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Flight Line the Official Publication of the CAF Southern California Wing 455 Aviation Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010 (805) 482-0064 Flight Line The Official Publication of the CAF Southern California Wing 455 Aviation Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010 (805) 482-0064 March, 2021 Photo from Acorn Vol. XL No. 3 Pat Brown is one of our first monthly Hall of Famers – see Page 3 Visit us online at www.cafsocal.com. National Vietnam War Veterans’ Day is Monday, March 29 We remember the role of the Bell UH-1H “Huey” helicopter on Page 7 To Educate, Inspire and Honor Through Flight and Living History Experiences March 2021 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Museum Closed Work Day Work Day Work Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Museum Closed Work Day Work Day Work Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Daylight Museum Closed Work Day Work Day Work Day Savings Time St Patric's First Day Begins Day of Spring 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Museum Closed Work Day Work Day Work Day 28 29 30 31 Museum Open Museum Closed Work Day 10am to 4pm Tuesday - Saturday Vietnam War 12pm to 4pm Sundays Veterans Day Closed Monday and Major Holidays STAFF AND APPOINTED POSITIONS IN THIS ISSUE Wing Leader * Jason Somes (818) 292-4646 [email protected] Wing Calendar . 2 Executive Officer * Chris Liguori (310) 430-2779 exo@ cafsocal.com Staff and Appointed Positions. 2 Adjutant * Roland Fogel (805) 428-6806 [email protected] Wing Hall of Fame . 3 Finance Officer * Paul Willett (818) 469-8480 [email protected] A Steller Performance . 4 Operations Officer * Mike Hohls (805) 410-2498 [email protected] Photo Page I . 5 Maintenance Officer * Trace Eubanks (805) 325-1513 [email protected] Last of a Kind - SB2C . 6 Safety Officer * Tom Newhard (805) 797-0446 [email protected] Bell UH-1 Iroquois . 7 Development Officer * Randy Sherman (310) 740-2128 [email protected] Association of Old Crows . 8 5Education Officer * Rob Hertberg (702)810-6193 [email protected] Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket . 9 Gift Shop Manager Berthany Smith (805) 482 0064 [email protected] Photo Page II . 10 1Friends Coordinator Ceci Stratford (805) 630-3696 [email protected] Douglas DC-5 . 11 Air Show Officer Jason Somes (818) 292-4646 [email protected] Photo Page III . 12 Museum Director Kathy Newhard (805) 482-0064 museum @cafsocal.com Impossible Odds . 13 Personnel Officer Will Cunningham (805) 570-3515 [email protected] Mystery of the Missing Shoe . 17 Film/Events Manager Theodore Lumpkin Dies at 100 . 18 Public Info Officer Pat Brown (805) 479-2221 [email protected] Hope Floats . 20 Public Info Officer Lucien Pillai (805) 300-4580 [email protected] Reap the Whirlwind . 20 Historian Ron Fleishman (805) 586-4119 [email protected] Rides Coordinator Mike Hodson (805) 279-2252 [email protected] Wing Photographer Arash Afshari (805) 279-1599 [email protected] Librarian Bill O’Neill (805) 300-0212 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Dave Flood (805) 402-8356 [email protected] Newsletter Production Casey de Bree (805) 205-0494 [email protected] Webmaster Will Cunningham (805) 570-3515 [email protected] Procurement Officer Mike Hodson (805) 279-2252 [email protected] Displays/Artifacts Mgr. Charlie Carr (805) 200-7220 [email protected] Submittal Deadline - 15th of the month HANGAR PHONE (805) 482-0064 Southern California Wing WEBSITE www.cafsocal.com 455 Aviation Drive E-MAIL admin.cafsocal.com Camarillo, CA 93010-9501 This issue of Flight Line is copyrighted 2021 by the CAF, Southern California Wing. All rights reserved. 2 Southern California Wing Hall of fame Dedicated to those members of our wing who have served for many years to make our wing exemplary. Clay lacy RON FLEISHMan Caf id no. 3627 CAF ID NO. 5316 DAVE WOOD PAT BROWN Caf id no. 6220 Caf id no. 9331 3 A Stellar Performance! by Dave Flood facilities. It was even suggested that some of the fighters, or trainers, or one of the rental airplanes might be moved I have never been prouder of our Wing than I was on to the Maintenance hangar. A good possibility of our losing Saturday, February 20, 2010. one plane currently on static display to another museum could help to further alleviate congestion. Our Wing Staff held a special meeting that day to discuss There were many positive solutions to a problem that has and then vote on the future of our Curtiss C-46 Commando arisen concerning our keeping of “China Doll.” But the twin-engine cargo plane “China Doll.” beauty of our discussion focused mainly on the positive solutions to the problem, rather than rejecting solutions out At least 21 Wing members, including the 7 Wing Staff of hand. Officers, got to share their thoughts about how they felt about the possibility of our Wing either keeping “China Several members voiced their emotional involvement with Doll” or sending her back to Midland CAF Headquarters. “China Doll,” and, while the Wing Staff concentrated on a non-emotional, business-like decision concerning her fate, Everyone present at the meeting listened attentively to these members reminded us all that our main goals at each speaker, and, though it became apparent there were CAF are to use the airplanes to impress the public visitors some basic differences of opinion, there was no rancor or to our Aviation Museum with the importance that these disrespect shown. We were pleased that our good friends vintage planes had made to preserving our freedoms. and fellow members Bob & Georgia Thompson joined us Emotion is a great part of what CAF is all about. We do not from Colorado for this momentous vote! appeal to kids’ sense of financial responsibility when we take them into “China Doll,” and they say, “Wow! I’m a pilot Wing Leader Shirley Murphy masterfully conducted a very flying over the mountains to China!” positive meeting, with many excellent points being put forward. When we hear a kid (or adult) say how much they are impressed with all our stories about our planes and what The financial concerns about keeping “China Doll” in flying their history has been, and what kind of men and women status were enumerated, and her loss in producing income flew them and worked on them – then we have done our at air shows was pointed out. On the other side of the coin, job – and we have impressed them through their emotions. some members outlined the positive side of keeping I have seen many visitors, after a memorable tour by one “China Doll” within the Museum Hangar, as will be required of our stellar docents, put a $20 bill into the donation jar as by Midland as of October, 2011: she would be out of the they exit the Aviation Museum. weather and always accessible to visitors while inside; she also would be the focal point of the Aviation Museum; and One member also reminded all in attendance that “China the cost to the Wing would be less and could be covered Doll” is the official airplane of the City of Camarillo, and we by tours through her at the Camarillo Air Show and by would create a very negative feeling with many residents other projects. of Ventura County by letting her go. She belongs, in essence, to the people of our community. Other members voiced concern that “China Doll” had been our first airplane, and visitors were thrilled to see her and The upshot of this memorable meeting was that the Wing tour inside her – actually absorbing aviation history inside Staff Officers, after hearing all of the cogent ideas an airplane that represents so many planes of the WWII concerning the future of “China Doll” – voted unanimously era. They mentioned all the members, going back to 1981, to keep her at our Wing as our primary vintage warbird who had been involved in so many ways with “China Doll.” attraction! They made their decision not only by taking into account all the input, but also because of the premise that The role of “China Doll” as the “Highlight” of our Aviation “China Doll” could recover her costs. Museum tours was mentioned, and her symbolism as an example of the CAF goals of “Exhibition,” “Remembrance,” What a shining moment for all of us at the Southern and “Education” was pointed out. California Wing of the Commemorative Air Force! And our “Mother Bird” is still watching over us and pointing One member reminded us of a financial factor – the use of us toward the future! “China Doll” as a basis for advertisements and music videos, among other potential money-making roles, and that once she was lost to us, that possibility would be non- existent. A negative view of the Museum Hangar being too cluttered with airplanes as a result of “China Doll” being in the hangar was countered by several members, who pointed out that we can move the smaller fighters and trainers out of the hangar during the day, while visitors tour our This article from our “Flight Line” of March, 2010 4 Wing Photo Page I: Navy Centennial Celebration, San Diego © Photo by Gene O’Neal Here’s Mark Hubbard flying our F6F-5 Hellcat in front of the crowd of 70,000 that attended the © Photo by Gene O’Neal Navy fete. Gene O’Neal was there with his still Ken Gottschall starting his journey in the SNJ-5 camera and his videocorder to record the historic #290 to San Diego for the Navy’s “Kick-Off” events. Gene left Camarillo at 0330 to get to San celebration to inaugurate their Naval Aviation Diego before the North Island NAS opened.
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