The final of three one-hour episodes of the 2017 Reno Air Races will air on NBC Sports Network on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 10:30 p.m. EDT. After a week of heat races, the final Gold Races have been set in six classes of airplanes featuring the best pilots in the world, who will race […]

PLANES OF FAME AIRSHOW  MAY 5-6, 2018   The Air Show will feature over 50 historic aircraft performing for your enjoyment! Performers include: U.S.A.F. A-10 Thunderbolt II Demo and Heritage Flight Team Sean D. Tucker and Team Oracle N9MB Flying Wing Demonstration Gregory ‘Wired’ Colyer T-33 Aerobatics Rob Harrison the Tumbling Bear Over 40 WWII aircraft including the P-38 Lightning, F4U Corsair, B-25 Mitchell , P-47 Thunderbolt, and P-51 Mustang. Click here to see our Planes of Fame Air Show Facebook page with all of the latest info!  There will be panel discussions with our honored Veterans: Doolittle Raider Dick Cole is scheduled be in the Veteran’s tent! Colonel Richard “Dick” Cole, was Doolittle’s co-pilot and is the sole surviving veteran of a group forever known to history as the Doolittle Raiders. Click here to see our Facebook page with all of the Veterans that are scheduled to attend! Plus: Military vehicles, a ‘Kids Zone’, Food, Drinks and Vendors!   READ MORE   PLANES OF FAME AIRSHOW MAY 5-6, 2018 CLICK HERE TO SAVE $5 PRE-SALE ENDS 4/20 Order Your Tickets Online! (Hurry! Limited Time Offer) SATURDAY & SUNDAY 8 A.M. – 4 P.M. FREE ADMISSION KIDS 11 YEARS & UNDER • GENERAL ADMISSION $25 FREE PARKING! (PREFERRED PARKING $17.50) Thanks to Our Sponsors   Keep up with all the latest Planes of Fame Air Museum happenings!   Planes of Fame Air Museum ~ Chino Airport 909.597.3722 ~ www.planesoffame.org ~ Click Here for Directions FREE One Day Admission to Airshow for Planes of Fame Members! Click Here for details (Restrictions apply) www.planesoffame.org 909-597-3722 info@planesoffame.org 14998 Cal Aero Drive, Chino, CA 91710 (Corner of Merrill & Cal Aero Dr., Chino Airport)

 

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Wings of Freedom Tour Coming to Ramona Airport Ramona Journal The B-25 is best known for being using in the daring Doolittle raid, and the P-51 Mustang received the prestigious Grand Champion award for restoration at the EAA Oshkosh AirVenture. Visitors are invited to explore the aircraft inside and out. Tickets ...

Our View: Story of Tuskegee Airmen is something all kids can learn from The Commercial Dispatch This week, the Lowndes County School District and Columbus Municipal School District paid a combined $4,000 to bring the RISE ABOVE Red Tails program to its middle-schoolers. The program is the work of Commemorative Air Force, a nonprofit organization ... and more »

Eric Tucker Attempts Car Top Landing AviationPros.com Tucker first envisioned the stunt as a teenager while performing barnstorming tricks with mentor Jimmy Mynning. “The ultimate goal wasn't necessarily to teach me how to do comedy flying, but to use comedy flying as a metaphor for becoming a better ...

Eyes to the skies: Aviation Day attracts warbirds, skydivers Shelbyville Times-Gazette Aviation Day will kick-off with parachuters and wrap-up with warbirds. Other entertainment will include formation flights, food vendors and flight simulators provided by MTSU. A plane ride provided by Shelbyville Flight Academy, as well as a donated ...