Winter 2014 Flyer - Order of Daedalians

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Another Look at
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contents
Winter 2014, Vol. LV No.4
FEATURES
13 Heroism Rewarded After 41 Years
By Col Dale Boggie, USAF (Ret)
DEPARTMENTS
03 Commander’s Perspective
04 Adjutant Sez...
18 2015 National Convention Information
05 Newsbeat
32 The Night with the Lights from Above (And Below)
By Brig Gen Carlos E. “Charlie”
Martinez, USAFR (Ret)
07 Q&A
DIRECTORS
Lt Gen Loyd Utterback Maj Gen Marné Peterson
Col Howard C. Ham
Col Eric Hastings
COL Charles F. Densford, Jr.
Lt Col Leslie R. Dyer, III
09 Awards
20 Flightline
America’s Premier Fraternal
Order of Military Pilots
Promoting Leadership
in Air and Space
COMMANDER
Lt Gen Nicholas B. Kehoe III* VICE COMMANDER
MG Ronald K. Andreson*
PAST COMMANDER
Lt Gen Steven R. Polk*
NATIONAL ADJUTANT
Col James W. Kellogg*
CHAPLAIN
Lt Gen Richard E. Brown, III
HISTORIAN
Col Donald Robison
JUDGE ADVOCATE
Lt Col J. Tod Hedgepeth
PROVOST MARSHAL
Col Ronald R. Ellis*
SECRETARY
Col Gary Walston*
TREASURER
Col Randall Putz
* Director Also
39 New/Rejoining Daedalians
40 Eagle Wing
42 In Memoriam
43 Flight Addresses
FOUNDATON CHAIRMAN
Maj Gen Jerrold P. Allen*
VICE CHAIRMAN
-vacantTREASURER
Col Luis M. Rodriguez*
SECRETARY
Col Wayne Mudge*
JUDGE ADVOCATE
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* Trustee Also
TRUSTEES
Maj Gen Davis Rohr
Col Edward J. Sheeran
Col Robert H. Karre
Col Frank Kapp Col John DiPiero COL Dan Meyers
Lt Col John Larrison
Lt Col Michael Buck
Lt Col Olga Custodio
Mr. Will C. Hendrix, Jr.
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STAFF
Director of Administration
Mrs. Maureen DeFelice
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR
Mrs. Kristi Cavenaugh
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR/MEMBERSHIP
Ms. Erin Cavenaugh
EDITOR
Ms. Caitlin Cavenaugh
www.GuideStar.org
THE ORDER OF DAEDALIANS was organized on 26 March 1934 by a representative group of American World War I pilots to perpetuate the spirit of patriotism, the love of
country, and the high ideals of sacrifice which place service to nation above personal safety or position. The Order is dedicated to: insuring that America will always be preeminent
in air and space—the encouragement of flight safety—fostering an esprit de corps in the military air forces—promoting the adoption of military service as a career—and aiding
deserving young individuals in specialized higher education through the establishment of scholarships.
THE DAEDALIAN FOUNDATION was incorporated in 1959 as a non-profit organization to carry on activities in furtherance of the ideals and purposes of the Order. The Foundation publishes the Daedalus Flyer and sponsors the Daedalian Scholarship Program. The Foundation is a GuideStar Exchange member. The Scholarship Program recognizes
scholars who indicate a desire to become military pilots and pursue a career in the military. Other scholarships are presented to younger individuals interested in aviation but not
enrolled in college. Voluntary contributions to the Foundation are used for these purposes.
ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP in the Order of Daedalians is limited to: (1) Founder Members—those individuals of the Armed Services of the United States who held a commission and
a rating of heavier-than-air pilot prior to November 12, 1918 (the last Founder Member made his last flight in 2003); (2) Named Members—those rated heavier-than-air pilot commissioned, warrant, flight officers or WASP, in a component of the United States Armed Services, named in honor of a Founder Member; (3) Hereditary Members—the descendants
of Founder Members; (4) Honorary Members—A distinguished person not otherwise eligible for membership.
Daedalus Flyer, (ISSN 10832831) the official Daedalian journal, is published quarterly by the
Daedalian Foundation, 55 Main Circle, Building #676, Randolph AFB TX 78148-0249.
Periodical Postage is paid at Universal City, TX and additional offices.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Daedalian Foundation
P. O. Box 249, Randolph AFB, TX 78148-0249.
Caitlin Cavenaugh, Editor
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Phone Number: (210) 945-2113—FAX: (210) 945-2112
E-MAIL: icarus@daedalians.org or caitlin@daedalians.org
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COMMANDER'S PERSPECTIVE
Greetings fellow Daedalians!
Over the past few months, we presented the last of
our 2013 annual awards – the Hal George Award to an
American Airlines crew that safely landed a commercial
airliner with a serious emergency over the Atlantic – the
Muir Fairchild Award to an Air Force captain in the ROTC
detachment at Clemson University, and the Jimmy Doolittle
Award to San Diego Flight, the top flight in their category
and the Order overall. It was a great year for the Daedalians
recognizing individuals and organizations from all of our
services for their commitment and outstanding performance. See Awards section.
I was also pleased to visit 13 flights coast-to-coast
this quarter, providing updates on the Order and listening
to concerns and new
ideas. We have some
challenges, particularly with aging membership, but are doing
impressive work investing in the youth
of our country with a
Lt Gen Kehoe at Ft Warren Flt with Flt Capt primary focus on milPaul Stenbeck
itary aviation. In my
next and final article as your National Commander, I will
summarize my thoughts on our Order and future challenges.
Here are a few tidbits from my recent visits. At Fort
Warren Flt in Cheyenne, WY, I saw a Daedalian heritage
wall, including numerous Doolittle awards – a rich past no
longer to be seen and appreciated in the now-closed officers’
club. San Diego Flt has an impressive awards program including annual Aviator of the Year awards to the NAVAIRPAC, the 3rd MAW and USCG San Diego Sector. Gateway
Flt at Scott AFB, IL is proud of their annual golf tournament
that funds a robust scholarship program. Pioneer Flt in Ogden, UT, showed me the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame wall
at the Hill Aerospace Museum
– the governor chartered the
flight to sponsor the program
to honor Utah’s most famous
contributors to aviation history. At Harley Pope Flt, in
NC, I presented coins to two
Daedalians whose membership surpassed 50 years.
Joe Foss Flt in Bozeman, MT, has a very ac- Lt Gen Kehoe at Pioneer Flt and
tive “Friends of the Flight”
Flt Capt Pete Miner
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program – these
“friends” donate
a large percentage
of the funds raised
by the flight. At
Wiley Post Flight
in Oklahoma City,
I saw another
Daedalian heri- Lt Gen Kehoe at Falcon Flt with Flt Capt Dan
tage room no lon- Beatty, Ollie Cellini and MGen Warren Moore
ger in use. At Falcon Flt in Colorado Springs, I was honored to have lunch
with our oldest Daedalian at 102, Ollie Cellini. At Gold Rush
Flt, Beale AFB, CA, I visited the active duty squadrons, including the operational Global Hawk squadron. Sierra Flt in
Sacramento, CA, has
an enthusiastic leadership team that makes
donations in honor
of their deceased
members and invites
widows to their meetings. At Cascade Flt
at Joint Base LewisLt Gen Kehoe at Harley Pope Flt with
McChord, the flight
50-year Daedalians Lt Col Peyton Cook
and Lt Gen Robert Springer with Joe
meets in one of the
Fitzpatrick and Mike Reid.
C-17 squadrons with
a good mix of active duty and retired pilots. At Founders
Flight, the birthplace of the Order, we honored the Fairchild
Award winner.
I share these
visits with you to demonstrate the breadth of
activity and initiatives
undertaken across the
country. Please vote
for the new slate of officers and continue to
donate generously to Lt Gen Kehoe talks to C-17 pilot SueAnn
our investments in the
Lamia at Cascade Flt
youth of our country
that they may be better citizens and soar through the skies
in the defense of freedom. Happy Holidays!
Volabamus Volamus
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ADJUTANT SEZ . . .
The voting for the 2015 National Officers
and the Bylaw changes has been excellent to date.
Thank you to those who have voted, paid dues and/
or donated already. The online voting response has
been strong too with approximately one-third of
the transactions transmitted electronically. For
those who may have put their ballot aside, please
retrieve it, send it to us or go to the website to vote
and donate electronically. Just because you have
until 17 February 2015 to contribute, pay dues and
vote please don’t wait until the last minute. We do
have some new names on the ballot. Gen Kehoe
is stepping down after two tours as the National
Commander and Lt Gen Doug Owens (USAF,
Ret) has been nominated to replace him. Also, Col
Howard Ham (USAF, Ret) is on the ballot as a director; he has been serving as an Interim Director
for Gen Keller since he had his last flight.
Our 2015 Convention, 28 to 31 May 2015,
here in San Antonio promises to be a good one.
The admin staff is working diligently to make it
a memorable event. The Hotel Contessa is on the
Riverwalk and the rooms are all suites. It also offers excellent accommodations for our functions.
Everything is close so transportation won’t be a
problem. For the golfers, Lt Gen Tex Brown is organizing a tournament for Thursday morning, 28
May. The Commander’s Reception will be Thursday evening; the Flight Captain’s meeting will be
on Friday morning followed by the members meeting and luncheon. Lt Gen P. K. Carlton, Jr. (USAF,
Ret), a former Surgeon General of the Air Force,
will be our guest speaker at the member luncheon.
On Saturday we will have the symposium in the
morning and the awards banquet in the evening.
We will have more details in the Spring magazine.
We are fortunate that, once again, Dr. Ben Lambeth has consented to lead the symposium Saturday morning and Lt Gen Dave Deptula has agreed
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to be a participant
also. The topic
will be one
of relevancy,
addressing at
least one of the
current issues of the day.
We still have a number of
flights not using Apollo. We want to remind them
that National is paying for Apollo and it is a good
way to keep up with people in a more timely way.
We spend a great deal of time and money tracking
down members whose addresses have changed.
Each returned piece of mail costs our organization
a little more than double the initial mailing and
that doesn’t include the cost to resend a letter or
magazine.
This is all part of our effort to automate and
give members better access to their personal information. It seems to be paying dividends. We have
reinstated a number of members and have found
“lost” members. Please take the time to peruse the
“lost member” list and if you see someone you
know, tell them or send us an update on the individual.
I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas,
wonderful holiday season and a prosperous new
year.
Volabamus Volamus
Colonel James W. Kellogg, USAF (Ret)
National Adjutant
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NEWSBEAT
Combined Federal Campaign
(UNITED WAY GIVING)
The Combined Federal
Campaign organization
provides the Daedalian
Foundation with funds
for scholarships and
training to encourage
young people towards a military flying career. If your company participates in the United Way giving program you may choose to
dedicate a portion or all of your funds to the
Daedalian Foundation. The Daedalian CFC#
is 11457.
HELP US REACH OUR GOAL
The Daedalian Foundation continues to
receive
donations
from our very generous donors. Our
scholarships, Cadet
Flight Indoctrination
Program, JROTC educational awards and
junior flight program
and magazine cost
around $300,000 a year. We are asking Daedalians
to consider giving a gift to help us run these programs. As of 15 November we have been gifted a
total of $113,888, an outstanding effort so far. We
need your help to reach our goal. We hope to reach
our goal of $150,000 by 31 December, thanks to
your support. The Daedalian Foundation is your
opportunity to give a student a chance to soar as
a military pilot.
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Have you seen this picture?
O’Waco is a WWI pup who was inducted
with most Army aviators from the year 1917.
This fox terrier became the youngest pilot ever
at only six weeks old! You can find his picture on our facebook page, along with many
other interesting stories and historical photos.
If you have a story and want to share it with us feel
free to post it to our page. We love pictures!
www.facebook.com/order-of-daedalians
USAF Super Sabre Society reunion, 9-12 April,
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton, Ohio. See info
at www.supersabresociety.com or contact Bob
“Hoppy” Hopkins at harmonyhse@yahoo.com.
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NEWSBEAT
General Walker’s Last Mission –
Another Look
Addressing the same subject as Michael Claringbould’s article in the Daedalus Flyer in 2002, an Air
Power History article called The Search for General
Walker – New Insights brings new information to the
subject. It expands the inquiry to look at the post mission searches as well as the post war administrative
process and the lack of a serious search by DOD’s
current agency for MIA/POW affairs for the highest
ranking MIA and Medal of Honor recipient lost on a
combat mission.
Using captured Japanese documents and Japanese
press reports, as well as Allied archival material, the
importance of the mission against Rabaul on January
5, 1943 is highlighted and put in its proper historic context. New light is shown on the relationship between
General Walker and his boss General George Kenney.
The article shows that had Kenney’s view prevailed,
the mission most likely would have failed to have any
effect. The article
asserts that Walker
and the B-17, probably went down
on land in eastern
New Britain and
may yet be found.
Look for the full
article by Richard
Dunn in Air Power
History magazine,
or you can contact
icarus@daedalians.
org for the full article, as well.
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News in Stinsons Flight
Inspiring future military aviators has been the theme at recent Stinsons Flight meetings. In August we presented
scholarships to five outstanding ROTC cadets and honored four students who soloed in this summer’s Cadet Flight Indoctrination Program. Stinsons Flight has three energetic members leading these programs. Gary Walston and Ed Sheeran
run CFIP and Howard Ham chairs the Scholarship Committee. We salute our honorees and the Daedalians who work
hard to provide these wonderful opportunities. At our September meeting pilots young and old heard a fascinating presentation by Air Force Cross recipient Brig Gen Russ McCarthy (Ret). Russ told great stories about his two tours in Vietnam flying special operations missions in the C-123, including the story of a heavy takeoff with a flat nose tire, under
enemy fire. Russ was barely airborne when he hit a tall palm tree, part of which remained lodged in the wing through
landing. In October our speaker was Col Mo Baker (Ret), a veteran of 61 F-105 missions over North Vietnam. Col Baker was shot down near Hanoi and was a prisoner for five and one-half years.
He epitomizes the title of his book, “Serve With Pride and Return With Honor.”
Our guests were the winners of the Maj Gen Eugene Eubank and Col Carl Crane
awards, given annually to the best of the 235 IPs in the 12th FTW. At the center
of the picture on the right are honorees Capt Schwartz Clementi and Maj Popper Milledge, with 12th Operations Group Commander Col Magnum Drichta (on left) and their squadron commander, Lt Col Kaiser Schmidt (far right).
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Daedalus Flyer
Q&A
with
Caitlin Cavenaugh
U
pon taking over the role as Editor I decided I needed to study up a bit on the
history of the Order of Daedalians, especially after reading National Commander Lt Gen Kehoe’s Heritage article in the Fall 2014 magazine. After doing
my research, I could not be more excited to be an even bigger part of this organization than I already was with my previous position as Office Administrator. How well do you know your Daedalian history?
“Where did the name “Order of Daedalians” derive from?”
According to legend, Daedalus was a skillful craftsman
and artist. He created a Labyrinth as a service to King Minos,
to imprison the dreaded Minotaur (a monster with the head of a
bull and the body of a man). Daedalus and his son, Icarus, were
locked up in a tower surrounded by sea to prevent Daedalus’
knowledge of the Labyrinth from getting out to the public. The
only way Daedalus knew how to get out of the tower would be
to fly, so he began to fabricate wings for them both out of feathers, wax and string. When father and son were prepared to take
off, Daedalus told Icarus not to fly too close to the sun, as the
sun would melt the wax. But as Icarus became too confident in
his flying ability he lost himself, soaring upward towards the
sun, melting the wax on his wings, and falling quickly to his
death into the ocean.
Daedalus was the first person ever to accomplish heavierthan-air flight, so the name “Order of Daedalians” seemed appropriate for our organization, composed of those who were the
first to fly their country’s newly evolved planes in WWI.
“Where has Headquarters been located?”
The first location of Wing Headquarters was
at Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama in 1933.
The initiation fee then was only $5! Don’t you wish
you joined in 1933? The second location was at Kelly
AFB in San Antonio, Texas in 1954. Then, the third
and final move was in 1994 to Randolph AFB, Texas,
where we’ve currently been located for 20 years now.
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“We know the tenants, but what exactly
are the objectives of this organization??”
Every organization must have objectives,
otherwise there would be no purpose to the establishment. Our objectives are simple but important;
they are to promote air & space power in support
of national defense, to educate Americans to the
advantages of air & space power, to promote the
rewards of a career in military aviation to young
Americans, to honor the legacy of our founder members and all who have flown in defense of our nation, to encourage and recognize improvements in
flight safety, weapons development, combat support
and the overall effectiveness of air & space power,
and finally, to recognize exceptional performance by
military pilots.
The organization demonstrates these objectives through comprehensive awards programs,
scholarship programs, and cadet flight indoctrination programs. Our Daedalian Foundation even has
a matching program that supplements scholarships
awarded by the flights to deserving college students
who are pursing a career as a military aviator.
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Book Reviews
“Neil Armstrong:
A Life of Flight”
“Come Up and Get Me”
Authors: Joe Kittinger and Craig Ryan
Author: Jay Barbree
This is a very enjoyable book for those
with an interest in
flying and the space
program. It is well
written and covers
Armstrong’s pilot and
astronaut periods thoroughly, starting from
the Korean War. Author Barbree, the well
respected NBC News
Space Correspondent,
has a terrific perspective on Armstrong’s career for two reasons: Neil
liked and trusted him, which meant he would open
up to him; and Barbree was the only reporter to
have covered all 166 American astronaut flights
and moon landings, which gave him access to other astronauts and NASA personnel who fed him
information and stories that show just how well his
compadres respected Neil. The latter is important,
as Neil apparently did not like to talk about himself, and Jay could only get so much out of Neil.
Neil Armstrong was not a Daedalian, but many of
the astronauts were and are, so this is a good read
for all of us. The book is also well illustrated with
some great photos.
This was a great week for
me, I jumped from a good
read on Neil Armstrong to
this autobiography of Col
Joe Kittinger, who is arguably one of the greatest fliers in the history of flight.
He also had a fascinating
life and career. He starts
with a Huckleberry Finn
lifestyle on the St. Johns
River in Florida, to racing
hydroplanes, to Air Force pilot training. From
there, it’s on to Europe (instead of Korea, which he
wanted) to fly FP-47s and F-84s during the Korean
War period. Then, it was on to Test Pilot School,
which leads to the high altitude balloon programs,
Projects Manhigh and Excelsior. This part of the
book is fascinating – I mean, who in his right mind
jumps out of a balloon at 102,800 feet? One of the
funniest stories occurs on one balloon mission and
is the source for the book’s title. Life after balloons
turned into three SEA tours, in A/B-26s and F-4s.
The third tour results in a shoot down and Col Kittinger becomes a guest of the North Vietnamese.
After release and retirement, Col Kittinger goes
back to balloons, this time private ones, and also
barnstorming in an old biplane. Wow! What a life,
what a story!
Reviewer: Francis L. Kapp, Col, USAF (Ret)
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Daedalus Flyer
AWARDS
102nd Flight
Daedalian JROTC Award
15th Flight
Daedalian Awards
Several years ago, Atlanta’s Flight 102 made a
commitment to support the JROTC Daedalian Award.
Until this focused effort, the flight participated in just
one or two presentations a year. With renewed interest
and flight member support, the flight began averaging
8-10 presentations a year...it only got better! Last year
102nd Flight was very proud to report thirteen flight
members presented medals to seventeen JROTC cadets.
Flight member Vance Gammons motivated his
flight to do even more! Under Vance’s leadership,
eighteen flight members signed up to represent the
Daedalians at 40 JROTC units around the Atlanta area.
The flight not only believes this is a worthwhile effort
for young kids; they actually get out and do it.
In addition to our fraternal and informational
monthly meetings, Flight 15 presents Daedalian scholarships and awards to deserving ROTC and JROTC
cadets.
Our ROTC scholarship program has honored our
own Col Fred Christensen, WWII ace, every year since
2007. The awards have been funded chiefly by the flight
members and, more recently, aerospace corporations.
Others have agreed to participate. The awards are generally $2,000—applied to tuition expenses. This year’s
award went to AFROTC Cadet Mitchell Greene, who
is beginning his senior year at Worcester Polytechnic
Institute here in Massachusetts—Fred Christensen’s
home state. We were honored to have General Mike
Hostage as our guest to present the award.
Mitchell is majoring in Aerospace Engineering,
carrying a 3.35 GPA, and is a three-time winner of the
Aerospace Scholarship Award recognizing him as the
top ROTC cadet of his class.
He
has
earned
many
other awards for
patriotism and
performance
and was elected
Commander of
the local Arnold Air Society Captain Tom Hudner, USN (Ret), of Flight 15,
recipient of the Medal of Honor, and General
Chapter. He has Mike Hostage, Commander of Air Force Combat
become expert in Command, present the Flight 15 Christensen
Krav Maga (the Scholarship to AFROTC Cadet Mitchell Greene.
Israeli Defense Force self-defense system) and taught
it to other cadets in 2013 Field Training. He is active
in the community, providing EMT services at a local
raceway, ministering to a number of injured drivers,
and he raised money for an autism charity. He has garnered 45 hours toward his private pilot’s license and
just recently finished his solo cross-country. Mitchell
was selected in February 2014 as a pilot candidate,
which nomination he has accepted.
(Source: Bill Rial)
Mack Secord and Cadet Yegor Scheff
Cadet Lucas Ruiz and Mack Secord
Cadet Kathleen Brangan and
Wayne Waddell
Cadet Lukas Fiechtl and Bill All
Vance Gammons
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AWARDS
Our other recent awardees of the Christensen
scholarship are doing well in their Air Force aviation
careers: 1st Lt Brijen Patel, also of WPI, commissioned in 2011, is now flying C-12s with the USAF. Lt
Brittany Trimble, of Tufts and MIT, commissioned in
2012, is now flying F-16s in Europe after graduating
from Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training. Lt Victoria
Snow, of WPI, commissioned in 2013, has just finished
UPT at Vance AFB. Lt Lisa Ventura, of Wellesley and
MIT, commissioned this spring, is just starting UPT.
In 2014, Flight 15 also presented Daedalian
awards and medals to thirteen outstanding Air Force,
Navy, and Marine JROTC cadets in Boston area high
schools. In addition to the National recognition, we
also presented each of the selectees with a copy of General Jimmy Doolittle’s autobiography, “I Could Never
Be So Lucky Again” and a DVD entitled “Fighter Pilot/Operation Red Flag.” The DVDs were graciously
contributed by Ms Phyllis DiTocco, Director of the
Boston field office of the Boeing Company. These two
additional items were carefully selected to familiarize the cadets with the heritage of the Air Force and to
describe its current operations—to encourage JROTC
cadets to continue into military rated careers.
Representative of these thirteen outstanding
JROTC awardees is Cadet Addie Hurwitz at Bedford
High School’s AF/JROTC unit.
Addie Hurwitz is a natural leader. As a member
of the National Honor Society, she strives to create
an environment that promotes academic excellence.
When it seemed that Bedford HS’s chapter of the Kitty
Hawk Air Society (International Honor Society for
AFJROTC)
would
not
get off the
ground, Addie
took
charge, got
the organiColonel D.J. Jowers, USAF (Ret) of Flight 15 preszation char- ents the Daedalian JROTC Award to Bedford HS
AFJROTC Cadet Addie Hurwitz.
tered,
and
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made it an integral part of the JROTC unit. Addie also
manages all cadet officer and non-commissioned officer training programs.
She participates with the Appalachian Mountain
Club, was elected captain of the Lacrosse team, competes as a member of the ski team, referees for a Club
Field Hockey League, and has run in a number of half
marathons from Bedford to Cape Cod, to include the
Allstate 13.1 Half Marathon.
Her Aerospace Science Instructor says of her:
”After working with high school students in one capacity or another for more than fifteen years, I can say
without hesitation that Addie is one of the most focused, effective, and well-rounded students I have had
the opportunity to know.”
We, of Flight 15, remain grateful to the contributors to our 501(c)(3) Scholarship Fund; our flight
members, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, and
the Boeing Corporation. (Source: Eric Nelson)
27th Flight
Daedalian ROTC Scholarship
Col Austin “Wiz” Wiswell (Ret), 27th Flight
Adjutant, presents the Daedalian ROTC Scholarship
to Jacob M. Lambert, the AFROTC Detachment 045
Cadet Wing Commander. Cadet Lambert is a senior at
San Jose State University, majoring in Psychology, and
has earned a rated pilot
slot upon commissioning (June 2015).
(Source: Lt Col Lomsdalen)
Col Austin Wiswell (Ret) and Jacob
M. Lambert
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AWARDS
23rd Flight
Smithsonian Honors Super Sabre
The 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron is known to
generations of pilots by its famous emblem, a pair of
dice. The emblem was born during
World War I when pilots believed
the dice would bring fame and fortune in the air and on the ground.
The 90th TFS’s rich history includes
a record set by Lt James H. Doolittle
on September 4, 1922, flying 2,163 miles in 21 hours
and 20 minutes from Pablo Beach, Florida to San Diego, California. Super Sabre 56-3440, assigned to the
90th TFS, deployed to Bien Hoa Air Base, Republic of
Vietnam in September 1965 and made some history of
its own.
In January 1968, Sergeant Rick Eliason of Sloan,
Iowa, reported to the 90th TFS and was assigned as
crew chief. Rick’s name was painted on the right side
of the aircraft just below the canopy. In April 1968,
Major Harvey Stewart also reported to the 90th TFS at
Bien Hoa Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, to fly combat
missions in the F-100D Super Sabre. Harv became the
squadron’s assistant operations officer and his name
was painted on the left side of aircraft 56-3440.
In 1967, according to Master Sergeant Pete Felts
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so badly damaged that it was
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required and all major flight surfaces were eventually replaced using parts from other battle-damaged
aircraft and spares; 56-3440 would live to fly another
day…many more days, in fact.
A few years after redeploying from Vietnam and
following tours of duty at Cannon AFB, New Mexico,
and Selfridge ANGB, Michigan, 56-3440 was relocated to the Smithsonian’s storage area in 1978. It rested
and collected dust there for more than 25 years. Bob
“Hoppy” Hopkins eventually took a keen interest in
its restoration for display and solicited assistance from
the Super Sabre Society. With that support secured,
it was moved from the Garber Facility in Maryland,
re-assembled in the Restoration Hangar, and moved
into the display area at the National Air and Space
Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International
Airport in Virgina. The aircraft still had all four of its
M-39 cannons. The effort to have her re-assembled,
restored, and put on permanent display was four years
in the making and fully supported by the Super Sabre
Society. The successful conclusion came as aircraft 563440 was dedicated during a ceremony at the museum
in August 2014. Master Sergeant Pete Felts displayed
photos of the aircraft that traced its history beginning
in 1959.
The following plaque is on display with 5563440: “This F-100D entered service in 1957 and flew
6,159 hours over a 21-year career. The aircraft served
during the Cuban Missile Crisis, was later stationed
in Japan, and then moved to Bien Hoa Air Base in the
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Republic of Vietnam in 1965. It was hit by ground fire
several times during its years in Vietnam. The aircraft
is displayed as it appeared during the heaviest fighting
of the Tet Offense of 1968, when it flew for the 90th
Tactical Fighter Squadron “Dice” of the 3rd Tactical
Fighter Wing.” (Source: Bob Pavelko)
52nd Flight
Egan Scholarships
In September, Caprock Flight met to honor scholarship winners from Texas Tech AFROTC. Matching
scholarships were awarded to Cadets Julia Torres, Justin Yeck, and Benjamin Bryce. Egan Scholarship certificates were presented to Cadets Rob Petrosky and
Brooks Modesitt.
The dinner was
hosted by Vice
Flight Captain Col
Dave Lewis.
(Source: Mac Staples)
Sgt Rick Eliason and Lt Col Harv Stewart (Ret) in 2014 at the National Air
and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center during
dedication ceremonies for 56-3440
Cadet Petrosky and Colonel Lewis
46th Flight
Flight Scholarships
Summer is a busy time for Wiley Post Flight. Our August meeting introduced two JROTC students who won our
flight scholarships to the University of Oklahoma Sooner Flight Academy. Ten days later Flight 46 hosted their
annual Order of Daedalians Scholarship Golf Tournament under the leadership of Lt Col Joe Poe USAF (Ret).
This year Wiley Post Flight cleared an impressive $15,500 to support students in high school JROTC, in Civil Air
Patrol, and in university ROTC for those wanting to make military aviation a career. At the final summer meeting Daedalian members heard AWACS Wing Commander Colonel Jay Bickley brief them on the current situation with personnel and E-3s at Tinker AFB’s
552nd Air Control Wing.
(Source: Kent McInnis)
The old and the young at September’s meeting - Colonel Larry Hoppe, USAF (Ret) and
Major Chris Egan, USAF
Order of Daedalians JROTC Achievement
award presented at Oklahoma City John
Marshall High School:
Lt Col Paul Bianchi, Jr., USAF (Ret), Cadet
Maryam C. Knowles, JROTC, MSgt Randall Robinson, USAF (Ret)
First Place Team - Daedalians Golf Tournament 2014
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Heroism Rewarded After 41 Years
On April 29, 1972 Captain Reed Sundine,
USAF, and a friend, Melvin Bridges, were out for a
walk along Dry Creek, located on Beale AFB, California where they were stationed. A young girl about
10 years old ran by, screaming for help, because
her brother had fallen into the freezing water of
the creek. Reed ran over to the edge of a steep embankment overlooking the stream to see a young
boy struggling, unable to stay above water. Using
the techniques he had learned as an Eagle Scout,
Reed slid down the slope, dove into the water and
brought the boy to surface, towing him to the narrow bank of the stream. Reed began resuscitation
until the Fire Department Rescue Squad arrived,
where they continued resuscitation efforts until
the boy regained consciousness. Before leaving for
the hospital, a fireman handed Reed a coat to put
on to warm him up after jumping in the cold creek. Shortly after, a bystander walked up to Reed
and handed him, what he assumed was, Reed’s wallet. Reed still had his in his pocket and realized that
someone else must be in the water. He ran back to
the bank, looked down and could see the body of a
large man submerged below the surface. Immediately he dropped the coat he was wearing and dove
into the water. Reed could not lift the man up onto
the bank, but he held his head above the water and
started resuscitation. The firemen had departed
to take the little boy to the hospital so some bystanders helped lift the man out of the water. Resuscitation efforts were fruitless. He had been submerged too long. His wallet identified him as TSgt
Otto Mayo, the father of the 11-year-old boy Reed
had rescued. The Sergeant had drowned trying to
save his son. At the hospital, Reed and his wife, Carole, met Sylvia, the now widowed wife of Sergeant
Mayo. Sylvia was at a loss on how to support herself, her son and her daughter. But Reed told her
not to worry, that he and Carole would help care for
her and her family. The Sundine’s have done just
that.
Reed was submitted for the Airman’s Medal
for heroic action at voluntary risk of his life, not involving combat. After several months the award
was disapproved, mainly due to lack of corroborating witnesses who actually saw Reed’s initial dive
into the water and rescue of the little boy. However, Sylvia Mayo refused to accept that verdict.
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By: Dale Boggie
She began a years-long effort to reverse that decision. She finally contacted Congressman Ed Permutter’s office and his staff went to work on the
case. It finally dawned on them that Reed’s friend
Melvin Bridges had been there when the little girl
ran screaming by, and he had seen Reed dive into
the water and start towing the boy to shore before
he, himself, ran after the girl. Reed had lost contact
with Bridges long ago but he was finally found and
corroborated the rescue. That clinched the award,
and on September 24, 2013, Brigadier General Peter J. Byrne, Colorado National Guard, Joint Force
Headquarters, pinned the Airman’s Medal on Albert
Reed Sundine. Sylvia Mayo was there to see it done
and Reed credits her for keeping the issue alive for
41 years. Congratulations to Reed for the acknowledgement of his selfless act of heroism and courage while serving on active duty with the United
States Air Force. Justice was served.
BIOGRAPHY
Daedalian Albert Reed Sundine entered the Air Force
in 1967 and graduated from Pilot Training in 1968. He
was stationed at Beale AFB, flying the KC-135Q in support of aerial refueling the SR-71. He also refueled other
developmental aircraft from Edwards AFB such as the
century series fighters and the B-52. After 5 ½ years,
Captain Sundine separated from the service in 1972 and
joined Continental Airlines. He flew as an Airline Captain for 30 years in several Boeing airliners from B-707
and B-720 to the B-727 through B-767. He has over
24,100 hours of flight time, including 2,100 military. He
still owns and flies his own small aircraft out of Front
Range Airport, Colorado.
Reed and Carole Sundine
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51st Flight
Claire Chennault Scholarship
Flight 51 awarded the $1,000 General Claire Chennault Aviation Scholarship to Wesley Davis during the
flight’s June 26th monthly meeting at the Barksdale Club, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. The scholarship was presented to Davis by Flight Captain Major Aaron Finke and Provost Marshall Lt Col Stan Johnson (Ret). Davis
also received a matching funds $1,000 scholarship from the Daedalian Foundation. Davis is a 2014 graduate of
Parkway High School in Bossier City, Louisiana where he established an impressive record of academic acheivement and
active involvement in school and community actvities, often
having a leadership role. He graduated from high school with a
3.84 grade point average and a 28 composite ACT score which
ranked him 32 in a class of 251 graduates. He was actve in
AFJROTC as a cadet major and squadron commander. He
was a Boys State delegate and a member of the Bossier Parish
Youth Honor Society, AIM gifted program, Leo Club, DARE
Scholarship Chairman Lt Col George Finck, Flight Captain Maj
Aaron Finke, Wesley Davis, and Flight Provost Marshall Stan
Role model, and a member of the elite school Red Jackets.
Johnson
(Source: George Finck)
58th Flight
Georgia Scholarship Recipient
During the July meeting, Gator Flight welcomed our newest member, Col A.D.
Holt. Col Holt was a “Raven” pilot in Southeast Asia, and is a native of Valdosta, Georgia. Also at the July meeting, graduating JROTC cadet Gage TenHagen of Titton, Georgia, received a $500 scholarship. Gage is now a freshman at
Valdosta State University.
Gage TenHagen speaks to Gator Flight
103rd Flight
CFIP Program
Pictured: Cadets Jessica Casper (left) and Destiny Drew (right) were recently
presented flight jackets, a framed solo certificate, and a WWII model airplane
for having completed the Daedalian Cadet Flight Indoctrination Program. At
the time of her solo, Jessica was a senior Cadet in the JROTC Program at
Harker Heights High School, Harker Heights, Texas. She is now attending Dallas Baptist College and is planning on a commission and flight training in the
Coast Guard. Destiny Drew was a senior at Copperas Cove High School, Copperas Cove, Texas and a cadet in the JROTC Program. She is now attending
Texas A&M University on an Army ROTC scholarship. Mr. Laird Leavoy, who
honors his father with continued support of the CFIP program, presented the replicas of the P-47B and P-47D
which were two WWII aircraft that Les flew in combat.
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39th Flight
CFIP Program
13th Flight
Jimmy Doolittle Award
Eagle Flight
recently started the CFIP.
We are happy
to report that
our first cadet
was extremely
excited to be
Bob Komlo, Matt Schnider and Cadet Command
our first flyer
Sgt Maj Jordan Harper
in the program
for the flight. Pictured is the flight’s CFIP program officer, Bob Komlo, our primary IP, Matt Schnider with
AeroFlight Services LLC at Perry Airfield, Georgia
(PEX) and Cadet Command Sgt Maj Jordan Harper out
of Fort Valley State University
in Fort Valley Georgia.
Cadet Harper is a very
enthusiastic student attached
to the Wildcat Battalion of his
schools US Army ROTC. The
inflight picture was a DA-20
piloted by Cadet Harper and
his IP while I piloted the “camera plane” along with another
flight member, Bob Hamilton,
who is also an IP with AeroFlight. This may be our first CFIP
program in-flight picture included in the Flyer that I
remember seeing. (Source: Bob Komlo)
Flight 13 celebrated a successful CFIP year
and soloed two cadets in August. Lt Gen Nick Kehoe
joined us and presented
AFROTC
Cadet Josh Hardin and NROTC
Midshipman Scott
Crowder with their
Daedalian
flight
jackets and solo cer- NROTC Midshipman Scott Crowder, flight
tificates. Daedalian
instructor Wes Weesner and AFROTC
Cadet Josh Hardin
Wes Weesner was
the flight instructor with the Armed Forces Aero Club
at Montgomery Field. Both cadets flew together on
every flight, with one under instruction and the other observing, and were able to solo with
10.6 hours each.
Lt Gen Kehoe presented
the Jimmy Doolittle Distinguished Flight Award and a
Benjamin Foulois first flight
limited edition lithograph to
San Diego Flight, signifying
the top flight in the Order of
Daedalians in 2013. He also
cited Flight 13’s activities in
several areas which contributed to their selection as a
model flight. San
Diego Flight was
unable to attend
the annual membership meeting
in April.
“Lt Gen Kehoe
presented
the Doolittle
Distinguished
Flight Award...”
(Sources: :Rich
Martindell and
Lt Gen Kehoe)
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Lt Gen Kehoe presents the 2013 Doolittle Award to
Flight Captain Chris McCann.
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USMC
2013 Exceptional Pilot Award
Commanding Officer BGen Rudder presents the 2013 Exceptional Pilot Award to Maj Brian D. Psolka.
Maj Psolka demonstrated superior performance of duty while serving as a MV-22 Division Leader and Squadron
Logistics Officer for Medium Tiltrotor Squadrom (VMM) 265,
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), III Marine Expeditionary
Force, United States Marine Corps Forces
Pacific from 1 January 2013 to 31 December
2013. Major Psolka’s significant contributions as an aviator and VMM-265
logistics officer were essential to the
successful introduction of the MV-22
to the pacific theater of operations.
Maj Psolka flew over 212 hours in
support of multinational exercises
to include JTF 505 Operation
Damayan where he flew 29 sorties
and delivered approximately 20,000
pounds of relief supplies to the
BGen Rudder and Maj Psolka
Republic of the Philippines. Maj
Psolka was directly responsiblefor the logistical planning, deployment, and retrograde of squadron assets from exercises Forager Fury, Cobra Gold, Balikatan, Ssang
Yong, Talisman Saber, Koolendong as well as the initial deployment of the MV-22 in the
31st MEU. Maj Psolka’s initiative, perseveance and total dedication to duty were in keeping
with the highest traditions of Marine Corps Aviation and reflect great credit upon himself, the US Marine Corps and the US Naval Services.
The Exceptional Pilot Award is a Daedalian trophy presented annually to a pilot selected
by each one of the following military branches: Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard. Selection is based on exceptional deeds performed to assure mission
success, acts of valor as an aviator, or an extraordinary display of courage or leadership
in the air in support of air operations.
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18th Flight
ROTC Scholarships
18th Flight
Daedalian Achievement
Flight 18 awarded two ROTC cadets with $1,000
scholarships. ROTC Cadet Jacob Bernard Robinson is
a Senior at Colorado State University. He is the former
Squadron
and current Wing
Commander of
the ROTC Detachment.
He
has received the
Commanders
Military ExcelLtCol Bill Greesner, Maj Stacey Molett, Cadet
Joel Wetlesen, Cadet Jacob Robinson and Col
lence Award, an
Gregory Marzolf
American Military Engineer Scholarship, the Rotary Club ROTC Cadet of the Month Award and the National Sojourners
Award. He has been selected for a Pilot Training slot in
the USAF. His career goal: USAF fighter pilot.
ROTC Cadet Joel Wetlesen is a Junior at Colorado State University. He consistently places in the top
5 percent of his class and is involved in all ROTC activities. He was recognized as an Outstanding Cadet by
the Rotary Club of Fort Collins, CO. He is 2nd in command of the CSU Army ROTC Drill Team and also
2nd in Command of the ArmTC Color
Guard. His career goal: U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot. (Source: Dale Boggie)
Flight 18 presented two JROTC cadets, Erin
Post and Brian Ortiz, with the Daedalian Achievement
Award Certificate and medal.
These two students have demonstrated patriotism, love of
country and service to our nation. Each has demonstrated the
potential and the desire to pursue a military career. Both rank Lt Col Greener with Erin
Post
in the upper ten percent of his
or her JROTC class, and
rank in the upper twenty
percent of his or her high
school class. They are
well deserving of this recognition from the Order.
Kehoe)
Kehoe)
Lt Col Greener with Brian Ortiz
(Source: Dale Boggie)
American Airlines Crew
Hal George Award
Lt Gen Kehoe presented the Lt Gen Harold L. George
Civilian Airmanship Award to American
Airlines Captain, Malcom Veley and First
Officer, Robert Drennan for their handling
of a serious in-flight emergency over the
Clemson University
Atlantic last year in 2013. The award was
presented at a dinner where more than 150
Fairchild Award
American Airlines employees attended.
The Hal
Lt Gen David Fadok, AU Commander,
George
presented the General Muir S. FairAward
child Award to Captain Steven P. Jorhas been
dan, Operations Officer at ROTC Depresenttachment 770 at Clemson University.
Lt Gen Fadok, Capt Jordan and
ed to a
This annual award is presented to an
Lt Gen Kehoe
certiindividual or organization who has
made the most significant contribution to Air Universi- fied civilian airline
captain/crew since
ty education. The Fairchild Award has been sponsored
Malcolm Veley, Robert Drennen
with National Commander
by the Order of Daedalians since 1964. (Source: Lt Gen 1956. (Source: Lt Gen
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Lt Gen Nick Kehoe
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2015 National C
Hotel Contessa | 28-31 May
Every room is a suite at the spectacular Hotel Contessa.
This 4-star hotel is located on the San Antonio Riverwalk in Texas.
Some interesting landmarks located close to this hotel include The
Alamo, Rivercenter Mall, and La Villita Historic Arts Village. Pets
are welcome, as well. Remember to get your discounted breakfast
buffet coupons at the registration desk. Check in is at 4pm but the
hospitality suite will be open at noon and registration will begin at
12:30pm in the lobby on Thursday. Rooms: $159/night. You can
go online for room reservation by following the directions below.
Commander’s Reception
Briscoe Western Museum - Jack Guenther Pavilion
Thursday: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
$55/person
Our National Commander may not be from Texas, but he
wants to give everyone a big warm Texas size welcome to
our convention. The Briscoe Western Museum is directly
across the street from the hotel. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and a
bar under cool shaded trees along the Riverwalk will make
anyone feel welcome in the Lone Star State. With cool seating inside and a balcony that overlooks the river, you can reacquaint yourself with fellow Daedalians on this first night
of the convention.
Reservations
To make a reservation:
Call - 866.435.0900 OR
Go to - www.thehotelcontessa.com
1. Enter the dates to make a reservation and press enter.
2. In the right corner click on the link that says:
Enter your access or promotional code.
3. Then click on the link that says: Click here if you are a
Group Coordinator... Then add the number 356364 in the
Attendee Code area.
4. Then it will take you to the final screen for the group’s
reservations.
Hotel Parking
The Order of Daedalians has special discounted valet parking at the Hotel Contessa for $15/day. However, you can
self park at nearby public parking areas. There will be more
information on public parking areas in the next magazine.
Hospitality Suite
Contessa Suite 1211
Always the hit of the convention. On the top floor of the
hotel you will find different members of Stinsons Flight volunteering to build
the
scholarship
“tip jar.” No official business here,
just good times,
tall tales and great
drinks.
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Daedalus Flyer
Convention
| San Antonio, Texas
Basic Military Training Graduation
Lackland AFB
Friday Morning
Meetings - Contessa Ballroom
Lunch - Cypress
Starting time: 11am for Flight Captains and their
representatives
Please let us know
if you are interested in attending this
event so we can
arrange for transportation. To keep
transportation costs
down we are planning on a car pool.
If we get enough
interest, we will hire a few vans to transport everyone out
together.
Annual meetings to find out what is new with the Order
and Foundation. Flight Captains may send a representative to the Flight Captains
meeting. Join us for lunch at
the Cypress Pavilion where
guest speaker and Honorary
Daedalian Lt Gen PK Carlton,
Jr. will share some time with
us. After lunch, join us back in
the Contessa Ballroom for our
annual meeting.
Grand Double Decker Tours
$22/person
Golf Tournament
Thursday: 9am
Grand Double Decker is an exciting way to see the city.
Take a historic journey through San Antonio. Our professional tour guide provides a fully-narrated, quality experience. Tickets can either be bought when you register for the
convention or at the ticket office directly across from the
Alamo for the same price.
Stinsons Flight will be holding a golf tournament on
Thursday, 28 May out at Randolph Oaks, prior to the open
of the convention. The cost will be $50, which will include
green fees, carts, lunch and prizes. Registration form will be
available in the next magazine.
Awards Reception and Dinner
Saturday: 5pm
$97/person
Symposium
Saturday
Dr. Ben Lambeth - Moderator
Emerging Challenges for American Airpower
-ISIS
-Training & force development against future
challenges
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A night to give tribute to the
top pilots from all our services. We’ll start with colors posted and have patriotic singing
from a local JROTC unit. We
will toast the past and honor
those that serve now. The reception will start at the Riverview Terrace with a cash bar
and plenty of air conditioning if the evening is warm. Enjoy
a Surf and Turf dinner with the finest folks the U.S. has to
offer and celebrate the National Daedalian Awards.
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9th (Frank P. Lahm) Flight
Dayton, OH
The September meeting was hosted by the Wright B
Flyer Organization. A fantastic evening was enjoyed by
all who attended. Brigadier General Jay Jabour gave an
interesting talk on the Wright B Flyer and what is being
planned for the future, the highlight being that the
Wright B Flyer organization is planning to start building a newer version of the Wright B Flyer. The exciting
news is that the organization is looking to use the original plant where the Wright Brothers built the original
Wright B Flyer.
As a fundraiser for Air Camp, Ms. Roberta
Shiverdecker donated a Wright B Flyer print that was
auctioned off for $300. Ms. Janet Golart won the bid
for the print. The funds were designated to help build
the Air Camp Scholarship fund.
ing replaced first. The
F-35 test program is
aggressive with developmental and operational testing occurring concurrently
rather than sequentially. As with any new
capability or technology you discover and
Captain Chris McCann presents
resolve issues during Flight
Tom “Comet” Halley with a Daedalian
challenge coin.
developmental and
operational testing but all identified problems have
been addressed and fixes are in the works if not already
complete. Marines are currently flying and training in
the F-35B at MCAS Yuma, a subordinate unit of the
3rd Marine Air Wing at MCAS Miramar. Carrier qualification for the F-35C will begin this October on the
USS NIMITZ west of San Diego. (Source: Rich Martindell)
23rd (Dallas/Ft Worth) Flight
Fort Worth, TX
Flight 23 was honored to have Lt Col Jack Doub,
USAF (Ret) as a speaker. Jack flew 287 combat missions in the F-100 with the 90th TFS, Bien Hoa AB in
1967, 102 missions as a Misty FAC in NVN/Laos in
1969/70, and ended up with a total of 572 combat
missions in the F-100. When Jack retired from the
USAF, he had accumulated more than 5,900 hours in
fighters and then went on to fly an additional 15,000
hours in commercial aviation. Jack talked of his experiences as a Misty FAC. Forward Air Controllers (FACs)
in O-1s and O-2s were used to control air strikes in
Route Pack 1, the DMZ, and southern Laos. As infiltration rates increased, so did the air defenses, and
losses of the slow FACs increased dramatically; enter
the fast FACs and Misty. A decision was made to employ two-seat F-100F fast FACs in Route Pack 1 and
southern Laos. The main task for the Misty FACs was
to locate and stop truck convoys along the Ho Chi
Minh trail during daylight hours.
During bombing pauses over the North, Misty
13th (San Diego) Flight
San Diego, CA
Lockheed Martin sent Tom “Comet” Halley to
present a briefing on the current status of the F-35 programs. Comet is Lockheed’s F-35 Navy Program Manager but he provided status on all the programs. Each
program is basically on schedule for their planned Initial Operational Capability (IOC) dates with the Marines (F-35B) coming on line in late summer of 2015,
the Air Force (F-35A) in the fall of 2016, and the Navy
(F-35C) in the fall of 2018. The sequence is based on
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night to interdict
the trail. One of
Jack’s recollections
involves the control
of a flight of two
F-4s conducting the
first Paveway (early
laser guided bomb)
strike in Laos. His
use of the Paveway
Lt Col Jack Doub, USAF (Ret)
weapon that day
destroyed a cave along the trail that was housing road
grading equipment. The Misty mission was indeed a
challenging and dangerous one. Misty FACs operated
from 15 June 1967 - 19 May 1970. Of the 157 Misty
FAC’s 34 were shot down (22%). (Source: Bob Pavelko)
51st (Caprock) Flight
Lubbock, TX
October second was a wonderful afternoon: the
wind, which had gusted near 30 in the morning, laid
down; the sun shone brightly; and the temperature remained very moderate—in the 70’s. All these are pretty
rare events in the plains of West Texas. No doubt
someone up above was blessing Caprock Flight 52’s
annual event of
hosting all the
cadets
of
AFROTC Det
820 of Texas
Tech. At any
rate, our intention in this event
is to motivate
Dr. Larry Warmoth took two of our scholarship
these youngsters
winners for a ride in his T-28 Trojan.
to seek a career
as military pilots, and I believe we did that well on this
day. We offer orientation flights to all the freshmen: we
were augmented in this effort by Friends of the Flight
Brian Rose in his Scout, Ty Lane (Scout also), Dane
Guetersloh (Husky), Larry Neal (Cessna 182), Kurtis
Thomas (Super Cub), and our own John Nelson in his
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Cadets gather around Scott’s Pitts S2S.
Bellanca and Larry Driskill in his Citabria. We were
able to fly 34 freshmen in less than two hours, but at the
same time our own Dr. (and Col/TX ANG) Larry
Warmoth treated two of our scholarship winners (chosen by lottery from among 5) to rides in his T-28. He
ensured they were wearing chutes to comply with FAA
regulations for the maneuvers he showed them. He
also earned some continuing derision for a high speed
pass down the runway with his speedbrake out. Did
you know the T-28 speedbrake (on those models which
even have one) is perforated? No wonder he didn’t
know it, but he told me he was guarding against a sonic boom! After flying of the cadets was over, they were
treated to aerobatic shows by local aerobats Bart Roy
and Scott Lane (Scott, of Scott Lane Airshows) in their
respective Pitts aircraft. Both put on great shows, but
Scott (a professional crop-duster of those weird plants
in Columbia—a job which sometimes entails taking serious ground fire) must have burned half a barrel of
smoke oil during his show. Believe me, the cadets loved
it! Finally, we treated the cadets, the Detachment staff,
ourselves, and all the pilots who helped us to a barbeque dinner. What a great day! (Source: Mac Staples)
29th (Texoma) Flight
Wichita Falls, TX
As part of community awareness, members and
spouses of Flight 29 held their September meeting at
the facilities of Carter Aviation Technologies.
President and CEO,
Jay Carter, explained
the development and
innovations of the
Carter Copter.
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The Carter Copter is a prototype hybrid air vehicle that incorporates key technologies from autogyros,
helicopters, and fixed
wing aircraft.
This unusual
air vehicle is
highly scalable,
and being developed to be a
Personal Air
Jay Carter
Vehicle
and
cargo aircraft capable of operating from unimproved
areas. Mr. Carter explained that a significant limitation
of rotor wing flight is when the retreating blade no longer has enough airflow to sustain lift. Carter Copter
has solved this issue by dramatically slowing the rotor
speed (and system drag) by transitioning to fixed wing
mode in flight.
41st (Inland Empire) Flight
Spokane, WA
Flight 41 had a great third quarter. Leading off
was our regularly scheduled meeting at our favorite
VFW. Ozzie Knezovich, Spokane County Sheriff, was
our guest speaker. He talked about integrity in the force
and discussed the gang situation in the local area. In
August, we gathered at Jeff Hamilton’s hangar at Felts
Field. This was our annual off-site family gathering.
Everyone had a great time and we were entertained
with a 3-ship flyby from the Felts Field Flyers in their
vintage Stearman bi-planes. Keeping the momentum
going we held our annual flight suit party at Fairchild
AFB. The event was hosted by the 92nd Aerial Refueling Squadron. We were joined by many active duty pilots from base and
shared
stories
both old and new.
While the numbers were a bit
low, the meeting
was still a success.
The retired guys
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went all out as they donned their old flight suits and
proudly showed the true spirit of what it means to be
a Daedalian. Many thanks to LtCol Jeromie Sheldon
and the 92nd ARS for hosting this year’s event.
Individual toasts included recognizing the active
duty and their continued service to our country, the retired guys for their past service to our country, and the
67th birthday of the USAF on Thursday September
18th. Steve Kempf brought to our attention the ongoing efforts to build 5 challenge courses in the Coeur-dAlene area, each of which will honor a veteran from
the local area. There will be more to follow on this.The
crooked booze raffle was won by Jim Hooppaw and
Stan Williams (this being his second in a row).
48th (Harley H. Pope) Flight
Fayetteville, NC
Two new flight members were added at our June
meeting. Brig Gen Bob Norman, USAF (Ret), Vice
Flight Captain, administered the Oath of a Daedalian
to Maj Kristina Richardson and Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Troy Zwirblia. Both are U.S. Army active duty pilots and were just married last month. Maj
Richardson is currently assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Over the past 15 years, she
has held various assignments including flying UH-60
Blackhawks and UH-72 Lakotas. CWO Zwirblia currently is assigned as his unit’s Aviation Safety Officer
and flies UC 35 Citations and C 12 King Airs. His
previous flying assignments have been as a UH-60 and
UH-72 instructor and maintenance test pilot.
Our guest speaker was Brig Gen James Scanlan,
Commander, 440th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve
Command, Pope Army Air Field, North Carolina. He
was commissioned through Naval ROTC at Villanova
University in 1985. He separated from the Navy in
1999 entering the Naval Reserve after serving as a Naval Flight Officer (as a navigator and a pilot). In May
2000, he was commissioned a Major in the Air Force
Reserves and completed training as a KC-10 pilot in
command. Brig Gen Scanlan has had many assignments while accumulating over 7000 flying hours in 12
different military aircraft. His presentation was about
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the possible impact on Air Force assets at Pope Field
due to the recent Air Force budget proposal that would
deactivate the 440th Airlift Wing. Because they are deactivating the wing and sending the aircraft to multiple
bases across the nation to replace aging fleets and there
are no current plans to relocate whole units, some Air
Force assets will remain at Pope Field. The operational
flying side of both Active and Reserve units would be
deactivated. This also would affect the aeromedical
evacuation units, Active and Reserve, that are currently assigned to Pope Field. Currently, the Air Force has
frozen all C-130 unit moves, and is holding in abeyance
all other actions until the Air Force provides further
guidance from Congress. In the mean time, the 440th
Air Wing will continue to support all missions.
In addition, Brig Gen Scanlan showed pictures
during a Power Point presentation of the 440th AW
activities in France during the week-long 70th anniversary commemoration of D-Day. The 95th Airlift
Squadron of the 440th AW traces its lineage to the
95th Troop Carrier Squadron which flew C-47s during the airdrop support of the invasion of France on
D-Day. The USAF sent three C-130 aircraft to participate in a commemorative 14 aircraft airdrop of 1,400
paratroopers from various countries. Two USAF C
130s were from the 95th Airlift Squadron and one was
from the 96th Airlift Squadron. Maj Theresa Livingston of the 95th Airlift Squadron flew lead for this massive airdrop formation. Gen Scanlan commended her
for her outstanding performance. General Scanlan also
spoke about the many heroes who had fought during
D-Day that he had met while in France.
The Harley H. Pope Flight did not have a traditional guest speaker for the August meeting but instead
had a “ Year in Review” of our major flight accomplisments and programs presented by a few flight members.
The flight donated to fund tickets for Pope airmen to attend the 66th Air Force Birthday Ball at Pope
AAF held last September. We have also donated this
Winter 2014
year to the local Military Order of the Purple Heart
to assist with two of their programs supporting the
needs of military members. The flight supported the
Daedalian JROTC Achievement Medals by presenting medals to over 65 High School JROTC units in
North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina; the
service unit breakdown was 50% Air Force, 33% Army
and the remainder, Navy and Marine units. The flight
continues a long standing program of awarding two
$1000 scholarships to deserving college AFROTC cadets along with National’s matching award of $1000.
In addition, we discussed the intiation and implementation of a flight sponsored Cadet Flight Indoctrination Program.
The flight continues to recognize senior members by presenting them with a U.S. Flag flown over
the United States Capitol on their 90th birthday. Thus
far, seven of our flight members have received this gift.
Our eighth U. S. Flag will be flown on March 20, 2015
and presented to Col Neil Nelson (Ret). This unique
recognition by our flight began in 2008.
In closing the meeting, the flight recognized one
of our members, Lt Col Peyton Cook (Ret), who celebrated 50 years as a Daedalian on September 3rd.
Lt Col Cook
was on the Air
Force Academy staff when
he joined the
Order in 1964
and joins two
other
flight
members in
the Half Century
Club,
Maj Gen Don
Strait
and
Lt Gen Bob
Springer. Lt
Lt Col Peyton Cook, USAF (Ret)
Col Cook is
a second generation member, following in his father’s
footsteps. He hopes to see his grandson be a fourth
generation Daedalian when he completes flight training at Vance AFB. (Source: Walt Dietrich)
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58th (Gator) Flight
Moody AFB, GA
Col A.D. Holt takes the membership oath, administered by
Flight Captain Mike (Mo) Hairr
78th (Cherokee Strip) Flight
Enid, OK
Gator Flight’s September 2014 meeting was held
at The Moody Club, Moody AFB, Georgia. Guest
speaker was Mr. George Aigen, who was among the
first Americans to enter the compound during the
liberation of Dachau prison/extermination camp.
Mr. Aigen’s remarkably detailed presentation was
well-received by Gator Flight members and guests.
WWII Veteran George Aigen speaks of his experience
in the Liberation of Dachau.
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The 78th (Cherokee Strip) Flight at Vance AFB
welcomed the National Commander of the Order of
Daedalians, Lt Gen Nicholas Kehoe, as our keynote
speaker and presenter for our annual scholarship dinner on 10 April 2014.
Together with Col JJ
Menozzi, 71 FTW/CV,
Lt Gen Kehoe awarded
scholarships and matching contributions valued
at $4000 to four outstanding cadets from
Oklahoma State University. The cadets were
Col Darren James and Lt Gen Kehoe
able to visit with many
active and retired members, hear their inspirational
stories, and learn about what it means to serve as a
military pilot.
Additionally, Lt Gen Kehoe spoke to the group
about ongoing Daedalian efforts and highlighted the
stories of several amazing Medal of Honor recipients.
Among other recent highlights in the past few months,
the 78th Flight welcomed Col Darren James, former
71 FTW/CC and Col Menozzi as guest speakers. Col
James spoke on leadership lessons-learned from his career as an airlift pilot and offered words of advice to the
many young pilots and future pilots in the audience.
He described many significant events he was involved
with and how airlift can change the life of so many
people in positive ways.
Col Menozzi
spoke
about his personal experience
with the Khobar
Towers bombing
and events that
happened while
he was deployed
John J. Menozzi, Cadet Frechette, Cadet
flying F-16’s in Col
Painter, Cadet Leisy (in front), Cadet McNelley,
the area. He ref- Lt Gen Nick Kehoe & Lt Col Steven Cherrington
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erenced how his first aid military training was crucial
in the first hours of the emergency to handle the multiple injuries. He also described how communication
and accountability became key factors in his unit to
let the families of his squadron back home know they
were not part of the fatally wounded. The flight also
welcomed Capt Nicholas Motlaugh to speak on his experiences as the deployed base safety officer at Cape
Lemonier at Djibouti, Africa. He spoke on how he had
to be creative and deal with issues outside of his realm
of expertise to include setting up RPA sites at several
areas across central Africa.
82nd (Willie) Flight
Mesa, AZ
Weasels” were modified F-4E fighters with their cannon replaced by AN/APR-47 electronic warfare equipment. Their mission was to attack enemy air defenses,
including surface-to-air missile (SAM) air defense radars. In 1990, he led the 35th Fighter Wing into Desert Storm with F-4Gs and RF-4Cs. He retired in 1994
with 4000 hours, including 400 hours in combat. He
went on to teach at ASU, and retired from there in
2010, as an Associate Professor in the Department of
Aeronautical Management Technology.
Col Karp’s presentation was a real treat for the
membership. He gave a detailed account of his experiences in deploying the 35th Fighter Wing to Bahrain
for Desert Storm. His talk included the difficulties encountered in getting his unit moved to a desert airstrip,
and building the required facilities, almost from scratch,
while simultaneously integrating other deployed assets
into a combat ready fighting unit. Since Col Karp was
the only pilot in the 35th Wing with any combat experience, a significant amount of training was required
to prepare the unit for its first combat mission. He had
high praise for the young men and women in his command and for their performance in extremely tough
conditions.
Col Karp’s chronology of events ended with the
launching of the “Wild Weasels” on the first night of
the war, to take down the Iraq radar and SAM sites in support of the airstrikes on Baghdad and other Arab military targets.
It was an impressive story, well told.
Our flight members thorough-
ly enjoyed his exceptional
presentation!
On Thursday 11 September, we held our first
fall meeting after our summer break, at the Dobson’s
Restaurant, Dobson Ranch Golf Course, in Mesa,
Arizona. Our speaker was Flight 82 member, Col Ron
Karp (Ret), who talked about his experiences during
the first Gulf War, as a wing commander at a remote
“bare base” in southern Bahrain. He gave an outstanding talk on the buildup of his base from almost nothing to a thriving operation with numerous F-4G “Wild
Weasels,” F-4C, and Marine aircraft, and about 8000
personnel at the start of the war in 1991.
Col Ron Karp graduated from Arizona State
University (ASU), and received his pilot wings from
Randolph AFB in 1968, then transitioned into the
F-4E. He flew three combat tours in
Vietnam in F-4s. From 1982 to 1984,
he served as a Squadron Commander
at Ramstein AFB, Germany, flying
F-4Es. From 1987-1989, he served
as Director of Operations and
Vice Commander at Moody
AFB, during the transition to
F-16s. In 1990, Col Karp
assumed Command of the
35th Fighter Wing, George
AFB, which was equipped
with F-4Gs “Wild Weasels”
and F-4Es. The F-4G “Wild
Col Karp is thanked by Flight Captain Art Stark
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(Source: Col Pat Dooley, USAF Ret)
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4th (National Capital) Flight
Washington, D.C.
Although it has been a while since 4th flight news
has appeared on these pages, we continue to be an active flight, with meetings from September to June on
the second Wednesday of the month at the Ft Myer
Officer’s Club. Spouses and Daedalian TDY-ers in the
area are always welcome!
Highlights include the December meeting when
over 40 members and spouses enjoyed the musical entertainment provided by the AF’s Celtic Quintet. The
meeting also included presentation of the Flight’s Ex
ceptional Aviator Award to Major Robert Reed, a Special Airlift Mission Pilot assigned to the 89th Wing at
Joint Base Andrews.
Reading the citation
was Vice Flight Captain Col Stu Archer,
Flight Captain Maj
Gen Garrett Harencak and Major Reed.
Maj Markus Halbritter, Maj Brian WalThe Assistant Vice
lace, Lt Col Rick Kaufman and
Lt Gen Nick Kehoe
Chief of Staff of the
Air Force, Lt Gen Steve Hoog, was the special guest
and made an excellent presentation on Air Force issues.
January: Col Ric Hunter, Author of FIREHAMMER, a historical fiction novel about the Mayaguez incident, and the end of the Vietnam war, gave a special
presentation.
February: Major Justin Grieve, provided an excellent re-cap about the loss of the B-2 on Guam, his
ejection survival, and subsequent road to recovery.
March: BG Eric S.
“Opie” Overturf provided
an entertaining Air Force
operation update after the
introduction by the “remove
before flight” attired Flight
Captain Major General
Harencak and subsequent
presentation of a flight memento to General Overturf.
April’s flight meet- Flight Captain MG Harencak
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ing provided a special opportunity for ADM Michael
Manazir, Director of Air Warfare for the U.S. Navy, to
discuss current Naval Aviation issues. He provided an
exceptional overview of carrier operations and a few
key carrier landing mishaps.
April: Flight member Col Dick Guild planned
and teed up the Flight’s annual golf tournament at Ft
Belvoir to help fund the flight’s scholarship program.
Thirty–one flight members and guests participated
and enjoyed the great weather, bar-b-q dinner after the
round, and prizes for most of the golfers.
May: Lt General Nick Kehoe, Daedalians’ National Commander and National Capital Flight member, provided an interesting update on his work with
the Medal of Honor Foundation, including the recently published third edition of the Foundations’ book entitled “Medal of Honor, Portraits of Valor Beyond the
Call of Duty.” Our
National
Commander also presided over the swearing-in of three new
Daedalian members, Major Markus
Halbritter, Major
Brian
Wallace,
and Lt Col Rick
Kaufman.
May 26, Memorial Day: In the photo above,
Flight Captain Major General Harencak and several
Flight members receive a briefing at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier prior to the Flight’s annual participation in the wreath-laying ceremony on Memorial
Day at Arlington National Cemetery.
June: Our guest speaker was Air Force Under
Secretary, the Honorable Eric Fanning. He covered a
great deal of ground concerning the major issues facing the Air Force today, and provided special insight
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from his senior level position in the Pentagon.
Throughout the year, flight members presented
the Daedalian JROTC medal to units at 21 Maryland and Virginia
High Schools. Our
max mission pilot
was Col Roger Engstrom, USAF, who
presented the award
at three Maryland
schools. Col Charles
McGee, an original
Tuskegee Airman, was one of the presenters, as was Lt
Gen Mike Nelson, our past Flight Captain. (Source: Jon
Martinson)
102nd (Ben T. Epps) Flight
Atlanta, GA
Flight 102’s April meeting included a fantastic
presentation on “Operation Ranch Hand” and how
those missions were flown in Southeast Asia (SEA).
Who better to tell this story than our very own
Flight members who ‘just did it’ back then? Yep, Bob
Krone and Doug Riffey, both SEA C-123 vets, teamed
up and gave a most interesting talk on not just the
“Ranch Hand” mission, but a history lesson on the
C-123, what it was like being in South Vietnam, and
flying the “Provider” during the war. Bob Krone’s time
and effort preparing for this presentation showed! He
began the
Power -
Point presentation
with a short
history lesson on the
C-123. Did
you know
the C-123
started out
Doug Riffey and Bob Krone
as the first
all-metal glider ever? That’s right, a C-123 without
motors. Who would’ve thunk it? After a fascinating
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brief on the “Provider”, Bob shared photos from his
tour at Tan Son Nhut and Ben Hoa. Some of his pictures included the before and after photos of his hooch
burnt to the ground after a rocket attack. We would
have enjoyed more photos from his tour had he not
decided to save his life instead of the film, and get out
of the fire!
Doug Riffey joined Bob
to recount some of his stories
about flying the defoliant
missions and what it was
like at 100ft over the
trees in a 3 or 4-ship
formation with
fighter escort.
Doug also did a
“show & tell” with his “Ranch Hand Purple Scarf ”.
The purple scarf became a tradition after the chief
of the Vietnam Air Force presented this memento to
the Ranch Hand group following his flight on a Ranch
Hand mission.
Thanks to Bob and Doug for making this a great
meeting. Thanks also go to Ken Adams and Clint
Johnson for manning the sign-in and raffle desk. Clint’s
efforts resulted in $375 to the Flight’s scholarship fund.
Flight 102’s Summer through Fall meetings started with “the Boss” passing through for a Daedalian
“update” in June, followed by great war-stories told by
flight member Don Chapman in August, and ending
with a very interesting “book report” by flight member
and subject matter expert Tom Prior in October.
That “Boss” passing through in June would be
National Commander Nick Kehoe. Nearly 50 members and guests enjoyed a great luncheon and social
with Nick. He gave a thorough Daedalian “State of
the Order” presentation. He also emphasized different
outreach programs and reminded members to not forget the “Friends of the Flight” options for those who
do not meet Daedalian membership criteria. Nick also
talked a lot about his participation as the first president
of the Medal of Honor Foundation.
Nick Kehoe also inducted three new Daedalians
and Flight 102 members: Robert Couch – wings at
Webb AFB; Vic Ehlers – wings at NAS Corpus Christi;
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Richard Selberg – wings at Williams AFB.
When you think about the number of times you
read about the Daedalian National Commander visiting flights around the country, you probably don’t
think about what that means for the traveler. Getting in
and out of airports, looking for a taxi, a hotel shuttle,
or rental car, then ending up for the night in a motel or BOQ room gets pretty old. We need to thank
Nick for “working the Flights.” No one has done it better!
The flight’s August
meeting was a real treat.
Flight member and
spectacular storyteller
Don Chapman
entertained flight
members and guests
with his jokes and
more importantly,
his recollection of
flying combat stories
off the carrier in the
Vietnam War. After leaving the University of Illinois,
Don headed off to the beautiful “Beeville by the Sea”
to enter pilot training. Three years later, he was flying F4s with the “Pukin Dogs” of VF-143 off the USS
Constellation in
the South China
Sea. Don shared
several amazing
stories from his
199 combat missions during the Vietnam War.
Flight Captain Brad Wright inducted one of
our newest Daedalians and flight members – James
Hoogerwerf. James is a 1967 graduate from Webb AFB
and is now a retired Delta Airlines pilot.
The flight’s October meeting was a book report
on “The Little Toy Dog” by William White. This was
the story of the two RB47 flyers,
Captain John McKone and Captain Freeman Olmstead, surviving
the shooting down of their RB-47
reconnaissance plane by a Soviet
fighter in July 1960. Who better to
tell that story than a subject mat-
ter expert himself – former C-135 navigator and pilot,
Tom Prior.
Over 40 members and guests enjoyed this neat
history lesson on the RB47H shoot-down over the Barents Sea. Stolen from 39th Eagle Flight, our new flight
member Tom Prior recounted this story with PowerPoint slides. Tom’s experience flying every
C-135 model there is,
and having flown the
same missions flown
on this particular 1960
event, made the presentation that much
Tom Prior
more interesting. He
covered the actual RB47H planned mission that day,
the Soviet MIG shoot-down event itself, the imprisonment of the 2 crewmembers recovered, and then their
release and repatriation.
A special highlight of this presentation was flight
member Bob Bowman. You see, Bob actually flew
the RB47! Plus, he actually knows one of the surviving crewmen from that flight. Bob shared technical
and practical facts
about the airplane
and the mission
that made this story even more special.
Clint JohnBrad Wright inducting Bary Yunes
son did another
fantastic job with the raffle and Brad Wright did another fantastic job with the program… to include inducting our newest Daedalian – Barry Yunes – winged
at Williams AFB in 1974. (Source: Bill
Rial)
Brad Wright inducting James Hoogerwerf
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39th (Eagle) Flight
Robins AFB, GA
39th “Eagle” flight recently celebrated its 39th
birthday as a flight with a grand celebration in our
Daedalian room at Robins AFB, Georgia with many
members, their guests and, to top it off, one of our
charter members from that era, Col Ken Clark, attending. Col Clark, still a very active part of the 39th,
was also bestowed as “Flight Captain Emeritus” for the
39th. What a night! It was one in which we greatly rejoiced... and honored one of our very active charter
members and past flight captain to boot.
Also in attendance was our current CFIP cadet,
Command Sgt Major Jordan Harper, an ROTC student at Fort Valley State University and a member of
the Wildcat Battalion, who served as
a guest of the flight.
Besides Col Clark
and Cadet Harper,
many members of
the flight and their
spouses attended.
Col Clark did us
the honors of recollecting our history of the charter night in 1975
Cadet Jordan Harper and Col K Clark
and he reminisced
about the prominent first members and events of
the fledgling 39th. We, of course, celebrated our
birthday with a specially designed cake by our current flight captain, Lt Col Rick Jones, USAF (Ret).
In addition, throughout the night we heard stories
of our great past always recounted with required
hand-flying demonstrated stories of our aviation lore.
THE FLEDGLING 39th FLIGHT - EAGLE
How did Eagle Flight come about? It started over
coffee…I have heard it was Irish Coffee at that. Ken
Clark and Ken Klein were shooting the breeze in January 1975 and talk turned to their past enjoyment of
Daedalian meetings and fellowship at other bases. They
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had been screening the National Membership Directory and
knew other
members
were
in
the area,
so
they
agreed to
contact as
many as
possible
to gather for a social. The response was enthusiastic.
On 8 March 1975, 24 Daedalians, including the WRALC/CC, Maj Gen Holland, the WR-ALC/CV, Brig
Gen Schneider, the AFRES/CV, Maj Gen Anderson,
and Founding Member, Guy Stone, were joined by 16
guests and wives for a memorable evening--mess dress
and medals, long dress, the whole bit! Guy Stone, who
also attended the event, was of course an honored guest
as a Founder. The 39th was also able to celebrate his
78th birthday. He and Roland Neel, a WW I observer,
and prominent Macon business leader who helped establish Robins AFB, regaled the gathering with stories
of their flying experiences. Everyone agreed the occasion should be repeated under the aegis of an established local flight.
The first business meeting of the planning group
was on 11 June 1975 and provisional officers were elected: Flight Captain - Ray Smittle, Vice Flight Captain Ken Clark, Adjutant - Erv Manning, Treasure - Roger
Rothwell, and Provost Marshall - Jerry Kippenberger.
Flight names of Peach, Gator and Eagle were contemplated and Eagle was selected for three reasons. As the
National symbol, the eagle represents patriotism; the
eagle, strong, courageous and aggressive, symbolizes
military aviation’s spirit; and the F-15 Eagle is depotsupported at Robins AFB. The petition for charter was
signed, forwarded in July, and approved by National on
4 August 1975.
FLIGHT PETITIONERS
There were 12 charter members of the fledgling
39th: Maj Gen Earl O. Anderson, Maj Gen Ralph T.
Holland, Brig Gen Schneider, Col Ray T. Smittle Jr.
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(Ret), Col Kenneth B. Clark (Ret), Col Ervin C. Manning (Ret), Roger D. Rothwell, Jerome A. Kippenberger, Curtis L. Smart, Dwight C. McDowell, Richard E.
Butler and Norm G. Sexton.
Charter night was held on 20 September 1975
with about 100 attendees in full regalia. Guest of honor
was Lt Gen Jim Sherrill (Ret), National CommanderElect, who presented the charter, installed the officers,
petitioners, and inducted 16 more charter members.
The rest is history as the 39th continues to live by
and espouse the tenets of our Order.
CAPTAIN EMERITUS
Moving ahead in time to this year’s recent September night of our flight’s birthday celebration it
was as much about 39th history as it was decreeing
our new “Flight Captain Emeritus”: Col Ken Clark,
USAF (Ret). Ken
was born in Kansas City, Missouri, moved to
Washington and
graduated from
school in Seattle.
He enlisted in the
USAAF in 1942
and, while serving in field artillery, he applied to
Col Clark and LtCol Jones
the Royal Canadian Air Force. But his scheduled enlistment physical in
Vancouver, BC of 10 Dec was canceled due to events
of 7 December, 1941!
So off to Luke Field, Arizona for flight training
in Class 43-1 and his first posting to Central Instructors
School at Randolph Field, Texas, followed by 6 months
as a flight instructor. After that he transitioned to P38s and assignment to the 49th Fighter Group. Since
we were at war he had been given an all-expense paid
trip to places like Biak Island and honorably flew 101
combat missions from the invasion of Leyte to the Occupation of Japan. He also has the distinction of being
one of the first fighter pilots to land at war’s end (30
Aug 1945) on Imperial Japan soil as part of Gen Mac30
Arthur’s “Air Honor Guard.” While there he has told
us about flying to various ex-enemy airfields to inspect
their air force and to ensure props were detached and
disposed of to prevent said aircraft from being used in
any more hostile actions. I have even heard him talk
about officials that greeted him at these airfields still
carrying their samurai swords with them and Ken and
crew worrying about their own necks even with the end
of the war just happening.
Ken remained on active duty after the war as
an instructor, first at the Air University Special Staff
School, then the AFROTC at Washington University,
and even pulling duties at the Reserve Training Center
in Seattle. Moreover, during that time he maintained
flying proficiency in the C-45, B-25, C-47, Navy AD-5
and even the T-33. After completing Command & Staff
College, he went back to the cockpit as a C-124 driver
for MATS flying in Japan again. He even had time for
three years as an exchange officer with the Royal Air
Force. However, it was with MATS/MAC that Ken
spent the last half of his career working his way all the
way up as Wing and Base boss at both Scott and Ramey AFB. He continued flying, as all good Daedalians
should do, transitioning into the C-141, T-39 Saberliner and U-3 Blue Canoe. His final posting was here
at Robins as the IG and he even found time to keep
airborne with the Aero Club on base.
It can be said with great respect that both the
U.S. military and the Order of Daedalians have been
blessed with this distinguished patriot. This American
fightin’ man has honored the Order with many years
of active service and his participation in our Daedalian
organization. We should take the lead of Ken and
challenge ourselves to always follow one of our tenets:
Honor the legacy of our esteemed members who have
flown in defense of our nation. Col Kenneth Clark,
39th Flight “Flight Captain Emeritus” of the 39th, deserves a hearty “VOLABAMUS VOLAMUS.” And to
another 39 years for the 39th due to Ken being instrumental in starting up! (Source: Bob Komlo)
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103rd (Fort Hood) Flight
Georgetown, TX
LTC Garry McNiesh, USA (Ret) was recently
inducted into the Order by Flight Captain Charlie
Densford. Garry is currently the Senior Army Instructor of the Harker
Heights High School
Junior ROTC program
- a position he has held
for the past 15 years.
During this time, his
JROTC unit has earned
the Honor Unit with
Distinction four times,
the highest rating a JROTC unit can attain.
22nd (Cascade) Flight
Tacoma, WA
Cascade Flight gathered in May at McChord
Field for presentation of Daedalian Achievement
Awards to outstanding local Junior ROTC high school
cadets. Pride in the activities and promise of these
youngsters was evident in the faces of flight members,
parents and other guests. Our August scholarship benefit golf tourney was cosponsored with the local chapter of the Air Force Association. Money was raised, and
the participants had a great time. An RCAF foursome
from the Western Air Defense Sector added color and
an international flavor to the tournament. They wore
Recipients of this year’s Cascade Flight Daedalian JROTC Awards
L to R: Ryan Phillips, Henry Foss HS, Jake Jessberger, Wilson HS,
Stanley Compton, Washington HS, Justin Palaganas, Bremerton
HS, Willie Miller, Shelton HS
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The RCAF golfers , L to R: Captain Jonathon Lang, Warrant Officer
Rick Martin, Captain Todd Rose, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Roberts
replica jerseys of the 1948 Winter Olympic Gold winning RCAF Flyers men’s hockey team.
Throughout 2014, flight members contributed to
a successful culmination of the celebration in Seattle
of the 90th Anniversary of the 1924 historic first aerial
circumnavigation. Four Daedalian Founders were part
of the team that successfully flew around the globe before anyone else. They flew in open cockpit biplanes
with little more than a compass and paper maps for
navigation. Details of
this national achievement of multi-agency
support, logistics, and
flight are on line (First
Flight Around the
World) and in several
books on the subject.
This six month historic University of Washington Joint ROTC
color detail kicked off the Seattle event
mission is certified as commemorating the 90th anniversary
of the first flight around the world.
having started and ended at Seattle from what later became Naval Air Station Seattle at Sand Point on Lake Washington. The
local 2014 commemoration was aided and promoted
by Cascade Flight. Members helped in program planning, preparation and presentation of educational
programs to the community, facilitation of University
of Washington ROTC participation, coordination of
communication to local military-related organizations,
and participation in two program events. We believe
founders Lowell Smith, Les Arnold, Leigh Wade and
Erik Nelson would be proud of our 90th anniversary
salute to their flying. (Source: Ray Copin)
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The Night with the Lights
from Above (and Below)
Carlos E. “Charlie” Martinez,
Brig Gen, USAFR (Ret)
As I was growing up I never had any religious education as my father was an atheist and my mother
a non-practicing former Catholic. In high school, as a member of Key Club I paid visits to a variety of different churches to learn about religious diversity and began to wonder if there was indeed a superior being.
When I went to college I put those fleeting thoughts behind me as I had more practical (and since it was
the late ‘60s, more fun) things to do. Then, one day in 1976 I experienced an event that made me question
my established disbeliefs.
At the time I was an aircraft commander in the T-39 assigned to the 1402nd Military Airlift Squadron
(Military Airlift Command) at Andrews AFB, MD. Our primary mission was Administrative Airlift – we were
air taxis for the high-ranking brass in the Washington area. Our missions were scheduled one day ahead of
time and we flew day in and day out, often accumulating 70-80 flying hours a month. Every now and then
we had to pull a 24 hour alert in case there were any last minute airlift requests or aircraft broke down and
we had to go pick up the slack. Most of the time, however, it meant that we had the day off to relax, but
we were tied to being home by the phone the whole time as there were no cell phones or beepers then.
Our alert day started at midnight and ran through the following midnight. Most of the time if we hadn’t
been alerted by noon, we could pretty much count on not being called. But, we all watched the clock in
the evening, finally issuing a sigh of relief when midnight came and we weren’t called.
Then, late one Sunday in June, when I was scheduled to start a Monday morning alert shift, I got a
call from the Operations Officer letting me know that we were going to be on alert for a very special mission. He said that there was a young man who had been severely injured in an accident and whose parents
had agreed to donate his kidneys when he finally expired. That was our mission – to wait for the young
man to die, then go to Dayton, OH and transport his two kidneys to San Antonio, TX. The Ops Officer said
that there was no way of knowing when or even if we’d be called, but we should do our best to rest as
much as we could all day.
On Monday, I slept in as late as a I could and tried not to do anything too strenuous. The hours went
by, and finally at about 5:00 pm the call came. We were told to head out to Andrews, and launch as soon as
possible. The clock was running we were told—the kidneys would only be good for 12 hours. My copilot
Rich, and I got to the airfield, completed our mission planning and preflight with some help from other
squadron members and headed west to Dayton on our special mission.
Everything was running fine. The airplane was good, the weather was forecast to be VFR in the Dayton area, and there seemed to be no significant adverse weather to deal with en route to Texas. We took
off normally and started our climb out to the west. As we were passing through FL 240 approaching Front
Royal, Virginia, we received an unusual call from the Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center. We were
told to enter holding at Front Royal until further advised. We entered our holding pattern as told, and
started making calls on the radio to find out what was going on. What we eventually found out was that
a line of thunderstorms in the Midwest had knocked out the traffic radars and Cincinnati Center (who we
were supposed to be handed off next) was not accepting any IFR traffic. Rich looked at me and asked what
we might be able to do, knowing that the clock was ticking on those two kidneys. I looked back at him
and said, we could cancel IFR and proceed VFR to Wright-Patterson AFB. He was somewhat taken aback,
as neither of us had flown under VFR except on local training flights since pilot training. He agreed that
the weather was good enough to do it, so we requested a descent to FL 180 and as soon as we got down
there canceled our IFR clearance, descended to the lower altitudes and began to pick our way through the
clouds to the Dayton area.
We arrived there ahead of an approaching line of storms, shut down, asked for a full tank of gas,
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and went in to check the weather. It was, in fact, quite bad. The weather briefer took us to his radar set
and showed us the rapidly forming lines of storms, which included a “hook cloud” (i.e., possible tornado)
southwest of town. By then the sky had opened up outside and it was pouring rain. We told the medical
crew to stay put at the hospital with the kidneys till we could get a better handle on the situation. A call to
“Mother MAC”, as the Scott AFB command center was affectionately known, confirmed that Cincinnati was
still not accepting IFR traffic. Someone suggested that if we were designated as a medical airlift flight we
might have a chance of getting ahead of other flight requests when Cincinnati finally decided to accept
traffic. So that’s what we requested and eventually got. Then we watched and waited, constantly checking the weather with Cincinnati Center. Cincinnati finally agreed to take our clearance and, because there
seemed to be a break in the weather, we called the medical crew to come to the field from the hospital.
The two medical crew members showed up shortly thereafter accompanying what looked like a
rectangular fish tank containing two kidneys connected to a blood pumping machine below. We quickly
loaded everyone on board and started our engines. But, that’s when the sky opened up again – another
cell had suddenly formed over the base. We sent the medical crew inside and Rich and I stayed with the
plane to get ourselves reorganized. It was rather eerie to look in the back, hear the pump almost breathing, and see the two kidneys moving in response to the blood pumping through them. We stayed in touch
with the weather guys to get continuous updates. After what seemed like an eternity, weather called to
say that there was another break in the weather to the west and we could probably launch through the
hole if we hurried. We got the medical team back on board, started the engines, and got airborne as soon
as we could, taking off to the southwest and climbing straight ahead. By then it was after 10:00 pm and we
still had several hours of flying ahead of us to get to San Antonio.
Our flight plan took us on an almost direct route southwest from Dayton across western Kentucky,
then across Arkansas, and into Texas. We filed for FL 350, our usual westerly altitude. As we made our initial climb out we were surprised not to be in the clouds. We could see ground lights ahead and below us.
Cincinnati Center called and asked what our flight conditions were. We said we were in VMC. They then
handed us off to the next Center as we continued our climb to FL 350. Upon checking in with the next
controller, we began to realize how lucky we were. We heard airliners (TWA, United, Eastern, etc.) frantically calling Center asking for deviations from their planned flight paths to avoid weather. Center called
to ask what our flight conditions were. We were almost embarrassed to say we were in the clear and that
the ride was very smooth. What we didn’t say was the rest of the story—to our right as far as we could see
there was a solid cloud deck just below us full of flashes of lighting. The view to our left was the same. But,
straight ahead of us there was a clear corridor as far as we could see with ground lights below and the stars
shining above. These conditions persisted well into Arkansas. By the time we got to Texas, we were out of
the “corridor” and everything was clear. Rich and I just enjoyed the ride in amazement.
Approaching San Antonio we called ahead with our estimated arrival time so that an ambulance
could meet the plane to pick up the kidneys and the medical team. We made a smooth but fast descent
and landed at Kelly AFB sometime after 2:00 am. The ambulance met the plane and whisked the kidneys
and the team away. We didn’t even have time to wish them well. Upon securing the aircraft, Rich and I
just stared at each other in silence while we waited for a crew bus to take us to billeting. We rode there in
silence reflecting on the events of the night. The next afternoon, after an appropriate period of crew rest,
we deadheaded back to Andrews, but didn’t speak about the events of the previous night. A few days
later, we learned that the two kidneys made it to the hospital in time and each was given to a different
recipient – two lives saved.
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33rd (Thunderbird) Flight
Luke AFB, AZ
The September meeting of Thunderbird Flight
was held on Thursday the 18th in Club 56, the collocated club on Luke AFB, Arizona. The speaker was
Brig Gen Scott ”Rolls” Pleus, the 56th
Fighter Wing Commander. The General
gave us an informal but very motivational talk about the tradition of innovation and the “can-do” mindset within
the Air Force. He used as an
example Jimmy Doolittle. When
US morale was at a low point in the
early years of WWII, Doolittle
was called upon to find a way to take
the war back to the Japanese people.
We were not yet in a position to
invade in the conventional sense
(boots on the ground) -- so could
we do it with air power? Doolittle’s
concept was “to go OVER, not
through.” And the rest (the
unrehearsed carrier launch of 16
B-25s on a successful one-way mission to Japan) is history, and a part of the culture of the USAF.
In 1998, we once again needed to find a way to
“make a point” with an adversary. This time it was
Saddam Hussein of Iraq. Again, we planned to do it
with air power, but a threat to our aircraft carriers had
to be neutralized at exactly the right moment to make
it all work. As an F-16 squadron commander, Rolls was
tasked to figure out how to make that happen. With the
help of the “smartest Lt he had ever met,” the technical problem was solved by tactical innovation, and
Operation Desert Fox was a success. Go OVER, not
through.
We recently discovered structural problems that
have grounded all but a couple of our two-seat F16s that were a critical part of our training syllabus.
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The fix would
take time, but
should we just
give up, or find
a way to continue producing
combat-ready
pilots without
using two-seatCol Sloane and BGen Pleus
ers? Once again,
airmen rose to the challenge by developing a singleseat only syllabus for F-16 training. Innovation. Go
OVER, not through. That tradition is alive and well in
the USAF. If you don’t believe that, try to tell a USAF
pilot that there’s something he or she can’t do. The response will be, “Oh yeah? Hold my drink.”
It was a superb speech and a wonderful evening
– a great time was had by all. (Source: Shifty Miller)
24th (Frank A. Nichols) Flight
El Paso, TX
While the members of the 24th Flight suspended their dinner meetings during the months of June,
July, and August of 2014, the ladies pressed ahead with
their luncheons.
On 21 August, the ladies were the guests of the
War Eagles Air Museum in nearby Santa Teresa, New
Mexico. Prior to lunch the group was treated to a private tour of the museum by 24th Flight member Charlie Overstreet who is a volunteer at the museum. The
tour began with the viewing of antique automobiles including a 1935 Auburn Boat-Tail Speedster and a 1936
Packard. Then the group proceeded to the aviation display made up of a myriad of military and civilian aircraft. The aircraft included a large model of the P-38
flown by World War II ace Major General Franklin A.
Nichols for whom the 24th Flight is named. Along with
the model are uniforms and numerous articles and
photographs donated by General Nichols’ family. The
aircraft display also included a T-38B Talon donated
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by NASA which was flown earlier by late 24th Flight
member, Colonel Zell Cantrell. Zell’s widow, Christine,
was among the members of the tour group. Also among
the tour group was Kathleen Arrufat whose late husband, 24th
Flight member
Frank
Arrufat, was
honored by
having his
name on a
T-28B Trojan similar to
those he flew
Mary Barnes, Kathleen Arrufat,
while on ac- Mayre Sue Overstreet,
Christine Cantrell & Julie Pitt
tive
duty.
The T-28B on display has the name Kathleen painted
on it honoring our own Kathleen Arrufat. Last but not
least, the Continental Airlines uniform of 24th Flight
member Virg Hemphill is now on display outside a
DC-3. Virg served seven years in the U.S. Air Force
and 39 years with Continental Airlines.
Following the two-hour tour of the museum,
Kathleen Artufat, Mary Barnes, Christine Cantrell,
Mayre Sue Overstreet and Julie Pitt were the honored
guests of the War Eagles Museum at lunch. The ladies
were joined by 24th Flight member Charlie Overstreet
and the executive director of the museum, Bob Dockendorf.
On 18 September 2014, the members of the 24th
Flight and their guests were extremely fortunate to have
Adair Margo as their guest speaker. Adair is the president of the Tom Lea Institute in El Paso, dedicated to
perpetuating the legacy of a great American artist and
writer.
Adair Margo
Adair
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the President’s
Committee
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and the
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ties from 2000-2008, becoming a cultural ambassador
for the United States. She was recognized by Mexican
President Felipe Calderon with the Aquila Azteca – the
highest recognition given to a non-Mexican citizen –
and by President George W. Bush with the Presidential
Citizens Medal for her work in building international
relationships from Mexico to China.
Adair treated the 24th Flight members and their
guests to an outstanding presentation on Tom Lea’s
Fighter Pilots. She opened with a 1941 portrait of Flying Cadet Bill Kelly which appeared in Life Magazine
in March 1941. Adair read excerpts from Tom Lea’s article in which
he wrote that
he “felt something mystical”
while
painting
the portrait.
Adair
then
displayed
Tom
Lea’s
World War II painting by Tom Lea
World War
II portraits of Jimmy Doolittle and Claire Chennault
which appeared in Life Magazine in 1943. Adair commented that upon viewing Tom Lea’s portrait of the
rugged Chennault, Winston Churchill stated, “I’m
glad he’s on our side.” Tom Lea also painted portraits
of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang during World War II.
Adair went on to say that Tom Lea lived on the
USS Hornet for 66 days during World War II. During his stay he painted and wrote articles about many
U.S. Navy pilots. Adair showed portraits of and read
excerpts from articles on Cmdr. M.E.A. Cauin, Cmdr
Walter F. Rodie, Lt Cmdr W.J. Wilhelm, Lt H.C. Emerson, Lt Donald Kirkpatrick and Lt J.G. John McInerny.
Adair concluded her presentation by stating that
the USS Hornet was sunk four days after Tom Lea left
the ship. With the ship’s official records lost, Tom Lea’s
paintings and articles were invaluable in preserving the
history of the USS Hornet. (Source: Bob Pitt)
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54th (Fort Warren) Flight
Cheyenne, WY
National Commander, Lt Gen Nick Kehoe,
USAF (Ret) visited Cheyenne, Wyoming in September
and briefed Flight 54 on the status of the National Organization.
He attended
our monthly
luncheon
meeting
held at the
Wyoming
Air National
Paul Stenback, Flt. Capt., AFROTC Cadet Kyle Bybee, Guard dinMarine Pilot Candidate Stefan Lichtfuss and
ing facility
Nick Kehoe, Nat’l C/C.
and had the
opportunity to meet two of our scholarship recipients,
Cadet Bybee and Mr. Lichtfuss. Both are students at
the University of Wyoming. Bybee will graduate in
May 2015 and is awaiting a UPT assignment. Lichtfuss
graduated in December and will be completing Marine Officer Basic Training before reporting for UPT.
As part of Gen Kehoe’s presentation, he showed
a video of the Medal of Honor recipients and also donated a book about the many recipients. The flight saw
an opportunity to raise some dollars for the scholarship
fund and quickly organized a raffle for the book. Flight
member, Charles “Ray” Livermont, CWO-2, USA
(Ret) was the winner. How appropriate. Ray was the
only survivor of a helicopter crash while on, (at that
time), a top secret mission in Vietnam, December 4,
1967. As a result of the crash he is now medically retired.
Post meeting socializing is
always a big factor when pilots
get together. At
the photo at the
top of the page,
Mr. Lichtfuss, the Lt. Gen. Kehoe presenting the Medal of Honor
Marine Pilot Can- book to CWO-2 Ray Livermont, USA (Ret)
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didate visits with Flight 54 member John Gruver. John
is a retired AF Col. and was inducted into Daedalians
in 1968 with
membership
in
various
flights
but
transferred
to Flight 54
in 2014. His
son Jeff is a
former U-2
pilot, now a
Marine Pilot Candidate Stefan Lichtfuss visiting with
commercial
Col. John Gruver, USAF (Ret) after the National
Commanders presentation in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
airline pilot,
and brings his dad to meetings when their schedules
permit. We now have a father-son combination in the
flight.
After the luncheon meeting, Gen Kehoe visited
the Warren AFB, Trails End Club to view the Fort
Warren Flight Daedalian Wall. The Wall was approved
by Base leadership in 1996 and over time has grown
to accommodate the many artifacts associated with
Daedalians and aviation. Unfortunately, the Club has
been closed and the flight is searching for a new Wall
location in addition to a facility that will accommodate
our monthly luncheon meetings. We are aware that
several Daedalian flights are experiencing the same
challenges with the reduction of services at military
installations and welcome any suggestion from other flights. (See picture of current Daedalian Wall in
“Commander’s Perspective.”)
At our October meeting, member Lt Col Nick
Fuerst, USAF (Ret), related his experiences as a pilot
assigned to the Red Eagles 4477th TES. He was one of
the few pilots selected for this highly classified program
of flying Communist-built aircraft at the Tonopah Test
Range. From 1977 through 1988, the program, known
as Constant Peg, saw Air Force, Navy and Marine
aircrews flying against Soviet-designed MiG fighters
as part of a training program where American pilots
could better learn how to defeat or evade the Communist bloc’s fighters of the day.
As a result of marginal performance of American fighter forces in the skies over North Vietnam,
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Constant Peg complemented other revolutionary training programs such as Red Flag and Top Gun, and the
Air Force and Navy-Marine aggressor squadrons. The
program also was intended to eliminate the “buck fever” or nervous excitement many pilots experience on
their first few combat missions. Historically, experience indicated that pilots who survived their first ten
missions were much more likely to survive a complete
combat tour. Red Eagles flew MiG-17s, MiG-21s and
MiG-23s. Although the program came too late to influence Vietnam, it was very effective training for pilots in
Desert Storm. The Air Force declassified the program
on November 14, 2006. Some of the above information is attributed to the declassification letter.
ing to become a military pilot. This award, along with
awards from Flight 121 and our “sister flight” 99 (Great
Falls, MT), matched by National, were presented to
cadet Patrick Michael of Montana State AFROTC
Detachment. Through the generosity of the Wagner
family and the members of flights 121 and 99, we continue to aid and support those cadets, whose dream is
to some day serve as military pilots serving their nation. This award will enable Cadet Michael to receive
flight training up to the point of receiving his private
pilot’s rating. As in the past with other cadets, we feel
this will provide him with a head start to becoming a
future military aviator.
(Source: Dave McCracken)
121st (Joe Foss) Flight
Bozeman, MT
Joe Foss Flight was honored to welcome Lt Gen
Nicholas Kehoe as our guest speaker and presenter ,
at our Scholarship Award ceremony. Approximately
45 members and Friends of the Flight were present at
Riverside Country Club for the event. General Kehoe,
past president of the Medal of Honor Society, gave an
informative review of the present state of the Order of
Daedalians, as well as the history and purpose of the Medal of Honor Society. He also presented our flight with a
beautiful bound edition of the latest Medal of Honor
book, celebrating all those
listed
within
and their stories. This book
was later given
to one of our
attendees in a
drawing. In atCol Hastings, Cadet Patrick Michael,
tendance at our
Mrs. Lee Wagner, Lt Gen Kehoe
meeting
was
the family of Al Wagner, who in his estate generously
dedicated (in perpetuity) an annual Al Wagner Flight
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Col Hastings, Lt Col David Wiede, Sara Orchard, Mrs. Lee Wagner,
Cadet Patrick Michael, Nancy Wagner, and Steve Wagner
(Source: Charles Rogers)
9th (Frank P. Lahm) Flight
Dayton, OH
On November 18th, Robert Kasprzak offered
a glimpse into the pilots and personalities of WWI’s
28th Aero Squadron. The squadron was assigned as
a day pursuit (fighter) squadron as part of the 3d Pursuit Group, First United States Army. Its mission was
to engage and clear enemy aircraft from the skies and
provide escort to reconnaissance and bombardment
squadrons over enemy territory. He also provided insight into his research methodologies and shared a
number of artifacts associated with the 28th Aero
Squadron.
During our October Founder’s Night, our Honorary Flight Captain Lt General C.D. Moore inducted
the following new members: Jim DeStout, Ken Normand, Bill Tuxhorn, and Phil Ambs. He also enlightened us with the lessons he learned during his 34 years
in the United States Air Force. Members, spouses and
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guest had a very enjoyable evening.
Brig
Gen
William Thornton, one of our fellow Daedalians, is
retiring soon with a retirement ceremony planned for
Friday, 21 November at the National Museum of the
Air Force.
Upcoming events: On December 16th the flight
will have their annual Christmas Ball. Chuck and Margie Poore are working hard planning a very special evening with door prizes and dancing.
The September 16th meeting was held at Dayton
Wright Brothers Airport, home of the Wright B Flyer.
Flight 9 donated via
a drawing
one membership
($100 value) which
Lt Col Henry Poplawski, Kathy and Lt Gen Moore
included a
ride in the Wright B Flyer. As a part of this event, Ms.
Roberta Shiverdecker donated a Wright B Flyer print
that was auctioned off to raise additional money to be
donated to Air Camp.
Another big event for 9th Flight this year was celebrating Lt Col Henry “Pop” Poplawski (Ret) turning
100 years young on 26 May. In 1939, he became a pilot,
graduating in the Army Air Corps Class of 1939D. After the U.S. entered World War II, he spent 13 months
in Africa as a Pan-American Africa Airways Captain,
checkout
pilot,
and VIP pilot. He
became a captain
in the Air Corps
in October 1942.
He flew Army
VIPs,
troops
and equipment
Lt Col Henry Poplawski and Lt Gen Kehoe
throughout Af38
rica, the Middle East, India and
the Far East. After the war, Henry
worked at Glenn L. Martin Co
as a test pilot and then in aerospace technical intelligence retiring from the Air Force in 1966.
The flight was honored to have Lt
Gen Nicholas Kehoe attend the
celebration to honor Henry. (Source:
Janet Golart)
37th (Yosemite Flight) Flight
Merced, CA
37th Flight’s fourth quarter dinner meeting was
held at the Castle Air Museum in October. The theme
of the dinner was a celebration of Oktoberfest, with a
menu of sausage, sauerkraut and German potato salad.
The speaker for the meeting was Col Scott Phillips. He gave us an excellent look at the JROTC program. Col Phillips had served as the Senior JROTC
instructor at Duncan Polytechnic High School in Fresno, CA. He started by contrasting the mission of the
JROTC with that of the ROTC. JROTC – build better citizens; ROTC
– develop Military
Officers. He covered goals of the
JROTC program,
cadet
schedules,
after school proKim, Sharon, Lt Col Hansen and Linda
grams, benefits to
the cadets and their schools, and ended with a Q/A
session.
Lt Col B.A. Hansen never misses a flight meeting, except this one. B.A. was in Washington D.C. as
one of 66 WWII veterans who departed Castle Airport the day prior, to participate in an Honor Flight
from the mid-San Joaquin valley. Organizers of these
Honor Flights aim to take many veterans to tour the
several war memorials in D.C. The nonprofit group
raises about $1,500 per veteran to cover their expenses.
(Source: Larry King)
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Capt Matthew Kyle Anderson, USAF
Lt Col Roy Carl Bacot, USAF
Col Robert Blanchard, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Joe T. Burch, USAF (Ret)
Capt Charles E. Connell, USAF
Col Eric J. Denny, USAF
Col William W. Doss, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Steven G. England, USAF
LTC Timothy J. Fox, USA (Ret)
Lt Col Larry E. Gardner, USAF
Lt Col Mark T. Guillory, USAF
Lt Col Steven Jantz, USAF
2nd Lt Paul H. Kolk, USAF
Lt Col Robert F. McCallum, USAFR
Capt Brandon A. Pasterski, USAF
Col Lyle D. Powell, USAF
Capt Christopher Scott Rinaman, USAF
LtCol Jeff Schall, USMCR (Ret)
1st Lt Nichole Rhea Stilwell, USAF
LTC Thomas G. Vaverka, USA (Ret)
2nd Lt Brendan C. Zubrod, USAF
Col Edward J. Callaghan, Jr., USAF
Mrs. Deborah Ann Dalton
CW3 Derek R. Fisbeck, ARNG
Maj Kenneth J. George, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Lt Col John A. Gorczyca, USAF (Ret)
1st Lt Curtis Harris, USAF
Col George R. Hindmarsh, USAF (Ret)
Col Andrew C. Hird, USAF
Maj Gen Thomas J. Masiello, USAF
Capt Matthew Mayer, USAF
CAPT Kevin Paul Miller, USN
Lt Col Robert Monberg, USAF
CDR Craig D. Neubecker, USCG
Lt Col Chris Recker, USAFR
CPT John Berchman Richard, Jr., USA
Maj Casey Richardson, USAF
COL Morgan G Roseborough, USA (Ret)
Brig Gen Christopher M Short, USAF
Col Merlin F. Stevens, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Robert J. Sweet, USAFR
Maj Tonnee M. Tonnesen, USAF
Lt Col Richard L. Wright, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Mr. Stephen Barker
Lee R. Bouma, ANG
Lt Col James A. Foster, USAF (Ret)
Col Darren Halford, USAF
Dr Richard P. Hallion,
LCDR Douglas K. Harrington, USN
LTC Paul Clayton Hollowell, USA (Ret)
CAPT Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., USN (Ret)
Lt Col Scott C. Linck, USAF
Capt Christin Hart Mastracchio, USAF
Mr. Kevin Miller
Lt Col Bryan M. Patchen, USAF
Lt Col Aaron J. Prince, USAF
Maj Christopher C. Richardson, USAF
COL Jeffrey Albert Roy, USA (Ret)
Col Dennis Scarborough, USAF
Maj Alan B. Stout, USMC (Ret)
Col James H. Strickler, Jr., USAF
BG Rodney D. Wolfe, USA (Ret)
Maj Adam F. Wrublewski, USAF
Col Jack A. Wylie, Jr., USAF
Maj Michael D. Ziemann, USAF
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS
We would like to welcome our new members, as well as all of our reinstated members, for 2014. We are honored to have
you join the Order of Daedalians and we hope that you will become active with your local chapters. As a reminder, the
four flights that bring in the most new members in a year will be awarded a Spencer scholarship to give to
any student deemed qualified by the flight. New membership applications are available online and
at Daedalian Headquarters on Randolph AFB.
Welcome!
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THE EAGLE WING
The Eagle Wing Soars. The Daedalian Foundation recognizes the following contributors who have given donations which raised them to a new
level. For a complete listing of Eagle Wing donors, go to the Daedalian website.
DOUBLE ACE
Col James W. Kellogg, USAF (Ret)
ACE
Maj Gen Jerrold P. Allen, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col James W. Brown, III, USAF (Ret)
Col Robert H. Campbell, USAF Ret)
Mr. Will C. Hendrix Jr.
Brig Gen Kenneth F. Keller, USAF (Ret)
Col Anthony G. “Bud” Kendrick, USAF (Ret)
Mr. Laird Leavoy
Lt Col Dennis A. Leuthauser, USAF (Ret)
Col Clair W. Potter, USAF (Ret)
Col Donald Robison, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Malcolm Rountree, USAF (Ret)
Lt Gen Ray B. Sitton, USAF (Ret)
Col Donald W. Spearel, USAF (Ret)
MAJ Charles Zabriskie Jr., USAR (Ret)
PILOT
Lt Col Robert J. Banks, USAF (Ret)
Maj Gordon Bielanski, USAF (Ret)
LCDR Richard E. Bird, USN (Ret)
Lt Col Joseph R. Bouley, USAFR (Ret)
Mr. Robert G. Bowman, Jr .
Maj Gen Roy D. Bridges, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Col Charles C. Carpenter, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col John C. Conley, USAF
Lt Col Harry C. Debruhl, Jr., USAF
Lt Col Robert P. Declerck, USAF
Col Albert J. Degroote, USAF
Maj Robert W. Fizer, USAF
Lt Col Thomas A. Fryer, USAF
Col Wade L. Green, USAF
Lt Col James T. Greshel, USAF
RADM William A. Gureck, USN
Lt Col Edward A. Hanson, USAF
Col Byron L. Huff, USAF
Col Gordon D. Kage, II., USAF
Col Herbert Klein, USAF
CDR William J. Laux, Jr., USN
Lt Col Stephen M. Lowery, USAF
Col Robert C. Mali, Jr., USAF
Lt Col Vernon S. McGraw, USAFR
Col William D. McWilliams, III, USAF
Maj Graydon L. Muller, USAF
CAPT Giles R. Norrington, USN
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Lt Col Daniel E. O’Mara, III, ANG
Col Leonard J. Otten, III, USAF
Col Gene M. Patton, USAF
Maj Gen John R. Paulk, USAF
Mr. John W. “Bill” Payne
Col Thomas S. Pearson, USAF
Lt Col Todd D. Peckman, USAF
Col Richard E. Perlotto, USAF
Col Edward D. Phelan, USAF
Lt Col Carl D. Rebarchak, USAF (Ret)
Col William G. Robb, USAF (Ret)
Col Charles P. Rushforth, III, USAF (Ret)
LT Julian H. Scott, USNR (Ret)
Mr. Richard I. Selberg
Lt Col Stephen D. Slivinski, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Gary Robert Spivey, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Kathryn A. Staiger, USAF
Maj Michelle J. Tallon, USAFR (Ret)
Col Gary B. Thomsen, USAF
Col Stuart W. Thomson, USAF (Ret)
Col Robert W. Throckmorton, USAF (Ret)
Col Bascom E. Tillotson, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Maj Daniel D. Tolly, USAF
Lt Col Paul E. Wagner, USAF (Ret)
Col George A. Ward, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Col Philip J. White, USAF (Ret)
LTC Charles H. Wimberly, USA (Ret)
Maj Gen Michael Adams, MD, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Richard N. Anderson, USAF (Ret)
Col Herbert L. Bevelhymer, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Steven F. Bross, USAF
Lt Col William R. Buice, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Jerald C. Burgess, USAFR (Ret)
Lt Col James W. Burman, USAF (Ret)
CW4 Kevin T. Campbell, USA (Ret)
Col F Dean Castleman, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col John E. Charlton, USAF (Ret)
LTC Daniel L. Clark, USA
Col John E. Coulahan, USAF (Ret)
Col Jack Cousyn, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Col Donald L. Curtis, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Lawrence M. Danner, USAFR (Ret)
Lt Col Gary I. Driscoll, USAF
Lt Col William R. Ercoline, USAF (Ret)
Col William H. Ernst, USAF (Ret)
CDR Lowell E. Fisher, USN (Ret)
Lt Col Lawrence E. Gill, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Peter A. Granger, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Richard L. Hall, USAFR (Ret)
Col Frank F. E. Hense, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Col Dale E. Hollrah, USAF (Ret)
Col Barry J. Howard, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Dion W. Johnson, USAF (Ret)
Col Norman B. Kamhoot, USAF (Ret)
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Lt Col Otto Kanny, III, USAF (Ret)
Maj Thomas G. Livingstone, USAF
Maj Richard J. Luckay, USAF (Ret)
Brig Gen Robert B. Maguire, USAF (Ret)
Col David J. Mason, USAF (Ret)
Col Craig V. Miller, USAF (Ret)
Brig Gen Henry C. Newcomer, USAF (Ret)
Col Jack F. Nuding, USAF (Ret)
Col Jock P. Patterson, USAF
Col Howard J. Rice, USAF (Ret)
Col Dale W. Smith, USAF (Ret)
Col Dewey W. Waddell, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Bruce C. Withers, USAF (Ret)
FLIGHT LEADER
Maj Jon H. Alexaitis, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Margaret Carnahan, USAF
LTC Paul E. Carpenter, USA (Ret)
Col Mark S. Donnelly, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Leif R. Dunn, USAF (Ret)
Col David L. Elam, USMC (Ret)
Col Jerry J. Felmley, USAF (Ret)
Col Harley F. Garrett, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Col Robert J. Herculson, Jr., USAF (Ret)
COL James E. Hyers, USA (Ret)
Lt Col Bobby W. Jackson, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col John D. Jannazo, USAF (Ret)
Col James D. Johnson, USAF (Ret)
Mr Samuel R. Johnson
Gen Hansford T. Johnson, USAF (Ret)
Col James W. Kahler, USAF (Ret)
Lt Gen Jeffrey B. Kohler, USAF
Col Gary M. Konnert, USAF (Ret)
Col William J. Kornitzer, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Maj Bobby R. Light, USMC (Ret)
Col Ellis B. McClintick, USAF (Ret)
Col Michael J. Nowak, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Michael L. Rogers, USAF (Ret)
Maj Clifton L. Shea, USAF (Ret)
Col William R. Trippe, III, USAF (Ret)
Col Eugene L. Vosika, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Raymond D. Walbridge, USAF (Ret)
Col David A. Warner, USAF (Ret)
Col Jon G. Wolfe, USAF
Brig Gen Daniel P. Woodward, USAF (Ret)
Col Herman W. Youngblood, USAF
SQUADRON COMMANDER
Lt Col Michael Adam Buck, USAF (Ret)
Col Lynn A. Carroll, USAF (Ret)
Lt Gen John B. Conaway, USAF (Ret)
Col John R. Dipiero, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Wilbur J. Giesler, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Merle R. Green, Jr., USAF (Ret)
Col John H. Hanna, USAF (Ret)
Maj Gen Clinton V. Horn, USAF (Ret)
Col Harry C. Long, USAF (Ret)
Col Wayne I. Mudge, USAF (Ret)
Col Bill E. Myers, USAF (Ret)
Col James B. Randels, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Charles A. Rice, III, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Alan E. Rohrs, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col Ned R. Stull, USAF (Ret)
Lt Gen Loyd S. Utterback, USAF (Ret)
Col Bobby G. Waddle, USAF (Ret)
Col Sidney J. Wright, USAF (Ret)
WING COMMANDER
Col Richard A. Hamilton, USAF (Ret)
Lt Col William V. Hughes, USAF (Ret)
Col George Jatras, USAF (Ret)
Col James L. Pattillo, USAF (Ret)
Brig Gen Paul L. Sampson, USAF
Lt Col Harry W. Stowers, Jr., USAF
Maj Norwood L. Surles, USAF (Ret)
Col Johnnie H. Wauchop, USAF
Maj Allan D. Will, USAF
Brig Gen Frederick A. Zehrer, III, USAF (Ret)
WING COMMANDER EXEMPLAR
Col Albert L. Neuhauser, USAF (Ret)
The Daedalian Foundation is grateful to those who have contributed to this worthy cause which seeks to assist in filling military cockpits with well motivated and
trained aviators.$10,000+ Double Ace, $5,000 Ace, $2,000+ Wing Commander Exemplar; $1,000+ Wing Commander; $750+ Squadron Commander;
$500+ Flight Leader; $250+ Element Leader; $100+ Pilot. Mail your gift to: The Daedalian Foundation, ATTN: Eagle Wing,
P. O. Box 249, Randolph AFB, Texas, 78150-0249. Make checks payable to “The Daedalian Foundation.”
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Amundson, Lowell O. USAF (Ret)
Andersen, Donald E. USMC (Ret)
Atwell, Glen D. USAF (Ret)
Baldeshwiler, Vern E. ANG (Ret)
Balfour, Leon E. USAF (Ret)
Berkman, William W. USAF (Ret)
Blake, Gary R. USAF (Ret)
Bressan, Christopher USAF (Ret)
Brooks, Robert L. USAF (Ret)
Bruening, William S. USAF (Ret)
Brunson, Reginald C. USAF (Ret)
Buss, Robert H. USAF (Ret)
Calhoun, Jo-Anne M.
Chatfield, Stanley E. USAF (Ret)
Cobb, James O. USAF (Ret)
Cook Jr, Thomas R. USAF (Ret)
Creedon, James S. USAF (Ret)
Dannacher, Carlos E. USAF (Ret)
Daries, Stanton G. USAF (Ret)
Dolan Jr, William G. USAF (Ret)
Douglass, William M. USAF (Ret)
Ferguson, William G. USAFR (Ret)
Fox, William G. USAF (Ret)
Fucci, Daniel T. USAF (Ret)
Gourley Sr, Theodore J. USAF (Ret)
Hall, Jimmie R. USAF (Ret)
Hannah, Frederic A. USAF (Ret)
Harmon, David S. USAF (Ret)
Hibarger, Robert W. USAF (Ret)
Hoagland Jr, E.C. USAF (Ret)
Hooper, Bruce H. USAF (Ret)
Horstman, Melvin C. USAF (Ret)
Hubka, Rudolph J. USAF (Ret)
Jeffress Jr, Charles, USAF (Ret)
King, Frederick M. USAF (Ret)
Klingner, John W. USAFR (Ret)
Leatham, Dale W. USAF (Ret)
Lerner, Robert USAF (Ret)
Maahs, Harvey G. USAF (Ret)
Martin, Richard A. USAF (Ret)
Mathews, Robert “Bob” G. USAF (Ret)
McInerney Jr, James E. USAF (Ret)
Montgomery, Glen D. USAF (Ret)
Moore Jr, George D. USAF (Ret)
Mortensen, Eldon D. USAF (Ret)
Munns, Edward A. USAF (Ret)
Nelson, Milton E. USAF (Ret)
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Nickels, Albert B. USAF (Ret)
Olney Jr, Richard B.
Paolino, John J. USAF (Ret)
Parshall, Gerald Herbert USAF (Ret)
Partridge, Lewis J. USAF (Ret)
Peck, Andros O. USAFR (Ret)
Peckman, Dale B. USAF (Ret)
Peoples, Ronnie C. USAF (Ret)
Petty, Reginald USAF (Ret)
Pinney, George F. USAF (Ret)
Presley, Bobby W. USAF (Ret)
Quigley, Richard E. USAF (Ret)
Renn, Robert K. USAF (Ret)
Richard Jr, Robert B. USAF (Ret)
Ross, Troy G. USAF (Ret)
Sager, Walter C. USAF (Ret)
Sanborn, Richard T. USAF (Ret)
Schultis, Joseph E. USAF (Ret)
Schumann, Donald E.
Shauger Jr., Ralph C. USAF (Ret)
Shaw, Gregory H. USAR (Ret)
Shea, Donald B. USAF (Ret)
Singleton Jr., Paul G
Sitton, Ray B. USAF (Ret)
Smith, Alwyn V. USAF (Ret)
Smith, Roy C. USAF (Ret)
Stehli, Kenneth T. USAF (Ret)
Stillman Jr, A Ernest USAF (Ret)
Stilwell, Lester R D USAF (Ret)
Stover, Jack W. USAF (Ret)
Stuckey, Norman D. USAF (Ret)
Timmons, Gordon D. USAF (Ret)
Turner II, Noel E. USAF (Ret)
Ulrich, Lloyd C. USAF (Ret)
Wear Jr., Lawrence E. USN (Ret)
Weaver, Robert T. USAF (Ret)
West, James H. USAF (Ret)
Weyant, Jack A. USAF (Ret(
Wharton Jr, Browning C. USAF (Ret)
Whitehead, Asa S. USAF (Ret)
Wink Jr, Eugene A. USAF (Ret)
Wisneski, Frank R. USAG (Ret)
Wustner, Lorenz F. USAF (Ret)
Yancey, William R. USAF (Ret)
Yeager, Ronald E. USAF (Ret)
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ADDRESSES
MEMBERS: Flight addresses are shown here by geographic area. Look for a Flight near you and sign up. Flights are where the action is!
FLIGHTS: Please check your address as listed. Send changes to: Daedalian Foundation, P.O. Box 249, Randolph AFB, TX 78150-0249, or telephone (210)
945-2113 or E-MAIL: icarus@daedalians.org.
NORTH EAST
4th (NAT’L CAPITAL)
15th (MINUTEMAN)
42nd (FIRST STATE)
43rd (GARDEN STATE)
53rd (GRANITE STATE)
c/o Col Bob Grosvenor, 20088 Northville Hills Terr....Ashburn, VA 20147
c/o Col (Ret) Chris Hitchcock, 49 Thomas Str........... Belmont, MA 02478
204 Liberty Way..........................................................Dover AFB DE 19902
c/o Dan Todd, 21 Northumberland Dr. ...................Eastampton, NJ 08060
P O Box 8531.............................................................Portsmouth, NH 03802
SOUTH EAST
1st (FOUNDERS)
6th (SPACE)
8th (KITTY HAWK)
21st (SHANGRI-LA)
25th (SUNCOAST)
34th (S. P. LANGLEY)
39th (EAGLE)
40th (HURRICANE)
48th (HARLEY H. POPE)
58th (GATOR)
61st (BUD DAY)
70th (PALMETTO)
74th (POSSUM TOWN)
77th (E. W. SPRINGS)
89th (PELICAN)
100th(SILVER WINGS)
102nd (BEN T. EPPS)
P O Box 11485...........................................................Montgomery, AL 36111
P O Box 254182.........................................................Patrick AFB, FL 32925
PO Box 10001..............................................................Goldsboro, NC 27532
P O Box 33310.......................................................NAS Pensacola, FL 32508
c/o 6 OG, 7601 Hanger Loop Dr., Bldg. 55.............MacDill AFB FL 33621
P O Box 65796..........................................................Langley AFB, VA 23665
P O Box 98557 South Base Branch.........................Robins AFB, GA 31098
c/o Lt Col Jim Foster, P O Box 5071......................Keesler AFB, MS 39534
c/o Maj Robert Reid, 909 W. Rowan St.,.................Fayetteville, NC 28309
c/o Timothy Oliver, 5632 Cypress Lake Trail ..........Lake Park, GA 31636
901 Shavon Point Dr..........................................Ft Walton Beach, FL 32547
P O Box 3192......................................................................Sumter, SC 29151
P O Box 8875................................................................Columbus, MS 39701
c/o Lt Col (Ret) Dwight Roach, 218 Loblolly Ln...Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
P O Box 40096...........................................................Tyndall AFB, FL 32403
c/o Larry Castagneto, 1979 Enon Road.............................Webb, AL 36376
c/o Maj Bradley Wright, 311 Lakestone Landing...Woodstock, GA 30188
10th (POLAR)
11th (FALCON)
18th (MILE HIGH)
20th (BEN EIELSON)
22nd (CASCADE)
32nd (PIONEER)
41st (INLAND EMPIRE)
54th (FORT WARREN)
93rd (GUNFIGHTER)
99th (BIG SKY)
121st (JOE FOSS
SKYHAWKS)
P O Box 6246......................................................Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506
P O Box 63234................................................Colorado Springs, CO 80962
P O Box 472976................................................................Aurora, CO 80047
c/o Maj Jack Schnurr, 1174 Vasi Way.......................North Pole, AK 99705
P O Box 4370........................................................McChord AFB, WA 98438
P O Box 93....................................................................Clearfield, UT 84089
Frank Condefer, 7410 E. Columbia Dr........................Spokane, WA 99212
P O Box 9647..................................................F. E. Warren AFB, WY 82003
c/o Robert Jones, 2053 S. Wilde Creek Way.......................Boise, ID 83709
7025 Goddard Dr.............................................Malmstrom AFB, MT 59402
c/o Col Eric Hastings, 4432 Annette Park Drive........Bozeman, MT 59715
5th (GOLDEN GATE)
7th (HAL GEORGE)
12th (OLD PUEBLO)
13th (SAN DIEGO)
17th (ATOMIC)
24th (MG FRANK A.
NICHOLS)
27th (SIERRA)
30th (HAP ARNOLD)
33rd (THUNDERBIRD)
611 E Street................................................................Travis AFB, CA 94535
P O Box 88051...........................................................Los Angeles, CA 90009
P O Box 15010............................................Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 85708
P O Box 45217..............................................................San Diego, CA 92145
P O Box 18066.......................................................Kirtland AFB, NM 87185
6 Mina Perdida.................................................................El Paso, TX 79902
NORTH WEST
37th (YOSEMITE)
50th (GOLD RUSH)
56th (GLEN EDWARDS)
62nd (FIGHTER)
82nd (WILLIE)
88th (J. K. CANNON)
c/o Larry King, 1179 Oregon Dr......................................Merced, CA 95340
PO Box 1465..........................................................Wheatlland, CA 95692
PO Box 424........................................................Edwards AFB, CA 93523
4972 Pansier St.......................................................Las Vegas, NV 89135
PO Box 11262...........................................................Chandler, AZ 85248
Col Michael Connolly, 3513 Lew Wallace Dr.............Clovis, NM 88101
9th (FRANK P. LAHM)
14th (MT. RUSHMORE)
16th (CURTIS E. LEMAY)
26th (GATEWAY)
49th (C J JACOBSON)
68th (SPIRIT)
83rd (AIR CAPITAL)
P O Box 33564...................................Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
P O Box 968...............................................................Box Elder, SD 57719
P O Box 13195........................................................Offutt AFB, NE 68113
John P. Almind, 3726 Boatman’s Pt..........................Belleville, IL 62221
c/o Lt Col (Ret) Patrick L. Travnicek 100 7th St SE...Minot, ND 58701
P O Box 7134................................................ Whiteman AFB, MO 65305
Frosty Sheridan, 2233 N. Penstemon.........................Wichita. KS 67226
2nd (STINSONS)
23rd (DALLAS/FT WORTH)
29th (TEXOMA)
38th (LONGHORN)
44th (ARK. TRAVELER)
46th (WILEY POST)
51st (CHENNAULT)
52nd (CAPROCK)
59th (GEORGE BEVERLEY)
60th (FLYING TIGER)
73rd (KUTER)
75th (JAMES CONNALLY)
78th (CHEROKEE STRIP)
103rd (FORT HOOD)
P O Box 121.....................................................Randolph AFB, TX 78148
P O Box 8236.........................................................Fort Worth, TX 76124
P O Box 6101....................................................Sheppard AFB, TX 76311
P O Box 200193..............................................................Austin, TX 78750
Box 1001........................................................Little Rock AFB, AR 72078
Box 45911.............................................................Tinker AFB, OK 73145
Box 51...............................................................Barksdale AFB, LA 71110
4501 62nd St..................................................................Lubbock, TX 79414
Lt Col Scott Allison, 520 Barnes St., Bldg. 307...Laughlin AFB, TX 78840
c/o Lt Col Tom Gallagher, 5920 Peppertree Dr..Alexandria, LA 71303
PO Box 277.....................................................................Altus, OK 73522
c/o Mark Dribell. 1204 S. Haven.................................Hewitt, TX 76643
P O Box 9012............................................... ....................Enid, OK 73705
c/o LTC Cory Smith, 224 Lottie Lane..........Harker Heights, TX 76548
NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH CENTRAL
EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST
19th (BILLY MITCHELL)
Order of Daedalians, PSC 2, Box 14655..........................APO AE 09012
PACIFIC
28th (ALOHA)
c/o Jack DeTour, Hickam Officers’ Open Mess.....Hickam AFB, HI 96853
SOUTH WEST
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P O Box 214785.........................................................Sacramento, CA 95821
17050 Arnold Dr Box H-101.........................................Riverside, CA 92518
P O Box 369........................................Litchfield Park, AZ 85340
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