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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTSJune 2, 2010

Journey to Midway, 68th Anniversary Commemorative Tour of Midway Island

June 4, 2010Midway Symposium at the Museum

June 19, 2010Hangar Talk

June 25, 2010New MiG Alley Korean War Exhibit Opens

July 3-4, 2010Pallettes, Pilots & Planes Art Exhibit, Dedication & Lecture

July 4, 2010Home of the Brave Quilt Project

Please see the website calender for more dates and information.

For more information on each event please visitour website www.pacificaviationmuseum.org

NEWSLETTER LATE SPRING 2010 | ISSUE #12

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LANIA-KEA CAFÉ UPDATE

According to Chef Daniel Teijeiro,“All looks good” as the café broke a record for catered events in May. To help support this growth, the cafépromoted Sabrina Sutherland toFront House Manager. Sabrina’sprimary role in her new position isto oversee and ensure exemplarycustomer service. Enjoy a deliciousmeal while surrounded by 1940’snostalgia and individuals dedicatedto good food and great service. And,don’t forget to consider L ani-akeafor your next catered event.

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INFORMATION & SUPPORT

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Development DepartmentPacific Aviation Museum Pearl HarborHangar 37, Ford Island319 Lexington Blvd.Honolulu, HI 96818

“For ten years we have had to sitback and watch the tower deteriorate.We could not go in and protect it,”Ken said. Now the real work begins.

Renovation will begin with thestabilization of the building itself.The four outer platforms on the tallertower will be reattached. Scaffoldingwill enclose the structure to support the removal of the existing paint.The tower will receive new paint,retaining the red and white stripedpattern visitors love. All threestructures - the control tower, the operations building, and the

observation tower will be re-roofed.The fencing will eventually be takendown to allow visitors limited access to the exterior of the building.

The lease process should be completedby the end of May. Once architecturaldrawings are completed and the contractor chosen,the four-month longconstruction project will begin around earlySeptember. The goal is have the taller tower paintedby our 4th Anniversary Gala,December 2, 2010.

The control tower and theadjacent structure are slated to house a state-of-the-artresearch library available for use by Museum visitors, in addition to administrativeand curatorial offices.

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“We are excited as can be to have gottenthis far.” Given the 28-month leaseprocess and over 10 years of watchingan icon deteriorate just yards fromhis office window, Executive Director Ken DeHoff’s words do not capture the exuberance in his voice as heconsidered the newest development in the acquisition of the Ford IslandControl Tower. On April 15, 2010,the US Navy provided the Museum thedraft lease for the preservation and useof the red and white control tower andadjacent operations buildings.

CLEVENGER TAKES THE LEADIN EDUCATION

On April 19, Beverly “Bev”Clevengertook the helm as the Museum’snew Education Director. Bev hasworked for more than 25 yearsworldwide designing and assessinglarge-scale education systems and

long-range programs.

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THE TIGER COMES HOME

The P-40 logo has becomesynonymous with our Museum, thanksto the efforts of our marketing team.And now, by early July, the logowill come alive as Executive DirectorKen DeHoff confirmed a P-40EKittyhawk I will arrive from Chino to join our aircraft collection.

Manufactured in 1942, the aircraft,SN AK979, flew primarily as a trainerfor the Royal Canadian Air Force.The airworthy fighter changedownership before being shipped toHawaii in 1969 for the filming ofTora! Tora! Tora! The Flying TigersLine purchased the plane in the 1980s,later loaning it to San Diego Air

and Space Museum. We recentlynegotiated a lease with its currentowner, FedEx Corporation.

“We are excited Fred Smith, CEO andChairman of the Board of FedEx,has chosen to honor us with the lease,”remarked Ken. “This acquisition is important for our collection. The relationship with Mr. Smith and FedEx is one we look forward to building.”

A Washington state native, Bevmoved to Kansas City, Missouri after completing her undergraduatedegree in Speech Language Pathologyand Education. After 20 years with theinternational education-consultinggroup, The Learning Exchange, shereturned to Washington to becomethe Education Director at the Museumof Flight in Seattle. Leaving MoF, she returned to consulting andworked for three years creating theFuture of Flight (Aviation Center andBoeing Tour site) Education designsand programs. She has worked oneducation programs with a number

of air and space agencies and museumsincluding NASM and NASA.

While continuing to work with airand space organizations, Bev startedher doctorate studies in EducationLeadership and Policy at the Universityof Washington. She is expected tocomplete her doctorate in 2012.

When not in the air and space, Bev can be found on land hiking and mountain biking. A master scuba diver, she also photographs the underwater world.

MIG ALLEY:NEW KOREAN WAR EXHIBIT

On June 25th, 1950, the US enteredinto the conflict called the “KoreanWar.” Our 60th Anniversary Exhibitcommemorating this monumentalevent will depict a Soviet MiG-15 inthe air over the Suwon Airfield withour F-86E taking off.

The diorama depicts the SuwonAirfield in South Korea in mid-1952with the famous “Tora” arch leading

ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

From its opening in 2006, our OralHistory Department has been collectingand recording the personal experiencesof those who participated in or werewitness to Pacific aviation history,civilian or military.

Our Oral Historian Bob Naylorconducts this essential element of ourMuseum’s effort to preserve history.Interviews can be conducted on-site orby telephone. Contact our Oral HistoryDepartment at (808) 441-1018.

the path to “MiG Alley.” Our F-86Ewill be painted as it looked whileassigned to the 51st Fighter InterceptorGroup, operating with the 25th FighterInterceptor Squadron. On April 6, 1952,during an aerial engagement withNorth Korean MiG-15s, Capt. IvenC. Kincheloe, Jr., USAF, of the 25thFIS, claimed an aerial victory over a MiG-15, becoming the war's tenthace and one of the leading Aces ofthe Korean Conflict.

The exhibit opens to the publicJune 25 in Hangar 79.

In Honor Of…

… Rollin Charles Marsh, Navigator,US Army Air Forces and his Air-SeaRescue Squadron crew of the B-17“Water Witch.” On July 25, 1945, in an attempt to rescue another crewstranded in the waters of the Pacific,Marsh and his crew dropped theirlifeboat. During the rescue, their B-17 was shot down and the menwent missing-in-action. Their bodieswere found years later in a shallowgrave on a Japanese island; dental

records confirmed their identities.Rollin Charles Marsh was laid to restwith honor at the National MemorialCemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowln Honolulu. A generous donationwas made on behalf of these brave men.We all stand humbly in their shadow.

The aircraft is painted with themarkings of the Flying Tigers, the popular name for the AmericanVolunteer Group (AVG) who flewunder contract for the Chinese AirForce (1941-1942). It will likelybecome the integral piece in an exhibithonoring the service of the AVG.

2009 CONTRIBUTIONS

INDIVIDUAL

$1,000 and aboveRobert H. ArmstrongBarnard A. BaerCOL Kenneth R. Bailey USA (Ret.)CWO Edward C. Baltz USA (Ret.)George W. BermantCarolyn BerryRichard BoresenClint & Susie ChurchillCAPT Jerry & Susan Coffee USN (Ret.)Maripaul S. CosperEdgar L. CulpepperOpal DenekeGlenn DethloffElbie W. EilandJ. W. FaganCAPT & Mrs. John H. FordLouis L. Gowans, Jr.Grant L. GraeberRichard L. HanchettClaudine HarrisRobert HaydenADM & Mrs. Thomas Hayward USN (Ret.)David & Nery HeenanHexberg FamilyCAPT James M. Hickerson USN (Ret.)Galen HoMark KadzielskiArthur KennedyJim KnuppeGeorge W. KrewsonPatricia KubachDavid B. Le FevreRalph LucianoAlfred Lutter, Jr.Robert McEldowney, Jr.Eric MifkovicRuby L. MontgomeryGarland V. MooreDon NewsomeJones OakahCol Swede Olson USMC (Ret.)CAPT Donn Parent USN (Ret.)Gene PattersonRaymond PerryClaude R. PhillipsJim R. PorterThomas RabitoJentra L. ReidRichard H. RobbElizabeth SchaferGerald SchemmelGus SchimankeIna SchlichtmannKen SchwartzBen C. SciameJohn W. ScullDr. William ShankelMike & Carol ShealyCharles E. Sporck

Margaret St JohnPeter StarnCharles A. StedEvelyn Casey SteenKaren & George SumnerJohn E. WalshRobert L. WashburnDarrell G. Welch, Jr.CAPT Robert M. Wicklund USN (Ret.)Robert J. WicksBert F. WinstonMichael WoodADM Ronald J. Zlatoper USN (Ret.)

$5,000 and aboveElaine AdamsWade AllredRobert W. Broadwell FamilyLt Col Hank & Linda Bruckner USAF (Ret.)Tom J. CarsonBaron DorcyRobert J. EichenbergJohn V. GibsonJames & Priscilla GrowneyADM Ronald Hays USN (Ret.)Charlie JonesCol Ross S. Mickey USMC (Ret.)Peter E. O' HareVADM & Mrs. David C. RichardsonMichael J. SullivanGary & Donna Von

$10,000 and aboveCharles CottonDennis W. FitzgeraldChristopher James Damon HaigRosalie G. Mellick King

$15,000 and aboveAlexander "Sandy" GastonDr. Thomas & Mi S. Kosasa

$ 1,000,000 and aboveFred L. Turner

COMPANIES

21st Century Insurance and Financial ServicesAES Hawaii, Inc.AIG HawaiiAlexander and Baldwin, Inc.Architects Hawaii Ltd.Carlsmith Ball LLPEAN Holdings LLCErnst and YoungGrace Pacific CorporationHawaiian AirlinesHawaiian CementHawaiian Electric IndustriesHONBLUEHunt Development CorporationM W GroupMarsh, USAMcCabe, Hamilton & Renny Co. Ltd.Navy LeagueNordic PCL Construction Services

Pacific Air CargoParsonsRotary Club of Pearl HarborThe J. Watumull FundThermal Engineering CorporationWilson Okamoto Corporation

$5,000 and aboveD. R. HortonKalaeloa Partners, LPKiewit Building Group, Inc.KPMG LLPLockheed MartinMcDonaldsNorthrop GrummanOhana Environmental ConstructionThe Hallstrom Group Inc.The MacNaughton Group

$10,000 and aboveKyo-ya Hotels & ResortsOutrigger Enterprises Group

$100,000 and aboveKoch Business Holdings LLC

FOUNDATIONS

$1,000 and aboveBoutikiHexberg Family FoundationLloyd Moore FoundationThe A.C. Kobayashi Family Foundation

$10,000 and aboveKosasa FoundationThe Pettus Foundation

$15,000 and aboveMarguerite Gambo Wood Foundation

$45,000 and aboveSchuler Family Foundation

$80,000 and aboveAtherton Family Foundation

$100,000 and aboveStrong Foundation

2010 YEAR TO DATE CONTRIBUTIONS

INDIVIDUAL

$1,000 and aboveClaudine HarrisRay M. HawkinsRobert HaydenHexberg FamilyRuby MontgomeryHarry H. NewtonRobert PerkinRaymond PerryRichard H. RobbErnest N. ThorpD. D. Youngblood

$5,000 and aboveKenneth & Shaunagh Robbins

FIRST ANNUAL WOMEN IN AVIATIONCONFERENCE A SUCCESS!

April 16~18, visitors of all agesconverged on our Museum for thefirst annual Women in AviationConference. Aimed at educatingvisitors about the contribution ofwomen in aviation past and present,it provided an opportunity to networkwith aviation industry professionals,both civilian and military.

Throughout the day, presenters filledthe Education Center conferenceroom with story, sound, and song as they shared their experiences andknowledge. Local historians, civilianaviation companies, and all branchesof the military aviation communitywere represented. Attendees exploredexhibitor booths in the Career andIndustry Fair gathering information

about local and national aviationorganizations. Honolulu CommunityCollege, Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity, Air Force Sergeant’sAssociation, Hawaii Air NationalGuard, and Civil Air Patrol wereamong the exhibitors. As visitorstoured the enhanced exhibits, our own“Rosie the Riveter” and WASP Trainee“Shirley Slade” reenactors greetedthem with photos and experiences.

During a special ceremony,Operations Director Scotty Scott andEducation Coordinator April Emersonreceived, on behalf of the Museum,an appreciation plaque from theNJROTC Cadets of Waiakea HighSchool for the Museum’s support of the program’s educational goals.

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MAHALO NUI LOA TO OUR DONORS

JOIN OUR WINGS LEGACY SOCIETY

Our Wings Legacy Society recognizesthose who include our Museum intheir estate plans. These gifts supportand generate the funds necessary tocarry out our mission and we inviteyou to join.

These gifts will qualify you formembership: bequests designated bywill or living trust, gift annuities thatprovide lifetime income, charitabletrusts that return life income to you,retained life estates, life insurancepolicy gifts, and charitable lead trusts.

As a token of our appreciation foryour commitment and generosity,our Wings Legacy Society extendsthese benefits to our members: a personalized exclusive annualmessage from the President, annualWings Legacy Society RecognitionLuncheon, “Members Only” annualestate planning update seminar,personal Society memento, welcomelisting in the newsletter, name displayedon Donor Recognition Wall, and theknowledge that you play an importantrole in the preservation of history.

For more information, contact theDevelopment Department at (808) 441-1006.