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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

70000 attended weekend air shows - St. Cloud Times
The show featured the US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron, the F-22 Raptor and other aerobatics. Chapman said volunteers will finish taking ...
Win a Chance to Fly with the Thunderbirds - KIONrightnow.com
One of the 5 will be chosed for a ride of a lifetime, a flight with USAF Thunderbird in the F-16C Fighting Falcon on Thursday September 30th The "Hometown
Blue Angels charm spectators at air show - SCSU University Chronicle
Like many others in attendance, Johnson and Sommerville said they traveled up from the cities specifically to see the F-22 and the Blue Angels. ...
Blue Angels to Perform at Pensacola Air Show - WKRG-TV
The Navy's flight demonstration team along with civilian and other military aircraft will perform aerial acrobatics over the Gulf of Mexico, ...
FRECCE TRICOLORE, IL PROGRAMMA - AMnotizie.it
Prima dell'esibizione delle “Frecce Tricolori”, si esibiranno infatti tanti altri velivoli nel cielo antistante il lungomare Andrea Doria e Ligabue. ...
Tribute to our heroes - Whitehaven NewsI was amused to hear the festival commentator say just before 5.30pm that "hopefully the Red Arrows will be along in a few minutes". Er, no. ...
Video: Blades Aerobatics Display by Kathryn
BritishForcesNews - They go up against staggering G-forces and definitely like nothing better than blue sky thinking. They are the Blades Aerobatic Team - the only full-time civilian formation display team in the UK. It was formed by two former RAF Wing Commanders and Julian Evans has been to see them in action for Forces News.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Red Arrows draw festival to a close - Whitehaven News
The display at 5.30pm was watched by tens of thousands around the har bour - and was something of a consolation for those still reeling from England's 4-1 ...
Blue Angels, more wow crowd of 30000 - St. Cloud Times
The US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron made its St. Cloud debut Saturday during the first day of the Great Minnesota Air Show. ...

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Blue Angels Make Detour – KIMT
"The Blue Angels are performing in St. Cloud, Minnesota this weekend. Due to some severe weather they decided to divert this aircraft to avoid any damage ...
Margate's Big Event from PPRuNe Forums by P6 Driver
The weekend of 19th & 20th June saw displays on both days at a very rainy Margate. It was the first full weekend of public displays for the Red Arrows this year. The photos are from the Saturday except for the Diamond Nine, which was a looping break to land at Manston on Sunday…
Britain's Armed Forces Day in Cardiff – WalesOnline
There will a fly-past from The Red Arrows, as well as a Lancaster bomber, Hurricane and Spitfire in a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. ...

Friday, June 25, 2010

Blue Angels begin practicing for Great Minnesota Air Show - St. Cloud Times
Six Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets arrived Wednesday and two F-22 Raptor stealth fighters arrived Thursday at St. Cloud Regional Airport. ...
Herculean Help arrives for Hornet - Bowling Green Daily News
The Blue Angels' C-130T Hercules, known as Fat Albert Airlines, arrived Thursday at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport carrying maintenance ...
Snowbirds Coming to Cornwall on Canada Day - Cornwall Seaway News
Local Member of Parliament Guy Lauzon announced today that the famous Canadian Snowbirds will be flying over Canada during this year's Canada Day ...
Red Arrows visit Southport for Armed Forces Day - Southport Visiter
At 1pm the parade will make its way to the sea front to watch the Dakota fly-past and then at 3.30pm the Red Arrows will be on hand to wow crowds with their ...
Festival: Red Arrows - Whitehaven News
A DISPLAY by the Red Arrows will wow the crowds on Sunday – the perfect way to mark National Armed Forces Day. “If we did nothing else but the Red Arrows ...

Thousands expected at northern Italy air show - Stars and Stripes

Frecce Tricolori, Italian's national air acrobatic team, is supposed to perform briefly at around 11 am Saturday. Visitors interested in going airborne ...

Thursday, June 24, 2010

A Blue Angel Remembered - Bowling Green Daily News
The Aviation Heritage Park dedicated the plane at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport, with the help of a fly-in from the Blue Angels, ...
Blue Angels Honor Kentucky WWII Flying Ace's Memory – WBKO
The Blue Angels roared into Bowling Green Wednesday afternoon. Fans stood breathless as the US Navy precision flight team landed their Boeing F/A-18 Hornets ...
Blue Angels Honor Kentucky WWII Flying Ace's Memory – WBKO
The Blue Angels roared into Bowling Green Wednesday afternoon. Fans stood breathless as the US Navy precision flight team landed their Boeing F/A-18 Hornets ...
Threat of storms overshadows festivities - St. Cloud Times ...
largest summer festivals on the line — not to mention an air show featuring the US Navy's famed Blue Angels — a lot is riding on the weather this week ...
The Air Force Thunderbirds - Salisbury Post
The Thunderbirds' full schedule of events continues this weekend with a show in Ocean City, Md. The airshow earlier this month was filled with old and new ... The featured performers were the Thunderbirds, which use F-16s as their demo planes. The Thunderbirds' full schedule of events continues this weekend with a ...
The Air Force Thunderbirds - Salisbury Post
The Thunderbirds' full schedule of events continues this weekend with a show in Ocean City, Md. The airshow earlier this month was filled with old and new ... The featured performers were the Thunderbirds, which use F-16s as their demo planes. The Thunderbirds' full schedule of events continues this weekend with a ...
Luke Air Force Base's own Capt. Nicholas Holmes will fly as Thunderbird No. 4. - Fighter Country Partnership
The Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, commonly known as the Thunderbirds, have announced incoming officer selections for the 2011 demonstration season. ...
Red Arrows over Worthing for Armed Forces weekend - Worthing Today
THE Red Arrows will fly over Worthing as part of the renowned West Sussex Armed Forces weekend. The event, taking place in Steyne Gardens this weekend, ...

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Blue Angels Air Show | ABetterStay.com -
Get ready for one of the biggest air shows in the South East with this year's Blue Angels Air Show! ... The Naval Aviators will showcase their graceful acrobatic maneuvers with a Diamond Formation that consists of four planes in a fast high -speed display with two additional solo pilots. As a grand finale the team will illustrate their high level precision flying with a six-jet Delta Formation all moving in unison. Kids will love seeing the planes in action, ...
Local high school counselor to fly with the Blue Angels - KIDK
Craig Hole, a counselor at Hillcrest High School was nominated by a Navy recruiter and then chosen to fly with the Blue Angels right before ...

Monday, June 21, 2010

Navy's Blue Angels to Launch Inaugural Air Show in St. Cloud - PR Web

he United States Navy's “Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron,” known as The Blue Angels, will perform June 26-27, 2010 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Blue Angels' appearance at the St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC) will be the centerpiece of the inaugural "Great Minnesota Air Show." The air show will also feature regional and national aviation performers as well as exhibits and vendors on the airport grounds. Some of the nation’s best air show performers are from Minnesota and have committed to appear in St. Cloud.

St. Cloud, MN (PRWEB) June 21, 2010 -- The United States Navy's “Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron,” known as The Blue Angels, will perform June 26-27, 2010 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Blue Angels' appearance at the St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC) will be the centerpiece of the inaugural "Great Minnesota Air Show." The air show will also feature regional and national aviation performers as well as exhibits and vendors on the airport grounds. Some of the nation’s best air show performers are from Minnesota and have committed to appear in St. Cloud.

Blue Angels will honor ex-team leader - (aerobaticteams.net)
The Blue Angels will visit Bowling Green, KY in honor of Lt. Cmdr. Johnny Magda. They won't do aerial display, but will participate in the party in dedication of Aviation Heritage Park's restoration of a Magda's F-9F Panther...

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Blue Thunder Announces List Of Dare Devils To Join Blue Angels - KIFI Idaho Falls
The Blue Angels will be joined by a stellar group of performers for the Blue Thunder Air Show, July 24-25.The performers include Matt Younkin, Kyle and Amanda Franklin and USAF F-16 Viper East Coast Demonstration Team.Two of the dare devils to also make the list are local favorites, MiG Fury Fighters out of Driggs, Idaho, and Greg Poe from Meridian, Idaho.Matt Younkin learned to fly at age 14 and now flies more than 50 different types of planes. He takes after his father, the legendary air show pilot Bobby Younkin.Kyle and Amanda Franklin keep flying in the family as well. Kyle is the son of famous pilot Jimmy Franklin. Kyle’s wife Amanda is also the younger sister of Younkin.

Blue Angels fly carefully in wild blue yonder - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Blue Angels plane No. 7 Crew Chief Chad Swanson ducks under an FA-18 Hornet preparing for an orientation flight at Mitchell International Airport on ...

Bay Area Jet Team Takes to the Skies for NASCAR Weekend in Sonoma - CatchfenceThe Patriots Jet Demonstration Team, the nation’s only civilian aerobatic jet team, will highlight the festivities for a 5th consecutive year with gloss black Aero L-39 Albatros jets and signature red, white and blue smoke trails.
The Patriots, based in Bryon in East Contra Costa County, will utilize four of these jets in the show on Sunday of NASCAR weekend. You can catch their electrifying 25-minute show in the skies above the raceway at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Red Arrows to fly at Cosford Air Show - expressandstar.com
The Red Arrows today revealed they will be taking part in this weekend's RAF Cosford Air Show. The aerobatics team were forced to pull out of Sunday's show ...

Monday, June 7, 2010

Osan NCO to join Thunderbirds team - F-16.net
Before any of them take to the air, a team of more than 130 enlisted Airmen in 25 different career fields ensure each of the six demonstration fighters are maintained and ready.
One of Osan's own Airmen will become part of that team, when she reports to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., home of the Thunderbirds, in December.
Staff Sgt. Alicia Valenzuela, with the 51st Maintenance Squadron, was selected to join the elite team recently, after submitting her package for the third consecutive year. Due to previous assignment commitments, she was unable to join the team the previous two years. ...
PS Engineering establishes Fan Club from General Aviation News
... During EAA AirVenture 2010, PS Engineering will put one lucky fan behind a PS Engineering intercom, in the back seat of one of the AeroShell Aerobatic Team’s AT-6 Texan air show performance aircraft, for a guest flight on Saturday July 31. ...

Friday, June 4, 2010

A league of her own: Meet the Blue Angel's first woman aviator - WEAU-TV 13 When the Blue Angels take off this weekend, there will be a very unique face in Blue Angel Number 7. The only woman to ever fly with the team. ...
Pulling 7 "G's" with the Blue Angels - WEAU-TV 13
If you heard the roar of the jets overhead, you probably went out to take a look too see the world famous US Navy Blue Angels practicing. ...
In the Sky at Jones Beach State Park, Blue Angels Stir Up Awe - Farmingdale Observer
At just about 9:30 am on Thursday, May 27, the Blue Angels F/A-18A Hornets came roaring into Farmingdale's Republic Airport led by Commander Greg McWherter ...
Snowbirds will help kick off motorcycle festival June 30 - Telegraph-Journal
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, Canada's air demonstration team, will fly past shortly after noon to help open the fifth annual Atlanticade Motorcycle Festival, which is coming to Charlotte County for the first time.

On June 26 the Snowbirds will perform an air show at Charlo, which is close enough for a nine-aircraft formation to fly over St. Andrews four days later, Snowbirds public affairs officer Capt. Marc Velasco explained in a telephone interview Wednesday.

St. Andrews will get the same treatment as, for example, the Grey Cup, Canadian National Exhibition or Canada Day on Parliament Hill, he said.

"It's something we're doing for the community because we're in the area."
Chippewa Valley Air show flies into Eau Claire - The Chippewa Herald
Jerry Jacobson waited months to ride with the Blue Angels. On Wednesday, he was told he’d have to wait a little while longer.
Jacobson was one of three area people chosen to ride with Blue Angel No. 7 Wednesday. But because clouds had settled in, Chippewa Valley Air Show co-chair Lonnie Kolar was the only one who got to ride. Jacobson had to wait until this morning.
“I’m nervous, and the experience that I am looking forward to is some of the loops and hanging upside down,” said Jacobson, president of the Chippewa Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Northwestern Bank. ...
War time event searches for funding - North Wales Weekly News
The Red Arrows have also made an appearance to mark the event. However, some have expressed their dislike at hosting an event that recalls such a difficult ...
Air show by the Aguila patrol (Patrulla Aguila) - TORREVIEJA.com News from http://www.torrevieja.com/ The 4th, 5th and 6th of June the Aguila Patrol will celebrate its 25th anniversary with several demonstrations. The Academia General del Aire (the General Air Academy or AGA) will hold, on the 4th of June, an act of allegiance to the Spanish flag by the civil population which will count with the participation of members of the Club Patrulla Águila (Águila's Patrol Club), coinciding with the celebration which takes place every year at the facilities of this training centre…

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Heroes sought for rewarding flight - MassLive.com
21 and 22, the Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing will host the Westfield International Air Show, with the US Air Force Thunderbirds scheduled to ...

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Thunderbirds soar again - Salisbury Post
The featured performers were the Thunderbirds, which use F-16s as their demo planes. The Thunderbirds' full schedule of events continues this weekend with a show in Ocean City, Md. The airshow earlier this month was filled with old and ...

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