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Explosive Wings Over North Georgia to Host Top Military, Aerobatic Performers
ROME, Ga. — The combined power of the Air Force F-22 Raptor and the A-10 Thunderbolt II will headline the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show in October and include the additions of many new key performers in the air and on the ground, JLC Airshow Management announced on Monday. Top military and civilian aircraft will scream […] More
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Navy’s Blue Angels Announce New Pilots, Officers for 2019 Season
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels announced the selection of new pilots and support officers on Thursday poised to join the elite flight demonstration squadron for the 2019 air show season. The announcement occured as the Blue Angels prepared for their performances this week at the Boeing Seafair Air show near Seattle. Three […] More
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Blues Over Biloxi to showcase Blue Angels, F-16 Viper Demonstrations
BILOXI — The thrust of high performance military jets and the aerobatics of top warbirds will perform above the Mississippi Gulf Coast this weekend as the Navy’s Blues Angels headline the Blues Over Biloxi air show. The Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team, the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team, and more will perform on Saturday and Sunday […] More
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New Air Force Thunderbirds pilots announced for 2019
LAS VEGAS — The Air Force Thunderbirds announced the selection of four new pilots and a medical doctor on Friday in support of their 2019 season, including the squadron’s second female solo pilot in the team’s storied history. The Thunderbirds will launch their 66th season in March 2019 with two performances in Florida and one in Arizona. Current Thunderbird […] More
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Watch Canada’s NORAD Tribute CF-18 Fly The MACH LOOP!
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Canadian Forces CF-18 Demo Team NORAD Tribute jet is currently across the pond on a two-week trip to the UK to help celebrate the long history between Canada and the Royal Air Force. On July 7 they performed at the RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day, and today, they are wrapping up performing at […] More
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Critically injured Thunderbirds pilot Erik Gonsalves returns to flight duty
The crash of a lone Air Force Thunderbirds jet returning from a flight in June 2017 left its pilot more severely injured than previously reported as the organization on Wednesday detailed his courageous recovery and his return to flight. In an emotional and personal video narrative produced by the Thunderbirds, Major Erik “Speedy” Gonsalves discusses candid new […] More
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Blue Angels, top aerobatic pilots to highlight Pensacola Beach Airshow
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The tranquility of Florida’s Emerald Coast will awaken this week as the Blue Angels take to the skies above the warm Gulf waters to perform a specialized air show for beach goers during the Red, White, and Blues week. Top civilian aerobatics will join with the Navy’s elite flight demonstration squadron’s six Blue and […] More
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Photo Essay: World War II Birds At Reading
READING, PA – Hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, this year’s 28th World War II Weekend airshow proved a success even with the forecast of inclement weather. Held at the Reading Regional Airport, the show is the premiere East Coast airshow to focus solely on the era of the Second World War. While unfortunately a […] More
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Historic B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Aluminum Overcast’ touring across America
ATHENS, Ga. — A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress has launched on a new mission across the United States visiting airports and generating an interest in a warbird which helped the allies win a world war. The B-17G is known as Aluminum Overcast, and is one of the last flight worthy B-17s still able to soar […] More
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A GEICO Skytyper Has Gone Down in NY, Pilot Lost
UPDATE 6:00pm EDT: Team officials have confirmed that the deceased pilot is Ken Johansen, the team’s Executive Officer and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, a Naval aviator, and a professional airline pilot. He leaves behind a wife and two children. ORIGINAL REPORT: Our friends the GEICO Skytypers have suffered a great loss today, after […] More
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A-10 Warthog, Canadian Snowbirds to highlight Anderson Regional Airshow
ANDERSON, SC — America’s Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt and Canada’s Air Force Snowbirds are a few of the top performers at the Bill and Jo Trent Anderson Regional Air show this weekend as they help bring the thrust and excitement to upper South Carolina. The U.S. Army paratroopers known as the Black Daggers, the A-10 nicknamed the […] More
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Air Force Thunderbirds return this weekend over Hampton Roads
The Air Force Thunderbirds are back and will resume their air show schedule this week beginning with the AirPower Over Hampton Roads in Virginia, the squadron announced on Monday. The long awaited announcement comes nearly six weeks following the loss of Thunderbird 4 slot pilot Major Stephen “Cajun” Del Bagno, who crashed during a training exercise […] More
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