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Marilyn Dash of Hayward, who took her first flying lesson nine years ago on her 37th birthday, is now tearing around pylons at 180 miles per hour, 50 feet off the ground in her souped-up biplane, surrounded by a swarm of other planes all dashing to a finish line in the air. Dash will be one of more than 150 pilots competing in six classes of aircraft - from biplanes to jets - when the National Championship Air Races and Air Show take off Sept. 10 to 14 in Reno. In addition to dozens of wingtip-to-wingtip races at as much...

Travis Air Expo 2008 The Travis Air Expo is free and open to the public. Gates will open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. both days.The Travis Air Expo will be broadcast live on AM 890 within two miles of the base.Due to heightened security measures, some items are prohibited at this year's Expo. For a list of these items and other security concerns, click here.Some Things You Will See at Travis Air Expo 2008 USAF ThunderbirdsThe U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, performs precision aerial maneuvers demonstrating the capabilities of Air Force high performance...

Opening ceremony at the Columbus Air Show. A high flying flag, indeed.

For a town of only around 2,000 people, Tarkio, Missouri knows how to put on an air show. Saturday was the second time I attended the show, and it was a great time. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the show: The pilot of this Apache AH-64 helicopter is a native of Tarkio, Shaun Defenbaugh. He put on quite a show later, and I got some pictures below to prove it. But before Shaun flew, we had some F-15s fly by no higher than 50 feet off the runway: I know that isn't the greatest picture, but this...

Here's to the Army and Navy and the battles they have won; here's to America's colors, the colors that never run. May the wings of liberty never lose a feather. (Wang Chi & Jack Burton - "Big Trouble In Little China")

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md., May 17, 2008 – The historic humanitarian efforts of the Berlin Airlift 60 years ago demonstrated to U.S. allies and enemies alike that the country would not be deterred from its commitments, the Air Force secretary said today. “It displayed a U.S. dedication to a stable and prosperous rule of law and international system. It demonstrated truly the ingenuity of America’s military to create sovereign options … in response to a changing national security environment,” said Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, speaking at the opening ceremonies of the Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air...

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md., May 17, 2008 – The historic humanitarian efforts of the Berlin Airlift 60 years ago demonstrated to U.S. allies and enemies alike that the country would not be deterred from its commitments, the Air Force secretary said today. Two Oracle bi-planes perform aerial acrobatics during the Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., May 17, 2008. Thousands attended the event, which coincided with the 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. Defense Dept. photo by Fred W. Baker III  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “It displayed a U.S. dedication to a...

Awesome vapor features on the practice day at the Pittsburgh Air Show.

The Most Amazing Jet Picture - new details emerge on how it was taken In September, 2003, the picture below showed up on several websites. I remember the day it came out because it was absolutely amazing, but it seemed to be an impossible shot. The aviation boards were full of rumors about the picture being fake but few days later, more details surfaced on the accident and how this REAL picture was captured.

Crowds will have to wait at least two years before their next opportunity to see the latest in Air Force technology at Edwards Air Force Base's open house and air show. Base officials decided not to have the popular event this year or in 2008 due to construction of a new runway for the base. The base had previously decided to forgo the semi-annual event for this fall, due to construction and other mission concerns. "With all the construction going on, they wanted to postpone the air show another year," said Edwards spokesman Lt. Brad Kimberly. The base this summer...

My sunburn glows. The muscles in my legs throb. The pain brings a smile to my face. Yesterday at Rickenbacker Air Base in Columbus, Ohio, an Air Show that will live forever in 100,000 or more memories literally thrilled a crowd, though that word is often overused, and wholly inadequate. For those of us who walked, (and often ran), up and down the apron countless times, from one end of the runways to the other, to get those perfect pictures, nothing quite like it will probably ever happen again. Stand there, watching a WW2 British Lancaster bomber proudly running up...

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Two airplanes collided Friday at the Reno National Championship Air Races, killing one pilot and injuring another in the third fatal crash at the event in four days. Five-time defending champion Gary Hubler, 51, of Caldwell, Idaho, was killed in the crash shortly after 9:30 a.m. at Stead Airport just north of Reno, race officials said. It was the 18th fatality in the 44-year history of the air races and prompted the suspension of the competition for the day. Race officials said they did not know whether the event would continue through the weekend as scheduled....

Victor Valley Airshow Association told Minutemen chapter Wednesday morning that they cannot have a booth at the annual airshow. Organizers want to avoid `distraction’ of threatened protest HILLARY BORRUD...www.vvasa.com HESPERIA: The Victor Valley Airshow Association told a local Minutemen chapter Wednesday morning that they cannot have a booth at the annual airshow Saturday after an immigrant rights activist threatened to stage a protest. (BLACKMAILED by violent illegal aliens groups?) This is a distraction big time to the airshow, said Randy Banks, president of the Victor Valley Airshow Association. The patriotic family event, which runs from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m....

An acrobatic pilot crashed a vintage era plane during a preshow practice Friday afternoon at Oceana Naval Air Station, killing the veteran flier and shocking several hundred fans and students gathered for the opening of the base's annual air show. Jan Wildbergh, a veteran pilot for the Geico Skytypers, was killed when his silver and red World War II SNJ-2 plane dropped suddenly during a final maneuver, crashed into a grass strip beside a runway at 12:25 p.m. and burst into flames. It's the first casualty in the more than six decades of air shows at the Virginia Beach base,...

A terrible crash occured at the Radom air show in Poland. Two aircraft from the air group "Zelazny" collided while performing a dangerous maneuver, where three aircraft separate, then turn around to fly at each other, and pass each other with hardly any space between them. Two pilots died in this terrible crash: Lech Marchelewski and Piotr Banachowicz. May God give them peace. Here is a video of the terrible incident: http://kubus172007.wrzuta.pl/film/5eqSwZnPZX/air_show_radom_2007_-_ku_pamieci_pilotow_ktorzy_zgineli

Two pilots die in mid-air crash at Polish air show Posted : Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:31:05 GMT Warsaw - Two pilots were killed in a mid-air crash at the Radom Air Show in Poland on Saturday as thousands of spectators watched, Poland's TVN24 news channel reported. Their two planes crashed head-on during aerobatic manoeuvres involving four planes from the Zelazny air team, the report said. It was not clear what had caused the crash. Both pilots hailed from Zielona Gora, Western Poland. Polish Radio said officials called the two-day air show, which began Saturday morning, after the incident.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A wealthy Russian tried to buy a U.S. B-52 bomber from a group of shocked American pilots at an air show near Moscow, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday. The unidentified Russian, wearing sunglasses and surrounded by bodyguards, approached the U.S. delegation and asked to buy the bomber, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper said. An astounded member of the U.S. delegation said the bomber was not for sale but that it would cost at least $500 million (249.5 million pounds) if it were to be sold on the spot. "That is no problem. It is such a cool...

A WEALTHY Russian tried to buy a US B-52 bomber from a group of shocked American pilots at an airshow near Moscow, a Russian newspaper reported today. The unidentified Russian, wearing sunglasses and surrounded by bodyguards, approached the US delegation and asked to buy the bomber, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper said. An astounded member of the US delegation said the bomber was not for sale but that it would cost at least $US500 million ($610.54 million) if it were to be sold on the spot. “That is no problem. It is such a cool machine,” the Russian was quoted as...

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The F-15 West Coast Demonstration Team stationed with the 33rd Fighter Wing here hits the international road on Aug. 16 to highlight the F-15C air superiority capabilities to the international community. The team will perform at the Moscow Air Show in Russia and the Radom Air Show in Poland. Eight members of the demo team, including six maintainers and two pilots, will spend nearly two weeks in Russia and Poland for the two air shows, but they will have help. The 493rd Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath will supply the F-15Cs as...

Amateur vodeo of F-22 at Chciago Airshow 2007

MiG-35 fighter to feature at Russian air show Malaysia Sun Friday 3rd August, 2007 (IANS) Russia will get an opportunity to showcase its frontline MiG-35 fighter, a contender for an Indian Air Force (IAF) order for 126 combat jets, at the MAKS-2007 aerospace show in the suburban town of Zhukovsky Aug 21-26. Global aerospace giants including EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company), Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Finmeccanica, United Technologies, Safran and Rolls Royce will be attending the biennial show that was first held in 1992 and is considered in the same league as the Paris, Farnborough and Singapore air shows,...

http://www.aero-tv.net/index.cfm?videoid=00b0d640-e714-4b79-b17b-6f3b0f149c4d I have not seen this posted. Two P-51's crashed at oshkosh yesterday. One pilot killed.

... WHIO-TV reported pilot Jim LeRoy of Billings, Montana, died on the way to the hospital after his S2S Bulldog biplane crashed at the end of a runway at Dayton International Airport in Ohio...

DAYTON, Ohio - A biplane performing stunts for an air show crashed into a runway Saturday in front of thousands of spectators, killing the pilot, officials said. Jim LeRoy, 46, was in one of two planes making loop-to-loops with smoke trailing as part of the annual air show at Dayton International Airport. His Pitts aircraft slammed into the runway across a field from spectators and caught fire. The crowd stood stunned as the show was shut down. "It came down and didn't have enough room," said Aaron Smith, who was watching with his 5-year-old son. "I could hear it crunch,...

Wahpeton man killed after planes collide at air show Kim Winnegge, The Forum Published Saturday, July 28, 2007 A Wahpeton, N.D., man died Friday after performing in a Wisconsin air show. Gerald Beck, 58, died after the plane he was flying collided with one flown by Casey Odegaard, 24, of Kindred. The men each were flying P-51 Mustangs, single-seat fighters used during World War II, at the experimental air show in Osh Kosh, Wis., officials said. Dick Knapinski, Experimental Aircraft Association spokesman, identified the deceased pilot as Beck. He said Odegaard was able to climb out of his plane after...

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Two planes at an experimental airshow collided while landing Friday, killing at least one of the pilots, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The accident with the two World War II-era P-51 Mustangs happened at 3:17 p.m. CDT (2017 GMT) after the planes finished a performance at the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual show, the FAA said.

EL CAJON – It was more than 60 years ago, but Bill L. Disbrow remembers well the pride he felt when he was promoted to bomber pilot and entrusted with some of the most dangerous missions of World War II. “I was a co-pilot to start, but then I moaned so much they made me a pilot,” said Disbrow, 91, a Wildomar resident. He served in the 15th Air Force, and his mission was to blow up Romanian oil refineries that supplied the Germans. He piloted a B-24 Liberator bomber, he said. Disbrow was among thousands of veterans who attended...

Daly backs move to ground Blue Angels show Joshua Sabatini, The Examiner 2007-06-07 10:00:00.0 Current rank: # 165 of 6,519 SAN FRANCISCO - The annual aerial show by the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels — a San Francisco tradition dating back to 1981 that pumps millions into the local economy — is running into opposition from three local peace advocacy groups that are calling for a permanent halt to the popular Fleet Week flyover. CodePink, Global Exchange and Veterans for Peace, Chapter 69, are working with Supervisor Chris Daly on a Board of Supervisors resolution to address concerns over the Blue...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Anti-war activists are calling on city officials to bring an end to the annual Fleet Week flyover by the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels. CodePink, Global Exchange and Veterans for Peace are working with Supervisor Chris Daly on a resolution that calls for stopping the popular air show, a San Francisco tradition that began more than 25 years ago. Daly said he may introduce a resolution as early as next week that calls for permanently halting the flyovers because "they seem dangerous and unnecessary." The resolution would state the Board of Supervisors' position, but would not be legally...

Here is a video showcasing the capability of the US Air Force’s first F-22A flight demonstration routine, now wowing audiences at North American air shows and challenging perceptions of the Raptor. This fighter best known for stealth, speed and sensors, has been designed to evade radar, supercruise above Mach 1.5 and fly at 65,000ft. With its two Pratt & Whitney F119 engines vectoring their 35,000lb of afterburning thrust through +/-20º as an integral part of the flight-control system, the F-22 proves itself to be surprisingly agile, performing helicopter turns, tailsides and backflips.

My AAR for Operation Simply Shred, Columbia, MO May 26, 2007I left my home at around 6:15 pm on Friday night to stay at the home of FReeper friends, Dogrobber and bluesagewoman in Columbia, MO.  After lots of stop and go rush hour type traffic of the folks headed to the Lake of the Ozarks for the Memorial Day weekend, I made it to their home at around 8:45 or so.  Rita showed me around their lovely home, and we sat up yapping until around 11, and then crashed.The next morning we got up and got ourselves ready to head...

Breaking on CNN a few minutes ago. 1 plane down in neighborhood, status of pilot or occupants unknown at this time.

Anti-war protestors cause disturbance at air show -- VideoTwo sides divided.Tucsonans hit the streets in the name of war Saturday.Protestors voiced their opinions outside Davis Monthan Air Force Base during the air show Saturday. In the heat of the moment, things got ugly.On one street corner, protesters wave American flags and hold up signs in support of our troops.Directly across, an anti-war group asks for peace, calling the Bush regime a national disaster.When the anti-war protestors cross the street, demonstrating what they call the American torture of Iraqi prisoners, things turned ugly.After shoving, pushing, and intense words, police quickly try...

Pilot bails out of Corsair.Click on the above for a video.

Check out one of the best vapor shock and cones ever to be caught on tape.

It's already the biggest two-day air show in California, but its popularity increase does not seem to end any time soon. The annual Air Show and Open House at the Edwards Air Force Base attracted more than 65,000 visitors during the weekend, according to event organizers. Many of them came from far-away places, driving for hours just to watch the show. Why do the people from all over the state drive to Edwards again and again to watch the aviation spectacle of the year? "You see here things you can't see at other air shows," said John Stanton, who travels...

EDWARDS AFB - NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center will once again participate in the Edwards Air Force Base Open House and Air Show, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 28 and 29, with one of its high-altitude ER-2 Earth science aircraft in the airand several other NASA aircraft on static display. The Lockheed-built ER-2, a civil version of the U-2S military reconnaissance aircraft, is flown by NASA in Earth resources research and satellite sensor validation. Several of NASA Dryden's research and mission support aircraft will also be on display, either along the flight line or in the NASA exhibit area...

Preparations are well under way for the Valley's premier aviation event - the Edwards Air Force Base Open House and Air Show. The free two-day event is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 28 and 29, at the base that has been home to flight testing nearly every aircraft in the Air Force inventory - past, present and future. That heritage is reflected in the event's theme - "The Edwards' Edge: Making History, Reaching New Heights." This year's festivities also will honor the 60th anniversary of the Air Force, one of the first official events to do so. Headlining the...

Air Show - featuring Battle of Britain Salutes (Spitfires, Hurricanes & Bf-109), Vietnam Salutes (Skyraiders and other Vietnam era aircraft) F-16/P-51/P-38 Heritage Flight, TA-4J Skyhawk/FG-1D Corsair "Legacy" Flight, F-16 "Viper" East Coast Team, multiple WWII Fighters, Bombers and Trainers and Modern Military flyby(s).

The Nemesis NXT is set to make its debut at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture 2006 in Oshkosh, Wis., this week. The creation of champion pilot and aircraft designer Jon Sharp and his wife Patricia, the air racer is available as a kit for those who wish to build one of the sleek aircraft themselves. Distributor SLO Air Inc. will join Nemesis at the air show, promoting and selling the aircraft kits. Nemesis NXT is scheduled to make two appearances during the daily airshows, and it will be on static display "front row center" near the homebuilding area the rest...

NASA Brings the Future of Exploration to Oshkosh Airventure 2006 NASA will take visitors to the moon, Mars and beyond at the country's biggest annual air show, held in Oshkosh, Wis., July 24-30. NASA scientists, engineers, educators, and communicators will be on hand at the Experimental Aircraft Association's Airventure 2006 to provide a glimpse of the future in an exhibit that has universal appeal, literally. Outside the NASA building at Airventure, visitors will be able to check out a full-scale space shuttle engine that weighs more than 17,000 pounds. The engine is about the size of a recreational vehicle. There...

HILLSBORO, Ore. - A plane participating in an air show crashed into a residential neighborhood near the Hillsboro Airport, setting at least two homes on fire.

PERU, Ill. -- Two small planes collided in mid-air Sunday morning before the start of the Illinois Valley Air Show here, killing one of the pilots but causing no other injuries, according to authorities. While police and the Federal Aviation Administration said they believed the planes were practicing for the air show, an official with the event's organizer said the pilots were flying their home-built aircraft into Peru to place on display and were not part of the scheduled entertainment. The planes were among four that left Poplar Grove to be displayed at the air show, said J. Michael Maloney,...

...we came, we saw, we shredded some more... Operation Simply Shred II went into effect at 9:30 am this morning of May 27, 2006 with the opening of the 2006 Memorial Day Airshow at the Columbia Regional Airport. If anyone remembers last Memorial Day weekend in 2005, Operation Simply Shred was a success and had the local moonbats, especially the chief honco, Mark Haim, going rabid over what we were doing to his precious yellow pamplets.. Four FReepers were there to put the Operation into effect: Bluesagewoman, Gulfwar1vet, Prov3456, and Bogeyman.

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ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md., May 19, 2006 – The military showcased its personnel and equipment for its own today as the annual Joint Service Open House kicked off here. Duluth, Minn., Air National Guardsman Maj. John Klatt poses for photos with Abreanna Ball, 9, at the Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., May 19. Abreanna was touring the military displays with students from Benjamin D. Foulois Elementary School near the base. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The festivities, open today for military and civilian defense security badge holders...

Ok just FYI to all the Aviation nut Frepper in So Cal the Chino Airshow is on for Tomorrow & Sunday Some of the Warbirds flying are: NORTH AMERICAN P-51D MUSTANG LOCKHEED P-38J LIGHTNING REPUBLIC P-47D THUNDERBOLT VOUGHT F4U-1A CORSAIR DOUGLAS SBD-5 DAUNTLESS MITSUBISHI A6M5 ZERO (A real ZERO with real Nakajima Sakae 21 engine ...not a T6 fake) SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK IX HAWKER HURRICANE MK X GRUMMAN F6F HELLCAT CURTISS P-40N WARHAWK NORTH AMERICAN F-86F SABRE MIKOYAN MiG-15 BOEING P-26 PEASHOOTER(As rare at it gets to see one let alone see one fly)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 7, 2006 – Hitting the mark as they always do, members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team jumped into the middle of the 2006 McDonald's Air and Sea Show here yesterday. Preparations for a jump into the 2006 McDonald's Air and Sea Show at Fort Lauderdale Beach continue as the Army's Golden Knights parachute team waits to reach the jump zone. Sgt. 1st Class Paul Sach, left, the Black Demonstration Team leader, prepares the streamers that will help determine wind direction. Cpl. Joshua Coleman, center, puts his gloves on while Sgt. Hector Ceja,...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 7, 2006 – Spectators packed a four-mile stretch of beach and spilled into the street here to watch military and civilian air teams show their stuff yesterday. An estimated 1 million people crowded Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fla., May 6 and 7 for the 2006 McDonald's Air and Sea Show. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. For those who missed the McDonald's Air and Sea Show yesterday or want to see it again, the show is being repeated today. After a morning of power boat races and a beach invasion demonstration...

The crew at Wings and Rotors Air Museum in Murrieta think it's high time Vietnam veterans get their due. Museum volunteers and military veterans have restored two Vietnam War-vintage helicopters and are working to return an F-4 Phantom jet to the skies. Those helicopters will fly and be on display today and Sunday at the March Field Airfest at March Air Reserve Base. "The Vietnam era is not well-represented at air shows," said Shayne Meder, an Air Force veteran, who paints and restores aircraft and works at Wings and Rotors. "People see World War II airplanes and modern airplanes. But...