Meet Tomorrow's Military Aviators We're Proud to Highlight These Daedalian Matching Scholarship Recipients Who Are Pursuing Careers As Military Aviators

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JULY 2018 Meet tomorrow's military aviators We're proud to highlight these Daedalian Matching Scholarship recipients who are pursuing careers as military aviators. They are our legacy!

If you would like to offer career advice or words of encouragement to these future aviators, please email us at [email protected] and we'll pass them on to the cadets.

Cadet Julia Hansen San Diego State University $2,500 scholarship San Diego Flight 13

"I hope to become a Combat Systems Officer in the Air Force. My desired Air Force Specialty Code is 12SX Special Operations Combat Systems Officer. I hope to be able to participate in Combat Rescue Missions and fly on C-130s."

Cadet Gregory Penland The Ohio State University $1,500 scholarship Frank P. Lahm Flight 9

"Graduate Undergraduate Pilot Training, become a pilot in the Air Force. Remain an aviator for as long as possible, and after my time in the cockpit is up, follow the necessary track to being a full-time leader for my remaining time in the Air Force."

Cadet Jonathan Perry University of Cincinnati $1,500 scholarship Frank P. Lahm Flight 9

"Complete my 10-year commitment as pilot. Depending on family life I will either do a full 20-year career and retire or get out and pursue something in finance as I plan on doing some sort of graduate school while I am still in the Air Force."

Cadet Clara Politino Kennesaw State University $5,000 scholarship Eagle Flight 39

"My career goals are to continue AFROTC in college and become an aviator in the USAF, but before I do this I plan on getting my private pilots' license. As a USAF pilot I want to fly either the C-5 Galaxy or C-17 Globemaster, but of course I will be happy with any airframe. I hope to make the USAF my career. The degrees that I will acquire in college (major: Mechanical Engineering, and minor: Aeronautical Engineering) will help prepare me for this."

Changes at headquarters

The database system we have been using for the Daedalians is called Apollo. It has been an excellent source of information for flights as well as headquarters, but growth and business demands have caused us to look at different software for keeping track of our members.

The headquarters is exploring a new membership database called Salesforce. Many of you may be familiar with it and we'll continue to offer flight level access.

If you are a flight leader or a Daedalian with questions, please direct them to me at [email protected] and I will be happy to talk to you about any concerns. And speaking of changes at the headquarters, if you've visited our building lately, you may have noticed that we've been adding to our heritage exhibits. All the items we have on display have been donated to us, mostly from our members but also from strangers who found out about us when they Googled "World War I memorabilia." Some have found items at estate sales, or had pieces handed down to them from a long-gone relative.

No matter where these items have come from, we're grateful for all of our donations. We're always updating these exhibits as part of our Heritage Preservation Project, so stop by if you're in San Antonio!

We also have the newly created Doolittle Raiders Park next to our building, thanks to the efforts of an Eagle Scout project. When it's not a blistering 100-plus degrees even in the shade, we take advantage of our little oasis.

There have also been changes and updates that may not be as noticeable -- mainly our roof! It was completely replaced a couple of months ago.

We want you to know that we are good stewards of your Daedalian headquarters. It truly is a showcase here at JBSA-Randolph, and we enjoy showing it off to our visitors.

Thanks for your support and membership,

Maureen DeFelice Executive Director

Membership recruiting

We recently mailed out packets of membership marketing materials, such as the Top 10 list on the left, to our active chapters. (You can view the benefits of membership here on our website.)

We're happy to provide other material to help you recruit new members. If you have other marketing ideas or would like more handouts, please contact us at [email protected]. We're here to serve you!

Have you visited our Newsroom?

You can now find all of our communication products in one place -- the Newsroom! It's featured in the navigation bar on our website, Daedalians.org. The Newsroom includes links to the quarterly Daedalus Flyer magazine, monthly Aviator e- newsletter and the Airpower Blog. We'll also update it with other relevant or interesting news items on a regular basis, so check it out!

Solving the Air Force's Pilot Shortage Problem The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies has published a Policy Paper on "Protecting the 'Pipeline': Overcoming the Air Force's Pilot Shortage." It's written by Michael C. Sirak, Senior Visiting Fellow, and retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Lawrence A. Stutzriem, Director of Research, both with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

LEARN MORE HERE

From our members... We appreciate our members sending in photos of themselves from throughout their careers. We'll continue to publish them on a regular basis in Aviator. Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert E. "Boomer" Milstead wanted to ensure some Marine representation when he sent in the photos above. Clockwise from top left: CH-46 Sea Knights, known as "Phrogs," at twilight; an F/A-18 Hornet refueling; and an AH-1 Cobra heads toward the USS Saipan. General Milstead has been a Daedalian since he was a newly winged second lieutenant in 1976. Retired Air Force Col. Brian Spitzer sent in this photo of himself as a first lieutenant at Can Tho Air Base, South Vietnam, in 1972. He's standing next to a C-7A Caribou.

New Daedalian Membership Directory in the works

PCI (also known as Publishing Concepts) is producing the new Daedalian Membership Directory. Members may receive phone calls, emails or postcards asking them for personal information. Please visit the Newsroom page on our website to view Frequently Asked Questions about this project.

Help us find our lost members! We've lost contact with some of our Daedalians. If you know any of these individuals, please ask them to email us at [email protected], or call us at 210-945-2111.

Maj. Terry Armstrong Lt. Col. Edward G. Austin Capt. Frederick R. Bates II Col. Michael L. Beavers Col. Richard B. Bennett Lt. Col. Russell H. Bennett 2nd Lt. Kristin Broullire

See the complete list here.

We've updated our Heritage Preservation Project page on the website, adding more photos, articles and "This Month in Aviation Heritage" events. Check it out here!

August aviation heritage highlights

Aug. 1, 1907 The Army Signal Corps established a new Aeronautical Division under Capt. Charles deForest Chandler to take charge of military ballooning and air machines. Chandler was Daedalian Founder Member 1667.

Aug. 4, 1950 During the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter, wounded soldiers were evacuated from the battlefield by helicopter for the first time when a Sikorsky H-5F of Air Force Detachment F, 3rd Air Rescue Squadron, flew out Private 1st Class Claude C. Crest, Jr., U.S. Army, from the Sengdang-ni area to an Army hospital. By the end of combat in 1953, 21,212 soldiers had been medevaced by helicopters.

Aug. 5, 1950 Air Force Maj. Louis J. Sebille crashed his severely damaged F-51 Mustang fighter into an enemy position. For this action, Major Sebille earned the first Medal of Honor awarded to a member of the Air Force.

Aug. 6, 1945 After serving three combat tours flying the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in the Southwest Pacific, Maj. Richard Ira Bong, Air Corps, United States Army, was assigned as a test pilot for new Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star jet fighters at the Lockheed Air Terminal, Burbank, California. The P-80A was a new jet fighter, and Bong had flown just 4 hours, 15 minutes in the type during 12 flights. Shortly after takeoff, the primary fuel pump for the turbojet engine failed. A back-up fuel pump was not turned on. The Shooting Star rolled upside down and Bong bailed out, but he was too low for his parachute to open and he was killed. The jet crashed at the intersection of Oxnard Street and Satsuma Avenue, North Hollywood, California, and exploded. Richard I. Bong was known as the "Ace of Aces" for scoring 40 aerial victories over Japanese airplanes between Dec. 27, 1942, and Dec. 17, 1944, while flying the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, which was presented by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

Aug. 13, 1918 U.S. Army Air Service 1st Lt. Field Eugene Kindley shot down the Fokker D.VII of Lothar von Richthofen, the brother of the late Manfred von Richthofen, North of Roye, France. Lothar von Richthofen, an ace with 40 confirmed air-to-air victories, suffered serious wounds and never flew in combat again. It was the fourth of Kindley's 12 kills. Kindley was Daedalian Founder Member 559. He died in a crash at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, during a demonstration flight for Gen. John J. Pershing on Feb. 2, 1920. A control cable snapped on the S.E.5 he was flying. The plane stalled and fell from an altitude of 100 feet. Kindley was 23 years old.

Aug. 15, 1957 Gen. Nathan F. Twining became the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Aug. 16, 1909 Acting Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer disapproved a request by the Bureau of Equipment for authority to advertise for the construction of "two heavier than air flying machines," with the comment: "The Department does not consider that the development of an aeroplane has progressed sufficiently at this time for use in the Navy."

Aug. 19, 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Orville Wright's birthday, Aug. 19, as National Aviation Day.

Aug. 22, 1923 The Barling Bomber made its maiden flight from Wilbur Wright Field in Fairfield, Ohio. At the time, it was by far the heaviest aircraft in the world, and remains large even by today's standards. On its first flight, it was piloted by Lt. Harold R. Harris, and Lt. Muir S. Fairchild, future U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. The flight engineer was Douglas Culver. Barling flew along as a passenger. Critics had claimed that the bomber would roll all the way to Dayton before it ever took off, but the aircraft became airborne after a 13- second, 960-foot takeoff run. The flight lasted 28 minutes and reached an altitude of 2,000 feet.

Aug. 23, 1954 The first of two Lockheed YC-130 Hercules four-engine prototypes made its first flight from the Lockheed Air Terminal at Burbank, California, to Edwards Air Force Base. The flight crew consisted of test pilots Stanley Beltz and Roy Wimmer, with Jack G. Real (a future Lockheed vice president) and Dick Stanton as flight engineers. The flight lasted 1 hour, 1 minute. The C-130 was designed as a basic tactical transport, capable of carrying 72 soldiers or 64 paratroopers. All production aircraft have been built at Lockheed's Marietta, Georgia, plant. In addition to its basic role as a transport, the C-130 has also been used as an aerial tanker, a command-and-control aircraft, weather reconnaissance, search and rescue and tactical gunship. It has even been used as a bomber, carrying huge "Daisy Cutters" to clear large areas of jungle for use as helicopter landing zones, or, more recently, the Massive Ordnance Air Blast "mother of all bombs." The aircraft has been so versatile that it has served in every type of mission. Over 40 variants have been built by Lockheed, including civilian transports. It is in service worldwide. The latest version is the Lockheed C-130J Hercules. After 63 years, the C-130 is still in production, longer than any other aircraft type.

Aug. 26, 1967 Col. George Everette Day was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery and conspicuous gallantry after he was forced to eject from his aircraft over North Vietnam when it was hit by ground fire. In part, his citation reads: "He was immediately captured by hostile forces and taken to a prison camp where he was interrogated and severely tortured. After causing the guards to relax their vigilance, Col. Day escaped into the jungle and began the trek toward South Vietnam ... Due to delirium, he lost his sense of direction and wandered aimlessly for several days. After several unsuccessful attempts to signal U.S. aircraft, he was ambushed and recaptured by the Viet Cong, sustaining gunshot wounds to his left hand and thigh ... Physically, Col. Day was totally debilitated and unable to perform even the simplest task for himself. Despite his many injuries, he continued to offer maximum resistance. His personal bravery in the face of deadly enemy pressure was significant in saving the lives of fellow aviators who were still flying against the enemy." He died in Shalimar, Florida, on July 27, 2013, at the age of 88 and is buried at the Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola. Colonel Day is the namesake of the George "Bud" Day Flight 61 in Niceville, Florida, and was a Daedalian Life Member. He was posthumously advanced to the rank of brigadier general on June 8, 2018. Learn more here: http://www.af.mil/News/Article- Display/Article/1547139/col-george-day-advanced-to-the-rank-of-brigadier-general/.

Aug. 29, 1943 The formation of Navy combat units for the employment of assault drone aircraft began within the Training Task Force Command with the establishment of the first of three special task air groups. The component squadrons were designated VK.

Aug. 31, 1955 The first production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, 55-3118, named City of Renton, made its first flight with company test pilots Alvin Melvin "Tex" Johnston and Richards Llewellyn "Dix" Loesch Jr., on the flight deck. Built as an aerial refueling tanker to support the U.S. Air Force fleet of B-52 strategic bombers, an initial order for 29 tankers was soon followed by three additional orders, bringing the total to 275 airplanes by the end of Fiscal Year 1958. Eventually 732 KC-135As were built by Boeing, and an additional 81 of other versions. Reunions

FAC Association Reunion Sept. 17-22, 2018 Seattle, Washington POC: Joe Sowa 360-362-2812 or [email protected]

B-47 Stratojet Association Reunion Sept. 18-20, 2018 Omaha, Nebraska POC: Dick Purdum 402-291-5247 or [email protected]

19th Air Refueling Squadron SAC 15th Biannual Reunion All personnel invited Oct. 7-9, 2018 Sam's Town Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada POC: Frank Szemere [email protected] or 850-862-4279

86th Fighter-Bomber Group (WWII) Association Oct. 10-14, 2018 Fort Walton Beach, Florida POC: Dallas E. Lowe 850-319-3047 or [email protected]

Air Force Flying Class 56-U 62nd Annual Reunion Oct. 10-12, 2018 Wichita Falls, Texas POC: J.B. Riley 940-636-2364 or [email protected]

Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association (Joined by 39th, 62nd Troop Carrier units & the Professional Loadmaster Association) Oct. 11-14, 2018 Dayton, Ohio POC: Mike Welch 310-944-8089 or [email protected]

Air Rescue Association Oct. 17-20, 2018 Long Island, New York POC: Walt Hines 334-399-5221 / 334-272-7927 [email protected] Website: http://airrescueassn.org

3512th, 3551st, 3389th PTS Oct. 23-26, 2018 Biloxi, Mississippi POC: M.A. Treadway 356-585-4221 or [email protected]

F-106 All Troops Reunion April 3-7, 2019 Tucson, Arizona POC: Bob Kwiecinski [email protected] Website: https://www.f-106deltadart.com/

41st MAS/ALS May 9-11, 2019 Charleston AFB, South Carolina POC: John Mentavlos 843-337-0515 or [email protected] 459th FTS celebrating 75th anniversary in September

The 459th Flying Training Squadron is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and organizers are looking for past members or their family members, artifacts, stories and more in preparation for a 75th anniversary event in early September 2018.

The 459th Fighter Squadron was active from 1943-45 at various locations in India, flying the P-38. Its pilots flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. The squadron was reactivated as the 459th Flying Training Squadron in 2009 at Sheppard AFB.

To participate or for more information, please contact Lt. Col. Chris Mulder at 757-383-4209 or at [email protected].

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