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Friday, August 8, 2008

Indy Transponder 8-August 0955z

Fighter jet to soar at air show Vancouver SunSmith and the rest of the US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle Demo Team brought the fighter jet up from the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina to show what it is capable of in war zones like Iraq and Afghanistan. "We can't take the public to ...

On with the show Brantford Expositor, Canada The Snowbirds acrobatic team, which has performed at more than half of the nine annual shows, will be absent this year. The Canadian Armed Forces team will ...

MiG-23 in Florida from Alert 5 - Military Aviation News by noreply@blogger.com (pirate)
Doug Morgan is putting back together two MiG-23 fighters he bought from the Czech Republic years ago in Florida. He hopes to sell them next year to a museum or to an air show.

Thunderchief, 'workhorse of Vietnam,' will welcome aviation fans ... Santa Rosa Press Democrat By BOB NORBERG A Vietnam-era warbird is getting sanded and a fresh coat of camouflage paint in preparation for the Pacific Coast Air Museum's air show, where it will be the first plane seen as people enter the gate. The F-105F Thunderchief, ...

Airshow poised for final dive Waikato Times, New Zealand It is the latest twist in the long-running saga of the failed airshow which was meant to take place in March this year. The website, www.airshow.co.nz, ...

Virginia Regional Festival of Flight announces dates through 2011 July 25, 2008The Virginia Aviation Council has announced the dates for its next three fly-ins, following analysis of the first Festival of Flight held at Suffolk Executive Airport. Read more...

Brighton Airport hosts Fly-in MLive.com, MI By Lisa Carolin A variety of small planes and more than 100 classic cars will be part of this year's Brighton Airport Association Fly-in, Cruise-in coming ...

Charging scheme pushes up Airbourne costs Eastbourne Today, UK
AIRSHOW organisers need good weather and bumper ticket sales for next week's Airbourne festival to help pull off the controversial gamble of charging for ...

Aerobatic team Sarang returns after 65-day overseas tour Zee News, India Bangalore, Aug 07: The Indian Air Force aerobatics team 'Sarang' flying the indigenously built-ALH-Dhruv- has returned home after touring Europe, ...

High-flying thrills on offer at Eye Show Diss Mercury, UK An array of daredevils riding mini motorbikes, skydiving and flying aerobatic planes are included in the line-up for this year's Eye Show and Country Fair. ...

But organizers are promising a 'marvelous' aerial event Brantford Expositor, Canada
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will not perform at this month's Brant United Way Air Show, but organizers promise a dazzling aerial display despite the ...

What's in a number? Octogenarian's is 8 today Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX ... from college in May 1942 and made him a medical technician at the Army air field in Pampa, where the service trained B-25 Mitchell bomber crews. ...

World War II history comes to life in the skies Detroit Free Press, United States All proceeds will go toward the effort to rebuild the Yankee Air Museum. Four years ago, much of the museum was destroyed by a fire that decimated eight ...

Rare WW1 French-designed workhorse at Omaka Marlborough Express, New Zealand It was prepared for display by The Vintage Aviator, a company which belongs to New Zealand film maker Peter Jackson. The biplane was repainted in the ...

Crist: Air show produced $101M investment Bizjournals.com, NC During the air show, Florida firms met with 127 United States and international companies. The investment from 21 firms is expected to create 2245 high-tech ...

October the 25th, 2008 International Hall of Fame Gala at San ... Sky Control (press release), UK
On October 25th, the San Diego Air & Space Museum is honoring national and international air & space legends at its 45th Hall of Fame Induction and Gala. ...

MAKING A WORLD CLASS FORMATION TEAM – AirShowBuzz.com
The Collaborators are the hottest ticket on the air show circuit and ASB is proud to support their dynamic display at the upcoming Chicago Air Show. Team member Ben Freelove will take you behind the fence, into the exhausting practices and ultimately into the sky for a remarkable insight into the skill required to fly formation aerobatics.
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FIRST CLASS BLING: EMIRATES A380 – AirShowBuzz.com
Telstar Logistics reviews the newly outfitted the Emirates' A380 on its most recent visit to San Francisco this week. What was once a hollow hull has been transformed into a flying oasis.
$10,000 for a First Class Ticket

Military Channel Special This Weekend by Kelly
We just got word from our friend (and P-38 Association member), Aileen Lim, to keep a look out this weekend for the airing of the Military Channel special “BIRTH OF AN ACE: P-38 LIGHTNING vs. ZERO.”

• July Photo of the Month Published – FenceCheck.com
A new month means a new Photo of the Month. Check out July's additions to
Fence Check's best images.

Friday Fun: F-111s Flying (in pics) from Ares by Robert Wall
You’ve got to hand it to the Royal Australian Air Force, they certainly know how to get the maximum PR effect out of keeping their F-111s in service. Here’s another series of terrific pictures the service has released from its deployment of six F-111s to Exercise Northern Challenge between June 30 and July 18. It’s where aircraft complete their conversion course, and perform day and night missions.

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Indy Transponder 8-August 0220z


Craving speed? Here's a solution - Alberni Valley News, Canada
Both the Snowbirds and the Thunderbirds are back at the Abbotsford Airshow, which runs Friday, Aug. 8 to Sunday, Aug. 10 at the Abbotsford International ...

LRAFB air show set to thrill - Cabot Star Herald, United States
The Navy's premier aerial demonstration team, the Blue Angels, will highlight this year's show, which boasts a "Combat Airlift" theme for 2008. ...

New things for Fantasy of Flight! from Google by Kermit
I am working on a plan to display the aircraft at the Reno Air Races Septemeber 10 - 14 to help promote the book sales and have it home sometime after. By the end of my trip I also hit a major milestone in my book "The Journey Never ...

Air show flies over Pendleton Sunday - EastOregonian.info (subscription), OR
Proceeds will go to the Pendleton Air Museum, which helped put on the show. The money will help the museum remodel its building and put up displays. ...

Aircraft tour gives tactile experience - Park Ridge Herald Advocate, IL
The tour includes three restored bombers: B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell and most recently a WW II P-51C Mustang fighter. ...

Out & About - Press-Enterprise, CA
MARCH FIELD AIR MUSEUM, simulate a passengers view of an F14 Tomcat Fight, $5; 9 am-4 pm daily, 22550 Van Buren Blvd, Van Buren and I-215, Riverside, $7, ...

Sarasota Man Buys, Rebuilds MiG Fighter Jets. from Planenews Aviation News Portal
SARASOTA: They're relics of the cold war era that a local aviation buff is re-building in his garage. Doug Morgan is piecing together two MiG fighter jets. A few years ago, he went to the former Czechoslavakia and bought the two MiG 23 fighter jets in Prague. He disassembled them and had them brought to the U.S. by boat...

Oshkosh, revisted and the new eZine from The Girls With Wings Blog by Lynda
Thank you to my dad and Carol, a student pilot friend of mine from Cleveland, who went above and beyond the call of duty helping out at the booth. There were a few volunteers that didn't work out, and the two of them (pictured at left), plus a friend of mine, Rob, picked up the slack. I'm only sorry that some of the visitors to the booth didn't get the attention they deserved! ...

umm…this isn't a first from flying in chicago by peter
...I only mention this story to point out how Old Media (i.e. the major news outlets) constantly gets aviation stories wrong. They exaggerate crashes, foul up the news on breakthroughs, and when it comes to tech gadgets, spin the stories so hard that if you're not careful, you could end up dizzy after reading them. ...

Young Eagles program offers free airplane rides to youth Saturday ... - Canton Daily Ledger, IL
Canton's Ingersoll Airport is the place to be for all "Young Eagles" on Saturday, Aug. 9, as Canton Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 832 ...

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