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CFB Shearwater

Beginning in the 1970s, CFB Shearwater began hosting an Armed Forces Day every fall, typically on the weekend following Labour Day, and included an air show where the long and wide runways at Shearwater hosted some of the largest aircraft in the world, including the U.S. Air Force's C-5 Galaxy transport planes and B-52 Stratofortress bombers.

Finningley

The station housed a 'V' force of Vulcan bombers during the Cold War, and for 35 years it hosted a regular air show which, by the 1990s, was the largest one-day military air show in the country.

Solo Display Team

The team was established in September 1979 with the first demonstration of an RNLAF F-16 during an air show at Twente Air Base (now Enschede Airport Twente).


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1973 Paris Air Show crash

The 1973 Paris Air Show crash was the crash of the second production Tupolev Tu-144 at Goussainville, Val-d'Oise, France, which killed all six crew and a further eight people on the ground.

1984 Australian Grand Prix

Keen aviators Lauda and Rosberg had actually spent most of practice and qualifying attending an air show at the nearby Essendon Airport, with newly crowned World Champion Lauda stating that he was in Australia mostly for a holiday and just to get away from Europe.

ASB.tv

The company plays an active role in many of the World’s top air shows including Jones Beach New York Air Show, Flying Legends, Duxford England, Aviation Nation, Nellis AFB, Rhode Island Air National Guard, Wings Over Houston Air Show, Texas, Thunder Over the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey by flying as The Horsemen Aerobatic Team and recording event footage It exists today as one of the only dedicated aviation production company that owns World War II combat planes used for filming.

Brantford Airport

The aerodrome hosted the United Way air show every year at the end of August, featuring the Snowbirds and other airplanes from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, including one of two airworthy Lancaster Bombers left in the world.

CASA 2.111

The aircraft was attempting a landing at the Cheyenne Municipal Airport, near Cheyenne, Wyoming, while en route from Midland, Texas to an air show in Missoula, Montana.

Curtiss No. 1

Encouraged by this success, Curtiss entered the aircraft into the first international air show to be held at Reims in France in August 1909.

Curtiss No. 2

After Reims, Curtiss took the aircraft to Italy, where he won events at a competition at the Air Show in Brescia in September.

Dassault nEUROn

During the 2003 Paris Air Show, French Minister of Defence Mme Michèle Alliot-Marie announced a major agreement signed between the French groups EADS France, Dassault Aviation and Thales.

John H. McMasters

John McMasters was born in Taft, California and fell in love with airplanes in 1943 when he his uncle gave him a private “air show” in a Lockheed P-38 Lightning.

La Ferté-Alais Air Show

The La Ferté-Alais Air Show is an annual meeting of aviation enthusiasts in La Ferté-Alais, France.

Lonnie Ortega

Each year, Lonnie contributes his time and money to the ongoing projects within the group by selling his artwork at the Gillespie Field Air Show and donating a percentage of the proceeds to Air Group One.

Micro air vehicle

In June 2013, at the Paris Air Show, Parrot announced they have sold over 500,000 AR.Drone quadrocopters.

Miles Master

Kestrel trainer that was first demonstrated at the Hendon Air show in July 1937, although it never entered production.

Moncton Flight College

The Club even put together an air show, the first of many to come, with Harvards and Sea Furies competing and a stunt pilot from Quebec City participating.

Saab 210

During Stockholm's 700 year celebrations on 6 June 1953, the SAAB 210 performed an air show over the centre of the city.

Three Rivers Festival

Among its highlights was the air show by the Navy's Blue Angels.

Thwaite St Mary

It is also one of the staging posts for the popular Lowestoft summer air-show.

WAKS

On January 10, 2004, American Idol's Ryan Seacrest (whose weekday On Air show also airs on WAKS) began hosting the show.