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WINTER SPECIAL n v a Winter 2015, Vol. LVI No.4 CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS FEATURES 04 07 Newsbeat Daedalian Citation of Honor 05 Commander’s Perspective 06 Adjutant’s Column 08 Caitlin’s Corner America’s Premier Fraternal 10 Order of Military Pilots Book Reviews Promoting Leadership in Air and Space 11 Awards 20 Flightline 40 New/Rejoining Daedalians 41 Eagle Wing/Reunions 42 In Memoriam 43 Flight Addresses

THE ORDER OF DAEDALIANS was organized on 26 March 1934 by a representative group of American World War I pilots to perpetuate the spirit of patriotism, the love of country, and the high ideals of sacrifice which place service to nation above personal safety or position. The Order is dedicated to: insuring that America will always be preeminent in air and space—the encouragement of flight safety—fostering an esprit de corps in the military air forces—promoting the adoption of military service as a career—and aiding deserving young individuals in specialized higher education through the establishment of scholarships. THE DAEDALIAN FOUNDATION was incorporated in 1959 as a non-profit organization to carry on activities in furtherance of the ideals and purposes of the Order. The Foundation publishes the Daedalus Flyer and sponsors the Daedalian Scholarship Program. The Foundation is a GuideStar Exchange member. The Scholarship Program recognizes scholars who indicate a desire to become military pilots and pursue a career in the military. Other scholarships are presented to younger individuals interested in aviation but not enrolled in college. Voluntary contributions to the Foundation are used for these purposes. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP in the Order of Daedalians is limited to: (1) Founder Members—those individuals of the Armed Services of the United States who held a commission and a rating of heavier- than-air pilot prior to November 12, 1918 (the last Founder Member made his last flight in 2003); (2) Named Members—those rated heavier-than-air pilot commissioned, warrant, flight officers or WASP, in a component of the United States Armed Services, named in honor of a Founder Member; (3) Hereditary Members—the descendants of Founder Members; (4) Honorary Members—A distinguished person not otherwise eligible for membership.

Daedalus Flyer, (ISSN 10832831) the official Daedalian journal, is published quarterly by the Address all editorial communications to: Daedalian Foundation, 55 Main Circle, Building #676, Randolph AFB TX 78148-0249. Daedalian Foundation—P.O. Box 249, Randolph AFB, TX 78148-0249 All rights reserved. For reprints, contact the editor. Phone Number: (210) 945-2113—FAX: (210) 945-2112 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Order of Daedalians E-MAIL: [email protected] P. O. Box 249, Randolph AFB, TX 78148-0249 DAEDALIAN HOME PAGE: http://www.daedalians.org or [email protected] ORDER OF DAEDALIANS: (210) 945-2111 E-MAIL: [email protected]

2 Daedalus Flyer Fall 2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Commander Lt Gen Doug Owens, USAF (Ret)

Vice Commander Past Commander MG Ronald K. Andreson, USA (Ret) Lt Gen Nicholas B. Kehoe, III, USAF (Ret)

National Adjutant (staff) Chaplain Col James W. Kellogg, USAF (Ret) Lt Gen Richard E. Brown, III, USAF (Ret)

Historian Judge Advocate Col Donald Robison, USAF (Ret) Lt Col J. Todd Hedgepeth, USAF (Ret)

Provost Marshal Secretary Col Ronald R. Ellis, USAF (Ret) Col Gary Walston, ANG (Ret)

Treasurer Col Randall Putz, USAF (Ret)

Directors Lt Gen Loyd Utterback, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Marne Peterson, USAF (Ret) Col Howard C. Ham, USAF (Ret) Col Eric Hastings, USMC (Ret) COL Charles F. Densford, Jr, USA (Ret) Lt Col Leslie R. Dyer, III, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Jerrold P. Allen, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Bruce Smith, USAF (Ret)

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Foundation Chairman Maj Gen Jerrold P. Allen, USAF (Ret)

Vice Chairman Treasurer Col Ed Sheeran, USAF (Ret) Col Luis M. Rodriguez, USAF (Ret)

Secretary Judge Advocate Col Wayne Mudge, USAF (Ret) -vacant-

Trustees Maj Gen Davis Rohr, USAF (Ret) Col Robert H. Karre, USAF (Ret) Col Frank Kapp, USAF (Ret) Col John Dipiero, USAF (Ret) COL Dan Meyers, USA (Ret) Lt Col John Larrison, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Michael Buck, USAF (Ret) LT Col Olga Custodio, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Kathryn Staiger, USAF (Ret) Mr. Will C. Hendrix, Jr.

STAFF

Director of Administration Mrs. Maureen DeFelice Executive Administrator Mrs. Kristi Cavenaugh Editor Ms. Caitlin Cavenaugh Office Administrator Ms. Erin Cavenaugh Office Assistant Ms. Lucia Sanchez-Aldana

Daedalian Foundation 3 Newsbeat

Daedalian Foundation Inspiring Tomorrow’s Military Aviators

If you are pledging at your workplace giving campaign, please consider using the Daedalian Founda- tion giving code 11457. We are devoted to encourag- ing young people to pursue a career in military aviation.

A special thanks goes to the Moody Foundation The Foundation’s new logo. for the generous grant and support of our scholarship program.

First Brigadier General First John D. Hedges Memorial Scholarship Kenneth F. Keller Scholarship Cadet Madison Bell is the first recipient of the John D. AF ROTC Cadet Connor Thomas Yancy is the first Hedges Memorial Scholarship. This award will help recipient of the Keller scholarship that honors our further her education at UTSA. A chemistry major National Treasurer, Scholarship Chairman and long- with a 3.9 GPA, she is entering her third year in her time Daedalian, Ken Keller. Cadet Yancy happens to quest to become a transport pilot with the Air Force. be from Keller, Texas. He is a business major with This scholarship was made possible by the gener- a cumulative GPA of 3.91 and is a member of the ous gift of Mrs. Barbara Hedges in loving memory Ross Volunteers. He has earned a pilot training slot of her husband, a lifetime member of the Order of and has flown more than 20 hours in pursuit of his Daedalians. private license. During his senior year, he will serve as the Squadron 17 Commander in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets.

Past National Commander Nick Kehoe represented the Order at a Vietnam Helicopter Aircrew Memorial Tree dedication at Arlington National Cemetery. He is shown with fellow Daedalians, Major Gen (USA-Ret) Carl McNair, Jr. and Bob Hesselbien (USA-Ret), president of the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, following the ceremony attended by several hundred Vietnam aircrew members and their families.”

4 Daedalus Flyer Fall 2015 COMMANDER'S PERSPECTIVE

Predators in 2007, the wing now flies the MQ-9A Reaper support- ing ongoing combat operations in SWA. The wing is made up of a mix of both traditional UPT and URT trained pilots and represents the significant and growing role RPAs play in our nations Airpower arsenal. It also represents a challenge the local Flight has with their membership efforts that they continue to work on as many of you are. As we celebrate this holiday season we have much to be thankful for and a new year to look forward to. My thanks to Alan and all those in the Hap Arnold Flight for their warm hospitality and all their great work to support Daedalian activities and programs. My thanks to all Daedalians and best wishes for a wonderful and prosperous new year.

I had the privilege of spending Veteran’s Day with Flight Captain Alan Leach and members of the Hap Arnold Flight in Riverside, California. Wednesday morning, we gathered at the national cemetery for the annual Daedalian ceremony honoring our veterans both past and present. It was the Flight’s 36th commemoration and my first to be with them. The day prior, my wife and I drove through the beautiful and hallowed grounds where row after row of American flags, over 230,000 of them, lined the lush green roll- ing hills that mark the final resting places of America’s son and daughters. During our short drive thorough on Tuesday, we saw three internments ongoing and were told they have many more every day. The weather on Veteran’s Day was spectacular, the site of our ceremony was just inside the gates at the memorial overlook- ing the lake in the presence of the tall flowing American Flag and our Daedalian plaque, really very breathtaking. In solemn fashion we followed the bagpipes to our seats and listened while we heard words of tribute and honor, then the names of those that left us this past year, the laying of the wreath, the crack of the rifles in salute and the muffled sound of taps. We followed the bag pipes out to Amazing Grace…how humbling it was just to be there in the presence of so many passed and living that served our nation epitomizing the simple but profound notion of service before self. That is who we as Daedalians are and also what we represent. After the ceremony, we gathered for lunch, where I had the privilege to present a leather jacket to ROTC Cadet Matthew Fry who not only soloed but also got his private pilots license. What Volabamus Volamus a sharp young American, exemplary of the many terrific young people that benefit from our CFIP and scholarship programs. He and all those like him are our future and the importance of our efforts to nurture that spirit and grow their numbers cannot be overstated. I was able to spend some time with the Vice Flight Captain, Lieutenant General Douglas Owens, USAF (Ret) Col Keith Ward, who is Vice Commander of the 163rd Attack National Commander, Order of Daedalians Wing at March ARB. Transitioning from the KC-135 to MQ-1B

Daedalian Foundation 5 COLUMN

ADJUTANT’Col James W. Kellogg, USAFS (Ret)

Volabamus Volamus

Colonel James W. Kellogg, USAF (Ret) National Adjutant

6 Daedalus Flyer Fall 2015 CITATION OF HONOR RECIPIENT: Milton A. Caniff

While growing up war-fighting nation. Gen- during World War I in Day- eral Hap Arnold, Army Air ton, Ohio, Milton Caniff Forces Commander, sent a ADJUTANT’S was fascinated by the note to Caniff saluting him Wright Brothers and mili- for writing Corkin’s mono- tary aircraft. He often sat logue and labeled it the on a levee near McCook “Creed of the Pilot.” Field, watching takeoffs In early 1947, Caniff and landings. As a result, introduced Steve Canyon. he earned the nickname For the next four decades “the Dayton kid” from this comic strip thrilled Major General Benjamin readers with aviation ad- Foulois, and he developed ventures all over the globe. a lifelong love of military Steve Canyon was an ex- aviation, deep respect for emplary ambassador for the service members, and a Air Force and a role model strong sense of patriotism. for military aviators. Caniff He demonstrated these be- used the strip to tell read- liefs throughout his long ers about the new Air Force and successful career as a Academy, and to repeat- comic strip writer and art- edly champion members of ist. the Air Force and their pa- In 1934 Caniff cre- triotic service. During the ated Terry and the Pirates. toughest years of the war This strip had a strong avi- in Vietnam, Caniff contin- ation theme and was eager- ued to support the men and ly read by military mem- women who were fighting bers during World War II this unpopular conflict. He and Korea. In the middle of World War II, Caniff drew a recognized the right of all of our nation’s citizens to express Sunday panel in which Colonel Flip Corkin mentored Lieu- their opinions on the war but he made it clear that service tenant Terry Lee on his responsibilities as an Air Corps pi- members were risking their lives to protect that right for all. lot. Terry was told about service to the nation, patriotism, The Order chose Milton Caniff for the Citation of and teamwork. He was urged to respect the contributions Honor in 1967, declaring that he had built the stature of the to the war effort made by civilians and military members Air Force, inspired young Americans to pursue aerospace of all ranks and skills. Caniff effectively used Corkin’s careers, and developed attributes of patriotism and integ- words to strengthen the resolve of all of the citizens of our rity in the younger generation. The citation was presented in front of 600 members and guests at the national convention in San Antonio. Caniff expressed his gratitude by giving the Order a sketch of Steve Canyon, flanked by his ward, Poteet Canyon, and bush pilot Bitsy Beekman. This drawing was the cover for the June 1967 Daedalus Flyer. The Order voted in 1985 to make Milt Caniff an honorary member. In his thank-you note to General John Rob- erts, National Commander, Caniff said “My induction into the Order of Daedalians shall always be a sharp highlight of my life. It seemed a culmination of events which began with General Foulois and McCook Field - - and a kid sitting on the levee. I am deeply grateful.” Written by: Maj Gen Jerry Allen

Daedalian Foundation 7 Caitlin’s Corner

The winter and the holidays are upon us again. It’s incredible how fast this year has passed... I have always loved the holidays-it’s a time to get together with family and friends, cook, drink wine, amd just be happy and content with what we have. December goes by so fast so let’s all agree on making the most of this wonderful holiday season and be thankful that we are able to spend it with the ones we love. That sounds amazing, doesn’t it?

Christmas is one of the most celebrated holidays of the year. However, during times of war, it may not be so wonderful... Let’s take a look at some of the major military events that have fallen on December 25th, a date with a surprisingly rich history.

1776 — George Washington Crosses The Delaware River

Important events in both of America’s most formative wars — the Revolutionary War and the Civil War — took place on Christmas. Washington led his troops across a 300-yard stretch of the Delaware River in the dead of night between December 25 and 26, 1776.

The surprise move would put Washington’s men a 19-mile march away from a garrison of Hessians (German mercenaries hired by the British to help them in their effort to retain a hold on the rebelling colonies) that the Continental Army took completely by surprise.

The Hessians’ quick surrender at the Battle of Trenton would be the first of two rebel victo- ries in New Jersey (the other being the Battle of Princeton a week later) as the Continental Leutze’s depiction of Washington’s attack on the Army regained control of the colony. This effectively reversed the British drive that had Hessians at Trenton pushed the rebels across New Jersey in the previous months. The daring crossing of the Delaware ended up being one of the turning points of the war.

1868 — US President Andrew Johnson pardons former Confederate soldiers

Nearly a century later, on Christmas Day of 1868, US president Andrew Johnson extended a full pardon and amnesty “to all and to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection or rebellion.” The internecine war had ended more than three years earlier, taking more American lives than any other conflict in history. But Union general Ulysses S. Grant’s scorched earth tactics late in the war left much of the south in ruins, and the country emerged from the war in a state of deep division.

Johnson had been a Tennessee congressman, senator, and governor before joining Lincoln’s pres- idential ticket. He was tipped in part to attract southern votes. Yet at war’s end he seemed bent

President Andrew Johnson on imposing harsh conditions on the defeated half of the country. The day after being sworn in as the nation’s president, he asserted that “treason must be made infamous, and traitors must be

8 Daedalus Flyer Fall 2015 impoverished.” But according to the History Department at North Carolina State University, Attorney General James Speed tempered Johnson’s punitive intentions: “Mercy must be largely extended. Some of the great leaders and offenders only must be made to feel the extreme rigor of the law,” Speed advised.

Southerners enjoyed only conditional and limited pardoning (depending on their station during the war) — at least until this blanket amnesty on “the 25th day of December, A. D. 1868.”

1914 — German, British, and French soldiers make temporary peace to celebrate Christmas together

On Christmas Day in 1914, the first Christmas of World War I, soldiers left their trenches to observe the holiday in peace. In the midst of war, soldiers laid down their arms to sing Christmas carols, play soccer, and barter with the cigarettes and sweets they’d received in care packages from the nations they served.

In some places, the truce was limited to an occasion for each side to bury their dead strewn in no man’s land, the stretch of earth between opposing trenches that too often served as a kill- ing field. In others, the skirmishing continued. But some made the Christmas Truce of 1914 British and German troops meet in no man’s what it was: An odd yet heartening case study in how people react to the pressures of war. land on Christmas Day, 1914

1941 — Japan seizes control of Hong Kong at the expense of the United Kingdom.

Japan’s aggression during World War II began well before the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1931, Imperial Japan invaded Manchuria, a vast coastal region in northeast China. In 1937, it made advances on the rest of the country as well.

But it wasn’t until 1941 that Tokyo confronted the West with its imperial ambitions. And though American involvement started with the Pearl Harbor attack, the surprise assault was immediately followed by Japan’s invasion of Hong Kong, a British holding, in late 1941.

Hundreds died in the eighteen-day battle for Hong Kong, and more were wounded or Japanese soldiers cross into Hong Kong incarcerated in POW camps. Some would never return. Japan announced the surrender of the colony by radio broadcast on Christmas Day, 1941.

1941 — Admiral Émile Muselier captures Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an archipelago near Canada, for the Free French Forces

The North American continent does not feature as a hot spot in the events of World War II. But soon after France’s fall to the Nazis, the colonial governor of a few small islands off the coast of Newfoundland started working with the resistance. Writing back to the Vichy government — the Nazi’s puppet regime in France — Baron Gilbert de Bournat wrote of “British pressure to rally to the British or de Gaullist causes.” That pressure would have found sympathizers on the islands. Its population was originally mobilized, in 1939, to help defend France’s mainland, and some ship-owners docked there refused to return to Vichy France.

On Christmas Eve, 1941, a small task force under Admiral Émile Muselier stormed the island under the cover of night. They met no resistance and the island’s administrative centers were taken within an hour, eliminating what otherwise could have served as a Nazi outpost deep among Allied nations while giving the Free French cause legitimacy. “By five minutes past midnight on December 25 the story of the Free French Marines marching invasion was telegraphed to Canadian and American newspapers,” according to Douglas Anglin’s “Free along the St. Pierre dock during French Invasion: The St. Pierre and Miquelon Affaire of 1941.” the occupation on Dec. 26, 1941

Sources used: Busincess Insider & Wikipedia

Daedalian Foundation 9 BOOK REVIEWS “Here We Go!” “Devotion”

Author: Garnett C. Brown, Jr. Author: Adam Makos

Ever wondered what it was like to I was fortunate to get a chance to fly a big, four engine, prop driven review this book, before its release airlifter? Retired USAF Colonel and date of 27 Oct 15. It is a terrific fellow Daedalian Garnett C. Brown, read about two Navy Corsair pilots, Jr. has done yeoman work to let who are legends in the Navy. One, you know just what it was like. His Tom Hudner, is white. The other, book, which he says are a series Jesse Brown, is the Navy’s first of “recollections from the golden black carrier pilot. The war is Korea, age of Flight,” is primarily about and I’ll bet most of our Daedalians flying the C-124 during the 1950s have heard snippets of this story and 60s. The C-124, the Air Force’s before, as it involves a deliberate largest airlifter of its time hauled crash landing to save a fellow pilot, equipment, people, and cargo ev- who has crashed a battle-damaged erywhere around the world. Brown has done a marvelous plane, survived the landing, but can not get out of the plane. job of giving the reader a look at what it was like for the To make matters worse, the North Koreans are trying to get aircrews flying the C-124. From stories of flying the right to the site too. Author Makos did a great job researching seat, to upgrading to the left seat, aircrew career progres- the story, going back and forth between the two pilots, tell- sion was a slow process. Making up for hours of boredom, ing their stories, covering the discrimination that was all boring holes in the sky, was the excitement of going to too common at the time, and asking the question: How far places most people will never see and flying with grizzled would you go to save a friend? The book is billed as “an epic veterans of World War II and Korea, some of whom were story of heroism, friendship, and sacrifice” – It is all that! real characters. Add to that the problems of temperamental engines and lack of maintenance so far away from home, you have a perfect set up for some very interesting stories. Good job Col Brown; thanks for a good read! “Hero Found - The Greatest POW Escape of the Vietnam War” “Here There Are Tigers” Author: Bruce Henderson Author: Reginald Hawthorne OK, here is another book that was This was a fun book to read. It is the story of Reginald hard to put down, and I’ll tell you Hathorn’s time in the Southeast Asia up front, you won’t either. It is the War, as an 0-2 Forward Air Control- story of Naval Aviator Dieter Den- ler. Most of his missions were flown gler, an A-1 Skyraider pilot, who is out of Nakon Phenom into Laos in shot down in 1966, over “neutral” 1968-69, when the war there was Laos. After being captured, Dengler a secret. His story is told well, with manages to escape, is rescued, and good use of humor interspersed is returned to his aircraft carrier USS among some very exciting and dan- Ranger. Author Bruce Henderson gerous missions. The reader will get served with Dengler on the Ranger, a good idea of what it was like to fly and does a superb job telling Den- in Laos, the variety of people and gler’s story. Laos was a tough place airplanes involved, and the flexibility to be a POW, and, if anyone could get out alive, it was most needed to be able to carry out the likely to be Dengler, who was a unique individual. I’ll say no missions. Good job, Reginald. more, except: go get it and read it!

Reviewer: Francis L. Kapp, Col, USAF (Retired)

10 Daedalus Flyer Fall 2015 AWARDS

Flight 11 Scholarships Colorado Springs, CO

Flight 11 presented three 1500 dollar scholarships in May 2015 to ROTC students at University of Colo- rado Boulder, Colorado State University Fort Collins and University Colorado Colorado Springs. All three students are pilot qualified and plan on attending pilot training in their respective Services. Michael Kelvin is from Langley AFB and is a Junior Air Force ROTC Cadet at Colorado State University. His major is Business Management with a 3.2 GPA. He also a Student Pilot with time in the C-172, DA-20 and Piper Archer. Chad Alvarez is from California and is a Junior Navy ROTC Midshipman at University of Colorado Boulder. His major is Mechanical Engineering with a 3.1 GPA. Michael West is from Colorado Springs and is a Senior Army ROTC Cadet. His major is Biology with GPA 3.35. He will be attending Army Helicopter pilot training.

Michael Kelvin Chad Alvarez Michael West

Lt Gen Kehoe presents AETC Commander’s Trophies

1Lt Philip Knodel going to the F-22 at Tyndall AFB, FL

1Lt Rachel Quiarte going to the KC- 135 at McConnell AFB, KS

Daedalian Foundation 11 AWARDS

AFROTC Cadet Change of Command Tucson, AZ

On April 29, 2015 three members of the Old Pueblo Flight traveled to the University of Arizona to participate in the Cadet Change of Command and Awards Ceremony for AFROTC Detachment 20. Daedalian BGen Keith Connolly, USAF (Ret) served as presiding officer for the cadet wing parade. He was accompanied by two other Daedalians, Colonel David Barclay, USAF (Ret) and LtCol Augie DeRosa, USAF (Ret)

The cadet wing’s annual spring parade culminates in recognition of the wing’s efforts through the academic year. The change of command installs the incoming Fall Cadet Wing Commander. At this year’s event the Old Pueblo Flight members presented senior cadet Matthew Helm with the Daedalian Scholarship award. Cadet Helm is now Second Lieutenant Helm and is on his way to USAF Pilot Training. Cadets from Detachment 20 regularly attend monthly flight meetings. These cadets also receive scholarship funding from the Old Pueblo Flight.

Egan Scholarship Vance AFB, OK

Award presented to Cadet Garrett Parks by Maj Daniel Hewes, Vice Flight Captain, on 19 Aug 15 at OSU ROTC Detachment, Stillwater OK.

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The Les Leavoy Foundation Ft Worth/Dallas, TX

The Les Leavoy Foundation, administered by his first solo flight on Monday, July 29, 2015. His par- son Laird Leavoy, joined hands with the Daedalian ents and Daedalian Flight mentor, Jim Rubalcaba, Foundation and 23rd Flight to make ground and observed several of his solo flights. flying training through solo flight a reality for four fortunate CFIP cadets. 23rd Flight’s CFIP program Nickolas Weidner is a junior at Martin High is managed by Richard Fairlamb. School in Arlington and a member of the Air Force JROTC. His first solo, at 9 hours total time, was on The four cadets were honored at a recent dinner Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at 7:00 AM. His final solo where their parents, flight instructors, and JROTC, flight was on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at 6:00 PM. Air Force ROTC, and Marine Corps ROTC com- Nick’s parents and Daedalian Flight mentor, Bob manders were in attendance. During the meeting, Pavelko, were present for his 3rd solo flight. each cadet related their training program experiences to 23rd Flight members. Each cadet was also Congratulations to all for successfully complet- presented a flight jacket and aircraft model to coming a highly rigorous selection process and flying memorate program completion. training program. Best wishes to all of them in their future careers. Alex Preisser is a junior at the University of Tex- as at Arlington studying mechanical engineering and a member of the AFROTC at Texas Christian University. Alex is recipient of the named Col P.J. White CFIP cadet slot. His first solo, at 9 hours total flying time, was accomplished on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at 6:00 AM. Alex’s parents and his Daedalian Flight mentor, Chuck Burke, were present for his 3rd solo flight.

Morgan Arnold is a senior at Granbury High School and a member of the Marine Corps JROTC. He 23rd Flight Captain Jack Thompson, cadets Alex Preisser, completed his first solo flight on Tuesday, July 28, Morgan Arnold, Ian Kline, and Nick Weidner, Col (Ret) P.J. 2015. His father and his Daedalian mentors, Mac White, and 23rd Flight CFIP program manager Angel, Dick Keyt, and Jim Crain, were present for Richard Fairlamb. several of his solo flights.

Ian Kline is a freshman a member of the AFROTC at the University of North Texas. He completed his

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Maj Gen Franklin A. Nichols Leadership Award El Paso, TX

On 31 July 2015, Colonel Bob Pitt represented the 24th Flight by presenting the first Daedalian Maj Gen Franklin A. Nichols Leadership Award to Captain David N. Abel, 311th Fighter Squadron, B Course Graduate. The prestigious award is given to the graduate who exhibits outstanding leadership attributes above and beyond his peers. The presentation was made during a formal dinner celbration at Club Hol- loman, Holloman AFB, NM at which 225 squadron members and guests were in attendance.

For the past 20 years, the 33rd (Thunderbird) Flight at Luke AFB, AZ had presented the Daedalian Lead- ership Award. However, with the arrival of the F-35’s at Luke last year and the transfer of the F-16’s to Holloman AFB, NM, the 311th was without a sponsor for the award. Captain Russell (Bolt) Burkhard of the 311th Fighter Sqaudron contacted the 24th Flight and asked if we would be interested in sponsoring the award. Members of the 24th Flight immediately responded that we would be honored to sponsor the award. And so future awards will be known as the Maj Gen Franklin A. Nichols Leadership ward and will be presented by a member of the 24th Flight.

During his presentation of the award, Colonel Pitt reviewed the career of General Nichols including his five kills during World War II and how the general had been the guiding light of the 24th Flight for more than three decades. Colonel Pitt also informed the audience that the 24th Flight was formed at Holloman AFB in 1969 as the ROADRUNNER flight, and was later moved to El Paso due to numerous TDY’s of the 49th Tacti- cal Fighter Wing and the fact that many of the active members lived in El Paso. Finally, Colonel Pitt mentioned that the 24th Flight’s name was officially changed to the Maj Gen Franklin A. Nichols Flight in 2003 following General Nichols death in September 2002.

The members of the 24th Flight are looking forward to a strong and long relationship with the F-16 squadrons at Holloman AFB. Col Bob Pitt and Captain David N. Abel

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CFIP Ft Hood, TX

This was the first ever CFIP Flight Jacket presentation to the JROTC Cadet who was selected for the Col. Thomas F. Tap- man Memorial Scholarship which Mr. Laird Leavoy has given to the Ft Hood Flight. Col. Tom Tapman, USAF (Ret), a long time Daedalian and member of both the Ft Hood and Longhorn Flights died last December. In his memory, Laird Leavoy established the Col. Thomas F. Tapman Memorial CFIP Scholar- ship for the Ft Hood Flight. JROTC Cadet Michael Wesolows- ki, from Shoemaker High School in Killeen, TX was selected to receive this CFIP scholarship, and we could not have made Presents for the Col. Thomas F. Tapman Me- a better selection. Cadet Wesolowski soloed in 10.4 hours on morial CFIP Scholarship winner. (L-R) CFIP 24 July at the Central Texas College flight facility at Killeen’s Flight Jacket hanging on the wall behind a blown up picture of Col Tom Tapman as a Lt. “Skylark Field.” In recognition of his achievement, Cadet We- in front of an F-100 in Okinawa (1959 - 1962); solowski received a CFIP Flight Jacket, a framed “Certificate framed Certificate of Solo Flight; beautiful desk of Solo Flight,” and a beautiful desk model of an A-7D Corsair model of an A-7D Corsair II. II, painted in the col- ors and markings of the 354th TFS, which Tom Tapman commanded in Korat, Thailand, in 1971. Present for the luncheon and awards ceremony were Laird Leavoy; Mrs Charlene Tap- man, wife of Col. Tom Tapman; Lt.Col. Richard Fairlamb from the Dallas/Ft Worth Flight 23, Cadet Michael Wesolowski, and his mother, Mrs Christina Maldonado. Mrs Charlene Tapman presented Michael with his CFIP Flight Jacket, Charlie Dens- ford, Flight Captain, presented him with a framed Certificate of Solo Flight, and Richard Fairlamb presented Michael with the beautiful desk model A-7D Corsair II. During the presentation Cadet Michael Wesolowski proudly displays of awards, Laird Leavoy spoke of his admiration for military his “Certificate of Solo Flight.” aviators, the memory of his father, Lt Col Les Leavoy, in who’s name he established the Les Leavoy Fund with the Daedalian Foundation, his praise for the F-100 Super Saber Society established by Col. Les Frazier, and the great satisfaction he gets from the CFIP, watching so many young ROTC Cadets get a taste of flying, and start on the path to become military aviators. At the end of the presentations, Cadet Wesolowski gave us a very good talk on what it was like to take flying lessons, and what it was like to solo. He said there was never any doubt that he could fly and solo, it just felt natural to him, and he was completely relaxed and confident when his instructor turned him loose to solo. Michael says he is hooked on flying, and will apply to both the Air Force Academy and West Point in hopes of becoming a military aviator.

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Dr. James Whinnery, Major General, USANG, (Ret), spoke at Stinsons Flight’s September meeting at the Parr Club. Dr. Whinnery served as a flight surgeon on active duty and with the Texas Air National Guard. He has nearly 1,000 flying hours in the F-100, F-4, A-37, F-16, and F-15. He is recognized for his extensive expertise on the centrifuge and for his research on acceleration physiology. He opened his presentation by offering alter- nate causes for the mishap that cost Icarus his life. Dr. Whinnery expressed doubts that the wax in Icarus’s wings melted, based on the scientific fact that the air cooled as Icarus climbed. Hypoxia is Dr. Whinnery’s most probable cause for loss of control, followed by excessive G-forces on the wings and/or Icarus. Dr. Whinnery transitioned from mythology to modern flight physiology and showed several interesting videos of himself and other pilots experiencing high G-forces in the centrifuge. This presentation was both enlightening and enjoyable. In October we met in the Sky Lounge at Blue Skies of Texas East (formerly known as Air Force Village I). This is a great venue because it sits atop a 17-story structure and offers outstanding views of the San Antonio skyline, plus bird’s-eye looks at C-5s and F-16s in the traffic pattern at Kelly Field. Flight Captain Stump Sowada saluted Major General Gary Harencak for wearing the best necktie: an authentic-looking replica of a bright red “Remove Before Flight” streamer. Our speaker was Jeffrey Addicott, Lieutenant Colonel, USA, (Retired). Dr. Ad- dicott is Director of the Center for Terrorism at St. Mary’s University. His presentation urged our nation’s leaders to “speak softly and carry a big stick” to counter the significant threats posed by radical Islam and Iran. Dr. Ad- dicott was thought-provoking and entertaining. (Source: Jerry Allen)

Magnum Drichta, Bill Croom, Jim Humphries, Maj Gen Gary Harencak, and Chip Utterback at the October meeting of Stinsons Flight.

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6th (Space) Flight Patrick AFB, FL

Our October meeting luncheon was well attended by 35 members and 12 guests. We inducted one new member, Naval Aviator LCDR Richard Beck (Ret) and welcomed new folks transferring in from other Flights; Laura Kelly, Joseph Straun, Guy Barrett, Thomas Hall and Brian Mclaughlin. Welcome aboard, all. The speaker for the day was our own member Larry Fraiser, former Marine Captain. The subject was centered around his days flying for the US Customs Service out of Miami Home- stead Florida during the 1980’s. Larry was flying a jet Citation chasing unidenti- fied targets coming in from the south of Florida. During this period Miami was booming and rocking with “Cocaine Cowboys.” Larry had some exciting moments. The Cita- tion was ideal for this kind of flying; he could slow down enough to trail from behind anyone without being spotted and then closing in close enough to copy tail numbers. He sometimes would follow them right down to touchdown. At times, Larry would have agents waiting. catching and arresting these drug flyers as they landed. Hundreds of airplanes were impounded during those wild days, all types of aircraft from single engines to old DC-4”s. Many thanks Larry for honoring us our speaker today, all of us are most appreciative. (Sourece: Gary Clark)

23rd (Ft Worth/Dallas) Flight Ft Worth, TX

23rd Flight was honored to have BG James (Jim) D. Latham, USAF (Ret), as guest speaker. He graduated from Kansas State University and received a commission as a second lieutenant. He attended flight school at Vance AFB, OK and, upon graduation, he was assigned to the Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Phanom (NKP), flying the OV-10 Bronco in special operations missions. After this tour of duty, he transitioned to the F-4 Phantom. He was assigned to the Royal Thai Air Force Base, Ubon, in 1972. On a mission over Dong Hoi, North Vietnam, his aircraft was shot down. After successful ejection, he and his back seater were captured. He escaped for roughly twelve hours but was recaptured and spent approximately six months as a prisoner of war. After his release and homecoming, he joined the Thunderbirds and flew BG Jim Latham right wing in T-38s for two years. In 1982, following the tragic loss of four Thunderbirds during a practice loop maneuver, Gen Creech interviewed several officers and was so impressed by him that he reassigned him to the Thunderbirds as lead. He was convinced he could build a completely new team around him. Jim also transitioned this new team into the F-16 and led it during the 1983 demonstration season. (Source: Bob Pavelko)

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9th (Frank P. Lahm) Flight Dayton, OH

It is with great sadness that Frank P. Lahm, Flight-9 announces that Lt. Col (Ret) Henry R. Poplawski took his last flight on 15 July 2015 in Dayton, Ohio. Henry had reached the age of 101 in May and was the sweetest and gentlest man. He will be sorely missed by all of the members of Flight 9.Henry loved attending the Daedalian meetings. Before he passed away he gave our Flight 9 $100,000 to support our Air Power Promotion Fund which will give scholarships to many cadets for a very long time. His generosity will enable many students to attend Air Camp and solo in our CFIP program. The following is the obituary as it appeared in the Dayton Daily News Henry was born May 26, 1914 in Worchester, MA to Stephania Baremba and Leopold Poplawski. He was the 5th of 7 children. His loving wife Claytrice Mary Gannon predeceased him on February 8, 2006. The tallest boy in school at 6’1”; “Pops” played basketball and graduated from Commerce High School in 1933. After finishing one year of Worchester Polytechnic Institute in 1936 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, completing training as an aircraft mechanic, and was stationed at Selfridge Field, MI. While there he became a Link trainer (simulator) instructor, and during the off hours taught himself how to fly the simulator. He applied and won a cadet flying spot in 1938, and reported to Randolph Field, TX in February 1939. “Pops” soled on April 5, 1939 and graduated flight training in November – Class 1939D. His first assignment was to the 6th Air Transport Squadron, Middletown Air De- Henry Poplawski’s 101st birthday celebration with Flt pot, PA, where he flew the C-47 around the country. Between 1940 and 9 Executive Council 1941 2Lt Poplawski supported the development of airborne parachute drops at Ft Benning, GA. From September 1941 to October 1942, he was assigned to the Pan American Africa Airways, operating a military air transport line in Africa. He had the opportunity to transport Gen Joe Stilwell over Jerusalem and into China, ferry RAF fighter aircraft, and establish the supply network to support the North Africa Campaign. Between October 1942 and August 1945, Captain Poplawski served as a test pilot for the Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore, MD, flying the B-26, A-30, and PBM. “Pops” joined the “Caterpillar Club” when he successfully bailed out of a crippled B-26G on November 8, 1944. Henry married his wife Claytrice Mary Gannon on May 26, 1944, and following the war, they both attended and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1948. “Pops” returned to the Glenn L. Martin Company, working as guided missile Engineer from 1948 to 1951. Captain Poplawski was recalled to active duty and assigned to the Pilotless Training Unit at Lowry AFB, CO from 1951 to 1955. From 1955 to 1959, he served in the Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) in Washington, DC, and from 1960 to 1964 served in the Foreign Technology Division, Detachment 4, Tokyo, Japan. “Pops” returned to Wright Patterson AFB, OH in 1964, continued to work for the Foreign Tech- nology Division and retired from Active Duty in April 1966. In 1966, Lt Col Poplawski joined the USAF Civil Service, and continued to work for the Foreign Technology Division from 1966 until his retirement in 1977. In his retirement years, “Pops” traveled the world on numerous cruises, always enjoying the company of his wife, the adventure of seeing new worlds, and writing poetry. Lt Col Poplawski was a long time member of the Order of Daedalians – “Fraternal Organization of Military Pilots” and Saint Helen’s Catholic Church. Many thanks to the

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staff at Liberty Nursing Home, Brighton Gardens, and Hospice of Dayton who cared for Henry in his last few months. Henry was interred at the Veteran’s Cemetery in Dayton on July 28th. Memorial contributions may be made in Henry’s memory to Flt 9 Order of Daedalians or Saint Helen’s Catholic Church. A guest book is available at: www.Tobiasfuneralhome.com July’s meeting had Brigadier General Duke Z. Richardson, who is the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Tankers, Tanker Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, as Lucy and Alec Mamot (former Russian pilot during Cold War) with Flt 9 Captain Kathy our guest speaker. He is responsible for the planning and execution of all life Staiger and Zot Barazzotto cycle activities for the Air Force tanker fleet, including development, test, pro- duction, fielding, and support of the KC-46 tanker system, as well as the modification and support of the fielded KC-135 and KC-10 tanker systems operated by the Air Force and partner nations. He provided an update on the KC 46 development and schedule. It was a very interesting presentation and generated many questions from the members. In June, Flt 9 sponsored two middle school students, who have dreams of becoming military aviators, attend Air Camp here in Dayton. Activities they enjoyed included flying in a Cessna and a simulator, touring Motoman Robotics, the Air Force labs, museum and a C-17. In their words, “it was a trip of a life time and inspired me to be a pilot even more!” This is a wonderful program our flight will continue to support in the years to come. June’s meeting was a pig roast at Bass Lake on Saturday June 20th. Zot Barazzotto hosted a Russian pilot, Alex Mamet, who came and talked to us about flying in Russia. Alex flew the Tu-128 and MiG-31 along the Arctic Rim during the Cold War. Many interesting stories were shared and the evening concluded L-R Lt Gen (ret) Dick Reynolds, Air Camp Co-founder with toasts of Russian Vodka followed by a chaser of Russian pig and Secretary; Alexander “Xander” Kennedy; Joey Bartlett; fat and bread. Dr. Vince Russo, Air Camp Co-founder and Vice President May’s activity was the annual golf outing that was open to members and guest. Following golf we enjoyed a steak dinner. Winners were announced after dinner and awards for golf were presented. The winning team con- sisted of Team #1 (Jim VerStreate, Lee Smith, Kevin “Reed” Leslie & Ed Mentzer). Team #3 (Fred Pumroy, Dick Brubaker, Curt Nelson & Jay Huber) came in second. Team #4 (Chuck Hanks, Sharon Hanks & Don Green) came in third. Lee Smith was closest to the pin and Jim VerStreate made the longest putt. We also hosted two cadet pilot training selectees from AFROTC Det 665, University of Cincinnati. Cadet Kevin Leslie was awarded a $1,250 Flt-9 Scholarship plus a $1,250 match from National. Cadet Alec Dawson was awarded a $750 Flt-9 Scholarship. We ensured they both heard lots of stories about military flying throughout the day of golf and dinner. The cadets expressed interest in attending future meetings. We had planned to have Mr. Henry Poplawski with us to celebrate his 101 birthday, but health issues prevented this from happening. Instead, the executive council had their monthly meeting at his nursing home and enjoyed lunch followed by cake and ice cream. (Source: Janet Golart)

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11th (Falcon) Flight Colorado Springs, CO

Lt Col Tim Matson, USAF (Ret) of DOSS Aviation in Pueblo CO airport that conducts the AF Flight Training Screening Program was the speaker and program for Flight 11 September meeting. The Flight Screening Program is the initial flight training of all future Air Force Pilots, Navigators, and Drone Pilots. Many of the Instructor Pilots are retired AF Pilots that aver- age over 5000hrs and that least 1000hrs of instruction time. He pointed out that the program conducts Flight Screening that determines if a student is qualified for AF Pilot training if so they receive additional training including Academics and flying prior to going to flight training. All Officers chosen for flight training are required to take the training as well an Navigators and UAV pilots. This year they will train 2250 candidates and next year they expect to train 2300 candidates. It is a fast moving program and normally students fly one flight a day. The flight training is conducted using Diamond Aircraft. Flight 11 was privileged to have B/General Stephen Williams AF Acad- emy Commandant of Cadets as its speaker and program for the Flight’s Octo- ber meeting. General Williams is an Academy Gradate and a F-16 Pilot. Gen Williams (then a Lt Col) told of his mission that earned his F-16 Flight the BG Williams, Commandant of Cadets AFA & MacKay Trophy for meritorious achievement in aerial flight. This trophy is Dan Beatty, Flight Captain presented to AF Flight Crews yearly for outstanding achievement. It is administered by the National Aeronautics Association. Gen Williams F-16 Panther 11 Flight was handpicked in August 2007 to fly from Balad AB, Iraq to strike 16 high value targets within the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan. The mission took 10.9 hours to accomplish. The mission was in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and was the first ever employment of GBU-38 airburst munitions. Each one of the Panther 11 Flight of four F-16s carried four weapons. This mission was planned and executed in less than 24 hours. The mission was over 2100 miles and had to routed around Iran and through Pakistan to the target area. This required numerous air to air refueling from KC-135s. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the mission the flight had to coordinate routing with control agen- cies that no prior knowledge of the sortie. The Flight’s expertise guaranteed delivery of the weapons and successful destruction of 15 entrenched fighting positions clearing the way for ground forces to raid a high-level Taliban meeting. One of the F-16’s weapons would not release and had to be carried back to the home base. On return to Balad AB there was some miscommunications with the KC-135 tanker and several aircraft was dangerously low on fuel but was able to receive fuel from a residual tanker allowing for safe return of the four F-16s to Balad Air Base. (Source: Jerry Davenport)

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16th (LeMay) Flight Offutt, NE

LeMay Flight celebrated the 50th Anniversary of receiving their Daedalian Flight Charter in 1965. (Source: Jim Maloney)

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18th (Mile High) Flight Denver, CO

We had a Triple Header meeting in May 2015 as three speakers rotated to the podium in tag-team fashion to give us a comprehensive report on the Lafayette Foundation and all the developments at the Vintage Aero Fly- ing Museum at Platte Valley Airport. Leading off the program was noted author Jack Stokes Ballard who took an unfinished manuscript started by the late National Honorary Daedalian, Dr. James Parks, and completed the research, writing and publication of a coffee table sized book titled The 147th Aero Squadron in World War I. The book follows the career of two WWI pilots, Wilbert White and Ken Porter. Both became Aces and Flight Commanders, but White was killed in action in October 1918. Ken Porter was well known to Flight 18 and became a member of our flight and frequent visitor following his attendance at the National Convention in Denver hosted by Flight 18 in 1977. The book follows all the trials and tribulations of their volunteering, going through flight training in Canada and Texas, making the hazardous crossing of the North Atlantic and arrival at the hostile Western Front. The action-packed combat missions they flew are well documented in the actual mission reports. Dr. Parks collected those records from Ken Porter and dozens of other WWI pilots who also contributed their uniforms, awards, decorations photographs and other memorabilia now displayed in the museum which Dr. Parks founded and his son Andy Parks now carries on. One letter Ken Porter sent home explained how a cadet should act when he makes his first solo. “First of all you walk to your machine with some swank (especially if anyone is looking. It is important that you look like the intrepid aviator (even though your knees are knocking with anticipa- tion.) I can just picture Ken Porter, who was about 5’6” tall, walking with some swank! Jack Ballard then turned the podium over to Andy Parks who informed us of the events unfolding at the Vintage Aero Flying Museum. They have completed the construction of a full size replica Spad XIII and have scheduled a test flight at a 10,000 foot runway. This will allow the test pilot to takeoff, quickly check the handling characteristics and land if neces- sary or continue the flight if everything checks out okay. They also have a Fokker D-8 nearing completion. The museum has entered into an association with the large aviation museum in Pueblo, Colorado and will transfer some of the Vintage Aero Museum displays to that museum to increase public exposure to WWI aviation artifacts and history. The museum there is supported by the city of Pueblo and its physical location is better suited to attract visitors than the small Platte Valley airport in the midst of farm country. The flying WWI aircraft will continue to be based at Platte Valley for flight displays, fly-In BBQ,s and other special events. Andy then turned the podium over to Don Blehm, President of the Weisbrod Aircraft Museum. They have three large hangars with a wide variety of mainly WWII aircraft, including a complete B-29 inside one of the hangars. All manner of fighter aircraft are displayed among other interesting items like Winston Churchill’s limousine. Outside are other huge aircraft including a B-47 swept wing bomber, a C-82 troop carrier and a Navy P-2V. The WWI items that Andy Parks will put on display there will richly complement the Weisbrod Museum by filling in the beginning of those who were first to fly and fight for Author Jack Ballard, Andy Parks, Vintage Aero Museum, Don Belehm, freedom. (Source: Col Dale Boggie) Weisbrod Museum

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At our July 2015 luncheon meeting, Major Rob “Voodoo” Bielanski of the Colorado ANG’s 120th Fighter Squadron received the coveted crystal eagle trophy emblematic of the Mile High Flight 18 Distinguished Pilot Award, (DPA). The selection criteria for this award are Airmanship, Leadership and Personal Integrity. Other elements of the award are letters of congratulations from the Governor of Colorado and the Adjutant General of Colora- do. Flight 18 also pays the first year of Daedalian National and Flight dues. The meeting was a split-site affair beginning with a buffet lunch at our normal meeting location, the Aurora Hills Golf Course, Tin Cup Bar & Grill. “Voodoo,” his wife Lisa, herself a former Air Force pilot, and his father, retired Air Force and active UAL pilot Allan Bielanski, were introduced to the Flight. Once sated and acquainted at the luncheon, we relocated to Buckley AFB, where we joined Rob’s fellow COANG pilots in the Heritage Room of the squadron’s new operations facility for the actual award presentation by Flight Captain Roy “Snooker” Poole. “Voodoo” is the fourth pilot from Buckley AFB to receive the DPA over the initial 12 years of the award’s life. All have been F-16 pilots from the 120th FS and all have enjoyed successful careers since their DPA selections.. The first recipient of this award was then LtCol Mike “Fer” Loh who took home the very first DPA, for CY 2003. Mike, now a Major General, currently holds the title of Mobilization Assistant to Commander, NORAD, at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs. The second recipient of this award was then Major Floyd “Sumo” Dunstan, who graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1987, then completed Marine Corps flight training and signed on with UAL before joining the COANG. “Sumo” distinguished himself during the 120th’s 2004 deployment to Iraq, and was Flight 18’s DPA recipient for CY 2004. He is now a Colonel and Commander of the 140th Wing at Buckley. Another Iraq war veteran, then Major Mitch “BC” Neff, took home the crystal trophy for CY 2005. “BC” served as an F-16 Mission Commander and Flight Lead during Operations Iraqi Freedom, Northern Watch and Southern Watch. Known for his tactical acumen, he commanded a mission that carried out the first ever JDAM night deployment. Currently, LtCol Neff is the Commander of the 120th Fighter Squadron, which he led on a successful deployment to South Korea earlier in 2015. Since the DPA presentation in July, both “Voodoo” and his father Allan have joined The Order of Daedalians and Mile High Flight 18. We’re hoping Rob’s wife Lisa, who is also eligible to join, will find time from being the mother of four young children to make it a perfect family trifecta. (Source: CAPT Ger Spaulding, USN, (Ret) and photos by Capt Kinder Blacke, 140th Wing COANG)

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12th (Old Pueblo) Flight Davis Monthan AFB, AZ

On March 5, 2015 members and guests of the Old Pueblo Daedalian Flight 12 were treated to a rare opportunity to see up close what the USAF does best – fly and fight. Flight member Chuck Mitchell, LtCol, USAF (Ret.), invested hours of effort in coordinating the visit with the 56th Range Man- agement Office. Second Lieuten- ant Susan Goldstein, Public Affairs Specialist, served as the escort for our day at the range. In addition to nine Daedalians the group included F-16 Straffing nine family and friends as well as two AFROTC cadets from the Univer- sity of Arizona who will be commissioned and enter Under Graduate Pilot Training this summer. The group witnessed two flights of four A-10s from Davis Mon- Range Tower than AFB. Collectively the Warthogs made 48 bombing passes and one flight made eight hot rocket passes. Also in action during the visit were two flights of F-16s. One was a flight of four from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB and the other was a fight of three from the Tucson Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing. The Vipers made a total of 46 bombing passes, and 14 hot strafe passes. Our sincere thanks to LtCol Mitchell for his great idea and especially the follow through to make it happen. The trip instilled pride in our civilian guests and encouragement in the cadets who will soon enter Air Force pilot training. In January, 2008 the Daedalian Old Pueblo Flight 12 became involved in an exciting project designed to honor all of those who have served in the military services. Individuals could sponsor named recipients or organizations, with the intent to provide perpetual recognition for those who have done so much for our country. The Daedalian Heritage Memo- rial Park Project was established at Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, Ari- zona. The project involved building Memorial Wall three walls which border the walkways leading to the POW/MIA display located at Heritage Warrior Park on DMAFB. A number of aircraft are also on display in the park including an F-100, F-105, A-10, B-52, C-130, OV-10, and F-4, so this location is ideal for a me- Daedalian Memorial Brick Check morial. Over the last seven and one half years, 414 memorial bricks have been mounted on three walls. The project was completed in October, 2015 and made possible a donation of $1250 to the Old Pueblo Flight. Vice Flight Captain Keith Connolly and Flight Member Dave Barclay, both of whom worked on the project, presented the check to Flight Treasurer Scott Hines at the Flight’s October 15, 2015 luncheon. (Source: Jerry G. Bryant)

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24th (MG Frank A. Nichols) Flight El Paso, TX

On 17 September 2015, after taking a recess during the summer months, the 24th Flight resumed its dinner meetings. Flight Captain Charlie Overstreet and Flight Adjutant Bob Pitt reported on the Daedalian Convention of May 2015. Three topics, discussed several times during the convention, were reviewed: Daedalian membership is currently limited to pilots only, the Order of Daedalians is apolitical, and the same people are running the flights year after year. As in years gone by, the members of the 24th Flight would like to join the many other Daedalians in congratulation Maureen, Kristi, Caitlin and Erin for their magnificent job organizing the Convention as well as their superior performance throughout

Flight Adjutant Bob Pitt and Flight Captain Charlie Overstreet the year. On 15 October 2015, 24th Flight member Roger Spring- stead introduced and later discussed a 55 minute video on “The World War II Bakers Creek Air Crash” by Retired Major Robert S. Cutler, USAFR. Major Cutler, the author of a 2003 book on the crash and a more recent article from which the video was derived, gathered the information concerning the crash from his late father’s wartime notes describing the terrible crash. Major Cutler’s father was Captain Samuel Cutler who was the executive officer of the U. S. Army R & R center at Mackay, Queensland, Australia and was the officer in charge of loading the aircraft. The video related the tragic story of the crash of a B-17 on 14 June 1943. Thirty five American soldiers concluding their R & R leave in Austra- lia and six crew members were aboard the aircraft. The plane was returning the men to the jungle battlefields of New Guinea during the decisive Papua campaign in the Southwest Pacific. The B-17C, converted for transport duty, crashed soon after takeoff at Bakers Creek, five miles south of Mackay. Forty of the forty-one men on board were killed. The only survivor was Floyd K. Roberts of Wichita Falls, Texas. Crash investigators theorized that Roberts survived because he was cushioned from impact by the bodies of his fellow CDR Roger B Springstead, USNR passengers. The crash investigation board arrived at several possible causes for the crash including the possibility that the aircraft’s center of gravity was too far aft, limiting the plane’s ability to climb. Sabotage was ruled out after thorough investigation. In the end, the board concluded that the primary cause of the accident was pilot error, resulting from an in-flight malfunction of one of the engines.(Source: Bob Pitt)

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46th (Wiley Post) Flight Tinker AFB, OK

Summer has been a busy season for Wiley Post Flight at Tinker AFB. In July, Daedalian members Jack Gin- gerich, Brig Gen, USAF (Ret), Ray George, Lt Col, USAF (Ret), Flight Captain Jack Dimski, Col, USAF (Ret), and Don Aspenson, Lt Col, USAF (Ret), ventured to Shawnee, Oklahoma, to visit the 16 cadets of the local Civil Air Patrol’s Southwest Region Powered Flight Academy. Director Colonel Ed Angala and his cadets were there to greet not only our Daedalians but Oklahoma Civil Air Patrol Wing Commander, Colonel Dale Newell, who flew in for the specific purpose of lunch with both cadets and Daedalians. The major thrust of Wiley Post Flight’s community efforts center around giving young adults an introduction to flight. Our ultimate goal is to interest students in a military flying career. September was the chance to recognize the most deserving high school students who received 10 hours of flight through Oklahoma University Department of Aviation, headed by fellow Daedalian Director Ken Carson, Col, USAF (Ret). Honored at our monthly dinner meeting were students Carson Thompson and Kaitlyn Fulmer, along with their parents. On September 11th Wiley Post Flight hosted their annual Scholar- ship Golf Tournament on Tinker AFB. Although windy conditions pre- vailed, participation and financial support were at all-time highs, thanks to the yearly leadership of Joe Poe, Lt Col, USAF (Ret). The flight’s scholarship fund netted over $18,000 to fund more support for promoting future careers in military aviation. Wiley Post Flight prides itself in combining fun, fellowship, and future flyers in its legacy of community service. (Source: Kent McInnis) Former and current directors of OU’s Department of Aviation, Glenn Schaumberg, Lt Col, USAF (Ret) and Ken Carson, Col, USAF (Ret), share the spoils after tying for straightest drive.

Civil Air Patrol gathering for lunch in July. L – R: CAP Director Colonel Ed Angala, unnamed cadet, Jack Gingerich, Brig Gen, USAF (Ret), unnamed cadet, Ray George, Lt Col, USAF (Ret), Don Aspenson, Lt Col, USAF (Ret), and CAP Wing Commander Colonel Dale Newell. FLIGHTLINE

102nd (Ben T. Epps) Flight Atlanta, GA

If you are in your late 60s or early 70s, you probably know or were once stationed with some MiG killers from the Vietnam air-war days. Of the steely-eyed killers you know, how many got their ‘kills’ in a Skyraider? Yes, an A-1 Skyraider! That’s right – the last propel- ler U.S. Navy attack aircraft on the decks of flattops. Flight 102 members and guests attending their Au- gust meeting can say they know one – flight member, and “steely-eyed killer,” Clint Johnson. Clint told his story at Flight 102’s August meeting. What a show! If you were ‘cruising’ on the USS MIDWAY on 20 June 1965, you might have heard Clint’s personal account of this most unusual MiG kill. Or, if you “flew the line” with Clint in Delta jets, the story certainly had to come up on the layovers. However, Clint recounting his “THERE I WAS” story simply could not have been as good back then as it is today. You see, he didn’t have all the briefing aids back then. When Clint pulls out his scrapbook of newspaper clippings, Stars and Stripes articles, and photos Clint’s Show and Tell board from the mission debrief that day, it becomes the best ‘show-and-tell’ act you’ve ever seen. Especially, when he’s wearing his smelly old flight jacket from those days! With flight jacket and all, Clint kept a room full of folks on the edge of their seats with excitement. Hearing Clint describe how his 4-ship RESCAP mission turned into a 2-ship furball, where both he and his wingman shared a Mig-17 shoot-down, was most fascinating. If you don’t know this story, grab a cold one and type in “A-1 mig kill” in your surf engine. You’ll find some great reading about this historic event. Sorry you can’t appreciate the flight jacket...you had to have been there! (Source: Bill Rial)

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22nd (Cascade) Flight McChord Field, WA

The September 2015 meeting of the Cascade Flight welcomed Brig. Gen. Steve Ritchie, USAF (Ret.) and his wife Mariana as speakers and guests. The Flight arranged for General Ritchie, Air Force Ace of the Vietnam War, to address the Flight with more than a hundred persons present, members and currently active airlift men and women. The Flight also helped coordinate visits during his time with us for General Ritchie to spend time with various organizations at McChord Field including first term airmen and a tour of an C-17 air-lifter. A native of North Carolina, the General entered pilot training at Laredo AFB and flew two combat tours in Vietnam. Dur- ing his second tour, flying an F-4 Phantom II with the 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron, he downed five MiG-21’s, becoming the only USAF Pilot Ace since the Korean War, earning a Congressional Gold Medal. His leadership insights and tales and were very well received by all who encountered him during his visit to Cascade country.

Seated Col. Al Jones. Standing Lt. Col. MacDonald, USAF; Maj. Gen. Don Brown, USAF (Ret.); Flight Captain Col. Ethan Griffin, USAF; guest Capt. Donna Cottrell, USCG Air Lifter tour by Brig. Ge.n and Mrs Steve Ritchie, USAF (Ret.), (10th and 11th from left), with Flight Captain and Vice Commander 62nd Airlift Wing Colonel Ethan Griffin, USAF (4th from right), Cascade Flight Member Capt. Cliff Caldwell, USAF, holding the Daedalian Logo and other Flight Members and Wing maintenance personnel.

Our October meeting was held at the 8th ALS, Joint Base Lewis-McChord and featured Col. Al Jones, USAF (Ret.) whose military and commercial aviation career is storied indeed. Host Lt. Col. MacDonald introduced the Colonel who, during World War II flew 88 missions over Continental Europe for the Royal Air Force and U.S. Army Air Corps in various combat aircraft. Later he retired from the USAF and flew C-54 transports domestically and internationally for an airline before joining Boeing as a test pilot. Still later, he retired from Boeing as Chief Pilot for training. In his presentation, he shared images of some of the aircraft he commanded and related tales of his experiences including camaraderie with fellow airmen during wartime. (Sources: Ray Copin and 62nd AW Public Affairs.)

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38th (Longhorn) Flight Austin, TX

On 8 October we held our flight meeting at the Austin Army Aviation Support Facility at Austin/Bergstrom Airport. We presented a flight jacket to Steven Jayme, one of our CFIP cadets, who said he greatly appreciated the jacket and the flying hours he received under the CFIP program. Our guest speaker was Army Captain Jordan Boyd, who briefed us on the guard operation. Boyd graduated from Texas A&M and said he would overlook the symbolism of the name of our flight (Longhorn). Their primary mission is to train all the Texas Guard pilots. On any given day, there could be 70 pilots flying 3 periods a day. The guard has 15 L and M versions of the Blackhawk UH-60, 6 UH-72 Lakota’s, and one C-12 King Air. They usually have one Apache on site. The UH-60M has a glass cockpit and is just now coming into the inventory. As part of the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, there are CH-47 Chinooks at Grand Prairie, Blackhawks at Austin and San Antonio, and Apaches at Ellington Field. There is an “Army” plan to take back the Guard Apaches and provide OH-58 Kiowas. The Lakota carries a 150 gallon bucket or 6 passengers, while the Blackhawk carries a 600-gallon bucket, or 10 troops plus two 7.62 machine guns in the windows. Typically, if you can get something into the Blackhawk, it can fly. The CH- Steven Jayme and Flight Captain Ron Butler 47 can carry 33 passengers. They have RQ-78 Shadow drones that can fly for 4 hours plus. It has an automatic launch and recovery system, and it is good for surveillance and recon. They are based at Ft Hood because they can’t fly in civilian airspace. Here are the Guard’s main capabilities: Humanitarian Evacuations, Troop Infiltrate and Exfiltrate, Fire Suppressions, Recon and Assessments, Border Patrol, Counter Drug, Space Shuttle (Challenger Recovery), Hur- ricane Relief, and Water and Wilderness Rescue. They have deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and other Middle Eastern countries. For Iraq, they had a 6-month train-up for a 12-month deployment. They always fly with 2 pilots. Capt. Boyd has seen many times when the second pilot was needed. The Blackhawk has an Aw-Shit button to initiate an explosive charge to quickly release a slung load. The airplane is very survivable with redundant systems and heavy landing gear. The fire bottle goes off if the aircraft senses more than 10 gs. Its anti-ice system removes ice in a sequence to avoid any blade imbalance. It has 360 degree IR and radar sensors and can automatically deploy chaff or flares. They have recently added a laser detector. The exhaust is deflected up into the prop wash to reduce the IR sig- UH-60 Blackhawk briefing nature. This technic was an old one, but it is coming back. A Blackhawk needs about 3 maintenance hours for every flight hour. In about 2007, they started wearing a two-piece flight suit which was Nomex, but it had little durability. It also had a parachute knife pocket, but it’s called a safety knife pocket in the Army. Its replacement is coming soon.

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30th (Hap Arnold) Flight Riverside, CA

Flight 30’s February speaker was Mark Carlson, an aviation historian, who talked about “A Century of Aviation in the Movies.” He gave examples of how aviation and movies have grown from uncertain infancy through growing adolescence to ro- bust maturity. While Hollywood’s actors and directors have learned the art of making movies, the aircraft in industry and pilots have learned how to conquer the sky. Mark, who is legally blind, was accompanied by his guide dog, Saffron, a female yellow Labrador retriever. In March, Flight 30 deviated from the airways to the undersea adventures of the “si- lent service.” Capt Kenneth Mapes (USNR Ret) talked about the history of subma- rines from Alexander the Great, the first plans for a powered submarine in 1578, to the present day. It was interesting to hear about Admiral Rickover, the father of the Nuclear Navy, who served 63 years of commissioned service. Ken discussed the introduction of women submariners in 2012, and he stated they were dedicated, excel- Flt Capt Alan Leach, Mark Carlson, lent submariners. He concluded with a discussion of future submarine and weapon and Mark’s guide dog, Saffron. developments. Our April speaker was one of Flight 30’s fellow Daedalians, Col Marilyn Kott (USAF Ret). Col Kott graduated from the USAF Academy and USAF UPT. Her combat tours included Desert Storm, Bosnia, Iraq, and Qatar. She concentrated on her experiences as the Commander of the 379th Expeditionary Operations Group at Al Udeid AB, Qatar from 2008 to 2009. She stated that joint, innovative, and integrated employment of assets, plus making the best use of every airman and every sortie was vital to the mission. Critical to the success of the 379th was the partnership between CONUS based aircrews and many foreign countries. The moto was “gas it, move it, find it, and kill it using aerospace power.” Marilyn learned that great deputies and squadron commanders made a difference in the success of the 379th and the mission. Col Russell Muncy, 542 AMW CC, Lt Col Alan Leach, In May we were honored to have Dr. Linda Dudik, Ph.D., Col Marilyn Kott and Col Toney Bowen. as our featured speaker. She is a retired history professor whose passion is to document and tell the stories of WWII veterans. Her topic was “A Determined Heart – the Story of a WWII Pilot and Pow.” She shared the story of Ray Klinke who is currently 96. During WWII, he flew out of England as a copilot of a B-17. It was on his sixth mission in 1944 that anti-aircraft fire downed his plane over Germany. Ray spent the remainder of the war as a POW at Stalag Luft I on the Baltic Sea. What was interesting was the amount of documents Ray and his wife Joan had saved from the war years. Linda stated it normally takes her three months to scan in a veteran’s documents; however in Ray’s case, it took her 13 months to scan in approximately 1,500 pages of letters, diary pages, military papers, photographs, and hometown newspaper clippings. Her advice to Flight 30’s Daedalians and all veterans is to save, scan, and don’t throw anything away. Every veteran deserves to have their story told. In July SMSGT Clay Muehls (USAF/USAFR Ret) talked about the mission of the Air and Marine Op-

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erations Center (AMOC) that was established in 1988 at March Air Reserve Base. AMOC has 28 different types of 248 aircraft along with 12 types of 289 vessels at 79 different locations to fulfill AMOC’s mission. AMOC is a state-of-the-art law enforcement operations and do- main awareness center. The center coordinates operations with the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the governments Col Toney Bowen, CWO Randy Zahn, Carmela Caldera of Mexico, Canada, and the Bahamas. It was interesting to hear Clay and David Putnam. talk about the continuing efforts of the AMOC to keep one step ahead of the smuggling operations of the drug cartels. We were also honored to have widows of former Flight 30 Daedalians and their guests attend the July luncheon. The August luncheon featured David Putnam, a retired law enforcement officer and author, as our guest speaker. His topic was” The Anatomy of Violence – What it Takes to Shoot Someone.” That got everyone’s at- tention as David explained through his experiences in his personal career development how he came to chase the most violent offenders in Southern California. The highlight of his presentation was the discussion of the three things needed to shoot. One was “the legal ability” and two was “the moral right.” The third requirement was “the emotional ability to pull the trigger.” David gave examples of situations throughout his career, from a rookie police officer to a veteran detective, where he had to apply these three rules. As the author of two fictional crime novels, he has inserted some of his personal experiences for character and plot development. In September, Flight 30 heard Tiffany Ross, a licensed clinical so- cial worker, talk about “PTSD: What is It? Who Does it Impact? What Zee Moyer, Ginny Canady, Fran Hesslink, and Can We do About It?” Tiffany has worked for the Department of Mental Johnie Marquez. Health, Riverside County, California for 15 years as a Clinical Therapist. She personally became aware of PTSD when her father, who was an18 year old Marine Corps soldier during Vietnam, showed symptoms. She empha- sized that PTSD was not a weakness, cowardice, an excuse, a flaw in the person, or malingering. She explained how to get “unstuck.” One way was to acknowledge your symptoms and seek professional support. Also important was to socialize, involve, your senses, and most important, take care of your body. She closed her passionate talk by reiterating the importance of “giving back to yourself.” Also the person with PTSD should remember, “Healing does not mean forgetting.” In October, the flight was entertained by former US Marine, David G. Moore, who told the story of his father, Retired USMC Col, Samuel “Sam” Moore. David talked about how his father, who was always interested in shooting, at age 18, set an NRA competitive shooting record of 3,000 con- secutive bulls-eyes. Sam’s trusty Winchester rifle is now on display at the NRA Museum in Washington, D.C. David continued Sam’s story from graduation from the US Naval Academy, through his early assignments which included naval flight school. Sam was a Major stationed at Pearly Lt Col George Huettig (B-24 pilot), David Moore, Col Paul Bell (B-24 pilot), and Lt Mel Hodell (C-46 Harbor on December 4, 1941, and at that time he was quickly promoted pilot). to Col. As a squadron commander and staff officer in the Pacific, Sam was part of the planning to shoot down Japanese Admiral Yamamoto. During the Korean War, Sam was the commander of two Marine Corps air groups. Two of Sam’s more famous pilots in the groups were former Boston Red Sox baseball player, Ted Williams, and former astronaut and current US Senator, John Glen.

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39th (Eagle) Flight Robins AFB, GA

39th Flight’s August luncheon program was an overview of Linebacker II, the Dec 1972 aerial offensive against North Vietnam, which arguably was a major factor forcing the North Vietnamese to return 591 US military POWs (mainly military pilots, some in captivity over 6 years). 39th Programs Officer Art MacDonald put together an informative and entertaining audio visual presentation detailing the unprecedented effort put forth by B-52’s from Anderson AFB, Guam, and Utapao AB, Thailand, ably supported by USAF and Navy MIG CAP, SAM suppression, and ECM aircraft. Art has first hand knowledge of LB II, having piloted a chaff dropping F-4, struggling at 37,000 ft, in and out of afterburner to maintain position, a vital contribution to the B-52’s success. Flight Captain Rick Jones also added remarks about his 3 LB II missions he flew as Aircraft Commander. He credits the massive support aircraft contribution with preventing SAMs from actively guiding on B-52 Aircraft. All B-52 losses were simply mid-air collisions with SAMs fired in massive numbers in a purely shotgun fashion. Like all “G” model units, 19th Bomb Wing at Robins AFB had deployed their BUFFs to Anderson in May of 1972 and had flown only tactical missions over South Vietnam prior to the strategic LB II offensive, nicknamed by crewmembers as their “11 Day War,” the first time they had flown in force over the heavily defended North Vietnam heartland. In 11 days, North Vietnam fired 1,250 SA-2 SAMs directed at B-52 aircraft, and another 71 at support aircraft. In all, 15 B-52’s and 17 support aircraft were lost, nearly all to SAMs, resulting in 43 crewmembers becoming POWs and 58 crewmembers KIA. Their names are the last inscribed on the Washington Vietnam Memorial by date of loss, testimony to the impact they made toward ending that war. One 19th BMW Aircraft Commander, Capt James Turner, was flying a “D” model out of UT with a Fairchild AFB crew when his aircraft was disabled by a SA-2 SAM. Attempting recovery at UT with four engines out on one side rather than ordering bailout because of a wounded gunner, the aircraft crashed just beyond the runway. Only the co-pilot and Gunner survived. A Robins 19th BMW Gunner, Sam Turner, has the distinction of being one of two B-52 gun- ners to down a MIG. The offensive destroyed a huge quantity of war material destined to be sent south against the South Vietnamese and US ground forces. Rick Jones recalled that on his last B-52 mission that day less than half a dozen ineffective SA-2 launches were observed, and no AAA. The North Vietnamese were defenseless and signaled their readiness to resume Paris Peace talks. Many returning POWs were quite vocal in praise of LB II, saying it instantly improved their treatment and was instrumental in their eventual release. 39th Flight recently recognized Mr. Gary Martin, a local businessman, as a lifetime “Friend of the Flight” in tribute to his many years of superior support to the flight’s scholarship fund-raising efforts. As founder of Sil- vervine Software Co., Mr. Martin has consistently demonstrated his unmatched generosity and commitment to the values shared by all Daedalians...love of country, strong defense, and military aviation. His contributions have enabled many local high school students to obtain a college education targeted toward a military career. Attendingwith Gary was his wife LiAnne, mother Mary Ann, and sister Mandy, who has aided our flight many times with volunteer computer expertise and other support. Flight members enthusiastically anticipate many more years of association with Gary Martin

39th Flt Capt, Lt Col (ret) Rick Jones, Mr. Gray Martin, Mandy and family at all flight activities, commensurate with his new Martin & 39th Scholarship Chairman, Lt Col (ret) Doug Lewis status as a lifetime Friend of the Flight. (Source: Bob Komlo)

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41st (Inland) Flight Spokane, WA

Our second quarter meeting attendance has rebounded from the low numbers we experienced in the first quarter of this year. We are back into the range of mid 20’s to low 30’s. Still disappointing is the absence of flight suits and participation by our local Active Duty Fairchild AFB fliers. Flight 41 has long been going without a dedicated Flight Cap- tain and Vice-Flight Captain. We decided to correct this and as a result Hank Bishop has taken over the duties of Flight Captain. Frank Condefer is the new Vice-Flight Captain. Together they form the distinguished entertainment team of Hank and Frank. They have been carrying the load for our Flight 41 for a long time and this was the most logical and natural choice to elect and establish a dedicated leadership structure moving forward. The highlight of our second quarter activities was the presentation of three $2000 Scholarships to local area college students. Flight 41 is proud to congratulate these deserving young men and women. Ray Riches, USN Captain (ret) shares a 10 minute story of one of his many naval experiences The winners of our 2015 Flight 41 Scholarships are:

Don Tuttle presents Midshipman Jacob Limmelin, University of Idaho USN Don Tuttle presents Cadet Kasom Pi- ROTC, with a 2015 Flight 41 fer, Washington State University USAF Scholarship Award ROTC, with a 2015 Flight 41 Scholarship Award Bill Moore presents Cadet LTC Casandra M. Dubore, Central Washington University USAF ROTC, with a 2015 Flight 41 Scholarship Award

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48th (Harley H. Pope) Flight Fayetteville, NC

Our guest speaker for the Harley H. Pope Flight September meeting was Col. (ret) Dave Sammons. Dave spoke about some highlights of his 28-year career, much of it spent in special operations as a navigator on Talon I and Talon II missions in the MC-130 aircraft. The focus of his presentation was about his time from 2001-2002 as Commander, 15th Special Operations Squadron composed of 11 MC-130Hs and 150 personnel. His squadron was heavily involved within Afghanistan after 9/11. Dave earned a DFC while serving as Air Mission Commander for an initial assault on the enemy in Afghanistan...led a four-ship airdrop of 199 Rangers in a daring raid to seize Objective Rhino near Kandahar in 2001. He showed a DOD video of the mission inserting the 75th Rangers and performing airland operations near the compound to extract them after neutralizing the objective. His squadron performed PSYOP leaflet drops and dropping the last remaining Air Force BLU-82s (1,500 lb. bombs) to blow up enemy caves. He is especially proud of Col (ret) Dave Sammons and Flight Captain Col (ret) Joe Fitzpatrick his unit being named the Most Outstanding Squadron of the year in 2001...#1 special operations squadron in the Air Force. Our past Flight Captain for over 18 years, Lt. Col. (ret) Dale Stevens, was able to make this meeting after a long drive from Florida where he now resides. It was great seeing him again. The flight presented him with a framed letter of appreciation from National Headquarters, signed by past National Commander Lt. Gen. (ret) Nick Kehoe, for Dale’s long service and contributions to the National’s objectives of ROTC scholarships and JROTC awards. Dale was the Harley H. Pope Flight Captain when the Flight hosted the 1997 National Conven- tion here in Fayetteville. Brig Gen (ret) Bob Norman, Vice Flight Captain, presided over our October meeting. He asked everyone to come forward to tell a brief past personal story. All 18 members present stepped up to the plate, non- attribution of course. Several related the capabilities of the aircraft they flew, from the high altitude achieved in a Herk, Tweet, Talon and F-4 tales, in addition, flying up to 100,000 feet in a rocket powered NF-104. Many stories were of daring do and others humorous adventures. A few members shared more than one story. All had a great time! On another note, the flight received an email and photo from one of our past ROTC scholarship winners, Lt Alex Young, training in the F-15 at Seymour- Johnson AFB, NC. Back in July on his initial crew solo (fourth ride in the jet), he was paired with Lt Wes Nix. They went to the same University, guest which one, and are B-Course crewmates just beginning Air to Ground flying phase. Lt Young’s next assignment is to RAF Lakenheath. It is great news to hear the success of past winners of our ROTC scholarship in their aviation and Air Force career. In case you did not know, it is the Red Block S of the Wolfpack of North Carolina State University. (Source: Walt Dietrich)

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Fourth Georgia Tri Flight Meeting

Did any of you know that there are three Daedalian flights in Georgia and that they get together every other year to share the camaraderie that we pilots love so much? And where else would you expect this gathering to happen but at an aviation museum? Well now you know! Nearly 70 Daedalian members and guests gathered on October 24, 2015 for the fourth Georgia Tri Flight meeting at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, GA. Hosting the event was 39th Flight, and the guest flights were 58th Gator Flight and 102nd Ben T. Epps Flight. Eagle Flight Captain, Rick Jones, called the meeting to order, and following the traditional invocation, pledge and toasts, welcomed all and introduced the other two Flight Captains, Don Woske (58th) and Brad Wright (102nd) and our honored guests. Rick reminded us that thirteen members of the order from our three flights had taken their final flight since we last gathered. Additionally, he recognized those who had participated in the conflicts from our present engage- ment in Afghanistan and others going back to WWII. The only order of business was a quick discussion of the Museum’s acquisition of a B-17 and the plans for its restoration. We were honored to have among us Eagle Flight member, Crawford Hicks, WWII 8th Air Force B-17 pilot and former German POW, who is instrumental in the efforts to raise the funds needed to restore the B-17, which had been on display at Grissom AFB, IN for over 50 years ---- outside! To assist in this restoration effort, our hosts held a 50-50 drawing to raise funds for the effort. The winning ticket was held by Epps flight member, Bruce MacLane, who generously added his portion of the winnings to restoration efforts. Our speaker was Museum Director, Ken Emery, Colonel USAF (Ret) who gave us a rundown on the current and long-term plans for the museum. Most of us were not aware that the Museum of Aviation is part of the official USAF Museum headquartered at Wright Patterson AFB, and is the fourth most visited museum in the Department of Defense. Over 400,000 visitors came through the museum last year. Ken briefed us on the plans for the restoration and display of the B-17 and other aircraft in the restoration process. Thanks to 39th Eagle flight for hosting, and we look forward to the next gathering of Georgia Daedalians. Remember, if you travel to the middle Georgia area, plan a stop at the Museum of Avia- tion. You will be glad you did! (Source: Brad Wright)

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Lt Col John D Allers, USAF Charles M Knight, USAF Lt Col Stephen A Ashley, USAF (Ret) Gen Arthur J Lichte, USAF (Ret) Lt Col John Callahan Badenhop, USAF (Ret) Col John Lipinski, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Allan Bielanski, USAF (Ret) Col David T. Macmillan, USAF (Ret) Maj Robert Allan Bielanski, ANG Lt Col Gregory C. Markos, USAFR (Ret) CPT Peter N Bohn, USA (Ret) Maj Halbert G. Marsh, USAF (Ret) Capt Phillip K. Bourquin, USAF Lt Col Steven A. Marshall, USAF CAPT Daniel C Burbank, USCG Capt Shayne L. McAfee, USAF Col James L Butera, USAF (Ret) Capt Timothy Patrick McBride, USAF Lt Col Robert E. Carraway, USAF (Ret) Capt Victoria A. McBride, USAF Col Howard B Chambers, USAF (Ret) Col Terrance J. McCaffrey III USAF Maj Charles S. McCorkle, ANG Mr Bruce Robert Davidson ELEMENT LEADER Maj Jeffrey G. Dean, USMC Brig Gen William B. McDaniel, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Francis M. McDonough, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Gibson C. Akers, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Terry L Dickensheet, USAF Brig Gen John R. Allen Jr, USAF (Ret) CPT Richard M. Dickison, USA (Ret) LCDR Seamus M. McGovern, USN (Ret) Maj Gen Kurt B. Anderson, USAF (Ret) Col Alexander J. Arnista, USAF Capt Matthew D. Dieska, USMC Lt Col Peter B. Melim, USAF (Ret) Col E. Jay Baker Jr, USAF (Ret) Mr Charles P. Douglas, Lt Col Matthew T. Miller, USAFR Col Paul E. Bell, USAF (Ret) Col Alva G. Branch, USAF (Ret) 1st Lt Robert J. Drye, USAF CPT Donald O’Connor, USA (Ret) Col Philip N. Brown, USAF Lt Col Norris O. Olson, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Grant H. Bruckmeier USAF COL Joseph A. Durso, USA (Ret) Lt Col Earl C. Bullock Jr, USAF (Ret) 1st Lt Ian T. Ellington, USAF Lt Col John A. Petelin, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Charles D. Burns, USAF (Ret) 1st Lt Benjamin P. Pietrykowski, USAF Col Julius R. Conti Jr, USAF (Ret) 2nd Lt Sabina England, USAF Lt Col Charles E. Cooprider, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Herman Ertlschweiger Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Gary L. Plumb, USAF Lt Col Nevin N. Cunningham, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Kevin E. Pottinger, USAFR Maj Gen Gerald A. Daniel, USAF (Ret) MAJ Frederick E. Ferguson, USA (Ret) Mrs Maureen DeFelice Capt Richard Ferraro, USAFR (Ret) Lt Col Larry N. Prose, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Robert C. Estus, USAF (Ret) Maj Jonathan C. Rey, USAF Lt Col Harry R. Fenstad, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Gregory C Franklin, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Kenneth T. Firestone, USAF (Ret) Mr Edward F Fullmer, Col David H. Rhodes, USAF (Ret) Col Charles P. Fortenberry, USAF (Ret) LTC John D. Ring, USA Col Wallace D. Girling, USAF (Ret) 2nd Lt William K Hafker, USAF Lt Gen Harry E. Goldsworthy, USAF (Ret) Lt Col David R. Halla, USAF (Ret) Maj James E. Ripple, USAF Col Elmer W. Guenther Jr, USAF (Ret) LCDR Charles B. Scott, USN (Ret) Lt Col Edward C. Gund, USAF (Ret) CDR Brandon S Hammond, USN Lt Col Michael D. Harsh, USAFR Capt Mellette G. Hofler, USAF CW3 Charles L. Scott, USA Col Maynard N. Heth, USAF (Ret) Gen Gilmary M Hostage III USAF 1st Lt Austin E. Sena, USAF CDR Michael M Hsu, USN Lt Col Eric J. Sikes, USAF Mrs Yvonne Humphrey Capt Kyle A. Smith, USAF CAPT Richard D Hurst, USNR (Ret) CW4 Joseph S. Sottile Jr, USA (Ret) Maj Mark A. Jacobs, USAF Maj Derek G. Spear, USAF Capt William R. Swinconos III USAF Col Michael A. Jefferson, USAF (Ret) Maj Edward V. Szczepanik, USAF Lt Col Eugene A Johnson, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Ronald J. Whittle, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Richard W Kelly, USAF Mr Phillip M. Zabriskie Lt Col Charles G Killberg, USAF

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The Eagle Wing Soars. The Daedalian Foundation recognizes the following contributors who have given donations which raised them to a new level. For a complete listing of Eagle Wing donors, go to the Daedalian website.

ACE OF ACES Mrs. Barbara Rose Hedges DOUBLE ACE TRIPLE ACE Mr. Laird Levoy Col James Kellogg, USAF (Ret) ACE Maj Gen Jerrold P. Allen, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Dennis A. Leuthauser Lt Col James W. Brown III, USAF (Ret) Col Clair W. Potter, USAF (Ret) Col Robert H. Campbell, USAF (Ret) Col Donald Robison, USAF (Ret) Mr. Will C. Hendrix Jr. Lt Col Malcolm Rountree, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Robert W. Hicks, USAF (Ret) Lt Gen Ray B. Sitton. USAF (Ret) Lt Gen Nicholas B. Kehoe, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen D. Bruce Smith, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Kenneth F. Keller, USAF (Ret) Col Donald W. Spearel, USAF (Ret) Col Anthony G. “Bud” Kendrick, USAF (Ret) MAJ Charles Zabriskie Jr., USAR (Ret)

WING COMMANDER EXEMPLAR WING COMMANDER Lt Gen Marcus A. Anderson, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Charles E. Cheever Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Keith H. Lewis, USAF (Ret) MG Ronald K. Andreson, USAF (Ret) CAPT Michael W. Gavlak Sr, USN (Ret) Lt Col Robert W. McCreary, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Roger E. Carleton, USA (Ret) Lt Col Merle R. Green Jr, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Albert L. Melton, USAF (Ret) Maj Allan D. Will, USAF Col Richard B. Harper Jr USAF (Ret) Col James B. Randels, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Clinton V. Horn, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Michael L. Rogers, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Douglas E. Utley, USAF (Ret) Col Robert H. Karre, USAF (Ret) SQUADRON COMMANDER Lt Col Robert J. Wubker, USAF (Ret)

Col William E. Harris Jr, USAF (Ret) Gen Hansford T. Johnson, USAF (Ret) COL Charles Francis Densford Jr, USA (Ret) Lt Col Hugh P. Killingsworth USAF (Ret) FLIGHT LEADER Col Jack C. Dimski, USAF (Ret) Col Michael G. King, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen James P. Smothermon, USAF (Ret) Mr Charles R. Hall Jr, Col Mark S. Donnelly, USAF (Ret) Maj Kenneth D. Luedeke, USAF (Ret) Col Douglas A. Jewett, USAF (Ret) Col Norman E Ellard, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Thomas M. Fitzgerald, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Samuel A. Munch Jr, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Robert D. Mielbrecht, USAF (Ret) Col James R. McConnell, USAF (Ret) Col John T. Halley, USAF (Ret) Gen Richard B. Myers, USAF (Ret) Col Jack Cousyn Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Lawrence F. McNeil, USAF (Ret) Col William Ron Harris, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Roland L. Richardson, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Jerry B. Hardy, USAF Col William J. Schaff, USAF (Ret) Mr Rudy E. Hermetz Maj Clifton L. Shea, USAF (Ret) Col Alvin C. Schweizer II USAF (Ret) Maj Kenneth M. Bergo, USAF (Ret) Col Harold I. Hill, USAF (Ret) Col Sidney L. Tucker, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Gary L. McCoy, USAF (Ret) Lt Gen Ellie G. Shuler Jr, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Edward E. Hosbach USAF (Ret) Col David T. Wolcott, USAF (Ret) Col Jim L. Ridenour, USAF (Ret) Maj Karen A. Gallagher, USAF Lt Gen Donald O. Aldridge, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Eldon K. Turner, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Carl P. Scheidegg, USAF (Ret) ELEMENT LEADER Gen James E. Dalton, USAF (Ret) Col Russell A. Everts, USAF (Ret) Maj Kent L. Fuller, USAF (Ret) Maj Wayne L. Smith, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Gibson C. Akers, USAF (Ret) Gen William T. Hobbins, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Drew N. Metcalf, USAF (Ret) Maj Stewart H. Jaehnig, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Paul F. Bridges Jr, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen John R. Allen Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Richard B. Kent, USAF (Ret) Col Thomas D. Ardern, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Kurt B. Anderson, USAF (Ret) Maj Larry A. King, USAF (Ret) Col Alexander J. Arnista, USAF Col Dennis W. Kullander, USAF PILOT Col E. Jay Baker Jr, USAF (Ret) Mr Nicholas J. Marchetti Col Paul E. Bell, USAF (Ret) Col William N. McCullough, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Richard F. Abel, USAF (Ret) Dr Richard P. Hallion, Maj Karl M. McCulloch, USAF (Ret) Col Alva G. Branch, USAF (Ret) Col Charlie T. McGugan, USAF (Ret) Maj Samuel O. Bakke, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Beverly A. Hansen, USAF (Ret) Maj John G. Merry Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Philip N. Brown, USAF Capt Glen McLaughlin, USAF (Ret) Lt Col James R. Bettcher, USAF (Ret) Col William M. Harley, USAF (Ret) Lt Col James D. Millar, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Grant H. Bruckmeier USAF Maj William C. Moore III USAF (Ret) Maj William L. Bishop, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Travis E. Harrell, USAF (Ret) Lt Col William L. Miller, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Earl C. Bullock Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Richard Y. Newton Jr, USAF (Ret) Lt Col James B. Boydstone, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Walter Hartstra, USAF (Ret) Lt Col R. Richard Mulder, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Charles D. Burns, USAF (Ret) Col Richard O. Nordhaus, USAF (Ret) Lt Col David P. Britton, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Robert A. Herris, USAF (Ret) Col Robert F. Myers, USAF (Ret) Col Julius R. Conti Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Daniel H. Oplinger, USAF (Ret) Col Mark A. Brown, USAF Lt Col Joseph C. Hickox, USAF Col A Thomas Neiss, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Charles E. Cooprider, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Richard L. Rasmussen, USAF (Ret) Maj James C. Buehrig, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Augustine R. Hoenninger III USAF (Ret) Col Robert A. Nugent, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Nevin N. Cunningham, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Carl J. Rubner, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Joe T. Burch, USAF (Ret) Col William R. Huddle, USAF Lt Col Thomas Parks, ANG (Ret) Maj Gen Gerald A. Daniel, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Nels Running, USAF (Ret) Col William G. Byrns, USAF Lt Col Wallis V. Hurlbutt, USAF (Ret) Lt Gen Charles C. Pattillo, USAF (Ret) Mrs Maureen DeFelice Col Richard L. Sandwick, USAF Lt Col Mark G. Connolly, USAF Col Stephen D. Icenhower, USAF (Ret) CW4 James D. Patton, USA (Ret) Lt Col Robert C. Estus, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen John P. Schoeppner Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Gerald C. Dallas, USAF (Ret) Col Gerald L. Jagrowski, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Frederick L. Pumroy, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Harry R. Fenstad, USAF (Ret) Col John D. Sims, USAF (Ret) Capt Michael Jonathan Deprey, USAF Lt Col Samuel C. Johnston, USAF (Ret) Col James C. Rankin, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Kenneth T. Firestone, USAF (Ret) Col Thomas M. Strohl, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Martin G. Desilets, USAF (Ret) Col Gordon C. Kearl, USAF (Ret) Col John S. Roosma Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Charles P. Fortenberry, USAF (Ret) Col Albert M. Thomas, USAF (Ret) Col William A. Douglas, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Richard J. Kosco, USAF (Ret) Col Richard Martin Sharp, USAF Col Wallace D. Girling, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Paul W. Tibbets IV USAF Lt Col Bill Driver, USAF (Ret) Col Robert M. Krone, PHD USAF (Ret) Col Wendell H Shawler, USAF (Ret) Lt Gen Harry E. Goldsworthy, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Bruce C. Vanderhoof, USAFR Lt Col Charles C. Floyd, USAF (Ret) Col Thomas E. Lafferty, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Henry Simon, USAF (Ret) Col Elmer W. Guenther Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Alexander A. Vivona Jr, USAF (Ret) Gen Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Theodore W. Lay II USAF Col John W. Small, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Edward C. Gund, USAF (Ret) Col John F. Welch, USAF (Ret) Mr Arnold Y. Foss, LTC George E. Leaf, USA (Ret) Lt Col John A. Sylvester, ANG Lt Col Michael D. Harsh, USAFR Col Timothy O. Westover, USAF (Ret) Col Robert E. Freaney, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Joe E. Lindsay, USAF (Ret) Mr Miles H. Watkins Jr Col Maynard N. Heth, USAF (Ret) MAJ Clermont E. Wheeler Jr, USA (Ret) Lt Col Thomas W. Gallagher Jr, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Rex M. Little, USAF (Ret) Lt Col William C. Wetzig Jr, USAF Maj Gen Margaret H. Woodward, USAF (Ret) Maj Charles D. Greene, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Blaine L. Mack, USAF (Ret) Col Kenneth L. Weyler, USAFR (Ret) Lt Col Xavier A. Guerra, USAF (Ret) Dr Hans M. Mark Lt Col Ernest V. Woollard, USAF (Ret)

SUSTAINING GIFT SUPPORTERS Maj Gen Jerrold P. Allen, USAF (Ret), MG Ronald K. Andreson, USA (Ret), Lt Col Michael Adam Buck, USAF (Ret), Mrs. Maureen DeFelice, Col O Thomas Hansen, USAF (Ret), Lt Col Richard W. Lorey, USAF (Ret), Col Ellis B. McClintick, USAF (Ret), Col Addison C. Rawlins, III, USAF (Ret), Lt Col, Gilbert E. Schnabel, Jr, USAF (Ret), Maj Jessica R. Stearns, USAF (Ret), Lt Col Karl A. Wheeler, USAF (Ret) The Daedalian Foundation is grateful to those who have contributed to this worthy cause which seeks to assist in filling military cockpits with well motivated and trained aviators. $10,000+ Double Ace, $5,000 Ace, $2,000+ Wing Commander Exemplar; $1,000+ Wing Commander; $750+ Squadron Commander; $500+ Flight Leader; $250+ Element Leader; $100+ Pilot. Mail your gift to: The Daedalian Foundation, ATTN: Eagle Wing, P. O. Box 249, Randolph AFB, Texas, 78150-0249. Make checks payable to “The Daedalian Foundation.”

Daedalian Foundation 41 IN MEMORIAM

Col Richard C. Goven, USAF (Ret) Mr Max E. Gray, CIV Col Harold T. Hamilton, USAF (Ret) Mr Walter S. Hammert Jr, Lt Col John S. Hardwick, USAF (Ret) Lt Col James M. Harrington Jr, USAF (Ret) MAJ Ronald P. Hemby, USA (Ret) COL Rowan P. Alexander, USA (Ret) Maj David C. Henry, USAF (Ret) Col Charles A. Rodgers, USAF (Ret) Col Don L. Anderson, USAF (Ret) Maj Charles R. Henwood, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Charles Matthew Rogers, USAF (Ret) Col Robert S. Anderson, USAF (Ret) Col John C. Hildebrand Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Charles K. Rose Iii USAF (Ret) Maj Orville C. Baker, USAF (Ret) CDR Ira A. Hughey, USN (Ret) Capt Bobby S. Roth, USAF (Ret) Lt Col James A. Barr, USAF Col Merl G. Hutto, USAF (Ret) Col Duane E. Russell, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Seymour W. Isaacs, USAF (Ret) Col Douglas W. Benson, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Robert L. Russell, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Harold A. Jacobs, USAF (Ret) Col John Alleyn Berlette, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Ronald G. Russo, USAF (Ret) Col Anthony G “Bud” Kendrick, USAF (Ret) Col Kay L. Berry, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Thomas M. Sadler, USAF (Ret) Mr Frank L. Kennedy, CIV Brig Gen Robert C. Beyer Jr, USAF (Ret) Maj William T. Saylor, USAF (Ret) Col John P. Lee, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Frank E. Birtciel, USAF (Ret) Col Donald G. Shay, USAF (Ret) Col Richard B. Leeka, USAF (Ret) Lt Col John T. Blackis, USAF (Ret) Col James H. Sills, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Michael C. Leydorf, USAF (Ret) Mr Richard G. Briggs, CIV Col Paul S. Skartvedt, USAF (Ret) Col Eugene A. Lohman Jr, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Charles D. Bright, USAF (Ret) Col Ernest M. Skinner, USAF Lt Col Roger J. Lueschow, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Clarence W. Brown, USAF (Ret) Col Kenneth S. Smith, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Dale C. Maluy, USAF (Ret) Maj Guy K. Buesing, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Ray H. Smith Jr, USAF (Ret) Lt Col George S. Mangum, USAF (Ret) Maj John Burnett, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Richard B. Spear, USAF (Ret) Lt Gen Winton W. Marshall, USAF (Ret) Brian P. Burns, USAFR Lt Col John B. Spencer, USAF (Ret) Brig Gen Jack T. Martin, USAF (Ret) CAPT Lester H. Butsch, USN (Ret) CPT William G. Sternhagen, AAF Col Mathias J. Martin, USAF (Ret) Maj James L. Cain, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Edward H. Stiles, USAF (Ret) Maj Fred Mazik, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Graham J. Carter, ANG (Ret) Lt Gen George H. Sylvester, USAF (Ret) Col Robert D. McClure, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Dale C. Christensen, USAF (Ret) Col Alvin R. Turner, USAF (Ret) Col William H. McVey, USAF (Ret) Col Gerald H. Clayton, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Warren G. Van Houten, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Howard T. Meek, USAF (Ret) Col Vern F. Van Noppen, USAF (Ret) Col Roger R. Cowell, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Roger J. Mertes, USAF (Ret) LtCol Kenneth D. Curry Jr, USMC (Ret) Lt Col George E. Visoskis, Jr, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen Kenneth P. Miles, USAF (Ret) CAPT Cecil R. Vollmer, USN (Ret) Col James R. Davis, USAF (Ret) VADM Gerald E. Miller, USN (Ret) Brig Gen Clyde R. Denniston Jr, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Everett G. Walker, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Patrick M. Moran, USAF LTC William C. Weaver, USA (Ret) Col Thornton T. Doss, USAF (Ret) Col Michael S. Muskat, USAF (Ret) Col Robert W. Dupras, USAF (Ret) Col Wilbur H. Weedin, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Carter C. Neale Jr, USAF (Ret) Col James I. Wheeler, USAF (Ret) Col David R. Eby, USAF (Ret) Col Lewis J. Neyland, USAF (Ret) CDR Clifford E. Fanning, USN (Ret) Lt Col Walter E. White Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Robert A. Norton, USAF (Ret) Lt Col John L. Wilkinson Jr, USAF (Ret) Col Stephen F. Farry, USAF (Ret) Col Harold B. Owens, USAF (Ret) Col Dennis A. Forgey, USAF (Ret) Maj Gordon R. Williams, USAF (Ret) Lt Col William R. Palmer, USAF (Ret) Col Charles H. Wilson, USAF (Ret) Maj Gen John L. France, ANG (Ret) Maj Carroll A. Parker, USAF (Ret) Col Harvey W. Gipple, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Robert L. Wing, USAF (Ret) Lt Col James D. Pirie, USAFR (Ret) Col Donald B. Zook, USAF (Ret) Lt Col Donald J. Giroir, USAF (Ret) Col John E. Polk, USAF (Ret) Maj Malcolm David Quick, USAF (Ret) Col Charles A. Quist, Jr, ANG (Ret) Maj Raymond D. Rapp, USAF (Ret) Col Robert A. Rasmussen, USAF (Ret) Col Robert C. Rawl, USAF (Ret) Maj Robert H. Robinson, USAF (Ret)

42 Daedalus Flyer Fall 2015 ADDRESSES

MEMBERS: Flight addresses are shown here by geographic area. Look for a Flight near you and sign up. Flights are where the action is! FLIGHTS: Please check your address as listed. Send changes to: Daedalian Foundation, P.O. Box 249, Randolph AFB, TX 78150-0249, or telephone (210) 945-2113 or E-MAIL: [email protected].

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4th (NAT’L CAPITAL) P O Box 1736...... Ft Myer, VA 22211 33rd (THUNDERBIRD) P O Box 369...... Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 15th (MINUTEMAN) c/o Col (Ret) Chris Hitchcock, 49 Thomas Str...... Belmont, MA 02478 37th (YOSEMITE) c/o Larry King, 1179 Oregon Dr...... Merced, CA 95340 42nd (FIRST STATE) 204 Liberty Way...... Dover AFB DE 19902 50th (GOLD RUSH) PO Box 1465...... Wheatlland, CA 95692 43rd (GARDEN STATE) c/o Dan Todd, 21 Northumberland Dr...... Eastampton, NJ 08060 56th (GLEN EDWARDS) PO Box 424...... Edwards AFB, CA 93523 53rd (GRANITE STATE) P O Box 8531...... Portsmouth, NH 03802 62nd (FIGHTER) 4972 Pansier St...... Las Vegas, NV 89135 82nd (WILLIE) PO Box 11261...... Chandler, AZ 85248 SOUTH EAST 88th (J. K. CANNON) Col Michael Connolly, 3513 Lew Wallace Dr...... Clovis, NM 88101

1st (FOUNDERS) P O Box 11485...... Montgomery, AL 36111 NORTH CENTRAL 6th (SPACE) P O Box 254182...... Patrick AFB, FL 32925 8th (KITTY HAWK) PO Box 10001...... Goldsboro, NC 27532 9th (FRANK P. LAHM) P O Box 33564...... Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 21st (SHANGRI-LA) P O Box 33310...... NAS Pensacola, FL 32508 14th (MT. RUSHMORE) P O Box 968...... Box Elder, SD 57719 25th (SUNCOAST) c/o 6 OG Thomas Connelly, 3823 W. Palmira Ave...... Tampa, FL 33629 16th (CURTIS E. LEMAY) P O Box 13195...... Offutt AFB, NE 68113 34th (S. P. LANGLEY) P O Box 65796...... Langley AFB, VA 23665 26th (GATEWAY) John P. Almind, 3726 Boatman’s Pt...... Belleville, IL 62221 39th (EAGLE) P O Box 98557 South Base Branch...... Robins AFB, GA 31098 49th (C J JACOBSON) c/o Lt Col (Ret) Patrick L. Travnicek 100 7th St SE...Minot, ND 58701 40th (HURRICANE) c/o Lt Col Jim Foster, P O Box 5071...... Keesler AFB, MS 39534 68th (SPIRIT) P O Box 7134...... Whiteman AFB, MO 65305 48th (HARLEY H. POPE) c/o W. Dietrich 429 Summerlea Dr...... Fayetteville, NC 28311 83rd (AIR CAPITAL) 2233 N. Penstemon...... Wichita. KS 67226 58th (GATOR) c/o Timothy Oliver, 5632 Cypress Lake Trail ...... Lake Park, GA 31636 61st (BUD DAY) 901 Sharon Point Dr...... Ft Walton Beach, FL 32547 SOUTH CENTRAL 70th (PALMETTO) P O Box 3192...... Sumter, SC 29151 74th (POSSUM TOWN) P O Box 8875...... Columbus, MS 39701 2nd (STINSONS) P O Box 121...... Randolph AFB, TX 78148 77th (E. W. SPRINGS) c/o Lt Col (Ret) Dwight Roach, 218 Loblolly Ln...Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 23rd (DALLAS/FT WORTH) P O Box 8236...... Fort Worth, TX 76124 89th (PELICAN) P O Box 40096...... Tyndall AFB, FL 32403 29th (TEXOMA) P O Box 6101...... Sheppard AFB, TX 76311 100th(SILVER WINGS) c/o Larry Castagneto, 1979 Enon Road...... Webb, AL 36376 38th (LONGHORN) c/o Ron Butler, 11310 Spicewood Club Dr #14...... Austin, TX 78750 102nd (BEN T. EPPS) c/o Maj Bradley Wright, 311 Lakestone Landing...Woodstock, GA 30188 44th (ARK. TRAVELER) Box 1001...... Little Rock AFB, AR 72078 46th (WILEY POST) Box 45911...... Tinker AFB, OK 73145 NORTH WEST 51st (CHENNAULT) Box 51...... Barksdale AFB, LA 71110 52nd (GEORGE DAVIS) 4501 62nd St...... Lubbock, TX 79414 10th (POLAR) P O Box 6246...... Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506 59th (GEORGE BEVERLEY) Lt Col Scott Allison, 520 Barnes St., Bldg. 307...Laughlin AFB, TX 78840 11th (FALCON) P O Box 63234...... Colorado Springs, CO 80962 60th (FLYING TIGER) c/o Lt Col Tom Gallagher, 5920 Peppertree Dr...Alexandria, LA 71303 18th (MILE HIGH) P O Box 472976...... Aurora, CO 80047 73rd (KUTER) PO Box 277...... Altus, OK 73522 20th (BEN EIELSON) c/o Maj Jack Schnurr, 1174 Vasi Way...... North Pole, AK 99705 75th (JAMES CONNALLY) c/o Mark Dribell. 1204 S. Haven...... Hewitt, TX 76643 22nd (CASCADE) P O Box 4370...... McChord AFB, WA 98438 78th (CHEROKEE STRIP) c/o Deunk, 71 STUS/DAM Bldg 672 St 329...... Vance AFB, OK 73705 32nd (PIONEER) P O Box 93...... Clearfield, UT 84089 103rd (FORT HOOD) c/o LTC Cory Smith, 224 Lottie Lane...... Harker Heights, TX 76548 41st (INLAND EMPIRE) Frank Condefer, 7410 E. Columbia Dr...... Spokane, WA 99212 54th (FORT WARREN) P O Box 9647...... F. E. Warren AFB, WY 82003 EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST 93rd (GUNFIGHTER) c/o Robert Jones, 2053 S. Wilde Creek Way...... Boise, ID 83709 99th (BIG SKY) 7025 Goddard Dr...... Malmstrom AFB, MT 59402 19th (BILLY MITCHELL) Order of Daedalians, PSC 2, Box 15079...... APO AE 09012 121st (JOE FOSS c/o Col Eric Hastings, 4432 Annette Park Drive...... Bozeman, MT 59715 SKYHAWKS) PACIFIC SOUTH WEST 28th (ALOHA) c/o Jack DeTour, Hickam Officers’ Open Mess.....Hickam AFB, HI 96853 5th (GOLDEN GATE) 611 E Street...... Travis AFB, CA 94535 7th (HAL GEORGE) P O Box 1338...... Hawthrone, CA 90251 12th (OLD PUEBLO) P O Box 15010...... Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 85708 13th (SAN DIEGO) P O Box 45217...... San Diego, CA 92145 17th (ATOMIC) P O Box 18066...... Kirtland AFB, NM 87185 24th (MG FRANKLIN 6 Mina Perdida...... El Paso, TX 79902 A. NICHOLS) 27th (SIERRA) P O Box 214785...... Sacramento, CA 95821 30th (HAP ARNOLD) 17050 Arnold Dr Box H-101...... Riverside, CA 92518

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