moSSie At OShkoSh - Military Aviation Museum

The Membership Newsletter for The Military Aviation Museum
Inside this Issue:
Docent Wings Awards
2
Ghosts of Goxhill
2
Summer 2015
moSSie At OShkoSh
Mid-Atlantic Dawn Patrol 3
Barry Knight Fall Fest
3
AACA Spring Meet
4
Pilot Reflections
4
Flying Proms 5
By Ray Grant
Night Photography Event 5
Oceana Bus Tours
5
Aerodrome Wine Classic
6
WII Air Show Recap
7
Visitor Takes Flight
7
Military Aviation Museum
www.MilitaryAviationMuseum.org
Virginia Beach Airport
www.VBairport.com
KA114 ‘Mosquito’ Wins Grand
Champion at EAA Oshkosh Air Show
The EAA AirVenture 2015 airshow, held July 20-26th
in Oshkosh, WI, was the place to be for aviation
enthusiasts of all ages. The week-long gathering set
many firsts for the annual event, bringing together
approximately 550,000 people, wanting to experience
the history and thrills that only aircraft can bring.
This year’s tag line, “Only in Oshkosh,” was true
to form, with a diverse array of aircraft on display,
ranging from personal aircraft to the debut of the
F-35 Lightning II, the only airworthy B-29 “Fifi”
and the first-ever landing of a B-52 at the show.
Fighter Factory
Continued on Page 6
www.FighterFactory.com
Biplanes and Triplanes
www.VBairshow.com
UPCOMING Air Show
Biplanes and Triplanes Grace
the Sky at World War One Air Show
Our annual fall event celebrating the 100th
anniversary of The Great War will be held this year
on October 3rd and 4th in conjunction with the
“Mid-Atlantic Dawn Patrol” flying activities.
Many museum guests enjoy the slower pace
and cooler weather of this classic display of early
aviation and make it a family outing day complete
with picnic. The beautiful wood and fabric planes
show their graceful lines as they fly by slower,
lower, and more quietly than their newer and louder
stablemates.
A full two days of flying will showcase a large
variety of World War One planes, various sizes
of remote-control planes, and of course museum
ride planes will be available for those who wish to
scratch that secret “Walter Mitty” itch!
This year’s show will be the debut of at least
two new additions to the event. The museum’s first
flyable Bleriot wing-warping aircraft design, his
model XI-2, has joined the museum in military
livery. In addition to that tantalizing prospect, yet
another Fokker aircraft design will grace the skies
over Pungo in the form of an early war craft, a
Fokker E.III “Eindecker”. Both of these planes are
wonderful examples of early military aviation from
a time when mission success depended every bit as
much on luck as skill in ingenious but fragile aircraft.
Rumors cannot be confirmed at this writing,
but there is a possibility that other new additions
might make surprise appearances according to
reliable sources behind the front lines.
Bring your beach chair and your camera, and
get ready for music and entertainment and to enjoy a
classic display of early aviation that is unsurpassed
anywhere! For further details or to buy tickets, visit
www.VBairshow.com or call the museum gift shop
at (757) 721-7767. q
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Docent Wings Awards
Museum volunteers Ken Craig
(back row, left) receives his 3,000 hour
wings, and Tom Owen (front row, right)
receives his never-before-awarded
7,000 hour wings. Congrats!
Many Prop Noise readers know that the
number of hours a volunteer has given to
the museum is reflected in their museum
“wings” pin on their shirt. Our incredible
corps of volunteers donates 30,000 hours
each year to the museum, and gratefully,
we are still growing the ranks of eager new
volunteers. These are the men and women
who do more to shape the quality of our
visitor’s experience than anything else the
museum can do.
Two volunteers are standouts for the
quarter. First is Ken Craig. Ken joined us in
2010, and was just awarded his 3,000 hour
pin for service to MAM. Ken is a shift coordinator, a coach to new docent trainees, and
is a member of our Training and Standards
Committee. Thanks, Ken, for your gifts to
our museum.
The other volunteer wearing freshlyminted wings is Tom Owen. Tom is truly a
force of nature. Red Dot (aircraft handler),
coach, and T&S Committee member, Tom
joined us at the very end of 2011, and just
received his never-before-awarded 7,000
hour wings complete with cake in front of
another volunteer, his wife Linda! Since
this amazing record means that Tom has
worked an average of 34 hours every week
for four years, Linda really doesn’t have any
trouble guessing where he is! Tom, you’re
an inspiration! q
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 3
The Ghosts of RAF Goxhill
By Jim Meehan
An English couple, who recently
visited the museum’s Great War hangar,
commented on the photos displaying
the RAF Goxhill control tower, which
is currently under nearby construction
They said that most of the Great War
and WWII airfields in England have stories
of ghostly happenings related to their
wartime operational days. Goxhill, they
reported, was one of the most haunted.
A Google search on English airfields
and hauntings turned up hundreds of
incidents over the years of ghostly WWII aircraft, figures
in RAF or USAAF uniforms moving about the hangars
and buildings, and sounds of shouting voices, hammering
sounds and mysterious lights in long abandoned hangars
and buildings. There are many reports of figures in old
uniforms or flightsuits on the roads and village streets
near these former bases. A common theme seems to
be American or British airmen asking for directions as
if lost and vanishing soon after. Airmen in German
uniforms have been seen near known crash sites of
Luftwaffe aircraft as well.
RAF Goxhill has a few of these ghost stories that
seem to occur repeatedly over the years. Briefly, Goxhill
was an air force field during the first world war, then
abandoned until the beginning of WWII. It was to be
a large bomber base but was found to be too close to
the air defenses of the port of Hull and instead hosted
target tow aircraft and a later squadron of Spitfires.
In 1942 it was the first RAF field to be transferred to
the USAAF and was used for training fighter groups
as they arrived from the US before moving on to
operational bases. The American airmen referred to
the base as “RAF Goathill.” Goxhill was returned to
RAF ownership in January 1945 and eventually sold
as agricultural property in 1962. The control tower
was dismantled in 2003. Three large hangars, the taxi
track and several aircraft hard stands are still visible.
A memorial to those who served at the site incorporates
the propeller of a P-38 Lightning that crashed on
the airfield in 1944, killing the pilot, 2nd Lieutenant
Lane Ferrara.
Ghostly occurrences reported at RAF Goxhill include:
• The sounds of a P-38 flying
although the aircraft is not
visible on clear days.
• An officer in USAAF uniform
has been seen walking from a
hangar to the watchtower.
• Two officers in USAAF uniform
walked through a hangar
and vanished into a wall.
• A man in ground crew fatigues
has been seen around the
hangars walking a bicycle.
• A black Labrador has been seen
many times on the perimeter
track near a hangar and the
watchtower but vanishes
when approached.
The question now, as discussed with the English
couple, is whether the ghosts will relocate to Virginia
Beach from Goxhill? q
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HANGAR HAPPENINGS
MID-ATLANTIC DAWN PATROL
Ready to Launch
It was a crisp fogbound October morning on the
grass runway. As you looked up you would think you
had travelled back in time to the frontlines of WWI.
Fokkers and Sopwiths were dogfighting in the cool
morning skies, twisting and banking, while trying
to line up that perfect shot. But as the fog cleared,
instead of the war-torn fields of France, it was the neatly
tilled farmlands of Virginia Beach. Welcome to the
Military Aviation Museum, host of the 2015 MidAtlantic Dawn Patrol (M.A.D. Patrol)!
In concert with their full-scale brethren flying
during the Military Aviation Museum’s Biplanes &
Triplanes Air Show on 3-4 October 2015, a large
number of R/C models will take to the air as builders
and enthusiasts convene near the museum’s World
War I hangar. There, they will display and demonstrate
their work as part of Tidewater Radio Control’s 4th
annual Mid-Atlantic Dawn Patrol event running
September 30–October 4, 2015.
The Dawn Patrol is a five day event held each year
during the first week of October. According to Scott
Vickery, who founded the Mid-Atlantic Dawn Patrol
event along with Glenn Torrance, model builders
and R/C pilots from around the country and around
the world travel to attend. Last year there were 75
pilots, with over 230 planes. They ranged from small
“foamies” all the way up to half-scale monsters. Most
of the WWI radio control planes were of one-third
scale, with wing-spans of over ten feet. The ½ scale
models range from twelve to over 20-foot wing-spans!
We have no intention of scaling back in 2015. With a
little luck the size of the event and the models will be
Barry Knight’s Fall Fest
Action in the Sky!
bigger and better than ever with lots of good flying.
With last year’s spectacular weather, we enjoyed
five days of awesome flying. This year’s annual M.A.D.
Patrol will again run in tandem with the Military
Aviation Museum’s Biplanes & Triplanes Air Show. In
contrast with the limited flight maneuvers conducted
by the Museum’s veteran warbirds, the R/C planes
and their skilled pilots are able to demonstrate the full
potential of these ancient designs. Engaging in aerial
dogfights, we have some very exciting close-calls
during the half-time shows on Saturday and Sunday.
Hosted by Tidewater R/C, the local chapter of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the Dawn
Patrol draws support from Glenn Torrance Models,
Aeroscale, Balsa USA, SKS Videos, Arizona Models
and Proctor Enterprises. With the help of its sponsors
last year, the Dawn Patrol handed out over $2000.00
in cash and prizes and donated all of the landing fees
to the Museum in the amount of $2600.00.
The organizers of the Mid-Atlantic Dawn Patrol
would like to offer a special word of thanks to Mr. Gerald
Yagen and the crews of the Military Aviation Museum
and the Fighter Factory. Without their assistance and
unique venue, the event would not be possible.
For additional information on the 2015 Mid-Atlantic
Dawn Patrol event, visit http://www.flytrc.com/flytrc/
Dawn_Patrol_2015.html
To Register, visit https://flytrc.wufoo.com/forms/
mid-atlantic-dawn-patrol-2015 q
This year the Military Aviation Museum
will again be hosting Delegate Barry Knight’s
Annual Fall Fest community event. This
event is held every year on the last Sunday
of September, and is a great way to have the
community come out and support Delegate
Knight, while also having the chance to tour
the museum facility and gain an appreciation
for the planes up close!
Last year Delegate Knight had a recordbreaking turnout of over 900 people show
up, and he hopes to break 1,000 visitors this
year. The Fall Fest is a family event where
many people show up after leaving church.
There is a kid’s corner that is stocked with toy
airplanes and coloring books, and last year
kids were being given rides in the sidecar
of an old WWII motorcycle. The tables are
packed full of hungry locals with their plates
stacked with beef brisket, Pungo pork BBQ,
and all of the fixin’s that you find on your
grandmother’s kitchen table. All the guests
are entertained by a community band, The
Symphonic Artistry, and by tap routines from
the Silver Tappers.
All are welcome to join Delegate Knight
and the Military Aviation Museum team on
Sunday, September 27th, from 12:30pm to
3:00pm. The event is always enjoyable, and
we look forward to hosting it in our hangar
every year. q
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MUSEUM Events
AACA National
Eastern Spring Meet
By Bob Parrish, AACA Executive Vice President
Virginia Beach was the location for the Antique
Automobile Club of America (AACA) National
Eastern Spring Meet held on May 2nd, 2015. The
local AACA Tidewater Region was the designated
host for this meet. There were several activities for
attendees to enjoy while in the area. One of our
members opened his collection of classic cars and a
tour of his state-of-the-art automotive machine shop.
There was also a tour of NAS Oceana Master Jet Base
which everyone appreciated.
The meet location was the Military Aviation
Museum where race cars and two wheelers were
certified on Friday. The actual judged meet was held
on Saturday on the museum’s spacious grounds.
There were 419 vehicles registered and over 200
trained judges that participated. National judges
represented over 30 states and judged approximately
100 classes.
Nearly half the cars were trailered to the meet, all
trying to achieve the prestigious AACA Junior and
Senior awards. There were also unrestored original
cars and driver participation vehicles that were driven
to the meet. A National meet always attracts unusual
vehicles, such as the 1909 Packard which was originally
sold in Norfolk and now resides in Vermont and
many brass era cars, some being over 100 years old.
Reflections of a Museum Ride Pilot
We all have tales about some of the guests we
fly with. Fortunately, most of them are good ones.
There are quick quips like:
Guest: Is this old airplane safe?
Pilot: Sir, how do you think
this airplane got to be old?
Young boy, “Where are we going to fly to?”
Pilot, “Oh, I figure out we will head
down over the beach and see if we
can see some girls in bikinis.”
Boy’s mom, “Oh no we won’t!
My son is only ten!”
Pilot’s later comment, “If there was a way
to isolate individual passengers on the
intercom that young man and I could have
had a great chat during that flight.”
We’re always pleased when the girls give us a kiss
on the cheek afterwards (we don’t tell our wives).
We do our best and have lots of cushions,
but sometimes our guests are over-the-edgepeepers. Don’t worry though, if we want you to
see something we can always bank the airplane
to give you a look.
If you live or are staying close to our airfield, we
can try to find the house, condo or hotel with your
There were many cars from the ever popular 1950’s
and the muscle car period of the mid 1960’s.
The Military Aviation Museum staff and the many
volunteers could not have been any more accommodating.
Through their efforts and that of the many TRAACA
members, it made for a perfect show. We have received
many favorable comments from our AACA members
that attended the meet, about the MAM staff, airplane
collection and the overall operation of the museum.
Many thanks from TRAACA and AACA members
for the hospitality displayed to make this meet a
resounding success. q
By “Boom” Powell
help. Not as easy as it sounds.
Although, remarkably, on one day
I found three in a row.
On Father’s Day this year I
had a couple noteworthy events.
A group was at the airplane when
I came out of the hangar. A gent
was standing on the wing in flight
suit, helmet and goggles...they were
not the museum’s gear. Sometimes
this is an indication of excessive
wannabe-it is from a bona fide
Walter Mitty type, but not in this
case. He was trying to match the pose
in an old, sepia 8x10 photograph
of his father on the wing of a USAAC PT-17 while
the family photographer took a picture. He had gone
on to B-24s and test work in Dayton. Flight suit shed
for our flight; the guest wanted to get a feel for what
his dad had experienced. Nice.
Then came an almost 93 year old (birthday
was the next day) who brought his old, brown
Navy logbook and wanted to fly again in a N2S like
the one he trained back in 1942. I made sure the
front cockpit stick was installed. I had a quick look
through the logbook before we manned up. N2S
in Pensacola, SNJs and on to Wildcats. Qualified
for carrier operations on the Great Lakes. Assigned
to a VC squadron on Escort Carrier in Atlantic.
Flew all major Navy prop fighters during his
career. He had mentioned being at Norfolk and
Manteo, and when I showed him Pungo, he said,
‘Oh yes, stationed there too. Changed a lot.’ (Did
not have the opportunity to check BuNos of the
FM’s he flew… darn it.) He had a large family fan
club with him of course. After our flight he wanted
me to put the flight in his logbook. A thrill for
both of us.
On the fun side, I took 9 year old Alexei
for a spin. Parents, Babushka and two younger
brothers along. Dad a Russian, mom from Belarus,
boys born in Chicago and speak Russian as well
as English. During picture shoot, was told my
pronunciation of the nickname for the Polikarpov
PO-2 was correct—Kukuruchik. q
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Making “Jet Noise” Up
Close and Personal
FlYING PROMS
By Mike Potter
One of the highlights of a visit to Virginia Beach
for many tourists is the opportunity to see their tax
money in action at NAS Oceana, the Master Jet Base
for the Eastern United States. Due to heightened
security concerns, the museum’s 1962 double-decker
Roadmaster Bus, with its unique open top and
brilliant red paint scheme, is the only way to get on
the base and actually go out on to the flight line.
As the final notes of our National Anthem rang
out, the roar of our B-25 Mitchell Bomber taking
off down the grass runway filled the air heralding
the start of this year’s Flying Prom. Symphonicity’s
music and eleven of the museum’s warbirds filled
the sky while thousands of guests look skyward on
a beautiful summer night in rural Virginia Beach.
By far one of the largest crowds in our show’s
history, this year’s Flying Prom was a big success.
Six aviation-themed compositions set the tone as
music and warbirds choreographed a ballet across
the warm summer’s evening sky. Each piece was
introduced by our Museum’s favorite guest host,
Mr. Mark Whall. Mark came all the way from the
rural countryside of England to add his 26 years of
radio and Prom expertise to our event. Since first
visiting the museum in 2011, Mark has been a loyal
By Mitch Welch
supporter and friend helping announce air shows
and Flying Proms.
Following an intermission where the crowd
was allowed to visit the aircraft that had taken part
in the first act, Symphonicity performed a second
act of music saluting Big Bands, George Gershwin,
and Frank Sinatra. To wind up the Prom in grand
style, the orchestra kicked off the evening fireworks
spectacular with John Phillips Sousa’s Stars and
Stripes Forever. Zambelli Fireworks matched the
grand music with luminosity and exuberance that
lasted nearly 15 minutes. As the smoke cleared, a
rousing applause gradually subsided as the tranquil
sounds of rural Pungo returned to a normal summer
night’s calm…until next year! q
Attention
All Warbird
Photographers!
Take Part in a Rare Night
Photography Opportunity
Join a small group of warbird photographers for
the museum’s first–ever “Blue Flames” Nighttime
Photo Shoot! Tickets will be limited to 100 photo
enthusiasts for a September 19th evening engine run
photo opportunity at the museum’s Fighter Factory.
Beginning at 6pm at the Military Aviation Museum
(immediately after the Oceana Air Show), the museum
will have the Oshkosh Grand Champion award
winning de Havilland Mosquito, as well as two World
War Two combat veterans, the Curtiss P-40 and the
TBM-3E Avenger on display.
All three aircraft will be available for close-up
photography until dusk, when the photographers will
If you’ve never taken this trip, it’s a great way to see
your military at work and visit an important aviation
heritage site as well. Once on the base, the bus heads
out onto the flight ramp, in full view of the operational
squadrons, the base operations building, and the
control tower. Jets are taking off and landing almost
every day, and the planes frequently taxi by directly in
front of the bus, as the pilots wave to our guests.
The tour is an excellent opportunity for the Navy
to do community outreach, and they do that “in
spades”. The commanding officer of Oceana is none
other than the “Skipper”, Captain Lou Schager, who
just happens to also be a member of our museum’s
Board of Directors! Frequently, Captain Schager will
go on board the museum’s bus and welcome the guests
personally. Obviously, the guy in charge of the entire
base has a few things on his “to do” list, but consider
what one of the bus tour guides told me about a visit
just a few weeks ago:
“We had 31 people on the tour, including one
fellow who was a bow gunner in a PBY out of Oceana
in the 1940’s. Captain Schager came on board the
bus and presented him with a book on the history
of Oceana and then autographed the book for the
former Navy crewman. To say that the gesture made
this gentleman’s and his children’s day is a very large
understatement.”
As they say in the Navy, “Bravo Zulu” Captain
Schager! q
retreat only slightly while the ramp is prepared with
lighting for each plane to make an engine run in the
dark southern Virginia Beach evening. The ramp will
be watered to provide reflections for the photographers.
Reserve your place for this very special
opportunity to see your favorite Warbirds in a unique
and evocative setting by purchasing your ticket at
www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/photoshoot or by
calling the museum at (757) 721-7767.
*Participating aircraft are subject to change based on availability. q
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Aerodrome Wine ClaSSic
Mike Proffit provided live acoustic music throughout the afternoon.
Bright, sunny weather with temperatures in the
60’s made the perfect day for guests to book a ride in
the N25 Stearman. The Yellow Peril’s frequent takeoffs
and landings provided a lively backdrop for the wine
tastings.
On Saturday, April 18, 2015, the Military Aviation
Museum held its second annual Aerodrome Wine
Classic. Eight of Virginia’s finest wineries participated.
Included were four returning wineries from the 2014
event: Vault Field Vineyards from the Northern
Neck, Democracy Vineyards and Mountain Cove
Vineyards from Lovingston/Nelson County, and
The Williamsburg Winery. Newcomers this year
were Rockbridge Vineyards from the Shenandoah
Mossie at Oshkosh Continued
Valley, General’s Ridge Vineyards and Belle Mount
Vineyards from the Northern Neck, and James River
Cellars from the Richmond area.
To complete the culinary experience, there were
four food vendors. Those in attendance were able to
enjoy tasty treats from Sofrito (Puerto Rican street
food), Bella Pizza (made in a mobile wood-fired
brick oven), The Thirsty Frog (coffee drinks and
smoothies), and Heavenly Kettle Corn.
Our patrons were happy to discover that the MAM
provides tents, chairs and tables to our guests for no
additional charge. The purpose of the Aerodrome Wine
Classic is to introduce new patrons to the Military
Aviation Museum. These nice folks may not otherwise
have cause to visit our facilities and signature events
like Warbirds over the Beach or the Flying Proms.
Universal feedback expressed from the wineries
after the event has been that the event was very well
organized and executed. They complimented the
professionalism of the museum staff and volunteers
and three of the wineries have already expressed
enthusiasm in returning next year for the 2016 Aerodrome
Wine Classic. q
Of special interest was the arrival of the Military Aviation
Museum’s KA114 Mosquito. The very rare “Mossie” was
dubbed the show’s Grand Champion World War II Warbird,
along with Best Restoration. Avspecs, Ltd. of Aukland, New
Zealand, was recognized with the Gold Wrench award in
the same category for their work in restoring the Mosquito.
Originally manufactured in Canada in 1945 and constructed
almost entirely of wood, restoration of the de Havilland
DH-98 Mosquito took 60,000 man hours over eight years.
When the Mosquito was finished, it was disassembled and
sent to the United States by ship, not an easy task since the
56-foot wingspan is one piece.
KA114 is the hallmark of the Military Aviation Museum,
located in Virginia Beach, VA, with more than 60 vintage
aircraft in the collection. Almost all are airworthy and they
are maintained by the expert technicians of the Museum’s
maintenance facility, The Fighter Factory. You can learn
more about the KA114 and the other aircraft by visiting the
Museum’s web site. q
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MUSEUM EVENTS
AIR SHOW
By Mike Potter
Warbirds Over the Beach (WOTB) was inaugurated
in 2009, and last May record crowds spent the day
at the museum enjoying the unique treat of an “up
close and personal” flying display of the planes that
changed the world over seventy years ago.
who had camped overnight began setting up to talk
to guests to enrich their experience at the museum,
and the airborne troops carefully repacked their
parachutes for the program’s opening jump after
“The Star Spangled Banner” was played.
For warbird enthusiasts, there is no more intimate
and enjoyable airshow than the one that happens here
in Virginia Beach, where guests sit looking directly at
a beautiful grass runway with tall trees and open skies
to make their viewing and photography just perfect.
Guests were treated to the kind of entertainment,
music, veteran guests, and exhibits that they have
come to expect at WOTB, but several new sights were
impressive. The Cottbus hangar had just received
three new, large, colorful, mock-ups of German late war
projects for interceptor aircraft that inspired curiosity, and
it’s fair to say that everyone at the event was treated
to their first-ever sights and sounds of an authentic
V-1 buzz bomb engine firing off in its test bed right
in front of the main museum building. It was easy to
As usual, things began early with ride planes
launching hours before the show began. Guests were
lined up all day to ride in the open cockpit Stearman,
Fairchild, Waco, and Mustang, and even in the world’s
only flying Douglas Dauntless. The many reenactors
imagine yourself looking up from the streets of London,
and that deep, pulsing harmonic rumble is a sound
no one will soon forget!
Of course the main attraction will always be
watching and hearing the warbirds themselves as
trainers, transports, fighters, and bombers take to the
sky to remind us all of how America and her Allies
came together to fight the tyranny that was threatening
to engulf the entire world. This is a story that the world
cannot be allowed to forget, and that is the reason
that people come year after year to this event. They
come to learn from others, to teach their children,
to cherish their freedom, and to honor those who
stood in harm’s way. May it ever be thus. q
92 Years Young Visitor Takes Flight at WWII Air Show
Earlier this year, volunteer and docent,
Joe Schaedel, met an interesting flier while on
vacation. Aviatrix Kathryn Hach Darrow has
more than 7,000 hours of flight time in her
logbooks. Born in 1923, “Kitty” has been flying
since she was a teenager. She has owned many
aircraft over the years, and her latest one is a
twin jet.
Kitty was so impressed by what Joe told
her about the museum that she travelled from
her home in Colorado to join us for “Warbirds
By Mike Potter
Over the Beach” and took to the skies in the
museum’s lovely red Waco.
In case you haven’t already figured out
where this story is going, Kitty’s maiden name
was “Hack”, which in German is of course
pronounced “Hawk”. So, yes, just this one
time, “Kitty Hawk” was in Virginia, not North
Carolina. q
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EVENT CALENDAR
Public Tours of NAS Oceana
NAS Oceana Air Show
Climb aboard the museum’s
double-decker 1962 Routemaster
omnibus for a tour of NAS
Oceana. Get an up-close view
of the US Navy’s fighter planes
and pilots in action, and visit
the Aviation Historical Park.
The NAS Oceana Air Show will
present the US Navy’s Blue Angels
flight demonstration team along
with thrilling military and civilian
performances. The museum will
display aircraft and feature an AD-4
Skyraider flight demonstration.
THRU-Aug 28
Wings & Wheels
Tidewater Region AACA
Mid-Atlantic Dawn Patrol
Tidewater R/C and the AMA
Antique automobiles spanning
more than 100-years of motoring
will be exhibited at the Military
Aviation Museum. Presented
in partnership with the Antique
Automobile Club of America.
Enthusiasts from around the world
will demonstrate their skill as pilots
of remote-controlled scale-model
aeroplanes of WWI. Presented in
partnership with Tidewater R/C and
Academy of Model Aeronautics.
Sep 19-20
Sep 26
Planes, Trains & Santa
Air & Auto Classic
Biplanes & Triplanes
The Military Aviation Museum
will demonstrate its collection of
authentic WWI-era aeroplanes,
including a genuine 1918
Curtiss JN-4D Jenny.
Oct 3-4
Piston-powered engines on
the road and on the runway, in
a day of motoring at its finest!
The Porsche Club of America,
First Settlers Region, will host
its 6th-annual meet, from
11:00am to 4:00pm
Sep 30-Oct 4
Untamed Spirit Runway 5K
Run with the best for the best of
causes, the Runway 5K benefits the
Untamed Spirit Therapeutic and
Educational Program! Timing to be
provided by the Tidewater Striders.
OCT 17
NOV 14
The museum, in association
with the Tidewater Division of the
National Model Railroad Association,
is pleased to announce its 7th-annual
model train show! Santa will fly in on
Friday and Saturday only, with a
meet-and-greet for children of
all ages at 11:00am both days!
NOV 27-29
NOVEMBER 22
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The restored Bf-109G Me
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taking its first flight ove
Open Daily
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
1341 Princess Anne Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23457
(757) 721-PROP
Membership Newsletter for the
Military Aviation Museum
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