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EAA’s B-17G
At EWM
THE EAGLE
Inspiring The Future
Remembering The Past
Vol. 22 Number 2
February, 2017
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ESTRELLA WARBIRDS MUSEUM
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY
Paso Robles, CA
Prez Sez Sherman Smoot Happy New Year everyone! I’m sure we all survived the Christmas season
as well as the inauguration of our 45th President of these United States.
It is going to be a challenging year for our museum - So many things to
accomplish. Once we get a master use plan laid out for the new property,
we will have some renderings and elevations for all to
see and promote to our Donors. Then, we will aggres-
sively pursue funding avenues. With the successful
development of the west 9 acres, we will be the muse-
um force to be reckoned with in this state. Over 85,000
sq ft of hangar space for our displays and a new Aviator’s
Hall which will be able to handle, feed, and entertain
over 500 people. WOW!
I want to personally thank Dan and Carol Verstuyft as they retire from the
Warbirds, Wings, and Wheels fund raiser. They brought a fledging event to
the largest money raising event for EWM. Carol will remain as Secretary of
the Board. Their dedication to the museum has been unwavering. Give
them a shout-out when you see them.
We hope to have two Swap Meets this year. The first one was a great
success. I will continue to solicit volunteers for all our events. Seems the
same people keep signing up. We need new blood!
REMEMBER, our next dinner meeting is on February 1, 2017. See you then!
My prayers to you and all in harm’s way,
Happy Valentine’s Day To Someone Far, Far Away!
NASCAR Hall Of Fame ICON Exhibits #1 Showpiece:
Woodland Davey Allison T-Bird
Charlotte NC- For just the third time since it opened in 2010, the
NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte has a new feature in its Glory
Road exhibit, one that highlights the most legendary drivers in the
history of the sport. This third iteration of Glory Road has been
dubbed ICONS and replaces the exhibit of six generations of
NASCAR race
cars. Eighteen
machines are
in the new
display,
and a press
conference
was called on Friday to unveil the final piece of the puzzle: Davey
Allison’s 1987 rookie season Winston Cup Ford Thunderbird. Just
a few weeks ago this machine rode a flat bed out of WAD and now
sits center stage at NASCAR HOF. Something to think
about…...and tell others about. For more: autoweek.com or
ewarbirds.org
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Restoration Corner……
Updates From The Hangar and…… Dick’s Garage...
Wheels In The Works
From the Hangar—The H-19 Chicksaw is just about ready for public display.
The detail work is in the final phases: sten-
ciling, painting detail (rotor tips) and win-
dow cleaning are needed prior to final roll
out. This
detailing
went fur-
ther than
paint. The
control
panel was
completely refurbished. The pedals used to steer
the beast were actually “re-manufactured”.
Some metal control surfaces were formed to fit
on to the fuselage. The Plexiglas is in the midst of
a total polishing. The hope is that our H-19 will
get prominent display somewhere on the new
property. Next up is the H-54 to add to the twin
bill rotary-wing display.
The Firebee Drone is in the final paint/
stencil phase. The
nose and surface
tips are getting the
final salon treat-
ment. The Editor
learned that the
final color will NOT
be the Optic
Orange as seen in
most photos.
Seems the airship came to us in White. So White it is.
Bill Lander and the crew are busy
“discussing” the final elements to
make up the Viet Nam era Gun Truck
in time for the 2017 Pioneer Day
Parade. Right now the mounts for the
Browning .50 cal and/or M-60 guns
are taking up the time in fabrication.
Parts are in house. Now the “work”
begins on the final product. Won’t
be long now!
Tom Gorham
installs switch
inside cockpit
of H-19
Tom DeVaul applies
detail stencils to H-19
interior cabin
Ron Boyte at work in Firebee Paint Booth
nosejob
Keith Dekker and Bill Lander check out new mount
for .50 cal Browning atop the Gun Truck
EWM/WAD Board Of Directors
Sherman Smoot President Scott Steizle Vice President
Rob Kinnear Treasurer Carol Verstuyft Secretary
Margi Baur Ron Brooks Kim Clarke Toni Moore Ren Stelloh Jerry Takier
David Highland
Advisors
Dick Woodland
Betty Miller
Mike Huff
Ian Webster
Mac Gleim
Mike Kelley
Staff [email protected]
Ron Boyte Vehicle Restoration
Gary Corippo Acquisitions
Sue Dollemore Fund Raising
Tom Gorham Library
Jerry Jones Museum Coordinator
Bob Kelley Membership
Steve Lochen Newsletter
Mike Levine PIO
George Marrett Guest Speakers
James Messineo Transportation
Wayne Rice Kitchen
Dr. Jill Thayer Curator
Peter Visel Web Master
Al Schade Aircraft Restoration
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Dick’s Garage (Restoration Corner)...
A Tease Peek Into Display Newcomers
WAD Recently: Woodland Auto Display will soon host a
couple of new stablemates. A sneak peek into what is in
store for visitors reveals a stellar ‘48 Packard Straight-Eight
Estate Wagon (A Maple-
Covered beauty!) and a
simply sumptuous ‘57 Buick
Roadmaster Convertible
(Two-Ton Head-Turner).
Another pony/racer will join
in the fray, the Frank Secrist
Racer…..good old #94. Work
on that frame has progressed, the engine is in the shop and
panels are in the
painting booth. Looks to
be at least a few months
before roll out though.
Alex Lopez and
Mike Enger lift a
grillpiece into place
on pristine 1948
Packard Wagon
‘57
Dick Woodland with
photo of Frank Secrist
in his Midget racer.
Mr. Woodland, along with Frank Secrist are in the running
for induction into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame.
Voting deadline was January 9, 2017. This is Mr. Wood-
land’s first “go-around” on the balloting. Mr. Secrist has
been previously nominated. Results when
available..probably in March.
Dinner Menu
Wednesday February 1, 2017
Social 6pm, Dinner 7pm
$20.00
Pork Roast
Au gratin Potato
Seasonal Veggies
Green Salad
Rolls
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Reservations: 805-296-1935
On Line: www.ewarbirds.org
See drop down at Members/
Staff
NB: Make your reservations by 1800 hrs (6pm) on Monday prior to the Dinner/Meeting
File Photo
WCSCHF Sponsor EWM/WAD
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Distinguished Visitors To EWM/WAD
Pay Homage To Our Legacies
One By One.
You may recall our
speaker in Novem-
ber, Mr Lester
Lindow, one of
the Pear Harbor
Survivors. Here he
is standing with our
1940 Ford Staff
Car in Atascadero
during Pearl Harbor
Remembrance
Ceremonies.
Photo/text
Jim Messinieo.
1. "On December 3rd, our Navy Staff Car had the honor of appearing
at the Faces of Freedom Veteran's Memorial in Atascadero. The
event was to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the attack on
Pearl Harbor, and the featured guest was Pearl Harbor Survivor
Lester Lindow, who served aboard the battleship USS Maryland.
The event was capped with a flyover by our very own Warbirds.
Les posed for a photo with our staff car, and said that he once also
had to drive an Admiral around in a similar car. Lester and his
daughter left the next day for Hawaii, sponsored by VFW Post
2814 and Honor Flight Central Coast to attend the ceremonies held
at Pearl Harbor on the 7th. Thank you Les, for your service!"
2. EWM—Mr. Bob Gardyne is 90. He is the last liv-
ing soldier of his regiment. His wife, whom he
met while serving, has since passed. Both worked
for NASA, he as an engineer. They have both
been invited to dine at the White House with
President Roosevelt! He was a 2d LT of the
303rd Detachment up to 1946 at which time he
went into the C.I.C. (Combat Information Cen-
ter). Once in the C.I.C. the rankings stopped and
most of his work was sealed information. He was
Counter Intelligence Corps before the CIA and
FBI, involved “behind the curtain”, designing
missions and operations. He had critical respon-
sibilities in "Operation Paperclip“ (Google it).
On December 27, Mr. Gardyne and his guests
were taken on a private tour of EWM/WAD,
escorted by Betty Miller, Peter Snyder and Ren
Stelloh. Our guests, including Son-In-Law Robert
Wiliams, made a generous donation! For that
and especially for Mr. Gardyne’s service to our
Country, we Thank You!
3. We were privileged to have LCDR USN (RET) Thomas D. Robins stop by the Curator’s office for a visit. This WWII Veteran served as a B-24 turret gunner, hunted enemy submarines, and served on the following aircraft carriers: USS Salerno Bay (1946); USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, USS Philippine Sea, and USS Midway (1949-52) (1961) (1969-71); USS Oriskany (1956); USS Yorktown (1956-58); USS Bon Homme Richard, (1959-60); USS Enterprise (1965-66); USS Kitty Hawk (1966 - 68); and USS Ticonderoga “Lest We Forget” (1969). Thank you for your service to our country!
Photo/Text Dr. Jill Thayer
Bob Gardyne, Robert Williams, Peter Snyder and
Ren Stelloh make their tour through EWM/WAD
Tom Robbins
Lester Lindow
‘40
Photo Mike Levine
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Air And Space— To counter increasing
Soviet submarine activity in the Cold War,
the U.S. Navy relied on recommissioned
WWII destroyers, which were too small to
carry crewed helicopters, to carry drones
instead. Soon on the scene: the first rotary
winged remotely piloted aerial vehicle,
DASH (Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter) .
Developed by Gyrodyne Co. of Long Island,
NY, the DASH had two rotors opposing each
other, eliminating the need for a tail rotor.
Seen above in business attire (two Mark 44
torpedoes) the extremely high cost of build-
ing and operating these ship-borne drones
changed their mission from sub hunting to
target towing, or, like a lot of things that
don’t’ really work out: targets themselves.
DASH Drones Doing
Defense Dirty Work
Fifty Years Ago
Courtesy Air and Space Mag.
GYRODYNE QH-50C DASH SUB HUNTER Cr. 1963
Fat Albert, Marines In Close Order Drill
Lynne Ludwick Higgins wrote the
book, The Box, and will be talking
about why she was compelled to
write this memoir. Forty
years after her uncle lost his
life in Vietnam, she received
a gift from a Viet Cong vet-
eran who was in the very
battle that claimed her
Uncle, Ed Schultz. Lynne will
explain how this came to be.
She will talk a little of her
childhood growing up in San Luis
with her uncle Ed, who was only 3
years her senior. To Lynne,
her uncle
represents
all young
draftees of the
time, and she feels
that the gift she
received was meant
for all who lost
someone in that
war….on both sides.
This is a program in
everyone’s wheelhouse.
Be in Thompson Hall March 1 for
this presentation.
Dates To Consider--
Jan 20 Inauguration Day
Jan 24 Travel Paso Mixer
La Bellasera Hotel 5pm
Feb 1 Monthly Dinner
Feb 2 Groundhog Day
Feb 14 Valentine’s Day
Feb 26 Academy Awards
Feb 27 National Margarita Day
Feb 28 Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday
Mar 1 Ash Wednesday
Mar 12 Purim
Mar 12 Daylight Savings Time
Mar 17 St. Patrick’s Day
Mar 20…...
Spring Begins!!
A True Tale For Everyone Connected
To The Viet Nam Conflict
George Marrett Speaker March 1
Edward Schultz
Heeere We Go!!
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Think Spring
From The Editor:
If you see or experience anything concerning planes
and/or automobiles that you think may be of interest to
our membership, send it to me via email:
Send by the 12th of the month deadline.
Everything will be considered. Send names with photos.
Easy as that! Thanks! Steve Lochen
Estrella Warbirds Museum
Woodland Auto Display
4251 Dry Creek Road
Paso Robles, CA 93446
805-237-9317
Thursday—Sunday
10am till 4pm
Volunteers Wanted………...
GIFT SHOP: Thursday through Sunday, 10am until 4pm.
Call Toni Moore at 805-238-9317.
LIBRARY: Open when the Museum is open. Contact Tom
Gorham at [email protected] or call the
museum at 805-238-9317.
MUSEUM GREETER/DOCENT: Open when museum is
open. Meet and Greet. Call Jerry Jones, Museum Coordi-
nator at 805-238-9317.
RESTORATION: Hands On! - “Get Dirty”! Just show up
Monday, Wednesday or Saturday. starting at 9AM.
Gourmet Lunch on Saturday provided by Wayne Rice.
See Ron Boyte or Anyone in the Shop.
COOKS: Saturdays cooks/assistants for the volunteers.
Contact Wayne Rice at 805-423-8828.
WWW 2017 Coming Up!
WWW 2016 NOW HEAR THIS…..!
If you received your
membership renewal notice, do not
forget to send in your annual dues.
If you pay with a credit card, do not
forget to include the expiration date.
If you have one, furnish your email
address for Member Roster and
E-newsletter. Digital Age is here.
That is all. Dismissed.
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