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Dayton Air Show takes off – WDTN | The US Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the Vectren Dayton Air Show along with first time appearances by the Red Bull Helicopter flown by Chuck Aaron along with an industry first, an all-women wing walking routine called ...

Air Force Thunderbirds, wing walkers, aerobatics highlight Vectren Dayton Air Show - Dayton Daily News | By John Nolan, Staff Writer 3:07 PM Wednesday, July 13, 2011 The Air Force Thunderbirds — always a popular attraction in an Air Force town — return to the Vectren Dayton Air Show this month as the featured performers in a lineup that includes stealth ...

Dayton area sizzles on hottest day in 4 years - Dayton Daily News | Locally a few outdoor events were canceled, but the annual Vectren Dayton Air Show will go on this weekend as planned. “It's an outdoor event, and being an airport, there is very little shade,” said Tony Grevious, executive director. ...

Air show's sky-high thrills to return - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Featured performers this year will include the Heavy Metal Jet Team, the Sky Soldiers Demonstration Team, the Smoke-N-Thunder Jet Show and the Northeast Raiders Demonstration Team. Visitors can explore the numerous vintage and modern military and ...

Range Regional Airshow Preview - WDIO-TV | The airshow will also feature the Golden Eagles parachute group, Major John Klatt from the 148th Fighter Wing, and many others. It's the first airshow on the Range for almost 20 years. There will be a patriotic theme to honor our military. ...

Thunder Over Michigan Air Show Features Blue Angels « CBS Detroit  by sstoddart | Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No... it's the U.S. Navy Blue Angels at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show!...

40 jets to make low altitude visit to WOW – Voxy | An impressive array of up to 40 privately-owned jet aircraft will make a low altitude visit to the Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow next April as part of the Hong Kong to Christchurch Silver Fern Air Race. Following races from London to ...

Snowbirds a one-of-a-kind club for nine Canadians - Rocky View Weekly | The average show is the culmination of one-and-a-half to two years of training and preparation as well as the elite pilots paying their flight dues before even calling themselves Snowbirds. Beginning in 1970, the Snowbirds were born out of the Golden ...

Excitement builds ahead of Windermere Air Festival - Westmorland Gazette The Windermere Air Festival - previously known as the Windermere Air Show - attracts thousands of people to The Glebe to enjoy a visual and audio feast of modern and classic aircraft. Highlights include the world-famous RAF Red Arrows acrobatic display ...

The mighty Vulcan returns to Windermere Air Festival – ITCM | With only moments to spare Windermere Air Festival organisers can confirm that the mighty Avro Vulcan XH558 will be making a welcome return to Windermere this weekend for the 11th Air Festival. The magnificent aircraft last wowed visitors back in 2009 ...

RAF stunt squadron the Red Arrows to conduct birthday fly past of the Silver ... - Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News | THE legendary Red Arrows head to Halton on Saturday for a flying visit to commemorate the golden anniversary of the Silver Jubilee Bridge. The group, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, will conduct a fly-past in their nine ...

This weekend brings Summer Balloon Classic & Airfest - Fort Worth Star Telegram | It's up, up and away at DFW's Summer Balloon Classic & Airfest, which takes place this weekend at MidWay Regional Airport in Midlothian, about 30 minutes southeast of Fort Worth off US 287, between Midlothian and Waxahachie. ...

Vintage day at Big Bear City Airport - Big Bear Grizzly | Vintage planes will dot the tarmac at the Big Bear Airport for the air fair Aug. 6. Vintage airplanes, skydivers and plane rides highlight the 14th Air Fair at Big Bear City Airport Aug. 6. The theme of the Air Fair is “Transportation Then to Now,” ...

Last flying superfortress lands at DuPage Airport Community Days - Chicago Daily Herald | Visitors can ride in the vintage bomber, rescued from a Navy weapons center in the California desert in 1971 by the Commemorative Air Force, a cadre of volunteers dedicated to preserving military aircraft. The plane is now known as FIFI, ...

Warbirds Over the Bay this weekend at Bayview Park - InsideHalton.com | Aircraft from the First World War to the present will be filling the sky at Bayview Park this weekend when the Burlington Radio Control Modellers hosts the second annual Warbirds Over the Bay event. Buoyed by excellent response to last year's show, ...

WWII 'Flying Fortress' making return trip - Brenham Banner Press | A Boeing B-17 bomber — the famous US “Flying Fortress” from World War II — will take flight Saturday over Washington County, offering rides and a glimpse of the past. The non-profit Commemorative Air Force (CAF), based in Midland, Texas, will bring ...

Ride free, but for Wimmer, flight in B-24 was priceless - Kearney Hub | The tour includes a B-17 Flying Fortress and B-25 Mitchell. Foundation officials let Bernie sit directly behind the pilots so he could get a bird's-eye view of the trip. The experience was priceless, Bernie said. “I've got hearing aids, so I took those ...

Air museum bid refused take off - Crawley Observer | A PLANE fanatic has been left disappointed after a planning application to improve his museum was rejected. Peter Vallance, who owns Gatwick Aviation Museum, at Charlwood says he does not know what he will do next but says he will fight to keep his ...

New Amelia Earhart Photo Exhibit To Open | KITV Honolulu | "She had a cloud ceiling that she broke, and she opened the path for all the other famous women in aviation," said museum Associate Curator, Jim Goodall. It's clear Earhart loved Hawaii in black and white photos of her on vacation here, relaxing at the ...

Howick's history full of stories - Auckland stuff.co.nz | Following the successes of local aviatrix Jean Batten and Leo and Vivian Walsh's Flying School, an airport was a hot topic among Aucklanders at the time. It wasn't until 1945 that the government brought in experts from Great Britain to assess the ...

National Aviation Heritage Alliance Partner Activities and Programs 2009

National Aviation Hall of Fame www.nationalaviation.org

--2nd Annual Reel Stuff Film Festival, March 12-15, 2009-Four action-packed days of classics, documentaries and new feature films celebrating the cinematic people, wonder and joy of flight.
--48th Annual Enshrinement Ceremony, July 17-18, 2009-Two days of activities associated with the recognition of the most important individuals in aviation. Includes the WOW Conference (Wings of Women) for high school age girls, the President’s Reception and Dinner and the formal Enshrinement Ceremony.

Vectren Dayton Air Show www.daytonairshow.com

--35th Anniversary of Dayton’s premier summer event, July 18-19, 2009-The USAF Thunderbirds, Tora Tora Tora, and Patty Wagstaff will headline the Dayton Air Show in 2009. The Thunderbird appearance in Dayton will be a “homecoming” as team lead, Lt Col Greg Thomas, is a Wright State graduate.
--SOAR/A2 will move to a new location in 2009 (the NAHA Pavilion) and with additional NAHA partners helping to create a unique educational experience for children at the Vectren Dayton Air Show.

Wright B Flyer, Inc. www.wright-b-flyer.org

--Test flight program for “Silver Bird” will begin in 2009-Wright B Flyer will conduct extensive tests of its newest Wright replica with plans to have the new plane certified for flying by mid-summer 2009. The Silver Bird was designed to be dis-assembled and placed into a standard shipping container to allow for transportation throughout the world.
--Wright Simulators-Three new Wright Simulators are being constructed by Wright B Flyer for use by NAHA partners. The simulators will complement the existing simulator located at Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park’s Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center. The simulators will be owned by the Alliance and made available to community groups when requested. It is anticipated the simulators will be used by NAHA convention and visitor bureaus at various travel and trade shows to attract more visitors to the Dayton Region.
--Wright B Flyer will maintain a busy flying and static display schedule-In 2009 Wright B will be at Dayton Air Show, Air Force Material Command’s Tattoo and the USAF Marathon along with numerous other community events.

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park www.nps.gov/daav

--104th Anniversary of Practical Flight, October 5, 2009-A Wright Flyer replica returns to fly at Huffman Prairie Flying located at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. Piloted by Mark Dusenberry, the public will once again have a chance to see first hand what the Wright brothers experienced when flying in 1905. In addition to the flight, there will be educational activities for school children throughout the day, including edible Wright Flyers, paper helicopters and model hot air balloons.
--Wright Brothers Homecoming in Wright-Dunbar Village, June 20, 2009-Join others for music, ice-cream and a home tour in the neighborhood of the Wrights’ to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers Homecoming in Dayton.
--Aviation Heritage Speaker Series will see a number of noted speakers from the world of aviation make presentations at the Engineers Club of Dayton throughout the year.

Wright Family Foundation

Landmark of the Wright, 100th Anniversary of the Dutch Centennial of Flight, June 18-19, 2009-Wright family members will participate in commemoration of the centennial of the first flight in the Netherlands with the formal dedication of the sculpture of a Wright Flyer. The following day, the Wright family will attend an air show conducted under the auspices of the Dutch Air Force.

United States Air, Trade and Technology Expo www.USATTexpo.org

--A trade show and technical conference (Wright Dialogue with Industry) will take place in the Dayton Region, July 13-18, 2009-The United States Air, Trade and Technology Expo brings together leaders in the military, civilian government, academia, and industry to address challenges and highlight successes across the aerospace industry with a keen focus on second and third tier companies.

Historic WACO Field www.wacoairmuseum.org
--2009 WACO Homecoming Fly-In, September 18-19, 2009-WACOS and other vintage airplanes are expected to return to Historic WACO Field from all parts of the United States.

Ohio Historical Society-Armstrong Air & Space Museum, www.ohiohistory.org

--40th Anniversary of Moon Landing, July 19- 20, 2009-Ohio Historical Society’s Armstrong Air and Space Museum will celebrate the landing of Wapakoneta native, Neil Armstrong on the moon. The Summer Moon Festival on the 19th will take place on the grounds of the museum with a number of activities planned including an evening concert. On July 20th, the 40th anniversary of the landing, the museum will be selling commemorative covers with special cancellation by the Wapakoneta Post Office. Special admission policies will be in effect for the museum that day.

Aviation Trail Inc. www.aviationtrailinc.org

--Trailblazer Awards Banquet and Ceremony, April 2009-Honors the birthday of Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867) and presents the Trailblazer Award to an individual or organization that has furthered aviation in the Dayton Region.
--National Aviation Day, August 19, 2009-commemorates both Orville and Katharine Wright’s birthday with a picnic luncheon.
--First Flight Dinner, December 17, 2009-Annual dinner celebrates the Wright brothers first flight at Kittyhawk NC in 1903.

Greene County Historical Society

--40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, July, 2009-The Greene County Historical Society will commemorate the historic landing on the moon with exhibits at the Society’s headquarters.

Grimes Flying Lab Foundation www.grimesflyinglab.org

--Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In, September 12-13 2009-Grimes Flying Lab Foundation will host the Fly-In at Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio.

Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 284 www.eaa284.0rg

--Red Stewart Field, Waynesville, Ohio Open House and Tail Dragger Fly-In, September 5-6, 2009-Chapter 284 will host the public and present an air show on the evening of the 5th and on September 6, the Tail Dragger Fly-In will commence. A Young Eagles Rally will take place on the 6th.

Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 36

--Wings and Wheels Fly-In, June 6-7, 2009 at WACO Field, Troy, Ohio
--National WACO Club 50th Anniversary Fly-In, June 24-28, 2009 at Wynkoop Airport at Mt. Vernon, Ohio