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Cable Air Show in Upland wraps up as 'Tumbling Bear' approaches retirement - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | He and wife Susan Newman-Harrison said they plan to appear this May at the Planes of Fame Air Show in Chino, but they also said this year's performances at Cable Air Show will be his last. The Tumbling Bear's retirement won't be final until he sells...

Schedule is announced for Sixth annual Al Khor Fly-In - AME Info | Under the patronage of Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA), the Organizing Committee of the Al Khor Fly-In last has announced the schedule for its annual crowd-pulling attraction, which takes place later this month at Al Khor Airport on the Friday...

Ohio Air News 216 - Charles Johnson

Seymour Johnson AFB Air Show Set For 2013 from Aero-News Network | Will Pay Tribute To The 40th Anniversary Of The Return Of POWs From Vietnam, And "Salute" Service Men And Women Around The Globe Colonel Jeannie Leavitt, Base Commander and first female fighter pilot in the U.S., extends a public invitation to attend the Wings Over Wayne Air Show at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, NC, in May 18 and 19. Organizers say the air show will salute service men and women around the globe, past and present.

Atlantic City Airshow brought $42.5 million into area, study says - Press of Atlantic City | Organizers said those numbers are encouraging as the airshow prepares to break from tradition with a 2013 show that will not feature a major jet team and will be held for the first time in June rather than August. Following the 2012 show — the first...

The IASAR Team is truly honored to be a small part of the tribute to Jimmy O'Don... from IASAR - Indiana Air Search and Rescue's Facebook Wall by IASAR | The IASAR Team is truly honored to be a small part of the tribute to Jimmy O'Donnell today.

Port Charlotte, Fla. man began military career as ‘Widowmaker’ pilot in WWII from War Tales by Don Moore | Second Lt. Art Folaros of Port Charlotte, Fla. went to Europe in 1944 and trained to fly a B-26 twin-engine Marauder attack-bomber nicknamed the “Widowmaker” to provide tactical air support for Gen. George Patton’s 3rd Army. Before he learned to fly, shortly after graduating from Officers Candidates School, Folaros attended Logistics School at Fort Meade, Va.[...]

The workhorse aircraft of WWII - Your Houston News | Many say the B-17 Flying Fortress or the B-29 dropping the two atomic bombs on Japan did the trick. If you were connected with the P-51 Mustang or the P-38, you'd most likely say that they were the dominating factors in winning the war. My mother-in...

My First Design For The Precious Metal P-51 Paint Design Competition! from AirPigz by Martt | I love Unlimited Reno air racers and I love awesome and effective graphic images, so having the opportunity to submit some ideas to the Precious Metal 'new paint scheme' design competition is pretty much a piece of aviation nirvana for me. I'm extremely pleased with...

Stealth Planes Suspected To Be Buried At Area 51 from Aero-News Network | Experimental Aircraft Hidden From Public View Under The New Mexico Desert At any given time, there are probably several "black" aircraft programs underway on the part of the U.S. military. Some secret projects, once they are declassified, may wind up in museums. But some are never fully revealed, and the airplanes are said to be buried in the New Mexico desert at the famed Area 51, also known as Groom Lake...

A plea from Area 51 from Black Horizon by Steve Douglass  | A veteran stealth hunter answers a plea from our favorite covert base....

Time warp from General Aviation News by GAN Staff | ...The J-3 then landed and taxied onto the ramp. The pilot got out and went into the office. It was a beautiful J-3 and I wanted to see it closer....

Fly, Baby! Air to Air With a Fly Baby Over the Mississippi River from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A mid-January warm spell brought with it open hangars and another nice morning for flying around the St. Louis area Saturday. The Aero Experience was given an offer we could not refuse, and yes, we went flying along the...

The Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center from Airplanes Channel: Aircraft, Pilots, Heritage, Photos, Video, Events, News by Editor | ...The aircraft collection includes a 1968 Bell 47 (G3B-2) which, with its bulbous cockpit allowing superb visibility, is an excellent search and rescue helicopter. The 1977 Bell IFR212 helicopter in the collection has been used extensively by Dr Bird in his aeromedical research and has been soundproofed to the extent that a stethoscope can be used while in flight. The collection contains...

Flares have never looked so good from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Posted on our AirSpace gallery is this neck-craning image from regular contributor Flyvertosset of a Boeing F-15 upside down above Nellis AFB.

From Flight To Success by Karlene Petitt |  Andy Schwaderer is separating from Active Duty and heading to the Reserves. He recently had his going away party at which time his squadron "embarrassed, humbled and spotlighted him in a wonderful way." He also had a surprise for them....

Abingdon Welch: Pilot, Adventurer, Entrepreneur & Designer: Just Don't Call ... - The NextWomen Business Magazine | The "It's About Time" scholarship program invites young women to learn about aviation, awarding the recipient of the scholarship an invitation to the International Women in Aviation Conference with all expenses covered. The Abingdon Co. is based out of...

16-Year-Old Honolulu Student Wins 'Paint-the-Plane' Contest from Aero-News Network | Prize Is A $5000 Scholarship, A Free Trip, And Seeing His Artwork On The Plane Honolulu high-school student Aaron Nee, 16, is the winner of the Alaska Airlines "Spirit of the Islands" Paint-the-Plane contest. His artwork will adorn a Boeing 737-800 aircraft honoring the unique culture of the Aloha State. As the grand prize winner, Nee will also receive a trip for four to any of the carrier's destinations and a $5,000 scholarship.

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Cable Air Show set for this weekend at Cable Airport - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | UPLAND - Pilots performing at this weekend's Cable Air Show gave a select audience a sneak peek of their routines on Friday. The pilots practiced at Cable Airport in front of fourth graders from Cabrillo Elementary School, Upland senior citizens and...

38th annual Cable Airshow in Upland features Claremont's 'Tumbling Bear' - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | Pilot and Claremont and Lake Arrowhead resident Rob "The Tumbling Bear" Harrison plans to retire in 2013 but not before he performs at this weekend's 38th annual Cable Airshow for one last time. "Well, that's the plan," Harrison said in a recent interview.

Blue Angels visit Point Mugu to plan for air show - Ventura County Star | "Coming in, we flew over Camarillo Airport," Cheng said. "I was being a tour guide for No. 7," pointing out strawberry and vegetable fields on the way, he said. "It's just great to be back," Cheng said. The Blue Angels last appeared at the base's air...

New Zealand International Airshow | Jetman’s gear is packed and ready to leave to New Zealand for the New Zealand International Airshow in Auckland on January 26th-28th!

Restored Mosquito bomber to fly at ‘some’ airshows, but not Oshkosh - AOPA Pilot  | The Fighter Factory in Virginia will soon add a flying restored Mosquito bomber to its collection. It was built with recovered parts and new tooling by Avspecs, Limited, at Ardmore Airfield on the outskirts of Auckland, New Zealand. The company is owned by Warren Denholm and his wife, Shona and was started in 1997. As you’ll see, the company has done a photoshoot in New Zealand and is selling a calendar with photos.

The Patrouille de France in the sky martégal - Maritima.info | The Air Force and the Air Base 701 Salon de Provence are associated with the opening of Marseille-Provence 2013 European Capital of Culture. In this context, the Patrouille de France led by Commander Raphael Nal fly over cities...

Gabriel Villarán got on plane that made ​​Kirby Chambliss display at ... - Libero | For those who were left without seeing the acrobatics of the aircraft of the day Kirby's departure Dakar, the champion of the Red Bull Air Race held two more exhibitions this weekend. On Saturday January 12th at 1:00 p.m. at the spa...

“One of the world’s best Air Shows of 2013″ in North Carolina | Goldsboro, NC (PRWEB) | Colonel Jeannie Leavitt, Base Commander and the first female fighter pilot in the United States extends a public invitation to Wings Over Wayne Air Show, Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro. Air Show will greet service men and women all over the world, past and present. Leavitt will celebrate Operation Homecoming for 40 years, where prisoners of war in North Vietnam released from prison....

Vampire roars in sky - Nelson Mail | The Christchurch-based father and son warbirds duo were off to New Plymouth to prepare the jet to take part in the Wings over Wairarapa airshow in Masterton next weekend. They "buzzed" friends in Kaiteriteri after taking off from Nelson with a roar...

Colonel was 'living example of recovery' - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin | A decorated Air Force colonel who flew 44 missions over France and Germany as a B-17 bomber pilot during World War II, Mel's career almost ended in disgrace when he got drunk and blacked out on a mission to deliver top secret government papers to the ...

Edwin O. Edlund, 91 - Del Norte Prospector | Upon finishing high school and two years of college at, what is now, Bismark State College, Ed worked for Boeing Aircraft Corporation in Seattle, Wash., on both the B-17 and B-29 bombers. He
later served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in a highly...

Miles M.57 Aerovan 4 from Planeshots

Women to fly in Army special operations - Fayetteville Observer (blog) | The Army Time's Joe Gould has a story today about women being recruited to become pilots and crew chiefs for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, based out at Fort Campbell, Ky. The 160th falls under the Fort Bragg-based Army Special...

Man Who Shot At Antique Bipe Gets Probation from Aero-News Network | May Have To Complete Anger Management Training If Probation Officer Deems It Necessary A federal court in Alabama has determined that Jason Allen McCay does not need to spend time in jail for shooting at a restored 1943 Stearman biplane that was flying over his house last June. McCay pleaded guilty to firing at the airplane owned and restored by Fred Campbell, an 81-year-old neighbor who built and operates a private airstrip across the street from McCay's house....

Felix Baumgartner a lock for Nat Geo Adventurer of the Year? from Aerial Sports Feed | Not if David Lama, Ramon Navarro, Steve Fisher and six others have anything to say about it. Click through to vote in the Adventurer of the Year award.

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Air Show Schedule - Washington Post, United States
The public is invited to attend the annual Joint Service Open House Air Show this weekend at Andrews Air Force Base. Admission is free. Because of security concerns and limited parking, guests cannot park at Andrews. Shuttle buses will run from FedEx ...

Blue Angels Amaze Crowds at the Beaufort Air Show - WCIV, SC
Airplanes, fighter jets and the Blue Angels will take off for this weekend's air show. They do tricks and acrobatics high above the earth. The Blue Angels are trying to move on from the tragedy of 2007. Blue Angel Pilot Lieutenant Commander Kevin ...

Only lightning will scuttle the air show - Hilton Head Island Packet, SC
The show is expected to begin at noon today with aerobatic champion Skip Stewart. The Blue Angels are expected to perform at 3 pm Prior to Skip Stewart taking to the skies above the air station, McMeen said pilots from two of MCAS Beaufort's F-18 ...

All eyes on the skies - Havelock News, NC
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are expected to perform at 6:50 pm, but the schedule of performers could change. The weather service calls for a 50 percent chance of showers Saturday with a high of 81 and a 50 percent chance of showers on Sunday with a ...

Air show will help fuel local economy - News14.com, NC
HAVELOCK, NC – The 2009 Marine Corp Air Station Air Show at Cherry Point is expected to bring millions of dollars to the local economy from hotels to restaurants. Stephanie Duncan, of the Havelcok Chamber of Commerce, said the event is expected to ...

Fun in the Sky - WCTV, FL
AirFest 2009 is here and that means hands-on experiences for anyone willing to strap in. One of our reporters went up in a World War Two fighter trainer aircraft and tells us how her world was literally turned upside down. That was all I could say as ...

Air Show Teams to Begin Practice at Republic Airport May 19 - Farmingdale Observer, NY
As part of the Memorial Day weekend air show slated for Jones Beach, Republic Airport, Farmingdale, will be hosting the United States Air Force precision demonstration team, the Thunderbirds and their Canadian counterparts, the Snowbirds. ...

Pilots put a little spin on flying - Courier Connection, ME
“Basically, I got hooked on aerobatics.” His immersion in the sport was still slow, as he began to attend competitions while searching for an affordable plane he could use to compete. Hewett said basic competitive aerobatic models need strengthened ...

4th Annual Wings & Wheels Heritage Festival from Aviation.ca News
The 4th annual Wings & Wheels Heritage Festival at Downsview Park will take place this year May 22-24 (rain or shine). Held in the original de Havilland Aircraft of Canada factory as well as outdoors, this historical backdrop offer visitors a rare...

Tumbling Bear comes to Chino - Contra Costa Times, CA
CHINO - Rob "The Tumbling Bear" Harrison will spin, dive and twist his plane at the at this week's Planes of Fame Airshow after missing last year's show because of an airplane crash at Modesto Airport. Harrison, 67, of Claremont walks with a noticeable ...

WLBT gets a preview of the Trail Of Honor - WLBT-TV, MS
... its really a lot of fun for anyone that's been a veteran or if you are bringing your family out let them experience the wop of a Huey helicopter," said Retired Marine Sergeant Major Shanda Elkins, the Executive Vice President of the Sky Soldiers. ...

RAF Mildenhall celebrates 75 years - Stars and Stripes, DC
Mildenhall actually opened prematurely to host the Royal Aero Club's prestigious England-to-Australia air race on Oct. 20, 1934. It was the longest race ever at the time and attracted more than 70000 spectators to the base, according to the Air Force. ...

El IV Festival Aéreo tendrá lugar el 26 de julio en San Lorenzo - El Comercio Digital (Asturias), Spain
Para poder participar en ambos festivales, el grupo de élite español ha tenido que renunciar a uno de los acontecimientos más importantes en este tipo de actividades, como es el Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), el más antiguo de estos festivales ...

City's big bash - Sand Mountain Reporter, AL
In addition to the action in the air there will also be aircrafts like the B-25 Bomber and various helicopters will be on the ground for spectators to look at. There will also be a kid's area with blow-up activities and a stage with a full lineup of ...

B-17 hits Hillsboro for flights and tours today - Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com, OR
The public is invited to take flights in the Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17 "Flying Fortress" every 45 minutes between 10:15 am and 1:15 pm today through Sunday at the Hillsboro Airport. Flights are $359 for EAA members and $399 (includes a ...

WWII aviator statue honoring Idaho veterans will be dedicated on ... - IdahoStatesman.com, ID
The public is invited to a dedication ceremony for the bronze statue of the World War II aviator, which was made by South Dakota artist Benjamin Victor. His work was chosen last year in a competitive process that included public input. ...

Long-lost World War II flier returns home - Shreveport Times, LA
5, 1942, when the B-25 bomber on which he served as a radio operator crashed deep in a jungle in Papua, New Guinea, in the southwest Pacific. Today, with all appropriate military honors and the prayers and tears of relatives who weren't even born when ...

Wonderful Lives - Flying Magazine
Jack Kuhns wasn't a famous pilot, although he'd given some dual instruction to a young Gene Soucy, owned a pristine Stearman biplane, and had been one of the main organizers of a record-setting EAA Young Eagles event at Bowman, when a group of 40 ...

Delta Stories: Flying Prop Planes from Delta Air Lines Blog by Marie Force
To celebrate 80 years of service on June 17th, we are sharing stories from the people who launched Delta and from their families about those early days. Here are some memories of flying propeller planes from Fritz Schwaemmle, hired as a pilot in 1934…

Coming Soon: Northwest Exhibit at the Delta Museum from Delta Air Lines Blog by Marie Force
Installation is happening now of a new exhibit at the Delta Air Transport Heritage Museum. Red Tail Flying: Voices and Images of Northwest Airlines will feature a 30 ft. model of a Northwest 747 “red tail,” NW commercials and ads, and 4 cases of artifacts, including 1930s-40s pilot flying gear and airplane models to onboard china…

100 Teams of Student 'Rocketeers' Head to Washington, DC Area - Space Ref
Aerospace Industries Association and National Association of Rocketry Spark Students' Interest in Becoming Rocket Scientists With Competition that Attracts 7000 Students Nationally. WHAT: Seventh Annual National Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) ...

Jetpack going on sale for $100k next year – Neoseeker
After almost a lifetime of work, aviator and engineer Glenn Martin is ready to produce and sell an actual, personal jetpack. But actually, it's not a jetpack per se. Actual jets would have the unfortunate side effect of burning you, so the "Martin ...

Wings Over Houston published from FenceCheck Forums

United States - California - Planes of Fame Airshow 2009 - Chino - 05/16/09 from FenceCheck Forums

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Flying over Charlotte with my mouth closed - Creative Loafing, NC
The US Army’s parachute team, Golden Knights, were scheduled to jump at Johnson C. Smith University today, but it didn’t happen. Once the elite team was up ...
Photo via Flickr

Preparations for Sun 'n Fun under way from RSS Feed: News
Sun 'n Fun staff and volunteers are ramping up preparations for the 35th annual fly-in, to be held at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Fla., April 21 through 26, according to John Burton, Sun 'n Fun President and Fly-In Chairman.

That Little Yellow Airplane
Remembering Rob Harrison's Tumbling Bear By Eric Van Gilder
Rob Harrison's "Tumbling Bear" has been an iconic aircraft in the airshow world throughout the west. The aircraft was sadly lost in an accident on May 10, 2008 in a crash at the Modesto Airshow. Fortunately, Rob survived, but with major injuries. This book serves as a memory and tribute to "That Little Yellow Airplane" that we have all come to know and love. 40 pages with over 100 photos of "The Tumbling Bear" in action.

And here's an update on Rob from his website: We are all working real hard getting the planes ready as the Docs gave Rob the thumbs up to go back in the air starting Nov. 1! Once again, longtime sponsors are coming forward and supporting Rob to do all possible for him to achieve this goal.

Aero-TV: AirShow Safety--According To The AirBoss (Part 2)
Aero-News Network, FL
There are few more complex "organisms" than an airshow in full operation. The amount of detail, coordination and expertise needed to pull off the modern ...

AFS Sponsors Winning Reno Race Plane - Helicopter Association International
... Lockheed and US Air Force pilot George Andre. Andre, who lives in the St. Louis area, competed in a field of 24 aircraft to win his class in the race, and credited the work of his volunteer ‘pit crew’ along with the support of AFS for the victory.

Flights on B-17 Bomber Offered - Trading Markets (press release), CA
Advance reservations can be made at www.b17.org or by calling the EAA at (800) 359-6217. Walk-through tours will be given 2-5 pm each day, and pilots will ...

Historic WWII Bomber available for public flight - KXRM, CO
By Matthew Kruger A historic B-17 Bomber will be in Pueblo on November 18 and 19. These are historic WWII bombers that were very active through the 1940s. ...

Take a flight in a B-17 Flying Fortress - KOAA, CO
Members of the EAA Warbirds of America who are experienced in World War II airplane operations will fly the airplane, which is painted in the colors of the ...

Film showing Memorializes War Hero from Lebo - Emporia Gazette, KS
Staff Sgt. Spatz was a ground engineer and gunner in the Air Force, and was aboard “The Bat Out of Hell,” the 16th and last B-25 Mitchell in the mission, ...

Lester Franscioni - The Salinas Californian, CA
He served in the Army Air Corp as a radio operator on a B-25 bomber. His base training took him to Sioux Falls, SD, and Paine Field in Everett, ...

P-51D Mustang "Short-Fuse-Salle" - Video from Military Photos by livingwarbirds
Video of the P-51D Mustang - N286JB - "Short-Fuse-Salle". Shot last summer in Camarillo California.

F-16 retired after logging 7,200 flight hours from Air Force Times - News
The first single-seat F-16 Fighting Falcon to reach 7,000 flying hours is on the ground for good. [photo: wikimedia]

Hornet celebrates 30th anniversary of first flight from Air-Attack.com
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. -- The F/A-18 Hornet community celebrates the 30th anniversary of the legacy aircraft’s first fli...

Air Zoo program gives visitors chance learn about laws of motion from airzoo.org by jmaclean
Bikes roll, boats sail, airplanes fly and rockets blast into space… but do you know how they do it? Sir Isaac Newton did! On Saturday, November 29, visitors to the Air Zoo will see for themselves how things move and how these strange ideas called “Newton’s Laws of Motion” are part of everything we do.
During each 30 minute presentation (at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.), the science behind Newton’s Laws of Motion will be revealed. Though geared for children of all ages (and their parents), Super Science Saturdays are targeted specifically toward upper elementary to middle school students.
Super Science Saturdays are held at the Air Zoo once a month and are included in the price of regular admission. For more information, visit our Super Science Saturday page.

War and remembrance from Stars and Stripes
Peering hard at black-and-white photographs of the base in the 1940s, Les Friend was struck by a childhood memory. "I came here as a boy in 1950 for a Christmas party. It was in a hangar," said the 69-year-old native of nearby Thetford. Friend was one of 350 Britons and Americans who came out to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 48th Fighter Wing on Friday night at the officers club.

Hawera Fly In from AeroHub by admin

November 4th 2008 - 90th Anniversary of the end of WWI from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog
Between Nov. 4 and Nov. 9, the most important Italian towns hosted the celebrations for Armed Forces day and the 90th Anniversary of the end of WWI. In particular, Rome Circus Maximus hosted an interesting static display of aircraft, helicopters and ground equipments of the Italian Armed Forces and Air Corps. Giovanni Maduli went there when the exhibition was being arranged and took the following interesting pictures of some of most important attendees. Among them, noteworthy, the Agusta A.106 of the Italian Navy (a light helicopter used for ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) platform for the Impavido-class destroyers of the Marina Militare; an A.206, an A-129 and an NH-90 of the Italian Army; and an MB339 PAN of the 313° Gruppo.
As part of the celebrations, the brand new Italian aircraft carrier Cavour was in Civitavecchia harbour. We visited it on Sunday Nov. 9th. A report on that visit will be published in the next weeks on this website. [photos]

Flemings ready to spread her wings - The Daily Advance, NC
She encourages women to follow in her footsteps, recognizing the decreasing social restrictions for women in aviation. “I hope more women will get out and ...

'From a Corvette to a Ferrari' / Hill delivers last two souped-up ... - StandardNet
Tentatively the team is scheduled to perform at the air show at Hill either June 6-7 or June 13-14, according to the Web site, hillairshow.

NEWS: New Airport In Indianapolis Opens by Hilary Solan

Guest Blog - AvWeek Reporter Covers New Indy Airport Opening from Towers and Tarmacs by Benet Wilson

Wings, Wheels, Rotors & Expo - 7th Annual from Fence Check

Man killed in glider crash; was carrying 141 pounds of pot - AZ Central.com, AZ
Authorities were investigating a plane crash that killed a man who attempted to cross over the Arizona border from Mexico with 141 pounds ...


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