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

Wishing all Daedalians and their families a joyous holiday season!

NOVEMBER 2018 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 Caleb Blackwell University of Hawaii at Manoa $2,500 scholarship Aloha Flight 28

Cadet Blackwell's career goals are to graduate UPT, become an instructor pilot, attend USAF Weapons School and retire with 20- plus years in the U.S. Air Force.

Cadet Jeffrey Iraheta Colorado State University $2,250 scholarship Falcon Flight 11

Cadet Iraheta is a student pilot with 6.2 hours in the Cessna 172R. He has been selected to attend pilot training upon graduation. His goal is to become a career U.S. Air Force pilot. Cadet Benton Nissen University of Colorado, Colorado Springs $2,250 scholarship Falcon Flight 11

Cadet Nissen was active duty Army six years, earning the rank of sergeant; he was accepted into the Green to Gold program to become an Army officer. He has been interested in helicopters since attending Air Assault School in 2012. He has passed his initial flight screening for helicopter training and will train at Fort Rucker after commissioning.

Cadet Christopher Sotto California State University-Sacramento $2,500 scholarship Golden Gate Flight 5

Cadet Soto's career goals are to earn his commission as an officer in the U.S. Air Force and become a fighter pilot.

We're proud to announce the induction of our newest Founder Member Eugene Jacques Bullard, America's first black fighter pilot who flew for France in World War I, has been officially inducted into the Order of Daedalians as a Founder Member.

Founder membership required one to be a commissioned officer in the U.S. military, and a rated military pilot no later than Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1918. Bullard, born in Columbus, Georgia, in 1894, wanted to serve and fly for the U.S. but was unable to because of discriminatory practices at the time.

Bullard served with great distinction in World War I, receiving 15 decorations from the government of France, including being named a Knight of the Legion of Honor (Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur). Thirty-three years after his death, on Aug. 23, 1994, he was posthumously commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.

"We firmly believe that Eugene Bullard's service as an aviator in World War I needed to be recognized by our organization," said retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Douglas Owens, Daedalians National Commander. "His story of perseverance and service is commendable and noteworthy and we're proud to add his name and legacy to those of other aviation pioneers and heroes who served as the first to fly in time of war. We thank Sierra Flight 27 in Rocklin, California, for nominating him for consideration." Bullard becomes Daedalian Founder Member Number 14167.

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 Lt. Col. Mel Bina stands by his RC-130 in Da Nang, South Vietnam, in 1966. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Don Schneider stands by his F-100D Super Sabre (615th Tactical Fighter Squadron) at Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam, in 1970. Retired Air Force Col. Joe Syslo is shown as a captain with the 310th Air Commando Squadron at Nha Trang, South Vietnam, in 1966.

Thank you! Your generosity knows no bounds! Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Daedalian Foundation through our annual end-of-year campaign, Giving Tuesday, raffle drawing, and most importantly, our volunteers who give so selflessly through their time. Your support is invaluable to us!

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Do you have the latest Flight Manual? The Daedalian Flight Manual was recently updated. While there were no changes to policies or procedures, we did make grammatical/style updates. Please make sure that you have the edition with 22 October 2018 on the front cover, which you can find HERE.

Green and Gold Connect Did you use Green and Gold Connect to find fellow veterans in your area? Did you participate in any Veterans Day events or World War I commemoration events in November? If you took photos of such events, we'd love to include them in next month's Aviator. Please send them our way at [email protected]!

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. CFC donations support college scholarships and the Daedalian Flying Training Program which carries that same great history. In addition, we present awards to JROTC cadets and aviators from all five armed services. A 501(c)(3) foundation, the main purpose of the organization is to provide encouragement for young men and women to serve as military pilots. Your gift to the Daedalian Foundation is more than a monetary donation; it shapes the future of military aviation.

Congratulations to retired Army Capt. Jon Thompson, the winner of our Daedalian gift basket! You can see the Facebook live video HERE when we drew his name. Thank you to everyone who bought tickets -- your donation helps fund our programs that inspire the next generation of military aviators!

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

Dec. 1, 1941 By executive order, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civil Air Patrol to facilitate civil defense during World War II. Including among its members 17-year-old men not yet of draft age, the CAP flew small liaison aircraft on disaster-relief missions or on missions to patrol the U.S. coasts to detect enemy submarine activity. In the fall of 1943, the CAP became an auxiliary of the Army Air Forces. In 2015, CAP became an Air Force Total Force partner.

Dec. 3, 1915 Lt. j.g. Richard C. Saufley, Daedalian Founder Member #13307, set a U.S. altitude record for hydroaeroplanes in AH-14 at 11,975 feet over Pensacola, Florida, surpassing the pilot's own record of 11,056 feet, which he had set only three days before. The Aero Club of America awarded Saufley its Medal of Merit for "twice breaking the American Hydroaeroplane altitude record in one year."

Dec. 4, 1950 Navy Ens. Jesse L. Brown was the first African American to complete the Navy's basic flight training program for pilot qualification and to be designated a naval aviator. He was shot down over North Korea on Dec. 4, 1950. Read about him HERE.

Dec. 5, 1961 A Navy F4H Phantom II, piloted by Cmdr. George W. Ellis, sets a new world altitude record of 66,443 feet for sustained horizontal flight.

Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese torpedo bombers, dive-bombers, and fighters from six aircraft carriers attacked naval and air installations around Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, crippling the U.S. Pacific Fleet. In two waves, the Japanese airplanes sank four U.S. battleships and damaged nine other major warships. The surprise attack, which killed some 2,390 personnel, propelled the United States into World War II. Air strikes on Hickam, Wheeler, and Bellows Fields killed 193 members of the Army Air Forces and destroyed 64 of the Hawaiian Air Force's airplanes. Six Army Air Forces pilots shot down 10 Japanese aircraft that day. Second Lt. George S. Welch shot down four, 2nd Lt. Kenneth M. Taylor shot down two, and four other pilots each shot down one.

Dec. 9, 1956 The 463rd Troop Carrier Wing received the Air Force's first C-130 Hercules tactical-airlift aircraft. This four- engine turboprop airlifter had an unrefueled range of over 2,500 miles, could carry outsized cargo of almost 50,000 pounds or up to 92 troops, and could take off and land within about 3,600 feet.

Dec. 13, 1973 General Dynamics rolls out its prototype YF-16 lightweight air superiority ghter at Fort Worth, Texas. It enters production as the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Dec. 15, 1964 The first Air Force gunship, the AC-47 Spooky, enters combat in Vietnam.

Dec. 16, 1941 Lt. Boyd D. "Buzz" Wagner became the first U.S. ace of World War II, after shooting down five enemy aircraft in four days. He flew with the 17th Pursuit Squadron against the Japanese in the Philippines.

Dec. 17, 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright piloted a powered heavier-than-air aircraft for the first time at Kill Devil Hill, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Controlling the aircraft for pitch, yaw, and roll, Orville completed the first of four flights, soaring 120 feet in 12 seconds. Wilbur completed the longest flight of the day: 852 feet in 59 seconds. The brothers launched the airplane from a monorail track against a wind blowing slightly more than 20 miles per hour.

Dec. 18, 1912 Lt. John H. Towers, Daedalian Founder Member #4093, reported completion of a series of tests begun on Oct. 26 to determine the ability to spot submarines from aircraft. Towers concluded that the best altitude for observation was about 800 feet, and that aircraft could detect submarines running a few feet below the surface. Noting that the waters of Chesapeake Bay were too muddy for a fair test, he suggested that additional trials be held at NS Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Dec. 21, 1944 Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Daedalian Founder Member #2182, became General of the Army. No other airman has ever held five-star rank.

Dec. 27, 1942 Second Lt. Richard I. Bong, flying a P-38 against the Japanese in the Pacific, scored his first two aerial victories. By the end of the war, he had earned 40 such credits, making him the top U.S. ace.

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 [email protected] or 760-985-2810

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