Department of Defense
PIN 25563
FLIGHT
NAVAL AIRCRAFT SOAR TO THE BEAT OF AN ALL MUSICAL MODERN JAZZ SOUND TRACK. (NO NARRATION)
Jul 302010
Courtesy: Crown Film Unit
RAF training film depicting best practices against American B-29′s in 1948 – using Meteor IV and Vampires. The B-29′s are playing the role of Soviet Tu-4′s.
More airshow footage… 
Incomplete Newsreel JATO or RATO of a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
Via Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PB4Y-2_Privateer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opa-locka_Airport
Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss retired from aircraft development and manufacturing in the 1920s and became a real estate developer in Florida. In 1926 he founded the City of Opa-locka, naming it Opa-tisha-woka-locka (quickly shortened to Opa-locka), a Native American name that translates into the high land north of the little river on which there is a camping place.
Adjacent to the city he created the Florida Aviation Camp on a large tract of land, and moved his Glenn Curtiss Aviation School there from its former location close to Biscayne Bay in Miami. He transferred part of the land to the City of Miami, and it became the Miami Municipal Airport. This airport was also known as Glenn Curtiss Field. In 1937 Amelia Earhart started her attempt to circumnavigate the world from this airport. A larger area to the east of Miami Municipal Airport was developed during the 1930s as All-American Airport. The All-American Airport was acquired by the City of Miami around 1938 and renamed “Miami International (Master) Airport”. Miami Municipal Airport and Miami International (Master) Airport were purchased from the city by the Federal government in 1942 and added to Naval Air Station Miami (NAS Miami) as Miami Municipal Field and Master Field (later referred to colloquially as “Masters Field”), respectively. Miami Municipal Field was connected to Masters Field by a taxiway that crossed the railroad tracks which separated the two fields. Miami Municipal Field was renamed Amelia Earhart Field in 1947. The All-American Air Races were held at Miami Municipal/Amelia Earhart Field or All-American Airport/Miami International (Master) Airport from 1929 until 1935, and the All-American Air Maneuvers from 1935 until 1941 and from 1946 to 1950.
Mar 042010
Audio Courtesy LiveATC.net
Here’s the original recordings of both days together. Day two starts at around 3:00. Clear space is edited out. Radio calls in between are not for emphasis. The scanner clips the audio between both tower channels as it’s recorded so not every word exists on this audio recording. This is the reason for missing audio in some sentences.
What was probably harmless is now being highlighted by the news media and now with FAA repercussions
FAA Statement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that two employees at John F. Kennedy Airport Tower are on administrative leave following an incident last month when a child was permitted to talk with pilots on an air traffic control frequency.
This lapse in judgment not only violated FAAs own policies, but common sense standards for professional conduct. These kinds of distractions are totally unacceptable, said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. We have an incredible team of professionals who safely control our nations skies every single day. This kind of behavior does not reflect the true caliber of our workforce.
The two JFK Tower employees, a supervisor and an air traffic controller, are on administrative leave pending the outcome of an official FAA investigation into the incident which is already underway.
In addition, all unofficial visits to FAA air traffic control operational areas, such as towers and radar rooms, will be suspended during the investigation. The FAA Administrator has directed a team to conduct a full-scale review of air traffic control policies and procedures related to facility visitors.
Courtesy: British Government Public Information Films Great aerial shots and vintage British aircraft. RAF aircraft and their commitment to Western defence through NATO. P1067.Washington B36 Super Fortress. Canberra. Valliant. Vampire
