November 2009 - WWAM Gillespie Air Museum

November 2009
Newsletter
Edwards Airshow
Departing Burbank Airport along the Golden State Freeway.
October was a busy month for Airshows. Starting
with the Miramar Airshow—featured last month —
next was the Edwards Airshow. I had never attended and BGen Yeager was going to open the
show in an F-16 breaking the sound barrier so we
gathered a crew and went for it. Ed and Wayne
joined us at Burbank Airport. We picked them up in
the C-45 (photos above). Mark Bauer, Bundini,
Greg Colyer, Mario and Mellissa, Dan Dulworth,
and Claude Genest joined us for the weekend. The
F-3 mock up was there as well as everything the
USAF was flying, as well as the NASA Space Shuttle carrying 747, and Space Ship One. A great one
day show, and great hospitality by the USAF.
F-35 Mockup; Mark Bauer’s T-28 in China Lake markings
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An F-104 Shooting Star on a stick outside the USAF Test Pilot
School
Bob Stambovsky’s Provost Jet, from William J Fox Airfield.
An old Sikorsky H-19 Chicasaw Helicopter, with it’s original
radial engine (?). Below a B-52 on the ramp
SR-71 Blackbird, and below the NASA Space Shuttle ferrying
B-747.
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Virgin’s Space Ship One was in attendance as well as it’s
transport plane (below).
No Thunderbirds == so they had the Tora Tora Tora CAF
planes attack the field as the Grand Finale
Greg Colyer’s T-33 Ace Maker below
An F-15 guards the entrance to Base Ops, and below the entire
crew on the ramp at Burbank Airport. The weather was just
perfect.
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SA N DI EG O MI L I TA R Y
VEH I CL E CO L L ECTO R CL UB
SDMVCC 2009 EVENTS / NEW S
UP CO MI NG EVENTS
22 NOV
05 DEC
Mother Goose Holiday Parade El Cajon (THIS SUNDAY)
North Park Toyland Parade
HOLLOMAN AIRSHOW: After Edwards we embarked on a LONG Cross Country trip to Alamogordo New Mexico to
attend the bi-annual Holloman AFB Airshow. The German Air Force has a training squadron at Holloman and invited
us out to Holloman at the Luke Airshow. Bundini was able to hook us all up with rooms, cars, and fuel for the trip.
Patrick Josh, Janet and my Dad went along. We flew from Gillespie to Tucson International for our first fuel stop and
saw Matt who is busy working for Flight Safety and Wright Flight a non profit that gives kids rides on the weekends for
maintaining good grades in school. After lunch in Tucson we set out for El Paso Texas, and then turned North along
the VFR corridor to Alamogordo, NM arriving there after about a 4.5—5 hour flight. (Photo below of us landing at
Alamogordo). Bundini and the USAF Media Relations folks met us and arranged for our cars and lodging at Holloman.
The next day we offered Media / Sponsor rides to the USAF and took up 2 plane loads of USAF guests. I was able to
talk Holloman into letting us fly into the Restricted areas for a tour of White Sands National Park and to see the 13 mile
(Continued on page 6)
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Holloman AFB Airshow
from Arkansas just after doing his always impressive
acrobatic routine in his BE-18 / C-45 (stock by the
way—the same as ours). Unfortunately Matt was injured in a plane crash near his home last weekend, and
will probably be even worse after his wife (who is do to
deliver their first child) gets a hold of him. Holloman
was one of the best shows we have been to thanks to
Bundini and the German AF who are great hosts. After
we left Holloman Sunday am, we headed East and over
the mountains to Roswell NM to visit the UFO museum
and find out the “truth” about the UFO’s there.
(Continued from page 4) Holloman Airshow
long rocket sled track at Holloman for testing ejection
seats. (The previous page shows our “ad” in this
month’s EAA Vintage Aircraft magazine). The photo
below shows Patrick, Jim and Janet and Jim’s Dad at
Alamogordo (Josh—not shown—is off getting the rental
car at Enterprise — thanks Josh!). The next photo
(above right) shows Patrick talking to Matt Younkin
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Patrick and I ferrying the plane from Alamogordo to
Holloman, toured White Sands and “stumbled” upon the
back up Space Shuttle Runway (23) in the middle of the
gypsum sand fields. Sledding in “sand” below.
I was surprised to see that the USAF has operational V22 Osprey’s and had one on display. Holloman is home
to the F-22 with the 49th FW off Major Dick Bong P-38
Fame.
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Patrick and Josh tried their piloting skills in the Lockheed Martin F-22 simulator that they had on hand at Holloman in
the O Club. Patrick shown here about to “engage” Josh and my Dad look on. Snapped this F-4 photo for Dave Payte
and Dee Conger who flew them in the USAF and USN. They still have them flying at Holloman! (as drones unfortunately) . Below the German Air Force has Josh, Janet and Patrick about to snort snuff and then do some shots (bad
news) in their makeshift Beer Garden on the flight line. Then off to the O Club even though we could barely walk (they
mentioned the beer garden was only “happy hour”). Next photo is of a nice B-25 that was on hand and giving media
rides as well. Nice shot of the sunset coming back into Arizona on Sunday, and the “real” sunset over Gila Bend before
we made the turn West then direct to Gillespie landing around 830pm.
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WWAM 2009-2010 Schedule of Events
November 2009
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AOPA Safety Seminar on Accident Investigation
Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Mission Valley Resort 875 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA
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FLU CLINIC (FREE FLU SHOTS) WWAM Hangar 11am-3pm
Chiriaco Summit (L77) Annual Thanksgiving Breakfast Fly In (C-45)
December 2009
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13
Annual Pearl Harbor Reenactment [CANCELLED due to cost cuts]
Pacific Beach Holiday Parade [CANCELLED due to cost cuts]
January 2010
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23
Big Bear (L35) New Year’s Day Fly In (C-45)
Monster Trucks at Qualcomm Stadium
February 2010
20
Fort MacArthur Dinner / Dance
March 2010
13
19-21
27
NAF El Centro Airshow (TBD) — Daylight Savings Time Changes
Davis Monthan AFB Airshow (C-45)
MCAS YUMA Airshow (C-45)
April 2010
30
March ARB Airshow (C-45)
May 2010
1-2
March ARB Airshow (C-45)
June 2010
25-27
Ft Smith Arkansas Airshow
July 2010
04
09-11
Julian 4th of July Parade
Old Fort MacArthur Days
(Glamour Gal 105mm Howitzer)
(Glamour Gal 105mm Howitzer)
October 2010
TBD
24
MCAS Miramar Airshow
Los Alamitos AAF Wings, Wheels, Rotors Show
November 2010
TBD
Nellis AFB Airshow (T-34s, T-28s)
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WWAM Aircraft and Military Vehicles
Military Vehicles
Kaiser M35A2 6 x 6 Cargo Truck (1967)
GMC M1010 CUCV Ambulance (1985)
GMC M1009 CUCV Blazer
(1985)
GMC M1008 CUCV Pickup
(1985)
Ford M151A2 Jeep
(1971)
M2A1 105mm Howitzer (Glamour Gal)
M149 Water Buffalo Tank Trailer
M105A2 Cargo Trailer
Military Aircraft:
North American L-17A
Beechcraft C-45H 51-11472
Beechcraft T-34A 53-3366
North American T-28C 146254
Aero Vodachody L-29C #53
Mig 21 Cockpit Trailer
(1946)
(1951)
(1953)
(1957)
(1968)
Volunteer Opportunities:
Contact Jim @ [email protected]
(858) 414-6258
WWAM Hangar 1942 Joe Crosson Dr
Eric from Discount Hobby Warehouse is working in
the WWAM hangar assembling a 100” Hangar 9
Piper Cub for radio control flight. He is installing a
Zenoah G26 gas motor (similar to a chain saw motor) and a 4 channel radio (ailerons, elevator, rudder,
throttle). He now has the wheels control surfaces,
and servos mounted and is ready to install the engine and radio, gas tank and hopefully we can get in
an engine run this weekend during the FLU
CLINIC ?. Don’t forget the FREE FLU SHOT
CLINIC is Saturday 11-3pm in the WWAM Hangar.
We plan on flying the Cub out at the Lakeside RC
field as soon as it’s ready to fly. Hopefully right
after the Thanksgiving Holidays.
Board of Directors:
Jim Ostrich
John Widay
Larry Bierma
Mark Bauer
John Flippen
Patrick Joyce
Hangar 1942 B Joe Crosson Drive (Gillespie Field CA)
Beechcraft T-34A
North American T-28C,
L-17A Navion
Mig-21 Fishbed, Military Vehicles
Beech C-45H Expediter
Aero L-29C Delfin Jet
Mailing Address:
7918 El Cajon Blvd N#363, La Mesa CA 91942
Contact Info: [email protected]
Web Site:
www.wwam.org
Hangar:
Cell
(619) 449-1504
(858) 414-6258