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Early results show drop in Rockford Airfest attendance - Rockford Register Star | Spectators watch the US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team during Rockford AirFest on Sunday, June 5, 2011, at the Chicago Rockford International Airport. By Brian Leaf ROCKFORD — Some 60000 people attended Rockford AirFest 2011 at Chicago Rockford ...

Airshow to take flight Saturday - Denton Record Chronicle | The biggest difference at the Denton Airshow this year is the addition of modern military aircraft demonstrations, made possible by a 1000-foot addition to Denton Airport's runway. “The [military] aircraft are heavy ...

Everything in order for Purdue pair in Air Race Classic - Journal and Courier | She and pilot Allison Springer leave today for Iowa to prepare for the Air Race Classic. / (By Jordan Kartholl/ Journal & Courier) After attaching decals to the right side of the airplane on Wednesday, Purdue University's air race duo opened the door ...

Purdue women air racers ready for Classic event - Media Newswire | WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University students Allison Springer and Chantel Steele will participate in the 34th annual Air Race Classic all women's transcontinental air race from June 21-24. (Media-Newswire.com) - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue ...

RV's and Rockets at 2011 Reno Pylon Racing Seminar!  from VAF Forums by rvmills | This week is the 2011 Reno Air Racing Association Pylon Racing Seminar (PRS), and there are 4 RVs and 2 Rockets participating! I thought I'd blog a little here this week, to try and give our VAF family a taste of what its like to turn props on the biggest Air Racing Stage in the World!  PRS is where pilots earn the qualification to run in the big show in September. Pilots that have raced in the last 3 years or have completed PRS in the past 2 years do not need to complete PRS to compete in September. However, if you do not meet those criterion, you must complete PRS to race in the show…

UARC Air Racing Program Shuffles Team Roster, Dumps Controversial Pilot  from Aero-News Network | Event Spokesman Confirms FAA Race Approvals Still Under Way... BUT NOT YET GRANTED In a story broken last week by ANN and earning extensive concern and attention from the airshow and air racing community, we have confirmed that UARC (Ultimate Air Race Challenge) has eliminated controversial Pilot David Riggs from its program. First described as "Mixed Martial Arts with Airplanes," it appears that the fledgling race program is reshuffling its pilot roster in order to present a more conservative profile to an industry wary of controversy and the potential of bad press…

KPAE Paine Field: FHC's Fw 190 Debut Saturday, June 18 from kpae.blogspot.com | Earlier this spring the Flying Heritage Collection finished restoration of the world’s only original flying condition German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5, now on display inside the collection’s hangar facility located at Paine Field in Everett, Wash.  After carefully rebuilding the aircraft, the Flying Heritage Collection will debut the workhorse German fighter plane this Saturday in a free-to-the-public Fly Day event…

Veteran lamented role in WWII's end - Tulsa World | aviator Ben West: The Sapulpa native flew 35 combat missions as a B-29 navigator-bombardier during World War II. He delivered warnings of an atomic bomb attack and regretted the loss of civilian life but was glad to help end the fighting. ...

Cheraw Airport hosts breakfast fly-in - Cheraw Chronicle | The rest of the Fly-In participants flew mostly Mooneys, Cessnas and Pipers of various models and years. The South Carolina Breakfast Club was founded in 1938 and has continued every two weeks since then. Sometimes the turn-out is dismal if the weather ...

The 6th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships has started !  from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - FAI - by fca | The 6th FAI Women’s World Gliding Championships started yesterday in Sweden. 47 pilots from 12 Countries are at the airfield of Arboga, enjoying warm hospitality and beautiful landscapes, to select the best gliding lady in three classes, Club, Standard and 15m...

Booklist: Callsign Revlon  from You Fly, Girl by Cathy Gale | Call Sign Revlon: The Life and Death of Navy Fighter Pilot Kara Hultgreen, by Sally Spears - In October 1994 Navy Lt. Kara Hultgreen died when her F-14 fighter jet crashed into the ocean during an attempt to land aboard an aircraft carrier. As the first woman to fly the high-powered Tomcat in a fighter squadron, Hultgreen was already a visible figure in the debate over whether women should serve in combat, and her death only intensified that debate. After her crash, sources within the Navy released documents to show that Hultgreen was an unqualified pilot who got through training because she was a woman…

Winged acquisitions:Chico Air Museum to attempt cross country transport of F-15 - Enterprise-Record | CHICO — The rich aviation history of Chico began in 1913 when 16-year-old Thaddeus Kerns built and flew a small plane in south Chico. It continued through the 1940s and 1950s when Chico Army Airfield was the training ground for thousands of military ...

ATP ATMONAUTI AIRSHOW (thank you Marco Tiezzi!)  from Bonjour BlueSky :

Solar flight hopes to pave way - Sky News Australia | So of course, the aeroplanes will make some evolution, it will not always stay so big, so light, so sensitive to the weather, but this is a first step, now we are showing that an aeroplane with zero fuel, just on solar power, can fly day and night with ...

Balloon fest is next week - Tualatin Times | As always, the sky will be dotted with brightly colored hot air balloons in the early morning hours, but Saturday evening the 2011 Twilight 5k race will bring a new time (and a new name) to the Bridging the Gap 5k/10k run. The race has been renamed and ...

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The Rockford Airfest Wraps it's 2011 Show - MyStateline.com | All kinds of aircraft have been impressing spectators all weekend at the 2011 Rockford Airfest, bringing out tens of thousands of people to check out the show. Aircraft dotted the sky all weekend at the Rockford Airfest. "Love it, it's amazing! ...

Air Show returns to Rifle - Glenwood Springs Post Independent | Stunt pilot Gary Ward of Denver puts his airplane through its paces while practicing for the Garfield County Airshow in 2008. The airshow will return this year after taking last year off. RIFLE, Colorado — Mark your summer calendars this year for the ...

Weather helps future of Manty air show - Fox11online.com | MANITOWOC - One thing can often make or break an outdoor Wisconsin event and it is no different for the Thunder on the Lakeshore air show. “We try to make it when the weather is nice,” said Roger Rothmund of Manitowoc. ...

Fighter, test pilot to give free lecture in Hampton - The Virginian-Pilot | A free talk titled "Tigers, Spiders and Raptors: One Test Pilot's Story" will be presented at 7:30 pm Tuesday at the Virginia Air & Space Center. The speaker will be Alfred "Paul" Metz, vice president and chief test pilot for ...

Air show raises money for Kosair Children's Hospital - Louisville Courier-Journal |  Mike Barbee, left, held the remote as Scot Heller worked on a radio-controlled airplane at the 13th annual Wings for Kids Charity Airshow to benefit the Kosair Children's Hospital Foundation. (Kylene Lloyd, The Courier-Journal) June 5, ...

Fun in the air, on the ground - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader | TUNKHANNOCK -- The Skyhaven Airport's bi-annual Fly-In Breakfast and Craft Show on Sunday offered visitors entertainment in the air and on the ground in an event that raises funds for the local facility. ...

Ballooning Connecticut - Patch.com | In June, Goshen hosts a hot air festival in and in August Bristol holds its own balloon festival. In Fairfield, A Yankee Balloon's owner and operator Bill Colyer takes people high over Litchfield Hills, Central Connecticut, and the Housatonic and ...

Fearless airman braved the Himalayas to support troops fighting Japan - Globe and Mail | Because of his service, the Flying Tigers named him an honorary member, according to Hinderks. In 1997, Mah was finally officially honoured for his service by the US government, receiving the US Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. ...

WWII veteran talks about being a B-24 nose gunner - Dodge City Daily Globe | In a World War II photo provided by Charles Ware, Ware, front, third from the left, is pictured with his B-24 bomber crew during World War II. Ware served as a nose gunner on B-24 Liberator airplanes during the latter part of World War II. ...

Spitfire flypast coming to RAF High Wycombe - Bucks Free Press | RAF HIGH Wycombe will host a low-level flypast and short display from a Supermarine Spitfire on the evening on Thursday. The flypast will be the climax of a reception hosted by the Station Commander, Group Captain Mark Heffron, ...

B-17 set to fly over Longmont on Monday - Longmont Daily Times-Call | The Liberty Belle, a World War II era B-17 bomber, makes a pass over Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield in April 2007. A B-17 will be making a flyover at Vance Brand Airport on Monday, June 6, 2011. LONGMONT -- A B-17 "Flying Fortress" ...

Formation flight Sunday. Hunters  from Planeshots: 

A Cessna lady of the night — an O-2 Skymaster walkaround  from Travel for Aircraft | During the Vietnam War the U.S. Air Force quickly realized a need to upgrade from the O-1 Bird Dog for Forward Air Control (FAC) missions, especially the need for twin engines since much of the mission time would be within range of small arms fire as well as anti-aircraft artillery (AAA)…

Kentucky Aerospace Organizations Sponsor Wing Design Competition  from Aero-News Network | Student Teams Challenged To Design Most Efficient Wing Possible More than 125 students, faculty and volunteers from across Kentucky participated in the 2011 Wing Design Competition sponsored by the Kentucky Institute for Aerospace Education, NASA Kentucky, and the University of Kentucky College of Engineering in Nicholasville, KY on May 24…

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B-2 Stealth Bomber flies over Thunder on the Lakeshore air show - Herald Times Reporter | The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri flew over the site of Thunder on the Lakeshore twice at about noon on the first day of the 19th annual air show. It was the first time a stealth bomber has been ...

US Army Golden Knights perform at Airfest - WREX-TV | The US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team hits the skies at Airfest 2011. 13 News Morning Anchor Alex Wehrley went with them. The Golden Knights are one of five military performers at event. They'll be performing Sunday ...

AirFest Takes Off Strong – WIFR | ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Hundreds of people are spending this weekend at the Rockford Airport for AirFest 2011. There was a pretty strong crowd today and despite the Blue Angels canceling last minute a pretty strong line-up as well. ...

Rockford Airfest wows crowds - Rockford Register Star | Tony Kazian holds himself upside down as Dave Dacy flies during the first day of the Rockford AirFest at the Chicago Rockford International Airport on Saturday, June 4, 2011. By Matt Williams Jennifer Sanchez never envisioned herself spending a day at ...

Freeport pilot gets warm welcome home at Rockford Airfest - WREX-TV | FREEPORT (WREX) - A Freeport native and pilot gets a very special homecoming at Rockford Airfest. "Hi everybody!" Lieutenant Commander Eric Buus flew in an F-18 that's going to be on static display at Airfest. ...

Airport hosts benefit for Franklins – Monitor | People attending a fundraiser at the airport Saturday were thinking of the brave aerobatic performer, who died May 27 in a San Antonio hospital from burns and other injuries sustained in a crash at Air Fiesta in Brownsville more than two months earlier ...

B.C. air show plane crash - Castanet.net | by Contributed - Story: 62430 RCMP report a single plane crash during an air show at the Nanaimo airport has left a male with life threatening injuries and forced the cancelation of the show. Hundreds of people had gathered for the first air show ...

Pilot critical 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. ...

Plane crashes at Junction City air show - KSN-TV | JUNCTION CITY , Kansas – A pilot and passenger escaped injury when their plane crashed during a Kansas air show Saturday afternoon. The crash happened just after 2:00 pm at the National Biplane Fly-in at Freeman Field in Junction City . ...

Naval Air Station Wildwood celebrate 100 years of naval aviation - Press of Atlantic City | NASA astronaut Terry Hart was a late scratch due to a death in his family, but decorated naval aviator Capt. Samuel J. Paparo didn't disappoint when he showed up in an F-18 Hornet for an event billed as “American Pride Day.” The first naval aviation ...

Aviation fans get closer look - BlueRidgeNow.com | Richard King looks over the cockpit of a Just Aircraft Highlander kit built plane during the Western North Carolina Air Museum annual Air Fair on Saturday. The Air Fair continues on Sunday. By Jessica Goodman The engines of the 1941 Stearman open ...

Concord  from The Unwanted Blog | Not one of my better photo-stitching jobs, but here’s the Concord on display at the NASM/Udvar-Hazy facility:

Castle Air Museum: A day of openness - Merced Sun-Star | On Sunday, the Castle Air Museum held Open Cockpit Day, allowing visitors to get inside and inspect the military airplanes. Merced Sun-Star - The Castle Air Museum hosted an Open Cockpit Day last weekend, giving attendees a peek inside warplanes. ...

30th Gathering of Eagles Honoring Freedoms Heroes Artwork at Maxwell AFB Video  from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Maxwell AFB ALABAMA- Fourteen Eagles gathered on Thursday to sign their original portraits during the six-day capstone event for graduates of the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB. Accompanying them was their fourteen assigned host who assist and guide the Eagles through scheduled events. These hosts have also worked with the Eagles during the year to develop the Eagles' biographies that are compiled in a commemorative book...

Air Show Aug. 13-14 will feature Thunderbirds, Golden Knights - Foster's Daily Democrat | Headlining the show will be the United States Air Force Thunderbirds with their breathtaking display of speed, skill, power and precision. The Thunderbirds are the air demonstration squadron of the US Air Force, based at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas. ...

17 year old flying an RV4 around the country solo  from VAF Forums by JakeLewis22 | I'd like to introduce you to Taylor De Ley. He is a 17 year old high school student that is about to fly solo around the country in his father's RV4. Click on the link below to see Taylor's Facebook page that he set up to tell his story and also allow people to track his progress. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tr...19870?sk=notes

Nine-year-old New Mexico boy is youngest to solo in hot air balloon  from PhotoBlog | With a crowd of family and friends cheering him on, Bobby Bradley, 9, of Albuquerque launches his ultralight hot air balloon, Heavenly Dream, for his first solo flight near Tome on Saturday, June 4…

Young Eagles Flight Rally 6/11 - Tampabay.com | Kids ages 8-17 can actually take the stick in flight and explore the world of aviation for free. Volunteer pilots will take children on a 15-minute flight from the Clearwater Airpark, heading north over Countryside and to the Gulf Beaches area. ...

Young Eagles rally Saturday to offer free flights to children - Enterprise-Record | CHICO — Youth ages 8 to 17 will have an opportunity to take to the skies Saturday when the North Valley Aviation Association and Chapter 427 of the Experimental Aircraft Association join forces to host a Young Eagles Rally at the Chico Airport. ...

747 Fun Facts  from Wright Squawks by Roger Chua | A 747-400 has six million parts, half of which are fasteners…

Wide load: Jet that splash-landed in Hudson River makes its way to North Carolina museum  from PhotoBlog:

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Thunderbirds set to kick off 2011 European tour in Turkey  from Air Combat Command - ACC Headlines by acc.pai@langley.af.mil (Staff Sgt. Jake Richmond )  The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are practiced and ready to perform the first official demonstration of their 2011 European Tour. The team brought 78 of its nearly 120 Airmen on the six-week, transcontinental trip, arriving earlier this week at Cigli Air Base -- just outside of the western coastal city of Izmir.  "We are absolutely excited to be in Turkey," said Lt. Col. Case Cunningham, Thunderbirds commander and leader. "It's not often we get the opportunity to perform in a country that's both so rich in history and such an important U.S. ally. It's the perfect way to start this overseas tour."  more...

Safety is a Number One Priority For Airfest Pilots - MyStateline.com | After the Blue Angels pulled out of Rockford Airfest for a safety review those concerns came to the forefront. The pilots are here, the planes are here, and the Rockford Airfest is hours just away from kicking off. But before the planes take to the sky ...

23 News Chats with a Wing Walker – WIFR | ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Talk about living life on the edge, a Harvard man flying during this year's air-fest is expected to wing his performance this weekend. Wing Walker Tony Kazian literally does just that he climbs on top of planes while in flight and ...

Catch the 'arrows' at the airport - isleofman.com | There will be a chance to see the RAF's Red Arrows on the ground at TT 2011. The world famous aeronautical display team will be based at Ronaldsway Airport, for next Tuesday's performances at the Ramsey Sprint and over Douglas Bay. ...

Red Arrows at Eastbourne International Airshow - The Argus | The weekend after the Eastbourne Airbourne there will be another huge airshow in Shoreham on the weekend of the August 20 and 21. For more information on the flying displays, or to find out about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, ...

SkyHawks team gives air show preview - Cape Breton Post | The expectation is that the SkyHawks will offer their full show from 6000 feet today and Sunday during the Show of Force air show over the JA Douglas McCurdy Airport. “The lowest we can jump is 2500 feet for our type of parachutes, so basically what ...

Castle Air Museum: A day of openness - Sacramento Bee | On Sunday, the Castle Air Museum held Open Cockpit Day, allowing visitors to get inside and inspect the military airplanes. Visitors lined up at the big bombers with kids of all ages wanting to go through them. Bounce houses and food vendors were on ...

With Airplane: Entered Air Race Classic  by Traveler Literary Gnome | My friend Mary and I entered the Air Race Classic 2011. Our mission: To bring awareness to women and to women in aviation. With this blog I hope to record the wondrous experience of racing in the ARC. ...

Lee Bottom Flying Field Brings Back 'Sinful Sundays'  from Aero-News Network | First Of The Summer's Monthly Events To Be Held June 12 There are a lot of business aspects to flying, but let's be honest: most of us started flying because it's just a whole heck of a lot of fun. With that in mind, Lee Bottom Flying Field (64I) in southern Indiana is bringing back its popular "Sinful Sundays" beginning in the middle of June…

Robins AFB SR-71  from The Unwanted Blog | A couple of photos of the SR-71 at the Museum of Aviation. I’d intended to get enough of ‘em to stitch ‘em together into a panorama… but several came out blurry (tripod motion). Bleah. So… there’s this…

Nutmegger Balloonists Above All Since 1878 - Patch.com | In June, Goshen hosts a hot air festival in and in August Bristol holds its own balloon festival. In Fairfield, A Yankee Balloon's owner and operator Bill Colyer takes people high over Litchfield Hills, Central Connecticut, and the Housatonic and ...

North American P-51 Mustang  from I n f o r m a t i o n 2 S h a r e by pawangkul: 

'One Foot on the Ground' author lands in Geneseo for signing - The Daily News Online | GENESEO -- Rochester aviator Paul Roxin will sign copies of his book "One Foot on the Ground" during the fly-in breakfast Sunday at Geneseo Airport. The book recalls what early aviation was like in this country, from its rudimentary beginnings through ...

Eddie Stinson: a True Pioneer in the Early Years of Aviation  from Featured by Alan Smith | Stinson 108-3, the last Stinson design. (Larry Westin)Edward (Eddie) Stinson was born in 1894 in Ft. Payne Alabama. Nine years later, he learned of the success of the Wright brothers in their mission to build and fly a powered airplane at Kitty Hawk North Carolina and his fascination with aviation was born…

Ames aviatrix inducted into transportation Heroes Center - Ames Tribune | Neta Snook, a pioneering woman aviator and resident of Ames, was inducted into the Iowa Transportation Museum's Heroes Center on May 20. Chuck Brooke, executive director of the museum, said Snook was nominated by his own daughter, ...

Video: Wow - An XB-70 Valkyrie Flying - In April 2011!  by Martt | Ok fine, it's not a real XB-70, but man this 1/62 scale, electric powered, and very lightweight Valkyrie is an awesome sight in the air.  There's a bunch of cool people in Texas flying all kinds of really lightweight RC models indoors. It's some of the neatest RC flying I've ever seen. This video is from the 2011 SPEF indoor RC event…

Aeronaut: 1910  from Shorpy Historic Photo Archive - Vintage Fine Art Prints by Dave | New York or vicinity circa 1910. "J.M. Johnson in Bleriotype." The aviator: dashing. His attire: natty. Bain News Service glass negative. View full size.

Missing Helicopter Located At A Dallas Motel  from Aero-News Network  | Reported Missing When The Driver Transporting The Aircraft On A Flatbed Truck Stopped Answering His Phone It's not where you'd expect to find a helicopter, but Dallas police say that a 2002 Bell 430 was located on a trailer in the parking lot of a Dallas motel. The aircraft, worth a reported $2.5 million, was being transported to its new owner in Pennsylvania when it went missing…

Recovering a fighter jet . . . the Marine way!  from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | I had to smile at the US Marine effort to recover a French Mirage 2000 fighter (the two-seat 'D' variant) that crashed in Afghanistan last week. It seemed to have landed in a relatively intact condition after its two-man crew ejected safely . . . but by the time the Marines finished with it, it wasn't any longer! DVIDS reports:

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Area pilot will fly Warthog at air show - HTR News | MANITOWOC — Maj. Matt Clausen, who grew up in Green Bay and graduated from Fox Valley Lutheran High School in Appleton, will be at the Thunder on the Lakeshore air show Saturday and Sunday at the Manitowoc County Airport...

Rockford AirFest Big Boost for Local Economy - My State Line | The sky will soon buzz with sounds of jets and acrobatic planes drawing tens of thousands to the Rockford airport, all of whom will be spending money in the Stateline...

Aviation whiz pilots Gillespie air show - Sign On San Diego | This time each year at the El Cajon airfield, Merritt is the lead maintenance officer and all-around hanger jockey for Wings Over Gillespie, the air show that takes off at 9 a.m. Saturday and runs through Sunday...

Ellsworth hosting Dakota Thunder - Rapid City Journal | The Ellsworth Air Force Base flightline will be buzzing with a variety of military and civilian aerobatic teams in the skies over the base, as well as numerous ground acts and static displays on Saturday, June 4, during Dakota Thunder 2011...

Choppers, planes to fill weekend sky - Blue Ridge Now | The sky over Hendersonville will buzz with planes and helicopters as pilots take off at the 2011 Western North Carolina Air Fair on Saturday and Sunday...

Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow line-up - BBC | The Red Arrows and the Breitling Wingwalkers are two of the attractions set to appear at this year's Eastbourne International Airshow. At the launch event, the line-up of displays for the show which runs between 11 and 14 August was announced...

Leuchars Air Show now 'more crucial than ever' - The Courier UK | No matter the outcome, the base is preparing to welcome over 40,000 visitors on September 10 for Scotland's second largest non-sporting event and the only remaining Battle of Britain air show...

What's happening today: First Friday concert, auto deals and aerobatics - RN-T | Rome, GA. The Southeast Aerobatic Open continues today. The event is slated to take place through Saturday at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. The event is free. No coolers or pets will be allowed. Viewers are urged to bring a chair and sunscreen...

Classical music meets aerobatics - Grantham Journal UK | AN event which mixes classical music with historical airplanes is coming to Belton House tomorrow (Saturday). Always popular, the Spitfire Prom is truly breathtaking, combining world famous musicians with a thrilling aerobatic display...

WWII aircraft to be displayed at Visalia airport - Visalia Times-Delta | Flight enthusiasts can get close to two restored World War II aircraft at the Visalia Municipal Airport next week. A B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-25 Mitchell will be on display at the airport from noon to 6 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday...

B-17 'Aluminum Overcast' headed to Davenport - QC Online | B-17 'Aluminum Overcast' headed to Davenport during EAA'S 2011 National 'Salute to Veterans' tour. 'Mission' flights, ground tours in historic WWII bomber available July 8-10...

VIDEO: Pilot lands plane on moving trailer at Cotswold Airshow - BBC | Pilot Brendan O'Brien successfully managed to land his aircraft on a moving trailer in a stunt which helped launch the 2011 Cotswold Airshow...

Father, son die in plane crash - Kormorant | South Africa -- The community of The Coves and Hartbeespoort was shocked by the tragic death of well known pilot and dearly loved resident George Brink (41) and his father Wally (68) who both died when their plane flew into a power line near Koster on Saturday morning...

Woman to return Vietnam POW bracelet to family of soldier - The Republic | MATTOON, Ill. — Lisa Hamblen was only 11 years old when she promised to honor an American aviator imprisoned in North Vietnam. Metal prisoner of war bracelets were a personal way of honoring American military personnel held captive or unaccounted for during the Vietnam War...

Historian pens book about Iola World War II veteran - Wausau Daily Herald | Lee Nelson, 89, has lived in the same house on State Street in Iola since his birth in 1921, and he said everyone seems to know him. He was the face of the Scandinavia Telephone Co. for more than 35 years, from the late 1940s through the mid-1980s...

Exclusive Area 51 Pictures: Secret Plane Crash Revealed - National Geographic | Suspended upside down, a titanium A-12 spy-plane prototype is prepped for radar testing at Area 51 in the late 1950s. After a rash of declassifications, details of Cold War workings at the Nevada base, which to this day does not officially exist, are coming to light—including never before released images of an A-12 crash and its cover-up...

Daniel Schumann - Flight To Success | Daniel is just 19 years old, but you would never guess it. His life is on the fast track to make his commercial aviation dreams come true.  He currently attends University Of North Dakota, UND, has his Commercial SEL/MEL Instrument, and will be graduating next year with his CFI/CFII and a four year degree...

From F-86 to F-22, NASA Presents 1 Test Pilot's Story - NASA | On Tuesday, June 7, at NASA's Langley Research Center here, Alfred "Paul" Metz will present "Tigers, Spiders and Raptors: One Test Pilot's Story," at 2 p.m. in the Reid Conference Center. Metz will discuss how three fighter jet aircraft revolutionized aviation in the last two decades of the Twentieth Century...

It's Time to Revisit the Open Letter Written by Armstrong, Lovell and Cernan Regarding the End of the Space Shuttle Program - The Aero Experience | Below is the open letter to NASA written by Neil Armstrong and also endorsed by James Lovell and Gene Cernan: The United States entered into the challenge of space exploration under President Eisenhower’s first term, however, it was the Soviet Union who excelled in those early years...

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Rockford AirFest: Before the big day - Rockford Register Star | Rockford-area veterans were treated to flights Thursday, June 2, 2011, in an MX2 aerobatic airplane in association with the nonprofit Veterans Airlift Command. The group uses a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots to provide free ...

View from above, riding along in an L-39 Jet - WREX-TV | Airfest is almost here, so the rush is on to get everything in place and ready to go. 13 News sent me up in a jet to see what goes on up in the sky while you're watching below. I had prepared for a flight today, ...

Air Force Thunderbirds to fly Local Hero - Aerospace Manufacturing and Design | For the first time in Cleveland National Air Show history, a local citizen may climb into a US Air Force Thunderbird jet for the ride-of-a-lifetime through the US Air Force Thunderbird Hometown Hero program. For the first time in Cleveland National Air ...

Snowbirds ready for all-weather stunts - Cape Breton Post | SYDNEY — The first of 11 red-and-white CT-114 Tutor jets known as the Snowbirds appeared out of misty skies over Sydney early Thursday afternoon. Its arrival in adverse weather conditions shouldn't be seen as a bad sign for the featured performers of ...

Flying high on Good Day Wisconsin - Fox11online.com | MANITOWOC - It will be a high flying weekend in Manitowoc as the annual Thunder on the Lakeshore Airshow kicks off this weekend! The airshow is also our second stop for Fox Fun in the Cities . The event features music, food, hot air balloons, and more. ...

Old Buckenham Air Show cancelled - Norwich Evening News | A popular Norfolk air show that raises thousands of pounds for a children's charity will not take place this year, organisers confirmed yesterday. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email ...

Area 51 Photos of Never Seen Before Plane Crash Surface - The Inquisitr | The recently declassified photos consisted of shots from a 1963 military plane crash and its coverup by the government, according to the website. “Area 51 was created so that US Cold Warriors with the highest security clearances could pursue ...

Korean War vet at home in B-29 Superfortress - Reading Eagle | On the tarmac near the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Grenz slipped behind the B-29's Norden bombsight as if his last mission had been only yesterday. Overcome with a sense of deja vu, he calibrated the instrument's lens and relived a painful, ...

Poplar Grove man big part of Centennial of Naval Aviation - WREX-TV | POPLAR GROVE (WREX) - You may have heard us mention when we talk about Rockford AirFest, that the US Navy is celebrating its Centennial of Naval Aviation, also called the "CoNA". A lot's changed in those 100 years. But not many people can say they were ...

U.S. Army Aviation Museum  from Travel for Aircraft | This museum is wonderfully done and a joy to visit. Although not remotely sited, it is also not within or near a major city, this makes a special opportunity since it is not expected to be filled with visitors. So, why is it located at one end of Daleville AL in Fort Rucker? Simply put, because this is where the U. S Army first trains its aviators and then sends them to Fort Stuart for advanced helicopter training or to stay for fixed wing or heavy lift helicopter training…

His P-51 was shot down over Germany – Jack Miller spent 9 months in a German POW camp  from War Tales by Don Moore | Jack Miller loved his P-51D Mustang fighter. Twice he was shot down when he was a 20-year-old 2nd Lieutenant serving as a member of the 354th Pioneer Mustang Group, 9th Air Force stationed in France during World War II. The 80-year-old former Englewood fighter pilot said recently, “The P-51 had more of an effect on [...]

Flying Fortress Touches Down At Felts Field - KXLY Spokane | A big piece of American history is at Felts Field this week as the "Aluminum Overcast," a WWII-era B-17 Flying Fortress, is taking the public on flights through Sunday. "Aluminum Overcast" is operated by the Experimental Aircraft Association, ...

World War II dreams soar - Stockton Record | A three-day tour open to the public concludes at noon today at Top Gun Aviation, 6100 S. Lindbergh St. The B-24 Liberator will be joined by a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a North American B-25 Mitchell. Contact reporter Joe Goldeen at (209) 546-8278 ...

New Flying Battleship  from I n f o r m a t i o n 2 S h a r e by pawangkul:

These kids have their heads in the clouds - Suburban Life Publications | Sacks was one of about a dozen children who were given free airplane rides with licensed pilots as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Young Eagles program at the airport. “It was good. I like being up in the air (in an airplane). ...

Young Eagles to teach kids to soar - FireEngineering.com | The Young Eagles, an Experimental Aircraft Association program designed to introduce youths to aviation,isofferingfreeairplane rides for youths ages 8 to 18. Rides will be given from 1 to 4 pm June 4 at Camarillo Airport, 501 Airport Drive, ...

Young eagles fly the Big Bear skies - Big Bear Grizzly | The Young Eagles season has begun. On the second Saturday of each month, kids between 8 and 17 can strap themselves into the cockpit for a view of the Valley like no other. The next event is June 11. The Young Eagles program offers children free ...

Extreme competition takes off at Academy of Model Aeronautics today - Muncie Star Press | Flying radio-controlled models of full-size Extra 300 aerobatic planes, their pilots stood in the sun Wednesday and made them dance in the sky, spinning and twisting from ground level to several hundred feet up, sometimes practically hovering inverted ...

Sinful Sunday is Almost Here  from Nordo News by Rich Davidson | The first Sinful Sunday of the year is Sunday June 12th.  On that day, weather permitting, food will be available from 12-2 with the ice creams treats running from 12-3 or until we run out.  The feature shakes and sundaes will be strawberry but other flavors will be available… 

Going Faster than Fast  from Flight Monkeys by Chief Monkey | One of the most common questions we hear from people who are interested in flying is, “How fast can you go?”  It’s a reasonable question. After all, airplanes were invented specifically to go fast. But fast is relative. A Cessna 152 is slow as airplanes go, with a cruise speed hovering just below the 100 mph mark. That’s pretty quick for a ground based vehicle, though…

Your best or most awesome pic of your RV in the air  from VAF Forums by ao.frog | I just got inspired by the tread which is about showing us the best pics of RV's sitting on the ground, so I'm starting another tread about showing us airborne pics of RV's…

EAA 21 Club Fly-In Lunch  from VAF Forums by newtech | EAA Chapter 21 is pleased to announce EAA 21 Club is back again this year. We will be preparing Hamburgers, hot dogs and Brats for all that fly-in or drive in. Just as New York's 21 Club has become known as the HAPPENING PLACE to be and be seen, EAA 21 Club is the place to be on the first Saturday of each month…

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Thunderbirds announce 2012 officer selections - ACC.AF.mil |  NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. William M. Fraser III, has officially selected the officers who will be joining the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds" for the 2012 demonstration season...

Preparations are Underway for the 2011 Rockford Airfest (with Video) - My State Line | Workers have just hours to get the stage set for the 2011 Rockford Airfest. That means coordinating parking, assembling tents, and drawing lines for the weekend show. The Airfest boasts 15 performances of both military and civilian aircraft performing high flying...

Editorial: We're ready for the 'Thunder' - HTR News | Let's get ready to rumble! The skies over Manitowoc and the surrounding area are about to get loud. Military warplanes and other, smaller aircraft will be the highlight of the 19th annual air show at the Manitowoc County Airport, called Thunder on the Lakeshore. The actual shows will be held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons...

Tornados to make first ever appearance at Bournemouth Air Festival - BH Beat | Bournemouth Air Festival organisers say they are thrilled to unveil a brand new addition to this year’s flying display line-up. Making its first appearance at the Bournemouth Air Festival is the Tornado GR4 Role Demo, displaying on Saturday 20th August...

When the Airshow Needs Help, Black Team Steps Up - Golden Knights | Millville’s Wheels and Wing’s Airshow had a full line-up for this last weekend! However, Thursday morning brought bad news. Their headlining act cancelled, leaving the entire airshow in a bad position...

B-17E “Desert Rat” - Warbird Rescue | Join us tonight at 8PM EST to listen to the Mike Kellne and Bill Stanczak of the B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration.  This is the story of just a small group of volunteers putting a rare version of the B-17 back into the air.  We can also talk about what else Bill is working on!

Accident involving a B-25 Mitchell in France - CAVOK | A bomber of World War II B-25 Mitchell made a forced landing on May 31, 2011 in France, near Melun-Villaroche, southeast of Paris. The aircraft is the B-25 F-prefix AZZU (s / n 44-58811), known as "Russell's Raiders," and well known events in the air in France...

Future Osprey basing makes Japan nervous - DOD Buzz | The Marine Corps confirmed this week that it plans to replace the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters at its base in Okinawa, Japan with its MV-22 Osprey, reports Stars & Stripes, and Japanese officials are very uneasy about that...

Flypast: Eclipsed by the jetliners - Skyport | A bare-looking Bristol Britannia, devoid of airline livery, at London Airport in the winter of 1956/57. A FRIEND looked at this photograph and said: "Aha, the Bristol Brabazon." At first glance it's an easy mistake, I suppose...

Think Tank Proposes USAF, Navy Tech Roadmap - Defense Tech | DT’s sister site DoDBuzz just reported on a very interesting call by the Heritage Foundation for the Pentagon to develop a technology acquisition road-map aimed at synching big ticket Air Force and Navy weapons buys with long term strategies...

Global Hawk Lands in Grand Forks - Aviation Today | The first RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) arrived at Grand Forks Air Force Base, the second main operating base in the United States for the aircraft. The Global Hawk arrived from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., on May 26, Northrop Grumman said...

Wittman airport officials working with FAA to allow charter flights to return to Oshkosh during AirVenture - The Northwestern | Wittman Regional Airport officials are working with the Federal Aviation Administration to allow charter flights to return to Oshkosh during AirVenture 2011...

Win $3500 and Learn How to FLY! - Flight To Success | “Have you ever dreamed of being a pilot? This year, the Arlington Fly In is awarding a $3,500 scholarship to a teen that would love to learn to fly...

Vintage biplane tours now at GMU - GA News | “Many cities, like Atlanta, are home to companies that offer vintage airplane tours; and the Upstate of South Carolina has some spectacular aerial views,” stated Williams. “A desire to bring this exciting experience to my home town, along with my love of aviation convinced me...

100 years of inspiration: Life’s an adventure for Pelham woman - Niagara This Week | When learning about the life of Pelham’s Dorothy Rungeling one can’t help but be inspired. The accomplished pilot, artist, author and Order of Canada member celebrated her 100th birthday May 12 and on Tuesday friends and the community gathered at the Pelham Public Library to recognize her 100 years of accomplishments...

Nazi Flying Saucer Shock Horror - Aviation Week | The book is “Area 51 – An Uncensored History” by Annie Jacobsen, and it was put together to accompany a National Geographic documentary about the secure flight test facility at Groom Lake in Nevada. Most of the book is based on interviews with long-retired engineers and test pilots...