Museum Newletter

Board of Directors

Pam Blaschum-Director

Karen Holden Young-Early History

Ann Noland-Volunteer Coordinator

Nancy Sitzmann-Event Coordinator

Mary Ellen Miller-Board Member

John Mays-Board Member

Chris Funk-Board Member

Carol Emert-Board Member/Archivist

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Christopher Nold-Simulator Operator

Sheila Thomson-Committee Member

Dianne Marks-Creative Consultant

Scott Naumann-Pilot Volunteer

Captain Kirk McQuown-Pilot

Curt Walters-Website Design/Pilot

Volunteers

Zana Allen Lee Wilhite

Carol & Dean Connor Gwynn Williams

Keith Epperson Judy Wilson

Donna Gentry

Bill Leonard

Larry & Marcia Lillge

Don Lueke

Art Lujin

John Mays

Michael McCoy

Richard Rees

Ray Rowe

Frank Ruege

Charlie Sheldon

Judy Shenefield

Frank Von Geyso

Alice Wasko

From the Director Pam Blaschum. . .

There is a lot of excitement going on at the museum these days. We were recently notified by American Airlines in Los Angeles that the TWA hangar will be destroyed in 2015 to make way for a new taxi way. There is a lot of training equipment on the 3rd floor and we were told it is ours—if we want it. I made a quick trip to LA to check it out. In addition to door trainers for the L1011, MD-80, 727, DC-9, there is a 707 cabin trainer as well as numerous other emergency equipment items. Of course we want it for our hangar educational center! With the assistance of AA and several former TWA employees, we hope to obtain all these items by the summer.

In addition, we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the original “Wings of Pride” aircraft. The plane has been obtained from AA and is now the property of TriStar Experience. It is presently at the former TWA overhaul base at MCI where it will be repainted to its original red livery. The aircraft will be parked at the downtown airport and we will be able to conduct tours on board.

Because the museum and educational center are

in 2 locations at 10 Richards Road and the Wings of

Pride will be parked outside, we are actively seek-

ing more volunteers to lead tours at all 3 locations.

If any are interested in joining our dedicated vol-

unteer staff, please contact us at the museum, 816

-234-1011. Keep in mind you do not have to be a

former TWA employee to join us, just an active

interest in aviation and the history of our once

great airline.

March 2015

TWA Museum

10 Richards Road

Kansas City, MO 64116

816-234-1011

twamuseum@gmail.com

“Flying Ms. Daisy” 1926

Today -

Do you date in a private plane?

"On any given day, more than 87,000 flights are in the skies in the United States. At any given moment, roughly 5,000 planes are in the skies above the United States." - National Air Traffic Controllers Association

In 1926 -

Airplanes were rare and everyone looked up at any fly-by. Airlines carried only 6000 passengers that year. And Daisy Richter looked up when her date circled to land at Long Beach, Ca. Paul Richter would arrive from his airport in Los Angeles in his 1917 Jenny or an Alex-ander Eaglerock. A date with Paul for the theatre in LA could include landing in a farm field, hitching a ride on the train and arriving for the second act. A date was an adventure in an open-cockpit airship at 5000 ft., and 30 degrees cold when Paul was flying Miss Daisy.

twaspirit.com/paul_richter.html

Flying Ms. Daisy in an open cockpit Jenny was the only way to date between L.A. and Long Beach. Daisy re-membered being taxied into the hangar so her oil-soaked outfit would not reflect on business!

TWA Museum Wish List Volunteers! Library Shelves Archive Boxes Internet Connection for the Archives Room Funds to transport TWA items from LAX Printing Cost to finish Flight 800 Memorial Room Funds for table and chair rental for hangar dance Funds to pay for orchestra for hangar dance

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VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE REPORT

We are still in need of Volunteers for the Museum. If you have any free time that you could help us it would be greatly appreci-ated. Call the Museum at 816-234-1011, Tuesday through Satur-day from 10 am to 4 pm for more information.

The total Volunteer hours for 2014 were: 5,555 Hours. I think that is wonderful. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Com-mittee we thank you for your time, talents and support.

Ann Noland

Volunteer Coordinator

April 25-Hangar Dance

Volunteer Frank Ruege says it was usually applied to the 727 stretch airplane (the 200 series). Because of heavy take off weights, high field elevations and higher temperatures these air-

planes would use a lot of runway which made it very exciting for take offs out of Midway in Chi-cago and high altitude airports like Denver and Albuquerque! “They used up every bit of run-way! We were weight restricted because of temperatures. If it was 110 in Phoenix we had to unload something. Fuel, passengers, or cargo.” So the 727s were “fondly” given “pig names”! Here are a few:

Kermit’s Desire N52313-231 Strato Swine N54335-231

Bacon Bomber N54340-231 (A) Ozone Oinker N54351-231(A)

Old Lang Swine N54344-231(A) Queen of the Sty N852TW-31

Piggy Sue N839TW-31 Spring Chitlin N52311-231

Lard Above N64320-231 Hog Lander N64315-231

Me-a-Farrow N54326-231 Swine Flew N857TW-31

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TriStar Experience to preserve a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar in TWA colors at

Kansas City

TriStar History and Preservation, Inc. dba TriStar Experience based in Kansas City has restored and is planning to ferry former Lockheed L-1011-385-3 TriStar 500 N91011 (msn 1241, ex CS-TMR) (above) from Victorville, CA (VCV) to Kan-sas City where it will be preserved in TWA colors. TriStar is also restoring former TWA McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) N948TW (msn 49575) “Wings of Pride” (WOP) in its original TWA colors. The work on the WOP is being done at Jet Midwest Technik at the one-time TWA Overhaul Base. The paint is being donated by long time TWA vendor Sterling Laquer Mfg. Both aircraft will be used for ground-based educational programs. The Wings of Pride will also be used for in-flight programs.

http://tristarhistory.org

How many of you tried this?????

How to Lose Weight on the

Stewardess Diet Jessica Bruso

You'll be eating a lot of cabbage if you try the Steward-ess diet. Photo CreditPurestock/Purestock/Getty Images

The Stewardess diet is a fad diet also sometimes called the cabbage soup diet, the Sacred Heart Hospital diet or the Mayo Clinic diet. It is a very low-calorie diet that dates back to at least the 1950s. Although you may lose some weight on this diet, it doesn't provide enough nutrients, and the weight loss isn't likely to last once you go back to eating your normal diet. Talk with your doctor before starting this or any diet.

Diet Basics

The key component to this diet is cabbage soup. The first day you eat as much soup as you want, along with water, unsweetened tea, cranberry juice and any fruit but bana-nas. The next day, you eat the soup along with nonstarchy vegetables and a baked potato with butter. Day three involves eating just soup, fruits and vegetables. Day four you eat up to eight bananas along with soup and skim milk. The fifth day you eat up to six tomatoes, 10 to 20 ounces of beef or skinless chicken and at least one bowl of soup. The sixth day you eat meat along with non-starchy vegetables, and the final day you can only eat soup, un-sweetened fruit juice, nonstarchy vegetables and brown rice.

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Where are they now. . . . “Retired TWA Captain Russ Longley is wearing another hat these days; quite unrelated to flying, he is pursuing his newest passion - competitive ballroom dancing”

The director and staff at the TWA MUSEUM observed first-hand that retired TWA Captain Russ Longley is wearing another hat these days; quite unrelated to flying, he is pursuing his newest pas-sion - competitive ballroom dancing.

Russ parked a TWA MD-80 at STL Gate 42 after completing his last flight from PHX to STL on his 60th birthday, 17 August 1997. He began his 30-year career at TWA on 5 Jan 1968 as a JFK new hire B-707 F/E after serv-ing in the U.S. NAVY, where he flew the F8 CRUSADER, a carrier-based jet fighter. With tongue in cheek, Russ said that he is apparently a slow learner, or perhaps he was just born old and junior, because he managed to fly as a captain for only 1/3rd of his time at TWA - his two-sons, Rusty and Jeff followed in his footsteps.

Russ is currently working as a consultant for ESTERLINE CMC ELECTRONICS, a Canadi-an avionics manufacturer that retrofits the flight decks of legacy aircraft, such as, DELTA MD-88/90s and FedEx and UPS A300s with modern FMS, GPS and LCD glass, etc., thus making those platforms compliant with FAA mandates for flight in Next Gen airspace.

Russ moved to Lake Ozark where he started taking private dance lessons in mid-summer 2010. He presently takes 8-10 hours of dance lessons per week from his 6th and “keeper” teacher/partner, Amanda Buchana of BALLROOM ACADEMY of COLUMBIA and whimsically told her if he takes a lunch break, she may have to retrain him. Russ’ repertoire consists of some 24-different dances in all 4-styles of BRONZE level (moving up to SILVER level early 2015), ranging from Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz to Peabody, Cha Cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Hustle, Bolero, West Coast Swing, Mambo, Samba, Jive, Paso Doble to Quick Step, Polka and Country 2-Step, etc., etc.

To enjoy and win competitions, Russ believes commitment and practice matter, plus as is said amongst seasoned fighter and airline pilots, “time in type yields polished skill, clever cunning and regal finesse that enable one to handily recover from inevitable minor screw-ups unruffled and unscathed”. Dancing with Amanda, Russ has won TOP PRO-AM GENTLE-MAN AWARDS at competitions from NASHVILLE STARZ - BNA, WI STATE OPEN - MKE, PEO-PLES’ CHOICE in Scottsdale to HEART of AMERICA right here at Westin Crown Center - KCMO; Pam and TWA staff Ann Noland, Sheila Thomson & Nancy Sitzmann supported Russ at HOA last year by yelling and

waving TWA banners and flags.

To date, Russ said his two thrill wins were TOP PRO-AM GENTLEMAN AWARD on DANCER-CUP TOUR - 2013 and a real tear jerker, MOST INSPIRATIONAL AMATEUR GENTLEMAN, plus TOP GENTLEMAN AWARDS at TWIN CITIES OPEN - MSP 2013. We learned there are typically 5000 - 8000 entries at comps on the DANCER CUP TOUR. Russ plans to compete at two local comps in 2015; ST LOUIS STAR BALL held at Renaissance - Lambert Field 11-14 March and HEART of AMERICA DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIP held at Westin Crown Center - KCMO 12-15 August, plus an assortment of away games; he invites his TWA friends and colleagues to pop in, yell, clap and stomp! Beyond that he en-courages ya’ll to give either social, or competitive, dance lessons a whirl; the cardio, physical and mental fitness benefits are measurable and the aggregate fun from interacting with com-

petitive dance community people, ranging from the butcher, the baker to the candlestick maker and all in between, both on and off the floor, is huge.

Russ continues to be a generous supporter of the TWA Museum with donations of his TWA memora-bilia, financial support and time facilitating material support from AMERICAN AIRLINES for museum exhibits, etc. He regrets missing the last two TWA hangar dances and for sure will make the next one with his teacher/partner, Amanda.

Submitted by: Pam Blaschum

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Engagement at the TWA Museum

Mark Murdick and his fiancée, Kaylahree Mayfield wanted their engagement pictures special and so they chose the TWA Muse-um and “Ellie” for their photo session on the afternoon of Octo-ber 18th! Congratula-tions Mark and Kaylahree who will be married on August 29, 2015!

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Royal Ambassador Service TWA Cheese Bread

Ingredients: 2 oz Roquefort Cheese 4 oz Butter 15 ea. French Bread sliced (3) 3 1/2 Inch oval and 3/4 in. thick Procedure: 1. Crumble Roquefort Cheese 2. Blend cheese and butter to form a spreadable mixture 3. Spread Roquefort butter mix lightly on French bread. . approxi-

mately 1/3 oz. per slice. 4. Place on broiler pan and brown Tip: Place mixture on a split fresh French baguette loaf and toast on a broiler pan as above. Pile thin slices of charcoal grilled beef brisket or steak of your choice on 1/2 the baguette. Top with slices of fresh vine ripened or heirloom tomatoes lightly dusted with kosher salt! Enjoy! TWA flight attendants always devised innovative touches to en-hance our crew meals. The dining tip above is one of those TWA flight attendant innovations!

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The DC-3. . .a little history! The DC-3 served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam and was a favorite among pilots! For more than 70 years the aircraft known through a variety of nicknames, The Doug, the Diz-zy, Old Methuselah, the Gooney Bird, the Grand Old Lady, the Dakota, has been the workhorse of the skies. With it’s distinctive nose-up profile when on the ground and extraordinary capabilities in the air, it transformed passenger travel, and served in just about every military conflict from WWII onwards. It was one of the most suc-cessful planes ever made and took to the skies just over 30 years after the Wright Brothers’ historic first flight. It has been a luxury airliner, transport plane, bomber, fighter, and flying hospital and also introduced millions of people to the concept of air travel. It has broken more records, carried more passengers and cargo, accumulated more flying time and performed more impossible feats than any other plane in history even in these days of super-jumbos that can circle the world non-stop. It played a major role in the invasion of Sicily, the D-Day landings, the Berlin Airlift, and the Korean and Vietnam wars. Clark Gable’s private DC-3, which once ferried chums such as John and Bobby Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sina-tra, and Ronald Reagan is in a theme park in San Marino. In 1946, a DC-3 on a flight from Vienna to Pisa crashed into the top of the Rosenlaui Glacier in the Swiss Alps. The air-craft was not damaged and all the passengers were res-cued, but it quickly be-gan to disappear as a blinding snowstorm raged. Swiss engineers have calculated that it will take 600 years for it to slide down inside the glacier and emerge at the bottom!

Welcome to our

newest “Friends of the Museum”!

Welcome to the TWA Museum New Friends of the Museum. Thank you for you support to this wonderful muse-um. We really appreciate your interest in preserving the TWA History.

David & Kathie Christman

John Winslow

Thomas & Andrea Tatlock

Charles Stanton

David & Lynn Willhauck

Russell Maffei

Jack H. Fotheringham

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Before the war when TWA operated the five Boeing 307's as passenger liners, they assigned them names corresponding with Native American tribes. When those aircraft entered USAAF service, each plane retained its tribal name and many Army records referred to the air-craft by their names instead of tail numbers, an unusual

practice elsewhere in the USAAF. This may have contributed to two of the planes displaying incorrect tail numbers for a time and two planes flying with the same tail number. What were the tribal names used????

TWA Volunteer Profile: Keith Epperson

“My interest in air-planes started as a cub scout when our den took a flight in a small single engine plane. I wanted to be a part of a plane mu-seum after I read a series of Time-life books on planes. I spent 5 years as a Saturday tour guide at the Airline History Museum. I have been a Saturday tour guide for the TWA museum for one year. “ The TWA Board of Directors appreciates Keith’s faithfulness to be at the TWA Museum every Saturday from 10-4. Keith would appreciate a few more volunteers helping him on Saturdays either from 10-1 or 1-4. You don’t have to have a history with TWA to volunteer. It’s fun and rewarding!!!!

TRIVIA ANSWERS. . . . TWA Name USAAF Number

Cherokee 42-88623

Comanche 42-88624

Zuni 42-88625

Apache 42-88626

Navajo 42-88627

TWA Museum Fundraiser You are cordially invited to attend a 1940’s style

Hangar Dance to benefit the

TWA Museum! Where: Signature Flight Support Hangar at 10 Richards Road, Kansas City, Missouri

When: Saturday, April 25, 2015

Time: 5:30-7:00 Check in / Museum Open

6:15-6:45 Dance Lesson

7:00-10:00 Dance to the Music of the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra

Moonlight Serenade Orchestra

www.moonlightserenaders.com

Vintage WWII and other military uniforms, vintage 40’s at-tire and TWA uniforms welcomed or come as you are!!! If you have a photo and/or story about your history with TWA or the military, please bring it with you to share!

Cash Bar

Light Snacks Provided

Feel free to bring a picnic dinner or appetizers for your group!

$25.00 per person pre-reservations (before April 15th)

$30.00 per person at the door!

(Tables seat 10)

Heart of America Wing, Commemorative Air Force

HOA, CAF will offer warbird rides to the public the afternoon of April 25th prior to the dance. Ride reservations made in advance of April 25th will be discounted.

To make reservations call Bob Robinson at 913-206-8027. Visit the HOA CAF website at www.kcghostsquadron.org and click on Airplane Rides for complete in-formation.

Ticket Reservations: Call the TWA Museum at 816-234-1011 for more information or email twamuseum@gmail.com or nlsitz-mann@kc.rr.com. Fill out the form below, attach your payment and we will confirm your reservation via e-mail or by phone.

Please include names of attendees on the back of this form.

Name___________________________________________________Phone#__________________________________

Address___________________________________ City_________________________ State_________Zip_________

Email address________________________________________________

Method of Payment: Check____Visa____Mastercard_____Name on Credit Card________________________________

Credit Card Number_________________________________________ Expiration__________CCV#_______________

Mail or drop off this form with payment (please make checks payable to the TWA Museum) to: TWA Museum, Attn: Nancy Sitzmann, 10 Richards Road, Kansas City, MO 64116

http://www.kcghostsquadron.org

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TWA Museum

10 Richards Road

Kansas City, MO 64116

If you have a TWA story you’d like to share, please email your story with a picture or two to nlsitz-mann7@gmail.com or mail to the Museum email twamuseum@gmail.com or mail to TWA Museum, 10 Richards Road, Kansas City, MO 64116