Planes of Fame: The only Japanese Kamikaze Zero flys again

PROUDLY PRESENTS
LIVING HISTORY
FLYING DAY
COMMEMORATING PEARL HARBOR
AND FLYING OUR
MITSUBISHI A6M5 ZERO

WHO:
Planes of Fame Air Museum founder and curator Ed Maloney will comment on the acquisition of our Zero followed by historians Frank Mormillo and Kevin Thompson providing an historical overview.

WHAT:
We present expert speakers followed by a question and answer period. Also on display will be the Zero-inspired chopper “Harbor Bomber” as seen on the History Channel show Chopper Wars. Members are entered into a raffle for a flight following the presentation!

WHEN:
Saturday, December 5, 2009;
10: am – 12: noon: presentation
12 noon: Zero demo flight

WHERE:
Planes of Fame Air Museum
7000 Merrill Avenue
Chino, CA 91710

WHY:
Planes of Fame Air Museum continues to remember Pearl Harbor and its survivors by flying the world’s only original Zero every year at this time in December.

On the first Saturday of every month Planes of Fame Air Museum, a 501(c)(3), hosts a Living History Flying Day featuring an aircraft from our extensive historical collection in order to educate and inspire current and future generations to our aviation history. Museum members are free. View our website at www.planesoffame.org for more information.
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Nellis wing commander to appear on 'Jeopardy!' from Air Force Times - News
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Edward H. O'Hare was born on March 13, 1914 in St. Louis, the son of"E.J." O'Hare, a wealthy businessman and attorney. His parents sent himto Western Military Academy (WMA) at age 13; after his arrival he pursued aninterest in marksmanship, becoming president of the rifle club. In1932, he graduated from WMA, and in 1933 went on to the US NavalAcademy. Many of his classmates from both schools died in WWII.
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So near, and yet so far . . .

So near, and yet so far . . .: "
Regular readers will recall Yves Rossy, the Swiss adventurer who's succeeded in flying with a wing attached to his back, powered by four micro jet engines of the sort used on model aircraft.




He first flew his wing back in May last year, followed by a crossing of the English Channel in September 2008, both of which were reported on this blog.

This week he attempted to cross the Straits of Gibraltar between Europe and Africa. Sadly, he was less successful, but I've no doubt he'll try again. The Daily Mail reports:

The pilot dubbed as 'Rocket Man' has crash landed in the Straits of Gibraltar after a failed attempt to make aviation history.

Yves Rossy was attempting to complete the first intercontinental flight using just a jetpack.

He was soaring through the skies between Morocco and Spain today when he ditched, parachuting into the ocean.




Mr Rossy was hoping to make aviation history again with the 23-mile crossing between Tangier in Morocco and Tarifa on the south-western tip of Spain.

'It is going to be historic,' he said yesterday. 'No one has ever done this before.'

Clothed in a flame-retardant suit, he leapt from a plane at 6,500 feet and engaged his four-cylinder jet pack to power the eight-foot carbon fibre wing strapped to his back.

The journey - conducted at 130mph - had been expected to take less than 15 minutes.

Fortunately, Mr Rossy was being followed throughout the attempt by a team of paramedics in a helicopter - just in case.

There's more at the link.

Commiserations to M. Rossy, and better luck next time! I'm glad he's helping to keep the spirit of adventure alive in aviation.

Peter

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Jet-Wing Man Ditches in Atlantic, Lives to Fly Again from AVIATION-NEWS by Marcel van Leeuwen | A Swiss pilot ditched safely into the chilly waters between Morocco and Spain Wednesday after a technical malfunction ended the first attempted intercontinental crossing on jet-powered wings. A rescuer helicopter winched Yves Rossy to safety from the wind-swept Atlantic. Rossy, a 50-year-old former fighter pilot, had taken off from Tangiers but five minutes into what was supposed…

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Aviation Leader Ed Stimpson Dies
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Go for pizza? Chill out with their buddies and watch sports on TV? Have a nice hot meal at the Grissom Club? Instead of any of these options, they decided to put on some extra layers of clothes and volunteer their time to wash and clean one of the historical aircraft on display at the nearby Grissom Air Museum.
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'Jetman' Rossy Ditches In Africa-Europe Attempt from AVwebFlash Current Issue
Yves Rossy, the Swiss pilot who has set numerous records flying a pair of eight-foot-long carbon-fiber wings propelled by four jet-fueled microturbines, ended up in the chilly North Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday while attempting to fly from Morocco to Spain. A helicopter arrived on the scene and within less than 15 minutes Rossy was rescued, unharmed. He later told the press he was foiled by descending air that was pushing him toward the sea, while flying at about 2,500 feet. "Unstable at this height, that's no playing any more," he said. "So I did throw away the wing and opened my parachute." The flight across the Strait of Gibraltar, about 24 miles, was supposed to take about 15 minutes, but the ditching occurred just five minutes after launch. Rossy will probably try again sometime next year, according to news reports. "He is a man of courage," said Stuart Sterzel, one of the sponsors of the attempt. "He will get up and dust himself off."

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