Meet Tomorrow's Military Aviators We're Proud to Highlight These Daedalian Matching Scholarship Recipients Who Are Pursuing Careers As Military Aviators

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Meet tomorrow's military aviators We're proud to highlight these Daedalian Matching Scholarship recipients who are pursuing careers as military aviators. They are our legacy! If you would like to offer career advice or words of encouragement to these future aviators, please email us at [email protected] and we'll pass them on to the cadets.

Cadet Evan Bozanic Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott $1,000 scholarship Willie Flight 82

"My career goal is to get accepted to ENJJPT, track into the F-22 or F-35, fly as long as I can and make the Air Force a career."

Cadet Mollianne Flood University of Texas at San Antonio $3,250 scholarship Stinsons Flight 2

"My career goals are to fly search and rescue missions as a USAF helicopter pilot, and pursue either a long military career as a senior officer, or become a professor."

Cadet Flood also received the 2016 Loren and Randy Spencer Recruiting Scholarship Stinsons Flight 2 received on successful recruiting of new Daedalians in 2016.

Cadet Alexander Kane Arizona State University $1,000 scholarship Willie Flight 82

"My career goal is to become an Army officer in the Aviation Branch. I don't have a particular air frame but I wish to eventually be a part of the 160th SOAR Regiment and fly any of the three air frames. Depending how long I stay in for, after the military I wish to pursue a career flying for the airlines, be a rotor wing pilot for the CIA or FBI, or fly for a police force."

Cadet Curtis Meyer Northern Arizona University $1,000 scholarship Willie Flight 82

"As a pilot select, I hope to attend pilot training after graduating from NAU. My main goal is to graduate top of my training class so I can have my top air frame selection. I intend to stay with the Air Force for a minimum of 20 years before I retire and ideally work for a civilian airline."

Cadet Alejandro Romero Arizona State University $1,000 scholarship Willie Flight 82

"My career goal is to be an aviator in the U.S. Air Force and I have been fortunate enough to have received a slot for pilot training from AFJROTC, which is the first huge step in achieving this goal. Though I am not positive on which airframe I would prefer, I am eager to begin the training process and gain a better understanding of the roles each aircraft has in the overall mission of air superiority."

Midshipman Jaron Scarbrough Arizona State University $1,000 scholarship Willie Flight 82

"My career goals are to serve my country as an officer in the Marines, for as long as I can, in the best way I possibly can; graduate top of class at OCS, TBS, and flight school; earn Wings of Gold; and serve as a fixed wing pilot."

Cadet Connor Shumway Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott $1,000 scholarship Willie Flight 82

"My dream is to fly for the Army. Currently I am pursuing this through Army ROTC and Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) with the Army National Guard. If an aviation slot is achieved, I hope to continue the career path in the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) for as long as 20 years."

Green & Gold Connect Day is Nov. 11 Each year on Armistice Day, Daedalians meet up to remember those who have flown west and celebrate those who are achieving their dreams to become military aviators. Don't live near a flight? Sign up HERE and we'll connect you with other Daedalians close by. Send your photos to [email protected], and we'll publish them on our Virtual Flight page and in the next issue of Aviator.

Changing the way we celebrate your membership Remember, annual dues now billed by anniversary month Remember, annual dues now billed by anniversary month

We've changed the way we remind you when it's time to pay annual dues. The bylaws were changed last year so that this fall, we have started sending dues reminders in the month that represents your anniversary. You will continue to get your annual ballot at the end of the year just like you have in years past, but dues notifications will go out in your legacy celebration month. If you have any questions about the new policy change, please contact us at headquarters.

From our members... We appreciate our members sending in photos of themselves from throughout their careers. We'll continue to publish them on a regular basis in Aviator.

Retired Air Force Col. Joe Lee Burns sent in this photo of himself as a captain sitting in his 81st TFS F-4D at Hahn Air Base, West Germany, circa 1969. The 1963 Air Force Academy grad was active duty until 1990; he also flew the AT-38A and F-15 Eagle.

Retired Air Force Col. Harry "Steve" Stevenson", Daedalian Life Member 3122, thought our readers might enjoy these two pictures from his career, before and as a Daedalian. The photo on the left was taken when he was an Army Special Forces officer in Da Nang, Vietnam, in July 1969. The second photo is from February 1973 when he was an F-4E pilot at Torrejon Air Base, Spain. Colonel Stevenson became a Life Member after winning the Daedalian Orville Wright Award in UPT in 1972.

Daedalians Life Member, retired USMC Col. Robert A. "Dog" Maddocks, is shown as a lieutenant in the cockpit of a Marine Fighter

Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 "Silver Eagles" F-4B Phantom II in Nam Phong, Thailand, in 1973. VMFA-115 established the Marine Corps fighter squadron record for total missions flown in Vietnam. the photo was originally published in the VMFA-115 Silver Eagles 1973 Cruise Book.

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Ronald Green is shown in front of his F-100 Super Sabre ("The Hun") at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam, in 1965. Check out a video of the F-100's role in Vietnam HERE.

Can you ID the front-seater?

We received an email from Patrick Crowley with this photo and message: "Going through my dad's old 35 mm slides from Vietnam (1967- 1968), I found this good one. My dad, Col. Jack Crowley, is on the right side. Anybody know who the front-seater on the left is? This photo may have been taken at Phan Rang, but it could have been someplace else in Vietnam. I say that because my dad was on the IG Team toward the end of his tour." If you know the person with Colonel Crowley, please send us an email at [email protected].

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Win this basket of Daedalian-logoed merchandise valued at over $200! Tickets are only $10 each, and if you buy 10 you get an 11th ticket free! only $10 each, and if you buy 10 you get an 11th ticket free! All proceeds go to Foundation programs, helping us inspire tomorrow's military aviators. The basket includes a blanket, tote bag, garment bag, 2 golf towels, 2 koozies, RTIC coffee mug, chef's apron, flashlight keychain, T-shirt, and logo and seal pins. The garment bag, waffle-weave golf towel and apron are one-of-a-kind items not available anywhere else. Buy your tickets here or text "aircraft" to 41444

2018-19 Combined Federal Campaign Be sure and select #11457 The Daedalian Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Order of Daedalians, which was formed to honor our Founding Members who flew in defense of our nation. Our membership reflects the honor and pride of our country's first military aviators who risked everything to defend our nation. CFC donations will continue to support scholarships and the Daedalian Flying Training Program which carries that same great history. A 501(c)(3) foundation, the main purpose of the organization is to provide encouragement for young men and women to become military pilots. Each year the Daedalian Foundation gives thousands of dollars to students with a military aviation future. We support matching scholarships and grants for high school JROTC, college ROTC and all five armed services. Your gift to the Daedalian Foundation is more than a monetary donation; it shapes the future of military aviation.

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November aviation heritage highlights Find the complete daily heritage calendar on our Heritage Preservation Project Page.

Nov. 1, 1954 The U.S. Air Force retired its last Boeing B-29 Superfortress from service.

Nov. 3, 1909 Lt. George C. Sweet became the first Navy officer to fly when he accompanied Lt. Frank P. Lahm of the Army on a flight at College Park, Maryland. Lieutenant Sweet was the official observer for the Navy at the trials for the Wright Flyer. Sweet was Daedalian Founder Member #5791.

Nov. 6, 1915 Navy Cmdr. Henry C. Mustin, Daedalian Founder Member #3501, launched the first airplane by catapult from a moving vessel -- the USS North Carolina -- in Pensacola Bay, Florida.

Nov. 7, 1917 Eugene J. Bullard, an American in French service, became the first black fighter pilot to claim an aerial victory.

Nov. 9, 1919 Flying a Martin bomber, Lt. Col. Rutherford S. Hartz and his Army crew completed the first flight around the rim of the United States, covering 9,823 miles in 108 days. Hartz was Daedalian Founder Member #11681. #11681.

Nov. 11, 1918 Armistice Day marked the end of World War I at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. Today we mark the 100th anniversary of that significant moment in time and reflect on the sacrifices of those who served. In particular, we honor those pilots who were the first to take to the skies in our nation's defense - the more than 14,000 aviators whose names are forever etched into our history as Daedalian Founder Members.

Nov. 14, 1910 Flying a 50 hp Curtiss plane, civilian exhibition stunt pilot Eugene B. Ely made the first takeoff from a ship. Ely flew from an 83-foot slanted wooden platform built onto the bow of Birmingham (Cruiser No. 2) at anchor off Old Point Comfort, Hampton Roads, Virginia. Despite light rain and fog, the pilot elected to continue with the flight. As he left the platform, the plane settled slowly and touched the water, but rose again and landed about 2½ miles away on Willoughby Spit. The aircraft sustained slight splinter damage to the propeller tips.

Nov. 19, 1996 The Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on mission STS-80. The veteran flight crew was led by mission commander, Navy Capt. Kenneth D. Cockrell, on his third space flight, with shuttle pilot Navy Capt. Kent V. Rominger, on his second. Mission Specialist Story Musgrave, M.D., was on his sixth flight; Thomas D. Jones, Ph.D., (formerly an Air Force captain and B-52 aircraft commander) was on his third; Tamara E. Jernigan, Ph.D. was on her fourth. On STS-80, Story Musgrave became the only person to have flown on all five space shuttles. At 61, he was the oldest person to have flown into space at the time. STS-80 was the longest mission of any space shuttle flight, with a duration of 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes, 18 seconds. Columbia landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 7, 1996.

Nov. 20, 1963 The U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command (TAC) accepted its first two production McDonnell F-4C Phantom II jet fighters, F-4C-15-MC 63-7415 and F-4C-15-MC 63-7416. These aircraft were the 9th and 10th production F-4Cs. They were flown to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, by Brig. Gen. Gilbert Louis Meyers, commanding the 836th Air Division, and Col. Frank Kendall ("Pete") Everest, a world-famous test pilot, commanding the 4453rd Combat Crew Training Squadron. Lt. Gen. Charles B. Westover, TAC vice commander, formally accepted the new fighters on behalf of TAC. Up until this time, the 4453rd had been training crews with McDonnell F-4B Phantom IIs on loan from the United States Navy.

Nov. 22, 1988 The Northrop Grumman B-2A "Spirit" stealth bomber rolls out on this date.

Nov. 27, 1933 The Army accepted delivery of its first production-model Martin B-10, the nation's first all-metal monoplane bomber produced in quantity. The twin-engine airplane featured an internal bomb bay, retractable landing gear, rotating gun turret, and enclosed cockpit. A precursor of World War II bombers, the B-10 could fly faster than contemporary pursuit aircraft and much faster than previous biplane and triplane bombers.

Nov. 29, 1929 Commander and navigator Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd Jr., civilian pilot Bernt Balchen, civilian copilot and radio operator Harold June, and photographer Capt. Ashley C. McKinley, USA, made the first flight over the South Pole in a Ford 4-AT trimotor named Floyd Bennett. The plane took off from Little America on McMurdo Sound at 1529 on Nov. 28, reached the pole at 0114 on Nov. 29, stopped briefly for fuel at Axel Heiberg Glacier, and returned to Little America at 1008. Byrd was Daedalian Founder Member #10364.

Nov. 30, 1943 The Navy authorized a department of aviation medicine and physiological research at the Naval Air Material Center to study physiological factors related to the design of high-speed and high-altitude aircraft.

Reunions

F-106 All Troops Reunion April 3-7, 2019 Tucson, Arizona POC: Bob Kwiecinski [email protected] Website: https://www.f-106deltadart.com/

41st MAS/ALS May 9-11, 2019 Charleston AFB, South Carolina POC: John Mentavlos 843-337-0515 or [email protected]

USAF UPT Class 70-07 50th Reunion (Willie: Good Grief and Schatzi flights) Sept. 5-7, 2019 Dubuque, Iowa POC: Steve Hardie [email protected] 563-556-8982

Distinguished Flying Cross Society Biennial Reunion Sept. 15-19, 2019 Dayton/Fairborn, Ohio POC: Warren Eastman www.dfcsociety.net www.dfcsociety.net [email protected] or 760-985-2810

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