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Ohio Air News 253 - Charles Johnson | Brantford, Ontario Air Show, Fayette County Fly-In & Urbana B-17, MERFI

Remains Of WWII Airmen Identified - Aero-News Network | Had Been The Crew Of An A-20G Havoc Bonber In 1944 | The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) recently announced that two U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors...

In the Air With the CAF Houston Wing’s Lockheed C-60 Lodestar By Warbirds News | ... The outbreak of World War II saw many civilian Lodestars pressed into military service, used as fast personnel and light transport planes, and depending upon the engines and interior configuration these transports were given C-56, C-57, C-59 and C-60 designations. Later models built expressly for military service were designated by the US Army Air Force as the C-60A and US Navy as the R5O. Lodestars were also...

Rare Venezuelan Air Force’s Chinese tactical cargo plane makes an appearance in Malta - The Aviationist | On Sept. 17, a quite rare visitor made an appearance at Malta International Airport: a Venezuelan Air Force Shaanxi Y-8F-200. Wearing new special markings on tail promoting the “Bolivarian Alliance for the People of Our Americas” (ALBA) the Y-8F (with radio callsign FAV0102) is one of the eight such plane purchased by Caracas in 2012....

Yokota’s Tony — 飛燕 (Hein) - Travel for Aircraft | Hein (飛燕) means “Flying Swallow” in Japanese and this aircraft was every bit of its namesake being quick and maneuverable — so quick in fact that Allied aircraft of the day (P-40 and F4F fighters) could no longer rely on diving to escape unfavorable encounters. The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hein (Allied reporting name “Tony”) was built tough — unlike previous Japanese design philosophy — with a triple spar wing and an engine which was part of the weight bearing structure....

Stalking world's biggest planes makes for photos that say 'wow' - CNN | (CNN) -- The big stuff moves us. And for many folks who appreciate the world's biggest airplanes -- that statement is true both figuratively and literally. For 23 years at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, aircraft mechanic John Taylor left his sweat and elbow grease on dozens of C-5 Galaxies -- one of the largest military aircraft on Earth....

Company hopes new jet will save the Air Force a bundle - CNN | (CNN) -- Could the U.S. Air Force's newest warplane be something the service didn't even ask for? That's the hope of a joint venture between Textron, the makers of Cessna airplanes and E-Z Go golf carts, and AirLand Enterprises, a small company formed by former defense and aerospace executives hoping to market a low-cost aircraft to the U.S. military....

Flexjet Celebrates Learjet's 50th Anniversary With 'Legends Redefined' U.S. Tour - Aero-News Network | Will Display Lear 85 In Six U.S. Cities | In celebration of Learjet's 50th anniversary, Flexjet on Tuesday launched "Legends Redefined," a six-city U.S. tour offering guests the opportunity to experience firsthand the Learjet 85 model...

Wyle Assists High School Students During Rocket Launch At Black Rock, Nevada - Aero-News Network | Annual Rocket Safari Looks To Develop Next Generation Of Space Explorers | In a remote part of a northern Nevada desert known more where adults act like children, it is now time for children to act like adults. A small group of high school students from the San Francisco Bay area this week are joining industry experts, university students and educators to get hands-on advanced rocket operations and space exploration experience in the Black Rock Desert, where the annual Burning Man festival took place several weeks ago....

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Video: P-51 pilot recounts Mayday call, flight from Florida - RGJ.com | "Precious Metal" pilot Thom Richard recalls his Mayday call at the 2012 Air Races and tells us what it takes to bring his highly-modified P-51 Mustang from Kissimmee, Fla. to Reno for the annual races.

Air Races: Kansas couple injured in 2011 air races crash return to Reno - RGJ.com | Husband and wife Brian and Linda Elvin of Overland Park, Kan., arrived at Reno Stead Airfield early in the morning on Thursday, just as they had done for many years. “We wanted it to be normal,” Linda Elvin said. “The way Brian and I used to do it, is we’d usually arrive on Tuesday or Wednesday. We’d get to our box seat by 8 in the morning. We’d leave the hotel at 7:30 and we’d enjoy the cool air. It was quiet. There weren’t that many people here. And we wanted it to be just like that...

What It Takes to Design, Build, and Fly Your Own Reno Air Racer - Wired | Right now, Elliot Seguin is exactly where he wants to be. The flight test engineer and pilot is either in the cockpit of his Wasabi Air Racing airplane at the Reno Air Races, flying an airplane he designed and built. Or he could be on the ground, working on making that airplane fly even faster. Either way, it’s a dream come true...

Reno Air Races: Day Two · Warbirds News | Thursdays start at Stead Field, home to the Reno Air Races was spectacular! On the ramp was the now-famous P-51D “The Rebel” that Doug Mathews took to new heights just months ago setting five new records. It’s hard to believe this Mustang was flying at 42,000 feet! “The Rebel” is one of the aircraft in the Unlimited Class racing this week at Reno...

We Fly with the Geico Skytypers: A Truly Unique Act - InFlight USA | Full team formation. (Geico Skytypers)The GEICO Skytypers are a precision formation flying team, but they are also an aerial advertising team that gets the messages out in a most unique way: “skytyping.” “Skywriting,” with a single aircraft flying in patterns and releasing smoke to form large letters, was far more popular 50 years ago than it is today. What had been common then is not common now...

Valley City Air Show remembers a legacy - WDAY6 | Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - Despite all of the high-flying action, there will be many heavy hearts among airshow-goers tomorrow in Valley City.

Balloon Festival and Air Show today - Sun Gazette | HUGHESVILLE - Blue skies are on the forecast - perfect weather to come out and enjoy the planes, skydivers and hot air balloons at the "Balloon Fest, Air Show & So Much More" held by the Lycoming County Rotary clubs this afternoon at the fair grounds in Hughesville...

Warm 'glow' from Faribault Airfest's first night - Faribault Daily News | A slight breeze that refused to find and settle in a definite direction kept the windsock and area balloonists guessing until right before liftoff on Friday night at the Airfest...

Meadow Lands to Host Fighter Jet at Upcoming Air Show - SurfKY News | OWENSBORO, Ky. (9/13/13) – Meadow Lands Elementary School will host the pilot and ground crew of an F-18 Hornet fighter jet from the Royal Canadian Air Force. The jet will be in Daviess County as part of the upcoming Owensboro Air Show (Sept. 20-21 at the Owensboro Regional Airport and downtown).

Scots air aces to join elite Red Arrows team - Herald Scotland | TWO Scottish pilots have been recruited to the Red Arrows for their 50th display season following a tragic period for the elite aerobatic team...

Snowbirds overnight in Moncton in storm - The Canadian Press | MONCTON, N.B. – Tropical storm Gabrielle led to the Canadian Forces Snowbirds spending Thursday night in Moncton, N.B. Eleven Tutor aircraft with 22 pilots landed at the Greater Moncton International Airport on Thursday afternoon en route to Yarmouth, N.S., after an air show in Roberval, Que. Capt. Thomas Edelson says the Canadian Forces flying team needed to stop for fuel anyway. The planes carry enough fuel to last about 90 minutes in the air. Edelson says the team will assess weather conditions to determine when they can fly out...

Interview with Captain Mark Zoppitelli, the pilot Umbria Frecce Tricolori - Translated | "Frecce Tricolori, the Captain Zoppitelli interview: "I pilot Patrol World's Most Beautiful" | The Frecce Tricolori are based at Umbrian of St. Francis, we were able to tell us about some excitement and curiosity from the Umbrian pilot Captain Mark Zoppitelli that this year will leave the Arrows to return to Tornado

14th annual Powered Parachute Fly kicks off in southwest Missouri - KOAM TV | The skies were busy Friday in Southwest Missouri as the 14th annual Powered Parachute Fly In kicked off at Baugh Flight Park in Reeds, Missouri, which is just east of Jasper...

Ohio Air News 252 - Charles Johnson | Canadian International Air Show, Holister Field Chilli Fly-In

Air Museum Displays B-52's - KMOA | As a way of saying thanks to the Air Force, two model B-52's are being rolled out today, one at Minot Air Force Base and one at the Dakota Territory Air Museum. The B-52's are built on a 1-8 scale and have a 32-foot wingspan... 

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Museum slates Open Cockpit Day with Great New England RC Swap Meet - General Aviation News Staff | WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. – The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Conn. will hold two events on Sunday, Oct. 13.

Honored, Humbled and Grateful: One USAF Boom Operator’s Road to 10,000 Hours - InFlight USA | On May 22, 2013, I had the honor of flying on a mission with the 6th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Little did I know that in a single training mission from this northern California base, I would be witness to, and take part in, such a historic accomplishment by Chief Master Sergeant Luis Drummond...

New CAF Squadron forming in Sacramento - valcomnews.com | The Commemorative Air Force is forming a new squadron in the Sacramento area. The CAF is a historical museum but not the kind with dusty displays, the kind where the exhibits fly. In 1957, a small group of ex-service pilots pooled their money to purchase a P-51 Mustang, beginning what is now called the Commemorative Air Force (CAF). With the addition of a pair of F8F Bearcats, the CAF became the...

Jonathan Trappe forced to cut short transatlantic cluster balloon mission - The Guardian | American ballooner forced to land in Newfoundland due to technical issue just 12 hours into the planned 2,500-mile journey

Caitlin's First Post as the Girls With Wings Dreams Take Flight Scholarship Winner! - Girls with Wings | Congratulations to Caitlin, who has progressed in her flying lessons thanks in part to the generous donations that people have made to Girls With Wings. The Dreams Take Flight Dreams Take Flight Scholarship is designed to introduce the world of aviation to someone who would benefit from experiencing the joy of flight. The award of this scholarship is intended to fund introductory flight training to encourage achievement of a stated goal, whether in aviation or in another field of study.  There is no prerequisite flight training required for this scholarship, just enthusiasm and the desire to learn. The Dreams Take Flight Scholarship is an award in the amount of $500.00...

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Air Show flies into town - Newstalk 1010 | The Canadian International Air Show is doing test runs as it gears up for a weekend of flying tricks. The Show signals the last weekend of the CNE. You can catch performances by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, as well as daredevil Mike Wiskus...

In pictures: Bournemouth Air Festival 2013 - BBC News | In pictures: Bournemouth Air Festival 2013. The Red Arrows flying over Bournemouth Pier The Red Arrows, RAF Typhoon and Vulcan bomber are included in the line-up of aircraft on display at Bournemouth Air Festival this year. Royal Marines Band Service...

Russia's Famed Aerobatic Team Tests New Su-30SM Fighter Jets - RIA Novosti | MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosit) - Pilots of Russia’s famed Russkiye Vityazi (the Russian Knights) aerobatic display team on Friday tested new Su-30SM multirole fighter jets, the aircraft’s manufacturer said. “During the flights, pilots of the famed aerobatics team performed a series of aerial stunts and familiarized themselves with unique super-maneuverable capacities of the Su-30SM fighter jet. They spoke highly of the plane’s performance,” said Alexander Uvarov, a spokesman for the plane’s manufacturer, the Irkut Corporation....

Mt. Vernon Airport to Host Historic B-25, P-51 Planes - WJBD Online | The Mt. Vernon Airport will be hosting two historical planes on the airstrip next month. On Labor Day, the Airbase Arizona of the Commemorative Air Force, a non profit group, will be bringing a historic B-25 J Bomber Aircraft entitled "Maid in the Shade" to the airport for the week. The aircraft will be joined on September 6th by a World War II Era P-51D Fighter entitled "Red Nose". The aircraft will remain at the airport until September 8th....

Pilots coming from far and wide for fly-in - Ottumwacourier | BLAKESBURG — Late Thursday afternoon, more than 200 airplanes were tied down in long rows with another one landing every few minutes at Antique Airfield located on Bluegrass Road midway between Ottumwa and Blakesburg. According to Cynthia Hallinger, who was keeping count of Luscombe airplanes, 45 of this year’s featured aircraft were already on the ground with more coming....

Warbirds take flight in model aircraft show - LubbockOnline.com | Flight or fight?  These warbirds are ready for both. West Texas Warbirds will bring more than 50 model aircraft to take flight this weekend just north of Abernathy. Planes at the show are designed to resemble their real-life counterparts from periods in military history. World War II is among the most common themes....

Lisa Schlichtman: Steamboat Springs Airport's Ted is one cool cat - Steamboat Pilot & Today | ..For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Ted, Sunday provides the perfect opportunity. It’s Day Two of the Wild West Air Fest at the Steamboat Springs Airport. Members of the public are invited to spend a portion of their Labor Day weekend enjoying a number of activities at the local airport between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. There are vintage aircraft displays, radio-controlled airplane shows, airplane rides and, of course, the chance to meet the legendary Ted...

Ohio Air News #249 - Charles Johnson | SARL: MERFI 150 coverage

Historic D-Day plane at centre of air museum plan - Scotsman | A SEVENTY-YEAR-OLD Douglas DC-3 Dakota which took part in D-Day and the Berlin airlift is to be flown back from Alaska to form the nucleus of a planned new air museum at its former Prestwick base. The news coincides with today's start of the inaugural...

Swedish Air Force Historic Flight Preserves Sweden’s Unique Military Aviation Heritage By Warbirds News | In a relatively short time, the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF) has built an impressive collection of airworthy warbirds, documenting the proud history of Flygvapnet, the Swedish Air Force. Though a relatively small country and officially neutral through both World Wars and into the Cold War, throughout the 20th Century Sweden inhabited a very dangerous neighborhood indeed. Unlike most countries their size, the Swedes were able to rely on their domestic aviation industry, Saab most particularly, to produce world-class fighter jets in those years when they once again found themselves sandwiched between the front lines of a global conflict. The SwAFHF has become the...

Boeing’s Advanced Super Hornet - The DEW Line · Dave Majumdar | This past Tuesday I visited Boeing’s facilities in St Louis where they were showing off an F/A-18F Super Hornet equipped with prototype conformal fuel tanks and an enclosed weapons pod. It also has some enhanced radar cross-section treatments. Here are some photos.

Pioneering female pilot will share ejector seat problems at inquest - This is Lincolnshire | The first female Red Arrow will recount her lucky escape with an ejector seat at the inquest into the death of pilot Sean Cunningham. Flight Lieutenant Cunningham, 35, was killed after his ejector seat fired while his Hawk T1 plane was grounded at RAF Scampton on November 8, 2011....

Novel captures semi-historical flights of fancy - The Telegram | A few years ago, Harbour Grace hosted a celebration of Amelia Earhart’s 1932 cross-Atlantic flight, and I interviewed a women who had presented Earhart with a bouquet of flowers. Even to meet someone who had briefly encountered the gallant aviatrix was a thrill, so count me in the Earhart fan club. Earhart’s fame was, in some ways, as carefully calibrated as her flights; she knew her attractiveness was important, not to her but to her goal of building training and employment for female pilots, and was aware of how she was photographed....

Solar-powered UAV could fly in the upper atmosphere for 5 years at a time - Gizmag | Conventional satellites may be decent at their jobs, but they do have some drawbacks – the spacecraft themselves are quite expensive, getting them into orbit is also a costly process, and they can’t be reclaimed once they’re in use. Titan Aerospace, however, is offering an alternative that should have none of those problems. The company’s Solara unmanned high-altitude aircraft is intended to serve as an “atmospheric satellite,” autonomously flying in the sky’s upper reaches for as long as five years continuously....

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Air Force's Thunderbirds, other units to fly again - USA Today | NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Air Force says many of its combat air forces will start flying again after being grounded since April because of budget cuts. The grounding affected about one-third of the Air Force's active-duty combat aircraft, including squadrons of fighters, bombers, and airborne warning and control craft....

Metro Detroiter Pilots Navy's "Blue Angels" - My TV20 Detroit | PENSACOLA, FL (My TV20 News at 10) --- Commander Thomas Frosch is flying high. The Clinton Township native will serve as the commanding officer of the Navy's "Blue Angels" in 2014. That's the word Monday from the flight demonstration team's headquarters at N.A.S. Pensacola, FL. It will mark Frosch's third year at the helm, as he took over the team in 2012....

'Greatest Show on Turf' soars above Geneseo - The Livingston County News From the parachutist who drifted down through the clouds holding an American flag and the simulated bombing runs, to the thrilling aerobatics and the silent flight of glider pilot Manfried Radius, the 2013 Greatest Show on Turf Airshow lived up to its name....

Ohio Air News 239 - Charles Johnson | Ken Mist pictures from Dayton, EAA Tri-Motor and Liberty Foundation B-17 @ Columbus

1917 Standard J-1 Project Coming Together - EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | July 15, 2013 - Volunteers at EAA's Weeks Hangar on the Wittman Regional Airport began attaching the wings to a 1917 Standard J-1 biplane last Thursday, giving shape to a project that began in October 2011. The "meat and potatoes" of the aircraft have been in the EAA family since the early 1970s, but due to the passing of time, much restoration still needs to be done. At that time EAA member Charlie Klessig found the fuselage of the old pilot trainer in an EAA warehouse and asked EAA founder Paul Poberezny if he could take it and rebuild it. Paul said yes, as the aircraft had no wings, no engine, and was more or less a giant paperweight.

Restoration projects continue at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force by Sarah Swan, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | 7/15/2013 - DAYTON, Ohio -- The volunteers assisting in the Restoration Division at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force are keeping busy this summer. Three volunteers - Garry Guthrie, Ed Keinle and Lou Thole - can be found on the flight deck of the C-82 Packet, which was primarily used for cargo and troop transport in the late 1940s. The C-82 was...

This Weird Plane Was Made By Cold War Britain · Máté Petrány | Only 86 Handley Page Victors were made from 1952 to 1963. Originally designed to be part of the United Kingdom’s airborne nuclear deterrent, these were weird planes. Even though these streamlined strategic bombers were powered by four turbojet engines buried in the thick wing roots, which made them look fantastic and enabled them to have up to 35 × 1,000 lb bombs or 1× Yellow Sun free-fall nuclear bomb onboard, they also turned out to have a massive design flaw....

Book about X-15 Rocket Plane released · General Aviation News Staff | Recently released is “The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings into Space” by Michelle Evans. With the Soviet Union’s launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into space. The X-15 Rocket Plane tells the story of the hypersonic X-15, the winged rocket ship that met this challenge and opened the way into human-controlled spaceflight....

The most stunning Special Colored Fighter Jets taking part in the NATO Tiger Meet 2013 in Norway · David Cenciotti | NATO Tiger Meet is an annual exercise that gathers squadrons sporting Tiger (or feline) emblems. As already explained on previous posts about it, the most peculiar feature of the meeting is the fact that the planes that attend it, (often) get painted in spectacular, flamboyant tiger outfits, making the event a treat for all aviation photographers....

A World War II heroine has died · Peter | Relatively few people outside the former Soviet Union have heard of the so-called 'Night Witches', a Soviet air regiment during World War II comprising all-female pilots and aircrew...

Women in Aviation celebrate new exhibition at Vilnius Airport - MoodieReport | Women in Aviation, a networking group for women in the aviation industry, has organised a travelling photography exhibition at Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania. The exhibition, which opened on 4 July, has already seen many interested visitors, according to the organisers...

Colombia, Six Trophies in Open Paragliding in Bulgaria-Ukraine - Prensa Latina | Colombian paragliding team won six trophies in Bulgaria-Ukraine Open 2013, prior to the World Championship based in the Bulgarian resort of Sopot, on July 26. In this adventure sport the pilot sits in a harness suspended below a hollow fabric wing whose shape is formed by its suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing and the aerodynamic forces of the air flowing over the outside....

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CAF AirPower History Tour at Cincinnati Lunken Airport - www.airpowertour.org | The Cincinnati Warbirds Squadron 18 will be hosting the CAF AirPower History Tour at Cincinnati Lunken Airport (KLUK) on June 27-30, 2013 following their appearance at the Dayton Air Show the preceding weekend.  The tour includes the B-29 Fif, as well as the B-24, P-51, C-45, T-6, and Stearman all offering rides and static tours.  In addition to the CAF aircraft, additional warbirds will be on display including a T-28, L-17, and the B-25 from Tri-State Warbird Museum.  Several veterans will be on hand to share their stories.  Admission is $10pp or $20 for a family.

4th Annual "Warbirds Over the Roanoke" set for June 15 - South Hill Enterprise | Come join the 95th Squadron Radio Control Model Airplane Club for its 4th Annual Warbird Fly-in event on Saturday, June 15, at the Club's flying field in Gaston, N.C. This is a Lake Gaston 50th Anniversary Splash event. RC pilots from the Virginia...

Antique Aero BBQ-2013 - Around the Pattern | A friend of mine was nice enough to wrangle an invitation for me to attend the annual invitational BBQ at the Antique Aero shops of Chuck Wentworth on the Paso Robles, CA airport (KPRB). The weather even cleared up between Reno and there after a week of on-again-off-again storms and wind. It was a nice 2-hour flight to KPRB in the Swift on Friday morning. I was welcomed into the group that...

Fly-in scheduled Saturday - Osceola Sentinel Tribune | The public is invited to the second annual Taylorcraft Fly-in/Drive-in, which is scheduled all day Saturday at Osceola Municipal Airport. There will be antique aircraft and more. This is a schedule of Saturday's events. 8-9 a.m ...

Historic Swedish aircraft to debut at Waddington Air Show - The Lincolnite | The 19th annual RAF Waddington International Air Show will host some of the Swedish Air Force’s historic aircraft. For the very first time at RAF Waddington, visitors will see three of Sweden Air Force’s most historical planes the SK60, the Tunnan and the SAAB JA37 Viggen....

Transcontinental air race to make first stop here Home - Mountain Home News | Commemorating the legacy of women's air racing, which began in 1929, the Air Race Classic represents the "epicenter" of women's air racing, according to event organizers. Race teams featuring at least two women pilots navigate the route using visual ...

Pilots prepare to take wing in annual air race - Washington Post | Forty-seven planes will soar through the air over Washington state to begin their race against the clock in the 2013 Air Race Classic. Pilots Debi Dreyfuss of Potomac and Linda Knowles of Falls Church will be in one of those planes next Tuesday.

UND duo to compete in female aviation competition - WDAY | School officials say student Amy Warbalow and instructor Katrina Kugler are slated to leave Thursday from the Grand Forks airport. The Air Race Classic begins next week in Pasco, Wash. Aviation teams are given four days to fly the 2,400 miles to...

OHIO AIR NEWS 231 - Charles Johnson | Photo's from TICO in Florida and Waterloo, ON

9th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival Video - Alabama Aviator | FOLEY ALABAMA -Fathers Day Weekend, June 14-15, 2013 at the Foley Sports Complex, 18507 US Highway 98 West, Foley, Alabama- The Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival, presented by Tangier Outlets, welcomes more than 50 hot air balloonists from across the country. Enjoy the floating works of art as they grace the skies of South Baldwin County on Friday and Saturday morning. Get up close and personal as the hot air balloons and their pilots light up the evening skies at the nightly balloon glows, held Friday and Saturday night....

RAF Museum Pays Respects at the Gravesite of Dornier 17 Bombardier By WarbirdsUpdate | On the same day that the plane that carried him for his final flight was raised from it’s watery grave, the gravesite of Luftwaffe Corporal Heinz Huhn was visited by Alex Medhurst, the General Manager of the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, who laid a wreath at the stone marker.... 

Hidden Warbirds by travelforaircraft | Read this book if you are interested in learning about the culture of people and organizations which search and find historic aircraft wrecks of the Second World War. Better, read this book if you want to learn the back stories of the recovery of many of these warbird wrecks from WW II to flying status as well as becoming exhibits in museums. Best, read this book for the stories of the service personnel who died within or survived the crashes that wrecked these aircraft — often, incredible stories of survival after becoming stranded in the remotest of territories are part of each war wreck's tale....

Pilot, teacher, entrepreneur Judith Redshaw gives back - SunHerald.com | During her career, Redshaw was a pioneer for women in aviation. A native of Denham Springs, La., she began her career as a teacher, heading up the Orleans Regional Institute, a leading edge vo-tech school in New Orleans. In her spare time, she learned...

Wichita Aero Club awards first scholarship - Wichita Business Journal | Hutchinson is working toward a bachelor's degree in aeronautical technology at K-State-Salina. He is already a licensed pilot and is nearing his certified flight instructor rating. He plans to pursue a career as an airline pilot. The Aero Club has more ...

International Young Eagles Day Free Flights Re-Scheduled - Southern Maryland News Net | EAA SOA PMS The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will provide airplane rides for young people (ages 8 to 17) at the St. Mary's County Regional Airport on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The flights will take place between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. The ...

EAA's Annual Young Eagles Rally - The Oshkosh Northwestern | Autumn Landrath, 9, smiles at her parents, not pictured, as she takes off in an Experimental Cubby, which is a home built version of a Piper Cub, during a Young Eagles Rally at Orion Flight Services in Oshkosh on Saturday, June 8, 2013. The annual ...

Roseburg pilot Larry Durst reaches milestone in taking Young Eagles skyward - NRToday.com | MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The News-Review Lily Creekmore, 11, of Roseburg and her uncle, 12-year-old Cole Brecht of Roseburg, react with excitement Friday after landing with pilot Larry Durst of Roseburg as part of the Young Eagles Program at the Roseburg...

Taikonauts Return to Earth Orbit - Spaceports | China began its longest manned space mission yet Tuesday, June 11, 2013 with the launch of the Shenzhou-10, state television showed, as the country steps up an ambitious exploration program symbolizing its growing space power. Later this year, the nation plans its first unmanned probe to land on the surface of the Moon...

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AIRSHOW NEWS: Spring Air Show flies the stars and stripes from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Spring Air Show, on Sunday 26 May, commemorates the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the 78th Fighter Group of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) at RAF Duxford in spectacular ‘stars and stripes’ style.

AIRSHOW NEWS: First-ever display by the Eagle Squadron opens the Spring Air Show from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | The Spring Air Show (Sunday 26 May) commences its flying programme in superb style with the first-ever display of the Eagle Squadron, a historic four-ship comprising a Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and North American P-51 Mustang....

Aerobatic team to wow crowds at free airshow - This is Bristol | AN aerobatic team is the latest attraction to confirm its place at Weston-super-Mare Air Day. The event, organised by North Somerset Council, is on June 22 and will feature a host of famous names from the world of aviation. Topping the bill will be the ...

SUN 'n FUN 2013 - YouTube | Here's a brief look at the week of fun and flying at SUN 'n FUN 2013....

Ohio Air News 226 - Charles Johnson 

FlightTime Radio Show 263 | Retired Naval Aviator Bill Beard sits in with Milford and Glenn to talk grass roots and military flying. He followed an unusual path to the left seat in a P3... and here is number 264.

Warbird hit by stray bullet - News - MSN New Zealand - MSN NZ News | The aircraft's owner, Arthur Dovey, discovered the bullet on Sunday and told the paper he estimated it caused about $2000 worth of damage. He has owned the Yak 3 for about eight years and flown it in four Warbirds Over Wanaka air shows. Such aircraft ...

Faith in captivity: Vietnam War POW inspires Airmen from Air Force Link Top Stories | With his hands bound in manacles, an imprisoned Air Force pilot watched from his bamboo holding cell as North Vietnamese soldiers moved a wounded American prisoner into the cell across from his. The pilot was shocked at the man's appearance; his fingers were raw and his body was emaciated. His whole body was covered in wounds; he had been pushing through the jungle for 45 days without food. The pilot did not recognize the new prisoner...

Winners announced for museum's national writing competition award from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | Ryan Dickerson, Isaiah Markley and Deborah Rocheleau were announced as the first, second and third place winners, respectively, of the Air Force Heritage and History Writing Competition, sponsored by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. Tess Green, Caleb Van Winkle and Megan Chappie received honorable mentions...

US Navy gaggle over the Pacific from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Top shot from Rex, via the US Navy, of this gaggle of aircraft from the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group flying in formation during an air power demo over the Pacific Ocean.

Angel Flight West Sharewares Web-Based Flight Coordination Database System - PRWEB | In an unprecedented move, Angel Flight West (AFW) is making its new software system and database
program, Angel Flight Information Database System (AFIDS) 2.0, available to all volunteer pilot organizations at no cost. First users include four independent organizations based in California, Texas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. This past weekend, AFW staff presented the program and the opportunity to 15 additional public benefit flying organizations. “If it will enhance their services, they’re welcome to use it,” said Executive Director Alan Dias. “We’ve chosen to do this in keeping with Angel Flight West’s desire to support volunteer pilot organizations and to make the case for general aviation, which is the backbone of public-benefit flying.”...

Star Trek's Enterprise to boldly go ... to San Diego? - U-T San Diego | Nothing's confirmed yet, but organizer Huston Huddleston said he is in talks with the San Diego Air & Space Museum to bring the bridge there in the middle of 2014. It will remain there for a year, the plan goes, before possibly hitting the road for ...

Virgin Galactic's Big SpaceShipTwo Rocket Test: Reactions & Celebrations - Space.com | ... inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists. I applaud the team at Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites for their accomplishment, and the team at Mojave Air & Space Port for their efforts in creating a professional and safe testing ...

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Air show ready to take off - Yuma Sun | The Yuma Sun is giving away passes for preferred seating and parking at this weekend's air show. The giveaway begins Wednesday morning, with winners announced in the late afternoon. To participate, please go to Facebook.com/YumaSunNews.

Planning continues for Fargo AirSho despite Blue Angels' murky future - In-Forum | FARGO – Fargo AirSho organizers are moving ahead with plans for the August show, despite uncertainty over whether federal budget cuts will ground its star act, the Navy's Blue Angels. AirSho committee co-chairman Mike Haugen said Monday he'd been in ...

Indy's loss might be Dayton's gain - WDTN | ...Grevious said Dayton organizers will look to expand marketing in Indianapolis and other areas where air shows are off for this year. For comparison, the Indianapolis Air Show cost about $600,000 to produce last year, Dayton spends more than a million on its show and has many more years of history....

Offutt's air show plans to fly on in face of cuts - Scottsbluff Star Herald | OMAHA - Offutt Air Force Base's air show is safe -- for now -- from cuts that have grounded the Air Force's demonstration squad, the Thunderbirds. "At this point we are still planning on having an air show, but that all could change," said Delanie ...

Mountain Madness air show canceled - Flathead Publishing Group | An air show always brings a major economic benefit to the area. The shows attract thousands of out-of-market visitors. And last time, our air show concessions enabled non-profit and community organizations to raise more than $50,000 for their work here ...

New Smyrna Beach Balloon & Sky Fest from Airplanes Channel | Dates: 5-7 April 2013

Red Arrows' summer air show date - Weston & Somerset Mercury | Topping the bill will be the globally-renowned Red Arrows, flying their trademark diamond nine formation in their Hawk trainers. The show will also feature aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Falcons parachute team and a number of ...

Ohio Air News 227 - Charles Johnson | Coverage of IPMS COLUMBUS – 40th ANNIVERSARY BLIZCON Saturday, February 16, 2013

Hazel Ying Lee: Showcased Asian-American involvement in war effort from Air Force Link Top Stories | ...The Women in Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) worked directly with the Army Air Forces during World War II, ferrying planes from factories to air bases, testing planes, and towing targets for aerial gunnery students to practice shooting. They also conducted qualifying flights for military pilots to renew their instrument ratings and copiloted B-17 Flying Fortress bombers through mock dogfights staged to train bomber gunners...

Cessna O-1A Cessna Bird Dog afternoon walkaround from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | This Bird Dog is displayed at the Florida Air Museum and was photographed during a beautiful November afternoon day when it had been luckily been pulled out of the hangar for an event...

Revolutionary WWII German fighter jet coming to East Texas - Tyler Morning Telegraph | The B-17 & B-24 were the backbone of the American effort during the war from 1942 to 1945 and were famous for their ability to sustain damage and still accomplish the mission, the release from the Foundation said. Despite the risks of anti-aircraft ...

Aircraft cockpit images incorporated into museum virtual tour from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories | More than 20 cockpit images from some of the best known aircraft at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force are now available as part of the museum's virtual tour....

Skunky And Fascinating AgustaWestland 'Project Zero' Electric VTOL Tilt Rotor from AirPigz by Martt | The radio control model world has been leading the innovation in flying machines for several years now... and some wild and very impressive electric VTOL machines have certainly been a big part of that. But yesterday, March 5, 2013, AgustaWestland revealed that they have built a full-scale flying research demonstrator that incorporates electric motors and tilt rotors, and they did it in relative secrecy in a fashion similar to the Lockheed Skunk Works. Named 'Project Zero', this tilt-rotor was built in just 6 months (apparently back in 2011) with a variety of unmanned flights taking place in 2011 and 2012....

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History is in the Air at Courtland - courierjournal | Chris Avery and his F4U-1 Corsair Courtesy photo COURTLAND – Top aerobatic performers from across the United States will take to the sky September 29 when the Courtland Air Show returns to the Old Courtland Air Base. Along with thrilling aerial ...

Gallery: Wings Over Gatineau - Ottawa Citizen | WHAT: Wings Over Gatineau-Ottawa Air Show featuring breathtaking aerial demonstrations by the famed Canadian Forces Snowbirds, the CF-18 Demo Team, the F-86 Golden Hawk Sabre, and wing-walking legend Carol Pilon. There's legendary Second ...

Air Show thanks community, fans for support - Journal Pioneer | Colin Stephenson, executive director of Air Show Atlantic, was back in Summerside on Tuesday to present donations to several community groups that supported last month's Atlantic Canada International Air Show. Published on September 25, 2012 ...

Bandung Air Show kicks off this week - Jakarta Post | Bandung will conduct its biennial Air Show from Sept. 27 to Sept. 30 at the Husein Sastranegara Airbase, and it is expected to be bigger than the 2010 event. “We have been preparing for this event since last year. Participants will be coming from other ...

Ohio air News 214 - Charles Johnson | Pictures of the Cleveland show by Tom Beech, along with a same day, same aircraft at both the Cleveland and Toronto shows...

Club members prepare for annual remote control air show Sept. 29-30 - Baltimore Sun | Bob Pollokoff walked into a hobby store nearly 12 years ago, came across some model airplanes and began talking about them with some of the customers in the store. The men told about an annual event for remote control model airplanes at Southwest Area ...

Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo 2012 from Airstrike Aviation Photography by Justin

Tecnam P2008 Brings a Taste of Italy to the Midwest LSA Expo from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | The presence of Tecnam North America at the recent Midwest LSA Expo brought a taste of Italy to the already international field of LSA manufacturers at the event. Tecnam North America is the importer and distributor of Tecnam aircraft to the U.S. and Canada and a division of the Heart of Virginia Aviation, a chain of FBOs operating in Virginia and Florida. Tecnam Italy, the parent...

Video: Precious Metal - Journey To Reno Plus Racing From Cockpit! from AirPigz by Martt | This video has two parts... the first is time-lapse footage that shows the journey from Kissimmee (FL) to Reno. It's a sweet look into a journey that most of us never think much about - but you gotta get to Reno before you can race! And then the second part takes you inside the cockpit with Thom Richard as he runs the course with a pesky Sea Fury on his tail!...

Susy Q2 T-28 Trojan from Julie in the SkyJulie in the Sky by Eric James Swearingen | Mark Drew and Susan Drew interviewed by Julie in the Sky in front of their 1955 NORTH AMERICAN T-28B N7044lL while at the National Championship Air Races at Reno, Nv. on display in the National Aviation Heritage Invitational section.

Harvard Heritage Flight from Vintage Wings of Canada by Dave | Edward Soye is one of Vintage Wings of Canada's newest pilots. Having flown with the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association for 6 years, he comes to us with plenty of experience on the type. With a broad academic background in historical studies, he is keenly aware of the cultural, social and even global context from which the North American Harvard has emerged. When in conversation, the soft spoken aviator chooses his words well and sparingly. Here, in his elegant voice, we hear about the Harvard Heritage Flight at the...

WWII bomber offers unique experience; plane known as 'The Flying Fortress ... - Rome News Tribune | Included with general admission on Friday is the Commemorative Air Force's “Red, White and Loud” tour concert featuring country music recording artist Aaron Tippin and the twilight air show that evening...

B-17 takes passengers on a trip to the past - KCBD-TV | Nearly 14,000 B-17 Bombers were commissioned for World War Two and a third of those didn't make it out of the war. This fully restored B-17 is the most authentically restored one existing today and the second that you step into the plane, you're ...

Flights, tours available when B-25 arrives in Topeka - Topeka Capital Journal | A B-25 Mitchell Bomber that flew 15 combat missions in World War II will be on display Thursday through Monday at Philip Billard Municipal Airport in Topeka. Flights on the historic aircraft, nicknamed Maid in the Shade, are available for $395. The ...

Book lights team 'spark' - Minneapolis Star Tribune | Members of the Eastview football team visited the hanger where the Commemorative Air Force, located at Fleming Field in South St. Paul, gave the players a short history lesson on their restored B-25 "Miss Mitchell" as well as a hands-on tour of the...

FW-190 A-4 "Würger" Kommodore Major Hubertus von Bonin Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grün... from by AVIATIONGRAPHIC.com | Hubertus von Bonin was born in Potsdam the 3 August 1911. He died, killed in action, 15 December 1943 near Gorodok in a fight with Soviet P-39 Airacobras. Bonin was a german fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe credited wth shooting down 77 enemy aircraft. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern front, starting with 4 victories in Spain while flying with Legion Condor. His commands included...

Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull. “U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ernest J.... from Planeshots | Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull. “U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ernest J. King in front of his Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull (BuNo 9990) on 8 June 1936. Original caption: ‘Navy’s flying flagship. Washington, D.C., June 8. Rear Admiral Ernest J. King, completing...

F-35 rocks and, indeed, rolls from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic | PerryNow this we like. Culled from the UK's defence images...

Russia's PAK-DA bomber a 'White Elephant' from The DEW Line by Craig Hoyle | We've looked at the prospects for Russia's PAK-DA next-generation bomber programme a few times of late on The DEW Line, so I thought I'd flag up

September 25, 2012 Hangar Talk from Ely Air Lines by Linda Street-Ely | Mike: “Out of the blue of the western sky comes SKY KING!” Those words were spoken over 50 years ago by Mike Wallace, who rung up a long career in radio and television, much of it on 60 Minutes. But back then, his deep and authoritative voice announcing the start of Sky King was my call to duty every Saturday morning to pay attention to the black and white picture of a twin engine airplane swooping down across a dry lake, then flying...

Deadline Approaching for Women in Corp. Aviation Scholarships from WAI Connect Blog by Amy Laboda | Sunday, Sept. 30 marks the deadline for any business aviation professional (or aspiring professional) wishing to apply for one of eight aviation-related scholarships sponsored by Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA) and various corporate members, including Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Universal Weather...

Video: Red Bull Stratos is a Go for October 8 from Aerial Sports Feed | Watch Felix Baumgartner and the Red Bull Stratos team perform the final checks as they prepare for the record-breaking jump from 120,000 feet above Roswell, New Mexico.

Video: Red Bull Stratos: The countdown is on! from Aerial Sports Feed | The wait is almost over. For some it's been seven years in the making. The team are now performing the final checks to the equipment before getting ready to launch Red Bull Stratos when the right..

Shuttle Endeavour now at LAX from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Shuttle Endeavour now at LAX 21 September 2012 marked Space Shuttle Endeavour last flight and final landing. What a retirement curtain call it was — touring much of California prior to landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Like many hard workers, this marks Endeavour’s retirement from NASA, as well as flight, but only to begin service [...]

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What It's Like to Fly With the Blue Angels - Huffington Post | The Blue Angels' high level of precision begins nearly 90 minutes before the six gleaming F/A-18 Hornets take to the skies; and as Captain Greg McWherter, Blue Angel No. 1, announces the start of the preflight brief, banter between the officers ceases ...

Pilots Display Passion & Skill At GJ Air Show - KREX News Channel 5 | The Grand Junction Air Show has given audiences high-speed and action packed shows for three days. Sunday was the last day for crowds to head to Grand Junction Regional Airport to enjoy the aerial acrobats. For these pilots, the sky is their highway.

2012 Duluth Air Show Leaves Spectators Impressed - Northland's NewsCenter | Duluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- The 2012 Duluth International Air show wrapped up Sunday evening, but not without a jaw dropping presentation. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds headlined today's show...

Duluth Airshow attendance slips this year - Duluth News Tribune | Duluth Airshow attendance slips this year. Better weather brought out larger crowds to the Duluth Airshow on Sunday, but promoter Ryan Kern said total attendance at the weekend event slipped compared with the shows in 2010 and 2008.

Cocoa Beach Air Show pumps up crowd, participants - Florida Today | The B-1B Lancer stealth bomber remained grounded at Patrick Air Force Base because of a hydraulic issue discovered Saturday during takeoff, said Bryan Lilley, air show organizer. The F/A-18 Hornet was recalled for a “real-world” military mission ...

Celebration of aviation: air show returns to El Monte Airport - Pasadena Star-News | EL MONTE - Thousands of eyes gazed skyward Sunday as El Monte Airport treated San Gabriel Valley residents to its first air show in 10 years. Near-10`0-degree temperatures didn't keep aircraft enthusiasts and visitors from all walks of life from ...

Creve Coeur Airport Is Midwest Flying Haven from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | Creve Coeur Airport, a private field located in west St. Louis County, is a haven for local fliers. The airport has a great small-town feel, while at the same time serving as a home to aircraft ranging from home-builts, antiques, warbirds, and other light aircraft. There's a project in progress in almost every hangar, and a collection of...

[VIDEO] The Patrouille de France in Le Touquet on Saturday - lesechosdutouquet.fr | As promised by the deputy mayor, Daniel Fasquelle, the Patrouille de France returns to the station on 21 and 22 September as part of the Centenary of the city, following the cancellation of the demonstration of 2 and 3 September 2011 due to bad ...

Air show spectacular wraps up AAD 2012 - South African Broadcasting Corporation | The 2012 edition of Africa 's biggest defence exhibition, Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) wrapped up today with a 2-day air show which saw the South African Air Force (SAAF) showcase its best in terms of equipment and personnel and pay tribute to ...

Skyfair brings WilgaBeast to Elko - Elko Daily Free Press  | The WilgaBeast has been to innumerable flight shows, including the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., which is the world's largest aviation event with over a million visitors each year. Robin made a two-week tour of the ...

Ohio Air News 217 - Charles Johnson | The last Air Show in Eastern Canada, Gatineau-Ottawa and now Ken has gone into withdrawal....
Ohio Air news 218 - Charles Johnson | The second part of the Gatineau-Ottawa show photo's by Ken Mist...

Grayson County Hosts National Aerobatic Championship - KTEN | Every year the National Aerobatic Championship attracts hundreds of pilots to our area. "The National Aerobatic Championship have been held here at the North Texas Regional Airport since the mid 1970's," says McCartan. This year's competition, there's ...

Elkhart Airport gets special visitor - ABC 57 News | The plane known as "Yankee Warrior" flew in from the Yankee Air Museum in Belleville, Michigan this morning. The "Yankee Warrior" served in the Mediterranean during April and May of 1944. This event was a "Memorial Fly-in" to recognize the crew chief ...

"HAMMERING HANK" - Major Henry T. Elrod, U.S.Marine Corps, WWII, Medal of Honor, Wake Island (1905-1941) - Hawaii Reporter | ...On December 4, 1941, Captain Elrod along with twelve aircraft, twelve pilots, and the ground crew of Major Paul Putnam's fighter squadron, VMF-211 flew to Wake Island. As they say, the rest is history. Hostilities in the air over Wake Island commenced on December 8, 1941. On December 12, Elrod single-handedly attacked a flight of 22 enemy planes and shot down two. He took part in several low-altitude bombing and strafing runs on enemy ships; during one of these attacks, he became the first man to sink a warship, the Japanese destroyer Kisaragi, with small caliber bombs delivered from a fighter aircraft....

The Ninety-Nine's conference in Marquette - UpperMichigansSource.com | Now she's a racer in the Air Race Classic. It's a cross country air race which has more women signing up each year. "I just love getting in a plane and taking off. Just being able fly. I love flying through clouds, around clouds, it's just freedom ...

Soaring high above the gender barrier  - Gulfnews.com | First Indian woman to obtain a Private Pilots Licence recalls the thrill of pursuing her passion and the support of family...

Videos from stickandrudderWTO | The People's Mosquito, 109G cockpit & engine start via UTUBE, Me-109 run 'Down-under' Aussie land via UTUBE

New Fagen Fighter Museum Managed by Gibson from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Six years ago the multi-talented Greg Gibson was the Director of Flight Management at the Bessemer Airport in Alabama. He brought a concept that would include Flight Training, Maintenance, New Cessna Aircraft Sales, Fractional Ownership Plans featuring Diamond Aircraft, Hangar space, Maintenance and Parts, Fuel, with Full catering service as well as car rental to the former Premier Aviation. Since then he has continued in aviation in a variety of positions and experience that has landed him at the Lenzen-Roe Memorial Airport (Granite Falls Municipal - GDB), Minnesota. Gibson is the facility manager of the new soon to open Fagen Fighters World War II Museum....

Museum building replica of Yeager's X-1 rocket-plane - U-T San Diego | An ear-rattling boom echoed across the Mojave Desert 65 years ago this fall, marking a stunning advance in manned flight that will soon be remembered in a new exhibit at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first ...

Virgin Galactic finishes unpowered flight test from Flightglobal Events | Virgin Galactic has largely finished subsonic and unpowered flight tests of SpaceShipTwo, the vehicle that will bring tourists into suborbital space for...

Endeavour Completes Ferry Flight at LAX from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | NASA-Space shuttle Endeavour, perched atop NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft landed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 12:51 p.m. PDT Friday, ending a cross-country ferry mission and returning to its place of birth, California.  Endeavour was NASA's fifth and final space shuttle to be built. Construction began on Sept. 28, 1987 and it rolled out of the assembly plant in Palmdale, Calif. in April 1991. It was named after a ship chartered to traverse...

Space Shuttle Endeavour LAX Compilation from AIRBOYD.TV by Airboyd | check out their other Endeavor posts as well!

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Strega and the young Steve Hinton are Golden Again!
The Gold Race fans have been waiting for took place today with the Steve Hinton piloted Strega winning the title once again.  September Fury piloted by Robert "Hoot" Gibson came in second place after Rare Bear pulled out of the race.  As of this posting, the race results are "unofficial".  We'll post the LiveAirShowTV report as soon as it is available.  Records were set this week and we'll have follow up stories on those as well. 

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Photo: Preparing for the Formula 1 race this morning at the Reno Air Races from RGJ.com

14 Pix From 2012 Reno Air Races (Thru Sunday Morning 9-16-12) from AirPigz by Martt | It's been an awesome Reno Air Races thus far and we've got the big races going on yet today. I tend to keep my focus on the Unlimited Class, and once again we find Strega controlling the racing. Yesterday's Heat 3A finished with the same order of Strega, September Fury, Rare Bear, Precious Metal and Dreadnought in the top five slots. Remarkably, everyone finished with almost the exact speeds that they all ran in Friday's Heat 2A. The speed spread runs from Strega right around 472 mph on down to Dreadnought at around 420 mph...

The Neil A. Armstrong Aviation Heritage Trophy Unveiled Today at the Reno Races! from Warbirdbabe's Blog | The Board Members of the National Aviation Hall of Fame announced the Neil A. Armstrong Aviation Heritage Trophy will be unveiled and presented to the Grand Champion of the 14th Annual National Aviation Heritage Invitational competition during the 2012 presentation ceremony which will be held today at the 2012 National Champion Air Races.  Ken Kaplan, Deputy Director of the NAHI and Enshrinement Director for the National Aviation Hall of Fame, noted that Neil Armstrong greatly admired the vintage aircraft which participated in the annual competition, “He always enjoyed personally presenting the trophies to the owners of the winning aircraft,” said Kaplan. “Neil was proud to represent the Hall of Fame with his fellow Enshrinees, and delighted to be among fellow aviators and the fine vintage aircraft they lovingly restored.”...

The 167th Airlift Wing hosted the 2012 Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Open ... - DVIDS | The Air Show, which was held at the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., featured a variety of military and civilian aerial performances as well as static ground displays. The Air Show allowed civilian community members a rare glimpse at the ...

It's a bird. No, it's a plane  - The Hawk Eye | Southeast Iowa Air Show 2012 expected to draw thousands. David Camp, an organizer for the Southeast Iowa Air Show 2012, wants to get one thing straight. This is not the kind of show you can watch from your backyard - no matter how close you live to the airport.  "To get the full effect of this air show, you're going to need to be on the grounds (at the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport)," he said....

Fly-In on Sept. 30 in Noble County - The Daily Jeffersonian | CALDWELL -- Noble Soil & Water Conservation District will sponsor a Fly-In on Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Noble County Airport. The event starts at 11 a.m. and will conclude at 5 p.m. Cost is $30 per person with a limit of three people per plane for a 20 ...

Cleveland Air Race set for Oct. 13 at airport - Your Houston News | Cleveland Air Race set for Oct. 13 at airport By MELECIO FRANCO Houston Community Newspapers. The second annual Cleveland Air Race Revival will be held on Oct. 13 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Cleveland Municipal Airport. The airport gates will open at ...

MAAG's Blog: September MAAG Meeting Wet and Cool from Antique Airfield News | ...While the drizzle may have kept some from flying to today's MAAG meeting, attendance was still good with over 40 people braving the first taste of fall in Kansas....

Ohio Air News #210 - Charles Johnson | OAN210, The 2012 D.O.G.S. Air Show at the Museum on Labor Day weekend, enjoy.

Ohio Air News 211 - Charles Johnson | Were rolling, OAN#211, EJet International, and a request for Blue Prints or Engineering drawings for A4 Skyhawk.

'Sentimental Journey': Group hosts appreciation show for World War II veterans - Memphis Commercial Appeal | More than 2,000 people, including some 400 World War II veterans, were treated to an old-fashioned USO-type show with live music and dancers during "Sentimental Journey: Remembering World War II America" on Saturday at First Assembly Memphis.

WWII vets revisit high, trying times - Worcester Telegram | A B-17 bomber prepares to take off at the Wings of Freedom Tour at Worcester Airport yesterday....

WWII aircraft visiting Worcester airport - Worcester Telegram | The veteran staff sergeant recalls both aircraft fondly, saying what the B-17 lacked in speed and bomb load compared to the B-24, it made up for in toughness. However, on his 35th mission, with the target the synthetic oil plant in Blechhammer, Poland ...

Indy Honor Flight takes 80 Indiana veterans to WWII Memorial in Washington - The Republic | FAIRLAND, Ind. — For 85-year-old Gene Taylor of Fairland, seeing the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., with 79 other Hoosier veterans was a thrilling event. Taylor and his compatriots were honored Spt. 10 by Indy Honor Flight with an ...

A star among the stars - NorthernLife.ca | The Northern Lights awards, named after the aviation pioneer, honour Canadian women in aerospace and aviation. This year, a former Sudburian was named to the Rising Star Award. Erika Kangas grew up in the Nickel City, as well as in northern British ...

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Fantasy of Flight founder publishes second children’s book from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | Kermit Weeks, founder and owner of Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Fla., has just released his second children's book, "The Spirit of Lindy."...

Formation flight Sunday. A-7s from Planeshots

China unveils its brand new stealth fighter: the J-31 “Falcon Eagle”. But it’s a copy of the F-22 Raptor from David Cenciotti's weblog | ... The new aircraft, coded 31001 (hence, believed to be designated J-31) it’s a sort of copy of the F-22 Raptor, the most advanced (and troubled), (multi-role) fighter jet in the U.S. Air Force inventory: same nose section, same twin tails and trapezoidal wings along with the distinctive lines of the stealth design. Anyway, even if it has two engines, the new aircraft doesn’t seem to feature thrust vectoring capabilities. At least on this first prototype...

3 Space Station Astronauts to Return to Earth Tonight from SPACE.com | Joe Acaba, Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin have spent the last four months aboard the orbiting lab.

Weather Postpones Shuttle Endeavour Ferry Flight to Sept. 18 from NASA Breaking News  | NASA's planned ferry flight of space shuttle Endeavour atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) has been postponed until Tuesday, Sept. 18 due to an unfavorable weather forecast for Monday, Sept. 17.

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Wing walker Jane Wicker wows crowd at Cleveland National Airshow - Plain Dealer | Girls of all ages lined up to see svelte blond, with windblown hair who the Cleveland National Airshow's announcer described as maybe "120 pounds, soaking wet with a rock in her pocket." "Did you see the airplane with the lady on it," one mother asked ...

Air Show crowd in awe of sights - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette | Scattered showers and ominous clouds certainly didn't deter the thousands of people who descended on southwest Allen County for the three-day Air Show hosted by the Indiana Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing. Dennis and Chris Felger of ...

CNE air show delights Sick Kids fans - Toronto Star | While her siblings flipped proudly through their pilot autograph books, Karissa Kruk's eyes were glued to the sky. The 7-year-old leukemia patient at Sick Kids has just spent the last month and a half in the hospital. On Sunday, she was given a rare ...

Red Arrows star at Uffington White Horse Show - The Oxford Times | On Sunday, sunny weather saw the turnout increase by 40 per cent on last year, while yesterday rain failed to keep the visitors away from one of the main attractions, the Red Arrows display. Other activities included helicopter rides, historic...

VIDEO: Avro Vulcan swoops in for third day of Bournemouth Air Festival - Bournemouth Echo | BEACHES, clifftops and Bournemouth's waters were crammed with spectators on Saturday to witness the thrills of the Air Festival's jam-packed weekend of flying. Space was at a premium on the beach between the two piers as people jostled to get prime ...

Two weeks of the highly anticipated Air Show tricolor arrows in Imperia  - Ventimiglia.biz  | The preparation work started almost three years ago, and in recent months the meetings, meetings, appointments to make dot the machine organizer took a frantic pace. And now we are in the home stretch. To ...

Fastest race on earth by Ben Murphy The Armidale Express | AN ARMIDALE man will become the most experienced Australian ever to challenge for the competition billed as the fastest race on earth. Lachie Onslow is preparing to head to Reno, Nevada for the jet class of the 49th US National Championship Air Races on September 12-16. The heart-stopping competition features...

Thousands get unique look at aircraft in Atwater - ABC30.com | Castle Air Museum in Atwater hosted its annual fall Open Cockpit Day. Visitors were allowed to climb inside 30 of the museum's 55 restored military aircraft. The collection includes planes used in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. A crew chief ...

Memorable Moments With American Warbirds  - KMPH Fox 26 | But twice a year at Castle Air Museum the curious get the chance to sit in the cockpit of a bomber. It was open cockpit day Sunday at the museum in Atwater. Kids big and small got a chance to pull back the controls and watch the flaps respond. Rick ...

Lee Bottom Clothing Rescued After Tornado from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | During the tornado clean up, some very special friends offered to take home the Lee Bottom apparel that got wet. Thousands of dollars of shirts and other clothing with the logo on it needed to be laundered and they stepped in to make it happen. Now, as the fundraiser approaches, it is time for us to gather up all the clothing and get it ready for the event. If you...

Geez Beez Honey from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | Ginger’s world class flying machines, also knows as Geez Beez, delivered a bumper crop of honey this year. If you are near Lee Bottom and...

This month's Duluth airshow will feature Canadian Forces Snowbirds  - Duluth News Tribune | The Duluth Airshow is pleased to announce that NASA astronaut Gregory H. Johnson will be participating in this year's events. This is the first time in Duluth history that a NASA astronaut has been able to attend. In the past, NASA has brought moon ...

AirFest scheduled for Oct. 13 - Culpeper Star Exponent | October in Culpeper is spectacular. I met with Mike Dale, former President of Jaguar North America and Culpeper resident to talk about one of the highlights this fall, the annual Culpeper AirFest on Oct. 13. Mr. Dale serves as the Chairman of the ...

Plan to bring Red Bull Air Race to Gold Coast - Courier Mail | THE Queensland Government and Red Bull Air Race supremos are in talks to lure the lucrative event to the Gold Coast, The Gold Coast Bulletin reports. The event, which features displays of high-speed aeronautical acrobatics, has long been coveted by the ...

Ohio Air News # 209 - Charles Johnson

Podcast: Flying to America from AVWeb Podcast - Podcast  | It's an ambition for many pilots in the U.K., and Flyer magazine publisher Ian Seager invited some of them along for the ride on his trip to AirVenture Oshkosh. Seager flew his Cessna 182 and talked to AVweb's Paul Bertorelli at the show in late July.

67 Years Later: WWII Veteran Flies Again in B-17 - Patch.com | The 90-year-old Park Ridge, IL, resident rode in the B-17 Aluminum Overcast at the Waukesha County Airport Friday during a special media flight in preparation for the Wings Over Waukesha air show this weekend. “It brought back memories,” said Karl ...

Eye woman tracks down relatives of B17 crash crew - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | At 10.30am on the morning of Wednesday, November 10, 1943 a B17 heavy bomber crashed in Brome, near Eye, killing all 13 onboard. Nearly 60 years on, Diane Godbold, 61, of Eye has put five years of research into the crash. “We only found out about it ...

Relaxed Sunday at Antique Airfield from Antique Airfield News | After Saturday's rain and overcast Sunday has turned into a good flying day at Antique Airfield. The Gone West Memorial service was held in the morning. Some folks are...

Video: Russian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet buzzes highway drivers from David Cenciotti's weblog | Filmed on Aug. 9, 2012, the following video shows an extreme low pass of a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 combat plane over a road between Volgograd and Kalach-on-the-Don, Russia. The Su-24 Fencer is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft developed in...

September 2, 2012 Video of the Day – Human-Powered Helicopter Flies to Record Height in Maryland from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey

Arrow Sport Model F in SFO’s Terminal 3 from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Arrow Sport Model F in SFO’3 Terminal 3 The San Francisco Airport Museum & Library uses most of the airport spaces for exhibits, some rotate and some semi-permanent. Truly, it is a joy to spend time there and well worth walking around — but go to the International Terminal for most of the displays as well as the [...]

U.S. Army Apache Helicopters Reach Flight Milestone from Warplanes Online Community by yna | The fleet of the AH-64 Apache helicopters of the U.S. Army has surpassed 3.5 million flight hours. Boeing and Apache suppliers all over the world are commending the impressive milestone.  The milestone is a proof of the endurance and reliability of the helicopter model. Apaches had been in service since 1984 and it had flown combat missions in Afganistan, involved in exercises in South Korea and trained alongside the new AH-64D Apache Block III....

LCHS student gets license to fly solo - The Decatur Daily | COURTLAND — When Lawrence County High School student Trent Morris saw the Blue Angels fly in Huntsville at age 7, he knew he wanted to get into aviation. “For my 14th birthday, my grandpa took me to Pryor Field” at Regional Airport in Tanner “and got ...

Wreckage Of 707 From 1966 Found In French Alps from Aero-News Network | Diplomatic Mail, Newspapers, Other Debris Discovered By Hikers The wreckage of a Boeing 707 which went down 46 years ago in the French Alps has been discovered by some hikers on Mont Blanc. The wreckage is thought to be that of Air India Flight 101, a Boeing 707 which impacted the mountain on January 24, 1966 on a flight from Mumbai to New York with several intermediate stops. The flight had departed Beirut on its way to Geneva when the accident occurred.

Elon Musk Considering A Holding Company For SpaceX, Tesla from Aero-News Network | Company Would Not Be Publicly Traded The founder of both SpaceX and electric car maker Tesla Motors is mulling a plan that would create a holding company that would own stock in both companies, but Elon Musk says the stock would not be publicly traded.