The famous air racer and team leader of Nemesis Air Racing Jon Sharp has announced he will retire after a highly successful 32-year racing career, during which he won 15 Reno Air Racing National Championships. Read more on EAA.org.
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Aug 03 2011
Ford Trimotor aerobatics
Enjoy these stunning aerobatics in the Tin Goose by Harold Johnson!
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Aug 02 2011
Legend Flyers’ Me 262 takes to the air
“White 3”, a Me 262 replica bearing the colours of Guido Mutkes’ aircraft, flew for the first time on 22 July 2011 at Paine Field, Everett, Washington. It was flown by Wolfgang Maia with Bud Granley as chase pilot. The flight was successful.
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Aug 02 2011
Seafire SX336 leaves Bondues
Seafire SX336. (Photo D. Miller (CC BY 2.0))
The Seafire SX336, which was damaged on July 2 in a wheels-up landing in Bondues, has been dismantled and loaded on a flatbed to return to its home base for repairs. Antoine Alacusos’ Flickr page has been updated with pictures of this, on which the damage suffered by the airplane can be observed.
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Aug 02 2011
Flt Lt Geoffrey Osborn †
Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Osborn, who has died aged 89, was twice forced to crash-land his bomber, on both occasions rescuing members of his crew from the burning wreckage despite being injured; for his acts of gallantry he was awarded the George Medal. Read the obituary on the Telegraph.
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Jul 31 2011
Two killed in Wright “B” Flyer replica crash
(Photo Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))
Test pilots Mitchell Cary (63) and Don Gum (71) were killed on Saturday July 30 when their Wright “B” Flyer replica crashed a few miles from Springfield Beckley Municipal Airport, Ohio. The cause of the accident is yet unknown, but witnesses reported hearing the engine sputter. Continue reading
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Jul 30 2011
Flight Lieutenant Neill Cox †
Flight Lieutenant Neill Cox, who has died aged 88, won two DFCs for flying operations in the Mediterranean; he was also noted in the Service for once taking off in his Spitfire completely unaware that a WAAF mechanic was clinging on to the tailplane. Read the obituary on the Telegraph.
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Jul 30 2011
Lucas’ Red Tails out in January 2012
George Lucas’ movie about the Tuskegee Airmen will be out on January 20, 2012. A preview is already visible to keep warbird fans patients. 🙂 Enjoy!
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Jul 29 2011
F-16 and FJ-4B Fury run off the runway at Oshkosh
The FJ-4B Fury. (Photo D. Miller (CC BY 2.0))
A USAF F-16 Falcon ran off the runway at Oshkosh yesterday, resulting in the nosewheel collapsing. The pilot was unhurt. Some time later, the FJ-4B Fury owned and flown by Dr Richard Sugden also overran the runway and came to a halt near the F-16 with no further damage. It seems that Sugden had reported on the radio that he had lost his brakes and would be overshooting. The cause to the F-16 accident is unknown.
A YouTube video by MrSerious0 shows the Fury reaching the end of the runway:
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Jul 28 2011
Vintage Wings of Canada Swordfish flies again
LS326, the RNHF's Swordfish at Duxford in 2010. (Photo Feggy Art (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)).
The Vintage Wings of Canada Swordfish (HS554) flew again on July 26th after five years of restauration and overhaul. The first flight took place at Gatineau Executive Airport, Québec, Canada and was performed by John Aitken. The VWoC’s Swordfish is one of only two flying in the world, the other one being operated by the Royal Navy Historical Flight in the UK.
Visit Vintage Wings of Canada website to read more about HS554’s first flight.
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Jul 28 2011
Doolittle Raid: 25 B-25 Mitchell hoped for 70th anniversary
A B-25 Mitchell flying off the USS Hornet. (Photo US Army)
The five remaining members of the Doolittle raid will be present at the National Museum of the USAF to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the raid from April 17 to 20, 2012. Also present for the first time will be Chinese survivors or members of their families who helped save the Raiders. The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Association, Inc. is working to secure sponsorship to have some 25 B-25 Mitchells fly in and land at the museum. This would be the largest gathering of B-25 Mitchell since WWII. Continue reading
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Jul 26 2011
Missing airmen’s A-17 Nomad found in Canadian lake
A-17 Nomad (USAF Photo)
On December 13, 1940 two RCAF Northrop A-17 Nomad on a search mission for a downed aircraft collided in mid-air and crashed, killing their crews. One of the aircraft and its crew was recovered at the time, but the other aircraft was never discovered. It was flown by Peter Campbell, a 24-year old British, and Ted Bates, a 27-year old Canadian. Some 71 years later, their aircraft has been found at the bottom of Lake Muskoka. Read the full story on TheStar.com.
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Jul 26 2011
Lt Cdr Bill Henley, FAA †
Lieutenant-Commander Bill Henley, who has died aged 88, was one of the few pilots whose war career spanned the age of the biplane and the jet; on one occasion he hunted down and destroyed a German U-boat. Read the obituary on the Telegraph.
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Jul 26 2011
Airshow performer Greg Poe dies aged 57
Greg Poe (Photo by dbking (CC BY 2.0)).
Greg Poe, a renowned airshow performer with over 10,000 flight hours in over 100 types of aircraft died from what appears to be a heart attack on Sunday, July 24th. Source: Idaho Press Tribune.
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Jul 26 2011
Shuttleworth Collection to receive FM-2 Wildcat
A 1943 FM-2 Wildcat (Grumman F4F built under license by General Motors) will be joining the ranks of the Shuttleworth Collection next year. The aircraft, N49JC (s/n 51-235), was once part of the US Navy Museum in Pensacola. Photos of the FM-2 can be found on courtesyaircraft.com.
Edit: a visitor tells us that the aircraft is actually BuNo 86690 and that the s/n is invalid. See comments.
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