Kim Blair: Pensacola Beach still planning for Blue Angels Air Show - Pensacola News Journal | Santa Rosa Island Authority is already planning for the biggest show on Pensacola Beach, the July Blue Angels air show, even though the show is at risk of being canceled if the Pentagon is forced to make across-the-board spending cuts, to the tune of ...
US Largest Participant at India Air Show - Wall Street Journal | The U.S. will be the largest participant at India's main defense and ...
Russian Knights promise daredevilry in Sukhois - Times of India | The 'Russian Knights' (RussikiyeVityazi), the aerobatic team of the Russian Air Force display team will be flying in their Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-27UB fighters, single seaters that promise to thrill Bangalore. It was only last year that the Russian ...
Russia boasts of new aircraft at air show in India - The Voice of Russia | About 40 Russian companies are going to take part in this year's air show in Bangalore. The largest exposition is presented by “Rosoboronexport”. This company is taking part in the tender which the Indian Air Forces are holding in order to purchase ...
Martinsburg air show to change venue in 2013 - State Journal | The air show will take place May 11-12 on the civilian side of the air field at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport. The air show will take place May 11-12 on the civilian...
New Footage of The Human Fly Riding a DC-8 Jetliner in 1975 - Adventures in Mike's Life | | ...Another unhinged stuntman of days gone by, Ken Carter of jet powered Lincoln fame. While you are in the mood for retro lunatic stuntmen.
WWII Detroit: America's 'Arsenal of Democracy' - Yahoo! News (blog) | The Liberator was better built than its more famous comrade, the B-17 Flying Fortress. B-24s out-performed B-17s in speed, range, and bomb load capability. Liberator crews are credited with downing 2,600 enemy aircraft. To meet the demand for bombers, ...
HBO Developing Third WWII Miniseries with Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg (Exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter | The follow-up to "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" will be based on Donald Miller's "Masters of the Air." | HBO confirmed Friday that it is developing a third World War II miniseries from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Joining an oeuvre that already includes 2001's Band of Brothers and 2010's The Pacific, the untitled miniseries will explore the aerial wars through the eyes of enlisted men of the Eighth Air Force -- known as the men of the Mighty Eighth. The project will use as its...
Yankee Air Museum to host NASA Project Apollo exhibit - WDIV Detroit | The Yankee Air Museum is hosting its first-ever traveling exhibit with artifacts on loan from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and AirZoo in Kalamazoo, MI. The exhibit features Michigan native Jack Lousma and his contributions ...
Pearson Airfield Museum Packing Up Planes - OPB News | Staff and volunteers from Vancouver's Pearson Air Museum spent Tuesday boxing up exhibits and hauling small planes with tractors. April Baer reports on the administrative standoff that has left the non-profit Fort Vancouver National Trust at odds with ...
Air raid tunnel museum plan gains traction - New Zealand Herald | The New Zealand wing of the Commemorative Air Force offered to provide wartime atmosphere in the museum with shows of vehicles, weapons, clothing, radios, newspapers and pictures. Councillor Mike Lee said the network was a "great asset sitting there" ...
Fairchild Photos from Fly-Ins Past by Chuck Stewart from Antique Airfield News | If you've flown into the Blakesburg Fly-In there's a good chance that Charles E. "Chuck" Stewart has photographed your airplane. Chuck sent us...
Gone West Online Page from Antique Airfield News | Here's a reminder that AntiqueAirfield.com hosts a Gone West page, which complements the Gone West memorial at Antique Airfield. Longtime member and NASM restorer Joe Fichera has been added to the page.
Amazing C-130 photo shows aircraft camouflage still rocks from David Cenciotti's weblog | Even if most combat planes wear overall grey colors, camouflage color schemes can still prove to be important for survival in certain scenarios...
Felix Baumgartner fell faster than first thought, hit Mach 1.25 from Aerial Sports Feed | The Red Bull Stratos pilot, who live jumped in front of a YouTube audience of 8 million, hit Mach 1.25 on his free fall back to Earth on October 14, 2012....
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Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame announces Class of 2013 from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2013 enshrinees: Capt. Robert D. Gibb, Fighter Pilot and World War II Ace (1922-1953): Gibb was born in Detroit and grew up in Lansing. He joined the U.S. Army Air Forces in January 1942, and was commissioned and awarded his wings in October 1942. He was an original member of the 342nd Fighter Squadron, 348th Fighter Group—the only P-47 squadron in the 5th Air Force, Southwest Pacific Theater. He flew 135 combat missions and shot down five Japanese aircraft. Gibb was 
Plane crazy: Meet the all-female wing walking team - Yahoo! News UK | She said: "I've always loved dancing and wing walking is like dancing in the sky, but it wasn't until I was 24 that I first joined." Now a wing walker for seven years, she lives with her pilot boyfriend Richard, 35 in Cirencester. Sarah explained how...
Brantford air show set to return - Brantford Expositor | The Canadian Forces Skyhawks parachute team opened the 2010 Brantford Rotary Air Show. Problems with the airport apron have grounded the show since then, but recent repairs indicate the show will be revived in 2013. - CHRISTOPHER SMITH, The ...
FIFI Fixed, Flying Again from EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association | FIFI, the Commemorative Air Force's (CAF) Boeing B-29 Superfortress, flew for the first time in three months on January 13 following extensive repairs to its No. 2 engine.
FedEx Express Donates Boeing 727 to SUN 'n FUN to Support Polk County Aviation Education Programs - Sun n Fun | SUN ’n FUN CAMPUS, LAKELAND, FL. – On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. a, Boeing 727-200F aircraft operated byFedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) will complete its final flight as it lands at the Lakeland Linder Airport. With the FedEx logo strikingly displayed on the airplane, it will taxi to the SUN 'n FUN campus where it will begin its use as an interactive aviation classroom for all students in Polk County. SUN 'n FUN CEO and President, John R. "Lites" Leenhouts, accepting the gift, commented that, "It is truly an honor for SUN ’n FUN to be recognized by the aviation industry giant FedEx as a credible air and space education center promoting the growth of aviation careers around the world. Their...
Timeless Voices - Leland Shanle from eaavideo.org - most recent | Leland Shanle joined the U.S. Navy in 1981 and served as a Naval Aviator from 1984 to 1998. He flew the EA-6B Prowler aboard the USS Midway, USS America and USS Lincoln, including 80 missions over Bosnia, Somalia, and Iraq.
Restoration project on remote national park brings together military, community from Air Force Link Top Stories | Air Force reservists both active and retired from the 482nd Civil Engineer Squadron
here gathered at Dry Tortugas National Park in Fort Jefferson Jan. 15, to participate in a maintenance 
Boeing B-47 + 1914 Curtiss Pusher… that’s gotta be... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith
Another stunning video of a B-1 bomber night launch from Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag from David Cenciotti's weblog | Here’s another impressive video of a B-1 Lancer’s night departure during Red Flag 13-2 currently underway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Taken from a different point of observation...
Fallen pilot's family issues statement from Air Force Link Top Stories | The following statement is released on behalf of the Gruenther family with their permission: "It is with great sadness that we announce that the body Capt. Lucas Gruenther was found in the Adriatic Sea this afternoon. A compassionate husband, a loving son, and a devoted brother; Luc leaves behind a family who loves him dearly and a legacy of achievement. We will never fully recover from our loss, but take heart in the knowledge that during his all-too-short time in this world, he made a significant difference in the lives of all whom he met....
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Doolittle Raiders to meet for final reunion: 'We're going to close this mission' - The Northwest Florida Daily News | Doolittle Raiders to meet for final reunion: 'We're going to close this mission'. Doolittle Raiders. By ANGEL McCURDY / Daily News. Published: Friday, February 1, 2013 at 15:09 PM. FORT WALTON BEACH — The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders will end their...
Pilots show planes, skills - Southland Times | People were encouraged to come and watch the full aerobatic displays and catch a glimpse of the turbine jets reaching their maximum speeds, he said. "It's an amazing event; the jets go so fast and some of the skills from the aerobatics pilots is just...
AIRSHOW NEWS: Blades are just the ticket for RAF Cosford Airshow from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News by Flightline UK |As tickets start to go on sale today for this summer’s Cosford Air 
2013 Cosford Air Show tickets go on sale - shropshirelive.com | Link to 2013 Cosford Air Show tickets go on sale. February 1st, 2013 shropshirelive.com. Tickets for this summer's Cosford Air Show have gone on sale today with organisers unveiling the first aircraft to take part in the thrilling six-hour flying ...
Raptor to take to the skies at Avalon - The Australian | THE formidable F-22 Raptor will take to the skies during this year's Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition for its first ever Australian flying display. Although two F-22s attended the show at Victoria's Avalon Airport for ...
NASA Researchers, Tuskegee Airmen To Honor Black History Month from Aero-News Network | 'Red Tails To Red Planet' Presented At Langley Research Center In VA A full-scale Mars Curiosity rover model that was featured in President Barack Obama's Inaugural Parade is one of the highlights of a Black History Month celebration, called "Red Tails to Red Planet," at NASA Langley Research Center's official visitors' facility, the Virginia Air & Space Center (VASC)...
Cape WWII vet gets fly one more time - North Fort Myers Neighbor | The B-24J Liberator, along with the vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, which served as heavy bombers, and a North American P-51 Mustang, which flew escort on their missions, will be part of a unique display at Page Field from Monday to Wednesday of...
Havasu's Rosie the Riveter - Today's News-Herald | “One time we had to salvage a B-25,” Naylor continues. “And we had to go through it — it was all in pieces — and we found body parts. I will never forget the smell.” Soon the war was over and Naylor was discharged on Sept. 29, 1945 — a month and 20...
Restored, upgraded B-29 now at Pima Air Museum - KVOA Tucson News | TUCSON,AZ- The KB-50J is back and ready to be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum after spending the last 6 months with a restoration team. The KB-50J began as an upgrade to the victorious B-29. Since...
The Highs and Lows of Human-Powered Flight - Engadget | ... Lippisch's achievement remains up for debate. He would, however, go on to put any doubts of his aerodynamic knowledge firmly to rest, by later designing the first-ever rocket-powered fighter plane -- the Lippisch Ente and the Messerschmitt Me 163...
Hindenburg (LZ 129) — the walkaround that could have been from Travel for Aircraft by joseph_may | Hindenburg (LZ 129) — the walkaround that could have been Dwarfing an Airbus 380 or Boeing 747 — longer than an ocean liner from stem to stern and as high from keel to stack — the airship Hindenburg must have been a sight to witness. Of course, we know of her tragic loss, but her history and her many [...]
Dakota Departure from Apron 6 | It’s time for a first picture of the new album. It will be a few photo’s from the Sunday at the Photoflying Days last summer. I already posted one picture of that day 
Video: November 11, 1956 - The Sexiest Jet (Ever) Makes Her First Flight! (B-58 Hustler) from AirPigz by Martt
Museum Participates in Midwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show from News | The Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum participated in the 2013 Midwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show (MACTS) held January 26-27 at the Maryland Heights Centre in St. Louis County. The event was sponsored by the Greater St. Louis Flight Instructors Association and the Missouri Pilots Association. Day one consisted of a Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinic and aviation safety seminar running concurrently with the...
Wichita Aero Club pulls out all the stops at 2013 annual gala - Wichita Business Journal | I've flown along on a KC-135 refueling training mission; I've ridden around the airport on one of the fire trucks and seen the water cannon in action; I stood only a matter of yards from the runway by Boeing Wichita (in the freezing cold) and took...
Mark your calendar for 'Top Gun' on the big IMAX screen - Daily Press | The Virignia Air & Space Center in Hampton announced this week that "Top Gun" would play on its gigantic IMAX screen from Feb. 7-13. The good parts, in particular the flight scenes, will look absolutely spectacular. The dumb parts? Well, the big screen...
Like the light from a hundred (very small) suns from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | Nice picture from the UK's official Defence Images website showing an AgustaWestland Merlin helicopter from HMS Northumberland vomiting forth 100s of flares over the Indian Ocean. The...
Photos: A-10: from trainer to storm chaser from Air Combat Command - ACC Headlines | While most aircrafts try to avoid storms, the 309th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.., is finishing the first transition of preparing an A-10A Thunderbolt to do just the opposite -- fly into the storms!
Air Force Week in Photos from Air Force Link Top Stories | This week's photos feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. View the slideshow.
U.S. Air Force gearing up for the largest B-1 bomber modification in program history from David Cenciotti's weblog | The U.S. Air Force is about to furtherly upgrade its fleet of B-1B Lancer bombers. With what the service announces as “the largest B-1 modification in program history” the supersonic swing-wing bomber will get several improvements as part of the Integrated Battle Station and Sustainment-Block 16 (SB-16) upgrade aimed to provide B-1 aircrews with...
"SpaceShipOne" creator talks importance of PS Air Museum - KESQ | ... you don't know anything about airplanes, to go and look at the hardware that kept us free, is something everyone should do." Money from the Palm Springs Air Museum Gala on Friday, February 8th, goes to preserving those 
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Former ‘Braun Show’ singers reunite for concert - Cincinnati.com | ...Former “Bob Braun Show” singers Rob Reider and Nancy James celebrate their 1970s Cincinnati TV roots when they perform “Together Again” Feb. 28 at Covington’s Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center....
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Russian Air Force aerobatic team to arrive in India - The Voice of Russia | The Russian Knights aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air Force will take part in the Aero India - 2013 
Photo gallery: Dismay at threat to Red Arrows. Poll: What do you think? - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press | The crack RAF aerobatic squad may be axed, saving £9m a year and releasing highly-skilled pilots for other duties, according to a national newspaper. Norfolk and Suffolk have long had soft spots for the team who have been the highlights of both the...
Air race winner donates scholarship, aims to increase number of women aviators - Longview News-Journal | Stagner donated the $5,000 purse money she and her partner won in a recent air race to a scholarship for LeTourneau University aviation student Whitney Brouwer. “As a female pilot, I know that aviation is a tough field for women to get into,” Stagner said.
Female wingwalkers show off their skills - Telegraph.co.uk | Team members Sarah Tanner, Danielle Hughes and Stella Guilding, perform up to 100 wingwalks a year in countries across the world, including China and Australia. "To be a wingwalker you can't be taller than 5"4 or weigh more than around eight-and-a-half...
Vintage planes evoke memories of war - Sun-Sentinel | The P-51 fighter and two bombers, a B-24 and a B-17, are icons of American ingenuity, kept in the air by the Collings Foundation, a Massachusetts nonprofit that believes history must be experienced. Ten months out of the year, they land at 110 airports...
Today, we're on the wings - Planeshots | Multiple photos of crews, etc on the wings of their aircraft.
Aviationphotography.be update from Apron 6 | Breitling Super Constellation (part II) is now online...
Texas Chapter February 2013 Newsletter from Antique Airfield News
Earl Adkisson's Atwood Hangar Donated to APM, But We Need to Move It from Antique Airfield News | The death of an airfield is never a pleasant event....
Top Gun: Mach 2 With Your Hair On Fire In IMAX 3D Feb 8-13! from AirPigz by Martt | 3D movies haven't lived up to the hype for me, but the chance to see the pop icon film Top Gun (1986) on the big screen with big sound is enough to pique my interest. The movie is actually in IMAX 3D, but I honestly don't know if that's as impressive as it sounds. But again...
In the Zero-G Cockpit - Air & Space | As the pilot of a 727 that simulates weightlessness, John Benisch is always searching for that perfect parabola.
The Untold Story: Columbia Shuttle Disaster and Mysterious 'Day 2 Object' - Space.com | A team of experts concluded that the departing piece had been lodged within the left wing by aerodynamic forces on Columbia's liftoff. It was set adrift after the orbiter reached space. The CAIB made the final conclusion that the foam-shedding incident ...
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Extreme Makeover from General Aviation News by Dan Johnson | Big things are happening to the location formerly known as the Ultralight Area at the SUN ’n FUN grounds on the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Florida. First, the area will now permanently be known by its longtime affectionate name: Paradise City. Once a place of...
Bangalore all set to host largest air show in Asia - Deccan Herald | Aero India, the largest air show in Asia and one of the world's most important military aviation exhibitions, is all set to kick-start at Yelahanka Air Force Station here, from February 6 to 11. This biennial air show and aviation exhibition organised ...
Plans lift-off for Bob Jones Memorial Air Show in Welshpool - Powys County Times | PLANS for the second Bob Jones Memorial Air Show were launched on Friday at a special event in Welshpool Town Hall. The show was renamed last year in memory of Welshpool Airport owner Bob Jones, who was killed in a plane crash in January 2012.
Precision airshow announced for castle concert - Kent Online | The open-air evening in July will see The Blades bring their airbourne display to the skies above Kent. Formed of former Red Arrows pilots, The Blades are known for skilful displays of close formation aerobatics. The team features some of the UK's most ...
The Gathering of Warbirds and Legends - The Leading Aviation Industry Resource for News, Equipment and | Not normally done, all convention proceeds after expenses from that gathering were directed to the participating warbird operators in the form of extraordinary ground support, and deeply discounted fuel for their planes. “This concept is markedly ...
Warbird Gathering Set For Topeka During AirVenture - AVweb | A non-profit group is organizing what it hopes will be a major warbird event. The Gathering of Warbirds and Legends will be held at Forbes Field in Topeka, KS from Aug. 1-4 and is inviting warbird owners and operators to reserve one of 65 "slots" to ...
Air Show Organizers and Fans Fear Pentagon Cuts from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | Speculation about cutbacks to public air shows put on by the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds and the Army's Golden Knights paratroopers spread as the Pentagon looks for ways to trim $450 billion over the next decade. The popular military promotional demonstrations that account for tens of millions of dollars, a small fraction of the Pentagon's $926 billion annual budget, could be curtailed...
Government deny Red Arrows' axe - ITV News | The Government has insisted that the world famous Red Arrows will not be grounded as part of a new round of defence cuts. Reports in today's press claims the iconic RAF display team, which is based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, could be axed as part ...
Pearl Harbor Flight Recalls Uncle's USS Arizona Death - Businessweek | I was hooking up with an outfit called Pacific Warbirds that takes tourists on thrill rides aboard a vintage SNJ-5 airplane. I would fly over Pearl Harbor on the single-prop aircraft at the same altitude as the Japanese pilots did 71 years ago when ...
B-24 bomber badly shot up on flight over Berlin from War Tales by Don Moore | Buried in a box of old pictures and military records tucked away in a chest of drawers in Vincent Durand’s Port Charlotte, Fla. home is a medal from long ago. The bronze medal with its four-bladed airplane propeller was attached to a red, white and blue ribbon — The Distinguished Flying Cross. The 83-year-old former [...]
Women Aviators Focus of 'History Alive' Lecture - Patch.com | See the attached photograph of McCrae in uniform; the latter is now in the San Diego Air & Space Museum, Balboa Park. Bevil researches and documents historic aviation crash sites in California State Parks. One, a World War II bomber crash site in ...
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum presents the 2013 “Heritage ... - PR NewsChannel | Also March 23, the “Women in Aviation and Space Day” will take place at the Udvar-Hazy Center. Visitors will learn about the accomplishments of women in aviation, science and aerospace. Families can enjoy guest speakers, hands-on activities, a ...
Great Lakes (By Waco Classic) New Paint Scheme Design Contest! (Ends 2-17-13) from AirPigz by Martt | You don't have to know me very well to know I'm a big fan of paint scheme design contests, and while we wait to see who the winner is of the race P-51 Precious Metal paint contest (winner to be announced 2-9-13) we now have another one to...
The Pan Am Flying Clipper that never was — Sikorsky’s VS-44 by travelforaircraft | Juan Trippe bought Sikorsky S-38 and S-40 aircraft for Pan American Airways (PAA) routes in South America as well as the S-42 to survey routes for what would become the famed Flying Clippers. But Sikorsky could not increase the size of their flying boat designs quickly enough for Trippe's expansion plans and so he purchased the Martin M-130 flying boat for his first flying clippers. Like Sikorsky, Martin also could not evolve the size of the design with enough speed....
From Russia with love (but they'll make your eyes hurt) from Flight Image of the Day by Dominic Perry | I like Russian Helicopters, no, really I do, but however good they are, they certainly aren't easy on the eye. OK, you can forgive the Mil Mi-28 - it's not meant to be pretty, it's just meant to say 'Go away. Now.' to whoever is at...
Flying Car from apron6 | Why would you buy a flying car if you can take your car with you in your plane. That is what the Skyvan Crew must have thought. They simply take their car with them. Getting it in the skyvan is a rather tricky job. It really is a matter of good aim. I had seen [...]
"Tangental Line" UCAP #317 from Uncontrolled Airspace: General Aviation Podcast | Polk County Florida pal Jamie Beckett joins us this time. A video of a biplane buzzing pedestrians on the runway... Some interesting, but oddball aircraft we'd fly... Jamie tells us about an innovative new model for aviation education and flight training... And whiskey-tango-foxtrot on the Boeing 787 problems. Uncontrolled Airspace General Aviation Podcast. Recorded February 1, 2013.
EAA 1358 New Flight Simulator for Young Eagles from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | DOTHAN AL- The Wiregrass EAA Chapter 1358 recently flew its first Young Eagle in their new Redbird TD 2 Flight Simulator located at AeroOne at Dothan Regional Airport. The Young Eagle program is an Experimental Aircraft Association, EAA, initiative to introduce youth ages 8 through 17 to the world of flight using general aviation aircraft...
Air Museum goes to moon with NASA exhibit - Hometownlife.com | Rachel Krumwiede, director of education at the Yankee Air Museum, shows off the space suit worn by astronaut Jack Lousma as part of a 1973 mission to the Sky Lab. / Stephen Cantrell | staff photographer ...
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Aero India 2013: Big business and a celebration of aviation, past and present - NDTV | Making their debut at Aero India will be the world famous Rafale display team and the Russian Knights aerobatic squadron which features the Sukhoi-27 jet. Other star attractions include the giant US-C-17 heavy transport which enters service with the...
Fighter plane Rafale set to dazzle at Bangalore airshow - Deccan Herald | Even though most of the fighter planes have decided to give the 2013 Bangalore air show a go by following India's shortlisting of Rafale as the preferred choice for 126 new fighters, the French-origin jets will leave no stone 
David and Goliath to Fly in Bangalore - Wall Street Journal (India) (blog) | A World War II aircraft will take to the skies above Bangalore alongside one of the biggest aircraft in the world at India's biennial aerospace, defense and civil aviation exhibitions, which begins Wednesday. It will be the first time a vintage Tiger ...
F-22 Raptor to perform at Stuart Air Show - TCPalm | STUART — The world's only operational fifth-generation fighter, the F-22 Raptor, is scheduled to perform at the 23rd annual Stuart Air Show. The F-22 Raptor is the most advanced operational fighter aircraft in the world. It is incredibly maneuverable ...
Tickets to go on sale for Raiders reunion (VIDEO) - The Northwest Florida Daily News | The Doolittle Raiders will not open the historic bottle of cognac given to them by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle when they meet in Fort Walton Beach this April for their final official reunion. However, according to Raiders business manager Tom Casey, the four ...
Military spending cuts could cancel some Blue Angels' air shows - Pensacola News Journal | The elite flight demonstration team's air shows scheduled between April and September, including the annual July performance over Pensacola Beach, would be canceled if the proposed military spending cuts known as sequestration become reality, ...
AIRSHOW NEWS: At RAF Tornado Role Demo in 2013 from Flightline UK - UK Airshow News | Taken from the RAF Tornado Role Demo Facebook Page: In response to mounting speculation, the team regrets to inform you that a decision has been made to cancel the Tornado Role Demonstration participation in the 2013 airshow circuit season. We...
Classic Aero-TV: Bob Hoover At Airventure -- Getting a Little Help Along the Way from Aero-News Network | Aviation's Greatest Living Legend Talks About His Life In Aviation (Part 3) ANN is pleased to offer you yet another snippet from the public conversations that took place with Bob Hoover at AirVenture 2011... where he was honored for a lifetime of aviation excellence. In this program, Bob continues his...
Airshow Performer Duane Cole - IFLYblog | When I was growing up, one of the best known aerobatic pilots was Duane Cole. It wasn’t because Duane flew a fire-breathing monoplane or did countless snap-rolls on his down lines; Duane was popular because he was an entertainer. He campaigned a modified Taylorcraft for most of his career, which spanned over 50 years....
Schedule for Everett Film Festival Feb. 8-9 - Snohomish County Tribune | Feature documentary of Florence “Pancho” Barnes, a tough and fearless aviatrix, competitor of Amelia Earhart, and Hollywood's first female stunt pilot. Her story is largely unknown …
W.Va. air show won't include open house at Air Guard facility - The Herald-Mail | The open house planned as part of the Thunder Over the Blue Blue Ridge Air Show in May will not be held due to Defense Department budget cuts and "fiscal uncertainty," organizers announced Tuesday. With the change, the 167th Airlift Wing of the West ...
FedEx Express donates 727 to SUN ’n FUN from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | SUN ’n FUN CAMPUS, LAKELAND, FL. – FedEx Express has donated a Boeing 727 to SUN ’n FUN to use as an interactive aviation classroom. SUN ‘n FUN CEO and President John R. “Lites” Leenhouts commented that, “It is truly an honor for SUN ’n FUN to be recognized by the aviation industry giant FedEx as a credible air and space education center promoting the growth of aviation careers around the world....
WACO kicks off Great Lakes Paint Scheme Contest from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | The WACO Aircraft Company has launched a Great Lakes Paint Scheme Contest. “With the Great Lakes 2T-1A-1 project coming along quickly, we are looking for a great new paint scheme to use on our first airplane,” officials said in a prepared release....
WWII Veteran One of Last Area Members of 8th Air Force - MyHighPlains | I was a tailgunner, B-17, I flew a tour there, and stayed in the air force and went back to Europe and was involved with the Berlin Airlift, and then I went to Greece when the, the communists were about to take that country," Rude said. Now, he's ...
MY VIEW: WASPs honored with museum - YourWestValley.com | Love, who created the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), the pre-cursor to the WASP, was part of the first female team to fly a B-17 Flying Fortress and the first woman certified to fly the P-51 Mustang. Cornelia Fort, Hazel Ying Lee, Marie ...
WWII radio pioneer gives new life to planes at SAC museum - Lincoln Journal Star | They needed equipment. They stopped at the secret Radio Research Laboratory at Harvard to pick up their new -- and unreliable -- receivers. They flew to a base in Ohio to outfit their B17 and meet their flight crew. "We had one of the last enlisted ...
Warbird nose artist at museum from General Aviation News by Janice Wood | On Feb. 17, as part of its February Open Cockpit event, the New England Air Museum welcomes Connecticut native Gary Velasco, who has developed a reputation as one of the finest “nose artists” in the business. “Nose art” refers to the caricatures painted on wartime aircraft, an art form popularized during World War II. Velasco recreated the nose art on the museum’s B-29 Superfortress “Jack’s Hack.”...
U.S. Air Force Academy professor to speak at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from National Museum of the USAF Top Stories |Col. John Plating, an associate professor of history at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, will present "Air Transport and the Politics of War" on Feb. 21 
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- Lockheed 10 At Reno Stead
- AAA lifetime member Winn Baker inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame
- MAAG's Blog: February MAAG Meeting Notice
- Dan Linn's Blog: Golden Age Air Racers
- Earl Adkisson's Atwood Hangar Donated to APM, But We Need to Move It
- Texas Chapter February 2013 Newsletter
The post-war bubble from General Aviation News by Dennis Parks | On May 17, 1945, with the war in Europe ending and military production being cut back, the War Production Board announced the end of the prohibition on the production of civilian aircraft, providing such manufacturing didn’t interfere with war output...
Henri Wenisch, former staff ace mechanic Edmond Marin la Meslée has left us from Passion for aviation by Xavier Cotton | It is a figure of the Air Force, the latest of the "big old" the defunct air base 112 of Reims who has just died: Henri Wenisch, eighty-five years old Fighter Group I / 5 of Reims, who during the war was the mechanic staff Meslée the commander Marin, one of the most glorious ace of World War II...
Poster Air Show at Rouen-Le Madrillet from Passion pour l'aviation by Xavier Cotton | Here is a beautiful display (155 x 117 cm) designed by B. Delcourt journalist designer at Paris-Normandie
interfaced recently announcing a day on the airfield of air Rouen Rouvray "Le Madrillet" (closed in 1968). This event organized by the Aeroclub of Normandy under the patronage of Paris and Normandy Sprint took place on June 6, but you can ask what year?... Sightings: Blackhawks Descend on Farmington Regional Airport from The Aero Experience - Celebrating Midwest Aviation by Carmelo Turdo | A recent visit to Farmington Regional Airport became part of an aviation photographer's perfect storm: eight Blackhawks descended on the airport in southeast Missouri for a brief rest and fuel stop. The airport...
New Israeli astronaut could venture to space - Cleveland Jewish News | ... the world were in attendance at The 8th Ilan Ramon International Space Conference, held this Tuesday through Thursday in Herzliya, organized by the ISA, the Ministry of Science and Technology and The Fisher Institute for Air & Space Strategic Studies.
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Downtown New Year's Art Fair
Start the New Year off in style along 5th Avenue South in downtown Naples at this well-established art festival hosted adjacent to the Von Liebig Art Center on January 5-6, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ranked #63 in the U.S. by Sunshine Artist Magazine, this fine arts fair features about 230 professional artists from around the country. Shoppers will have the opportunity to mingle with artists and learn about their inspiration and craft. From home décor to jewelry, collectors and festival-goers will discover thousands of items that they simply cannot find elsewhere. This annual event attracts more than 30,000 patrons to 5th Avenue South and surrounding streets and serves as a fundraiser for the Naples Art Association. Browse works from multiple artists who have come to display their beautiful pieces. For more information, contact the Von Liebig Art Center at (239) 262-6517.