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Fairey Firefly

Fairey Firefly

The Fairey Firefly The Fairey Firefly was a two seat carrier borne fighter and anti-submarine aircraft.  Designed and built by the Fairey Aviation Company the Firefly entered service with the Royal Navy in late 1943 and saw active service in both the European and...
SUN ‘N FUN EDITION WRAP UP

SUN ‘N FUN EDITION WRAP UP

SUN ‘N FUN EDITION WRAP UP “One of the groups, the T-6’s were in Gainesville, Florida and they were practicing their formation flying. The T-34’s were up at New Smyrna Beach, Florida, doing the same basic activities, training, practicing and like you said...
SUN ‘N FUN EDITION 2

SUN ‘N FUN EDITION 2

SUN ‘N FUN EDITION 2 LAKELAND — One plane after another touched down at Lakeland Linder International Airport on Monday morning. A procession of brightly-colored aircraft rolled along taxiways a bit like an unofficial parade.  Pilots are coming in from across...
SUN ‘N FUN EDITION

SUN ‘N FUN EDITION

SUN ‘N FUN EDITION Lakeland, FL – The 47th annual SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo is returning April 13-18 at Lakeland Linder International Airport, and organizers are excited to bring back the beloved Lakeland mainstay after it was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19....
WOMEN IN AVIATION

WOMEN IN AVIATION

WOMEN IN AVIATION Women have been involved in aviation from the beginnings of both lighter-than air travel and as airplanes, helicopters and space travel were developed. Women pilots were also called “aviatrices”. Women have been flying powered aircraft...