reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . january 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message air show buzz former type private industry aviation founded 2007 defunct 2012 2012 key people ed shipley founder chairman holger bartel ceo website www.asb.tv air show buzz was a media company dedicated to the aerotainment or entertainment and news in the aviation and air show industry . it was founded in 2006 by ed shipley jim beasley retired usaf general hal hornburg stephanie ross simon and deb mitchell dan friedkin joined the group in 2008 . the group started with www.airshowbuzz.com and evolved into asb.tv as the company focused on video production and film production . 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 . the air show buzz website and community was closed in mid 2012 . contents 1 video production 2 online & offline components 3 glacier girl 4 closing 5 references 6 external links video production edit air show buzz films and distributes aviation related content in full 1080p . discovery channel lucasfilm and other mainstream media networks have utilized its content across their productions around aviation and the warbirds of wwii . online & offline components edit currently air show buzz retains one of the largest aviation repositories of consumer generated images and videos online . as of 7.22.09 there are a total of 18 400 aviation photos and 3 600 aviation videos . with an active user base of more than 17 000 contributing members the user base is among the largest in the industry . glacier girl edit on june 22 2007 www.asb.tv was part of the team documenting the attempted completion of a 1942 mission by a p 38 from the lost squadron . the p 38 was glacier girl recovered from the greenland icecap ten years earlier . a mechanical problem with the p 38 forced the team to abandon its mission similar to the original team who in 1942 made an emergency landing on the ice because of foul weather . ed shipley flying p 51 mustang miss velma continued the journey making the transatlantic crossing alone in a single engine airplane . people could track the progress of the flight live on www.airshowbuzz.com and watched video clips and photos throughout the journey . closing edit air show buzz s website and online community was discontinued in mid 2012 . a statement from there website said airshowbuzz has flown west when we launched asb 5 years ago it quickly became the premier online community for the air show industry . during that time we have met countless friends from around the world who share our passion for aviation . while it has been an amazing experience we ultimately realize our true passion lies in our involvement with the live air show community and doing what we love most flying . because of this we will be closing asb effective immediately . moving forward we will put all our energy towards being part of the wonderful group of family and friends at the live events across the country . we want to thank all of you for being a part of this great experience and we look forward to seeing you at an air show very soon . references edit external links edit wwii warbird to finish aborted 1942 mission plane freed from a glacier sets out for britain again glacier girl will fly again glacier girl retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title asb.tv & oldid 660336538 categories companies established in 2006companies disestablished in 2012defunct media companies of the united stateshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from january 2013all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 may 2015 at 23 52 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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