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Wings Over Wine Country Has A Hornet
By Heather Clay
The Pacific Coast Air Museum (PCAM) proudly announces the addition of the U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter demonstration team to an already stellar air show line-up of performers.
The air show will be held at the Charles M. Schulz Ð Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, CA on August 18-19, 2012.
The F/A-18 Super Hornet Demonstration Team [...]
Where Warbirds Fly
Our 2012 Airshow will mark the momentous events that occurred 70 years ago literally "Turning The Tide" of history in 1942.
Warbirds will once again fill the skies over Chino Airport during the County of San Bernardino Planes of Fame Airshow over the weekend of May 5-6, 2012.
A Veteran panel will be on hand to discuss [...]
Porterville Air Faire Salutes Marine Air
The Porterville Air Faire returns on Saturday, June 9 with a salute to the U.S. Marine Corps' 100 year anniversary.
Festivities kick off at dawn with a balloon lift-off, (winds permitting), a pancake breakfast will begin serving at 7:00 a.m. Antique and Classic planes, cars and motorcycles will be on display as well.
Spot landing and flour [...]
Gillespie To Feature Rare Warbirds
This year, "A Salute to 100 Years of U. S. Marine Aviation" will feature the howl of airplane engines of WW II bombers, F4F Wildcat, TBF Avenger, A6M Zero, Spitfire, Super Corsair "57," and many more "Flying Museums" including the only Northrop N9M Flying Wing and the rare F3F Flying Barrel.
Numerous aircraft will be on [...]
Excellence in Aviation to Honor Astronauts
Excellence in Aviation to Honor Astronauts
The Flight Test Historical Foundation, Edwards Air Force Base, will be holding the Third Annual "Excellence In Aviation Awards" on Saturday May 19, 2012 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at The Proud Bird Restaurant and Convention Center (Grand Ballroom) in Los Angeles.
The festivities will include live music by famed [...]
Idaho Trade Fair Coming
The 2nd annual Trade Show Aviation Idaho, being held on Friday and Saturday May 18-19, 2012, and run in conjunction with the Idaho Aviation Association's Annual Meeting, has announced its guest speakers and workshops.
Addison Pemberton, aircraft restorer and aviation historian, will be the headlining guest speaker on Saturday night, and will have his Boeing 40C, [...]
WAAAM/Hood River Show
The Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon once again hosts the annual WAAAM/Hood River Fly-in at the museum on the north side of the Ken Jernstedt Airfield/Hood River Airport (4S2) on September 7th, 8th and 9th, 2012.
This year's event will feature a celebration of the fifth anniversary of the opening of [...]
Catalina Hosting Big Airshow
The first Catalina Island Air Show and Festival, celebrating a century of aviation on the island, will be held September 29 and 30.
"Avalon Bay and Avalon Canyon form a natural amphitheater, making Avalon an excellent spectator location from its beautiful beaches, boats and hotels," said the show's coordinator Dan Teckenoff. "Come for the weekend and [...]
Eddie Andreini Flys Hottest Planes
Eddie Andreini started flying in an L-2 Taylorcraft while in high school at the age of 16.
Today, he is a commercial instrument rated pilot and possesses an FAA aerobatic ground-level waiver. Eddie has accumulated 10,000-plus hours of flighttime in a variety of diversified aircraft including P-51s, Yak 55s, Pitts Specials, and the Russian AN-2, in [...]
Lake Tahoe show Best In The West
The 23rd annual Lake in the Sky Air Show at Lake Tahoe Airport in beautiful South Lake Tahoe, Calif. is scheduled for Saturday, August 25, 2012 (please visit www.lakeintheskyairshow.com) The Lake in the Sky Air Show has been described as "the best in the west" by one of the Navy's participants.
This years Lake in the Sky [...]
