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JULY 2018

Meet tomorrow's military aviatorsWe're proud to highlight these Daedalian Matching Scholarship recipients who are

pursuing careers as military aviators. They are our legacy!

If you would like to offer career advice or words of encouragement to these future aviators, please email us at communications@daedalians.org

and we'll pass them on to the cadets.

Cadet Julia HansenSan Diego State University$2,500 scholarshipSan Diego Flight 13 "I hope to become a Combat Systems Officer in the Air Force.My desired Air Force Specialty Code is 12SX Special OperationsCombat Systems Officer. I hope to be able to participate inCombat Rescue Missions and fly on C-130s."

Cadet Gregory PenlandThe Ohio State University$1,500 scholarshipFrank P. Lahm Flight 9 "Graduate Undergraduate Pilot Training, become a pilot in the AirForce. Remain an aviator for as long as possible, and after mytime in the cockpit is up, follow the necessary track to being a

full-time leader for my remaining time in the Air Force."

Cadet Jonathan PerryUniversity of Cincinnati$1,500 scholarshipFrank P. Lahm Flight 9 "Complete my 10-year commitment as pilot. Depending on familylife I will either do a full 20-year career and retire or get out andpursue something in finance as I plan on doing some sort ofgraduate school while I am still in the Air Force."

Cadet Clara PolitinoKennesaw State University$5,000 scholarshipEagle Flight 39 "My career goals are to continue AFROTC in college andbecome an aviator in the USAF, but before I do this I plan ongetting my private pilots' license. As a USAF pilot I want to flyeither the C-5 Galaxy or C-17 Globemaster, but of course I will behappy with any airframe. I hope to make the USAF my career.The degrees that I will acquire in college (major: MechanicalEngineering, and minor: Aeronautical Engineering) will helpprepare me for this."

Changes at headquarters The database system we have been using for the Daedalians is called Apollo. It has been anexcellent source of information for flights as well as headquarters, but growth and businessdemands have caused us to look at different software for keeping track of our members. The headquarters is exploring a new membership database called Salesforce. Many of youmay be familiar with it and we'll continue to offer flight level access. If you are a flight leader or a Daedalian with questions, please direct them to me atmaureen@daedalians.org and I will be happy to talk to you about any concerns.

And speaking of changes at the headquarters, if you've visited our building lately, you mayhave noticed that we've been adding to our heritage exhibits. All the items we have on displayhave been donated to us, mostly from our members but also from strangers who found outabout us when they Googled "World War I memorabilia." Some have found items at estatesales, or had pieces handed down to them from a long-gone relative.

No matter where these items have come from, we're grateful for all of our donations. We'realways updating these exhibits as part of our Heritage Preservation Project, so stop by ifyou're in San Antonio!

We also have the newly created Doolittle Raiders Park next to our building, thanks to theefforts of an Eagle Scout project. When it's not a blistering 100-plus degrees even in theshade, we take advantage of our little oasis.

There have also been changes and updates that may not be as noticeable -- mainly our roof!It was completely replaced a couple of months ago.

We want you to know that we are good stewards of your Daedalian headquarters. It truly is ashowcase here at JBSA-Randolph, and we enjoy showing it off to our visitors.

Thanks for your support and membership, Maureen DeFeliceExecutive Director

Membership recruiting We recently mailed out packets ofmembership marketing materials, such as theTop 10 list on the left, to our active chapters.(You can view the benefits of membershiphere on our website.)

We're happy to provide other material to help

you recruit new members. If you have othermarketing ideas or would like more handouts,please contact us atcommunications@daedalians.org. We're hereto serve you!

Have you visited our Newsroom?

You can now find all of our communication products in one place -- the Newsroom! It'sfeatured in the navigation bar on our website, Daedalians.org.

The Newsroom includes links to the quarterly Daedalus Flyer magazine, monthly Aviator e-newsletter and the Airpower Blog. We'll also update it with other relevant or interesting news

items on a regular basis, so check it out!

Solving the Air Force's Pilot Shortage Problem The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies has published aPolicy Paper on "Protecting the 'Pipeline': Overcoming the Air

Force's Pilot Shortage." It's written by Michael C. Sirak, SeniorVisiting Fellow, and retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Lawrence A.Stutzriem, Director of Research, both with the Mitchell Institutefor Aerospace Studies.

LEARN MORE HERE

From our members...We appreciate our members sending in photos of themselves from throughouttheir careers. We'll continue to publish them on a regular basis in Aviator.

Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Robert E. "Boomer" Milstead wanted to ensure some Marinerepresentation when he sent in the photos above. Clockwise from top left: CH-46 Sea Knights,known as "Phrogs," at twilight; an F/A-18 Hornet refueling; and an AH-1 Cobra heads towardthe USS Saipan. General Milstead has been a Daedalian since he was a newly wingedsecond lieutenant in 1976.

Retired Air Force Col. Brian Spitzer sent in this photo of himself as a first lieutenant at CanTho Air Base, South Vietnam, in 1972. He's standing next to a C-7A Caribou.

New Daedalian Membership Directory in the worksPCI (also known as Publishing Concepts) is producing the new Daedalian MembershipDirectory. Members may receive phone calls, emails or postcards asking them for personalinformation. Please visit the Newsroom page on our website to view Frequently AskedQuestions about this project.

Help us find our lost members! We've lost contact with some of our Daedalians. If you know any of these individuals,please ask them to email us at membership@daedalians.org, or call us at 210-945-2111.

Maj. Terry ArmstrongLt. Col. Edward G. AustinCapt. Frederick R. Bates IICol. Michael L. BeaversCol. Richard B. BennettLt. Col. Russell H. Bennett

2nd Lt. Kristin Broullire

See the complete list here.

We've updated our Heritage Preservation Project page on thewebsite,

adding more photos, articles and"This Month in Aviation Heritage" events.

Check it out here!

August aviation heritage highlights Aug. 1, 1907The Army Signal Corps established a new Aeronautical Division under Capt. Charles deForest Chandlerto take charge of military ballooning and air machines. Chandler was Daedalian Founder Member 1667. Aug. 4, 1950During the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter, wounded soldiers were evacuated from the battlefield byhelicopter for the first time when a Sikorsky H-5F of Air Force Detachment F, 3rd Air Rescue Squadron,flew out Private 1st Class Claude C. Crest, Jr., U.S. Army, from the Sengdang-ni area to an Armyhospital. By the end of combat in 1953, 21,212 soldiers had been medevaced by helicopters. Aug. 5, 1950Air Force Maj. Louis J. Sebille crashed his severely damaged F-51 Mustang fighter into an enemyposition. For this action, Major Sebille earned the first Medal of Honor awarded to a member of the AirForce. Aug. 6, 1945After serving three combat tours flying the Lockheed P-38 Lightning in the Southwest Pacific, Maj.Richard Ira Bong, Air Corps, United States Army, was assigned as a test pilot for new Lockheed P-80Shooting Star jet fighters at the Lockheed Air Terminal, Burbank, California. The P-80A was a new jetfighter, and Bong had flown just 4 hours, 15 minutes in the type during 12 flights. Shortly after takeoff, theprimary fuel pump for the turbojet engine failed. A back-up fuel pump was not turned on. The ShootingStar rolled upside down and Bong bailed out, but he was too low for his parachute to open and he waskilled. The jet crashed at the intersection of Oxnard Street and Satsuma Avenue, North Hollywood,California, and exploded. Richard I. Bong was known as the "Ace of Aces" for scoring 40 aerial victoriesover Japanese airplanes between Dec. 27, 1942, and Dec. 17, 1944, while flying the Lockheed P-38Lightning. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, which was presented by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Aug. 13, 1918U.S. Army Air Service 1st Lt. Field Eugene Kindley shot down the Fokker D.VII of Lothar von Richthofen,the brother of the late Manfred von Richthofen, North of Roye, France. Lothar von Richthofen, an ace with40 confirmed air-to-air victories, suffered serious wounds and never flew in combat again. It was the fourthof Kindley's 12 kills. Kindley was Daedalian Founder Member 559. He died in a crash at Kelly Field inSan Antonio, Texas, during a demonstration flight for Gen. John J. Pershing on Feb. 2, 1920. A controlcable snapped on the S.E.5 he was flying. The plane stalled and fell from an altitude of 100 feet. Kindleywas 23 years old. Aug. 15, 1957Gen. Nathan F. Twining became the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Aug. 16, 1909Acting Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer disapproved a request by the Bureau of Equipment forauthority to advertise for the construction of "two heavier than air flying machines," with the comment:"The Department does not consider that the development of an aeroplane has progressed sufficiently atthis time for use in the Navy." Aug. 19, 1939President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Orville Wright's birthday, Aug. 19, as National Aviation Day. Aug. 22, 1923The Barling Bomber made its maiden flight from Wilbur Wright Field in Fairfield, Ohio. At the time, it wasby far the heaviest aircraft in the world, and remains large even by today's standards. On its first flight, itwas piloted by Lt. Harold R. Harris, and Lt. Muir S. Fairchild, future U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff.The flight engineer was Douglas Culver. Barling flew along as a passenger. Critics had claimed that thebomber would roll all the way to Dayton before it ever took off, but the aircraft became airborne after a 13-second, 960-foot takeoff run. The flight lasted 28 minutes and reached an altitude of 2,000 feet. Aug. 23, 1954The first of two Lockheed YC-130 Hercules four-engine prototypes made its first flight from the LockheedAir Terminal at Burbank, California, to Edwards Air Force Base. The flight crew consisted of test pilotsStanley Beltz and Roy Wimmer, with Jack G. Real (a future Lockheed vice president) and Dick Stantonas flight engineers. The flight lasted 1 hour, 1 minute. The C-130 was designed as a basic tacticaltransport, capable of carrying 72 soldiers or 64 paratroopers. All production aircraft have been built atLockheed's Marietta, Georgia, plant. In addition to its basic role as a transport, the C-130 has also beenused as an aerial tanker, a command-and-control aircraft, weather reconnaissance, search and rescueand tactical gunship. It has even been used as a bomber, carrying huge "Daisy Cutters" to clear largeareas of jungle for use as helicopter landing zones, or, more recently, the Massive Ordnance Air Blast"mother of all bombs." The aircraft has been so versatile that it has served in every type of mission. Over40 variants have been built by Lockheed, including civilian transports. It is in service worldwide. The latestversion is the Lockheed C-130J Hercules. After 63 years, the C-130 is still in production, longer than anyother aircraft type. Aug. 26, 1967Col. George Everette Day was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery and conspicuous gallantry afterhe was forced to eject from his aircraft over North Vietnam when it was hit by ground fire. In part, hiscitation reads: "He was immediately captured by hostile forces and taken to a prison camp where he wasinterrogated and severely tortured. After causing the guards to relax their vigilance, Col. Day escaped intothe jungle and began the trek toward South Vietnam ... Due to delirium, he lost his sense of direction andwandered aimlessly for several days. After several unsuccessful attempts to signal U.S. aircraft, he wasambushed and recaptured by the Viet Cong, sustaining gunshot wounds to his left hand and thigh ...Physically, Col. Day was totally debilitated and unable to perform even the simplest task for himself.Despite his many injuries, he continued to offer maximum resistance. His personal bravery in the face ofdeadly enemy pressure was significant in saving the lives of fellow aviators who were still flying againstthe enemy." He died in Shalimar, Florida, on July 27, 2013, at the age of 88 and is buried at theBarrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola. Colonel Day is the namesake of the George "Bud" DayFlight 61 in Niceville, Florida, and was a Daedalian Life Member. He was posthumously advanced to therank of brigadier general on June 8, 2018. Learn more here: http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1547139/col-george-day-advanced-to-the-rank-of-brigadier-general/. Aug. 29, 1943The formation of Navy combat units for the employment of assault drone aircraft began within the TrainingTask Force Command with the establishment of the first of three special task air groups. The componentsquadrons were designated VK. Aug. 31, 1955The first production Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, 55-3118, named City of Renton, made its first flightwith company test pilots Alvin Melvin "Tex" Johnston and Richards Llewellyn "Dix" Loesch Jr., on theflight deck. Built as an aerial refueling tanker to support the U.S. Air Force fleet of B-52 strategicbombers, an initial order for 29 tankers was soon followed by three additional orders, bringing the total to275 airplanes by the end of Fiscal Year 1958. Eventually 732 KC-135As were built by Boeing, and anadditional 81 of other versions.

Reunions

FAC Association ReunionSept. 17-22, 2018

Seattle, WashingtonPOC: Joe Sowa

360-362-2812 or joesowa@reagan.com

B-47 Stratojet Association ReunionSept. 18-20, 2018Omaha, NebraskaPOC: Dick Purdum

402-291-5247 or dickpurdum@cox.net

19th Air Refueling Squadron SAC15th Biannual Reunion

All personnel invitedOct. 7-9, 2018

Sam's Town Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NevadaPOC: Frank Szemere

fiszemere@cox.net or 850-862-4279

86th Fighter-Bomber Group (WWII) AssociationOct. 10-14, 2018

Fort Walton Beach, FloridaPOC: Dallas E. Lowe

850-319-3047 or fighterbomberpilot@yahoo.com

Air Force Flying Class 56-U 62nd Annual ReunionOct. 10-12, 2018

Wichita Falls, TexasPOC: J.B. Riley

940-636-2364 or jriley7531@aol.com

Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association(Joined by 39th, 62nd Troop Carrier units & the Professional Loadmaster Association)

Oct. 11-14, 2018Dayton, Ohio

POC: Mike Welch310-944-8089 or mikewelch333@gmail.com

Air Rescue Association

Oct. 17-20, 2018Long Island, New York

POC: Walt Hines334-399-5221 / 334-272-7927

whinesiii@cs.comWebsite: http://airrescueassn.org

3512th, 3551st, 3389th PTS

Oct. 23-26, 2018Biloxi, Mississippi

POC: M.A. Treadway356-585-4221 or majorandlindatreadway@gmail.com

F-106 All Troops Reunion

April 3-7, 2019Tucson, Arizona

POC: Bob Kwiecinskibobski9933@aol.com

Website: https://www.f-106deltadart.com/

41st MAS/ALSMay 9-11, 2019

Charleston AFB, South CarolinaPOC: John Mentavlos

843-337-0515 or johnmentavlos@att.net

459th FTS celebrating 75th anniversary in September

The 459th Flying Training Squadron is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and organizers arelooking for past members or their family members, artifacts, stories and more in preparation for a 75thanniversary event in early September 2018. The 459th Fighter Squadron was active from 1943-45 at various locations in India, flying the P-38. Itspilots flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. The squadron wasreactivated as the 459th Flying Training Squadron in 2009 at Sheppard AFB. To participate or for more information, please contact Lt. Col. Chris Mulder at 757-383-4209 or atchris.mulder5@gmail.com.

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