Southport Air Show 2009 – The Red Arrows - So the Southport Air Show rolled around again and as per usual the usual grey cloud rolled in…the odd bit of blue sky but not much sunshine. One year we’ll get a gloriously sunny day! This set is just of the Red Arrows who were in attendance and were a very cool highlight. More to follow as I process through the week. Apologies for the layout of the post – can’t get slideshows to work at the moment, hopefully have it fixed before next post!

Regina photographer Cal Fehr soars with the Snowbirds - Regina Leader-Post
Regina photographer Calvin Fehr (right) clad in military flying gear is jammed into the cockpit of a Canadian Forces Snowbirds aircraft. ...

Red Arrows display really hits the target - Shropshire Star
The Red Arrows delighted crowds of spectators when they visited the Shropshire airbase where princes William and Harry are training as pilots. ...

Thunderbirds take show down under from Air Force Link Top Stories
The U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team, the Thunderbirds, took to the Australian sky Sept. 26 showcasing the power and precision that embodies Air Force Airmen worldwide.
Flying wingtip-to-wingtip formations and in solo maneuvers, the Thunderbirds put on a show for a crowd of more than 70,000 spectators lining the beach in Townsville and filling the balconies of hotels for miles around.

Organizers Seeking Funds for Fleet Week - KCBS
The Fleet Week committee lines up performers, including the Blue Angels, then secures the required permits and other paperwork that comes along with putting ...

Up to 90000 attend record breaking Southport Air Show - Liverpool Daily Post
But perhaps the most eagerly anticipated performance of the weekend for the picnicking families on the sands was by the Red Arrows who roared over the beach ...

Air shows fill fall skies in Florida - Orlando Sentinel
The stars in the sky will include state-of-the-art fighters, vintage acrobatic aircraft, parachuting daredevils and the Navy's famous Blue Angels, ...

Lend Me Your Ears: Editor soars with elite Thunderbirds - Cuyahoga Falls News Press
Routt, 38, second-in-command of the USAF Thunderbirds, a graduate of Miami University's (Ohio) ROTC program and the first Air National Guard pilot ever to ...

Thunderbirds team to arrive today for air show - Pacific Daily News
The US Air Force Thunderbirds are expected to arrive today for the 2009 Andersen Air Force Base Air Show on Wednesday. The six-man team of handpicked pilots ...

Skywalker family to stay - Express Buzz
The Sarang team and their brilliant aerobatic display at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangalore. BANGALORE: The Sarang display team of the Indian Air ...

IAF's birds to display their prowess - Times of India
The IAF has agreed to get Mysore the Sarang team while the decision on the number of aircrafts that will fly in Surya Kiran team will be taken on Monday. ...

Surya Kirans are coming - Times of India
It is cleared by the IAF but the Surya Kiran team is constrained to restrict its acrobatic display over fuel, the sources added. The Sarang, the helicopter ...

'Sarang' team bids adieu to Yelahanka Air Force Station - Deccan Herald
The Sarang team will move to the Sulur Air Force Station in Coimbatore. The decision is a routine operational requirement of the IAF. ...

Breitling jet trainers to star in airshow - Times of MaltaPhotos:
Chris Sant Fournier The world famous Breitling Jet Team will be the stars of the show at this year's Malta International Airshow today and tomorrow. ...

Red Arrows' Fitting Response to Spanish Incursions - Vox Online News
Friday's arrival of the raf's Red Arrows - whose Battle of Britain commemorative display drew hundreds of spectators to Europa Point the following day ...

Sidney Hosts Canadian Snowbirds KXNet.com North Dakota News - Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck
Jim Olson was in Sidney today as the Snowbirds swooped overhead and landed at the Sidney-Richland Airport to prepare for the weekend show. ...

Thunderbirds are go! «Cameron Laird – Photographer from blog.cameronlaird.com
The United States Air Force Thunderbirds flew their F16 Falcons into Townsville, Australia today ahead of a big airshow planned for the weekend. I was there to shoot them for ‘Uncle Rupert’ and took the opportunity to grab a bit of HD Video as well.

Thunderbirds to fly over Saipan tomorrow - Pacific Daily News
The US Air Force Thunderbirds team will perform a flyover in Saipan tomorrow, said Air Force ...

Blue Angels, others testing north state skies for weekend air show - Record-Searchlight
They include the US Navy's jet demonstration team, the Blue Angels, said Bill Wagner, spokesman for the Exchange Club. The team has practiced in the skies ...

Thrills as Thunderbirds roll in - The Australian
The US Air Force Thunderbirds are in Australia as part of a packed schedule that includes performances before huge crowds at airshows around the world. ...

Aircraft roar in for 17th Malta airshow - Times of Malta
The arrivals included the French Breitling aerobatic team, whose aircraft flew low in formation over the runway before breaking up for landing. ...

Air show takes off for new date - San Jose Mercury News
"Salinas arranges its air show around the Blue Angels. It used to be in September. This year it was in August." Wierdsma believes the chance of better ...

Seeing Red Arrows over the Rock - Dscriber
I have seen the Red Arrows numerous times, I first went to a Battle of Britain air show at Biggin Hill in 1956 when memories of the encounter were still ...

Organizers hope to land Blue Angels for air show - St. Joseph News-Press - R.J. Cooper
Local organizers met Wednesday morning to finalize their plans to bring an air show to Rosecrans Memorial Airport the first weekend in May.

Canadian Snowbirds to soar over Sheppard - Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
9/23/2009 - SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Demonstration Team will show thousands of ...

Airmen given reenlistment oath by Thunderbirds pilot in front of 99000 - Sourdough Sentinel
Greg Thomas, US Air Force Thunderbird #1 Commander, speaks to friends and family of Airmen preparing to reenlist into the Air Force Sept. ...

Thunderbirds Arrive Monday; Big Anderson Air Show Next Wednesday - Pacific News Center
He said he hopes to work on the Air Force's newest and most advanced fighter, the F-22 Raptor. He will get the chance to see the Raptor in action at the air ...

Persistence, luck pay off as Lambert farmer finally gets Canadian ... - Billings Gazette
Bryan Prevost, right, worked for years to bring the Canadian Forces Snowbirds to Sidney for an airshow on September 26 and 27. ...

BYM Product and Industry News - BYM News
This year the show will witness a spectacular return of the Red Arrows display team who also performed in 2008, organised by Superyacht UK and sponsors. ...

Red Arrows set Great North pace - BBC News
A Red Arrows display team has wowed runners crossing the Tyne Bridge during the Great North Run. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external ...

Fleet Week Airshow Cruises - San Francisco Chronicle
Enjoy spectacular views of all of the Fleet Week festivities, including the Blue Angels! Come to Fisherman's Wharf and celebrate Fleet Week aboard the Red ...

Bad weather keeps air show crowd low; Blue Angels may be here next ... - Belleville News DemocratWhile plans aren't official for 2010, Kayser said the US Navy Blue Angels have offered their services for the weekend of Sept. 11. ...

Air Force Thunderbirds swoop up praise from Hawaii crowd - Honolulu Advertiser
Cacal said he flew in from Maui primarily to visit his grandson but also to attend the air show. "I'm doing double duty," he said, laughing. ...

SpeedHawaii.com - USAF Thunderbird airshow by PhotosByStorm
On September 19th and 20th the whole state of hawaii was in for a treat when the USAF Thunderbirds took to the sky in a stunning, body shaking air-show! If any of you folks didnt get to make it out to Hickam AFB for the air-show because ...

Thunderbirds draw huge crowd for first of two aerial shows at ... - Honolulu Advertiser
Next to the Naval Air Museum booth that her father was manning, the Pampered Princess tent was "the best part of the day," DeHoff declared. ...

Thundering over Northeast Ohio with Air Force's elite - Tallmadge Express
Routt, 38, second-in-command of the USAF Thunderbirds, a graduate of Miami University's (Ohio) ROTC program and the first Air National Guard pilot ever to ...

Thunderbirds roar and roll - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The ground exhibits were just the prelude for the main attraction -- a 30-minute air show by the Air Force Thunderbirds. The six sleek F-16 Fighting Falcons ...

Thunderbirds roar again over Hickam AFB on Sunday, 9-20-09 - Examiner.com
Of course, it's not the same as being at Hickam Air Force Base for the celebration so if you have no plans for Sunday, check it out. ...

Thunderbirds thrill: 'Amazing, brah' - Honolulu Advertiser
Tens of thousands of people converged on Hickam Air Force base this afternoon in anticipation of the return of the US Air Force Thunderbirds to Hawai'i ...

Reno Air Races Military Day; POW Tells His Story - KOLO
As he watches the Blue Angels soar through the sky, he says the sound of the planes is the sound of freedom. It reminds him of his flying days. ...

Pilots fly for glory on last day - Reno Gazette-Journal
... US Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team, and Fat Albert, the Blue Angels C-130 transport plane, which will launch with a "jet-assisted takeoff. ...

THE RED ARROWS ARE BACK! - Gibraltar Chronicle
The Red Arrows made their traditional thunderous high profile arrival yesterday evening as they marked the start of the Battle of Britain celebrations on ...

Pilots prove storytellers in aerial act - Belleville News Democrat
The Canadian Snowbirds and the Army's Golden Knights Parachute team are featured performers at this year's air show. "You never get the Thunderbirds or the ...

Thunderbird alert - Honolulu Advertiser
If you're headed for the air show, come early. If not, avoid the area if possible. Police will be on patrol and will ticket anyone who stops along the H-1 ...

US Air Force's daredevil Thunderbirds flying Oahu skies. Here's ... - Hawaiimagazine.com
The Thunderbirds are coming to town. The celebrated military air demonstration squad will take to the skies above Oahu's Hickam Air Force Base on Saturday ...

Fat Albert takes wild ride - Reno Gazette-Journal
Fat Albert is the C-130 transport plane of the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team, and while it might not be sleek and slim like the F/A-18 ...

Air Force Thunderbirds Put On Impromptu Show - KITV.com
HONOLULU -- The Air Force Thunderbirds flew in and put on an impromptu show as they got familiar with Hawaii airspace on Wednesday. ...

The Frecce Tricolori’ sightseeing tour of Rome from David Cenciotti's weblog - the most visited Italian Aviation Blog by David Cenciotti
On Sept. 13, between 14.30 and 16.00LT, as widely advertised by the media and by a specific NOTAM, the Frecce Tricolori of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force, ItAF) overflew some of the most important...

The Reno National Championship Air Races Take Flight - KOLO
The US Navy "Blue Angels" return to Reno this year, their first visit since 2000. Race aircraft in the Unlimited Class reach speeds of over 500 mph - by far ...

"Patrouille de France" to perform in Buenos Aires - Momento 24
On this day, the famous French Aerobatics Squadron "Patrouille de France" for the first time visiting our country, will be performingt in the sky of the ...

CANADIAN FORCES SNOWBIRDS AND CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY ASTRONAUT ... - Aviation.ca
Mr. Chris Hadfield will fly "Hawk One" an F-86 Sabre in a Centennial Heritage Flight that will follow the Snowbirds' nine-plane formation. ...

Thunderbirds will soar over Hickam - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The red, white and blue F-16s of the Air Force's aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, will soar over Hickam Air Force Base this ...

Snowbirds buzz through Great Falls - Great Falls Tribune
The bright red jets that Great Falls residents saw Thursday morning were indeed the Canadian Snowbirds. A spokesman for Holman Aviation at the Great Falls ...

Snowbirds big draw at Yarmouth airshow - TheChronicleHerald.ca
It's in Yarmouth today to finish the weekend at the Nova Scotia International Air Show. "The crowd was huge," said Greg ...

The airplane ride of my life - Lahontan Valley News
Drew Hess a hug after her cockpit ride on Fat Albert, the Blue Angels' support aircraft during the NAS Fallon Airshow. The most exhilarating nine minutes of ...

Zach Hatch, Hometown Hero, Rides With Thunderbird 7 – NewsBlaze
The first-ever Airshow "Hometown Heroes" rides are part of Air Force Week in Sacramento, that culminates with the two-day airshow at Mather Airport, ...

Red Arrows 2010 line up announced by Flightline UK
The 2010 Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team has been announced. The positions for next year are: Red 1 - Squadron Leader Ben Murphy…

Thousands turn up for RAF airshow from news.bbc.co.uk
Thousands of people have been flocking to The Royal Air Force Leuchars Airshow from 1000 BST on Saturday. The last flying Vulcan Bomber was due to return after failing to get off the ground at last year's event due to fog. There are also several foreign nations showcasing their aircraft, including the Polish Air Force with the Soviet fighter, MiG-29 Fulcrum. ...

Red Arrows to star at Southport Air Show - Crosby Herald
The Blades aerobatic display team will be joined by their helicopter counterparts The Black Cats for the two-day event on September 26 and 27. ...

Mather Field Air Show Rancho Cordova Tickets Thunderbirds 2009 Ca ... by Michelle Ventress The California Capital Air Show at Mather Field in Rancho Cordova, Ca. Discount tickets may be bought for $15 in advance for the Air Force Thunderbirds returning for 2009. The jets are returning to Mather Air Base.

Fallon Air Show: Blue Angel was a former TOPGUN instructor - Lahontan Valley News
Kim Lamb/LVN photo Cmdr. Greg McWherter, commanding officer of the Blue Angels, is the flight leader of the team. ...

Fallon Air Show: Teacher ascends with the Blue Angels - Lahontan Valley News
Johnson, the 2008-2009 Nevada Teacher of the Year, was one of three people the Blue Angels flew Wednesday from Naval Air Station Fallon. ...

Thunderbirds Fly in to Capital Airshow at Mather Field - Newcs10.net
The Air Force's Thunderbirds will be in town for the California Capital Airshow. The elite squad of aviators arrived at Mather Field around 1:30 Thursday ...

Taking flight with the Snowbirds - CBC.ca
Nick Czernkovich and Major Doug "Dewey" Clements buckle into Snowbird No. 5 as they get ready for flight. (Chris Williams/CBC)First the flight suit goes on, ...

Children at Hospital for Sick Children Inspire Snowbird Demo Team - Aviation.ca (press release)
Captain Mike French of the Snowbirds Demo Team did more than just fly his plane in the Canadian International Air Show last week. ...

Blue Angels highlight free Fallon air show - NevadaAppeal.com
The Naval Air Station Fallon Air Show, after an eight-year absence, is returning this year on Sept. 11 with a few extra twists...

Thunderbirds performance cancelled due to weather - WKYC-TV
The performance of the US Airforce Thunderbirds has been cancelled for Monday because of the weather. An announcement was made over the ...

The Red Arrows Visit Cambridge - The Royal Air Force aerobatic display team, The Red Arrows, landed at Marshall Airport in Cambridge both before and after their appearance at the Duxford Airshow on Saturday the 5th of September...

Ex crowds look up in wonder - Toronto Star
Flying with Fat Albert The Blue Angels use a C-130T Hercules nicknamed "Fat Albert" for carrying support personnel, spare parts, and tools between shows. ...

Jets roar over Toronto Saturday as Canadian International Airshow ... - The Canadian Press
Canadian Forces Snowbirds and the US Navy Blue Angels are among the performers who are entertaining audiences with aeronautic acrobatics this weekend. ...

Canadian International Air Show 2009: Blue Angels – Torontoist
Here, the US Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron arrives today at Pearson International Airport ahead of the show this weekend, with seven Boeing ...

Red Arrows jet in for Southport Air Show - Southport Visiter
The Blades aerobatic display team will be joined by their helicopter counterparts The Black Cats for the two-day event on September 26 and 27. ...

Air Force Thunderbirds, parachute team highlight 3-day Cleveland ... - Cleveland News - Fox 8By AP CLEVELAND (AP)
The skies over Cleveland will roar this weekend as the Air Force Thunderbirds performance team shows off at the Cleveland National ...

Aerial Aerobatics - OregonLive.com
The Thunderbirds didn't disappoint with their streaking precision formations. Heads were on swivels to try to pick out each of the dots on the horizon, ...

The Red Arrows perform at RNLI Hoylake and West Kirkby Lifeboat ... - Liverpool Echo
THE world famous Red Arrows entertained crowds at the RNLI Hoylake and West Kirby Lifeboat open day. More than 30000 people lined the coast between Meols ...

This event will own the air - TheChronicleHerald.ca
The Sabre jet will fly some solo performances and join the Canadian Forces' Snowbirds in a flight as well. Along with the Snowbirds, the Canadian Forces ...