The Membership Newsletter for The Military Museum Summer 2016

Inside this Issue: Our First Major Aviation Press Article on the “Gustav” Yesterday’s Air Force 2 By Mike Potter Goxhill Tower Dedication 2 Vets & Cadets 3 Museum on C-SPAN 3 Recap 4 Code Machine 4 In Memoriam: G. Garnes 4 Summer Camp Recap 5 Flying Proms Recap 5 Eagle Scouts Project 6 In Memoriam: Spitfire 6 Creeds Elementary Grads 7 Lafayette Escadrille 7 Visits 7

Military Aviation Museum The July issue of “Aeroplane”, easily one of the most “high astonishing achievement this aircraft represents for everyone www.MilitaryAviationMuseum.org end” aviation magazines on the market, has the excellent article who appreciates aviation history. titled “Gustav Resurrected”, by our friend Luigino Caliaro. Virginia Beach Airport Luigino has an excellent website at www.aerophoto.it and his The stunning air-to-air photography in the article was done www.VBairport.com article is a “must read” for those who want the best possible by our good friend Gavin Conroy from New Zealand, and the Fighter Factory background on this newest and most historic addition to the action photo of the first flight of the “Gustav” is the work of Parr www.FighterFactory.com museum’s collection. Yonemoto, a Canadian photographer. Both Gavin and Parr are With extensive background from Matthias Dorst at Meier great friends of the museum and we appreciate their efforts to Biplanes & Triplanes Motors in Germany, who undertook the lengthy restoration, spread the word about our favorite museum around the world. www.VBairshow.com pilot Rick Volker, as well as Mr. Yagen and Chief Pilot Mike A copy of the full article can be found at http://issuu.com/ Spalding, we can all gain a deeper understanding of what an militaryaviationmuseum5/docs/gustav_article. q

Tickets on Sale for Annual Biplanes & Triplanes World War One Air Show

In just two months, it will be a bit cooler, the air Triplanes Air Show will do just that. Several of our on the airship “Roma” and the Lafayette Escadrille. will be crisper, and the sounds of classic early warbirds planes have been receiving quite a bit of special care So, mark your calendar, pack your lawn chairs, and fill the sky at the Military Aviation Museum, as we lately to ensure that our stable of early aircraft is up to prepare for one of “The Greatest Shows on Grass” at continue the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the challenge. There will be at least one new “livery” the Military Aviation Museum’s Biplanes & Triplanes The Great War. As much as we all love the museum’s or paint scheme this year, and at least one new engine. Air Show. World War Two aircraft, our Biplanes and Triplanes It is not outside of the realm of possibilities that an event offers a quieter, more gentile, and somehow entirely new airplane might emerge from a distant Tickets are now available for purchase by visiting more elegant air display, as the primitive but inspiring workshop to join the 2016 show! www.VBAirshow.com or by contacting the museum’s age of early aviation parades before our eyes. Of course, there will be entertainment and food gift shop at (757) 721-7767. Be sure to take advantage On October 1 and 2, the museum’s Biplanes and during the day, as well as historical presentations of discounted prices while they last! q PAGE 2 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 Hangar Happenings

Goxhill Control Tower Dedication Yesterday’s Air Force Ceremony Plans Foiled by Mother Nature

By “Boom” Powell By Mike Potter

The leading ace of the Lafayette Escadrille (16 confirmed kills), Raoul Lufberry plays with lion “Whiskey” that he had raised from a cub.

Three hours. That’s how long it took to shoot a 5 minute video segment for AFTV (Air Force TV) on the Lafayette Escadrille. A production crew of three came down from DC to use the MAM’s Nieuport in an episode of “Yesterday’s Air Force”. I was asked to talk about the aeroplane and the first Americans to fly in the Great War. I wore an appropriate heavy flying coat for the shoot in the Hangar; fortunately the temperature stayed moderate even with the bright lights on both sides. (The coat did come off quickly at the end!) “The museum’s acquisition and rebuilding of this The setup consisted of two cameras with iconic building may become one of the most important audio recording. The producer/director was the exhibits guest will experience in the future. ” interviewer and stood off camera. I, of course, was “wearing a wire” and faced the interviewer as if in Months of planning were laughed at by of the Royal Air Force (RAF), U.S. Air Force conversation. He would give me prompts or ask a Mother Nature on the first day of this year’s (USAF), reenactors, and museum guests question and then let me ramble on. Our historians, Warbirds Over the Beach air show, but a listened to moving messages from each Skip Johnson and Felix Usis, were behind him truly heartwarming ceremony was held in service and from Mr. “Mack” MacAllister, one the Fighter Factory, nonetheless, for the kibitzing, er, keeping me out of trouble fact-wise. of the first airmen to be stationed at Goxhill dedication of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II. A memorial wreath was An advantage of such a format is the talk need not Goxhill Control Tower. be continuous but would be edited in the studio. So presented by RAF and USAF commanders, The museum’s acquisition and rebuilding Skip and Felix’s comments, airplanes taking off or and Mr. Yagen was presented with a Royal of this iconic building may become one my babbling like a dizzy duck made no difference. Air Force ensign for the museum that was of the most important exhibits guests will flown over RAF Coningsby, the home of the The final result was pieced together with vintage experience in the future. The RAF Goxhill Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. photographs, a narration and music. airfield was turned over to the Americans just months after Pearl Harbor when the All of the speakers said that they were While the crew was reasonably knowledgeable, Allies were desperately putting together their proud and honored to be involved in the the three of us from the MAM provided many more strategies for the air war over Europe. ceremony, and each of them was presented details than they expected. They were especially The Military Aviation Museum now has with an original Goxhill brick with a intrigued by the Escadrille’s pet lions. They were the only Allied control tower of its type (a commemorative plate on it, along with a copy pleased to have “discovered” the MAM as a rich “Watch Office” to our English cousins) that of our specially created 50 page booklet on source of historic airplanes. Expect more episodes of will ever be seen outside of England. This is wartime Goxhill. This same historic package, “Yesterday’s Air Force” to be made here. truly a museum offering that will never be along with a Certificate of Authenticity, can duplicated. be taken home from the museum gift shop by The short but well done video can be found on any guest or volunteer who wishes to donate YouTube by searching for “Yesterdays Air Force: Although the planned ceremony at the tower with USAF jets flying by could not $100 to the Control Tower Fund. What Lafayette Escadrille”. q happen due to the weather, representatives awesome bragging rights you would have! q VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 PAGE 3

NJROTC Cadets from Local High Schools Meet with Veterans as a part of “Vets & Cadets” Program By Mike Potter

By Mike Potter Students in the NJROTC program at First Colonial interviews using “StoryCorps” apps on their cell phones. and Cox High Schools recently joined with their These interviews would later be catalogued and uploaded two proud sponsors, the Atlantic Shores Retirement to the Library of Congress for permanent retention. Community and the Military Aviation Museum, for the Getting to meet and learn from these veterans was first “Vets and Cadets” program, held at the museum. an amazing experience for all involved, especially when it Uniformed cadets “manned the rails” for the arrival of came to some very sobering stories straight from the men a bus load of military veterans and accompanied them to a who went into harms way. The cadets learned about the prepared area on the museum’s top floor, where everyone serious responsibilities of the few who wear our country’s was welcomed by NJROTC leader Captain Richardt. The uniforms, and the vets were delighted to interact with a veterans and the cadets were paired up after opening new generation that will likely follow in their courageous remarks, and the cadets proceeded to conduct personal footsteps. q

Museum to be Featured on C-SPAN’s American History TV

By Mike Potter

Jen Garrott was quite busy as the voice-over interviewer and videographer for C-SPAN’s American History TV.

A lot of things at MAM start with emails or Hmmm…could we possibly allow a national flight to an undisclosed location, but Jen certainly phone calls out of the blue. I received an email TV network to show the world our museum? In enjoyed the experience, and then proceeded to in May, the week of “Warbirds Over the Beach” a word, YES! Subsequent phone calls and emails interview and video Mike about several World that read: set a date to video an hour’s worth of program, which of course took a whole day to shoot. War Two aircraft for the show. “Hi Mike, My name is Jen Garrott and I work One 30 minute segment each on WWI and for C-SPAN’s American History TV which is on We look forward to seeing what C-SPAN WWII aircraft. The World War I segment was C-SPAN 3 every weekend. We have a regular comes up with, and we will of course let our eloquently done by our own author and speaker, program called American Artifacts where we “Boom” Powell in his period garb. readers know when the show airs. As more and tape tours of museums and historic sites.” It more media inquiries are handled, obviously went on to say that the network was interested Ms. Garrott was quite busy as voice-over in doing two 30 minute segments on World War interviewer and videographer, but she had it all MAM benefits from the increased awareness, I and World War II aircraft at the museum, and down to a science. For segment two, Chief Pilot so if you know of media opportunities for our could that be arranged? Mike Spalding took our intrepid reporter for a museum, let us know! q PAGE 4 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 MUSEUM EVENTS

Warbirds Return to the Military Aviation Museum Inside the Museum: Enigma

By James Clary

World War II returned to the Virginia Beach Airport on the weekend of May 19th. This year’s festivities included some very special events, the first U.S. flight of our and the dedication of our Goxhill Control Tower. The tower dedication brought with it typical English weather on Saturday, cloudy, rainy, like where it came from. Friday’s weather was great for flying and Sunday was a mix of both. The re-enactors didn’t care; it just added realism to their encampments. We had German, British, French, Russian, Japanese, and yes, Americans! If you half closed your eyes you would have been transported back in time to the 1940’s. It is not often one finds a historical item that carries with it both the weight of conflict and the Friday was the best flying day and taking uniqueness to change history. Many artifacts from advantage of that was the first U.S. flight of our Bf 109 World War Two, like many relics prior in history, “Black 1”. It performed flawlessly and has added its were a collection of wood, metal and might. shark like profile to our own “Luftwaffe”. The enigma machines were just that. Invented Another first we had this year was our first U.S. by German engineer, Arthur Scherbius, at the Coast Guard plane, a 1936 Fairchild J2K-2 Forwarder, of end of World War One, these electro-mechanical which only two were ever built for the Coast Guard and ciphers were used both commercially and for stationed at USCG Station Charleston, SC . military purposes. A wood box with a top that On Saturday the German cavalry arrived, yes the opened to expose a handful of keys just below the Germans did have a cavalry Division in World War II. lamp board, the enigma coded some of the war’s The First Cavalry Division, 10,000 members strong, most secret messages regarding military strategy and planning. Reminiscent of a vintage typewriter, served in the Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, and it has been a staple of major Hollywood productions Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia. and remains one of the most identifiable machines One of the more interesting groups to join used in the war. Warbirds Over the Beach was the British Woman’s The Military Aviation Museum displays proudly Land Army. With most of the men going off to war, the one of these magnificent artifacts from the era and it women were recruited to do the farming. But, they had can be seen daily along with other pieces including art to be trained, check out the cow milking trainer! q and uniforms. Now, going out with a bang, our German 88 MM cannon! q

We here at the Fighter Factory have lost one of to work as a licensed mechanic in a recognized In MEMORIAM Gary Garnes our own. Mechanic Gary Garnes recently lost his restoration shop. Gary continued his work on the battle with cancer. He was a good man, part of our Nieuport, taking only brief breaks away from it to family and one fantastic woodworker. work on other airplanes in the collection. There are Gary had a long career as a top finishing many planes here that he has left his mark on. woodworker and house builder until he decided Gary showed his dedication by continuing to work that a change was needed. Always having a love for up until two weeks before his passing. In recognition of aircraft, he started classes at the Aviation Institute our colleague, we have dedicated a corner of the shop of Maintenance in Chesapeake. While there he in his name. We called it “Gary’s Corner” while he was was part of a dedicated volunteer team in building with us, so it will keep that name with his passing. a WWI replica Nieuport 24 Bis. Shortly after his By Tom “TK” Kurtz III graduation, he and the plane were moved to the On a clear bright July day, Gary’s ashes took one last Fighter Factory which fulfilled a life goal of Gary’s; ride in the museum’s Stearman. We will miss him. q VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 PAGE 5

Young Aviators Enjoy a Week at the Museum’s Warbirds Aviation Summer Camp

By Mitchell Welch

If it is the hottest days of the summer, you can bet tour of related warbirds, and then applied their new Their exhausting week culminated in participating it is also Warbirds Aviation Summer Camp week at the found wisdom in the virtual world of fighter pilot in the launching of our AD-1 Skyraider as a part of our Military Aviation Museum! This year’s camp featured combat. I lost count of how many aces we minted, but family picnic flight demonstration. an exciting new format, with 4 separate courses based all seemed to enjoy the competition! on the camper’s school grade. Each course focused on Our oldest group consisting of 10th and 11th Our third group really got a workout as they learned a unique aspect of the museum. graders, focused on a future in aviation. They learned what it takes to care for and prepare the museum’s firsthand, about the world of gliders, talked to military Our youngest group, consisting of 4th and 5th aircraft for flight. These 8th & 9th grade junior plane pilots, commercial aviation pilots and civilian private graders, visited and studied all aspects of the first 50 captains learned about the maintenance behind these pilots. They even had the opportunity to meet with an years of military aviation located throughout the birds... how to fuel them, how to wash them and even air traffic control man, who currently works at Norfolk museum. They also learned about the theory of flight, how to direct them for takeoff. Our maintenance gurus International Airport. They also toured the Fighter and launched bottle rockets powered by water! Not from the Fighter Factory taught these campers how Factory to gain an understanding of what it takes to only was it cool (pun intended), but rather refreshing to safety wire bolts, repair components and service keep all types of aircraft flying. Aviation for fun or for by the looks of the kids when they came back inside. hydraulic systems used on many of our warbirds. They This half-day program left them wanting more and a career can cover a lot of territory... and these guys even received a presentation from the Navy’s AD3 Kyle sure did! looking forward to each day’s adventures. This was Buchannan from Mine Countermeasures the first year that our new group of youth volunteers Squadron 12 about what it takes to keep fleet The week wrapped up in grand fashion, with planned and led the entire program. They all did an in the air. Fire on the ramp... no worries the family picnic and awards ceremony, including outstanding job! for this group as the Museum’s own Gary Eaton shows the amazing flight demonstration put on by Kevin Our group of 6th and 7th graders learned about them the proper way to extinguish a fuel fire! There Sinibaldi in our AD-1 Skyraider. Onward and upwards various time periods of fighters, received an up-close may be a future A&P technician in this group. to next year’s camp! q

My First Flying Prom By Melissa Hendrix

Note from Museum Director: Billy Gehringer and Melissa Hendrix both became active volunteers immediately after their first exposures to the museum. Billy is serving us as a “Green Dot” and Melissa came to the Goxhill dedication playing her bagpipes for all attending the ceremony. They are both accomplished pipers and hopefully we’ll see them frequently in that role. I asked Melissa to write a short article describing their first “Proms” experience.

We figured with the word “prom” in the title, to come up to us and tell us how amazing we looked. it would be a rather formal event, so we decided to People smiled when we walked by and kindly dress as if we were going to a formal. Both of us are commented on us. Children came to me and said on our second marriage, so we did not go to our first I looked beautiful. They took pictures with us, and prom with each other, and we thought it would be a were impressed that we took the time to dress up. great experience to be able to go to a prom with the The atmosphere was so relaxed and happy, it did not person you were meant to be with, even though we matter what we were wearing. What could have been are in our 50s! regarded as a social faux pas was one of the highlights Bill wore the same Manuel jacket he wore to of the evening for us! To cap off a wonderful evening, the museum our wedding, and I wore a floor length black lace As we watched the performance, it was fantastic put on a fireworks show, also accompanied by the gown, complete with opera gloves and diamonds. to see the planes actually flying in the air, hearing orchestra. It was a perfect ending to a great show When we arrived, we had expected to see others the music accompany their flights, and hearing watching people stand up and cheer, while kids ran dressed similarly. We found out quickly that was not around with the excitement only kids truly possess. the case! The closest to formal wear we saw was on the stories of how the planes made an impact on the orchestra conductor. Thousands of people were history. Watching families enjoy the show, children I was told I would be hooked from the first show, spread out on the lawn, eating, drinking and having playing outside, and all reconnecting with each other and I would not miss another from then on. When lively conversation in shorts, tees and summer wear! while experiencing a one of a kind performance I hear something like this from someone, I usually At first, I felt somewhat embarrassed. Here we were, was amazing. Where else can you find something am rather skeptical. I have a wait and see attitude. My standing out in a crowd and we had definitely drawn the whole family can enjoy together, while learning skepticism vanished from the time I was told I looked attention to ourselves. Soon enough, people started about history? like a princess from a 9 year old. q PAGE 6 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 MUSEUM VISITORS

Museum Strengthening Relationships with Scout Organizations By Stan Bialis

The presence of scouts at the Military Aviation Museum continues to grow. In addition to the normal campouts and other opportunities to meet the requirements to earn merit badges, two new Eagle Scout projects have cropped up at the museum in the form of Adirondack chairs on the main tarmac side of the museum and a fire pit for camping and other ceremonies. The newly erected fire pit is particularly impressive. Scouts were given permission to use some of the materials left over from the Goxhill Tower reconstruction, and they produced a fetching round fire pit, with a base and seats made entirely from actual bricks used by the Air Ministry in World War II to construct our radio control tower. The pit is now available for Scouts to use. For its initiation, the pit was used in a United States flag retirement service. Scouts, bagpipers, and military personnel held a ceremony to appropriately dispose of US Flags that were past their useful life. As you can see in the accompanying picture, the fire pit’s location Coast and gave them a tour around the museum badge program for the Military Aviation Museum by one of our retention pond in the scouting property. Hopefully, now both sides of the that will be available to all levels of the Girl campground area is quite scenic. scouting world understand the opportunities that Scouts organization, and we are hoping to host Museum staff and volunteers also met with are available to them here at the Military Aviation an Aviation Expo for Girl Scouts in the coming senior staff from the Girl Scouts of the Colonial Museum. We are exploring the concept of a special spring. q

In Memoriam: Fighter Factory Says Farewell to Furry Friend

By Diane Perez

On a cold, clear day in January, 2000, a legendary Spitfire the Cat had taken a nap behind the pilot’s seat aircraft arrived amid much fanfare at the Fighter and was closed inside, where she took her first - and Factory which at that time, was located at the Suffolk only - airplane ride! She apparently preferred to be a Airport. Also appearing that day for the first time landlubber as was confirmed by the tiny claw marks was a tawny colored kitten who decided to make her still evident in the fabric of the Hurricane. She never home there. Found alone in the parking lot, no one is again stowed away but lived the next 15 years as the quite certain where she came from, however, she soon beloved pet of the Fighter Factory. claimed the hearts of the men of the Fighter Factory. When the time came to relocate the Fighter Factory One of them even tried to take her home to make her to the Virginia Beach Airport site, the cat naturally came his pet, but she steadfastly refused to live anywhere but along. She proved to be a skillful mouser and was happy at the hangar. to present her treasures to the crew. A typically curious cat, she was the first one in the Spitfire aged gracefully, but along with age came shipping box when it was opened to unload the Spitfire spot next to the Cottbus Hangar. A stunning, orange blindness. That handicap might have deterred another airplane that day. Shortly thereafter, the creature was flowering bush, botanical name: Crocosmia Spitfire, cat, but not this one. Always adventurous, and with found comfortably asleep in the seat of the aircraft! her whiskers to guide her, she continued to capture was appropriately planted alongside her grave marker. She was dubbed “Spitfire the Cat” to honor the plane’s hangar mice and explore her surroundings despite not Native to England (as is the Spitfire airplane) where it arrival and her interest in it. being able to see what she was after. Towards the end grows wild, it was smuggled into this country some After one of the inspection flights of the Hawker of June, she became lethargic and the crew knew her years ago by a trusted employee who felt it was truly Hurricane, upon opening the canopy, a ball of fur days were numbered. On July 1st, she passed away fitting to grace her final resting place. Ever loyal, she literally flew out over the shoulder of the pilot! It seems peacefully. Spitfire the Cat was put to rest in a beautiful will be sorely missed. q VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 PAGE 7

First Year of Creeds Elementary Partnership Concludes with Graduation Ceremony

By Joe Badali

This past school year, the Military Aviation students’ projects, where the students gave us a very Museum entered into a working partnership with professional presentation! The recommendations Birds of a Feather the faculty, staff, students, and parents of Creeds that the students offered would take two pages of Elementary School. One of the year-long student this newsletter, so it is needless to say that we were Flock Together projects was for the students to come up with truly impressed! creative ideas to make the museum experience More than a dozen staff and volunteers from more enjoyable and meaningful for its student By Mike Potter MAM were invited to their graduation. As a visitors. Additionally, the students worked on former principal, I was both proud and honored to several research assignments given to them by be asked to address the students, staff, and parents their teachers. One group of students learned as their guest speaker at the graduation ceremony. about the impact women had on the development After a few words, the students walked across of aviation. Another group investigated the the stage, with their heads held high, to receive significant role played by the . congratulations from their teachers and Mrs. A third group developed an Alphabet book based Casey Conger, the principal at Creeds Elementary. on our museum. As each of the students continued across the stage, On June 13, MAM volunteers and staff were invited they were awarded the coveted wings of gold by to Creeds Elementary School to see the results of the Museum Director Mike Potter. q

Lafayette Escadrille and MAM

By Mike Potter

Maryland called our museum last fall to ask if they knew of a French Nieuport that they could use to film a short documentary for their historic video series “Yesterday’s Air Force”. The happy result of that collaboration can be seen on YouTube as “Yesterday’s Air Force: Lafayette People with the vision and focus to create Escadrille” that was filmed in amazing experiences like we have at the Military our Great War hangar with the Aviation Museum are rare birds. Even so, one of Nieuport, Bleriot, and our own those rare birds (or is it two?) showed up at the Several activities are coming together this year author and historian, “Boom” Powell. 2016 Flying Proms. to celebrate and remember the 38 American pilots Third, while many books have been written Many readers know of, or have visited, the who formed the first American Fighter Squadron about the Escadrille, I recommend to you the Fantasy of Flight museum in Polk City, . in the Great War. new volume, “The Lafayette Escadrille: A Photo Like Mr. Yagen, Kermit Weeks has been collecting First, a presentation on the Lafayette Escadrille History of the First American Fighter Squadron” and displaying his own impressive collection will be given during the Biplanes and Triplanes that contains not only excellent narrative, but the of “warbirds” for many years. But Kermit is not weekend this year by the Alliance Francaise. The most extensive collection of photographs of the only a collector of classic airplanes, he is also an Alliance is an organization that is over 100 years people, planes, and places involved in this unit’s award winning author of children’s books, the old and was created to promote French history, history. This was written for the 100th anniversary most recent of which is Ostynn the Ostrich and culture, and language around the world. The by Steven Ruffin, and it has just been released this the Fantasy of Flight. Hampton Roads Chapter will have many of their month through Casemate Publishers. I am just members here, and they will give a presentation Kermit arrived at The Flying Proms this now reading the copy sent to us for evaluation, year with Ostynn perched firmly on his shoulder during the show on the history and the legends of and I can recommend it as a highly interesting the Escadrille. throughout the event. Ostynn was a big hit with the and colorful history of this iconic unit. It will crowd, bringing big smiles wherever he appeared. Second, as mentioned elsewhere in this edition, be available in our library as soon as I finish the Air Force Broadcasting unit at Fort Meade, reading it. q Thanks for visiting, Ostynn! q NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID VIRGINIA BEACH, VA PERMIT NO. 235 Membership Newsletter for the Military Aviation Museum ELECTRONIC service requested 1341 Princess Anne Road Virginia Beach, VA 23457 (757) 721-PROP

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