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A
Note From the Editor
Harold
Cannon,
hcannon@eaa.org |
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| EAA
Warbirds Squadron One Fly-In Heralds Start of Summer |
| The
end of June around here is a time of relief and
anticipation. Relief because our Squadron One annual
Owensboro Warbirds Fly-In in Kentucky is done, anticipation
because EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is right around the corner. Read
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| Safety
News and Issues |
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| B-17
Liberty Belle Destroyed After Emergency Landing |
| The
B-17 Liberty Belle owned by the Liberty Foundation
was forced to make an emergency landing in a field southeast
of the Aurora, Illinois, Municipal Airport at about 9:30
a.m. CDT on June 13 when an in-flight fire occurred shortly |
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after takeoff. All seven people on board the nonrevenue
flight escaped the aircraft, but the airplane was destroyed
when it became engulfed in flames. One person on the plane
was treated for a minor head wound at Rush-Copley Medical
Center in Aurora and released. Read
more |
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| Maintenance
and Restoration News
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| Halifax
57 Rescue |
Progress
Report No. 38, May 2011
Follow along with the effort to restore a Halifax bomber
"north of the border." The Halifax was a
four-engine Royal Canadian Air Force workhorse. Looking a
bit like a four-engine B-25 taildragger, the original design
called for two engines. More than 2,000 of the Mk III model
were produced. Read
the progress report |
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| Updates
on Warbird and Squadron News |
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| Warbirds
AirVenture 2011 Briefing |
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We’re glad you’re
coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh! Whether you’re a Warbird
pilot, volunteer, or enthusiast, we’ve gathered some of the
key information you may need. All the information is at the
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website, but we’ve pulled together
everything important regarding lodging for Warbird pilots and
volunteers, aircraft judging, and what to do if you’re
flying in the air show. We also have information on
Warbird camping, Canadian pilots and other foreign visitors,
parachute packing, aircraft registration, fuel,
and the most important briefing document before you begin your
mission to Oshkosh – the AirVenture NOTAM. Read
more |
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| Warbirds
Events and Forums Set for AirVenture 2011 |
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Each day at EAA
AirVenture Oshkosh, the Warbirds area will be abuzz with
activity, and we aren't just referring to the planes. From the
daily flag raising at 8 a.m. to evening programs, plus forums
all day and the daily air show, there's plenty for the
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| Warbird
enthusiast to see. The Centennial of Naval Aviation
celebrations occurring at AirVenture this year will add to the
excitement. See
the Warbirds schedule and forums |
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| Going to AirVenture 2011? |
Stop in Minnesota and fly the Fortress!
EAA Chapter 237 will be hosting the B-17G Aluminum Overcast tour stop July 22 to 24 at Anoka County – Blaine Airport (KANE), Minnesota. |
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| Stop for a few hours or a day or two and receive avgas discounts, free food, deeply discounted room rates at a new Hilton, rental cars, etc, for those bringing warbirds. Read more |
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| Enroll in EAA Military Trainer Fantasy Flight Camp |
Sign up today for the Military Trainer Fantasy Flight Camp scheduled for September 9 to 11, 2011, in Oshkosh. Participants have a rare opportunity to fly in the only remaining airworthy
PT-3, plus take a second flight |
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| in the famed “pilot maker,” the North American T-6. Flights include a preflight briefing on the aircraft and its controls. EAA’s own pilots and instructors will perform the takeoff and demonstrate in the air how the controls work. Then it’s your turn! Click here to sign up. |
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| Stallion 51 Makes Young Eagles Donation |
Stallion 51 and the Gathering Foundation are supporting EAA/Young Eagles at the EAA Chapter 1496 at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Kissimmee, Florida, through a donation of
collector’s edition programs |
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| from the Gathering of Mustangs & Legends Air Show. Five hundred copies of the program, loaded with stories, photos, and information, were donated to the EAA Air Academy and all chapters that could use the gift for their Young Eagles programs. The Gathering | EAA Young Eagles |
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| U.S. Air Force Museum Virtual Tour |
If you have never been to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Dayton, Ohio, it should be on your bucket list. If Dayton is on the wrong side of the country for you, there's a
way to take a look from your armchair. Technology, ain’t it great! Click for 360-degree virtual tour |
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| Glacier Girl Custom Guitar |
Made for Gathering of Eagles auction
Two guitars, made to honor the well-known P-38 Glacier Girl and Zenith Aircraft designer Chris Heintz, will be auctioned
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| EAA Gathering of Eagles during AirVenture 2011 to benefit the EAA Young Eagles program. Built by Rick Land of Landric Custom Guitars, the one-off axes are painted by artist Jason
LeCavalier, who owns a motorcycle paint shop. Rick is a longtime EAA member, AirVenture attendee, and volunteer in the Ultralight and Rotorcraft area. Read more |
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| Ford 'Blue Angels' Mustang GT to be Sold at
AirVenture |
Naval aviation inspired car to benefit Young Eagles
For the fourth straight year, Ford Motor Company has created a unique, "one of one" aviation-themed vehicle for auction to benefit the EAAYoung Eagles |
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| program. The one-of-a-kind 2011 "Blue Angels" Mustang GT, which honors the Centennial of Naval Aviation, will go to the highest bidder at the Young Eagles Auction during AirVenture 2011 at the annual Gathering of Eagles event July 28. Read more |
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Featured Stories |
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| My
World War II POW Experience |
| This
month is Part 2 of the recollections of the late Walter J.
Nachtwey, a B-17 pilot who was eventually shot down over
Germany and spent nearly two years in Stalag Luft III, a
German prisoner of war camp made famous by the film The Great Escape. |
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| Walter finished
flight training in early 1943
and was flying combat missions out of England by June. Now,
as his bombardment group was flying their third mission
things started to unravel, right after the bomb run, just
after they started for home. Read
Part 2 | Part
1 |
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| Kingfisher
Pilot Returns to Battleship on Naval Aviation Centennial |
| 2011
marks the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation, and one of
the Battleship North Carolina’s Kingfisher plane pilots,
Commander Almon P. Oliver, U.S. Navy (Retired), came back to
the veteran vessel on April 26, 2011, |
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to reflect. This is
the account of the only rescue of a downed U.S. aviator from
the Japanese homeland.
Read
more |
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| New
Images of Sunken Do-17 |
As
EAA
reported last year, a mostly intact Dornier Do-17 was
located off the English coast after 70 years in the water.
High-resolution sonar images confirmed earlier sonar imaging
of "The Flying Pencil."
Read
more |
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| Webinars:
New Chapter Websites are Here! |
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The new EAA Chapter web
sites have been created. OK, now what? How do you begin taking your chapter's web site to the next level. Join EAA's Hal Bryan as he takes you through a tour of the web sites and explains some of the quick steps you can take to customize your chapter's site.
All
webinars begin at 7 p.m. CDT unless otherwise noted. To find out more about
upcoming EAA Webinars and to register, visit the webinars
page.
EAA
gratefully acknowledges the support of Aircraft Spruce and
Specialty Co. for their generous sponsorship of our webinar
programs. |
