From Chicago Tribune.

Seven crew members and volunteers walked away without serious injury after a World War II "Flying Fortress" bomber crashed and burned in a cornfield southeast of Aurora Municipal Airport on Monday, June 13, officials say. The B-17, christened the "Liberty Belle," took off from the airport at 9:30 a.m. and made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Highway 71 and Minkler Road in Oswego after the pilot reported an engine fire, according to Sugar Grove Fire Chief Marty Kunkle.

B-17 crash

(WGN-TV / June 13, 2011)

A vintage World War II B-17 bomber crashed and burned in a field southeast of Aurora Municipal Airport. Seven people escaped without injury.

B-17 crash

(Photo courtesy Bob Mudra / June 13, 2011)

Seven crew members and volunteers walked away without serious injury after a World War II "Flying Fortress" bomber crashed and burned in a cornfield southeast of Aurora Municipal Airport this morning, officials say.

Amanda Franklin died late May 27

Amanda preformed at Oshkosh 2010

Airshow performer Amanda Franklin died late May 27. Doctors at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio had been treating her extensive burns, injuries, and ensuing infections since a March 12 crash landing and engine fire during a show routine. She was 25.

The EAA created a excellent video:

http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=973017432001

More info here:

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2011/110528airshow_performer_amanda_franklin_dies.html

Ultimate Air Racing Championship takes off

World's Largest Flying Airship Coming to Oshkosh

http://www.airventure.org/news/2011/110602_zeppelin.html

Jetpack Flight

Christchurch, New Zealand - The future of Jetpack travel is a step closer after the latest record-breaking test in the Martin Jetpack.  The Jetpack shot into the sky over the Canterbury Plains at a climb rate of 800ft per minute, reaching an altitude of 5,000ft (previous record 100ft/min & 50ft altitude) before safely deploying the first ballistic jetpack parachute: 

To watch the video

Paul Puccio Found this - not sure I would want to do it!

Sully at CBS

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/19/national/main20064490.shtml

Article: The Two-Story Mega-Trailer Will Smith Just Parked In Downtown Manhattan

Our new trailer. After Will is finished

Bob

The Two-Story Mega-Trailer Will Smith Just Parked In Downtown Manhattan
http://www.businessinsider.com/will-smith-trailer-2011-5

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Bush Pilot Contest Asks, How Slow Can You Go?

http://goo.gl/nlZxm

How Slow??

Break test on 747-8

I guess Boeing flight test engineers are crazy – cause they rode on the plane during the test!!  Watch http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20060716-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 

Great Video

May 4, 2011 - While Jeff Skiles was in the cockpit of Flight 1549, sitting in seat 7A was Casey Jones. Two years after that cold morning in the Hudson River, Casey surprised Jeff by bringing his son, Michael, to a Young Eagles Rally for a flight with Jeff.

http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=931143395001