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Inaugural Air Show Set for St. George 27 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
Fighter jets, fire engines, hot rods and helicopters will be among the attractions on display at the inaugural Wings and Wheels event, scheduled Sept. 7 at the Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum at t...
A Look Back at the Loop 27 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm
It’s 100 years since the first ever “loop’” was performed in a plane. Despite the doubts of his peers, Russian pilot Pytor Nesterov performed the feat, on Sept. 9, 1913 (Aug. 27 by the calendar then u...
On This Day in Aviation History 27 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
1740 – Birth of Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, who, with brother Jacques-Étienne, invents the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon; the brothers succeeded in launching the first manned ascent. 1925 – In a ...
U.S., Russia Join Forces for Vigilant Eagle 27 Aug 2013 | 12:14 am
By Donna Miles, American Forces Press Service Beginning Tuesday, fighter jets from the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Russian air force will scramble to track and intercept “hijacke...
N.D. Loses Last ANG Aircraft 26 Aug 2013 | 11:59 pm
One of the most historic days in the 66-year history of the North Dakota Air National Guard will be marked Tuesday when the last Air Guard aircraft, a Learjet 35-based C-21A, will leave the Fargo base...
A380 to Star in Dublin’s FlightFest 26 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
One of the largest aircraft in the world, the Airbus A380, will fly up the Liffey, a river in Ireland, at low level in three weeks’ time. It will be joined by other aircraft from almost every decade s...
Vietnam Vet Still Flying Hueys 26 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
There’s a distinctive “whub, whub, whub” sound that signals the approach of a Bell helicopter. Whether the pilot is speeding at more than 120 miles an hour, or slowed and hovering six feet off the gro...
Steamboat Springs Gears Up for Air Fest 26 Aug 2013 | 07:17 pm
John Barry’s career speaks for itself. He served in the U.S. Air Force for more than 30 years, retiring in 2004 as a two-star general.He was a White House Fellow in the mid-1980s and was the superint...
Hueys Find New Home in Alabama 26 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
Dozens of area residents and military veterans showed up at Blackwell Field Airport in Ozark, Ala., on Saturday for the unique chance to fly in Vietnam-era U.S. Army helicopters. The Friends of Army ...
On This Day in Aviation History 23 Aug 2013 | 07:11 pm
1905 – Birth of Constantin “Kostia” Wladimir Rozanoff, French World War II fighter pilot, test pilot, French air force colonel and a pioneer of jet aviation. 1918 – British World War I flying aces Ar...
