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WEBSITE II BECOME A MEMBER II SCHOLARSHIPS II DONATE II PAY DUES
VOLABAMUS VOLAMUS FEBRUARY 2020VOLABAMUS VOLAMUS FEBRUARY 2020
TOMORROWS MILITARY AVIATORSEach year the Daedalians present nearly $150000 in scholarships to
deserving youth Were able to do this because of your generous donations
Cadet Oscar Klempay AFROTCJunior Georgia Institute of TechnologyMajor AerospaceBen T Epps Flight 102$2000 matching scholarship
Career goals Test PilotAstronautENJJPT slot top 50550 cadets with pilot slotsUse my language technical pilot and leadershipskills to put myself in a qualifying spot for theastronaut program
Cadet Liam McNamara AFROTCSenior Kennesaw StateMajor EconomicsBen T Epps Flight 102$2000 matching scholarship
ldquoI am currently a pilot-select in my AFROTCprogram and I intend to complete my commissioningprogram next spring and subsequently enter UPT Iintend to spend 20-plus years in the Air Force as anaviator after which I will probably fly for an airline orwork for a private company in another capacityrdquo
Cadet Daniel Rollins AFROTCSenior Georgia Institute of TechnologyMajor Aerospace Engineering
Ben T Epps Flight 102$2000 matching scholarship
ldquoI plan to serve as an officer and pilot in the AirForce working toward achieving at least onesquadron level or higher command I plan to stay inthe Air Force through my ADSC and evaluate wheremy future lies given external factors (family etc)While it is hard to project out that far I canconfidently say I will make a respectable career outof my time as an officer in the Air Forcerdquo
Were proud to highlight these scholarship recipients who are pursuing careersas military aviators If you would like to offer them career advice or words of encouragement
please email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
Mark your calendars for March 26 2020Join us for The Big Give as Daedalians around the globe participate in this fundraisingeffort Your contributions help inspire tomorrows military aviators by providingscholarships Daedalian Flying Training and JROTC leadership recognition awards
This year we have the opportunity to receive extra money during match minutes andpower hours Stay tuned for updates through emails and on our Facebook page
Daedalian highlightedin San AntonioExpress-NewsRetired Air Force Col (Dr) Thomas JTredici a Daedalian Life Member was
recently profiled in a feature in the SanAntonio Express-News
We thank the Express-News for allowing usto include the full story HERE in a pdfformat The story begins in the bottom rightcorner of the front page
It is also available online HERE
DAEDALIAN BULLETIN BOARD
UPDATEJoin us for a golf tournament after the annual meeting Want to play
Email infodaedaliansorg and let us know
Make your plans for 2020 Annual MeetingBe sure to mark your calendars for the Daedalian Annual Meeting on Friday May 1 2020at 930 am at the Parr OClub JBSA-Randolph Texas Lunch will be provided for allmeeting attendees Our guest speaker at lunch is retired Air Force Brig Gen Charles(Chuck) P Cabell Jr who will speak about his father the late Gen Charles P Cabellwho served as an observer during the British Blitz and was chief of Hap Arnoldsadvisory councilBrigadier General Cabell is a Daedalian and his father was a Life MemberWe hope youll also join us for an open house at Daedalian HQ the day before the meeting(April 30) beginning at 3 pm
Get your orders in earlyHave you adopted a high school Junior ROTC programSend your medal requests in as early as possible to EdSheeran at edsheerandaedaliansorg It looks like2020 will be a banner year for the Daedalian JROTCProgramDaedalians inspire tomorrowrsquos military aviators and areproud to sponsor this medal representing outstandingcitizenship and excellence in academics
From the Daedalian Store
Daedalian merchandise always makes a great gift Check out theitems below or visit our store online HERE
Tote BagGreen and black canvas with embroideredDaedalians logo Large front pocket Twomesh pockets on sides Adjustable strapsZippered 17 in L x 15 in W $23
BlanketGray fleece with embroidered Daedalianslogo 5050 cottonpolyester60 in L x 48 in W $28
ORDER HERE
BACK IN THE DAY
Retired Lt Col Michael R Dacieksent in this photo of himself as acaptain assigned to the 366thTactical Fighter Wing at HollomanAFB New Mexico in March 1964after his last T-33 flight Hechecked out in the T-33 atRandolph AFB Texas inSeptember 1961 Colonel Daciekis also a retired ContinentalAirlines captain
Do you have a photo of yourself from early in your career Send it tocommunicationsdaedaliansorg Attn Back in the Day
Calling all FAA Master PilotsThe FAAs Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to individuals who haveexhibited professionalism skill and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while pilotingaircraft If you are a Daedalian who has received this award please emailcommunicationsdaedaliansorg with the following information
Month and date you received the awardDate and location you first soloedA photo of you This can be from the award ceremony or any point in your career
Submissions are published in the order they are received
Retired Air Force Lt Col Gerald HJerry Bradley received the FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award inMarch 2019 Hes shown with his wifeSusan who received the spousesWright Brothers Award pin
With 52 years in aviation he still fliesthe PA-18 Super CubSTOLBushConfigured He spent 35 years withSouthwest Airlines -- 29 years as apilot and captain and six years as aflight crew training instructor
He was a subject pilot in NASAsimulator and lab experimentsinvolving data link ADS-B and singlepilot operations and also as asimulator subject pilot for the FAA inan advanced study
Seven active Curtis E LeMay Flight 16 Daedalians are FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilotawardees Thanks to the miracle of Photoshop all seven are in the photo above From leftare Retired Air Force Col Charles E Daubs soloed in 1954 and received the award inAugust 2005 retired Air Force Lt Col Tom W Skinner soloed in 1960 awarded inNovember 2019 retired Air Force Brig Gen David L Patton soloed in 1952 awardedin August 2006 retired Air Force Col Daniel R Peterson soloed in 1961 awarded inJune 2015 Walter M Price soloed in 1954 awarded in September 2005 retired AirForce Lt Col Gary Robert Spivey soloed in 1967 awarded in November 2019 andretired Air Force Col Merlin F Stevens soloed in 1959 awarded in January 2014
Retired Air Force Lt Col Mack DSecord received the FAA Wright BrothersMaster Pilot Award on Aug 6 2008 Hisfirst solo was in a T-6 in October 1952 atStallings AFB in Kinston North Carolina
Retired Air Force Maj Gen Henry
Hank Canterbury received his FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award on Feb14 2009 His first solo was at theHuntsville Alabama Municipal Airport onAug 15 1956 in a PA-11 GeneralCanterbury remains an active pilot andinstructor owning a Bonanza F33A andPitts S2C flying over 250 hours a year andinstructing customers in the BonanzaBaronPilot Training organization You can readhis Air Force biography HERE
Retired Lt Col Walter Carlyle Donovan Jr received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 7 2016 His first solo flight was on Oct 25 1965 at the Sig UyldertFlying School Zahns Airport Long Island New York
Retired Air Force Lt Col Thomas M Rourke received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 19 2017 His first solo was on Oct 19 1963 at Fournet Aviation inLafayette Louisiana The photo at left was taken in Bien Hoa Vietnam in 1972 ColonelRourke is shown recently in front of his plane with a friendrsquos son at Noahrsquos Ark Airport inWaldron Missouri
Retired Air Force Col Gary Silence received the FAA Wright Brothers Master PilotAward in June 2013 He soloed in December 1959 in Nevada Missouri and earned hisPrivate Pilot Certificate in April 1961 A 1965 Air Force Academy graduate he flew for 26years in the Air Force and for 57 years total with his final flight on Sept 13 2016 ColonelSilence accumulated 10000 hours total 6000 hours as an instructor pilot and 247 hoursof combat time He has CFII MEI ATP and glider ratings TOP PHOTO July 1961 beforehis first jet flight in the T-33 at Lowry AFB Colorado ABOVE LEFT In an F-100 at PhanRang Air Base Vietnam in 1971 ABOVE RIGHT After his flight in F-100 948 in May2016 at Fort Wayne Indiana Dean Cuttshall the owner of 948 offered members of theSuper Sabre Society the opportunity to purchase a flight at a reduced price ColonelSilence is the last Air Force pilot to land an F-100 in Vietnam (August 1971)
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
March 1 1935The Army Air Corps activated its General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) at Langley Field Virginia Thiswas an independent strike force under Brig Gen Frank M Andrews which reported directly to the Armychief of staff instead of a ground commander It proved a seminal step toward the refinement of strategicair power and the creation of an independent air force Andrews Daedalian Founder Member 2129 wasa lieutenant general when he was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in 1943 He isthe namesake of Joint Base Andrews formerly Andrews AFB in Maryland
March 3 1911With Capt Benjamin D Foulois Daedalian Founder Member 321 navigating a course and Philip DParmelee Daedalian Founder Member 12889 at the controls the Wright ldquoType Brdquo set an official UScross-country record from Laredo to Eagle Pass Texas It flew the 106 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes
March 7 1916During an exhibition flight at Mobile Alabama a wind gust struck the hydroaeroplane AH-10 at an altitudeof 75 feet causing it to crash into the schooner Melba at anchor in the Mobile River The pilot LtEdward O McDonnell Daedalian Founder Member 7927 survived because the vesselrsquos riggingchecked his fall AH-10 was demolished and Melba sustained damage to her rigging and stays but theplane was subsequently rebuilt
March 9 1918The first American air casualty in World War I was Capt James E Miller who lost his life in a FrenchSPAD while flying a practice patrol across the German lines Miller Daedalian Founder Member 1690was honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross on June 6 2017 Learn more HERE
March 10 1966Maj Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow pilot shot down over the A Shau Valley in Vietnam inhis Douglas A-1E Skyraider He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B Johnsonduring a ceremony at the White House on Jan 19 1967 To learn more about the late Colonel Fisherview this VIDEO
March 13 2007The first MQ-9 Reaper a newer larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned AerialVehicle arrived at Creech AFB Nevada
March 14 1988In ceremonies at Greenville Texas E-Systems Inc unveiled the new MC-130H Combat Talon II specialoperations airlifter The Air Force planned to use the aircraft for special operations units toinfiltrateexfiltrate troops and resupply behind enemy lines at night or in poor weather
March 16 1966Gemini VIII crewed by Neil A Armstrong and Maj David R Scott USAF launched from John FKennedy Space Center Florida After only seven orbits an attitude and maneuver system thrustermalfunctioned The astronauts regained control by using the reentry control system but the actionrequired the early termination of the mission and the capsule splashed down in the western Pacific about500 miles east of Okinawa The landing occurred within seven miles of destroyer Leonard F Mason (DD852) and she recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft
March 18 1945This date marked the first flight of the AD-1 Skyraider
March 21 1911Lt Frank P Lahm Daedalian Founder Member 211 flies Signal Corps No 7 a Wright Flyer over FortWilliam McKinley in Manila the Philippines It is the first overseas flight of an American warplane
March 26 1918Col Raynal C Bolling is killed on a ground reconnaissance mission over France becoming the highest-ranking Air Service fatality of World War I Bolling Air Field in Washington DC is dedicated in his honorHe was Daedalian Founder Member 2229
REUNIONSWe also feature reunions now on our new Daedalian Calendar You can see the calendar
on the bottom left of our website home page at httpsdaedaliansorg or you can godirectly to reunions HERE
12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam 12th FEWSFW
Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9 2020Dayton Ohio
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)
OUR SPONSORS
Ben T Epps Flight 102$2000 matching scholarship
ldquoI plan to serve as an officer and pilot in the AirForce working toward achieving at least onesquadron level or higher command I plan to stay inthe Air Force through my ADSC and evaluate wheremy future lies given external factors (family etc)While it is hard to project out that far I canconfidently say I will make a respectable career outof my time as an officer in the Air Forcerdquo
Were proud to highlight these scholarship recipients who are pursuing careersas military aviators If you would like to offer them career advice or words of encouragement
please email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
Mark your calendars for March 26 2020Join us for The Big Give as Daedalians around the globe participate in this fundraisingeffort Your contributions help inspire tomorrows military aviators by providingscholarships Daedalian Flying Training and JROTC leadership recognition awards
This year we have the opportunity to receive extra money during match minutes andpower hours Stay tuned for updates through emails and on our Facebook page
Daedalian highlightedin San AntonioExpress-NewsRetired Air Force Col (Dr) Thomas JTredici a Daedalian Life Member was
recently profiled in a feature in the SanAntonio Express-News
We thank the Express-News for allowing usto include the full story HERE in a pdfformat The story begins in the bottom rightcorner of the front page
It is also available online HERE
DAEDALIAN BULLETIN BOARD
UPDATEJoin us for a golf tournament after the annual meeting Want to play
Email infodaedaliansorg and let us know
Make your plans for 2020 Annual MeetingBe sure to mark your calendars for the Daedalian Annual Meeting on Friday May 1 2020at 930 am at the Parr OClub JBSA-Randolph Texas Lunch will be provided for allmeeting attendees Our guest speaker at lunch is retired Air Force Brig Gen Charles(Chuck) P Cabell Jr who will speak about his father the late Gen Charles P Cabellwho served as an observer during the British Blitz and was chief of Hap Arnoldsadvisory councilBrigadier General Cabell is a Daedalian and his father was a Life MemberWe hope youll also join us for an open house at Daedalian HQ the day before the meeting(April 30) beginning at 3 pm
Get your orders in earlyHave you adopted a high school Junior ROTC programSend your medal requests in as early as possible to EdSheeran at edsheerandaedaliansorg It looks like2020 will be a banner year for the Daedalian JROTCProgramDaedalians inspire tomorrowrsquos military aviators and areproud to sponsor this medal representing outstandingcitizenship and excellence in academics
From the Daedalian Store
Daedalian merchandise always makes a great gift Check out theitems below or visit our store online HERE
Tote BagGreen and black canvas with embroideredDaedalians logo Large front pocket Twomesh pockets on sides Adjustable strapsZippered 17 in L x 15 in W $23
BlanketGray fleece with embroidered Daedalianslogo 5050 cottonpolyester60 in L x 48 in W $28
ORDER HERE
BACK IN THE DAY
Retired Lt Col Michael R Dacieksent in this photo of himself as acaptain assigned to the 366thTactical Fighter Wing at HollomanAFB New Mexico in March 1964after his last T-33 flight Hechecked out in the T-33 atRandolph AFB Texas inSeptember 1961 Colonel Daciekis also a retired ContinentalAirlines captain
Do you have a photo of yourself from early in your career Send it tocommunicationsdaedaliansorg Attn Back in the Day
Calling all FAA Master PilotsThe FAAs Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to individuals who haveexhibited professionalism skill and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while pilotingaircraft If you are a Daedalian who has received this award please emailcommunicationsdaedaliansorg with the following information
Month and date you received the awardDate and location you first soloedA photo of you This can be from the award ceremony or any point in your career
Submissions are published in the order they are received
Retired Air Force Lt Col Gerald HJerry Bradley received the FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award inMarch 2019 Hes shown with his wifeSusan who received the spousesWright Brothers Award pin
With 52 years in aviation he still fliesthe PA-18 Super CubSTOLBushConfigured He spent 35 years withSouthwest Airlines -- 29 years as apilot and captain and six years as aflight crew training instructor
He was a subject pilot in NASAsimulator and lab experimentsinvolving data link ADS-B and singlepilot operations and also as asimulator subject pilot for the FAA inan advanced study
Seven active Curtis E LeMay Flight 16 Daedalians are FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilotawardees Thanks to the miracle of Photoshop all seven are in the photo above From leftare Retired Air Force Col Charles E Daubs soloed in 1954 and received the award inAugust 2005 retired Air Force Lt Col Tom W Skinner soloed in 1960 awarded inNovember 2019 retired Air Force Brig Gen David L Patton soloed in 1952 awardedin August 2006 retired Air Force Col Daniel R Peterson soloed in 1961 awarded inJune 2015 Walter M Price soloed in 1954 awarded in September 2005 retired AirForce Lt Col Gary Robert Spivey soloed in 1967 awarded in November 2019 andretired Air Force Col Merlin F Stevens soloed in 1959 awarded in January 2014
Retired Air Force Lt Col Mack DSecord received the FAA Wright BrothersMaster Pilot Award on Aug 6 2008 Hisfirst solo was in a T-6 in October 1952 atStallings AFB in Kinston North Carolina
Retired Air Force Maj Gen Henry
Hank Canterbury received his FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award on Feb14 2009 His first solo was at theHuntsville Alabama Municipal Airport onAug 15 1956 in a PA-11 GeneralCanterbury remains an active pilot andinstructor owning a Bonanza F33A andPitts S2C flying over 250 hours a year andinstructing customers in the BonanzaBaronPilot Training organization You can readhis Air Force biography HERE
Retired Lt Col Walter Carlyle Donovan Jr received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 7 2016 His first solo flight was on Oct 25 1965 at the Sig UyldertFlying School Zahns Airport Long Island New York
Retired Air Force Lt Col Thomas M Rourke received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 19 2017 His first solo was on Oct 19 1963 at Fournet Aviation inLafayette Louisiana The photo at left was taken in Bien Hoa Vietnam in 1972 ColonelRourke is shown recently in front of his plane with a friendrsquos son at Noahrsquos Ark Airport inWaldron Missouri
Retired Air Force Col Gary Silence received the FAA Wright Brothers Master PilotAward in June 2013 He soloed in December 1959 in Nevada Missouri and earned hisPrivate Pilot Certificate in April 1961 A 1965 Air Force Academy graduate he flew for 26years in the Air Force and for 57 years total with his final flight on Sept 13 2016 ColonelSilence accumulated 10000 hours total 6000 hours as an instructor pilot and 247 hoursof combat time He has CFII MEI ATP and glider ratings TOP PHOTO July 1961 beforehis first jet flight in the T-33 at Lowry AFB Colorado ABOVE LEFT In an F-100 at PhanRang Air Base Vietnam in 1971 ABOVE RIGHT After his flight in F-100 948 in May2016 at Fort Wayne Indiana Dean Cuttshall the owner of 948 offered members of theSuper Sabre Society the opportunity to purchase a flight at a reduced price ColonelSilence is the last Air Force pilot to land an F-100 in Vietnam (August 1971)
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
March 1 1935The Army Air Corps activated its General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) at Langley Field Virginia Thiswas an independent strike force under Brig Gen Frank M Andrews which reported directly to the Armychief of staff instead of a ground commander It proved a seminal step toward the refinement of strategicair power and the creation of an independent air force Andrews Daedalian Founder Member 2129 wasa lieutenant general when he was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in 1943 He isthe namesake of Joint Base Andrews formerly Andrews AFB in Maryland
March 3 1911With Capt Benjamin D Foulois Daedalian Founder Member 321 navigating a course and Philip DParmelee Daedalian Founder Member 12889 at the controls the Wright ldquoType Brdquo set an official UScross-country record from Laredo to Eagle Pass Texas It flew the 106 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes
March 7 1916During an exhibition flight at Mobile Alabama a wind gust struck the hydroaeroplane AH-10 at an altitudeof 75 feet causing it to crash into the schooner Melba at anchor in the Mobile River The pilot LtEdward O McDonnell Daedalian Founder Member 7927 survived because the vesselrsquos riggingchecked his fall AH-10 was demolished and Melba sustained damage to her rigging and stays but theplane was subsequently rebuilt
March 9 1918The first American air casualty in World War I was Capt James E Miller who lost his life in a FrenchSPAD while flying a practice patrol across the German lines Miller Daedalian Founder Member 1690was honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross on June 6 2017 Learn more HERE
March 10 1966Maj Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow pilot shot down over the A Shau Valley in Vietnam inhis Douglas A-1E Skyraider He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B Johnsonduring a ceremony at the White House on Jan 19 1967 To learn more about the late Colonel Fisherview this VIDEO
March 13 2007The first MQ-9 Reaper a newer larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned AerialVehicle arrived at Creech AFB Nevada
March 14 1988In ceremonies at Greenville Texas E-Systems Inc unveiled the new MC-130H Combat Talon II specialoperations airlifter The Air Force planned to use the aircraft for special operations units toinfiltrateexfiltrate troops and resupply behind enemy lines at night or in poor weather
March 16 1966Gemini VIII crewed by Neil A Armstrong and Maj David R Scott USAF launched from John FKennedy Space Center Florida After only seven orbits an attitude and maneuver system thrustermalfunctioned The astronauts regained control by using the reentry control system but the actionrequired the early termination of the mission and the capsule splashed down in the western Pacific about500 miles east of Okinawa The landing occurred within seven miles of destroyer Leonard F Mason (DD852) and she recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft
March 18 1945This date marked the first flight of the AD-1 Skyraider
March 21 1911Lt Frank P Lahm Daedalian Founder Member 211 flies Signal Corps No 7 a Wright Flyer over FortWilliam McKinley in Manila the Philippines It is the first overseas flight of an American warplane
March 26 1918Col Raynal C Bolling is killed on a ground reconnaissance mission over France becoming the highest-ranking Air Service fatality of World War I Bolling Air Field in Washington DC is dedicated in his honorHe was Daedalian Founder Member 2229
REUNIONSWe also feature reunions now on our new Daedalian Calendar You can see the calendar
on the bottom left of our website home page at httpsdaedaliansorg or you can godirectly to reunions HERE
12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam 12th FEWSFW
Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9 2020Dayton Ohio
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)
OUR SPONSORS
recently profiled in a feature in the SanAntonio Express-News
We thank the Express-News for allowing usto include the full story HERE in a pdfformat The story begins in the bottom rightcorner of the front page
It is also available online HERE
DAEDALIAN BULLETIN BOARD
UPDATEJoin us for a golf tournament after the annual meeting Want to play
Email infodaedaliansorg and let us know
Make your plans for 2020 Annual MeetingBe sure to mark your calendars for the Daedalian Annual Meeting on Friday May 1 2020at 930 am at the Parr OClub JBSA-Randolph Texas Lunch will be provided for allmeeting attendees Our guest speaker at lunch is retired Air Force Brig Gen Charles(Chuck) P Cabell Jr who will speak about his father the late Gen Charles P Cabellwho served as an observer during the British Blitz and was chief of Hap Arnoldsadvisory councilBrigadier General Cabell is a Daedalian and his father was a Life MemberWe hope youll also join us for an open house at Daedalian HQ the day before the meeting(April 30) beginning at 3 pm
Get your orders in earlyHave you adopted a high school Junior ROTC programSend your medal requests in as early as possible to EdSheeran at edsheerandaedaliansorg It looks like2020 will be a banner year for the Daedalian JROTCProgramDaedalians inspire tomorrowrsquos military aviators and areproud to sponsor this medal representing outstandingcitizenship and excellence in academics
From the Daedalian Store
Daedalian merchandise always makes a great gift Check out theitems below or visit our store online HERE
Tote BagGreen and black canvas with embroideredDaedalians logo Large front pocket Twomesh pockets on sides Adjustable strapsZippered 17 in L x 15 in W $23
BlanketGray fleece with embroidered Daedalianslogo 5050 cottonpolyester60 in L x 48 in W $28
ORDER HERE
BACK IN THE DAY
Retired Lt Col Michael R Dacieksent in this photo of himself as acaptain assigned to the 366thTactical Fighter Wing at HollomanAFB New Mexico in March 1964after his last T-33 flight Hechecked out in the T-33 atRandolph AFB Texas inSeptember 1961 Colonel Daciekis also a retired ContinentalAirlines captain
Do you have a photo of yourself from early in your career Send it tocommunicationsdaedaliansorg Attn Back in the Day
Calling all FAA Master PilotsThe FAAs Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to individuals who haveexhibited professionalism skill and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while pilotingaircraft If you are a Daedalian who has received this award please emailcommunicationsdaedaliansorg with the following information
Month and date you received the awardDate and location you first soloedA photo of you This can be from the award ceremony or any point in your career
Submissions are published in the order they are received
Retired Air Force Lt Col Gerald HJerry Bradley received the FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award inMarch 2019 Hes shown with his wifeSusan who received the spousesWright Brothers Award pin
With 52 years in aviation he still fliesthe PA-18 Super CubSTOLBushConfigured He spent 35 years withSouthwest Airlines -- 29 years as apilot and captain and six years as aflight crew training instructor
He was a subject pilot in NASAsimulator and lab experimentsinvolving data link ADS-B and singlepilot operations and also as asimulator subject pilot for the FAA inan advanced study
Seven active Curtis E LeMay Flight 16 Daedalians are FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilotawardees Thanks to the miracle of Photoshop all seven are in the photo above From leftare Retired Air Force Col Charles E Daubs soloed in 1954 and received the award inAugust 2005 retired Air Force Lt Col Tom W Skinner soloed in 1960 awarded inNovember 2019 retired Air Force Brig Gen David L Patton soloed in 1952 awardedin August 2006 retired Air Force Col Daniel R Peterson soloed in 1961 awarded inJune 2015 Walter M Price soloed in 1954 awarded in September 2005 retired AirForce Lt Col Gary Robert Spivey soloed in 1967 awarded in November 2019 andretired Air Force Col Merlin F Stevens soloed in 1959 awarded in January 2014
Retired Air Force Lt Col Mack DSecord received the FAA Wright BrothersMaster Pilot Award on Aug 6 2008 Hisfirst solo was in a T-6 in October 1952 atStallings AFB in Kinston North Carolina
Retired Air Force Maj Gen Henry
Hank Canterbury received his FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award on Feb14 2009 His first solo was at theHuntsville Alabama Municipal Airport onAug 15 1956 in a PA-11 GeneralCanterbury remains an active pilot andinstructor owning a Bonanza F33A andPitts S2C flying over 250 hours a year andinstructing customers in the BonanzaBaronPilot Training organization You can readhis Air Force biography HERE
Retired Lt Col Walter Carlyle Donovan Jr received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 7 2016 His first solo flight was on Oct 25 1965 at the Sig UyldertFlying School Zahns Airport Long Island New York
Retired Air Force Lt Col Thomas M Rourke received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 19 2017 His first solo was on Oct 19 1963 at Fournet Aviation inLafayette Louisiana The photo at left was taken in Bien Hoa Vietnam in 1972 ColonelRourke is shown recently in front of his plane with a friendrsquos son at Noahrsquos Ark Airport inWaldron Missouri
Retired Air Force Col Gary Silence received the FAA Wright Brothers Master PilotAward in June 2013 He soloed in December 1959 in Nevada Missouri and earned hisPrivate Pilot Certificate in April 1961 A 1965 Air Force Academy graduate he flew for 26years in the Air Force and for 57 years total with his final flight on Sept 13 2016 ColonelSilence accumulated 10000 hours total 6000 hours as an instructor pilot and 247 hoursof combat time He has CFII MEI ATP and glider ratings TOP PHOTO July 1961 beforehis first jet flight in the T-33 at Lowry AFB Colorado ABOVE LEFT In an F-100 at PhanRang Air Base Vietnam in 1971 ABOVE RIGHT After his flight in F-100 948 in May2016 at Fort Wayne Indiana Dean Cuttshall the owner of 948 offered members of theSuper Sabre Society the opportunity to purchase a flight at a reduced price ColonelSilence is the last Air Force pilot to land an F-100 in Vietnam (August 1971)
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
March 1 1935The Army Air Corps activated its General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) at Langley Field Virginia Thiswas an independent strike force under Brig Gen Frank M Andrews which reported directly to the Armychief of staff instead of a ground commander It proved a seminal step toward the refinement of strategicair power and the creation of an independent air force Andrews Daedalian Founder Member 2129 wasa lieutenant general when he was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in 1943 He isthe namesake of Joint Base Andrews formerly Andrews AFB in Maryland
March 3 1911With Capt Benjamin D Foulois Daedalian Founder Member 321 navigating a course and Philip DParmelee Daedalian Founder Member 12889 at the controls the Wright ldquoType Brdquo set an official UScross-country record from Laredo to Eagle Pass Texas It flew the 106 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes
March 7 1916During an exhibition flight at Mobile Alabama a wind gust struck the hydroaeroplane AH-10 at an altitudeof 75 feet causing it to crash into the schooner Melba at anchor in the Mobile River The pilot LtEdward O McDonnell Daedalian Founder Member 7927 survived because the vesselrsquos riggingchecked his fall AH-10 was demolished and Melba sustained damage to her rigging and stays but theplane was subsequently rebuilt
March 9 1918The first American air casualty in World War I was Capt James E Miller who lost his life in a FrenchSPAD while flying a practice patrol across the German lines Miller Daedalian Founder Member 1690was honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross on June 6 2017 Learn more HERE
March 10 1966Maj Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow pilot shot down over the A Shau Valley in Vietnam inhis Douglas A-1E Skyraider He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B Johnsonduring a ceremony at the White House on Jan 19 1967 To learn more about the late Colonel Fisherview this VIDEO
March 13 2007The first MQ-9 Reaper a newer larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned AerialVehicle arrived at Creech AFB Nevada
March 14 1988In ceremonies at Greenville Texas E-Systems Inc unveiled the new MC-130H Combat Talon II specialoperations airlifter The Air Force planned to use the aircraft for special operations units toinfiltrateexfiltrate troops and resupply behind enemy lines at night or in poor weather
March 16 1966Gemini VIII crewed by Neil A Armstrong and Maj David R Scott USAF launched from John FKennedy Space Center Florida After only seven orbits an attitude and maneuver system thrustermalfunctioned The astronauts regained control by using the reentry control system but the actionrequired the early termination of the mission and the capsule splashed down in the western Pacific about500 miles east of Okinawa The landing occurred within seven miles of destroyer Leonard F Mason (DD852) and she recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft
March 18 1945This date marked the first flight of the AD-1 Skyraider
March 21 1911Lt Frank P Lahm Daedalian Founder Member 211 flies Signal Corps No 7 a Wright Flyer over FortWilliam McKinley in Manila the Philippines It is the first overseas flight of an American warplane
March 26 1918Col Raynal C Bolling is killed on a ground reconnaissance mission over France becoming the highest-ranking Air Service fatality of World War I Bolling Air Field in Washington DC is dedicated in his honorHe was Daedalian Founder Member 2229
REUNIONSWe also feature reunions now on our new Daedalian Calendar You can see the calendar
on the bottom left of our website home page at httpsdaedaliansorg or you can godirectly to reunions HERE
12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam 12th FEWSFW
Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9 2020Dayton Ohio
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)
OUR SPONSORS
Daedalian merchandise always makes a great gift Check out theitems below or visit our store online HERE
Tote BagGreen and black canvas with embroideredDaedalians logo Large front pocket Twomesh pockets on sides Adjustable strapsZippered 17 in L x 15 in W $23
BlanketGray fleece with embroidered Daedalianslogo 5050 cottonpolyester60 in L x 48 in W $28
ORDER HERE
BACK IN THE DAY
Retired Lt Col Michael R Dacieksent in this photo of himself as acaptain assigned to the 366thTactical Fighter Wing at HollomanAFB New Mexico in March 1964after his last T-33 flight Hechecked out in the T-33 atRandolph AFB Texas inSeptember 1961 Colonel Daciekis also a retired ContinentalAirlines captain
Do you have a photo of yourself from early in your career Send it tocommunicationsdaedaliansorg Attn Back in the Day
Calling all FAA Master PilotsThe FAAs Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to individuals who haveexhibited professionalism skill and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while pilotingaircraft If you are a Daedalian who has received this award please emailcommunicationsdaedaliansorg with the following information
Month and date you received the awardDate and location you first soloedA photo of you This can be from the award ceremony or any point in your career
Submissions are published in the order they are received
Retired Air Force Lt Col Gerald HJerry Bradley received the FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award inMarch 2019 Hes shown with his wifeSusan who received the spousesWright Brothers Award pin
With 52 years in aviation he still fliesthe PA-18 Super CubSTOLBushConfigured He spent 35 years withSouthwest Airlines -- 29 years as apilot and captain and six years as aflight crew training instructor
He was a subject pilot in NASAsimulator and lab experimentsinvolving data link ADS-B and singlepilot operations and also as asimulator subject pilot for the FAA inan advanced study
Seven active Curtis E LeMay Flight 16 Daedalians are FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilotawardees Thanks to the miracle of Photoshop all seven are in the photo above From leftare Retired Air Force Col Charles E Daubs soloed in 1954 and received the award inAugust 2005 retired Air Force Lt Col Tom W Skinner soloed in 1960 awarded inNovember 2019 retired Air Force Brig Gen David L Patton soloed in 1952 awardedin August 2006 retired Air Force Col Daniel R Peterson soloed in 1961 awarded inJune 2015 Walter M Price soloed in 1954 awarded in September 2005 retired AirForce Lt Col Gary Robert Spivey soloed in 1967 awarded in November 2019 andretired Air Force Col Merlin F Stevens soloed in 1959 awarded in January 2014
Retired Air Force Lt Col Mack DSecord received the FAA Wright BrothersMaster Pilot Award on Aug 6 2008 Hisfirst solo was in a T-6 in October 1952 atStallings AFB in Kinston North Carolina
Retired Air Force Maj Gen Henry
Hank Canterbury received his FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award on Feb14 2009 His first solo was at theHuntsville Alabama Municipal Airport onAug 15 1956 in a PA-11 GeneralCanterbury remains an active pilot andinstructor owning a Bonanza F33A andPitts S2C flying over 250 hours a year andinstructing customers in the BonanzaBaronPilot Training organization You can readhis Air Force biography HERE
Retired Lt Col Walter Carlyle Donovan Jr received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 7 2016 His first solo flight was on Oct 25 1965 at the Sig UyldertFlying School Zahns Airport Long Island New York
Retired Air Force Lt Col Thomas M Rourke received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 19 2017 His first solo was on Oct 19 1963 at Fournet Aviation inLafayette Louisiana The photo at left was taken in Bien Hoa Vietnam in 1972 ColonelRourke is shown recently in front of his plane with a friendrsquos son at Noahrsquos Ark Airport inWaldron Missouri
Retired Air Force Col Gary Silence received the FAA Wright Brothers Master PilotAward in June 2013 He soloed in December 1959 in Nevada Missouri and earned hisPrivate Pilot Certificate in April 1961 A 1965 Air Force Academy graduate he flew for 26years in the Air Force and for 57 years total with his final flight on Sept 13 2016 ColonelSilence accumulated 10000 hours total 6000 hours as an instructor pilot and 247 hoursof combat time He has CFII MEI ATP and glider ratings TOP PHOTO July 1961 beforehis first jet flight in the T-33 at Lowry AFB Colorado ABOVE LEFT In an F-100 at PhanRang Air Base Vietnam in 1971 ABOVE RIGHT After his flight in F-100 948 in May2016 at Fort Wayne Indiana Dean Cuttshall the owner of 948 offered members of theSuper Sabre Society the opportunity to purchase a flight at a reduced price ColonelSilence is the last Air Force pilot to land an F-100 in Vietnam (August 1971)
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
March 1 1935The Army Air Corps activated its General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) at Langley Field Virginia Thiswas an independent strike force under Brig Gen Frank M Andrews which reported directly to the Armychief of staff instead of a ground commander It proved a seminal step toward the refinement of strategicair power and the creation of an independent air force Andrews Daedalian Founder Member 2129 wasa lieutenant general when he was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in 1943 He isthe namesake of Joint Base Andrews formerly Andrews AFB in Maryland
March 3 1911With Capt Benjamin D Foulois Daedalian Founder Member 321 navigating a course and Philip DParmelee Daedalian Founder Member 12889 at the controls the Wright ldquoType Brdquo set an official UScross-country record from Laredo to Eagle Pass Texas It flew the 106 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes
March 7 1916During an exhibition flight at Mobile Alabama a wind gust struck the hydroaeroplane AH-10 at an altitudeof 75 feet causing it to crash into the schooner Melba at anchor in the Mobile River The pilot LtEdward O McDonnell Daedalian Founder Member 7927 survived because the vesselrsquos riggingchecked his fall AH-10 was demolished and Melba sustained damage to her rigging and stays but theplane was subsequently rebuilt
March 9 1918The first American air casualty in World War I was Capt James E Miller who lost his life in a FrenchSPAD while flying a practice patrol across the German lines Miller Daedalian Founder Member 1690was honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross on June 6 2017 Learn more HERE
March 10 1966Maj Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow pilot shot down over the A Shau Valley in Vietnam inhis Douglas A-1E Skyraider He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B Johnsonduring a ceremony at the White House on Jan 19 1967 To learn more about the late Colonel Fisherview this VIDEO
March 13 2007The first MQ-9 Reaper a newer larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned AerialVehicle arrived at Creech AFB Nevada
March 14 1988In ceremonies at Greenville Texas E-Systems Inc unveiled the new MC-130H Combat Talon II specialoperations airlifter The Air Force planned to use the aircraft for special operations units toinfiltrateexfiltrate troops and resupply behind enemy lines at night or in poor weather
March 16 1966Gemini VIII crewed by Neil A Armstrong and Maj David R Scott USAF launched from John FKennedy Space Center Florida After only seven orbits an attitude and maneuver system thrustermalfunctioned The astronauts regained control by using the reentry control system but the actionrequired the early termination of the mission and the capsule splashed down in the western Pacific about500 miles east of Okinawa The landing occurred within seven miles of destroyer Leonard F Mason (DD852) and she recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft
March 18 1945This date marked the first flight of the AD-1 Skyraider
March 21 1911Lt Frank P Lahm Daedalian Founder Member 211 flies Signal Corps No 7 a Wright Flyer over FortWilliam McKinley in Manila the Philippines It is the first overseas flight of an American warplane
March 26 1918Col Raynal C Bolling is killed on a ground reconnaissance mission over France becoming the highest-ranking Air Service fatality of World War I Bolling Air Field in Washington DC is dedicated in his honorHe was Daedalian Founder Member 2229
REUNIONSWe also feature reunions now on our new Daedalian Calendar You can see the calendar
on the bottom left of our website home page at httpsdaedaliansorg or you can godirectly to reunions HERE
12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam 12th FEWSFW
Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9 2020Dayton Ohio
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)
OUR SPONSORS
Do you have a photo of yourself from early in your career Send it tocommunicationsdaedaliansorg Attn Back in the Day
Calling all FAA Master PilotsThe FAAs Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to individuals who haveexhibited professionalism skill and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while pilotingaircraft If you are a Daedalian who has received this award please emailcommunicationsdaedaliansorg with the following information
Month and date you received the awardDate and location you first soloedA photo of you This can be from the award ceremony or any point in your career
Submissions are published in the order they are received
Retired Air Force Lt Col Gerald HJerry Bradley received the FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award inMarch 2019 Hes shown with his wifeSusan who received the spousesWright Brothers Award pin
With 52 years in aviation he still fliesthe PA-18 Super CubSTOLBushConfigured He spent 35 years withSouthwest Airlines -- 29 years as apilot and captain and six years as aflight crew training instructor
He was a subject pilot in NASAsimulator and lab experimentsinvolving data link ADS-B and singlepilot operations and also as asimulator subject pilot for the FAA inan advanced study
Seven active Curtis E LeMay Flight 16 Daedalians are FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilotawardees Thanks to the miracle of Photoshop all seven are in the photo above From leftare Retired Air Force Col Charles E Daubs soloed in 1954 and received the award inAugust 2005 retired Air Force Lt Col Tom W Skinner soloed in 1960 awarded inNovember 2019 retired Air Force Brig Gen David L Patton soloed in 1952 awardedin August 2006 retired Air Force Col Daniel R Peterson soloed in 1961 awarded inJune 2015 Walter M Price soloed in 1954 awarded in September 2005 retired AirForce Lt Col Gary Robert Spivey soloed in 1967 awarded in November 2019 andretired Air Force Col Merlin F Stevens soloed in 1959 awarded in January 2014
Retired Air Force Lt Col Mack DSecord received the FAA Wright BrothersMaster Pilot Award on Aug 6 2008 Hisfirst solo was in a T-6 in October 1952 atStallings AFB in Kinston North Carolina
Retired Air Force Maj Gen Henry
Hank Canterbury received his FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award on Feb14 2009 His first solo was at theHuntsville Alabama Municipal Airport onAug 15 1956 in a PA-11 GeneralCanterbury remains an active pilot andinstructor owning a Bonanza F33A andPitts S2C flying over 250 hours a year andinstructing customers in the BonanzaBaronPilot Training organization You can readhis Air Force biography HERE
Retired Lt Col Walter Carlyle Donovan Jr received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 7 2016 His first solo flight was on Oct 25 1965 at the Sig UyldertFlying School Zahns Airport Long Island New York
Retired Air Force Lt Col Thomas M Rourke received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 19 2017 His first solo was on Oct 19 1963 at Fournet Aviation inLafayette Louisiana The photo at left was taken in Bien Hoa Vietnam in 1972 ColonelRourke is shown recently in front of his plane with a friendrsquos son at Noahrsquos Ark Airport inWaldron Missouri
Retired Air Force Col Gary Silence received the FAA Wright Brothers Master PilotAward in June 2013 He soloed in December 1959 in Nevada Missouri and earned hisPrivate Pilot Certificate in April 1961 A 1965 Air Force Academy graduate he flew for 26years in the Air Force and for 57 years total with his final flight on Sept 13 2016 ColonelSilence accumulated 10000 hours total 6000 hours as an instructor pilot and 247 hoursof combat time He has CFII MEI ATP and glider ratings TOP PHOTO July 1961 beforehis first jet flight in the T-33 at Lowry AFB Colorado ABOVE LEFT In an F-100 at PhanRang Air Base Vietnam in 1971 ABOVE RIGHT After his flight in F-100 948 in May2016 at Fort Wayne Indiana Dean Cuttshall the owner of 948 offered members of theSuper Sabre Society the opportunity to purchase a flight at a reduced price ColonelSilence is the last Air Force pilot to land an F-100 in Vietnam (August 1971)
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
March 1 1935The Army Air Corps activated its General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) at Langley Field Virginia Thiswas an independent strike force under Brig Gen Frank M Andrews which reported directly to the Armychief of staff instead of a ground commander It proved a seminal step toward the refinement of strategicair power and the creation of an independent air force Andrews Daedalian Founder Member 2129 wasa lieutenant general when he was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in 1943 He isthe namesake of Joint Base Andrews formerly Andrews AFB in Maryland
March 3 1911With Capt Benjamin D Foulois Daedalian Founder Member 321 navigating a course and Philip DParmelee Daedalian Founder Member 12889 at the controls the Wright ldquoType Brdquo set an official UScross-country record from Laredo to Eagle Pass Texas It flew the 106 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes
March 7 1916During an exhibition flight at Mobile Alabama a wind gust struck the hydroaeroplane AH-10 at an altitudeof 75 feet causing it to crash into the schooner Melba at anchor in the Mobile River The pilot LtEdward O McDonnell Daedalian Founder Member 7927 survived because the vesselrsquos riggingchecked his fall AH-10 was demolished and Melba sustained damage to her rigging and stays but theplane was subsequently rebuilt
March 9 1918The first American air casualty in World War I was Capt James E Miller who lost his life in a FrenchSPAD while flying a practice patrol across the German lines Miller Daedalian Founder Member 1690was honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross on June 6 2017 Learn more HERE
March 10 1966Maj Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow pilot shot down over the A Shau Valley in Vietnam inhis Douglas A-1E Skyraider He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B Johnsonduring a ceremony at the White House on Jan 19 1967 To learn more about the late Colonel Fisherview this VIDEO
March 13 2007The first MQ-9 Reaper a newer larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned AerialVehicle arrived at Creech AFB Nevada
March 14 1988In ceremonies at Greenville Texas E-Systems Inc unveiled the new MC-130H Combat Talon II specialoperations airlifter The Air Force planned to use the aircraft for special operations units toinfiltrateexfiltrate troops and resupply behind enemy lines at night or in poor weather
March 16 1966Gemini VIII crewed by Neil A Armstrong and Maj David R Scott USAF launched from John FKennedy Space Center Florida After only seven orbits an attitude and maneuver system thrustermalfunctioned The astronauts regained control by using the reentry control system but the actionrequired the early termination of the mission and the capsule splashed down in the western Pacific about500 miles east of Okinawa The landing occurred within seven miles of destroyer Leonard F Mason (DD852) and she recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft
March 18 1945This date marked the first flight of the AD-1 Skyraider
March 21 1911Lt Frank P Lahm Daedalian Founder Member 211 flies Signal Corps No 7 a Wright Flyer over FortWilliam McKinley in Manila the Philippines It is the first overseas flight of an American warplane
March 26 1918Col Raynal C Bolling is killed on a ground reconnaissance mission over France becoming the highest-ranking Air Service fatality of World War I Bolling Air Field in Washington DC is dedicated in his honorHe was Daedalian Founder Member 2229
REUNIONSWe also feature reunions now on our new Daedalian Calendar You can see the calendar
on the bottom left of our website home page at httpsdaedaliansorg or you can godirectly to reunions HERE
12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam 12th FEWSFW
Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9 2020Dayton Ohio
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)
OUR SPONSORS
Seven active Curtis E LeMay Flight 16 Daedalians are FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilotawardees Thanks to the miracle of Photoshop all seven are in the photo above From leftare Retired Air Force Col Charles E Daubs soloed in 1954 and received the award inAugust 2005 retired Air Force Lt Col Tom W Skinner soloed in 1960 awarded inNovember 2019 retired Air Force Brig Gen David L Patton soloed in 1952 awardedin August 2006 retired Air Force Col Daniel R Peterson soloed in 1961 awarded inJune 2015 Walter M Price soloed in 1954 awarded in September 2005 retired AirForce Lt Col Gary Robert Spivey soloed in 1967 awarded in November 2019 andretired Air Force Col Merlin F Stevens soloed in 1959 awarded in January 2014
Retired Air Force Lt Col Mack DSecord received the FAA Wright BrothersMaster Pilot Award on Aug 6 2008 Hisfirst solo was in a T-6 in October 1952 atStallings AFB in Kinston North Carolina
Retired Air Force Maj Gen Henry
Hank Canterbury received his FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award on Feb14 2009 His first solo was at theHuntsville Alabama Municipal Airport onAug 15 1956 in a PA-11 GeneralCanterbury remains an active pilot andinstructor owning a Bonanza F33A andPitts S2C flying over 250 hours a year andinstructing customers in the BonanzaBaronPilot Training organization You can readhis Air Force biography HERE
Retired Lt Col Walter Carlyle Donovan Jr received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 7 2016 His first solo flight was on Oct 25 1965 at the Sig UyldertFlying School Zahns Airport Long Island New York
Retired Air Force Lt Col Thomas M Rourke received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 19 2017 His first solo was on Oct 19 1963 at Fournet Aviation inLafayette Louisiana The photo at left was taken in Bien Hoa Vietnam in 1972 ColonelRourke is shown recently in front of his plane with a friendrsquos son at Noahrsquos Ark Airport inWaldron Missouri
Retired Air Force Col Gary Silence received the FAA Wright Brothers Master PilotAward in June 2013 He soloed in December 1959 in Nevada Missouri and earned hisPrivate Pilot Certificate in April 1961 A 1965 Air Force Academy graduate he flew for 26years in the Air Force and for 57 years total with his final flight on Sept 13 2016 ColonelSilence accumulated 10000 hours total 6000 hours as an instructor pilot and 247 hoursof combat time He has CFII MEI ATP and glider ratings TOP PHOTO July 1961 beforehis first jet flight in the T-33 at Lowry AFB Colorado ABOVE LEFT In an F-100 at PhanRang Air Base Vietnam in 1971 ABOVE RIGHT After his flight in F-100 948 in May2016 at Fort Wayne Indiana Dean Cuttshall the owner of 948 offered members of theSuper Sabre Society the opportunity to purchase a flight at a reduced price ColonelSilence is the last Air Force pilot to land an F-100 in Vietnam (August 1971)
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
March 1 1935The Army Air Corps activated its General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) at Langley Field Virginia Thiswas an independent strike force under Brig Gen Frank M Andrews which reported directly to the Armychief of staff instead of a ground commander It proved a seminal step toward the refinement of strategicair power and the creation of an independent air force Andrews Daedalian Founder Member 2129 wasa lieutenant general when he was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in 1943 He isthe namesake of Joint Base Andrews formerly Andrews AFB in Maryland
March 3 1911With Capt Benjamin D Foulois Daedalian Founder Member 321 navigating a course and Philip DParmelee Daedalian Founder Member 12889 at the controls the Wright ldquoType Brdquo set an official UScross-country record from Laredo to Eagle Pass Texas It flew the 106 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes
March 7 1916During an exhibition flight at Mobile Alabama a wind gust struck the hydroaeroplane AH-10 at an altitudeof 75 feet causing it to crash into the schooner Melba at anchor in the Mobile River The pilot LtEdward O McDonnell Daedalian Founder Member 7927 survived because the vesselrsquos riggingchecked his fall AH-10 was demolished and Melba sustained damage to her rigging and stays but theplane was subsequently rebuilt
March 9 1918The first American air casualty in World War I was Capt James E Miller who lost his life in a FrenchSPAD while flying a practice patrol across the German lines Miller Daedalian Founder Member 1690was honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross on June 6 2017 Learn more HERE
March 10 1966Maj Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow pilot shot down over the A Shau Valley in Vietnam inhis Douglas A-1E Skyraider He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B Johnsonduring a ceremony at the White House on Jan 19 1967 To learn more about the late Colonel Fisherview this VIDEO
March 13 2007The first MQ-9 Reaper a newer larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned AerialVehicle arrived at Creech AFB Nevada
March 14 1988In ceremonies at Greenville Texas E-Systems Inc unveiled the new MC-130H Combat Talon II specialoperations airlifter The Air Force planned to use the aircraft for special operations units toinfiltrateexfiltrate troops and resupply behind enemy lines at night or in poor weather
March 16 1966Gemini VIII crewed by Neil A Armstrong and Maj David R Scott USAF launched from John FKennedy Space Center Florida After only seven orbits an attitude and maneuver system thrustermalfunctioned The astronauts regained control by using the reentry control system but the actionrequired the early termination of the mission and the capsule splashed down in the western Pacific about500 miles east of Okinawa The landing occurred within seven miles of destroyer Leonard F Mason (DD852) and she recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft
March 18 1945This date marked the first flight of the AD-1 Skyraider
March 21 1911Lt Frank P Lahm Daedalian Founder Member 211 flies Signal Corps No 7 a Wright Flyer over FortWilliam McKinley in Manila the Philippines It is the first overseas flight of an American warplane
March 26 1918Col Raynal C Bolling is killed on a ground reconnaissance mission over France becoming the highest-ranking Air Service fatality of World War I Bolling Air Field in Washington DC is dedicated in his honorHe was Daedalian Founder Member 2229
REUNIONSWe also feature reunions now on our new Daedalian Calendar You can see the calendar
on the bottom left of our website home page at httpsdaedaliansorg or you can godirectly to reunions HERE
12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam 12th FEWSFW
Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9 2020Dayton Ohio
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)
OUR SPONSORS
Hank Canterbury received his FAAWright Brothers Master Pilot Award on Feb14 2009 His first solo was at theHuntsville Alabama Municipal Airport onAug 15 1956 in a PA-11 GeneralCanterbury remains an active pilot andinstructor owning a Bonanza F33A andPitts S2C flying over 250 hours a year andinstructing customers in the BonanzaBaronPilot Training organization You can readhis Air Force biography HERE
Retired Lt Col Walter Carlyle Donovan Jr received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 7 2016 His first solo flight was on Oct 25 1965 at the Sig UyldertFlying School Zahns Airport Long Island New York
Retired Air Force Lt Col Thomas M Rourke received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 19 2017 His first solo was on Oct 19 1963 at Fournet Aviation inLafayette Louisiana The photo at left was taken in Bien Hoa Vietnam in 1972 ColonelRourke is shown recently in front of his plane with a friendrsquos son at Noahrsquos Ark Airport inWaldron Missouri
Retired Air Force Col Gary Silence received the FAA Wright Brothers Master PilotAward in June 2013 He soloed in December 1959 in Nevada Missouri and earned hisPrivate Pilot Certificate in April 1961 A 1965 Air Force Academy graduate he flew for 26years in the Air Force and for 57 years total with his final flight on Sept 13 2016 ColonelSilence accumulated 10000 hours total 6000 hours as an instructor pilot and 247 hoursof combat time He has CFII MEI ATP and glider ratings TOP PHOTO July 1961 beforehis first jet flight in the T-33 at Lowry AFB Colorado ABOVE LEFT In an F-100 at PhanRang Air Base Vietnam in 1971 ABOVE RIGHT After his flight in F-100 948 in May2016 at Fort Wayne Indiana Dean Cuttshall the owner of 948 offered members of theSuper Sabre Society the opportunity to purchase a flight at a reduced price ColonelSilence is the last Air Force pilot to land an F-100 in Vietnam (August 1971)
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
March 1 1935The Army Air Corps activated its General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) at Langley Field Virginia Thiswas an independent strike force under Brig Gen Frank M Andrews which reported directly to the Armychief of staff instead of a ground commander It proved a seminal step toward the refinement of strategicair power and the creation of an independent air force Andrews Daedalian Founder Member 2129 wasa lieutenant general when he was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in 1943 He isthe namesake of Joint Base Andrews formerly Andrews AFB in Maryland
March 3 1911With Capt Benjamin D Foulois Daedalian Founder Member 321 navigating a course and Philip DParmelee Daedalian Founder Member 12889 at the controls the Wright ldquoType Brdquo set an official UScross-country record from Laredo to Eagle Pass Texas It flew the 106 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes
March 7 1916During an exhibition flight at Mobile Alabama a wind gust struck the hydroaeroplane AH-10 at an altitudeof 75 feet causing it to crash into the schooner Melba at anchor in the Mobile River The pilot LtEdward O McDonnell Daedalian Founder Member 7927 survived because the vesselrsquos riggingchecked his fall AH-10 was demolished and Melba sustained damage to her rigging and stays but theplane was subsequently rebuilt
March 9 1918The first American air casualty in World War I was Capt James E Miller who lost his life in a FrenchSPAD while flying a practice patrol across the German lines Miller Daedalian Founder Member 1690was honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross on June 6 2017 Learn more HERE
March 10 1966Maj Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow pilot shot down over the A Shau Valley in Vietnam inhis Douglas A-1E Skyraider He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B Johnsonduring a ceremony at the White House on Jan 19 1967 To learn more about the late Colonel Fisherview this VIDEO
March 13 2007The first MQ-9 Reaper a newer larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned AerialVehicle arrived at Creech AFB Nevada
March 14 1988In ceremonies at Greenville Texas E-Systems Inc unveiled the new MC-130H Combat Talon II specialoperations airlifter The Air Force planned to use the aircraft for special operations units toinfiltrateexfiltrate troops and resupply behind enemy lines at night or in poor weather
March 16 1966Gemini VIII crewed by Neil A Armstrong and Maj David R Scott USAF launched from John FKennedy Space Center Florida After only seven orbits an attitude and maneuver system thrustermalfunctioned The astronauts regained control by using the reentry control system but the actionrequired the early termination of the mission and the capsule splashed down in the western Pacific about500 miles east of Okinawa The landing occurred within seven miles of destroyer Leonard F Mason (DD852) and she recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft
March 18 1945This date marked the first flight of the AD-1 Skyraider
March 21 1911Lt Frank P Lahm Daedalian Founder Member 211 flies Signal Corps No 7 a Wright Flyer over FortWilliam McKinley in Manila the Philippines It is the first overseas flight of an American warplane
March 26 1918Col Raynal C Bolling is killed on a ground reconnaissance mission over France becoming the highest-ranking Air Service fatality of World War I Bolling Air Field in Washington DC is dedicated in his honorHe was Daedalian Founder Member 2229
REUNIONSWe also feature reunions now on our new Daedalian Calendar You can see the calendar
on the bottom left of our website home page at httpsdaedaliansorg or you can godirectly to reunions HERE
12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam 12th FEWSFW
Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9 2020Dayton Ohio
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)
OUR SPONSORS
Retired Air Force Lt Col Thomas M Rourke received the FAA Wright Brothers MasterPilot Award on Oct 19 2017 His first solo was on Oct 19 1963 at Fournet Aviation inLafayette Louisiana The photo at left was taken in Bien Hoa Vietnam in 1972 ColonelRourke is shown recently in front of his plane with a friendrsquos son at Noahrsquos Ark Airport inWaldron Missouri
Retired Air Force Col Gary Silence received the FAA Wright Brothers Master PilotAward in June 2013 He soloed in December 1959 in Nevada Missouri and earned hisPrivate Pilot Certificate in April 1961 A 1965 Air Force Academy graduate he flew for 26years in the Air Force and for 57 years total with his final flight on Sept 13 2016 ColonelSilence accumulated 10000 hours total 6000 hours as an instructor pilot and 247 hoursof combat time He has CFII MEI ATP and glider ratings TOP PHOTO July 1961 beforehis first jet flight in the T-33 at Lowry AFB Colorado ABOVE LEFT In an F-100 at PhanRang Air Base Vietnam in 1971 ABOVE RIGHT After his flight in F-100 948 in May2016 at Fort Wayne Indiana Dean Cuttshall the owner of 948 offered members of theSuper Sabre Society the opportunity to purchase a flight at a reduced price ColonelSilence is the last Air Force pilot to land an F-100 in Vietnam (August 1971)
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
March 1 1935The Army Air Corps activated its General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) at Langley Field Virginia Thiswas an independent strike force under Brig Gen Frank M Andrews which reported directly to the Armychief of staff instead of a ground commander It proved a seminal step toward the refinement of strategicair power and the creation of an independent air force Andrews Daedalian Founder Member 2129 wasa lieutenant general when he was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in 1943 He isthe namesake of Joint Base Andrews formerly Andrews AFB in Maryland
March 3 1911With Capt Benjamin D Foulois Daedalian Founder Member 321 navigating a course and Philip DParmelee Daedalian Founder Member 12889 at the controls the Wright ldquoType Brdquo set an official UScross-country record from Laredo to Eagle Pass Texas It flew the 106 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes
March 7 1916During an exhibition flight at Mobile Alabama a wind gust struck the hydroaeroplane AH-10 at an altitudeof 75 feet causing it to crash into the schooner Melba at anchor in the Mobile River The pilot LtEdward O McDonnell Daedalian Founder Member 7927 survived because the vesselrsquos riggingchecked his fall AH-10 was demolished and Melba sustained damage to her rigging and stays but theplane was subsequently rebuilt
March 9 1918The first American air casualty in World War I was Capt James E Miller who lost his life in a FrenchSPAD while flying a practice patrol across the German lines Miller Daedalian Founder Member 1690was honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross on June 6 2017 Learn more HERE
March 10 1966Maj Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow pilot shot down over the A Shau Valley in Vietnam inhis Douglas A-1E Skyraider He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B Johnsonduring a ceremony at the White House on Jan 19 1967 To learn more about the late Colonel Fisherview this VIDEO
March 13 2007The first MQ-9 Reaper a newer larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned AerialVehicle arrived at Creech AFB Nevada
March 14 1988In ceremonies at Greenville Texas E-Systems Inc unveiled the new MC-130H Combat Talon II specialoperations airlifter The Air Force planned to use the aircraft for special operations units toinfiltrateexfiltrate troops and resupply behind enemy lines at night or in poor weather
March 16 1966Gemini VIII crewed by Neil A Armstrong and Maj David R Scott USAF launched from John FKennedy Space Center Florida After only seven orbits an attitude and maneuver system thrustermalfunctioned The astronauts regained control by using the reentry control system but the actionrequired the early termination of the mission and the capsule splashed down in the western Pacific about500 miles east of Okinawa The landing occurred within seven miles of destroyer Leonard F Mason (DD852) and she recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft
March 18 1945This date marked the first flight of the AD-1 Skyraider
March 21 1911Lt Frank P Lahm Daedalian Founder Member 211 flies Signal Corps No 7 a Wright Flyer over FortWilliam McKinley in Manila the Philippines It is the first overseas flight of an American warplane
March 26 1918Col Raynal C Bolling is killed on a ground reconnaissance mission over France becoming the highest-ranking Air Service fatality of World War I Bolling Air Field in Washington DC is dedicated in his honorHe was Daedalian Founder Member 2229
REUNIONSWe also feature reunions now on our new Daedalian Calendar You can see the calendar
on the bottom left of our website home page at httpsdaedaliansorg or you can godirectly to reunions HERE
12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam 12th FEWSFW
Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9 2020Dayton Ohio
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)
OUR SPONSORS
Retired Air Force Col Gary Silence received the FAA Wright Brothers Master PilotAward in June 2013 He soloed in December 1959 in Nevada Missouri and earned hisPrivate Pilot Certificate in April 1961 A 1965 Air Force Academy graduate he flew for 26years in the Air Force and for 57 years total with his final flight on Sept 13 2016 ColonelSilence accumulated 10000 hours total 6000 hours as an instructor pilot and 247 hoursof combat time He has CFII MEI ATP and glider ratings TOP PHOTO July 1961 beforehis first jet flight in the T-33 at Lowry AFB Colorado ABOVE LEFT In an F-100 at PhanRang Air Base Vietnam in 1971 ABOVE RIGHT After his flight in F-100 948 in May2016 at Fort Wayne Indiana Dean Cuttshall the owner of 948 offered members of theSuper Sabre Society the opportunity to purchase a flight at a reduced price ColonelSilence is the last Air Force pilot to land an F-100 in Vietnam (August 1971)
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
March 1 1935The Army Air Corps activated its General Headquarters Air Force (GHQ) at Langley Field Virginia Thiswas an independent strike force under Brig Gen Frank M Andrews which reported directly to the Armychief of staff instead of a ground commander It proved a seminal step toward the refinement of strategicair power and the creation of an independent air force Andrews Daedalian Founder Member 2129 wasa lieutenant general when he was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in 1943 He isthe namesake of Joint Base Andrews formerly Andrews AFB in Maryland
March 3 1911With Capt Benjamin D Foulois Daedalian Founder Member 321 navigating a course and Philip DParmelee Daedalian Founder Member 12889 at the controls the Wright ldquoType Brdquo set an official UScross-country record from Laredo to Eagle Pass Texas It flew the 106 miles in 2 hours 10 minutes
March 7 1916During an exhibition flight at Mobile Alabama a wind gust struck the hydroaeroplane AH-10 at an altitudeof 75 feet causing it to crash into the schooner Melba at anchor in the Mobile River The pilot LtEdward O McDonnell Daedalian Founder Member 7927 survived because the vesselrsquos riggingchecked his fall AH-10 was demolished and Melba sustained damage to her rigging and stays but theplane was subsequently rebuilt
March 9 1918The first American air casualty in World War I was Capt James E Miller who lost his life in a FrenchSPAD while flying a practice patrol across the German lines Miller Daedalian Founder Member 1690was honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross on June 6 2017 Learn more HERE
March 10 1966Maj Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow pilot shot down over the A Shau Valley in Vietnam inhis Douglas A-1E Skyraider He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B Johnsonduring a ceremony at the White House on Jan 19 1967 To learn more about the late Colonel Fisherview this VIDEO
March 13 2007The first MQ-9 Reaper a newer larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned AerialVehicle arrived at Creech AFB Nevada
March 14 1988In ceremonies at Greenville Texas E-Systems Inc unveiled the new MC-130H Combat Talon II specialoperations airlifter The Air Force planned to use the aircraft for special operations units toinfiltrateexfiltrate troops and resupply behind enemy lines at night or in poor weather
March 16 1966Gemini VIII crewed by Neil A Armstrong and Maj David R Scott USAF launched from John FKennedy Space Center Florida After only seven orbits an attitude and maneuver system thrustermalfunctioned The astronauts regained control by using the reentry control system but the actionrequired the early termination of the mission and the capsule splashed down in the western Pacific about500 miles east of Okinawa The landing occurred within seven miles of destroyer Leonard F Mason (DD852) and she recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft
March 18 1945This date marked the first flight of the AD-1 Skyraider
March 21 1911Lt Frank P Lahm Daedalian Founder Member 211 flies Signal Corps No 7 a Wright Flyer over FortWilliam McKinley in Manila the Philippines It is the first overseas flight of an American warplane
March 26 1918Col Raynal C Bolling is killed on a ground reconnaissance mission over France becoming the highest-ranking Air Service fatality of World War I Bolling Air Field in Washington DC is dedicated in his honorHe was Daedalian Founder Member 2229
REUNIONSWe also feature reunions now on our new Daedalian Calendar You can see the calendar
on the bottom left of our website home page at httpsdaedaliansorg or you can godirectly to reunions HERE
12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam 12th FEWSFW
Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9 2020Dayton Ohio
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)
OUR SPONSORS
March 9 1918The first American air casualty in World War I was Capt James E Miller who lost his life in a FrenchSPAD while flying a practice patrol across the German lines Miller Daedalian Founder Member 1690was honored with a Distinguished Flying Cross on June 6 2017 Learn more HERE
March 10 1966Maj Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow pilot shot down over the A Shau Valley in Vietnam inhis Douglas A-1E Skyraider He was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B Johnsonduring a ceremony at the White House on Jan 19 1967 To learn more about the late Colonel Fisherview this VIDEO
March 13 2007The first MQ-9 Reaper a newer larger and stronger version of the MQ-1 Predator Unmanned AerialVehicle arrived at Creech AFB Nevada
March 14 1988In ceremonies at Greenville Texas E-Systems Inc unveiled the new MC-130H Combat Talon II specialoperations airlifter The Air Force planned to use the aircraft for special operations units toinfiltrateexfiltrate troops and resupply behind enemy lines at night or in poor weather
March 16 1966Gemini VIII crewed by Neil A Armstrong and Maj David R Scott USAF launched from John FKennedy Space Center Florida After only seven orbits an attitude and maneuver system thrustermalfunctioned The astronauts regained control by using the reentry control system but the actionrequired the early termination of the mission and the capsule splashed down in the western Pacific about500 miles east of Okinawa The landing occurred within seven miles of destroyer Leonard F Mason (DD852) and she recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft
March 18 1945This date marked the first flight of the AD-1 Skyraider
March 21 1911Lt Frank P Lahm Daedalian Founder Member 211 flies Signal Corps No 7 a Wright Flyer over FortWilliam McKinley in Manila the Philippines It is the first overseas flight of an American warplane
March 26 1918Col Raynal C Bolling is killed on a ground reconnaissance mission over France becoming the highest-ranking Air Service fatality of World War I Bolling Air Field in Washington DC is dedicated in his honorHe was Daedalian Founder Member 2229
REUNIONSWe also feature reunions now on our new Daedalian Calendar You can see the calendar
on the bottom left of our website home page at httpsdaedaliansorg or you can godirectly to reunions HERE
12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam 12th FEWSFW
Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9 2020Dayton Ohio
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)
OUR SPONSORS
