event, staged every two years, focuses on the African and Middle East region's aviation sector…
Video: Yves Rossy Does Loops in His JetMan Rig from AVwebFlash Current Issue | The man you're watching is 51-year-old Yves Rossy — also called Jetman, for reasons that should be obvious. In 2006, he became the first person to fly with custom-made composite wings on his back powered by four small jet engines. This footage (shot Friday, November 5, 2010) is proof that he's now the first man to perform aerobatics and loop in the rig…
The Verticopter® , an Adaptable and Expandable Convertiplane from CAFE Foundation Blog by Dean Sigler | Oliver Garrow, founder, designer, and President of Garrow Aircraft LLC, says it right up front, "My design is completely counterintuitive." Pilots are used to counterintuitive thinking. Push the nose down and add power when you've stalled and are heading groundward anyway, for instance. But the logic of what Garrow is doing becomes apparent only when you see the Verticopter® flying…
Showing posts with label Homestead Air Show. Show all posts
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Monday, November 8, 2010
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
DAV brings message to the Wings Over Homestead Air Show on the Wings of a B-25
Homestead AFB, Florida – The Disabled American Veterans will once again take to the skies to advance its message of service to disabled veterans. Now, in its eighth season, the DAV Airshow Outreach Program featuring the B-25 Mitchell Bomber of World War II notoriety appears nationwide at over 25 airshows and reaches over 3 million airshow spectators annually in an effort to promote the DAV’s mission of building better lives for America’s disabled veterans. The DAV is proud to announce The DAV Flight Team will be making an appearance at the Wings Over Homestead Air Show on November 6-7.
The DAV Airshow Outreach Program was developed to increase public awareness of disabled veterans and to serve veterans in communities across the nation. Using B-25 medium bombers, the program reminds the public of the sacrifices veterans have made and continue to make to keep our nation free.
The B-25 Bomber enjoys the reputation of achieving the impossible during one of America’s darkest hours in World War II. The medium size bomber was made famous by the daring Doolittle Raid on Tokyo which helped rally America after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The B-25 went on to become the most versatile bomber of World War II, seeing combat in every theater of operation.
“The DAV is thrilled to bring our message of volunteerism and support to our nation’s sick and disabled veterans to this air show. We believe the men, women and children who will visit this air show are the patriotic, military-friendly citizens that have helped make this nation so great,” said DAV National Commander Wallace Tyson. “The DAV is proud to be among this crowd, and meet those who want to know more about our service to veterans.”
While at the show, plan to visit the Disabled American Veterans display where you can see the 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar. You can honor our brave veterans by purchasing this commemorative coin at www.usmint.gov. A portion of every coin sold will help build the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington D.C. Also at the display, veterans are encouraged to autograph a DAV Flight Team poster which will be presented to the show on behalf of all those veterans living in the community.
For more information on the Disabled American Veterans, visit www.dav.org. And for more information on the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, visit www.avdlm.org.
CONTACT: Lynn May Lynn@airsupport.com 585-309-9100
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