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Your Newsletter Staff- Co-Editors: Ann Trombley, [email protected] Katha Lilley, [email protected] Feature writers: Bob Peterman, Spencer Vail, Bob Osborn, Bruce Anderson, Earl Scott, John Jennings, Bud Varty Contributors: Don Trombley, Jim Lilley Guest Contributors: Stewart Bailey
APRIL APRIL 2014
Volume Issue 9 4
“A Volunteer Newsletter by Volunteers” by Newsletter Volunteer “A
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Many thanks to everyone who has checked the birthday list for their day… and emailed me when they didn’t find it. I rely on your help keeping the list up-to-date. Send an email to Katha Lilley, [email protected]
2- John Russell Our Mission- 2- Bill Litherland APRIL 3- Joan Carter BIRTHDAYS 3- Gary Sohn To inspire
3- Timothy Guetz and educate 5- Ronald Skidmore To promote and 8- Greg Macy (cad) preserve aviation 9- Andy Hines and space history 9- Allen Herkamp 11- James Cerar To honor the 11- Laurent Gallipeo patriotic service of 13- Stan de Stwonlinski our veterans 14- Lynn Gelinas 15- Gerald Heister
16- Betty Martin IN MEMORIAM 16- Ryan Johnson Jr 17- Dale Cook ROSEMARY RUSH 19- Neil Arney 19- Scott Simpson 22- Shane Bedard 22- Ronald Grose 23- Ray Clevidence Jr
24- Dan Goodrich 24- Joel Krane
25- Jack Thede A museum collection : 25- Stacy Allen Includes rare artifacts and priceless treasures. These things have 26- Ken Rentmeester survived for decades. You don’t want to be the one to break 28- Arthur Molin them! 28- Andrew Fitzgerold Please resist the urge to remove or clean our Museum displays. 29- Paul Russell Special conservation methods may be needed. And the condi- tion you see may be part of the artifact story. 29- Don Robison If you have concerns or questions, please contact Larry Wood 30- Julias Folgate or Stewart Bailey. Thank You, The Staff
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BOB’S BANTER ability was crucial to its suc- gine running while the other two cess. were on fire. A friend of mine tipped me off The Ju-390 was twice the In 1945 she was assigned to this fascinating story. I’d never size of the B-29 Superfortress. to fly the jet fighters that Ger- heard one like this before AND I’ll It was powered by six 1,500 hp many was producing. One of bet you haven’t either. The story BMW radial engines and had a these jet fighters was the was written by Jim Newsom and range of 18,000 miles without Horten V9 flying wing. It was was printed in Pacific Flyer in refueling. powered by two Jumo turbo-jet 2011. This was to be the longest engines, which enabled it to fly
photo-recon mission flown by at 600 mph. It was armed with MOST DANGEROUS PHOTO- an enemy airplane in WWII. two 30mm cannon and air to-air RECON MISSION OF WORLD Nine hours later, the Junkers missiles. Anna never scored WAR II was over Canada and swinging any victories in the Horten. south at an altitude of 22,000 While taxiing in the snow, an On August 27, 1943, a Ger- feet. In the next few hours, it American Sherman tank crew man Luftwaffe long-range photo would photograph the heavy captured her after she had -reconnaissance bomber, a industrial plants in Michigan that turned off the engines. After she Junkers Ju-390 took off from its were vital to the United States. pulled off her helmet, they base in Norway and flew out By noon on August 28, the gi- thought she was a movie star. across the Atlantic Ocean. gantic six-engined bomber was For the next six months she Among its four-man crew was a over New York City, where it poured coffee for the US Army brave and daring woman, Anna finally was spotted by the US and did not spend one night in a Kreisling, “the White Wolf of the Army Air Corps. but by then it POW camp. Everyone thought Luftwaffe” -- a nickname she was too late. The Junkers dis- she was part of Bob Hope’s appeared in the vastness of the USO show. Atlantic Ocean; fourteen hours An article in Air Progress later Anna would bring the huge magazine in the Nov/Dec issue bomber in to land at a Luftwaffe 1965 also talked about the base outside of Paris. Junkers Ju-390 over-flying Jim continues …Thoughts Michigan and New York. This of this mission came to mind as was held top secret throughout Anna and I sat across the table WWII and the Cold War. from each other at an Oktober- Researched & submitted by fest in Los Angeles. She is still Bob Osborn quite beautiful with her icy Questions/comments: blonde hair tied back in a pony- tail and her radiant blue eyes [email protected] which have seen events in hu- man history only a few could ever imagine. She had flown Ju-52 Trimo- had acquired because of her tors into the streets of Stalin- frost blonde hair and icy blue grad when it had been sur- eyes. Anna was one of the top rounded by the Red Army. pilots in Germany; and even Many times her plane had been though she was only the co- riddled with bullets so badly that pilot on this mission, her flying she landed with only one en-
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Bud Varty 5 FLIGHTPLAN! A VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER FOR VOLUNTEERS 3/31/2014
MARK YOUR Riley Sanders is looking for volun- CALENDER teers who would like to serve an additional day on Sunday.
****ATTENTION VETERANS**** New ID cards for veterans are now available. The Veteran Health Administration’s Chief Business Office, Health Eligibil- ity Center has made the decision to launch a redesigned card and soft- ware package for the issuance of Veterans Health Identification Cards (VHIC). Social security numbers and date of birth will be removed from the cards. Proper identification will be required. No cards are printed locally. Veterans will receive their new card via mail typically within 3-4 weeks. All information is available at the website at www.roseburg.va.gov under the Resource tab titled NEW VETERAN
AT THE THEATER
$ 11.00 General Admission $ 10.00 Senior Admission $ 9.00 Youth Admission $ 5.00 Member Admission
THE MUSEUM POLICY REGARDING SMOKING : IT’S NOT ALLOWED IN ANY OF THE MUSEUM BUILDINGS OR OUTSIDE
ARTIFACTS. THIS INCLUDES TOBACCO AND E CIGARETTES
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Oregon Precision Farming Expo 2014 Date: April 2, 2014 until April 3, 2014 Time: From 07:30 AM to 5:00 PM Cost: Two-day, All-Access pass: $100
THE FUTURE OF FARMING
Home School Days: Robotics Alive Date: April 11, 2014 Time: From 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Cost: Museum Members: Youth: $13, Adult: Free. Non-Members: Youth: $23, Adult: $10
For more information, please contact the Museum Education Depart- ment: [email protected] or by phone, at 503.434.4185
20,000 Leagues Under the Wave Pool Date: April 5, 2014 Time: From 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM Cost: Event is Free with Water- park Admission.
Easter Eggstravaganza Date: April 19, 2014 Time: From 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Cost: General Public: $10, Museum Members:
Location: Evergreen Chapel and Oak Grove go to http://evergreenmuseum.org/upcoming- events/ for details
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Sponsorship flyers will be available at the Museum . . .
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As a civilian museum, we on with most every collection. would have a very hard, if not Not every museum can own From the Curator: impossible, time acquiring this every object in their chosen Comings and Goings government-owned property. field, so it only makes sense (The government tries very that we work together and bor- With all of the recent news that hard to keep combat capable row from each other to help the Ford Tri-Motor on display in aircraft out of the hands of civil- each other “tell the story.” So the Museum has been sold ians.) So our only option, if we as some objects leave and oth- and that other aircraft may want to show this aspect of ers come in, just remember leave, I want to offer some ex- aviation, is to borrow artifacts. that it is a natural part of what planation about what is going But even though the artifacts we do. It may be sad to see on with the Museum’s collec- may be on loan for a long time, some old favorites go away, tion. they do not and never will, be- but it’s always exciting to see long to the Museum. new things come in, and it al- As an aviation and space mu- lows the museum to remain seum, Evergreen has chosen In fact, of the aircraft in the col- fresh and appealing instead of to display and educate the lection, only 55 of 133 (43% being a “dusty, unchanging at- public about the entire history percent), actually belong to the tic full of old things…” It helps of humanity’s attempts to leave Museum. The rest are on loan us to achieve our mission of the earth. This is a pretty from other museums or indi- educating and inspiring our broad spectrum and differs viduals including our founder, visitors every day. from museums that are more Mr. Smith. On the Space side, specialized, such as the Na- the percentage is far smaller! Stewart Bailey tional Museum of the US Air We tend to get attached to Force, which displays only these objects and refer to them as “our Tri-Motor” or “our Ti- items related to the USAF his- Q: How did April Fool’s Day get tory, or the Cradle of Aviation tan,” when in fact they are not. Museum, that focuses exclu- We are blessed with the privi- started? sively on aerospace efforts on lege of displaying them and Long Island. As such, we interpreting them in a way that A: It’s murky, but the roots of All strive to feature many different fulfills our mission. facets of flight from hot air bal- Fools Day, as it’s sometimes called, loons to space probes. They At the same time, the changing are all part of the story that we display of artifacts allows mu- date back at least to the 1500s as an tell the visitors. seums to keep their public face occasion to perpetrate tomfoolery, fresh and dynamic. If nothing In order to do this, the Museum ever changed, there would be possibly in reaction to spring’s mer- has to reach beyond the “core” little reason for our visitors to collection that it owns, to other return; making our interface curial weather. It’s observed on April with them a one-time, close- museums, organizations and 1 in many Western countries, includ- individuals to borrow artifacts ended experience. The very that help to tell a part of the fact that there is change helps ing Italy and France, where prank- story. As an example, we give us a reason to reach out would not be able to tell the to the visitors and say, “hey, sters cry “April fish!” as they tape pa- story of modern military avia- come see us again; we’ve got perpesci or poissons to people’s tion without the help of folks at something new or different for the National Museum of the you to experience.” backs, and Scotland, where “Gowkie USAF, the National Museum of Day” makes anyone a potential Naval Aviation or the National This aspect of museum opera- Museum of the Marine Corps. tion is not unusual and it goes “gowk,” or cuckoo. 9 FLIGHTPLAN! A VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER FOR VOLUNTEERS 3/31/2014
Karachi. When George arrived in lishman. By 4:15 no one came C.I.A. – CUSTOMER Seattle his boss whisked him into and George was about to leave INGINEER for AIRLINE a private conference room shut- when the Englishman wandered ting the door behind him. Alone in over and quietly asked in an During my thirty-plus-year the room was a stranger who American accent, “Are you Boeing career, I met and worked thanked George for his “intel” on George Warburton?” After a cou- with some fascinating individuals. the gold shipment and informed ple of drinks the man finally got There was Dr. Gerald Bull (see George he would be on the next around to the reason for the meet- the April 2010 Flightplan, pg 4), Pan Am flight to London arriving ing. “Tell me George, in your job and Tom Brady (see the October there two hours ahead of the PIA as Customer Engineer at PIA, it’s Flightplan 2013, pg 8), and then delivery flight. not at all unusual is it for you to go there was George Warbur- “Now George, do you think on scheduled flights?” “No, not at ton. George was a work-visa Brit it might be possible for you to se- all usual.” “So later this month, employed by Boeing as a Cus- cretly observe the loading of the you could make the scheduled tomer Engineer (one assigned to gold?” “Yes, I think so.” “And af- flight to Beijing, right?” “Well, a customer airline to facilitate ter that would you mind calling what would you be asking me to clearing technical problems) this London number?” “I could do do?” “Nothing, George, abso- George had been initially as- that also. Is that all?” “Of lutely nothing at all. We would signed to PIA – Pakistan Interna- course!” But of course that was just like to see your briefcase for a tional Airlines. I met George later not all. The London phone Voice few minutes before you leave. when he transferred from Cus- had two further requests: [1] de- “Wait I’m a British national travel- tomer Engineering to Sales and termine if the gold was still on- ing as an employee of an Ameri- Marketing. board on arrival in Karachi, and can company, and you want me One of several events [2] report such to a certain phone to fly into China carrying a brief- George shared dealt with PIA up- number in Karachi. case you’ve messed with. grading their fleet of older 707- When PIA’s 707-300B 300s to new 300Bs. George and landed in Karachi, George NO THANK YOU!!!” several PIA air and ground crews watched the flight crew disembark had been sent to Wichita Kansas and walk away. Then George Earl Scott for 707-300B schooling. It was climbed aboard and there were common practice in such cases the gold bars stacked neatly on for the Customer Engineer to re- pallets. George began count- turn to his assigned airline aboard ing… “Hey, who are you and what their first delivery aircraft, but in are you doing?” “Certainly, I’m this case PIA ignored George’s George Warburton, your Cus- requests for space. George’s tomer Engineer, and I am just boss kept pressing George and checking these tie downs. Have PIA kept ignoring George’s re- you any idea the damage that quests. Finally, a PIA copilot could result if any of these bars clarified the situation, confiding to came loose?” Later when George George that PIA was using the passed on the information, the first 707-300B delivery flight to Voice was so impressed it sug- secretly ship gold bullion to “Red gested they meet at the KLM Ho- China.” tel Bar for drinks. George relayed this fact to George arrived promptly at his boss, The next day his boss 4:00 PM, but found the bar empty suggested George swing by the save for the Pakistani bartender Seattle office before returning to and a rather seedy looking Eng-
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gun serving a delicious on- looks really good too. On Mon- board snack in addition to the day, the airline announced that carrier’s legendary peanut of- the company would be easing fering. To be called TOFUnuts the restriction on pets as part of they have the same salty taste, their "furry family" program. 5 MINUTE HISTORY but contain more protein than This new regulations would al- IN THE MAKING NOW Southwest’s lightly salted pea- low for any type of animal that nuts. Customers who stop in fits safely on board their planes the airport terminal for that sa- to roam, graze, slither, crawl or A review of current trends vory cheeseburger can wash fly at their leisure inside a in aviation has revealed some away the guilt knowing that a plane's cabin. interesting concepts. Take, for packet of TOFUnuts will help "What's more, we will no example, the recent announce- lower bad cholesterol. Other longer be requiring animals to ment by Air New Zealand that benefits include appearing be kept in the kennels while they were introducing a new younger as customers step off they're travelling with us. After STRAIGHTUPFARES™ op- one of the carrier’s LUV jets all, they're part of the family," tion, the next step in the evolu- since the isoflavones in the TO- said Bartrem,. “The flight tion of affordable domestic air FUnuts scavenge free radicals crews have received special in- travel on sale to anyone who to prevent premature aging. flight training on how to care for can ‘stand it’. The special fares “We didn’t think we could the diverse family members are part of the airline’s Gra- top our world famous peanuts, that they'd be welcoming on baseat™ promotion. but this little baby has real po- board" and along with specially The airline has installed tential,” said Kevin Krone, modified lavatories for animals. hand holds on the cabin ceil- Southwest Airlines Vice Presi- The ad sounds like a pet ings of selected aircraft to allow dent of Marketing, Sales, and lover's dream. even more passengers per Distribution. flight. The new “seating” plan Not to be outdone, West- Spencer Vail can accommodate up to 69 ex- Jet has unveiled its Kargo Kids tra passengers standing in the program designed to create a aisle for the duration of the serene travel experience. It will flight, massively increasing Air allow guests to travel on select New Zealand’s capacity and child-free flights, creating a qui- drastically lowering ticket eter and more relaxing in-flight prices. experience, while children The fares are offered at travel in a “special VIP” area of three different levels: the aircraft. “As Canada’s low- STRAIGHTUPFARES™ – the cost airline, we are constantly standard offering includes carry looking for innovative and fun - on baggage only; STRAIGH- ways to enhance the guest ex- TUPBAG™ – Includes carry on perience,” stated airline bag and one checked bag up to spokesman Richard Bartrem., 25kgs; and STRAIGHTUPDE- VP of communication. “The ini- LUXE – includes carry-on bag tial feedback on Kargo Kids and one checked bag up to has been quite positive and 25kgs, in-flight refreshments we’re looking forward to the and an interactive handhold. peace and quiet while we get There are height restrictions as families where they need to well as girth maximums. be.”
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MARCH BOARD OF CAPTAINS MEETING
Membership Director Jeff Cool passed out new membership numbers; they are very strong. A $10K Corpo- rate Membership was received in February. The Vietnam Veterans Panel, cancelled because of bad weather in Febru- ary, will be rescheduled. Sadly, Jeff has left the Museum to take a position with the High Desert Museum outside Bend. He will be missed. Education Director Hilda Pereyo reported that Junior Ambassadors will be coming in on Saturdays and reporting to Saturday Day Captain Jim Winters. Summer plans are for the Ambassadors to come in during the week and will be reporting to the Day Captains for assignments. Curator Stewart Bailey again asked that artifacts not be removed by volunteers and taken home for any reason without permission from Stewart or Larry Wood. Day Captains will be making sure their crews understand this directive. The new owner of the Tri-motor wishes to remain anonymous. He has 30-hour motors coming in to replace the ones on the aircraft; they will be changed inside the Aviation Museum. Timing of this has not been announced. No word on sale of the Avenger or the P-38, but they are still for sale. Again these aircraft do not belong to the Museum but are the property of Mr. Smith. Efforts to buy the Cessna 0-2 are underway. The cost will be $10,000. Fliers are being printed to ask for do- nations for the acquisitions; these donations will be tax deductible. The Cessna was involved in the Bat-21 rescue mis- sion which was the longest of the Vietnam War, lasting 11 days. The Collections staff and volunteers are working on using the first floor, formerly the MIS area, in the theater building as a gallery to display much of the artwork the Museum has in its collection. Timing and approval has yet to be announced. Newsletter co-editors like the quality of the newsletter being printed in-house by Phil Jaeger. More color will be used. Co-editor Katha Lilley will be setting up articles with direct access to Hyperlink. Locker use: If someone needs a locker for personal ongoing use, they are asked to place their name on the locker. Only one locker per person. If, by March 14, any locker not properly labeled or where there are multiple lockers with the volunteer’s name, the locks will be cut off and the locker cleaned out. Consult your Day Captain. E-cigarettes Policy at the Museum. These are not to be used inside the buildings, the same policy as with any standard cigarette. They may be smoked outside the buildings. If there is a problem with any visitor regarding this pol- icy, consult the Day Captain. Jim Lilley
APRIL LAUNCH PAD Date 3 Atlas 5 (401) Launch the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program 19 space- craft for the USAF into a polar orbit. From Vandenburg AFB 3 Soyuz Arianespace Soyuz to launch a Sentinel 1A radar observation satellite for the European Space Agency & European Commission. Launch site: French Guiana 9 Soyuz Launch the 55th Progress cargo delivery ship to the ISS. Launch site: Kazakhstan. Live TV coverage 8:15 a.m. on NASA channels 15 Zenit 3SL Sea Launch. Rocket to carry into orbit the Eutelsat 3B comm. satellite to provide telecommunication services over Europe, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, South America. Launch: Odyssey platform, Pacific Ocean 25 Vega European rocket to launch DZZ-HR Earth observation satellite for Astrium & Kazakhstan. Will provide high-resolution images to Kazakh authorities for homeland surveillance, resource management, & environmental monitoring. Launch from French Guiana 27 Proton Russian rocket to deploy the Luch 5V satellite to relay data from Russian spacecraft to ground sites, ISS, & the Kazsat 3 comm. satellite for Kazakhstan. Launch from Kazakhstan 30 Falcon 9 SpaceX to launch 8 2nd generation Orbcomm comm. satellites which will provide 2-way data messaging services for global customers. Rocket will fly in Falcon 2v1.1 configuration. Launch site: C. Canaveral, Florida John Jennings 12 FLIGHTPLAN! A VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER FOR VOLUNTEERS
tions, and Coca Cola - even poker rounds per minute. And as she so
SGT RECKLESS chips, blankets and hats when she often did, she would carry wounded The little horse that could… soldiers down the mountain to safety, unload them, get reloaded The story of Reckless is not with ammo, and off she would go only remarkable - it is unusual. And back up to the guns. She also pro- once you learn about her, you will vided a shield for several Marines know why the Marine Corps not who were trapped trying to make only fell in love with her - but hon- their way up to the front line. ored her and promoted her every Wounded twice, she didn't let that chance they got. And it wasn't just stop or slow her down. the Marines that served with her in the trenches that honored her - her What she did in this battle not only last promotion to Staff Sergeant was being ignored - or if she was earned her the respect of all that was by Gen. Randolph McC Pate - trying to just prove a point. served with her, but it got her pro- the Commandant of the entire Ma- One of Reckless' finest moted to Sergeant. Her heroics rine Corps. You can't get higher hours came during the battle of Out- defined the word "Marine." She than that in the Marines. post Vegas in March of 1953. At was BELOVED by the Marines. Reckless joined the Marines the time of this battle it was written They took care of her better than to carry ammunition to the front that, "the savagery of the battle for they took care of themselves - lines for the 75mm Recoilless Rifle the so-called Nevada Complex has throwing their flak jackets over her Platoon of the 5th Marines - and never been equaled in Marine to protect her when incoming was she quickly earned the love and re- Corps history." This particular bat- heavy, risking their own safety. spect of all of the Marines that tle "was to bring a cannonading and Her Military Decorations in- served with her. Lt. Eric Pedersen bombing seldom experienced in clude two Purple Hearts, Good paid $250 of his own money to a Conduct Medal, Presidential Unit warfare ... twenty eight tons of young Korean boy, Kim Huk Moon, bombs and hundreds of the largest Citation with star, National Defense for her. The only reason Kim sold shells turned the crest of Vegas into Service Medal, Korean Service his beloved horse was so he could a smoking, death-pocked rubble." Commendation, and Republic of buy an artificial leg for his older sis- And Reckless was in the middle of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, all ter, Chung Soon, who lost her leg in all of it. of which she wore proudly on her a land mine accident. Enemy soldiers could see red and gold blanket, along with Kim's Loss was the Marines' her as she made her way across French Fourragere that the 5th Ma- gain. the deadly "no man's land" rice pad- rines earned in World War I. It was not only Reckless' dies and up the steep 45-degree heroics that endeared the Marines mountain trails that led to the firing to her - it was her incredible antics sites. "It's difficult to describe off of the battlefield. You will not the elation and the boost in morale believe her antics when she was that little white-faced mare gave being ignored, or if she was hungry Marines as she outfoxed the enemy - let's just say you never wanted to bringing vitally needed ammunition leave your food unattended. As up the mountain, "Sgt. Maj. James legendary as she was for her hero- E. Bobbitt recalled. ics - her appetite became even During this five-day battle, more legendary. This horse had a on one day alone she made 51 mind of her own - not to mention, trips from the Ammunition Supply being very determined. Point to the firing sites, 95% of the There has never been a horse like Reckless had a voracious time by herself. She carried 386 Reckless, and her story deserves appetite. She would eat anything rounds of ammunition (over 9,000 every honor & recognition she can and everything - but especially pounds - almost FIVE TONS! -- of receive. scrambled eggs and pancakes in ammunition), walked over 35 miles See http://www.sgtreckless.com the morning with her morning cup of through open rice paddies and up coffee. She also loved cake, Her- steep mountains with enemy fire shey bars, candy from the C ra- coming in at the rate of 500