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		<title>Sacramento&#8217;s 2012 Aerial Firefighting International Airshow and Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My lone encounter with a large &#8220;wildfire&#8221; occurred  five years ago while I was visiting Southern California.  Watching a steady stream of tanker aircraft shuttle to and from a huge unnatural-looking cloud on the horizon, their bellies red-stained and streaked with fire retardant, fueled my interest in aerial firefighting.  The 2012 Aerial Firefighting International Airshow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luke Forward Urgent Action Request</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Dear Luke Supporter: The future of Luke Air Force Base is in your hands.  Help Luke retain its seven-decade tradition of training the world’s greatest fighter pilots.  The next 6-months are critical for Luke’s future as the United States Air Force evaluates the base as one of the key training sites for the F-35 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EC-121T Warning Star, The Newest Yank</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On January 14, 2012 just before noon the only flight-worthy EC-121 Warning Star throttled up its four 18-cylinder R3350’s and sent this Connie barreling down Camarillo’s runway; destination:  Yanks Air Museum, Chino airport.  Sliding the four throttles forward symbolized the completion of a seven year project to get this super constellation back into the air.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cable Airport Air Show 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Woo Hoo!  Airshow season is back, albeit to a slow start.  Cable airshow is the first airshow in the southern California area after the long and cold break since Nellis in November. Cable airport is a relatively small general aviation airport in Upland, California.  Like many general aviation airports in suburban areas there is quite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The U.S. Navy&#8217;s Connection With Fixed Wing Air Tankers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After World War II ended, an abundance of surplus military aircraft found their way into the fledgling aerial firefighting industry.  The combination of a large payload and the high performance of many bombers, attack aircraft, and transports allowed enterprising companies to modify airframes with large tanks for carrying borate and water for dousing wildfires.  Some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Cable Airshow – Birddog Style</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ On January 7, 2012 at 6:00 am, I made my way to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California. There, I was to be a passenger in the museum’s Cessna L-19 Birddog that was scheduled to be on static display the Cable Airshow in Upland, California. To say I was excited to fly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen and a Double Victory!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On January 14th the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, hosted  &#8221;A Legacy of Honor, Valor and Pride: A Tribute to the Tuskegee Airman&#8221; . Several hundred people turned out to honor the service and sacrifice of the warriors known as the Tuskegee Airman. On hand were several Tuskegee airmen from the Archer-Ragsdale, Arizona [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aviation Nation 2011 &#8211; Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aviation Nation 2011 turned out to be the best show I have attend in many years. Being held the second week of November usually is hit or miss with the weather normally cold and wet. Having it on Veteran’s Day weekend is risky as Vegas turns cold the week following Halloween but this year proved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Championship Air Races introduces Blue Ribbon Review Panel; announce dates for 2012 event.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  In a press conference to discuss the future of the National Championship Air Races, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) announced on Wednesday the formation of a Blue Ribbon ReviewPanel to study the event. The panel will examine any possible changes or modifications that could bemade to enhance the already [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://photorecon.net/2012-reno-air-race-september-12th-16th-2012</link>
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		<title>Santa Claus Makes Seattle Stop in Private Plane</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Jolly Christmas icon arrived at this city’s Museum of Flight aboard a restored single-prop aircraft dubbed “Santa One,” greeting eager children and their parents with Mrs. Claus on a visit from the North Pole.

Santa decided to travel by plane instead of his traditional sleigh because his reindeer are unavailable during daylight hours, he said, and also because they need to rest for next week’s midnight marathon around the world.]]></description>
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