Ambassadors From the North: Canadian Forces Snowbirds Perform at Memphis Airshow - The Aero Experience | The Memphis Airshow, held last weekend at Millington Regional Jetport, featured 
top-tier performers from all over the country, or rather, the continent. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team continued their U.S. tour with a stop in Shelby County, Tennessee, and The Aero Experience contributors Fred Harl and Leo Cachat were there to bring the action to you. It is encouraging to see airshow organizers weathering the absence of U.S. military demonstration teams and...
Doolittle Raider showcased in free annual Wings and Wheels Festival - Sussex Countian | The 6th Annual Wings and Wheels Georgetown Fall Festival returns to Sussex County this weekend with one of the four surviving Doolittle Raiders as its special guest...
Shutdown won't ground Air Show - U-T San Diego | There are families in San Diego who start counting down to the MCAS Miramar Air Show before the current one is even over. “By the end of the day on Sunday, my kids are already asking me if we can come back next year,” said Escondido’s Brooke Osborne, whose family considers the air show an annual tradition. “They’ve got a list of friends they want to invite, and it’s all gets planned out as we walk that long walk back to our car.”...
Squadron Sponsors Commemorative Air Force “AirPower History Tour” in McKinney, TX - PRWeb | Squadron Shop, the leading online retailer of detailed model aircraft and military models, has partnered with Commemorative Air Force to sponsor their upcoming airshow in McKinney, TX. | McKinney, Texas - Squadron is proud to announce its sponsorship and partnership with the Commemorative Air Force, bringing the AirPower History Tour to McKinney, Texas on Thursday, October 3rd to Sunday, October 6th. The Commemorative Air Force AirPower History Tour brings the World War II flying experience and the history of flight to fans of majestic flyers both young and old. Among the...
Airshow offers introduction to model aviation - Forsyth County News Online | Hundreds of spectators turned out for a free airshow and open house organized by the Georgia Model Aviators. Held Saturday at the group’s airstrip on Forsyth County’s Eagle Beak property near the Cherokee County line, visitors had the opportunity to view dozens of meticulously constructed scale model airplanes both on the ground and in flight....
50th Reno Air Race: Don Vito triumph in heaven Nevada - Passion for Aviation (translated) | The pilot of the Swiss Air Racing Team, sponsored by Oris, aroused the enthusiasm of the crowd at the famous aviation competition. Swiss watchmaker Oris is delighted to celebrate the victory of Don Vito Wypraechtiger at the Reno Air Race 2013. The captain of the Swiss Air Racing Team flew to first place on board the aircraft Formula 1 Scarlett Screamer. He traveled the technical circuit Reno at an impressive average speed of 386 km / h ....
Al Ain Aerobatic Show takes place next month - gulfnews.com | Al Ain: The Al Ain Aerobatic Show will be even bigger and better this year, organisers say. The event, which takes place between November 30 and December 2, will coincide with the 42nd UAE National Day celebrations. The line-up of dazzling attractions includes four elite military teams, seven daredevil pilots, gravity-defying wing-walkers, parachutists and a new-to-the-region aircraft, said the show’s organisers...
Yankee Air Museum gets another month to finish campaign to save bomber plant - Heritage Newspapers | The Yankee Air Museum has been awarded another month on its deadline to save the Willow Run Bomber Plant. The museum now has until Nov. 1 to raise the $3 million left to reach its goal. The museum's campaign to Save the Bomber Plant kicked off in May to raise $8 million in order to acquire a portion of the Bomber Plant, also known as the former "Arsenal of Democracy", to relocate and expand the museum's collection. The facility would also include a conference area with a capacity of 1,000....
World War II bomber is on display at Wiley Post, rides available - NewsOK.com | The B-25 Mitchell on display at Wiley Post Airport this week is as much flying museum as airplane. Sixteen planes similar to it carried the Doolittle Raiders to Japan in 1942. For those who fly and maintain the bomber, it's a labor of love that pays off when they see children learn or veterans reconnecting with their World War II memories....
Back on the B-17 bomber - spectator.southcoasttoday | The last time Joseph Gosselin had boarded a B-17 bomber over 69 years ago, the plane had been shot down by the Germans and he was taken as a prisoner of war and held captive for a year and a half during World War II. But that experience did not phase Mr. Gosselin, 93, when he was getting on one of the those planes again last Friday in Hyannis for the first time since that attack by the enemy almost seven decades ago....
The Luftwaffe in 1961 by Howard “Scrappy” Johnson, Part 2 · Warbirds News | After his first emotions of relief subsided, he remembered that his troubles were far from over. He was many miles behind enemy lines confronted by miles of freezing, snow covered wilderness. His strength was spent from struggling to escape from the cockpit, and from the lack of food. His feet were wet and freezing; he was afraid of losing them even if they did manage to carry him out his plight. With these...
Aviation-mechanic Robert Smith kept Navy flying during WW II · Don Moore, War Tales | Times were tough for Robert Smith’s family when he was inducted into the Navy. “I sent 60 percent of my Navy pay home to my mother to help the family. My other three brothers did the same. I never played payday poker in the barracks,” he said. “My older brother quit school in 12th grade the year before I quit in 11th grade. Both of us went to work because of the economic conditions in our home at the time,” the 90-year-old resident of La Casa mobile home park in North Port, Fla. recalled. “Before World War II was over all four of us boys were in the Navy....
The Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing’s Corsair Is Finally Back! · Warbirds News | Two weeks. 
Tiger Moth to take off as Wagin runway opens - Wagin Argus | Royal Aero Club of WA chief flying instructor Trevor Jones will be touching down for the day in his Tiger Moth and be available for flights, be it standard or aerobatic. The half-hour experience costs $180 but what a thrill if you are game enough. It's ...
Lockheed R6O-1 Constitution — double deck double bubble by travelforaircraft | Pan American Airways (i.e., Juan Trippe who inspired so many large transport designs through the Boeing B-747) and Lockheed designed this large double decked double bubble transport for the U.S. Navy after a study done in 1940. Two prototypes were completed in 1946 and became the largest aircraft to serve in the U.S. Navy when they were accepted for...
Video Triple Play: Twin Beech On Floats! #seaplanes #nostalgia - AirPigz | I just needed a radical break from the things I've been posting about the last month or so, and for some reason tonight I found myself immensely pleased with these Twin Beech on floats videos. Seaplanes are extra-cool to begin with, but a...
Upcoming Young Eagles Day to feature free plane rides for kids - Vinton Courier | NEW PLYMOUTH — As head of the organization overseeing the Vinton County Airport, Nick Rupert hopes the upcoming annual Young Eagles Day spurs a few area kids to pursue aviation and want to fly themselves. But if they only want to enjoy the free...
County Fly-In helps youths grow wings - Reno Gazette Journal | The 17th annual Lyon County Fly-In opened up to clear skies on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29 at the Silver Springs Airport. The event began with a pancake breakfast on Saturday, as well as Sunday, for all pilots who flew in and was sponsored by Nevada Wood out of Silver Springs. The Lions Club of Dayton Valley/Silver Springs put on a luncheon as well....
Thursday, October 3, 2013
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Andreini, Kobelt, and the Thrasher Brothers Inducted into Air Show Hall of Fame
Eddie Andreini has performed in nearly a thousand air shows over a period just shy of 50 years, flying a customized Russian Yak, a modified 500-hp Super Stearman, and beginning in 2012, a fully restored P-51 Mustang. Andreini also earned the ICAS Sword of Excellence in 2004. Performing primarily on the West Coast, Eddie has also flown internationally, including in the countries of Canada and Australia. According to Eddie, "There is always some small child who you know just became passionate about flying because of what he saw my plane do. Or even an older person will tell me that my performance really went deep into his or her heart and touched him in an unexpected, but so meaningful way," Andreini said. "That, for me, is what keeps me flying."
William W. “Pappy” Kobelt established Kobelt Airport in 1958. Located in New York State, the airport was intended to support Kobelt’s power line patrol operation. But since he was also an air show performer in a Ryan PT-22, he soon added an aerobatic flight school, one of the first in the country. Kobelt Airport became the aerobatic mecca of its day with fly-ins, air shows and the school. In the early 1960’s it was "the" place to find performers, where fledgling aeronauts and experienced fliers went to aviate or just hang out. Today’s performers, competitors, and flight schools owe a debt to Pappy Kobelt for his foresight and love of flight. Pappy Kobelt died in an automobile accident in 1966, but will always be remembered as a visionary with a passion for flight, aerobatic training, and air shows.
The Thrasher Brothers – Grady, Richard (Bud) and Tunis – performed from 1945 to 1950 in 378 air shows from Houston to Erie Pennsylvania to Miami, and were known for organizing and promoting their own shows, known as the Thrasher Brothers Aerial Circus. They also performed as featured acts in other established shows, along with pilots including Woody Edmunson, Bevo Howard, Betty Skelton, and Ben F. Huntley. Their outrageous performances included the aerobatic routine of their Twin Ercoupe (two airplanes bolted together sharing common outer wings), a Piper Cub which took off with Bud hanging on a wingstrut during a complete airport traffic pattern, a "World's Smallest Airport" (cartop landing), car-to-aircraft human transfers, and a parachute jump with Bud displaying an American flag.
The Thrashers, Kobelt, and Andreini will join the impressive list of fifty-nine honorees who have entered the Hall of Fame since 1995. The ceremony will be held on the evening of Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas during the annual ICAS Chairman’s Banquet.
The ICAS Foundation Hall of Fame was created in 1995 as an independent nonprofit organization to honor those who have made a significant impact on the air show industry, to educate today’s generation about their contributions, and to recognize the industry’s top performers throughout the history of air shows.
For more information on the ICAS Foundation: http://www.icasfoundation.org/
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
California Capital Airshow Opens Its Gates This Weekend
October 5-6, 2013, at Mather Airport, will feature spine-tingling performances including headliner, the Royal Canadian Air Force Jet Demonstration Team, known as the Snowbirds, world-class aerobatic champions, wingsuit flyers, barnstorming, wing walking, and brand new displays and entertainment along the ramp.
About California Capital AirshowFort Worth Alliance Air Show Presented by Bell Helicopter Adds Additional Performers
Former Red Bull Air Race Champion Chambliss Headlines Superstar Additions
FORT WORTH, TEXAS – The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Presented by Bell Helicopter announced today the additions of world-renowned aerobatic superstar and former Red Bull Air Race Champion Kirby Chambliss and the Red Bull Air Force along with the Fort Worth Thunderbirds |
| Kirby Chambliss and the Red Bull Air Force will appear at the 2013 Fort Worth Alliance Air Show Presented by Bell Helicopter |
“We are continuing to build our lineup to give our fans the best show possible,” said Tom Harris, President of Alliance Air Services. "The additions of Kirby Chambliss and the Red Bull Air Force and the Fort Worth Thunderbirds to our already blockbuster lineup will make this year’s show a must see for the whole family!"
Chambliss, who will be performing for the first time-ever in Fort Worth, is a former Red Bull Air Race World Champion and began his extreme sports career racing motocross. After years of racing on the ground he turned to the sky and never looked back. His years of training paid off with increased recognition at air shows, a mounting fan base and acceptance onto the U.S. National Aerobatic Team. Chambliss is a five-time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion (FAI World Aerobatic Championships, bronze & team bronze in 2005, silver & bronze in 2003, bronze & team silver in 1998). Chambliss’ act at the air show will feature his sponsor’s skydiving team, the Red Bull Air Force.
The Red Bull Air Force performs around the world experimenting with wingsuit and skydiving projects. In their wingsuits, the team can reach speeds of more than 100 mph while hovering within feet of each other. Their parachute performances are just as impressive with intricate downplane maneuvers that include team members attaching themselves to one another while parachuting to the ground. At the air show this year, the Red Bull Air Force and Kirby Chambliss will perform at the same time with Chambliss circling the Air Force as they soar through the sky.
Chambliss and the Red Bull Air Force join an already stellar lineup of civilian aerobatic superstars including Sean D. Tucker, Matt Chapman, Kevin Coleman, and Jan Collmer.
The show also announced that this year's show will open with the local model aerobatic club, the Fort Worth Thunderbirds Radio Control Association. The Fort Worth Thunderbirds have been around for more than 50 years, giving model aircraft enthusiasts the opportunity to share their passion with others. The club will entertain air show guests with thrilling demonstrations by club members’ model airplanes and helicopters.
Although general admission for the show is free, there is a $20 fee per vehicle for parking. The show offers several premium seating options for every budget from flight deck seats to private chalets where spectators enjoy the most exclusive seating, private amenities and the best view of the show. Historically, the premium seating areas have sold out in advance. Tickets are on sale now at allianceairshow.com. Fans can also like the show on Facebook or follow it on Twitter to get updates on performer additions and ticket sales.
Additional information is available online at www.allianceairshow.com.
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Lee Lauderback to be inducted into EAA Hall of Fame · General Aviation News Staff | EAA 
Veterans break past World War II Memorial barricade Posted by CNN's Laura Koran and Ashley Killough | ...Most of the veterans who arrived at the World War II Memorial came courtesy of nonprofit programs, including Honor Flight Network, that transport the aging men and women to Washington. Johnson, the spokeswoman for the National Mall and Parks, said the memorial hosts Honor Flight visitors every day...
Shutdown: AF vet, 88, can’t see WWII plane he flew - WHIO | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The 88-year-old patriarch of the McGrain family wanted to see the plane he flew as a bombardier/navigator in the European Theatre of World War II, but he isn’t going to be able to do so...
CAP to perform critical missions during shutdown · General Aviation News Staff | MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — The Civil Air Patrol will continue to perform emergency and disaster response missions authorized by the Air Force during the federal government shutdown. CAP annually participates in 90% of America’s inland search and rescue missions. CAP saved 32 lives in 2012 while conducting 700 search and rescue missions, nine of which were attributed to the expertise of CAP’s cell phone forensics and radar experts...
Slideshow: Memphis Air Show - WMCTV
The 2013 Chennault International Airshow Was A Huge Success [Video] - 107jamz.com | The 2013 Chennault International Airshow was a two day event and kicked off Saturday September 28th. My family and I got a chance to go Sunday and in spite of the overcast, thousands still came out to enjoy the impressive show. Performing a series of precision formation aerobatic maneuvers, the AeroShell Aerobatic Team performance was unbelievable. The incredibale team was flying World War II North American Advanced Trainers and made loops, rolls and more look easy. Here’s a look at a couple of videos posted by some of the spectators....
Thousands turn out for first day of Chennault Airshow (WITH VIDEO AND PHOTOS) By Taylor Prejean / Special to the American Press | Thousands of people looked on Saturday as world-renowned aerial performers tore up the skies over Lake Charles at the Chennault International Airshow — the first such event in the area in more than 15 years and the only airshow in Louisiana this year...
Monocoupe Fly-In Brings Variety of Aircraft to Creve Coeur Airport This Weekend By Carmelo Turdo, The Aero Experience | The Monocoupe Club Fly-In, held every other year, was again hosted by Creve Coeur Airport in St. Louis County this weekend. The event strives to unite Monocoupe owners from around the country at this Midwest Aviation event, located amid the award-winning 
antique aircraft collection of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum. The Monocoupe series was...
St. Louis Regional Airport Fly-In Brings Host of Aircraft and Surprise Visit by Canadian Forces Snowbirds Pilots By Leo Cachat, The Aero Experience | The Aero Experience was once again privileged to be on site for the annual St. Louis Regional Airport Fly In and Car Show. Mark Nankivil and Leo Cachat were on the ramp covering the day's activities - and what a busy day it was. The ramp was filled with aircraft of the past like the Stearman (five on hand), the T-6 Texan from Smartt Field, a Nanchang CJ-6, a T-34 Mentor, a Navion, a SF-260, several RV's, a Lancair, and other general aviation aircraft. The car show had well over 100 beautifully restored cars, and some that were not but interesting all the same...
A Whole new Show: 2013 Miramar Air Show - DVIDS | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., has opened its doors every year to the San Diego Community for its world famous air show. This year they celebrate 100 years of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. Although there will be no military aircraft flying, many new additions have been made to this year’s lineup, including some of the best civilian pilots in the world...
More planes, more family fun - Paso Robles Press | PASO ROBLES - Silver wings, humming engines and whirling propellers will entice aviation enthusiasts to the Warbirds Over Paso Air Show slated for Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Paso Robles Municipal Airport. About 6,000 to 7,000 people are expected to attend the 2013 show, which includes warbird flight demonstrations, aerobatic displays and the opportunity to take a high-flying flight above oak-studded hills...
33rd Annual End of the Season Stearman Fly-In - KATC Lafayette News | The 33rd annual End of the Season Stearman Fly-In takes to the air Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th as more than 40 classically restored World War II Stearman airplanes converge at the Jennings Airport...
Airport hosting fly-in, open house - Franklin County Times | The Russellville Municipal Airport will host “Barnstormers Day” on Saturday, Oct. 12, which will be a fly-in open house for pilots and other members of the community. The event will start at 10 a.m. and end by 5 p.m., but guests are welcome to come earlier...
Precision even on the runway as Red Arrows display season closes - This is Lincolnshire | A stunning photograph has captured the precision of Lincolnshire's Red Arrows display team even when they are taxying on the runway...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Duxford Autumn Air Show – Celebrating 40 years of IWM Duxford air shows - UK Airshow News - Flightline UK | Not only does the Autumn Air Show (Sunday 13 October) close this year’s flying season but it also marks 40 years since the first air show was staged at IWM Duxford. We’ve a huge number of aircraft taking part in the celebrations, including many of the types that were present at that very first air show on 14 October 1973. The Royal Navy Historic Flight’s (RNHF) Fairey Swordfish appeared at that first air show and, forty years on,the same aircraft flies at this year’s Autumn Air Show. The...
Flight aboard B-17 offers opportunity to explore - Aiken Standard | COLUMBIA — Aboard the Liberty Foundation’s B-17, “The Movie” Memphis Belle, it’s not a sit back and relax while eating a bag of peanuts kind of trip. “As soon as we break (away from the) ground, you guys can unbuckle and run around and play,” said Ray Fowler, the foundation’s chief pilot, before a flight for the media on Monday afternoon...
The Man Who’s Flown Everything - Air & Space Magazine | An hour before the doors of the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center opened to visitors, the vast, 
Steve Dean, Aviator, Speaks to Pi Nu Sorority - Gilmer Mirror | Capt. (Ret.) Steve Dean, Flight of the Phoenix Museum and a retired Air Force pilot, was the speaker Sept. 23 at the Beta Sigma Phi’s Pi Nu Chapter at Hadden’s. Focal point of the presentation was a replica of the Lockheed SR71 flown by Gilmer native, Col. Bobby “Fox” Stephens, one of America’s foremost test pilots who broke the long-time Soviet speed and altitude record in 1965...
ANN’s Glen Moyer Marks 23rd Year at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta - Aero-News Network | ...The 42nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta launches its 9-day run on Saturday, October 5, 2013 with the theme “Enchanted Sunrise” and ANN’s Glen Moyer will be there at the center of all the action. Each morning from Saturday, October 5th through Sunday, October 13th, as many as 750 colorful floating orbs will dot the sky above Albuquerque, New Mexico thrilling hundreds of thousands of spectators over the nine-day event. For the 23rd year, ANN’s Glen Moyer will team with the event’s co-founder and former State Senator, Tom Rutherford, as public address MCs to describe all of the action during the larger-than-life lighter-than-air fantasy. From the enchanting Dawn Patrols to the awe inspiring mass ascensions to the dramatic competition flights, and the fairy tale imagery of the Special Shapes Rodeo, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is an aviation event like no other in the world. And the...
Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Receives Grant from Ameren Illinois for Installation of New Archive System - The Aero Experience | Ameren Illinois presented the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum, located at historic Curtiss-Wright Hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport, with a $15,000 check to fund the installation of a new archive computer system. Richard Mark, President and CEO of Ameren Illinois, visited the museum today to deliver the award to museum representatives at a ceremony held in the flight simulator bay of the nationally-registered historic hangar. Following the grant presentation, Mr. Mark was given a ride in the McDonnell Aircraft factory cart once used by company founder James S. McDonnell to drive President John F. Kennedy on his factory tour in 1962...
Avenger torpedo bomber takes flight - Sandusky Register | When retired airline pilot Charlie Cartledge bought his World War II vintage TBF Avenger torpedo bomber in 1999, it was missing a few important parts, namely an engine and cockpit instruments. The wings needed to be rebuilt, too, and attached to the fuselage. It took 14 years of work, but the plane finally became flyable a few weeks ago. On Aug. 14, Cartledge took to the air with his plane for the first time, in Wadsworth...
Recovering a Dornier 217.ZA in a French Cave · Warbirds News | On September the 21, 2013 the BBC’s website published an interesting article written by Chris Bockman ,an independent TV reporter and producer based in the French city of Toulouse, covering the recovery of German Dornier 217.ZA.The Dornier Do 217 was a bomber used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II as a more powerful version of the Dornier Do 17, known as the Fliegender Bleistift (German: “flying pencil”)...
Meier Motors to Resume Jerry Yagen’s Messerschmitt Bf109 G2-4 · Warbirds News | As indicated few days ago on the company’s website ,the restoration to flying conditions of the Messerschmitt Bf109 G2-4 commissioned by famed warbird collector Jerry Yagen, will restart immediately. On the company’s Facebook page the following comment was reported: “Work on the Messerschmitt Bf109 G4 is going on. Jerry Yagen gave us order to continue the project. We are very happy with that decision and we are going on with high priority to get the fighter airborne.”...
Tanks for the memories - Flight Image of the Day | Nice shot here from the Air Tanker Consortium of one of its Royal Air Force Airbus A330-derived Voyager tanker/transports refueling a Panavia Tornado and Eurofighter Typhoon. The pic was released on the back of the completion of 350 contacts since June, part of a rapid build-up of capability in the Voyager programme in support of air defence and air transport roles.
Alaina, 2012 GWW Scholarship Winner, West Point Cadet and more! - Girls With Wings | ...Hi ladies and gentlemen! I was one of the Girls With Wings scholarship recipients a few years ago, and I just wanted to show you the incredible opportunities this organization gives to others. When I was in high school, I earned my sport license, and then with the help of GWW, I went on to earn my private license. I currently attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, and because I love aviation, I tried out for the flying team. There were a LOT of people interested in joining the team; however, because I was already a private pilot and had so many hours, I scored an interview and an opportunity to fly. This past weekend I went up, demonstrated what I knew, and earned a slot to compete in the regional competition this October...
Cygnus Cargo Freighter Begins Unloading @ISS - Spaceports | The International Space Station crew began unloading the cargo and science experiments from the Cygnus spacecraft which will remain docked to station until Tuesday, October 22, 2013...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
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2013 Leesburg Airshow - Leesburg Today | More than 7,000 people attended the Leesburg Airshow 
Copperstate prepares for takeoff · General Aviation News Staff | CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — Since 1971, Copperstate Fly-In & Aviation Expo has been a great place to see a diverse blend of aircraft in action, attend informative workshops, and check out the latest aviation products. It has grown by about 10% a year since it was established. In 2013 it attracted more than 500 aircraft and 5,100 attendees from 10 countries and 39 states. Now in its 41st year, the 2013 fly-in is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24, through Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport in Casa Grande, Ariz...
6th Annual Wings & Wheels festival set Oct. 4-5 in Georgetown - Cape Gazette | The 6th Annual Wings & Wheels - a Georgetown Fall Festival returns to Sussex County the first weekend of October, and organizers have landed one of the country’s few remaining, truly historic figures from World War II as a special guest. Not only will the Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, the Delaware Aviation Foundation and the Wheels that Heal Car Club host the fly in of vintage planes and classic car show Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., but Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole, a member of the Doolittle Raiders who was a co-pilot for Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, the legendary Doolittle Raiders leader during the historic April 1942 bombing of Japan, is also on the radar screen for the Oct. 4-5 Wings & Wheels event at the Sussex County Airport in Georgetown...
Hemet-Ryan Air Show is back! - Palm Springs Life | November of 2013 marks the return of the Hemet-Ryan Air Show. The biennial event is scheduled to land at the Hemet-Ryan Airport on Saturday, November 2nd, from 9am to 3pm. The air show is hosted by Riverside County’s Economic Development Agency and the City of Hemet and is free to the community...
100th Schneider Trophy race cancelled - Channel Television | Alderney's 17th air racing event got underway this weekend, attracting pilots from as far afield as Malta. 17 pilots and navigation teams took part in the event but due to bad weather conditions the main race of the weekend was cancelled. Alderney was...
Castiglione del Lago, Umbria air show Sunday: return the Arrows tricolor with Zoppitelli - Translated | The history of aviation in Umbria is made of a few "chapters" but all exceptional. Marco Zoppitelli is one of these. The captain of the Air Force pilot was the first and so far the only driver to belong to the Umbrian Arrows tricolor. After 8 years of service, will conclude in Umbria his last season in the aerobatic team....
Bournemouth Air Festival photo competition 2013: see the winning pictures - Bournemouth Echo | THESE are the winning shots of the 2013 Daily Echo and Castle Camera Bournemouth Air Festival photo-graphic competition. The contest had more than 600 entries and the standard this year was heralded as the best-ever by the judges, who remarked on...
Air Races spark warm family memories for Reno woman - Reno Gazette Journal | Her late father, J. Carroll Cone, was both a legend and a maverick, helping write aviation history, including air racing long before it came to Reno. “It's such a neat story,” Cone-Lewis said, clutching a photo of her father as air racing planes...
Pilot struck, killed by helicopter blade at Pennsylvania fair | (CNN) -- A veteran helicopter pilot giving rides at a Pennsylvania town fair was killed after he was hit by the chopper's spinning rotor. Carl R. Enlow, 69, landed the helicopter at the Bloomsburg Fair grounds Friday to re-fuel and to allow a relief pilot to take over....
Hot Air Festival folds after two years - Van Wert independent | While there have some successes with a two-year-old revival of the former Hot Air Affair hot air balloon festival, those successes are not enough to have a third edition of the festival, organizers say. “The two-year effort at attempting to revive the...
Celebrating the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen - Northdallasgazette | On October 16th and continuing through to October 19, 2013, The Commemorative Air Force will present “Operation Rise Above” , an exhibit that pays tribute to the heroics of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, WWII Black pilots who fought racism at home while conquering fascism abroad. Sponsored by UPS and hosted by the Frontiers of Flight Museum this exciting exhibit features the P51-C Mustang – Red Tail Airplane, symbolic of the Airmen and a 30 minute film documentary highlighting the history of the Airmen...
'Mr. Pocahontas' dies at 74 - The Packer | ...From 2003 on, he lived in Janesville, Wis. An aviation and airshow enthusiast, he was director of operations for the Southern Wisconsin AirFest in 2003 and 2004. Gauldin was also a contributing writer for the Atlantic Flyer and other aviation publications, as well as a member of the World War II Warbirds...
Sextants and Sonnets - Vintage Wings of Canada | When my father, F/L John W. (Jack) Chalmers wrote his memoirs as an RCAF navigator instructor, it was appropriate that he include some of his poetry that was inspired by his service in uniform during the Second World War. But the memoirs were never published. After he died in April 1998, I began going through his papers and books to see what should be saved and what could be given away or disposed of in other ways. Jack had been a writer and editor all his adult life. Even though writing was never a full-time job for him, he published some 25 books as author or editor. The books ranged from school textbooks for English courses to historical fiction for young readers, from commissioned histories to an atlas, from anthologies to biographies. Among Dad’s papers were several unpublished manuscripts...
Lt. j.g. Bill Timmis got Navy Cross for sinking Japanese battleship - War Tales | Fleet Admiral William “Bull” Halsey sailed into the sea of Japan, between the Japanese home islands and the Chinese mainland, with Task Group 38.3 consisting of five aircraft carriers, two battleships, four light cruisers and a group of destroyers. It was July 20, 1945, less than a month before the Emperor of Japan surrendered unconditionally to...
It’s Moving Day For The Goodyear F2G-1 Super Corsair · Warbirds News | On Oct. 12 the Museum 
Commemorative Air Force weighs move from West Texas, maybe to Dallas area - Dallas Morning News | The purpose was to restore and preserve “warbirds,” or vintage military aircraft. The fleet consisted of nine planes. New home: CAF moved to larger quarters in Harlingen in 1968, then to Midland in 1991. In 2002, the name was changed to Commemorative...
Local Pilot Knows Missing Russian Bomber's Location - Sewardcity News | Lucky Wilson, a longtime Alaska pilot and Healy Helicopter warrant officer in Vietnam, who owns the aircraft storage hanger at Seward Airport, says he knows where the famed Russian bomber plane, missing since August of 1937 can be found. He saw the historic bomber in 1978, a couple of miles east of Oliktok Point off Alaska’s Arctic Ocean Coast while overflying the area on a clear, sunny day. It was shining through the shallow water in which it was submerged. He could tell it was Russian by its curved wing tip, and its engine pod. American bombers have rounded wing tips, Wilson said...
Above & Beyond: I Have a Flameout - Air & Space Magazine | In the U.S. Air Force, learning to fly the high-altitude U-2C reconnaissance airplane was a rare experience. No two-place trainer existed for the U-2 student in the 1960s. With its spectacular 80-foot wingspan, removable outrigger “pogo” wheels under the wings, tandem main landing gear, wing skids at the wingtips, and a powerful Pratt & Whitney J75 jet engine in a relatively slim fuselage, the U-2 was a handful. And every flight was solo...
The Luftwaffe in 1961 by Howard “Scrappy” Johnson, Part 1 · Warbirds News | Few days ago we have published an introductory article about Howard “Scrappy” Johnson (here). Scrappy an article about the Luftwaffe in 1961 when he was an advisor to the West German Air Force, Scrappy wrote this article with the hope that it would get published on an American magazine.But that didn’t happen. The reader’s Digest, New York New York, Real Letter,Brand & Brand Letter one by one they turn him down. So here it is as it was written in 1961...
Grunt’s eye in the sky - Travel for Aircraft | AeroVironment RQ-11A Raven Ravens are small, simple, quiet and effective which make them perfect for ground based units. Flying control is either active line-of-sight as far as six to ten kilometers or autonomously with the use of pre-programmed GPS waypoints. The RQ-11 is hand launched, a person simply throws it...
BASE Jumper Fatally Injured On Mt. St. Helena - Aero-News Network | Survived Long Enough To Activate An ELT, Call His Wife An experienced BASE jumper appears to have struck a rock outcropping on Mt. St. Helena in northern California resulting in his fatal injury...
Aero Club's 75th anniversary approaches - ABC Local | From October 18 to 20, Mr Rice's memories of "Smithy" visiting the Silver City will come flooding back when he takes part in the Broken Hill 
Disney’s ‘Planes’ lands on DVD, Blu-Ray · General Aviation News Staff | Disney’s “Planes” lands in homes and mass retailers nationwide on Nov. 19. The underdog story about a crop dusting plane named Dusty with sky-high dreams touches down on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and On-Demand featuring several bonus features...
Youth fly free with Young Eagles program - Waukegan Journal | Young Eagles, a program by the Experimental Aircraft Association, gives kids the absolutely free opportunity to experience flying in small aircraft with local pilots. Sixty-seven kids from Gurnee, Waukegan, Round Lake and North Chicago families flew ...
Young Eagles to fly Saturday at Martin Airfield - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin | COLLEGE PLACE — Youngsters wanting to experience the thrill of flight will have their chance Saturday at Martin Airfield. The Young Eagles program (www.youngeagles.org) will sponsor free flights for youths age 8 to 17 throughout the day. Flights will ...
Young Eagles program offering free airplane rides for kids at Boire Field in ... - Nashua Telegraph | The Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles will be offering kids free airplane rides at Boire Field next Saturday. The free introductory flights, with a licensed pilot, will be free, available to kids 8-17 years old and will run from 10 a.m...
