The Membership Newsletter for The Military Aviation Museum Winter 2013 1940’s Valentine’s Hangar Dance Join us at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia hangar into the dance fl oor in celebration of Valentine’s Beach for our 5th Annual 1940’s Valentine’s Hangar Day. There will be fabulous prizes for the “Best Dressed Dance. Saturday evening, February 9th will be a night Lady”, “Best Dressed Man” and “Best Dressed Cou- to remember! Come dressed in your favorite 1940’s at- ple.” Terry Chesson’s Orchestra Band will be playing tire, have your sweetheart pull out her favorite red dress all the favorites from your parents’ era to dance the night from the back of the closet, as we transform our Navy away along with members of the Swing Virginia Swing Dance Club. Need lessons before to brush up yyour steps, then check out SwingVirginia. ccom and use Echoes-of-Time.com to become a dashing pilot for the night. Tickets are limited Military Aviation Museum aand last year we sold out, so ‘em now on the www.MilitaryAviationMuseum.org mmuseum website.

Virginia Beach Airport Saturday, February 9th, www.VBairport.com come hungry and stay late 6-10pm $40 per Fighter Factory person with www.FighterFactory.com discounts for full tables Night Witches fly the Polikarpov Po-2 By Felix Usis One of the additions to the museum is the Polikarpov Although entirely outclassed by more modern air- Inside this Issue: Po-2 “Mule.” This was the second most built aircraft craft, the Po-2 served on the Eastern Front throughout Lights, Camera, Action 2 in the world, with over 40,000 Po-2’s and built as the the Second World War, as a liaison, medevac, and a most produced bi-plane in the world. Designed by general supply aircraft. It was especially useful for Retirement at Museum 2 Nikolai Nikolayevich Polikarpov to replace the U-1 supplying Soviet partisans behind the front line. trainer, a British , it was manufactured in Rus- NASA sUAS Operations 3 sia from 1928 until 1956. The prototype, named the Perhaps the “Mule” became best known for its use by the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, composed of all- Bash at the Beach 3 U-2, was fi rst fl own in January 1928, powered by a fi ve cylinder 99 hp air-cooled radial engine. After Polikar- women pilot and ground crew. This unit became noto- Search for Cottbus Writer 4 pov’s death in July 1944, the U-2 was re-designated rious for its daring low-altitude night raids on German Po-2 in honor of his name. rear-area positions. The women pilots observed that the In Memoriam 5 enemy suffered a further degree of demoralization simply because Parades, Parades & More Parades 5 their antagonists were female. As such, the pilots earned the nick- Museum Take a Field Trip 6 name as the “Night Witches.” Lenin and His Aircraft 6 The material effects of these ha- Hangar Happenings 7 rassment missions may be re- garded as insignifi cant, but the Event Calendar 8 psychological effect on German troops was much more visible. The Polikarpov Po-2 landing at the museum The Po-2’s typically attacked in Continued on page 2 PAGE 2 VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1

Polikarpov..Continued from page 1 Lights, Camera, Action the dead of night, denying German troops By “Boom” Powell sleep and keeping them constantly on their December, Bob Coolbaugh and Boom Pow- sun touched the leafl ess trees. Eric had not guard, contributing yet further to the al- ell arrived early in the chilly morning at the planned on a fl ying sequence, but as soon ready exceptionally high stress of combat Military Aviation Museum in their 1911 as the Curtiss lifted off the grass, he had on the Eastern Front. The usual tactics in- fl ying outfi ts ready to act for a professional cameramen running to better locations and volved fl ying in single fi le 3 to 5 minutes fi lm crew. Lockheed–Martin was preparing asked the pilots for multiple passes into and apart, only a few feet above the ground, a documentary on the development of avia- away from the lowering sun. climbing just before the targeted area, cut- tion materials and what better aeroplane to ting off the engine and making a gliding show the early days than the spruce, fabric bomb run. This left the German troops with and bamboo Curtiss Pusher. only the eerie whistling of the wind in the wings’ fl ying-wires as an indication of the The Curtiss was carefully pushed out of the impending attack. World War One hangar onto the still dewy, wet grass, its spot determined by anticipated sun angles and background. Cameras, rails, tripods and light refl ectors were positioned and, at last, the actors called to strut their stuff. “What do you want us to say?” they asked. The Curtiss Pusher in fl ight for the camera crew ”Anything, we just need your mouths to move.” Didn’t take too many takes to real- As professional fi lmmakers, the seven man crew had seen many thrilling aviation ize the star of this fi lm wasn’t the pilots, but The “Mule” outside the hangar rather the aeroplane. The pilots were only events, but all of them agreed none had been there in supporting roles and as props. as exciting as seeing this century-old aero- plane lift into the air. German troops nicknamed the Under Eric Schulzinger’s direction, short Po-2 “Nähmaschine” (sewing machine) for scenes were set up, and with camera angles Although the fi lm won’t be in theaters or its rattling sound and Finnish troops called and zooms being constantly changed there up for an Oscar, our Curtiss Pusher can it “Hermosaha” (Nerve saw). were a lot of takes. One of the actors was now claim to be a movie star along with the pilots were given special instructions for heard to say, “If I have to prefl ight the left museum’s Sopwith 1 ½ Strutter. (Flyboys, engaging these aircraft, which they nick- upper wing, wiggle the canard, and climb 2006, if you’ve forgotten.) named Rusfaner or “Russian Plywood.” into the seat one more time...” When asked if the crew was heading back The tactics developed by the “Night Witches” The day was educational. The fi lm guys to company headquarters in Baltimore, were so successful that the Luftwaffe set up learned about Glenn Curtiss, early fl ying the reply was, no, they were on the way to similar Störkampfstaffel “harassment combat machines, the museum’s collec- Lockheed-Martin’s plant in Fort Worth to squadrons.” North Korean forces used the tion. B and B (Bob and get footage of computer- same Po-2 in a similar role in the Korean War. Boom) learned about assisted manufacturing American forces referred to the Po-2’s night- gaffers, “apples”, stand- of jet fi ghter components time appearance “Bed Check Charlie” and marks and not to look at made of carbon fi ber, ep- had the same diffi culties in shooting down the the shiny sun refl ectors. oxy, graphite and tung- wooden Po-2 as did the Luftwaffe. sten. With one day’s A Polikarpov Po-2 is on display in the Finally, it was time to travel, they would leap markings of the Russion Night Witches fl y. The air was still and “Rising“Ri i Stars” S ” Boom B Pow- P forward 100 years in time among the other Polikarpov fi ghters in the the light was great as the ell and Bob Coolbaugh and technology.  Army hangar of the museum.  Retirement at the Museum By David Hunt It was a great privilege for the museum Strike Fighter Weapons School Atlantic, and staff to host the retirement cer- NAS Oceana, and VA. emony of Chief Petty Officer, Charles D. Brandt, Jr., on September 28, 2012. Chuck is a part-time member of the staff and The presiding officer was CDR Steven as an aviation electronics technician, a great J. Bellack, Commanding Officer; and, asset to the museum’s facility team. the guest speaker was LT Bradley La- The staff and volunteers at the museum, Fontaine. Chief Brandt was assigned to thank you for your service, Chuck.  VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1 PAGE 3 NASA’s Drone Operations at the Museum By Jeffrey S. Hill, NASA LaRC Range Safety Offi cer NASA Langley Research Center recently manned and unmanned aircraft to operate by the Military Aviation Museum. All op- began operating small Unmanned Aerial in the same airspace ubiquitously. Cur- erations associated with NASA’s sUAS are Systems (sUAS) at the Military Aviation rently all unmanned aircraft are segregated scheduled and coordinated via the Muse- Museum in September 2012. This is all part from manned airplanes in accordance with um’s Director, David Hunt. Over these next of a fi ve year project that NASA, DOD, DHS operating rules and policy governed by the two years, NASA will operate their sUAS (Department of Homeland Security) and the FAA in which case, UA can only operate in to develop and test various procedures and FAA are work- certain locations in the airspace by spe- protocols that may be applied to safely oper- ing together in cial approval of the FAA, Certifi cate of ate unmanned aircraft seamlessly among pi- a coordinated Authorization for public loted aircraft in effort to safely use only or in restricted the National Air integrate un- airspace set aside for spe- Space. Keep an manned air- cial use operations for the eye out during craft into the military. NASA recently your visit for national air- obtained a two year certif- a NASA drone space by the icate from the FAA to op- taking off or year 2015. erate at the Virginia Beach landing along sUAS during prefl ight set The emphasis up at the Museum’s Airport location along the main run- is on safety with written permission way.  Virginia Beach facility Working inside NASA’s 24- foot to allow both to operate on the premises sUAS operations trailer A Bash at the Beach By David Hunt The fi rst Travel Alliance Partners (TAP) by live piano music. After dinner, singers and Air Force Band and 15 men in uniform, along was held in mid October. Bob Cline of TAP musicians took the stage to perform “New with actors impersonating Bob Hope with the partnered with U.S. Tours spearheading the Jersey Nights,” a musical show featuring the Andrews Sisters. project along with Jim Coggin, tourism sales music of the famous Four Seasons. manager, of the Virginia Beach Convention “When the air show was over, we went and Visitors Bureau. The second evening brought a swanky din- downtown, where we had our own version ner in the Oceanfront Ballroom of the Vir- of a USO show,” Cline said. “The orches- Virginia Beach, having a strong military and ginia Beach’s Cavalier Hotel. A small jazz tra performed Glen Miller tributes, and Bob patriotic heritage, and TAP planners decided combo entertained guests during the meal, Hope and the Andrews Sisters did tribute to emphasize that culture when planning followed by a big-band jazz show called performances as well.” their event. The fi rst tour of its kind com- “The Frank Sinatra Legacy.” “Coinciden- As part of its patriotic objective, this inau- bined three days of touring with three nights tally, the Cavalier Hotel hosted many tea gural TAP event included a benefi t for the of high-profi le patriotic entertainment. dances back in the 1940s and ’50s,” Cline actual USO, raising more than twenty thou- said. “Frank Sinatra used to play there.” sand dollars in contributions. With over 1,200 people attending, the fi rst evening event took place at the Virginia Beach The third day of the events was perhaps the A big thank you to Jim Coggin from the Convention Center, where guests enjoyed a most anticipated. Taking place at the Mili- Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors “Virginia is for Lovers” dinner, accompanied tary Aviation Museum, the event began with Bureau for putting on such a wonderful and a swing band performance on the tar- most successful event.  mac,m followed by an oppor- tunitytu for guests to see some 505 of the Firest and Second WorldW War historic warplanes in the museum’s collection. TheT museum’s pilots then put ono a private air show fl ying fi ve historic and war- pplanes. The beginning of the aair show coincided with the ar- rrival of our double-decker bus “Bob Hope,” “Andrew Sisters” and the rest of Folks lined up for the morning USO event bbringing the Glen Miller Army the USO tour stepping off the museum’s bus PAGE 4 VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1 Search for the Cottbus Writer by Sandy Thomson (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) The Military Aviation Museum asked us if We started our hunt by simply stopping el- on a forest full of WW2 artillery and Ger- we would help them complete the story of derly residents and asking them if anyone man anti aircraft guns. Waclaw Annusik, the man who left his name had ever heard of our man. Nobody had, scratched into the strong Krupp until we found someone The hangar inscription said only that “Wa- claw Annusik worked here, October 14, steel beams of the German whow told us that there 1944”. It was during this time that the Focke hangar. We discovered that the wasw one very old man by Wulf company operated an aircraft assembly writing was in Polish and since theth name of Czeslaw, and plant at the Cottbus Luftwaffe airfi eld. It was my wife was born in Poland, if we could fi nd this elder citizen,c he might have here at the time of the inscription that they we just might be the best peo- were building aircraft parts and components ple to track down the mystery metm and known many of theth earlier residents of all over , but doing the fi nal assem- of this unknown author. Even theth region. Eventually, bly work for the Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-9 though we live in Canada, my wew saw him riding his radial and Fw 190 D-9 inverted V-12 fi ghter company is building a bearing bicycleb along the main planes in the hangars there at Cottbus. plant in my wife’s native Po- roadr on the way to the land, so we travel there several town’sto only variety store Cottbus was a strongly fortifi ed city which times each year. Writing on the wall of the tot cash in an empty beer was an important hub for rail and road traf- Cottbus Hangar by bottle for a full one. Since fi c. The city was attacked on April 21, 1945 Waclaw Annusik We carved out two days of our I am a professional fi lm by the Red Army troops. The Russian Third planned trip to Bytow, Poland, producer and never go Army led by Ukaninian Marshall Konev cap- last spring, and arranged to vis- anywhere without some kind of a camera, tured over a hundred tanks, 2,000 vehicles, it the small town which had been identifi ed we recorded my wife, Marianna’s, interview and 1,700 Germans were made prisoners in by the museum and their German friends with Mr. Brenda Czeslaw. the heavy fi ghting. Marshal Konev wrote in as the most likely former home of Waclaw his memoirs that “The relatively small num- Bingo! He had known Waclaw Annusik, but Annusik. Since it was probable that Mr. ber of prisoners is due to the fi erce resistance that was at least 20 years since he had last Annusik was a slave laborer brought from of the enemy, who fought almost to the last seen him. Annusik had been conscripted by man.” On April 23rd, the Soviet forces oc- his native Poland during the Second World the Germans to do civil construction work. cupied the Cottbus airfi eld which had been War to work in a German munitions fac- When the war was over, these workers came attacked by a Russian aircraft squadron from tory, there was a possibility that there might back to Poland and were granted some type the region that was led by a woman. still be some history of his whereabouts of state compensation for having been de- Thereafter, Cottbus continued to be occupied from the country that had imprisoned him. prived of their normal working routine. An- by Soviet troops for the next fi fty years until Many years after the war, the modern the collapse of the in day German government had offered ththe 1990’s. retribution payments to all those that were caught up in the Holocaust or FForced labor ~ how did Waclaw were imprisoned by the German Third AAnnusik think it would all end? We Reich during World War Two. There- lelearned so little, but that day will fore, there was some record of Annusik lilive on in our memories forever. after he had written and applied for WWould he not have been surprised such a payment. The German govern- to learn that the inscription that he ment would not provide much actual wwrote on the inside bean of an air- Theh Junkersk Ju-52 in ffront off theh Cottbusb hhangar information about his existance after plane hangar would have eventually the war, but we were able to determine ended up in far away America. In what was most likely his village. Therefore, nusik never really had to ever work again. October 1944, his knowledge of the Ameri- it did seem that he survived the war and He lived alone, never married and was cans would have been very limited. He soon returned back to his native country. known in the community as a very good probably only knew of this mysterious and singer. People saw him walking around magnifi cent country being a land far away town, visiting friends, but never having any that occasionally came with their bombers We didn’t have much to go on; the town of type of a steady job. to drop their bombs on the airfi eld and the Grabow is located about two hour’s drive previous summer, that they had landed their south of . In the middle of roll- There was no remaining trace of Waclaw troops in northern at a place called ing farm country, it’s a part of Poland that Annusik, as he had apparently gotten quite Normandy. At the same time, the Russians has not seen great change since the days of ill and had been moved to a retirement home were inching forward towards Germany to World War Two. In fact, you can still see the in another community, but no-one could tell evenually reach Cottbus in April of the fol- us exactly where that was. We then thought craters from German bombs and artillery lowing year and then encircle nearby Berlin about the possibility of the existance of local shells in the farm fi elds. to bring an end to the war.  Church records. Back in town, we stumbled VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1 PAGE 5 In Memoriam: Bill Cuthriell Parades, Parades By Steve Turner and more Parades The Military Aviation Museum as well as volunteer program in the U.S. awarded by By David Hunt the entire aviation commu- the National Council of Juvenile and Family nity lost a close friend and an ardent sup- Court Judges. Bill was active in a variety of The Military Aviation Museum’s double porter when USAF Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Chap- Kings Grant Baptist Church programs, was decker has been making appearance all over lain William "Bill” Cuthriell passed away a former President and active in the Kiwanis town, including the Towne Bank Holiday on 28 Oct. 2012 following an accidental fall Club of Chesapeake, and was a long-time Parade at the Beach, which was the BEST at the Airport. He was born in Deep volunteer at the Chesapeake free clinic and ONE EVER! Creek, Va. and upon his retirement from the Wellington Woods Civic League. But Bill’s Air Force in 1979, he was presented a third long-time passion was for all aspects of avi- “We are delighted you were able to be a part award of the Meritorious Service Medal. ation and especially nurturing that passion of creating a magical evening for thousands After his USAF retirement, Bill was the through such youth programs as AF Junior of the young and young-at-heart along At- Executive Director of Chesapeake Volun- ROTC and Civil Air Patrol. In his role as lantic Avenue. We appreciate the great work teer Youth Services Program from 1987 to the President of the Tidewater Chapter of you did in decorating, rehearsing, costum- 1998 and was singled out as the outstanding the Air Force Association, Bill sponsored ing, and performing for very little in return! and supported a number of joint programs Once, again, on behalf of the Holiday Pa- with the Military Aviation Museum aimed at rade at the Beach planning committee, you fostering enthusiasm and passion for avia- have our sincere thanks for participating tion and its history among our youth. Bill with us!”  was a true icon in the aviation community and he will be missed. Donations in Bill’s memory may be made to the Junior AF- ROTC Scholarship Fund AFA Chapter 242. Mail to: Col. (USAF Ret.) Robert Hudson 3113 Lynnhaven Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23451.  Gerald Yagen and Bill Cuthriell

Veterans Parade on Remembrance Day

Towne Bank Holiday Parade

Neptune Parade and Princess Anne Middle School band PAGE 6 VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1 The Museum Takes a Field Trip by Wendy Lason, Post 51 Associate Advisor The Military Aviation Museums Explorer Post This trip was coordinated by one of the plane. You saw, up close and personal, all 51’s fi rst off site fi eld trip was a great success, Post’s explorers who worked with Lt. the computers and electronics.” by visiting Carrier Airborne Early Warning Poynton, senior Naval Flight Offi cer, and Squadron (VAW) 120 “The Greyhawks” facil- Mr. Bob Sage. The Explorers were briefed Nathan was surprised by how cramp the ities and aircraft at Norfolk Naval Air Station. on the squadron’s mission and its aircraft. Hawkeye was inside and wondered how The Greyhawks’ mission is to fl y and train Na- They were also able to observe the squad- the crew managed to bail out in an emer- val Aviators, Naval Flight Offi cers, and Naval ron complete Carrier Certifi cation require- gency. He was told that they practiced get- Aircrewmen to safely and effectively operate ments and learn more about different ca- ting to the door frequently with all of their E-2 and C-2 aircraft, preparing them to join reer fi elds in naval aviation. gear. the fl eet. The E-2 Hawkeye is critical AAndrew. said, “It If you are interested in fi nding out more to Command and wwas very fun to about Aviation Explorer Post 51 check out Control of the Na- ssit in the cock- our FaceBook page and see what has been vies’ Carrier Battle ppit. The “on the planned for 2013. www.facebook.com/#!/ Groups. The C-2 gground” experi- AviationExplorerPost51. Greyhound pro- eence was the only vides Carrier On- wway you could, New members and mentors are always wel- board Delivery rereally, appreciate come!  (COD) of critical ththe dimensions ThThe EE-22 HHawkeyek supplies. and design of the Lenin and his Aircraft by Diane Perez You may have noticed a statue of Vladimir millions of lives during their reign of terror mon gypsum or concrete. Originally housed Lenin, ardent student of Communism, lead- in the Soviet Union. at the cultural club of a boiler station in Mur- er of the Bolshevik Party, and architect of mansk, it was obtained by the museum when the world’s fi rst Soviet Republic, on display Suffering from several strokes attributed to purchasing some Russian airplanes. in the museum. Some folks may wonder a failed assassination attempt in 1918, Lenin why we would possess and display the ef- was forced to resign from politics in 1922. This station was responsible for producing fi gy of such a controversial fi gure. He passed away on January 24, 1924 at the boiling water that was used in heating local age of 53. Stalin succeeded him as leader of homes and buildings. The culture club lo- ’s October Revolution of 1917 resulted the Soviet Union. cated there housed a cinema, theater groups, in Lenin becoming the Chairman of the So- a dance hall, children’s activities, and other viet Council of People’s Commissars, a So- Throughout the twentieth century, statues social events. The statue was likely a tribute cialistic form of government. Small of stat- and pictures of Lenin could be found in pub- to the man who was considered a comrade by ure with a distinctive large, bulging, head, lic squares, offi ces and historical sites all the working class at the time. Now defunct, Lenin would lead his country for only fi ve across his homeland, although many have the club has become a modern business cen- years. Historians have well documented the since been removed or destroyed. Our own ter no longer in need of Lenin’s visage. ruthlessness and tremendous violence he statue is more unique than most, as it is con- employed to accomplish his political objec- structed of metal, rather than the more com- Our museum displays military aircraft and tives. A highly intelligent man and per- artifacts from both allies and enemies to suasive orator, he had the ability to con- rerepresent the part they all have played in vert hordes of the populace to his cause. hhistory. Vladimir Lenin was such a no- tatable individual in Russia’s past that it One ill-advised appointment of his gov- wwould be remiss to ignore his existence. ernance was naming to the NNamed by Time Magazine as one of the post of General Secretary. This position 1100 most important people of the 20th allowed Stalin to amass a great deal of ccentury and one of the top 25 political authority and eventually led Lenin to icicons of all time, it is quite appropriate to regret his choice and attempt to reverse hhave him stand among his airplanes as a it. Poor health, however, prevented him sysymbol of Russia’s failed style of govern- from achieving Stalin’s removal. The mment. In the words of philosopher George SSantayana, “Those who cannot remember oppressive tactics of their combined re- Vladimir Lenin next to the 1938 Polikarpov I-153 gimes were responsible for the loss of the past are condemned to repeat it.”  VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1 PAGE 7 Hangar Happenings Annual Air & Auto Classic Charity Car Show USS Truman By Sam Gassel Each year the Military Aviation Museum is The Third Annual Air & Auto Classic Charity special treat was the surprise fl y-bys of the proud to host the USS Harry S. Truman's Car show was held in November at the mu- museum's beautiful P-51 Mustang. A to- (CVN 75) Children's Christmas Party. Each seum. 2012's event was a record breaker that tal of 29 trophy plaques were given out to year is fi lled with fun and surprises and this exceeded all expectations. The large and di- the lucky owners of the winning cars. Cat- one was no different. verse group of people had a wonderful time. egories were a mix of people’s choice and Photos by: Art Norfolk The mix and quality of cars was spectacular judged import and domestic classes. and most importantly, the end result was over $8,000 raised for the Virginia Beach SPCA The carnival atmosphere was added to with and the Foodbank of South- music donated by Sub- eastern VA. urbanu Key Party & great foodf was offered by Zook's The event was essentially BBQ,B as well as whole a sell-out as organizers ran slews of great raffl es. The out of room to park the cars! SPCAS brought some ador- In total 140 cars including ablea adoptable dogs and VW's, American muscle cars, severals vendors were on vintage Porsches, Ferraris and sites with vintage signs, au- late model Mustangs. This year a new twist was tomobilia, motorcycle clothing and jewelry. added by including a motorcycle show hosted by FTW motorcycles of Virginia Beach. We thank everyone who joined us in 2012 and hope they'll tell friends what I great The museum fl ew several of their vintage time they had. It's fun, and it's all for charity. aircraft and OBX Biplanes was back again Make a date in your calendar for this year’s to offer rides in their Waco . A very show planned on October 26th.  Trains, Planes and Santa by Starr Adler The Military Aviation Museum outdid itself out with joy from below. He made his way this year with the Trains, Planes and Santa through the crowd and said he couldn’t wait event! We have a 4-year old and a 2-year to hear what they all wanted for Christmas. Become a Volunteer! old and they had the best time, as did my We had a little while to wait, but no wor- husband and myself! After we got our ticket ries, cause there were so many fun things If you like to see Santa, we headed to the hangars to to do and look at. We stopped by and got meeting people see the trains. My sons especially loved the some goodies from the Southern Fried table and vintage air- engine they could hop in and ring the bell and grabbed our holiday cupcakes from the planes why not and push the buttons to make the town with cupcake lady, got our faces painted, made a consider volunteering at the trains come alive, so much fun! There was Lego airplane and went to the other hangars Military Aviation Museum? an announcement that there was a plane to look at the planes. The ever growing col- headed our way and we ran out to watch, lection of airplanes and buildings is amaz- If a tour guide is not your over the loud speaker, we heard a “HO HO ing! When we went to see Santa, he said, thing then we are always HO!!!” and then from around the corner “Jameson & Jaxson!!! Have you been good looking for volunteers with of the museum, there was the red WACO boys this year?” The kids couldn’t believe specifi c skills and anyone with Santa inside! They did a few fl y-bys he knew who they were already! It was sur- can help our Museum in with Santa waiving and children screaming real. They sat on his lap and explained what many different ways. they had rehearsed asking him for, and took the cutest picture with him and one of his The next class is helper elves. They got their goodie bags and being held on we wrapped up our exciting day! Thanks to April 27th, 2013 the museum for putting on such a unique event that is such a fun experience for the Call David Hunt at 721-7767 children and the child in all of us. We will be talking about it until next year, as this is an event we won’t ever want to miss!  PAGE 8 VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1 Event Calendar Dinosaurs in Their New Park Surroundings

FEBRUARY 9 - Valentine’s Day Hangar Dance 16 - Speakers-Tuskegee Airmen- Sgt Grant Williams at 11:00am APRIL 20 - Bonanza Fly-In 20 - Promise Places Plane Pull 20 - Hangar Talk - see website for further details 27 - Volunteer Training MAY 17, 18, & 19 - Over the Beach (WWII Air Show) 25-Strawberry Fest Parade JUNE 1- Crime Solvers Pig Pickin’ 1- Flying Proms

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