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Jet Combat Show Will Fill "Angel" Void - Tristatehomepage.com | The Red Star is a Red Alert Viper-29 which is one of the highest performance subsonic jet warbirds on the air show circuit, reaching speeds of 545 miles per hour. This air show is renowned to be one of the most intense civilian jet air shows performing ...

Final Airfest in Edmonton - Aviation.ca | Since 1999 Airfest has been the Edmonton area premier aviation event, however, 2011 will be different this will be the last. The airport decision and closure of the longest operational runway is forcing change. The ability to bring in many of the large ...

Fly-in soars with big turnout - Times Record | Inkellis, a retired Washington, DC lawyer, flew in for the airport's first International Fly-In on Saturday, an event organized to show the facility off after decades of being off-limits to civilian pilots. But Inkellis wasn't alone. ...

Leuchars Air Show now 'more crucial than ever' - Scotland Courier | Mr O'Donnell said many of the old favourites would be back, including the Red Arrows aerobatic display team. Stunts will also be performed in the air by the French team Patrouille de France. Historic aircraft will fly, including a first world war SE5a, ...

World War II warplanes on display at Sonoma County airport - Santa Rosa Press Democrat | Three historic World War II warplanes will arrive at the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport today for a three-day stay, part of a nationwide tour promoting aviation history. The rare planes are part of the Wings of Freedom Tour by ...

Oman Air sponsors paraplegic microlight pilot flying the Kangaroo Route from Flight International | Airlines sponsor a lot of events and activities, but this occurrence really caught my attention.  Oman Air will sponsor Dave Sykes's record-breaking microlight flight in his P&M Aviation Quik microlight aircraft (above) from the UK to Australia, the so-called "Kangaroo Route" normally served by the likes of the ...

Boettger Flies 1,400 Miles Without Engine from www.avweb.com | FedEx pilot Gordon Boettger on Tuesday set the new high mark for glider flight in the northern hemisphere when he covered more than 1,400 miles surfing a mountain wave downwind of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in his 1972 Kestrel 17. The trip was a 13-hour "yo-yo" flight from Minden, Nev., to Minden, Nev. -- meaning it flew back and forth along the primary wave. But Boettger did have one section of 854  ...

Hunt inducted into Florida Aviation Hall of Fame from General Aviation News | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's former president Jack Hunt was inducted into the Florida Aviation Hall of Fame at the Florida Air Museum May 21. ...

Pilot's condition improves after weekend Vancouver Island crash - Vancouver Sun | Series of images shows the path of Bill Phipps' plane as it crashed at the Nanaimo air show on June 4. NANAIMO -- The condition of a 71-year-old pilot seriously injured when his small plane slammed into the ...

Former AFA President, WWII Ace Gen John R. Alison Dies - PR Newswire | Alison's wartime achievements include seven confirmed and numerous probable kills while flying with, and commanding, the 75th Fighter Squadron "Flying Tigers." Additionally, he was co-commander of an Air Commando Force – the first in military history ...

Willis' 14th bombing mission - McCook Daily Gazette | Willis Jones, a member of the 96th (B-17 Flying Fortress) Bomb Group in World War II, suffered through great adversities during the war, including being shot down (on his 26th mission) over Augsburg, Germany, and surviving 13 months in a German POW ...

Retired Italian Navy captain pays tribute to American aviator at NAS - Pensacola News Journal | Sergio Santi returned to Pensacola Naval Air Station last week after more than 40 years to pay homage to his friend and mentor, retired US Navy aviator Cmdr. Mike Shane. During a June 1 ceremony, Santi placed flowers beside a statue of the patron saint ...

Royal Navy FAA Trainer trio! from PPRuNe Forums| First time for this trio?

The History of Barnstorming When Pilots Were Real Pilots - from all-things-aviation.com | Anyone who has read “Illusions” and “A Gift of Wings” by Richard Bach cannot but be fascinated by the world of the Barnstormer in the 1920s. The History of Barnstorming is a history of human courage and risk taking. While there have always been traveling pilots with their light airplanes, barnstorming saw its peak in popularity in the 1920’s when the American government found itself with a surplus of aircraft especially the Curtiss JN-4 Biplane “Jenny”. Not having any use for them these were sold off to civilians mostly former aviators and old timers. ...

CIA declassifies photos of Area 51 spy plane crash - Seattle Post Intelligencer | Area 51 still doesn't officially exist, but photos of a crashed A-12 spy plane do after the CIA declassified several photos from 1963. The A-12 was developed as a successor to the U-2. The same project developed the SR-71 Blackbird. ...

The Anson saga - STILL rumbling on! by shortfinals | When the Royal Air Force reach the end of World War Two, it was not facing such an uncertain future as it did in November, 1918. Then, the eight month old Service had to fight to avoid either disbandment or have its two former halves – the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service – handed back to the Army and Royal Navy, respectively. As it was, there was a massive draw-down of manpower and units ...

Kiln pilot wins aircraft association award - SunHerald.com | For many years, he has volunteered his time at EAA AirVenture and the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In teaching gas welding, sheet metal and tech counselor workshops. A tornado this year destroyed a plane he helped build at Sun 'n Fun. He and Burl Nelson had planned ...

Lancaster Barnstormers holding WWII and D-Day tribute - CBS 21 | The players will be wearing custom jerseys with a WWII look that will be auctioned off to support the Richard Winters leadership project. One of the project's initiatives is to make a documentary focusing on Dick Winters' leadership skills. ...

Boeing Expands Social Media Outreach – Starts YouTube Channel from Airline Reporter | Social media has become a must-have for most large companies today. Some will approach it with a thought out approach and others do not really know why they are on social media, but just feel they are supposed to be on it. I have enjoyed following Boeing’s slow approach to social media and applaud them for recently adding a YouTube channel. ...

Ex-Ohio astronaut John Glenn: aviation can still learn from flight of ... - The Republic | Former astronaut John Glenn says that, for all its advances, the aviation industry still has plenty to learn from birds. Glenn says anyone who has ever watched a hummingbird will know that people haven't even begun to learn how to ...

Ground Effect - Air & Space Magazine | Landing a shuttle while re-adapting to gravity can be disorienting. Now there's a way to simulate it on the ground.

Getting “Enterprise” Ready for Prime Time from AirSpace by The National Air and Space Museum | Early on the morning of March 1, 2004, a small band of preservation specialists consisting of Anne McCombs, Steve Kautner, and Ed Mautner walked into the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.  There was but a single artifact in that huge hangar ...

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2011 Rockford Airfest still delivers despite Blue Angels scrub and high heat - Examiner.com | The air show started with some teaser performances by Sean D. Tucker followed by the Heavy Metal Jet Team. Cmdr. Mike 'Buick' Eberhardt, USN (ret.) of the Heavy Metal Jet Team flew Metal 6 during what was the teams first solo teaser performance at an ...

Cavalcade Returns to Clow Airport - Suburban Life Publications | Cavalcade 2011, the annual airshow at Clow International Airport in Bolingbrook, returned to the airport on June 4-5. The event featured demonstrations, fly-overs and personalized plane rides in a "Breezy" plane– a tandem two-seat, open cockpit ...

American Waco Club Fly-In Scheduled for June 9-12 at Creve Coeur Airport from The Aero Experience  

Pilot stable after air-show crash - The Province | A 71-year-old Vancouver Island man has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after his homemade aircraft plummeted to the ground in front of about 1000 spectators at a Nanaimo air show Saturday afternoon. ...

Two WWII aircraft to visit Visalia airport; rides offered - Visalia Times-Delta | A B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-25 Mitchell will be on display at the airport from noon to 6 pm today and 9 am to 6 pm Tuesday and Wednesday. Visalia Municipal Airport is at 9501 W. Airport Drive. The B-17 and B-25 will be on display in front of the ...

First Doolittle Award presented to 4th Fighter Wing from Air Force Link Top Stories | The 4th Fighter Wing received the inaugural Air Force Historical Foundation Doolittle Award during a ceremony at the Air Force Memorial here June 2.  The Doolittle Award promotes the history and heritage of a unit as opposed to an individual. The award is named after Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, a Medal of Honor recipient whose surprise raid on Japan in early 1942 is generally recognized as the U.S.'s first World War II victory and helped turn the tide in the Pacific theater. ... [photo credit] 


Father and son fly together in RAF Hawk from Warplanes Online Community | Father and son pilots Sqn Ldr David Withington, who has been in the RAF since 1985, and son Brian, who both serve with 100 Sqn, RAF Leeming, enjoyed a special outing in a Hawk jet.  The Hawker Typhoon was Great Britain’s primary ground attack plane in the second half of World War II. Aproximately 3300 were built, although only one was tested by the Fleet Air Arm in 1939-1945.  It was the perfect chance for the two to take to the air together as ...

In His Name - the Dedication to Archie Pennie from Vintage Wings of Canada | Vintage Wings has recently created a program unique among vintage aircraft operators worldwide - dedicating each aircraft in their collection to a specific Canadian airman, whose personal story exemplifies both the aircraft type and the courage and commitment of the young aviators connected to them. Each aircraft in the collection now bears and elegant inscription panel with the name, rank, unit and other key information about the honoured aviator. These panels will spark the telling of their stories, engender ...

Early Air Racing By Marilyn Dash | Prior to World War II, air racing was the number one outdoor spectator sport. During this time aviation was in rapid development and it represented the leading edge of technology.  The audiences were captivated by the engineering marvels, as well as the courageous pilots.  Some things have not changed; we still do see developments made because of air racing. More likely today we use racing as a proving ground for new developments, which will slowly make their way into  ...

Denver International Wine Festival expanding to The Wings Over the Rockies Air ... - Denver Post | The 7th annual Denver International Wine Festival today announced a major expansion saying the festival will be held at The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver. The main hangar floor space offers more than 44000 ...

VIDEO: Watch the low pass flyby to end low pass flybys - Asylum.co.uk | Recently, we brought you guys ten of the most terrifying aeroplane 'low passes' recorded on camera. They all show planes flying so close to ground it makes you want to wince/duck/huddle up into a ball – but none of them touch this beauty, ...

June 6 – This Day In Aviation History from Aviation Earth | June 6, 1903 – In Nice, France Ferdinand Ferber attempts a test flight of his glider No. 6 which fails to achieve lift and take off. June 6, 1910 – The first cross country air race held in France is won by Robert Martinet in a Farman. The race covers a distance of 27 miles [...]

First flight: Teen Flight’s RV-12 - GA News |In late 2009, a group of men in Aurora, Ore. — all successful in business, all deeply involved in aviation – were discussing a frequent lament: How to interest young people in flying? Maybe it was the expense, maybe it was some sort of cultural divide, maybe aviation seemed so remote and unreachable that teenagers just screened it out. What could be done? .... It’s called Project Teen Flight. ...

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Air show provides thrills for spectators in Millville - Cherry Hill Courier Post | Air Force veteran Billy Werth and Navy veteran Dan McClung, both Red Eagles pilots, fly within a few feet of each other during the Millville Wheels & Wings Airshow 2011 held at Millville Airport over the weekend. / CODY GLENN/New Jersey Press Media ...

Parachuters, World War II planes highlight air show's second day - Columbia Missourian | Nathan said they were his favorite part of the air show. Nathan's dad, Bryan Lantermant, said they like coming to the Memorial Day air show every year because it has a "nice flavor" and because there are so many different aircraft to see...

Flying high - BBC News | Tens of thousands of spectators lined the seashore to watch the flying displays, which included the rare Vulcan bomber on day one and the Red Arrows on day two. A wide range of aircraft took to the skies for the 26th Southend Air Festival, ...

Letter: Continue air show tradition - Historic City News | The St. Augustine Air Show was a great American way to celebrate the Memorial Day holiday and a military service salute for our community. It was a fantastic show, loaded with family fun and full of exciting aerial entertainment for all ages...

PHOTO GALLERY: Audience enjoys second day of Salute to Veterans Airshow - Columbia Missourian | Joe "Rifle" Shetterly prepares for a slow-motion barrel roll in front of the crowd in his A-10 West Thunderbolt II fighter jet at the 23rd annual Salute to Veterans Airshow at Columbia Regional Airport on Sunday, May 29. In addition to rolls, ...

Adventurist Boone was WWII pilot, entrepreneur - San Antonio Express | In 1944, Boone put his flying skills to the test by serving as a B-17 pilot during World War II. He flew 30 bombing missions over Europe. Boone died Saturday of complications from a fall. He was 88. Boone was a fortunate B-17 bomber pilot, ...

Martin Jetpack hits the 5,000 feet milestone, could come to market within 18 months (video)  from Engadget by Amar Toor | OK, so the Martin Jetpack may not have gone into commercial production quite as soon as we'd anticipated, but there's still hope on the horizon. Over the weekend, Glenn Martin's flying machine successfully climbed some 5,000 feet above sea level, marking a new milestone in the 30-year, $12 million project. Remotely controlled by a tailing helicopter, the 250-pound craft used its two "superfans" to power itself skyward at about 800 feet per second minute, before safely parachuting back to Earth from a height of about 3,000 feet…

Post Area 51 book and video releases  from Special Projects by tdbarnes | The National Geographic Channel documentary Area 51 Declassified released on May 22, 2011 has generated acclaims worldwide, however the Annie Jacobsen book, Area 51 an uncensored history of America’s Top Secret military base has generated a whirlwind of controversy concerning the author writing and Little Brown publishing the heroics of the Area 51 veterans in a manner that for many affiliates their sacrifices and contributions to the atrocities of the Nazis and Cold War Russia while mixing the activities of DOE at Area 51 with the sourly depicted atomic events and activities of the AEC (now DOE). This is an ongoing and highly volatile debate with the potential of going global. Listed below are various videos appearing in the media… 

Area 51 Unsensored History  from Special Projects by tdbarnes | AREA 51 An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base - AREA 51, An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen was released on 17 May 2011, five days prior to the release of the National Geographic documentary “Area 51 Declassified” on the National Geographic Channel. Several of the veterans featured in the book participated in Annie Jacobsen’s book signing at the Paseo Verde Library in Henderson, Nevada on 26 May 2011. Hosted by Arlene Caruso, Assist Branch Manager, Area 51 and Atomic veterans Harry Martin, Jim Freedman, TD Barnes, Roger Andersen, Richard Mingus and Al O’Donnell all engaged in a fascinating Q & A with a huge crowd that ended up being standing room only… 

Today in Aviation History – May 30  from Calgary Recreational and Ultralight Flying Club by bikeal