Happy 100th, Harvey Jones-led Tour of Udvar

Summer 2014
Speaker Series
July 7: Heather Taylor talks
about the first national
women’s air derby
August 4: Carl Bobrow discusses the life of Gen. George
Owen Squier
Sept. 8: TBA
Oct.6 Essex native and veteran
astronaut Tom Jones on the
latest from space
Nov. 3 Tom Culbert on his book
“PanAfrica: Across the Sahara
in 1941 with Pan Am”
(Note: Schedule is subject to
change; check the Museum website
mdairmuseum.org for up-to-date
information.)
Other Events
The Maryland Flight Log
Jones-led Tour of Udvar-Hazy
Highlights Silent Auction Roster
The museum’s annual
Wings over Maryland dinner
and silent auction will be on
Saturday, October 11.
This year’s event will honor
local (Essex native, Kenwood
High School graduate) veteran astronaut (and expert
on many things space) Tom
Jones as a Friend of the Museum. Tom has been a regular and popular participant in
the museum’s Monday night
speaker series and has always
been generous with his time
and knowledge and has lent
or donated many objects to
the museum.
Tom is again donating a
personal tour of the UdvarHazy Center of the National
Air and Space Museum to the
silent auction.
If you would like to thank
Tom for his service, you
can do so for $25, and your
Happy 100th, Harvey
July 12: Open Cockpit
Author Vince Gisriel, Jr. book
signing (“Hearts Away, Bombs
Away”)
August 9: Open Cockpit
Rosie the Riveter Day
September 13-14: Star-Spangled Spectacular
October 11: Annual Dinner
Fund-Raiser and Silent Auction
Oct. 25: Bus trip to Intrepid
Inside
Volunteer Spotlight Page 3
Cloudster
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Education Report
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From the Archives Page 6
Bus trip Page 8
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Harvey Hodgin, former Martin Company employee and
longtime Museum supporter, recently celebrated his 100th
birthday. Friends surprised him with birthday cupcakes
and punch to mark the milestone. Harvey has witnessed
aviation grow from biplanes to space planes.
name will
be listed
in
the
program
book on
a dedicated page
(or pages). Use
Tom Jones
the
form
you receive to purchase dinner tickets, or use the online
form. You need not attend
the dinner to thank Tom.
Honorary dinner chairman
and the evening MC is WBAL
radio host Jimmy Mathis.
The dinner is moving to
Columbus Gardens in Fullerton and will run from 7:30-11
PM. The menu is an all-youcan-eat shrimp feast plus buffet. Ticket prices are the lowest in the five-year history of
this event: $45 for members
and $60 for non-members.
Proceeds benefit the museum’s programs, including
its scholarship fund. The museum has awarded its second
$1,000 scholarship to a local
high school graduate. This
year’s recipient is Chesapeake
High graduate and Essex
native Shelbie Owens, who
plans to major in computer
science at St. Francis University in Loretto, Pa.
Watch your mail and the
museum and dinner websites
(www.mdairmuseum.org and
www.wingsovermaryland.org )
for more information.
© 2014 The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum, Inc. P.O. Box 5024 Middle River, MD 21220
Letter from the Director
No slowdown
for summer
The year may be more that half over,
but the pace of activities is not slowing.
Several school and small groups toured
the museum this spring and we hosted
nearly 80 Cub Scouts as well as parents
and troop leaders for a day in May.
Baltimore County Executive Kevin
Kamenetz got a personal tour of the
museum and had a chance to sit in the
TA-4J on the Strawberry Point static
line. He was visibly impressed by what
a dedicated band of volunteers can accomplish. It was gently suggested that
the museum could use even more support, although the County Council has
been generous with grants over the years.
This year the museum was awarded a
$6,000 operations grant by the county.
The county’s Retired Senior Volunteer
Program again recognized members for
volunteer hours, including Fred Fahdt.
Former high school volunteer Jeffrey
Makin has prospered in the Civil Air Pa-
Baltimore County Executive Ken Kamenetz looks at an original painting of the
interior of the China Clipper during a tour of the museum.
trol, receiving this year’s Jimmy Doolittle
award and promotion to Cadet Sr. Master Sergeant.
Open Cockpit Saturdays are gaining
in popularity. More families are finding
out what a great entertainment value it is.
Thanks again the those who open several aircraft to the public and lead tours
to Strawberry Point. Debi Wynn and
Jane Michael have worked out a system
that greatly cuts down on confusion for
Your Museum
Board Chairwoman: Karen Armacost
Executive Director: Bob Byrnes
Archivist: Stan Piet
Aircraft Committee: Ted Cooper,
Jeff Michael
Administrative Coordinator: Jane Michael
Education/Special Events/PR: Debi Wynn
Treasurer: Jim Armacost
Museum Guides: Theresa Brinckerhoff
Volunteer Coordinator: Fred Hall
Visit Us:
701 Wilson Pt. Rd., Hangar 5, Suite 531
Middle River, MD 21220
www.MdAirMuseum.org
www.facebook.com/glm.marylandaviationmuseum
twitter.com/MdAirMuseum
Contact Us:
(410) 682-6122
[email protected]
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The Oriole Bird visited the Museum
booth at the Crossroads Festival,
joining Bernie Trent and Joe Corteal.
Thank You
The museum thanks the following
funders for their support:
Jim and Karen Armacost, Stuart Axilbund, Baltimore County
Executive, County Council, Baltimore County Commission on Arts
and Sciences, Dresher Foundation,
Lockheed Martin Corp., Jane and
Jeff Michael, Middle River Aircraft
Systems, and George Waicker.
people waiting to see the planes.
The museum is also making itself
known more in the community with participation in the Crossroads Festival benefiting the Gateway Chamber of Commerce and appearances by its members
at other social events, as well as offering
speakers on aviation topics at local venues.
The Fall promises to be the busiest
time of the year. September will see the
Blue Angels headlining the Star Spangled
Spectacle when they make Martin State
Airport home base for the air show over
Fort McHenry. Several other military aircraft will fly in as part of the air show or
airport static display. The Museum will
tow one or two of its aircraft to join the
show. The Museum has a central role in
the local festival, supervising the vendors
village in the airport parking lot. Tens
of thousands could attend the two-day
event and the museum needs all the volunteers it can get to handle the museum,
event booth and security.
Just when people thought they could
catch their breath, October will see the
annual Dinner and Silent Auction. Local astronaut Tom Jones is this year’s recipient of the “Friend of the Museum”
award for his support over the years.
This year’s event has moved to Columbus Gardens to bring the cost down.
MC for the event will be Jimmy Mathis,
WBAL Radio host and record-setting pilot.
October will also see a bus tour to the
Intrepid Air, Sea & Space Museum. You
get a chance to see a great museum and
leave the driving to someone else.
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Volunteer Spotlight
Family friendly:
Just ask any
of our three
Brinkerhoffs
In this newsletter, the volunteer spotlight shines on the Brinkerhoffs – Scott,
Theresa and daughter Madison (also
known as Madie). While the museum has
many wonderful volunteers, the Brinkerhoff ’s stand out because the entire FAMILY volunteers, including their youngest
member.
With a lifelong passion for airplanes,
Scott started volunteering back in the
early 1990s, when the museum founders
were retrieving aircraft from Aberdeen
Proving Ground. That makes him one
of our “oldest” volunteers. Scott works
at Hallaton, Inc. in Sparks, and is younger than the museum’s typical volunteer,
who is retired. In 2009, he joined the
group that traveled to Midland, Texas,
to bring the Mauler back home. About
the same time, he joined the museum’s
board of directors and has been an active
board member ever since. Additionally,
Scott is a tour guide in the museum and
helps during Open Cockpit events. He
also finds time time to work on planes.
In 2012, Theresa attended a couple of
board meetings and started learning more
about the organization. She reports, “My
oldest daughter, Abby, had just started
college, and things had settled down at
home. After seeing the enthusiasm and
commitment of other volunteers, I decided that I wanted to contribute.” Since
then, Theresa has been very active in coordinating the museum tour guides. For
the past three years, she has served on
the dinner planning committee and, this
year, she is chairing the 2014 Silent Auction – an important fundraiser for the
museum.
Not to be upstaged by her mother
and father, sixth-grader Madie started
volunteering as a tour guide in the museum about a year ago. Madie expertly
does everything that needs to be done to
open and close the museum and to make
the visitor experience the best possible.
Most recently, she created a PowerPoint
presentation that will be used to orient
Theresa, Madie and Scott Brinkerhoff enjoy time away from the museum.
tour guides. Madie’s friendly smile and
willingness to help where needed make
everyone’s day brighter. Madie reports:
“I made a commitment to myself that I
would stay and help this museum grow.
It’s a really cool place with lots of interesting history and wonderful volun-
teers.”
Next time you visit the museum, join
us for Open Cockpit, or join us at the annual dinner, there is a good chance that
you will see at least one member of the
Brinkerhoff family. Be sure to say hello
and thank them for all they do.
Aircraft Committee Report
A section of the rear fuselage of the Martin P6M SeaMaster is loaded on a
trailer for transport to Strawberry Point. The remaining large sections of the
aircraft have now returned to the site of their manufacture.
THE GLENN L. MARTIN MARYLAND AVIATION MUSEUM, INC.
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Museum’s Rearwin Cloudster: Born in1941
By Susan Merryman
This is a Rearwin “Cloudster” Model 8135T, powered
by a Ken-Royce 7G, 120-hp,
seven-cylinder radial engine.
The propeller is a ground-adjustable, two-blade aluminum
unit built by the Hamilton
Standard Propeller Co. The
aircraft was built in 1941 in
Kansas City, Mo.
The design was adapted
from the three-place Rearwin
“Cloudster” aircraft to be an
instrument trainer for Pan
American Airways and later
also used by American flyers.
As an instrument trainer, it
became a two-place aircraft
with tandem seating, two entrance doors, two instrument
panels, and dual controls.
N65050 was further modified, after being sold, to have
two-place tandem seating and
dual controls but without the
second instrument panel. It
also has modern hydraulic
brakes, which replaced the
original mechanical brakes.
The markings on the tail are
The Cloudster File
Raymond Andrew Rearwin founded Rearwin Airplanes in 1928. The company, which included his
sons Ken and Royce, designed and built more than
400 airplanes before it was sold to Empire Ordnance
Company in 1942.
Marvin and Susan Merryman donated their Rearwin Cloudster to the Museum in 2007. It is housed
in the museum’s hangar and has been on display for
Open Cockpit days. It can also be seen by appointment.
Marvin Merryman spent part of his long and varied aviation career at the Glenn L. Martin Company
before and after World War II. In 2006, he told the
Maryland Flight Log, “Working here at Martin’s was almost like a family… It’s an appropriate home for the
plane… It spent a lot of its life here, too, and it sort
of belongs here.”
Susan Merryman volunteers in the museum archives and continues the story here.
in memory of Marvin Merryman’s North American B-25
that flew in North Africa, Sicily and Italy in World War II.
The name “I’ll take you home
again Kathleen” refers to the
same aircraft. There were
two B-25s named Kathleen.
Kathleen I was lost at Pompeii
landing ground in Italy when
Mount Vesuvius erupted in
1944. Kathleen II was the replacement aircraft, which lasted for the remainder of the
war and then, we believe, was
scrapped. Both Kathleen I and
Rearwin N6505 is displayed during an Open Cockpit event at Strawberry Point.
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The maryland Flight Log/Summer 2014
Kathleen II had the same crew
chief, Roco Petrosi. Rearwin
N65050, aka Kathleen III, has
as her honorary crew chief
Sgt. Petrosi. Marvin Merryman, who donated Rearwin
Cloudster N65050 to the Museum, flew combat missions
in Kathleen I. The remainder
of the crew associated with
Kathleen III is self-explanatory
as to their particular involvement with the aircraft.
What made the Rearwin
special was its rarity, antiquity, and the challenges flying it. It could not pass FAA
annual inspections -- it was
an antique, and replacement
parts were usually not available. We were not going to
replace the engine. Marvin
would get permission from
the FAA to fly it from one airport to another, for instance,
from Fallston to Martin State. We flew N65050 to local
destinations within Maryland,
usually less than an hour. Often we just flew around the
pattern, doing takeoffs and
with a Name Right Out of World War II
Rearwin Cloudster 8135T Spec Sheet
Engine
Ken-Royce 7G
Horsepower
125
Wingspan
34.146 feet
Length
21.5 feet
Height
7.33 feet
Maximum speed
135 mph
Cruising speed
120 mph
Rate of climb
860 feet/min.
Service ceiling
16,000 feet
(Source: Rearwin.com)
landings. The Rearwin was/
is truly an antique airplane
(1941). It was always a pleasure to fly such a small but
spacious radial-engine taildragger. Landings and take-
Charlie Law and Marvin Merryman take a break from
working on Merryman’s Rearwin Cloudster (2006 photo).
offs on grass were comfortable and fun in the Rearwin.
But, one always had to be
wary and alert to possible failures when flying this wonderful aircraft. We both loved
the “round sound” of a small
radial engine and appreciated
that it never failed us.
Only a few model 8135
Cloudsters exist, even fewer
Model 8135Ts, and even few-
er are flying. In some ways
this is a forgotten make and
model aircraft, and it is rather
rare by numbers, if not by
age. After all, she is only 73
years old.
Education Update
Museum Helps MRAS ‘Bring Your Child to Work Day’
By Debi Wynn
The Museum took part in “Bring Your
Child to Work Day” at Middle River Aircraft Systems on May 20, hosting 90 children and their parents in the C Basement
Restoration Gallery.
Museum archivist Stan Piet took on a
new role and served as a foreman on the
rocket assembly line with Dorsey Boyle
and Debi Wynn, while Jeff Michael, Ted
Cooper and the Aircraft Committee
manned the museum’s rocket launcher,
assisting each child in testing his/her
rocket for launch readiness. The children
also received a tour of the MRAS facilities, where each assembly station had
someone explain to the children what
was happening, providing them with an
excellent insight into what their parents
do. Museum volunteers at the event were
able to join this tour and discover the
21st century use of the building. Walking
on this tour, seeing the large doors that
would open to roll out Martin aircraft, it
was easy to envision these facilities in the
1940’s, the sounds, the equipment and
the Martineers as they set about their
daily tasks assembling airplanes in support of the war effort.
Tours
Mars Estates Elementary School’s kindergarteners, Carney Elementary’s thirdgraders and Ellicott City Montessori
kindergarten classes were among the visiting groups this spring. Phyllis Berger,
Johns Hopkins University photographer
who teaches in the master’s programs
in Museum Studies and Liberal Arts, returned to the Museum for a third year
with photographers to capture images
of the Museum’s airplane collection.
Thanks to Buck Dean, AAI retirees
also were shown around the Museum.
We welcome two new people helping
with museum education. Aleece Roehl
brings her experience working with
young children and her artistic talents to
Museum birthday parties. Dorsey Boyle,
a retired teacher, contributing writer on
space policy for the Examiner and former museum educator at the Baltimore
Museum of Industry, has assisted with
school tours and outreach programs.
Helping teachers
Nicole Hare, a third-grade STEM educator at John Rurah Elementary in Baltimore City, participated in the Museum
outreach program “Sand Dunes to the
Moon” last year. In April, she requested a return visit, and, thanks to funding
from the Dresher Foundation, we were
able to take our program to her students.
Volunteers needed
Volunteers who can commit to at least
two weekdays a month from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. are needed to assist with next year’s
field trips. Training in September will
cover: meeting buses, tour content, how
to conduct tours and interpret information for various grade levels, hands-on
activities, preparation for tours, etc. Contact Debi Wynn at 410-682-6122.
THE GLENN L. MARTIN MARYLAND AVIATION MUSEUM, INC.
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From the Archives
B-26 Survival Pack, Omaha Items Arrive
By Stan Piet
Museum Archivist
Relief from our nasty winter has
brought forth several interesting collections and acquisitions.
As a follow-up to our last report, we
have received a further loan from the
family of Franklin Allen: his emergency
survival pack from his B-26 flying career. The seat pack is complete with its
standard medical and food supplies and
several personalized items, all of which
we will have on display along with his
leather flight jacket previously received.
Our first significant donation from the
Martin Omaha plant came in recently
from Judy Cassidy of Elmer, N.J. Her
aunt, Emma Lynette Gatten, joined the
work force at the Fort Crook facility
right after its opening in early 1942. She
was assigned to the cafeteria and quickly
rose to the position of head supervisor.
Her collection includes a number of issues of The Marauder--the plant’s newsletter, similar to the Martin Mercury -- that
contain a wealth of plant information,
miscellaneous manuals, forms, cafeteriaand plant-related photos. The real gem
of the donation was a box of color lantern slides depicting cafeteria operations,
plate food selections and some contemporary graphics. A really great addition
to our knowledge of the Omaha operations.
Also, another artifact from Omaha
is a plant badge from Frank Anders
III, whose father was employed by the
Fort Crook Engineering Department,
which probably had oversight of Martin Bomber Plant’s construction during
1941. Frank thinks that his father later
worked for the Martin Company after
the plant began operations.
Bonnie Miller has made another donation from her father career, Art Long’s
naval career, including a 1950s-vintage
bailout backpack-style parachute and
miscellaneous survival gear.
Martin photographer and archive assistant Gene Regester has graciously
donated a document scanner for the archive that will be a valuable tool in digitizing our various paper collections.
Clifford Russell of World Wide Jets
of Millville, N.J., has turned over about
1,500 pounds of surplus aircraft-grade
sheet metal of various thicknesses,
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Emma Lynette Gatten shows Glenn L. Martin and other executives the
cafeteria at the Omaha plant.
which will be a great help in restoring
our AM-1 Maulers.
From Lorenz Nowack we’ve received
19 copies of the Martin Star. John
Lhotsky has donated three Martin lithographs from the World War II period.
Christine Simpson brought us a folder
of interior photos of the A-30C Baltimore imagery that we did not have, along
with a number of other employee-relat-
ed pamphlets. All of these items were
from an employee named E. Stengel.
And finally, from an eBay auction
purchase, we’ve acquired three original
copper printing plates for the Boxkites
to Bombers publication from 1943. Apparently these were picked up at an auction sale locally, and we’re fortunate to
have another unusual artifact from the
company’s history.
Welcome, New Members
Seeking Volunteers for
World War II + 70 Events
Frank and Kathy Anders
Frederick T. Betz, Jr.
Walt Dunsmore
Carl Kokernak
Nicholas Leone
Thomas Maleski
John Smith
In 2015, we will commemorate the
70th anniversary of the end of World
War II.
Museum events are being planned, in
partnership with museums, community
associations, schools, and other organizations to recognize this milestone and
honor the men and women who served
their country during that challenging
time. The project “Warfront to Home
Front: WWII in Maryland” is being
spearheaded by the Museum, the John
Brown Liberty Ship and the National
Electronics Museum.
Join in the planning and doing by contacting Debi Wynn at 410-682-6122.
(Since April 1)
Thank You, Donors
(Since April 1)
Stuart Axilbund
Robert Noble
Ray Tobias
George Waicker
The maryland Flight Log/Summer 2014
Come Rain or Shine, Museum Was Prepared
for Visits of More Than 200 Boy, Cub Scouts
By Debi Wynn
For the second year in a row, the Museum, Chesapeake District Boy Scouts
of America and Martin Civil Air Patrol
organized a daylong event at the Museum that enabled 160 Boy Scouts from
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia to
meet requirements for their Aviation and
Aerospace Exploration badges.
Rain on March 24 meant that there
could be none of the scheduled aircraft
activities at Strawberry Point. Permission for the scouts to use the Museum’s
Restoration Center for Aerospace Badge
workshops had been already been received. Creative scheduling made it
possible for groups of 20 boys to learn
about aviation pioneer Bill Morris and
his flying adventures and contributions
to aviation history and see the display
area, which includes the Spirit of Maryland Cessna 182, a hot air balloon basket
and Patuxent Model Aircraft display.
Middle River Aviation returned for a
second year with a pre-flight session and
a presentation on how an airplane works.
Three new people led and assisted with
workshops: Douglas A. Williams, Aviation Program Director at the Community College of Baltimore County, presented a session on charts and navigation;
he was assisted by Aviation Merit Badge
With rain keeping them away from the airplanes at Strawberry Point, Boy
Scouts learn about the “Spirit of Maryland” and other displays in the C
Basement Restoration Center.
counselor and CFI Loretta Cook; and
Miles Miller, a former Martin employee
who worked on the X-24A program
from 1964 to 1967, shared the history of
Cub Scouts, enjoying a sunny Saturday in May, check out the RB-57 at
Strawberry Point during their day at the Museum.
this project and its significance to aerospace technology.
Museum volunteers served as group
escorts, tour guides for the museum
exhibits and the indoor aircraft at the
Restoration Gallery. A special thanks to
Alice Morrison, who assisted with the
glider assembly activity.
Two months later, 82 Cub Scouts
and 90 adults began a day of aviation
activities with the museum’s theater-inresidence, Thirst ’n’ Howl Musical Productions’ musical on the Wright brothers. The scouts’ day included a visit to
the planes at Strawberry Point, exhibit
tours and a scout leader-led workshop
on astronomy. Museum junior volunteers Madison Brinkerhoff and Emily
Dascher assisted with rocket building
and launching.
An invitation from scout leader Kevin
Schroeder resulted in the museum’s being represented at a May scout leader
evening roundtable and sharing Museum
programs that support merit badge requirements.
THE GLENN L. MARTIN MARYLAND AVIATION MUSEUM, INC.
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October Bus Trip On Course
to Intrepid Museum in N.Y.
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The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum Inc.
P.O. Box 5024 Middle River, MD 21220
410-682-6122
Jane Michael presents Shelbie Owens
of Chesapeake High School with the
Museum’s second annual scholarship.
Shelbie will be majoring in computer
science at St. Francis, Pa.
The Museum is sponsoring a bus trip on Saturday, Oct. 25 to the Intrepid Sea, Air
& Space Museum on the Hudson River in New York City. The cost is $60 for members and $65 for non-members. Members can purchase two tickets at the member
cost, and family members can buy up to four. The cost includes bus, driver’s tip, and
general admission to the museum.
Various tours are available for an additional cost and can be purchased on site
when you arrive. Examples of additional tours are the Concorde and the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
You can bring your own lunch and snacks or purchase food at the museum.
Bus seating is limited, so make your reservation now.
Make check out to The GLMMAM and mail to The GLMMAM, P.O. Box 5024,
Middle River, MD 21220.
The day’s schedule:
7:30 a.m. Bus departs from Middle River
11:00 a.m.
Bus arrives in New York City; Intrepid visit begins
3:00 p.m. Bus departs New York City
6:30 p.m.
Bus arrives in Middle River (depending on traffic)
To learn more about the Intrepid museum, visit the web site www.intrepidmuseum.
org.