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Warbird Of The Day – F-11 Tiger
March 14, 2010 9:59 am
Grumman F-11 Tiger, Bu. 141832, displayed at Cradle Of Aviation in Garden City, NY.
Warbird Registry Profile: Grumman F-11 Tiger/Bu. 141832
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Warbird Of The Day - Boomerang
March 13, 2010 6:00 am
CAC CA-13 Boomerang/A46-122 - “Suzy Q”
FMI: Warbird Registry
Warbird Of The Day - P-38 Lightning
March 12, 2010 1:25 pmThe P-38 Lightning known as Glacier Girl, 41-7630
FMI: Warbird Registry
This Week In Military/Aviation History 8-14 March
March 7, 2010 10:25 pmWell Folks, here we are again a week older and, with luck, a day or so wiser. Boy, this economic situation is wreaking havoc with airshows so far this year. Three in the area where I am have cancelled due to economic reasons. It’s a sad thing to have happen, but what can you do? I guess that it just makes the ones that manage to still happen will be that much nicer to attend. Well, let’s start our weekly trek down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K. 
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8 March 1910
Mademoiselle Elise Deroche, better known under her self awarded title ‘la Baronne de Laroche’, becomes the world’s first qualified female pilot and the 36th French pilot, when she is awarded her brevet.
10 March 1910
Frenchman Emil Aubrun makes the world’s first night flights in a Blériot monoplane at Villalugano in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
William W. Gibson, of British Colombia, finishes work on the engine for the Gibson Twin-plane.
13 March 1910
The first aeroplane flight in Switzerland is made by Captain Engelhardt in a Wright A biplane from an ice covered lake at St Moritz.
12 March 1912
The French Service de l’Aéronautique de la Marine is formed.
14 March 1915
Lincoln Beachey dies when the wings break off his monoplane while he attempts a power dive from 3,000 feet at the Panama-Pacific Exhibition in San Francisco.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 22-28 February
February 21, 2010 10:51 pmHello Folks, seven down, a lot to go, I hope. Well, I’ll try and keep this short as you may know I tend to get blabby once I get rollin’. It seems as of late for some ungodly reason my Spring Fever is starting to overpower my Cabin Fever. Silly as it sounds. It’s not even the end of February and living all my life in the Northeast near enough to Lake Ontario to get the full benefit of Lake-effect snow, I know better, or at least I should. I guess missing out on all the fun that the Mid-Atlantic had recently has given me a false sense of security and optimism. I hope I’m not setting myself up for a big letdown. Guess we’ll have to wait and see, won’t we? Well, shall we take our weekly trip down History Lane? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
Oh, being the moderator of the 1941 HAG Museum Website Message Board, it’s time I stuck in a blatant plug for the 1st Museum Event of 2010 which is being held next Saturday. Get ready….here it comes:
Help the HAG…
1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum
1st Annual Chili Cook Off & Auction
Bring your family and friends…
February 27, 2010 @12:30-3:00
Swanson Hall, Big Tree Lane, Geneseo
Here’s how it works:
To Enter the Contest: Bring a pot of your Best Chili
1st Place Prize – Airplane Ride
Or: Come to taste and vote, Everyone Welcome!
To Help the HAG: Donate an item from home or work to auction
We will “Make Some Noise” auctioning them off…all proceeds go to the HAG
FUN and Outdoor Games for the Children at 1:00
(dress them for the weather)
X-Country Skiing is welcomed… Bring your own skis
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22 February 1911
Henri Pequet and Captain W.G. Windham begin a regular airmail service between Allahabad and Naini Junction in India, to coincide with the Universal Postal Exhibition in Allahabad.
27 February 1913
Slavorosov, Caproni’s chief test pilot, flies from Milan to Rome on a tour arranged by the La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
25 February - 25 April 1934
American airwoman Laura Ingalls undertakes a solo flight round South America, a distance of 27,359 kilometers (17,000 miles).
This Week In Military/Aviation History 8-14 February
February 7, 2010 6:06 pmWell Folks, I’m startin’ kinda early so I can watch the Super Bowl…..commercials. Yeah, I kinda gave up on the game itself a few years ago when the Bills made their unsuccessful runs for that ever elusive trophy. After that, nothing ever seemed the same. No matter how hard I try, I can’t find a team I’m interested in, well, at least for very long anyway. I know there have been some embarrassing Super Bowls where a team choked or never seemed to click with any success. I usually picked those to watch when I was giving the game just that one more chance. We’ll see tonight if it’s true to form for me. I hope not. I promise not to root for either team so you can enjoy the game, ’cause the team I show any interest in, without fail, loses. Well let’s juke & jive down History Lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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10 February 1908
The United States Army signs a contract with the Wright brothers for the construction of a Wright Model A biplane.
11 February 1913
The Chilean air service, Escuela de Aeronatica Militar, is formed.
12 February 1914
A Russian Ilya Mourometz aircraft carries sixteen passengers and a dog to a height of 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) and sets a world load-to-altitude record.
11-12 February 1917
German Leutnants Peter and Frohwein, in a DFW CV aircraft, record the first night fighting victories when they shoot down two enemy bombers at Malzeville.
8 February 1919
The first airline passengers to be carried from Paris to London are flown by a Farman F60 Goliath from Toussus-le-Noble to Kenley.
14 February 1932
A diesel-powered Lockheed Vega flown by R. Nichols at Floyd Bennet Field in New York sets a world altitude record for a diesel powered aircraft of 6,074 meters (19,928 feet).
TN Museum of Aviation Warbird Gathering 10.06.07
February 2, 2010 6:00 amThis Week In Military/Aviation History 1-7 February
January 31, 2010 10:32 pmWell Folks, here we are once again. Not only has a week gone by, but also the first month of 2010 has also gone by the wayside. I sincerely hope that the month treated you right. Well, time marches on even as we sit here reading this, so let’s take a little trip down history lane, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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February 1910
Hugo Junkers patents an aeroplane with a cantilevered wing.
1 February 1911
Burgess and Curtiss becomes the first fully licensed aircraft manufacturer in the USA.
5 February 1911
Vivian C. Walsh makes the first aeroplane flight in New Zealand in his Howard-Wright (type) biplane at Auckland.
7 February 1911
The first French flying certificate is issued to Lieutenant de Rose.
February 1912
Jules Vedrine makes the first 100 mph flight in his Monocoque Deperdussin.
This Week In Military/Aviation History 25-31 January
January 24, 2010 10:22 pmHello Folks, doesn’t it seem like we just did this? Well, we did…seven days ago. What a heck of a quick week eh? Of course, I’m retired so to me one day runs into the next instead of dragging along until Friday comes…finally. And then the weekend zips by in the wink of an eye and that long, long workweek starts all over again. Bah! Sorry, but I don’t miss that a bit. So, what say we lose ourselves in some history for at least a little while, shall we? Yes, I think we shall.
Tom K.
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26 January 1911
Glenn Curtiss makes the first premeditated aeroplane landing on water, water taxiing and water take-off from USS Pennyslvania in San Diego Bay.
31 January 1917
Germany declares the beginning of unrestricted submarine warfare.
WIX Warbird Weekly Radio Show – Episode 1 1/13/2010 – Guest: Scott Rose
January 21, 2010 4:31 pmHello everyone! The Warbird Information Exchange (WIX) and Warbirds Resource Group has created a great partnership with Warbird Radio (at www.warbirdradio.com) to produce a LIVE weekly Internet radio show called “The WIX Warbird Weekly” broadcasting each Wednesday at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific at www.warbirdradio.com!
The Live show will have interesting guests in the warbird community as well as noted WIX forum personalities so you’ll be able to hear them as well as see their day-to-day posts on the forum! The live show also is unique for the fact that YOU can call in directly and ask us questions live and on the air!
With a thanks to our producer Matt Jolley, who is the founder of Warbird Radio (broadcasting 24 hours a day with live shows each day… see www.warbirdradio.com for the schedule), we will be posting the previous week’s show in podcast form here on Warbirds-Online for you to download and enjoy. We encourage you to listen live each week so you have the chance to call in… and then you can download the podcast to hear yourself on the air!
Click the link below to hear the Podcast, or right-click and select “Save Target As” to save on your computer and listen offline.
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