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68th Anniversary of D-Day Landings
On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called...
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Spirit of Freedom Lands at Gathering of Eagles Video
MAXWELL AFB AL- Preserving the memory and legacy of one of the greatest humanitarian and aviation efforts in history is the mission of one unique C-54 owned by the Spirit of Freedom Foundation. The...
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Eagles Portrait Signing
MAXWELL AFB AL-Each year the graduating class of the Air Command and Staff College commissions an original oil painting for display in Spaatz Hall. Since the inception of the Gathering of Eagles...
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A Local Airport Matters- Documentary Video
One often hears about far away airports being closed but when it hits home, the prospect of loss becomes very real. It can be subtle when surrounding property is developed or sold off, or it can be...
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Matt Younkin to Receive 2012 Bill Barber Award for Showmanship
EAST TROY, WISCONSIN -- World Airshow News has announced that Matt Younkin is the 2012 recipient of the Bill Barber Award for Showmanship. The award will be presented during EAA AirVenture 2012 at...
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Civil Air Patrol Holds Disaster- Rescue Practice Drill
Vinemont AL- The Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol -CAP held a practice disaster relief/search and rescue mission at Folsom Field in Cullman County Alabama on June 16, 2012. Over eighty volunteers from...
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Liftoff Marks the 50th Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla.- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 8:28...
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New Ground School Class at MDQ
Madison County Executive Flight Center-MDQ in Meridianville announces a new Private Pilot Ground School will begin on July 10 at 6pm. Classes will be held each Tuesday evening from 6 - 9 pm beginning...
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July 2 Deadline to Comment on 3rd Class Med Exemption
AOPA and EAA report the FAA opened its official comment period June 12 for an exemption to third class medical certificate regulations filed jointly by AOPA and the Experimental Aircraft Association...
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Goodyear's Spirit of Goodyear Blimp Returns to EAA AirVenture in 2012
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI - The famed Goodyear blimp "Spirit of Goodyear" will grace the skies once again at EAA AirVenture 2012, scheduled for July 23-29 at Wittman Regional Airport. The...
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Two New Resources for Pilots and Instructors
From the FAA Safety Team- We want to bring to your attention the availability of two new resources for pilots and instructors. With the issuance of new Practical Test Standards (PTS), these two...
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Sentimental Journey Celebrates 75 years of Cubs with Alabama Boys J-3 Act
Piper Memorial Airport Loch Haven PA- Happening now at the Piper Memorial Airport is a celebration of 75 years of the iconic Cub. It is the 27th Annual Sentimental Journey Fly In to the hallowed ground...
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U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center Change of Command
FORT RUCKER AL- Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Edens, assistant division commander, 2d Infantry Division, Eighth United States Army, Korea, will assume duties as director of Army safety and commander of the...
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Descendants of America's Aviation Pioneers Gather for Celebration
WASHINGTON- Descendants of America's 'first families of aviation' gathered here Wednesday evening for the first time for a celebration of the monumental achievements of their fathers and grandfathers...
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NTSB Announces Forum to Improve General Aviation Search and Rescue
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board today announced that it will hold a forum focused on general aviation search and rescue operations on July 17 and 18, 2012. In the United...
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U.S. Navy Blue Angels Over Sugarloaf
SUGARLOAF, S.C. - The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, fly in the Delta formation over Sugarloaf, S.C. The Blue Angels were en-route to Latrobe, Penn., to perform at the...
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Eyes on Gulf Weather
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... NOAA graphic Satellite imagery and surface...
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Calling All Teachers Attending AirVenture 2012
Aviation is one of the best ways we know of to motivate kids to learn science, technology, engineering and math! This summer, Build A Plane and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association...
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Birmingham Air Safety Foundation Scholarship Awards 2012
The Birmingham Air Safety Foundation via the Thurston W. Sumner Flight Education Program is pleased to announce Flight Scholarship winners for 2012. Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 were recently...
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Celebrate an Alabama Independence Day
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded...
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