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You aviation buffs/historians ought to enjoy this, especially the Boeing connection.. Seaplane Intro This is great, don't forget to click open to watch in full screen!!!! With water all around us in Seattle, the float plane offers incredible freedom.  This video is about the history of seaplanes at Lake Union, which is unique because it is in the middle of Seattle and hosts a variety of watercraft all sharing the lake.  Enjoy this video on a fascinating form of aviation set in the scenic beauty of the NW. A full sized model of the plane (mentioned in the video), Boeing's first production airplane that was created for Boeing's 50th anniversary celebration now hangs in the Great Gallery of the Museum of Flight. http://www.lakeunionhistory.org/museum/Seaplane_Intro.html

Ride in an F/A 18 Hornet Make sure and click on all 5 excerpts. What a Ride!!! Make sure your sound is on.  Be sure to watch all of the 'scenes' especially 'Scene 2'.  You have to click on each photo at the left to watch the scene.    (The first one should open on its own, it did for me.)     http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/ajc/swf/blueangels/blueangels.swf   wow!                                 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2953 - Release Date: 06/21/10 06:36:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2954 - Release Date: 06/21/10 11:36:00

Yet another product of our Salute to Veterans weekend. Enjoy the link in the middle of the email below Hope you have a great Christmas and New Year! Anyway, just thought I'd give you the link to our latest video which was also from the Veterans event. This is Max Rubin of the Flying Tigers. It's only a short piece but it adds to our ever expanding catalog of Veteran interviews. http://video.smithville.net/? p=2013   We managed to grab some REAL archive footage here too and were able to send Mr. Rubin a copy of the piece (and the original archive footage) on DVD. He was over the moon :) All The Best, Rob

Doiuble click the photo to get the larger photo. Please enjoy the attached holiday photo of the circle lighted on at night that we shot last week. It makes a nice seasonal or regular desktop background. You may forward this to anyone you wish to share it with.  Happy Holidays!                                   Jay Grumme Above All Photography, Ltd. 8445 Castlewood Drive, Suite "A"  Indianapolis, IN  46250 office:  317-845-9898 cell: 317-694-9975 www.aboveallphoto.com

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Check out the great web site celebrating 100 years of Naval Aviation at http://navalaviation100.org (a link is also on on our web site at http://www. intruderassociation.org on the LINKS page) Be sure and check for local events happening in your area throughout 2011. We have had a fantastic first 100 years.   fwd from Tim Sparks  our in house Naval Aviator

Taking STOVL to a New Level http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD-J1KksHUQ&feature=player_embedded THIS IS THE MARINE CORPS VERSION OF THE F-35, AND THEY CAN'T WAIT TO GET DELIVERY! THE 'A' MODEL GOES TO THE AIRFORCE, AND THE 'C' MODEL IS THE NAVY VERSION. I'VE GOT A HUNCH THEY WILL BE FLYING THESE BIRDS INTO THE LATE 2030'S. NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT FOLLOW-ON AIRCRAFT.

http://www.es.northropgrumman.com/solutions/f35targeting/assets/eodasvideo.html more from the Northrop Channel http://www.youtube.com/northropgrummanmedia

 Over Air Show Center . . Jerking The Wings Off . . An F-100 Super Sabre  Del Rio was several times a movie set for a West Texas border town.It's windy, and the weather tends toward extremes.A large U.S. Air Force Base 6 miles east of town was named after Jack T. Laughlin, a B-17 pilot and Del Rio native killed over Java within a few weeks of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Our Thunderbirds Team flew into Laughlin for an air show the next day, honoring 60 or so lieutenants graduating from pilot training.We go through the standard pre-show routine.Lead and 5 do their show-line survey, while the rest of us make the rounds of hospital and school visits and give interviews.Next day, proud parents watch as new pilots pin on wings. At noon, we brief at Base Ops.As usual, an 'inspection team' comprising base and local dignitaries joins us for a photo session before we step to the jets. The film Bandolero is in production near the base, and its stars, Jimmy Stewart and Ra...

Thanks to the recommendation of our incoming President, Bill Allen, we had a successful fly-out on Saturday morning Nov. 27.  Ten brave souls and five planes ventured to Shelbyville, where were picked up by van and transported to Indiana Live! casino for a fabulous lunch buffet.  After eating like we had all missed Thanksgiving, a few brave souls toured the casino.  Not a big gambling group, most were headed back to Bloomington by early afternoon.  Except of course one lone aircraft that did not want to leave and wouldn’t start!  Not naming names, but the Piper Cherokee (black & white) finally decided to start after some much appreciated help from the folks at Shelbyville airport.  All in all, a great fly-out.  Thanks for scheduling it Bill!!  --Terry Eads  Evelyn and I wish to express our thanks to all involved, especially our  host pilot David, for a wonderful adventure Saturday.  Glad to hear our  friends in the Chero...

Bob Hoover "The best stick and rudder pilot I ever knew."                         Jimmy Doolittle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B09nWQHdRiU

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From the Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703631704575551954273159086.html

This site has an interesting collection of pictures and data. The link should take you to the AN-225 http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/stats.main?id=389

 Barratt has a friend who sent along a few pictures to share, with this comment, ' We did 2 photo shoots yesterday for our Veteran's Day event. I was fortunate enough to be Flight Engineer on both flights. Here are a couple shots from the shoot. Hope you enjoy!'

Recently declassified color gun camera footage from the Japanese theater of World War II has emerged. The clips are some of the clearest images seen from the era. Set to haunting music, the collection of clips begins with aerial dogfights and then moves on to strafing attacks. In one clip, people are seen running for cover. http://www.wimp.com/guncamera/

Everyone:  click on this link, then click on Salute to Veterans and watch this video of our WWII Reception.  It was done by the guy that purchased a British flag in honor of his grandfather, and of course his colleagues.  It is exceptional and a great momento of our day.  I will be getting a copy of this and we can distribute to anyone that wants it.  He is also going to give me a lot of pictures that were taken that day as well. Enjoy!!! http://video.smithville.net/?p=1979

  Jesse Frey "Ain't Misbehavin"          Video of Jesse Frey's reunion with his P51 Mustang "Ain't Misbehavin" to play. The you tube link is below. Ain't Misbehavin video                     The Indiana Wing of the Commemorative Air Force  (CAF) also cordially invites you to join us for our Annual Valentine's Day Dinner Dance.          The dance will be on February 12, 2011 next year at 6 pm, we will celebrate Valentine's Day in the spirit of a 1940s era USO gala.           As always, the hanger promises World War II combat aircraft and military vehicles and many new and old friends interested in aviation history.          DVD version of Jesse's video will be available at...

Engine quits and student lands on road. http://www.urlesque.com/2010/11/09/amazing-video-of-emergency-plane-landing-on-highway/

Fellow Aircraft Buffs, This show is really comprehensive. Take your time and enjoy it. (Don't forget to click on the sound bar insets).   Edwards AFB Open House   CLICK ON ATTACHMENT BELOW http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a/Edwards09/Edwards09.html Fellow Aircraft Buffs, This show is really comprehensive. Take your time and enjoy it. (Don't forget to click on the sound bar insets).

http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/ww-ii-fighter-raised-from-lake-michigan/1195092/Nov-08-2010_12-55-pm/ http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2010/11/08/wwii-plane-recovered-from-lake/#photo-1 A World War II plane is back on dry land, after sitting at the bottom of Lake Michigan for nearly 70 years. The Birdcage Corsair plane was built in the 1930s, and crashed during aircraft carrier training for the war. Plane Recovery Photos From Bart Shore/WBBM Start Stop “It went into the water and to my knowledge there is not a single surviving example of this aircraft anywhere in the world,” said explained Retired Navy Captain Ed Ellis of the National Aviation Museum Foundation, which is part of the effort. Around 10:30 a.m., the plane was pulled from the water at Larsen Marine at Waukegan Harbor. Over the years, A&T Recovery has salvaged 31 World War II era planes from the lake, of which the Birdcage Corsair is the latest. A&T Recovery’s Taras Lyssenko and Al Olsen stud...

http://www.oshkosh365.org/ok365_DiscussionBoardTopic.aspx?id=1235&boardid=147&forumid=180&topicid=5584 Gladys Ingles was a member of a barnstorming troupe called the 13 Black Cats in the 1920s. Ingles was a wing walker; in this film, she shows her fearlessness in a classic barnstorming fashion to save an airplane that has lost one of its main wheels. Ingles is shown with a replacement wheel being strapped to her back and then off she goes as "Up She Goes," a duet from the era, provides the soundtrack. In the video, Ingles transfers herself from the rescue plane to the one sans main gear tire. She then expertly works herself down to the undercarriage only a few feet from a spinning prop. It's certainly a feat many mechanics wouldn't even try on the ground with the engine running. fwd by Bill Harrington

My latest and greatest iMovie is now available on YouTube. You can view it at: My First Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxG0Msi4slY Enjoy!

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This is the new and improved version http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=19448

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            What a wonderful weekend, (I hope you all noticed I did not say ordeal).  We have a ton of members that put in a tremendous amount of work to pull off this B-17 Salute to Veterans weekend.  Richard and I thank you and salute you all. Was it worth it?  All you had to do was see the smiles and tears of gratitude from the folks that got to fly as they came off the plane. The emotions, the stories, the patriotism,- there were times when there was no way I could even speak.  We provided a great service to our WW II vets, the airport, the EAA, and the surrounding towns.   Selflessness in a cause greater than ourselves is always a positive growth experience and the opportunity presented itself to us this weekend.              By Saturday our sales had already exceeded the entire Atlanta, GA tour stop.  The entire B-17 crew was extrem...

If you have an online subsription to the Herald Times, they have a very good article available. WWII Flying Fortress visiting Monroe County Airport: HeraldTimesOnline.com

   If you missed it, you MISSED it!  While our focus was honoring the WWII Veterans, we had, (I think) 30 WWII Vets, some Korean vets, and of course some Viet Nam vets.  A large number of them couldn’t wait to get outside in the blowing cold to welcome the B-17 and see the ceremony.  It was an afternoon of emotions and pride.  Even though the weather was cold, the hearts were warm……