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Local teacher flies in Blue Angels plane - Victorville Daily Press | The C-130 cargo aircraft nicknamed “Fat Albert” is part of the Blue Angels, the US Navy's flying aerobatics team. The Navy honored Anton for years of helping veterans and their families and invited him to fly with the elite squadron...

Blue Angel Practice at the National Naval Aviation Museum - WKRG-TV | The Blue Angels is back in Pensacola for their practice sessions and you are invited. Practices begin at 8:30 am** and last about an hour. Admission to practice is FREE and open to the public. In addition, following most of the Wednesday practices, ...

Under attack! Airshow enthrals - Otago Daily Times | By Marjorie Cook on Mon, 9 Apr 2012 Thousands of plane-spotting, camera-toting aviation enthusiasts spent many hours transfixed by action in the skies at the weekend as the Warbirds over Wanaka airshow went through its paces for the 14th time since ...

“Ferguson’s “Victorious Virgin” flew the... from x planes | “Ferguson’s “Victorious Virgin” flew the squadron’s 2000th four-engined sortie on 21 March, 1945. The 4000 lb “cookie” bomb was painted by Ferguson and labeled, “An Easter Egg for Hitler.” This is the only known example of ‘nose art’ on a bomb.” (via)

Aerial prowess on display when military teams take flight in air shows near ... - Fayetteville Observer | By Henry Cuningham People who want to see a military air show this spring will have two options within driving distance on the weekend of May 4-6. The Navy's Blue Angels will perform that weekend at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station near Havelock, ...

Jack Edwards National Airport Annual Aviation Event this Weekend from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | GULF SHORES AL- Come out to Jack Edwards National Airport's Annual Aviation Event in Gulf Shores, Alabama! FRIDAY, April 13, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for Education Day or Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. for Family Day!...

Perfect flying conditions for Wanaka air show- 3News NZ | By Dave Goosselink The Boeing 777 didn't land, but it did impress the crowd at the final day of the Warbirds Airshow. A third day of perfect weather made for more great flying conditions in Wanaka. Families joined with aircraft enthusiasts from around ...

Black beauty lands in Wellington - 3News | Aviation fans and members of the public came out in droves to watch Air New Zealand's largest black plane fly into Wellington for the first time today. Watch the video for footage of the plane in Wellington.  Air New Zealand's all black 777-300, with a stylised fern livery on the tail, landed at the capital this morning before heading to Wanaka to perform a series of flyovers at the Warbirds Over Wanaka event...

Thunder and Lightning Over Arizona - Tucson Weekly | Flying starts at 11:30 am Also featured are the USAFA Wings of Blue parachute demonstration unit, an A-10 with P-51 heritage flight, a radio-controlled aircraft demonstration, a USMC Osprey demonstration and more. Visit www.dm.af.mil for complete ...

CAF hosts 'Fly Day' - Odessa American | Members of the CAF and participants who joined the CAF that day could fly in vintage aircrafts from the 30s, 40s and 50s above the arid landscape of West Texas as part of “Fly Day.” “This is the first time we've had a 'Fly Day' like this,” said Autumn ...

Don't give in to fear - St. George Daily Spectrum | It is the sound of six F/A-18 Hornets shaking the skies around Southern Utah during the Thunder over Utah Air Show. In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history with the first manned, powered airplane flight. Their plane, known simply as The Flyer, ...

Taking a ride on the wings of history - Wrangler News | When I first learned that I'd been invited to take a flight in the renowned “flying fortress” of World War II, a B-17 bomber nicknamed Sentimental Journey, I jumped at the chance. I'd not only get to experience a piece of history but be able to join ...

Pilots ready to take to the skies for the Battle Proms concert at Burghley House - Rutland and Stamford Mercury | The air aces will be entertaining the crowds as the Blades Aerobatic Display Team at the popular and patriotic night of music and fireworks on Saturday, July 7. All four pilots live in the Stamford area and two of them saw active service flying ...

Hundreds Honor Flying Tiger - Southern Pines Pilot | Among the Chinese delegates were two from Huaihua – where the Flying Tigers were based – and two from Zhijiang, Pinehurst's sister city. There were delegates from Hunan's capital city of Changsha, the district's central city of Chenzhou, ...

'Aviatrix' Earhart twice flew through BN area - Bloomington Pantagraph | The internationally renowned aviatrix was in the Twin Cities not once but twice — the last time a little more than a year before her ill-fated flight that ended in one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century. For her first visit, May 31, 1931, ...

Team closes in on Amelia Earhart - London Free Press | By Thane Burnett, QMI Agency American aviator Amelia Earhart is shown standing in front of her plane at Newark, NJ, August 25, 1932. (HO/QMI Agency, file) TORONTO - Ric Gillespie may be closer than anyone ever thought possible to solving one of the ...

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Profile 65: FINAL - "Billings Belle" as flown by Earl Depner from WWII & Korean Conflict Airplane Profiles by JSM | Here she is - the Billings Belle, as flown by squadron commander Major Earl Depner of the 354th Fighter Group!  As near as can be figured out, this P-51B had its first combat mission in late December 1943 and was destroyed in a non-operational accident* on May 1, 1944.  From assembly line to scrap heap, Billings Belle was alive barely nine months...

Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum Receives Donation of “Baby Ace” from News | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum has received a Corben Baby Ace home built aircraft that was donated by Carol Bell.  The design of this series of aircraft goes back to the late 1920s, when Orland G. “Ace” Corben produced the first kit-built aircraft, the Baby Ace, and soon after, the two-seat Junior Ace.  The designs appeared in popular scientific journals, and interest in them grew during the 1930s, even during a time of...

Alabama Natives Receive Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award at SNF from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | A special award recognizes lifetime accomplishments of senior FAA licensed aviation mechanics. The award named in honor of Mr. Charles Taylor, was the first aviation mechanic in powered flight who built and maintained those first aircraft engines. Mr. Taylor served as the Wright brothers' mechanic and is credited with designing and building the engine for their first successful aircraft. To be eligible for this award, individuals must have a total of 50 years in aviation maintenance as a mechanic, repairman, avionics, manager, inspector or instructor...

Jeff Skiles To Speak To Teachers At AirVenture - Aero-News Network | US Airways pilot Jeff Skiles, the first officer on ‘Miracle on the Hudson" Flight 1549, will speak at Build A Plane’s annual Teacher’s Day, Tuesday, July 26 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Skiles will address several hundred K-12 teachers from across the country who've come to learn ways to use aviation to motivate students to learn science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)....

Got miles? Grab a seat, some sun or a sub-orbital flight - msnbc.com | Fly in style: Take six of your closest friends on a private jet charter from Rimini, Italy, to Nice, France. Cost: 2.345 million miles through Lufthansa. (Sorry, that's just one-way.) Fly in space: Got 25 million points sitting in your Virgin Australia ...

Military briefs: NASA research pilot to speak at Palm Springs Navy League luncheon - The Desert Sun | The Palm Springs Air Museum will present the program “Propeller Blades & Super Chargers: The Mechanics of WWII Aircraft,” at 1 pm Saturday. During this demonstration, attendees will learn about engines, including some of the most iconic engines ever ...