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The Membership Newsletter for The Military Museum Fall 2012 World War One and Airshow by Jonathan R. Lichtenstein and ‘Boom’ Powell Photos by Art Norfolk The 2012 Biplanes and Triplanes Air Show opened infantry. He lands, the princess climbs swiftly into the with the recreation of a little known incident from the open gunner’s cockpit and they fl y off into the sunset. early days of the Great War. Princess Priscilla, niece of HRH George V, had taken a fancy to the famed The cast for our drama were the pilots, staff, recre- aeronaut Peter Puresome who was in exhibit- ators and, of course, the airplanes of the Military Avi- ing a Curtiss ‘Pusher’ aeroplane. They arranged a ren- ation Museum (MAM). Among the latest additions to dezvous at le Pungo airfi eld. But their sweet moments the Museum's stable of replica fl ying machines of the together are interrupted by the arrival of a German Great War are examples of the and Halberstadt two-seater. Suspecting the worst, Pure- the obscure Fokker D.VI. Both were the www.MilitaryAviationMuseum.org some takes off in the un- result of painstaking reconstructions by the late Walt armed Curtiss to fetch help. “Wimpy” Redfern whose Virginia Beach Airport Sure enough, troops of the ffascination with aviation www.VBairport.com Kaiser seize the princess oof the First World War and drag her to the waiting wwas born out of a desire to Fighter Factory Halberstadt. But wait! Just bbuild an accurate replica oof the legendary Fokker www.FighterFactory.com in the nick of time, Pure- some dives out of the sun in DDr.I . In his at- a Sopwith 1½ Strutter and tetempts to locate accurate chases off the German aero- ooriginal plans for the type, plane whilst British Tom- hhe lit upon Herr Reinhold mies hold off the Hunnish The Sopwith Camel taking off Continued on page 2 Museum Hosts America’s Comeback Team Inside this Issue:

Recovering of the 3 On Saturday September 8th the Presidential cam- MAM volunteer Bill Coburn of the Governor’s paign of Governor Mitt Romney paid a visit to the leadership team was asked to pull together some Volunteer Appreciation 4 Military Aviation Museum. Campaign and U.S. Se- volunteers and veterans to participate in the event cret Service offi cials gave the go-ahead the Wednes- that was to honor our veterans and military families. DH-98 Mosquito 5 day prior to the event. The Museum staff swung into Volunteers Richard Carmichael and Stan Bialas also action to prepare for the served in key positions with One Pilot’s Reunion 6 rally that promised to be Richard leading the parking MAM’s biggest! and Stan serving as museum Get to Know: Ray Scott 6 greeter and offering voter reg- Hangar Happenings 7-8 The Navy Hangar was to istration and absentee ballot be center stage with planes applications. Event Calendar 8 on the fl ight line including Win a Ride in a WWII plane 8 the B-17, “Chuckie” with The event kicked off with Del- a huge American fl ag as egate Barry Knight welcoming backdrop. The Romney everyone, Navy Veteran and campaign and Secret Ser- Delegate John Cosgrove lead- vice Offi cials took over the ing the invocation and Bill Co- museum Friday evening to Governor Romney with B-17 burn leading the pledge. “Chuckie” in the background. prepare. Photo by Brian Snyder Continued on page 2 PAGE 2 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4

Triplanes..Continued from page 1 a post-war D.VII and operated by the nascent ing History Detachment, dressed in the uni- U.S. Army Air Service. However, it was our form of the American Expeditionary Force Platz, one of the Fokker triplane's original all black and lozenge camoufl aged D.VIIs (AEF) presented the colors in remembrance design engineers, who provided a complete with more conventional engines that took to of the more than 65 million men and women set of drawings for the Dr.I. Redfern’s fi nal the air. A Fokker C.I joined the formation of who served during the First World War. recreation, the Fokker D.VI, has not fl own D.VIIs which is similar to them, but upon since shortly after its completion in 1996 and closer inspection reveals a second cockpit Throughout the weekend visitors wandered will undergo a full evaluation by the Fighter and longer . The C.I was intended through the encampments and learned what Factory and soon be back in the air. The Avro for sale to , but the end of hostilities it was like to have served in many roles for 504K recently received an overhaul and now rendered Anthony Fokker's trade deal null and the warring nations: Parris Island Marines, sports a rejuvenated skin (See “Recovering void. Expecting his brand new design might hospital medics, , war the AVRO” article on the next page). The Ar- go the way of his prized D.VII, Fokker man- correspondents; Russian, American, Ger- gentinian roundels gone and the plane now aged to smuggle most of his prototypes, along man and French infantry. A parade of an- displays the livery of the Royal Flying Corps with other planes, parts and supplies out of the tique automobiles including a Metz, Frank- (RFC) or the early (RAF). country, on the eve of the Armistice. Two re- lin, Austin 6 and models T and A Fords, The trio of triplanes included our newly re- duced scale fl ying replicas; Phil Arbie’s Nie- drove about. Sometimes with one or all of constituted “yellow” Fokker Dr.I. Some of uport 23, painted in the markings of Italian the pulchritudinous singing trio, The Man- you may remember a modest incident last ace, Francesco Baracca, and the museum’s hattan Dolls, gracing a seat. There was no year involving that triplane, painted in the Halberstadt CL.IV completed the aerial telling where or when Charlie Chaplin as a markings of Rudolf Klimke. Our cast. All the performed photo fl y- doughboy, fl y boy or tramp would show up blue Dr.I is modeled after an example fl own overs and touch-and-go landings so the au- and bring a smile with his antics. by German ace, Lieutenant and dience could see them up close. the red and white is derived from a Dr.I op- Sunday. Ah, Sunday. Only campers and ear- erated by Staffelfeuhrer August Raben. The Among other guests returning for this year's ly visitors saw two airplanes fl y the Dawn Fokker triplanes were joined by the Sopwith event were the Manhattan Dolls, the talent- Patrol. The wind kicked up and was strong 1½ Strutter for a brief scrap overhead. On ed chanteuse, Theresa Eaman, and Charlie enough to keep the wood, fabric, and valu- Sunday, a full-scale replica , one Chaplin, stage, screen and movie actor, in able, WW1 aeroplanes on the ground. The of the most important planes fi elded by the Al- the person of Billy Scadlock. Their skill at wind was so strong the and Sop- lies following the “Fokker recreating the with 1 ½ Strutter with their long Scourge” of 1915 – 1916 popular culture and tail skids could not even taxi. At one performed. Aeronautical of the period point there were a half dozen biplanes and engineering during WWI was especially triplanes taxiing about and running in small reached its zenith in Fok- welcome at Sat- circles in front of the grandstands. (Yes, rain ker's D.VII of 1918. So urday night's checks were offered for the following week- successful was the model, Hangar Dance end’s Wings and Wheels show.)  surviving examples were with the ac- demanded as post-war companiment reparations. The Museum of Terry Ches- has three replica D.VIIs, son's “Jump n' including one constructed The Rudolph Klimke Fokker DR.I triplane Jive Orchestra.” around a n original Hall- Theresa sang Scott motor. The signifi cance of this particular the national anthem Saturday and Sunday example is the engine was actually installed in while a re-enactor from the Parris Island Liv-

Romney..Continued from page 1 By 3pm, as the Governor and Secret Ser- Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell spoke, vice departed, the museum’s largest single calling for a change in our leadership to event to date was over and the Museum restore our economy. Governor Romney opened for visitors. Those who stayed arrived fl anked by our Corsair and TBM were treated to the deep throaty roar of Avenger. He spoke of the need to honor merlin engines as the museum’s P-51 our vets and military families, restore our Mustang and Hurricane returned from air economy and support a strong national de- shows. Our thanks to staff and volunteers fense to rousing enthusiasm and applause including everyone who came in after the of the crowd of 4,500. The Governor was event to help with the crowds.  clearly moved by the patriotic nature of the event, staying as long as possible to Local military “dropping” by meet many in the crowd. Photo by Art Norfolk VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4 PAGE 3 Recovering the AVRO: Step by Step By “Boom” Powell Photos by Tom Kurtz A frequently asked question, especially about World War 1 airplanes, is what are the wings made of? MAM’s Avro 504 recently needed its wings recovered and the Fighter Factory did the job. All the mechanics worked on the proj- ect,e especially the apprentices who were introduced to this vanishing skill.

Step 2: Large sheets of fabric are tacked to the top and bottom of the wings and . Step 3: The fabric is secured to In the old days covers were linen or high grade the ribs with strong cord and tight, cotton, but today longer wearing, man made fl at knots. Here, Patrick Romaine is wielding a very long needle. Step 1: The old fabric, which fabrics are used. had become brittle, had to be removed and any damage to the now exposed wood repaired .

Step 5: “Dope” is used to seal, strengthen, and shrink the fabric as well as being an adhe- Step 6: The surfaces get several sive. The dope is tinted red so it is visible on more coats of dope with the fi nal one the white fabric. Strips of cloth tape are laid aluminized for ultra-violet protection. over the rib-stitching for smoothness and se- Master painter Doug Barry is carrying Step 4: The fabric is shrunk by heat for a curity. Fabric covering takes many hours and the newly painted for the change taut fi t. Al Lintz uses an ordinary clothes iron attention to detail. to Royal Flying Corps markings. for the job.

Step 8: The wings are then hung back on the aeroplane, struts fastened in place and a multitude of wires hooked up. The wires’ tension is adjusted with turnbuckles to set the wings at exact angles. You can see why the men who do this are known as “riggers’.

Step 9: Finally, the airplane goes up on a test fl ight. The pi- lot reports what the controls feel like and the riggers make Step 7: The fi nal color coat is sprayed on after any needed adjustments. careful masking. The fuselage in the background has its new, correct RFC markings. PAGE 4 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4 De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito by Felix Usis Over eight years ago the Military Aviation challenging to make in large pieces. It took Squadron RNZAF color scheme was fi nally Museum found a de Havilland DH-98 Mos- Powell over ten years just to build the 36 chosen. After painting, the squadron mark- quito ( KA114) in far western foot long wooden molds for the fuselage. ings were added. KA114 was painted as . After thousands of hours of resto- He used “modern” epoxy glue instead of EG-Y; “EG” is the 487 Squadron code, “Y” ration work at AVspecs in Auckland, New original animal glue in joining the pieces for Yoke, the phonetic alphabet of the RAF Zealand, it recently completed its fi rst post- together. The fuselage for KA114 came out during the Second World War. restoration fl ight. This is the third aircraft exactly as it had left the factory with all the The aircraft was then towed back to restored by AVspecs for our museum. original metal attachments. AVspecs for a huge amount of smaller jobs. KA114 was manufactured in , at It took almost three years to build the wood- These included the addition of four replica 's Downsview factory. en and once completed it was trans- machine guns and the fi tting of four 20mm Flying for the fi rst time in 1945, it was too ported to AVspecs at Ardmore Airport. The canons under the nose, complete with origi- late to see any combat service, so was fl own team there had been restoring hydraulic and nal ammo boxes. Propellers and hubs were directly into storage with the Royal Cana- electric systems, making piping, and con- installed and the new weight and balance dian Air Force. structing new cowlings and other parts from completed. Time was drawing near for its scratch. A worldwide search ensued for a fi rst fl ight. The Civil Aviation Once the war was over, former military air- myriad of parts. Finding landing gear as- Authority (CAA) began its fi nal inspections craft could be acquired by the public in vari- semblies, tires, and other seemingly simple which took them two days to complete. ous countries, including Cana- EEven as the CAA was inspect- da. KA114 was purchased by a ining, work was progressing on the farmer in April 1948 who took ccowlings, operational radios and the airplane to his property in ininstalling the landing gear doors. Alberta. The aircraft was saved WWith the CAA’s issuance of a from being scrapped, but un- CCertifi cate of Airworthiness, the fortunately the weather took its oonly thing left to do was fl y it! toll as it languished and deterio- rated over the years. OOn September 27th, 2012, it wasw prepared for the fi rst actual Acquired by the Canadian testte fl ight. Dave Phillips, a local Museum of Flight and Trans- CathyC Pacifi c pilot who had fi rst port in 1978, it was crucial to Taxiing for take off in New Zealand test fl own our Dragon Rapide, had get the aircraft under cover been chosen to take the world’s to prevent further weather damage. As it things was a painstaking task. A brand new only fl ying Mosquito up into the air. Although was being transported, the forward section pilot seat was found with the maker’s tag no one had been told about the fl ight, it was of the fuselage disintegrated and broke in still attached from an internet auction site. not possible to keep this a secret in the New two. The majority of the wing and many The twin-engine aircraft is powered by Zealand community. Hundreds of spectators other metal parts fared much better over the Rolls Royce Merlin engines, so two such showed up at Ardmore. At approximately years but the aircraft was missing both en- motors needed to be found. Former Royal 10:30 a.m., the Mosquito lifted into the air to gines and all of the landing gears. It spent New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Merlin the cheers of the crowd, circled overhead a several years in storage before fi nally being 25's were located in a home garage in Aus- couple of times and then fl ew directly to the purchased by our museum. tralia complete with genuine engine mounts Auckland International Airport with its long Moving the aircraft to New Zealand posed an- and accessories. These were sent to Califor- and wide runways. After a successful land- other problem. The 40 foot shipping contain- nia to be restored by Vintage V-12s. Other ing and examination by the AVspecs team it ers were too small for the 51 foot wingspan. New Zealand companies made components did another short circuit and overhead fl ight, The solution this time was to take a chainsaw such as fuel tanks and radiators. The radia- before departing for the return to Ardmore. to trim off the wing tip and allow it to fi t into tors were a huge challenge, since none had Saturday, September 29th, was the full a container for its journey across the Pacifi c. been made since Mosquito production end- ed. Replicore took on the challenge, as they public display of the fi rst Mosquito to fl y The woodwork was in terrible condition and had experience making ones for our P-40, in over 16 years. It was a small air show most of it had to be completely rebuilt. Al- but Mosquito radiators were totally different held at Ardmore Airport with a Spitfi re, though original plans were extremely hard and hundreds of hours of research ensued Mustang, P-40 Kittyhawk and other his- to fi nd, patterns could easily be drawn up with stunning results. toric aircraft, but the true star of the show from damaged components to produce new was the in its World ones. This was much easier than starting Prepped in authentic and correct base silver War II camoufl age markings of the Royal from scratch. Glyn Powell, of Auckland, dope, the plane was ready to be painted in New Zealand Air Force. Almost 20 former was enlisted to create from wood a new fu- its markings and design. Choosing a paint RNZAF crew members that had fl own and selage, wings, and tail sections. Wood made scheme for any aircraft is a diffi cult task and worked on such aircraft during the war years the Mosquito fast and formidable, but it was many ideas were discussed before the 487 Continued on page 5 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4 PAGE 5 2012 Museum Volunteer’s Appreciation Party By David Hunt On Saturday, October 13, 2012, the Museum 4,000 hour wings were awarded to a docent, everyone that the dedication of the volun- held its volunteers’ appreciation party. It was Art O’Toole. teers and staff has played an integral part in a wonderful sunny day and more than 180 the world-wide recognition of the Military volunteers and guests were in attendance. Volunteers who achieved 500 or 1,000 hours Aviation Museum.  are awarded a fl ight in a WWII train- The Museum, in its fourth year, has approxi- er and respectively. Those mately 187 volunteers; and over that period who had achieved 500 hours were of time, they have cumulatively donated given rides in the Boeing Stearman, more than 77,000 hours. de Havilland Chipmunk or Ryan PT-22. Warbird fl ights were given Each year, we come together to present in the P-51 Mustang and the North awards to those who have achieved certain American SNJ-4. milestones. Those who “volunteered” 300, 500, 750, 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000 Mr. Yagen praised the volunteers hours to the Museum are awarded a series and staff and thanked them for their Museum Director, David Hunt, long of wings starting with the 300-hour bronze tireless commitment to ensuring the time contributor to Prop Noise and wings up to the 4,000-hour gold wings en- success of the many events held 2,000 hour volunteer, Felix Usis and crusted with rubies. For the fi rst time the throughout the year. He reminded Museum founder, Gerald Yagen

Museum Director, David Hunt, fi rst 4,000 hour volunteer, Art O’Toole and Gerald Yagen

Mosquito..Continued from page 5 were in attendance. They wanted to see, touch, smell, and relive the memories of their past. They came to show their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren what they experienced. Proud of their own history, New Zealanders came by the thousands.

The news media covering the event, could not say enough about the plane and the many who attended the fi rst public fl ight. They interviewed as many of the aging veterans as possible to get their stories on tape as they are a quickly vanishing group. Thousands of enthusiastic fans were in attendance that day clogging the roads leading to Ardmore. Families eventually just parked along the road, walking the last mile or two to see one of the three demonstration fl ights. That evening there was a dinner party in the han- gar to celebrate the successful fl ight of the Mosquito.

AVspecs is completing detail work on the aircraft and should be fi nished by mid-January. KA114 will be trans- ported to Virginia by cargo ship, reassembled, and certifi ed by the American FAA before its fi rst public fl ight during the May Over the Beach.  PAGE 6 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4 One Pilot’s Reunion with his Past by D. Hunt Photos by Stephen Chapis A reunion is generally considered to be a of owners, including fl ying in the Baa Baa sair he very generously offered to let OBie fl y gathering of people with a common interest Blacksheep TV series, she was recently pur- his old steed once again. The fl ight took place after an elapsed period of time. Not so for chased by Doug Matthews and is based in Ra- on September 22 with a sizeable crowd of one of the Museum’s pilots. OBie O’Brien mona, California. The plane has been beauti- interested spectators. The fl ight brought back recently reunited in California with an old fully restored to “like new” condition and memories of squadron pilots who were like friend he had not seen in 59 years. That friend is painted as the plane fl own by LTJG Tom brothers; of fl ights into the unknown; long was F4U-4 BuNo 97359 (Corsair) that OBie Hudner. Hudner landed wheels up on a snow deployments and a myriad of other thoughts. fl ew from the deck of the USS Boxer (CVA- covered mountain in Korea in a futile attempt OBie may have taken a bit longer to climb 21) into the unfriendly skies of Korea when to save his squadron mate, Jesse Brown who into 359 but once seated and strapped in he both the old Warriors were attached to Fighter had crashed. Brown was the fi rst black naval was once again a 24 year old Tiger ready to Squadron 44. The Corsair was put into storage aviator. Hudner was subsequently presented go and “do things.”  shortly after the Korean Confl ict ended and with the Congressional Medal of Honor was sold as surplus in 1958. After a number by President Truman. The last fl ight that OBie logged in 359 was a ferry fl ight from the ship to Port Lyautey, Morocco, to be placed in a pool status. OBie’s reunion was researched by Steve Chapis of War- bird Digest and when Doug Matthews was informed that one of 359’s old combat pilots With O’Brien behind the wheel, the phrase OBie O’Brien revisiting the past in the Corsair was current in the Cor- “Just like riding a bike” comes to mind Get to Know: The Museum’s Ray Scott by Jacey Byrne In 1947, Ray Scott was 16 and spent a lot Following his discharge from the service and Val in airshows, which started him in an- of time at a local airport. As veterans were with assistance from the GI Bill, his dream other aviation direction…Warbirds. During returning home, he got to know some of the came true as he attended fl ight school. Af- an air show at Oceana, he met someone at pilots and was given several airplane rides. ter completion of the training, he built fl ight the museum who offered him a fl ight in the It was then, watching WWII veterans utiliz- time as an instructor and towing banners. He SNJ. ing their G.I. Bill for fl ight training that he also started a glider school with a friend that decided to do the same (The G.I. Bill was is still in operation today, 50 years later. Later, Scott sent a letter to the museum ex- for educational purposes for people who pressing his desire to become involved as an served in the military.) Scott fl ew as a corporate pilot during the next air show coordinator with the Fighter Fac- 24 years, primarily turbo-props and acquired tory, where the aircraft are maintained for In 1953, he was drafted into the Army. After 750 hours in a Be 18 (Army C-45, Navy SNB) the Museum. Scott spent the next 8 years Army training and in his fi rst year, he served which introduced him to Warbird aircraft. fl ying many of the Warbirds you see in the as an instructor and then was sent to Korea Museum today, and serving as the air show and served as the Wire Chief for the 7th In- The corporate job he had required him to coordinator, of which Scott describes “as the fantry Division. take regular FAA fl ight checks and he knew Continued on page 8 most of the FAA people in the Rich- mond offi ce. Those FAA pilots that had given him fl ight checks recommended him when there was an opening in the Richmond Offi ce, as an Aviation Safety Inspector. Although this is a diffi cult and coveted position, Scott passed thru the process quickly and with fl ying colors. After his retirement, he received a call from Ken Laird asking if he would be A young Ray Scott fl ying an early model Mustang interested in fl ying his Tora Tora Tora RayRSttith Scott in the museum’s’ P51MP-51 Mustang t VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4 PAGE 7 Hangar Happenings 39th Annual “Wings and Wheels” Meet WWI R-C Extravaganza By Kit Lawrence By Scott Vickery, President Tidewater R/C The Thirty-Ninth Annual Wings and Wheels the event was good, and everyone had an On October, 4-7, Tidewater R/C held their in- Car Show, sponsored by the Tidewater enjoyable day. Approximately 100 antique augural Mid Atlantic Dawn Patrol at the Mili- Region of the Antique Automobile Club automobiles and 80 modifi ed and custom tary Aviation Museum’s WW1 hangar. of America (TRAACA) was held on the vehicles were displayed in addition to two grounds of the Military Aviation Museum Armed Forces Dragsters painted and spon- Over 40 pilots traveled from all over includ- on Saturday, September 29th. This was the sored by Sign Masters of Virginia Beach. ing Texas, Ohio, Indiana and the New Eng- fi fth time the event had been held at the Mu- Although the weather precluded planned air land area to participate. In total, there were seum. Despite the on again, off again driz- races, many of the attendees were able to 135 WWI model aircraft, most of which were zling rain throughout the day, attendance at view the vintage planes both in the hangar giant scale with wing spans of over 10 feet! aand on the tarmac. A num- Over the three days, the event drew more than bber of awards were presented 500 visitors to the museum. Good food and to owners of vehicles at the 1920’s music were provided for all culminat- cconcluding award ceremony ing in a catered Southern Fried chicken dinner wwith the Best of Show award on Saturday evening. It was a very colorful ggoing to John and Lynn Hei- event with national fl ags of all nations in- mmerl’s 1935 Chrysler Air- volved in WWI as well as the colorful planes fl ow. The TRAACA has ex- from that era. The pilots fl ew their airplanes ppressed their gratitude for the from dawn to dusk. In the sky, one would be uuse of the Museum grounds hard pressed to tell if models were fl ying or if fofor this event, and the excep- it was the real thing, especially when the pilots titional level of support by the engaged in realistic dog fi ghting. aadministration and staff of Rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of these participants the Museum.  Many thanks to all the pilots, club members and supporters who helped to make this event such a wonderful success. Mark your Museum Summer Camp 2012 calendar for next year when the Tidewater by Skip Johnson R/C is expecting over 100 pilots and close Observing several gaggles of highly en- WW1 fi ghters, , and WW2 to 400 airplanes.  gaged nine to fourteen year olds in the Mili- campaign. tary Aviation Museum (MAM) this August provided exciting glimpses of MAM’s 2012 The NAS Oceana tour dominated Tuesdays. Summer Camp in motion. The fi rst camp Campers viewed operations from the ob- was opened to all aviation neophytes and the servation tower, fi re/crash crew and Strike second was for advanced campers. Fighter School demonstrations, and FA-18 orientations in the VFA-37 Hangar. The camp was a volunteer collaborative ef- fort bringing all the museum components Wednesday was the Rocket Day build and together, coordinated by MAM Events Co- launch led by Stan Bialas, and Don Siemie- ordinator, Jacey Byrne. niak’s ground crew orientation. Mondays started with “Boom” Powell’s Initial model building led by our hon- fl ight basics. Ken Reichert continued with cho Dave Gayton started Thursday. Ken making Reichert with our scouts, Daniel Drehoff The Fokker D7 in a sharp turn and Jack Briseno instructed campers how to ggliders and plot and fl y courses using maps and simula- ccockpit ori- entation.e tors. Josh Wilson gave a special F-22 pre- sentation to advanced campers. The day SSkip John- ended with the Fighter Factory presentation sson fi n- ishedis with which included a PBY tour, riveting class, R/C aircraft demonstration, and Tom Kurtz a presenta- explaining the AVRO 504’s restoration. tition/tour on theth history Friday started with the Flight Simulation oof avia- program and model completion, and an ac- Tom Kurtz talking to a group of tition with tual glider fl ight by Mike Keefe from the campers at the Fighter Factory A camper in theh nose a focus on of “Chuckie” Continued on page 8 PAGE 8 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4 Event Calendar Ray Scott..Continued from page 6 most enjoyable part of his aviation career.” Win a Ride in a After 56 years of fl ying and 13,000 plus hours, he says he wouldn’t change much and NOVEMBER WWII Plane is thankful for his time with these Warbirds. Show us your Prop Noise bumper sticker or t- 3 - Air and Auto Classic He enjoys the Spitfi re because of the histori- shirt in the most creative of places and receive 11 - Museum Bus cal factor and the Yak because of the excite- a ride in a WWII replica airplane. On top of a Veteran’s Day Parade ment of its power and acceleration. Scott is mountain or driving through a snow drift, send now an active Museum Docent and loves to us a picture of your “I love Prop Noise” bumper 17 -5k Runway Run talk about all of the aircraft at the museum, stick or t-shirt 23-25 - Trains, Planes and especially the P-51 Mustang, which he says, and the most cre- Santa “is the most pleasurable to fl y”, but as for a ative or unique favorite, he loves them all!  one each quarter DECEMBER will receive a Summer Camp..Continued from page 7 ride in one of the 15 - Hangar Talk and Flight Demo Tidewater Soaring Society. The camp ended museum’s WWII with an on-the-grill lunch for all including aircraft. docents, parents, and staff. This was followed FEBRUARY by the actual graduation and the presentation Send your pic- of certifi cates and wings in the auditorium. ture along, with 9 - Valentine’s Day Hangar Dance your contact info Military Aviation Museum Summer Camp and where the created new aviation buffs and a glimpse picture was taken of possible future careers. The formal to [email protected] in order to be theater presentation of certifi cates and  wings made a fi nal lasting impression of entered win.

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