Muskets & Broadsword Orange County Chapter Sons of the American Revolution October 2013 Editor Jim Blauer Officers MEETING INFORMATION President When: October 12, 2013 Dan McKelvie Where: Sizzler Restaurant 24672 Alvorado Mission Viejo, CA 92692 1401 N. Harbor Blvd.
[email protected] Fullerton, CA Vice-President Time: Social Begins at 11:00am Daniel H. T. Shippey Meeting: Called to Order at 11:30am 1636 Gymkhana Street Website: www.orangecountysar.org Orange, CA 92869-1032
[email protected] Corresponding Secretary OCTOBER SPEAKER—WOUNDED WARRIOR James W. Klingler CAPTAIN CHARLIE PLUMB 33 Bethany Drive Captain Charlie Plumb has lived what he believes to be the American Dream. As Irvine, CA 92603-3519 a farm kid from Kansas, he fantasized about airplanes although he felt certain he
[email protected] would never have the opportunity to pilot one. It would be the United States Navy Recording Secretary who afforded Plumb the opportunity to live out that dream. James F. Blauer After graduating from the Naval Academy, Plumb completed Navy Flight Train- 594 Hamilton St. #E ing and reported to Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego where he flew the first Costa Mesa, CA 92627 adversarial flights in the development of what would be called The Navy Fighter
[email protected] Weapon School, currently known as “TOP GUN”. The next year, Plumb’s squadron the Aardvarks launched on the Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk with Fighter Squad- Treasurer ron 114 to fly the Navy’s hottest airplane, the F-4 Phantom Jet. Code names Plumb- Arthur A. Koehler er, Charlie Plumb flew 74 successful combat missions over North Viet Nam and 17422 Ireland Lane made over 100 carrier landings.