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WEBSITE II BECOME A MEMBER II SCHOLARSHIPS II DONATE II PAY DUES
VOLABAMUS VOLAMUS JUNE 2020VOLABAMUS VOLAMUS JUNE 2020
TOMORROWS MILITARY AVIATORSEach year the Daedalians present nearly $150000 in scholarships to deserving youth
Were able to do this because of your generous donations
Cadet Emerson Allen AFROTCSenior University of Hawaii at ManoaMajor Korean LanguageAloha Flight 28$3000 matching scholarshipAFROTC detachment commander Student pilot with58 hoursCareer goal ldquoUnited States Air Force C-17 pilotrdquo
Cadet Courtney Anderson AFROTCSophomore Embry Riddle Aeronautical University -DaytonaMajor Aeronautical ScienceEagle Flight 39$4000 matching scholarshipGirl Scout Bronze and Silver Award AFJROTC unitcorps commander Private pilot with 623 hoursCareer goal ldquoI would like to commission as anofficer into the US Air Force and obtain a pilottraining spot as I hope to become a pilot for themilitary I am interested in flying fighter jets howeverI would also be open to flying heavies for the AirForce I truly have a passion for aviation and nomatter where I end up I would like to pursue pilotingin some formrdquo
Cadet Ryan Mascia AFROTC
Junior University of North TexasMajor Criminal JusticeDallasFort Worth Flight 23$2500 matching scholarshipTakes on different roles within the detachment eachweek such as squadron commander Academichonors and physical fitness awardCareer goal ldquoMy ultimate goal is to be a leader inthe Air Force and to pilot the C-130 Hercules I amcommitted to make the Air Force my career and toachieve the rank of colonel Eventually after gainingflight experience I would like to pilot the U-2rdquo
Cadet Joseph Michelfelder AFROTCSophomore University of Nevada at Las VegasMajor PsychologyFighter Flight 62$2500 matching scholarshipStudent pilot Awarded ROTC OutstandingAchievement Award Fall 2019Career goal ldquoTo lead the worldrsquos finest Airmen onthe most important missions as one of the besttrained leaders in the worldrdquo
Cadet Malora Millerborg AFROTCSenior North Central Texas CollegeMajor PhysicsDallasFort Worth Flight 23$2500 matching scholarshipNational Honor SocietyCareer goal ldquoAir Force pilotrdquo
Cadet Rully Rifat AFROTCJunior University of Nevada at Las VegasMajor Political ScienceFighter Flight 62$2500 matching scholarshipPrivate pilot with 53 hoursCareer goal ldquoBecome a pilot for the United StatesAir Forcerdquo
Cadet Jacob Wilson AFROTCFreshman Valdosta State UniversityMajor Aerospace EngineeringEagle Flight 39$4000 matching scholarshipNational Honor Society Corps commander Drillteam commander Student pilot with 142 hoursCareer goal ldquoUpon earning a commission I intend topursue a career in military aviation I plan to becomea fighter pilot and remain in service for a full careerof at least 20 yearsrdquo
Air Force UPT Class 62A has awarded a Daedalian Flight Scholarship in honor ofthe service and sacrifices of their departed classmates and others to pay back for
their own experiences and to pay it forward to continue their aviation heritageCadet Percy Barberena is the latest recipient of this scholarship
Cadet Percy Barberena AFROTCFreshman Mississippi State UniversityMajor Aerospace EngineeringHurricane Flight 40$3000 Class 62A matching scholarshipNational Honor Society Cadet 1st Lt and missionradio operator in Civil Air Patrol Student pilot with 8hours Eagle ScoutCareer goal ldquoI would like to fly for the Air Forceonce I finish college hopefully gaining experienceand insight into the mechanics of supersonic flightOnce I return from the Air Force I plan to work for aprivatized company designing aircraft and climbingthe ladder to CEO or owner of the company I hopeto improve the state of aircraft in our nation andcontinue to maintain the technological advantagethat the United States hasrdquo
Were proud to highlight these scholarship recipients who are pursuing careers
as military aviators If you would like to offer them career advice or words of encouragementplease email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
DAEDALIAN NEWS
Daedalus Flyer submissionsIf you have an article or flight news youd like to share in the Daedalus Flyer the deadlinefor the next issue is July 13 Send your submissions to the editor atDebbiedaedaliansorg
Audit availableThe 2019 audit of the Order and Foundation has been completed Daedalians who wouldlike to obtain a copy of this audit should email infodaedaliansorg with their request
Calling all FAA Master PilotsThe FAAs Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to individuals who haveexhibited professionalism skill and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while pilotingaircraft If you are a Daedalian who has received this award please emailcommunicationsdaedaliansorg with the following information
Month and date you received the awardDate and location you first soloedA photo of you This can be from the award ceremony or any point in your career
Submissions are published in the order they are received
Retired Air ForceCol Robert L McDanielreceived the FAA WrightBrothers Master Pilot Awardin August 2017 His first soloflight was on his 16thbirthday Aug 14 1967 atSt Louis Downtown Airport(then known as Bi-StateParks Airport) ICAO KCPSin Cahokia Illinois
The grave site of 2nd LtGeorge D Jewett FounderMember 2960 in SuresnesFrance
Daedalian traces family roots to Founder MemberRetired Air Force Col and Life Member Doug Jewett recently wrote us to let us know heenjoyed the Aviator and Daedalus Flyer and to share the history of his Founder MemberGeorge D JewettldquoSome many years ago I submitted information to National on my Founder MemberGeorge D Jewett member number 2960 After extensive research I discovered we arefrom the same family of Jewettsrdquo he wroteldquoThe research was difficult because the middle initial as shown in the ldquoList of Airplane PilotOfficers of the United States Army Air Service Commissioned Prior to 12 November 1918rdquohad the middle initial as a P I could only find a George Jewett middle initialDrdquo National chalked it up to the fog of war and corrected it to a Drdquo His grave site inSuresnes France shows George D Jewett I have visited his grave siterdquoColonel Jewett said that two Jewett brothers emigrated to the United States in 1638 HisFounder Member is a descendant of Maximiliam while he is a 12th generationdescendant of brother JosephThe newspaper article shown in the photos below was found by the colonelrsquos daughter Itwas published in the Berkeley Cal Gazette on Dec 4 1918 (A transcript of the articlecan be found under the photos)ldquoIn 1955 I completed B-29 transition at Randolph AFB as a new 2nd lieutenant andlearned how to drink black coffeerdquo wrote Colonel Jewett ldquoToday I still enjoy black coffeebut now only reminisce about the good old days History is my thingrdquoThank you to Colonel Jewett and all our Daedalians who continue to carry on the legacy ofour Founder Members If you have a story yoursquod like to share about your FounderMember please email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
This newspaper article is transcribed verbatim below
LIEUT GD JEWETTKILLED IN FRANCE
Lieutenant George Daryl Jewett son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Jewett of 922 Shattuckavenue was killed in a flight while testing an English airplane at St Jean de MontsFrance November 10 according to news received yesterday by his parents in a letterfrom Lieutenant Rolla W NortonThe same mail brought to the family a number of letter from Lieutenant Jewett in which hewrote enthusiastically of his flights and work at the camp In the last words of his lastletter written the night before his death Lieutenant Jewett says ldquoI think the government isgoing to adopt a machine I have rigged up for landing a machine gun link belt which nowhas to be done by hand I hope this finds you all well and happyrdquoAccording to Lieutenant Norton a call was made for volunteers to test a new machine atthe camp and Lieutenant Jewett responded The machine went into a tail spin from avertical bank and did not come out As Lieutenant Jewett was an expert flyer it is believedby the authorities that the machine was defectiveIn his last letters Lieutenant Jewett wrote of giving an exhibition flight with a ldquoBabyNewportrdquo as a drawing card for a football game which was attended by a thousand men inuniform and many French civilians
Flights to LondonAt Issuedun the largest flying field in France Lieutenant Jewett was in charge of thedistribution service and delivered machines to all parts of the French war front and madeseveral trips from Paris to London to deliver machines While making a flight in a ldquoSpadrdquothe machine caught fire and by his presence of mind and quick descent he extinguishedthe flames before the machine reached the ground At Orly where Lieutenant Jewett was
also training he passed in the gunnery tests with the highest marks in a class of seventyLieutenant Jewett was born in Santa Rosa twenty-five years ago and had lived here forthe last eleven years He was a graduate of the Berkeley high school and took a sixmonthsrsquo mechanical course at the California School of Arts and Crafts After attending theuniversity for one year he enlisted and trained first at San Diego at the aviation school Hewas for three months in charge of the supply office there and was for five months in theassembling branch working up to the position of assembling the Curtiss airplanes InSeptember last year he was discharged from the regular army in order to re-enlist in theaviation section of the signal reserve corps He attended the military school of aeronauticsand was acting adjutant the last week hereLieutenant Jewett was placed in charge of the class leaving here enroute for Egypt AtNew York the plans were changed and the class was sent to Love Field Texas and inMay crossed to France Before going overseas Lieutenant Jewett was given a furlough tovisit his parents here He is survived by his parents and one sister Miss Daphne JewettLieutenant Jewett was buried in a government cemetery a beautiful spot at St Jean deMonts The funeral was strictly military and was attended by the commanding officer andhis staff the post band and his personal friends
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
July 2 1943Lt Charles Hall 99th Fighter Squadron became the first US African-American pilot to shoot down anAxis plane a German Focke-Wulf 190 over Sicily
July 4 1942The Flying Tigers joined the Army Air Forces as the 23rd Fighter Group with Col Robert L Scott Jrcommanding Scott would retire as a brigadier general in 1957 He wrote several books among themldquoGod is My Copilotrdquo and ldquoBoring a Hole in the Skyrdquo He was a Daedalian Life Member until his death in2006
July 6 1950James H ldquoJimmyrdquo Doolittle Daedalian Founder Member 107 was named ldquoAviator of the Decaderdquo by theHarmon Aviation Awards Committee
July 14 1922Daedalian Life Member Brig Gen Robin Olds a fighter pilot and triple ace with 16 official aerial victoriesin two wars was born on this date as Robert Oldys Jr at Luke Field Hospital Honolulu Territory ofHawaii He was the first son of Daedalian Founder Member 12856 Capt Robert Oldys Air ServiceUnited States Army and Eloise Wichman Nott Oldys In 1931 the family name was legally changed fromOldys to Olds As a child Robert Jr became known as ldquoRobinrdquo a dimunuitive of Robert Learn moreabout this member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame HERE
July 15 1939The Army Air Corps acquired performance rights to the song ldquoWild Blue Yonderrdquo by composer RobertCrawford It subsequently became the official US Air Force song
July 16 1969Apollo 11 crewed by Neil A Armstrong Col Edwin E Aldrin Jr USAF and Lt Col Michael CollinsUSAF launched from John F Kennedy Space Center Florida On July 20 Armstrong and Aldrin in lunarmodule Eagle separated from command and service module Columbia and descended to the moonldquoHouston Tranquility Base here mdash the Eagle has landedrdquo Armstrong reported to mission control whenthe lunar module touched down on the moon at 1618 EDT At 2256 EDT a naval aviator became the firstperson to walk on the moon when Armstrong stepped onto the surface Collins who retired as a majorgeneral in the Air Force Reserve is a Daedalian Life Member
July 17 1989The first Northrop B-2A Spirit 82-1066 took off from Air Force Plant 42 Palmdale California on its first
flight The crew was Northrop Chief Test Pilot Bruce J Hinds and Col Richard Couch The top secretldquostealth bomberrdquo prototype landed at Edwards AFB California 1 hour 52 minutes later After completingthe flight test program -1066 was placed in storage until 1993 awaiting upgrade to the Block 10operational configuration In 2000 it was again upgraded to the Block 30 standard It is now named Spiritof America and assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB Missouri
July 23 1983The National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton Ohio enshrined the Navyrsquos only World War I ace David SIngalls He was honored for his service during that war in the Naval Air Transport Service during WorldWar II and for his postwar role in commercial aviation Ingalls was Daedalian Founder Member 3603
July 26 1971The Apollo 15Saturn V (AS-510) lifted off from Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center CapeCanaveral Florida The three-man flight crew were Col David Randolph Scott mission commander onhis third space flight Maj Alfred Merrill Worden command module pilot on his first mission and Lt ColJames Benson Irwin lunar module pilot also on his first space mission All three were US Air Forceofficers Colonel Scott is a Daedalian Life Member Colonel Irwin was a Life Member until his death in1991
July 27 1912While in a Wright B1 Flyer Navy Lt John Rodgers Daedalian Founder Member 4376 and EnsignCharles Maddox sent the first wireless message from an airplane to a ship the torpedo boat USSStringham stationed in Annapolis Maryland Rodgers was a 1903 Naval Academy graduate He was thefirst Navy officer to receive flying training from the Wright Brothers Learn more about him HERE
July 30 1935Navy Lt Frank Akers became the first person to make a ldquoblindrdquo landing at sea His biplane had a hoodedcockpit allowing him to see only his controls and instruments He landed on the USS Langley which wassteaming in the Pacific off San Diego
REUNIONS
Randolph AFB UPT Class 70E (70-05) 50th ReunionOct 14-18 2020
Dallas TexasContact Howard Hackney at HHackneyaviationcleanaircom or 248-505-1964
_____
12th TFW Reunion NEW DATESThe 12th TFW reunion originally scheduled May 6-9 2020
will now be held Oct 28-31 2020The location remains the same -- Dayton Ohio
(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam12th FEWSFW Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)_____
AC-119 Gunship Reunion XXI POSTPONEDThe reunion originally scheduled for Oct 28-Nov 1 in Fort Walton Beach Florida has been postponed
until fall 2021 Find updates on their website at httpswwwac119gunshipscomor their Facebook page at httpswwwfacebookcomgroups195912423919726
_____
F-117 Tribute to Commemorate 40 Years of the NighthawksThe Orleans Casino Las Vegas Nevada
April 22-23 2022F-117 Short Life Long Shadow
See our F-117 Stealth Fighter Association website f117sfaorg for additional detailsWe are building a mailing list and want you to be on it
Please email Bill Lake at F117nighthawkfindergmailcom
OUR SPONSORS
Junior University of North TexasMajor Criminal JusticeDallasFort Worth Flight 23$2500 matching scholarshipTakes on different roles within the detachment eachweek such as squadron commander Academichonors and physical fitness awardCareer goal ldquoMy ultimate goal is to be a leader inthe Air Force and to pilot the C-130 Hercules I amcommitted to make the Air Force my career and toachieve the rank of colonel Eventually after gainingflight experience I would like to pilot the U-2rdquo
Cadet Joseph Michelfelder AFROTCSophomore University of Nevada at Las VegasMajor PsychologyFighter Flight 62$2500 matching scholarshipStudent pilot Awarded ROTC OutstandingAchievement Award Fall 2019Career goal ldquoTo lead the worldrsquos finest Airmen onthe most important missions as one of the besttrained leaders in the worldrdquo
Cadet Malora Millerborg AFROTCSenior North Central Texas CollegeMajor PhysicsDallasFort Worth Flight 23$2500 matching scholarshipNational Honor SocietyCareer goal ldquoAir Force pilotrdquo
Cadet Rully Rifat AFROTCJunior University of Nevada at Las VegasMajor Political ScienceFighter Flight 62$2500 matching scholarshipPrivate pilot with 53 hoursCareer goal ldquoBecome a pilot for the United StatesAir Forcerdquo
Cadet Jacob Wilson AFROTCFreshman Valdosta State UniversityMajor Aerospace EngineeringEagle Flight 39$4000 matching scholarshipNational Honor Society Corps commander Drillteam commander Student pilot with 142 hoursCareer goal ldquoUpon earning a commission I intend topursue a career in military aviation I plan to becomea fighter pilot and remain in service for a full careerof at least 20 yearsrdquo
Air Force UPT Class 62A has awarded a Daedalian Flight Scholarship in honor ofthe service and sacrifices of their departed classmates and others to pay back for
their own experiences and to pay it forward to continue their aviation heritageCadet Percy Barberena is the latest recipient of this scholarship
Cadet Percy Barberena AFROTCFreshman Mississippi State UniversityMajor Aerospace EngineeringHurricane Flight 40$3000 Class 62A matching scholarshipNational Honor Society Cadet 1st Lt and missionradio operator in Civil Air Patrol Student pilot with 8hours Eagle ScoutCareer goal ldquoI would like to fly for the Air Forceonce I finish college hopefully gaining experienceand insight into the mechanics of supersonic flightOnce I return from the Air Force I plan to work for aprivatized company designing aircraft and climbingthe ladder to CEO or owner of the company I hopeto improve the state of aircraft in our nation andcontinue to maintain the technological advantagethat the United States hasrdquo
Were proud to highlight these scholarship recipients who are pursuing careers
as military aviators If you would like to offer them career advice or words of encouragementplease email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
DAEDALIAN NEWS
Daedalus Flyer submissionsIf you have an article or flight news youd like to share in the Daedalus Flyer the deadlinefor the next issue is July 13 Send your submissions to the editor atDebbiedaedaliansorg
Audit availableThe 2019 audit of the Order and Foundation has been completed Daedalians who wouldlike to obtain a copy of this audit should email infodaedaliansorg with their request
Calling all FAA Master PilotsThe FAAs Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to individuals who haveexhibited professionalism skill and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while pilotingaircraft If you are a Daedalian who has received this award please emailcommunicationsdaedaliansorg with the following information
Month and date you received the awardDate and location you first soloedA photo of you This can be from the award ceremony or any point in your career
Submissions are published in the order they are received
Retired Air ForceCol Robert L McDanielreceived the FAA WrightBrothers Master Pilot Awardin August 2017 His first soloflight was on his 16thbirthday Aug 14 1967 atSt Louis Downtown Airport(then known as Bi-StateParks Airport) ICAO KCPSin Cahokia Illinois
The grave site of 2nd LtGeorge D Jewett FounderMember 2960 in SuresnesFrance
Daedalian traces family roots to Founder MemberRetired Air Force Col and Life Member Doug Jewett recently wrote us to let us know heenjoyed the Aviator and Daedalus Flyer and to share the history of his Founder MemberGeorge D JewettldquoSome many years ago I submitted information to National on my Founder MemberGeorge D Jewett member number 2960 After extensive research I discovered we arefrom the same family of Jewettsrdquo he wroteldquoThe research was difficult because the middle initial as shown in the ldquoList of Airplane PilotOfficers of the United States Army Air Service Commissioned Prior to 12 November 1918rdquohad the middle initial as a P I could only find a George Jewett middle initialDrdquo National chalked it up to the fog of war and corrected it to a Drdquo His grave site inSuresnes France shows George D Jewett I have visited his grave siterdquoColonel Jewett said that two Jewett brothers emigrated to the United States in 1638 HisFounder Member is a descendant of Maximiliam while he is a 12th generationdescendant of brother JosephThe newspaper article shown in the photos below was found by the colonelrsquos daughter Itwas published in the Berkeley Cal Gazette on Dec 4 1918 (A transcript of the articlecan be found under the photos)ldquoIn 1955 I completed B-29 transition at Randolph AFB as a new 2nd lieutenant andlearned how to drink black coffeerdquo wrote Colonel Jewett ldquoToday I still enjoy black coffeebut now only reminisce about the good old days History is my thingrdquoThank you to Colonel Jewett and all our Daedalians who continue to carry on the legacy ofour Founder Members If you have a story yoursquod like to share about your FounderMember please email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
This newspaper article is transcribed verbatim below
LIEUT GD JEWETTKILLED IN FRANCE
Lieutenant George Daryl Jewett son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Jewett of 922 Shattuckavenue was killed in a flight while testing an English airplane at St Jean de MontsFrance November 10 according to news received yesterday by his parents in a letterfrom Lieutenant Rolla W NortonThe same mail brought to the family a number of letter from Lieutenant Jewett in which hewrote enthusiastically of his flights and work at the camp In the last words of his lastletter written the night before his death Lieutenant Jewett says ldquoI think the government isgoing to adopt a machine I have rigged up for landing a machine gun link belt which nowhas to be done by hand I hope this finds you all well and happyrdquoAccording to Lieutenant Norton a call was made for volunteers to test a new machine atthe camp and Lieutenant Jewett responded The machine went into a tail spin from avertical bank and did not come out As Lieutenant Jewett was an expert flyer it is believedby the authorities that the machine was defectiveIn his last letters Lieutenant Jewett wrote of giving an exhibition flight with a ldquoBabyNewportrdquo as a drawing card for a football game which was attended by a thousand men inuniform and many French civilians
Flights to LondonAt Issuedun the largest flying field in France Lieutenant Jewett was in charge of thedistribution service and delivered machines to all parts of the French war front and madeseveral trips from Paris to London to deliver machines While making a flight in a ldquoSpadrdquothe machine caught fire and by his presence of mind and quick descent he extinguishedthe flames before the machine reached the ground At Orly where Lieutenant Jewett was
also training he passed in the gunnery tests with the highest marks in a class of seventyLieutenant Jewett was born in Santa Rosa twenty-five years ago and had lived here forthe last eleven years He was a graduate of the Berkeley high school and took a sixmonthsrsquo mechanical course at the California School of Arts and Crafts After attending theuniversity for one year he enlisted and trained first at San Diego at the aviation school Hewas for three months in charge of the supply office there and was for five months in theassembling branch working up to the position of assembling the Curtiss airplanes InSeptember last year he was discharged from the regular army in order to re-enlist in theaviation section of the signal reserve corps He attended the military school of aeronauticsand was acting adjutant the last week hereLieutenant Jewett was placed in charge of the class leaving here enroute for Egypt AtNew York the plans were changed and the class was sent to Love Field Texas and inMay crossed to France Before going overseas Lieutenant Jewett was given a furlough tovisit his parents here He is survived by his parents and one sister Miss Daphne JewettLieutenant Jewett was buried in a government cemetery a beautiful spot at St Jean deMonts The funeral was strictly military and was attended by the commanding officer andhis staff the post band and his personal friends
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
July 2 1943Lt Charles Hall 99th Fighter Squadron became the first US African-American pilot to shoot down anAxis plane a German Focke-Wulf 190 over Sicily
July 4 1942The Flying Tigers joined the Army Air Forces as the 23rd Fighter Group with Col Robert L Scott Jrcommanding Scott would retire as a brigadier general in 1957 He wrote several books among themldquoGod is My Copilotrdquo and ldquoBoring a Hole in the Skyrdquo He was a Daedalian Life Member until his death in2006
July 6 1950James H ldquoJimmyrdquo Doolittle Daedalian Founder Member 107 was named ldquoAviator of the Decaderdquo by theHarmon Aviation Awards Committee
July 14 1922Daedalian Life Member Brig Gen Robin Olds a fighter pilot and triple ace with 16 official aerial victoriesin two wars was born on this date as Robert Oldys Jr at Luke Field Hospital Honolulu Territory ofHawaii He was the first son of Daedalian Founder Member 12856 Capt Robert Oldys Air ServiceUnited States Army and Eloise Wichman Nott Oldys In 1931 the family name was legally changed fromOldys to Olds As a child Robert Jr became known as ldquoRobinrdquo a dimunuitive of Robert Learn moreabout this member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame HERE
July 15 1939The Army Air Corps acquired performance rights to the song ldquoWild Blue Yonderrdquo by composer RobertCrawford It subsequently became the official US Air Force song
July 16 1969Apollo 11 crewed by Neil A Armstrong Col Edwin E Aldrin Jr USAF and Lt Col Michael CollinsUSAF launched from John F Kennedy Space Center Florida On July 20 Armstrong and Aldrin in lunarmodule Eagle separated from command and service module Columbia and descended to the moonldquoHouston Tranquility Base here mdash the Eagle has landedrdquo Armstrong reported to mission control whenthe lunar module touched down on the moon at 1618 EDT At 2256 EDT a naval aviator became the firstperson to walk on the moon when Armstrong stepped onto the surface Collins who retired as a majorgeneral in the Air Force Reserve is a Daedalian Life Member
July 17 1989The first Northrop B-2A Spirit 82-1066 took off from Air Force Plant 42 Palmdale California on its first
flight The crew was Northrop Chief Test Pilot Bruce J Hinds and Col Richard Couch The top secretldquostealth bomberrdquo prototype landed at Edwards AFB California 1 hour 52 minutes later After completingthe flight test program -1066 was placed in storage until 1993 awaiting upgrade to the Block 10operational configuration In 2000 it was again upgraded to the Block 30 standard It is now named Spiritof America and assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB Missouri
July 23 1983The National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton Ohio enshrined the Navyrsquos only World War I ace David SIngalls He was honored for his service during that war in the Naval Air Transport Service during WorldWar II and for his postwar role in commercial aviation Ingalls was Daedalian Founder Member 3603
July 26 1971The Apollo 15Saturn V (AS-510) lifted off from Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center CapeCanaveral Florida The three-man flight crew were Col David Randolph Scott mission commander onhis third space flight Maj Alfred Merrill Worden command module pilot on his first mission and Lt ColJames Benson Irwin lunar module pilot also on his first space mission All three were US Air Forceofficers Colonel Scott is a Daedalian Life Member Colonel Irwin was a Life Member until his death in1991
July 27 1912While in a Wright B1 Flyer Navy Lt John Rodgers Daedalian Founder Member 4376 and EnsignCharles Maddox sent the first wireless message from an airplane to a ship the torpedo boat USSStringham stationed in Annapolis Maryland Rodgers was a 1903 Naval Academy graduate He was thefirst Navy officer to receive flying training from the Wright Brothers Learn more about him HERE
July 30 1935Navy Lt Frank Akers became the first person to make a ldquoblindrdquo landing at sea His biplane had a hoodedcockpit allowing him to see only his controls and instruments He landed on the USS Langley which wassteaming in the Pacific off San Diego
REUNIONS
Randolph AFB UPT Class 70E (70-05) 50th ReunionOct 14-18 2020
Dallas TexasContact Howard Hackney at HHackneyaviationcleanaircom or 248-505-1964
_____
12th TFW Reunion NEW DATESThe 12th TFW reunion originally scheduled May 6-9 2020
will now be held Oct 28-31 2020The location remains the same -- Dayton Ohio
(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam12th FEWSFW Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)_____
AC-119 Gunship Reunion XXI POSTPONEDThe reunion originally scheduled for Oct 28-Nov 1 in Fort Walton Beach Florida has been postponed
until fall 2021 Find updates on their website at httpswwwac119gunshipscomor their Facebook page at httpswwwfacebookcomgroups195912423919726
_____
F-117 Tribute to Commemorate 40 Years of the NighthawksThe Orleans Casino Las Vegas Nevada
April 22-23 2022F-117 Short Life Long Shadow
See our F-117 Stealth Fighter Association website f117sfaorg for additional detailsWe are building a mailing list and want you to be on it
Please email Bill Lake at F117nighthawkfindergmailcom
OUR SPONSORS
Cadet Jacob Wilson AFROTCFreshman Valdosta State UniversityMajor Aerospace EngineeringEagle Flight 39$4000 matching scholarshipNational Honor Society Corps commander Drillteam commander Student pilot with 142 hoursCareer goal ldquoUpon earning a commission I intend topursue a career in military aviation I plan to becomea fighter pilot and remain in service for a full careerof at least 20 yearsrdquo
Air Force UPT Class 62A has awarded a Daedalian Flight Scholarship in honor ofthe service and sacrifices of their departed classmates and others to pay back for
their own experiences and to pay it forward to continue their aviation heritageCadet Percy Barberena is the latest recipient of this scholarship
Cadet Percy Barberena AFROTCFreshman Mississippi State UniversityMajor Aerospace EngineeringHurricane Flight 40$3000 Class 62A matching scholarshipNational Honor Society Cadet 1st Lt and missionradio operator in Civil Air Patrol Student pilot with 8hours Eagle ScoutCareer goal ldquoI would like to fly for the Air Forceonce I finish college hopefully gaining experienceand insight into the mechanics of supersonic flightOnce I return from the Air Force I plan to work for aprivatized company designing aircraft and climbingthe ladder to CEO or owner of the company I hopeto improve the state of aircraft in our nation andcontinue to maintain the technological advantagethat the United States hasrdquo
Were proud to highlight these scholarship recipients who are pursuing careers
as military aviators If you would like to offer them career advice or words of encouragementplease email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
DAEDALIAN NEWS
Daedalus Flyer submissionsIf you have an article or flight news youd like to share in the Daedalus Flyer the deadlinefor the next issue is July 13 Send your submissions to the editor atDebbiedaedaliansorg
Audit availableThe 2019 audit of the Order and Foundation has been completed Daedalians who wouldlike to obtain a copy of this audit should email infodaedaliansorg with their request
Calling all FAA Master PilotsThe FAAs Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to individuals who haveexhibited professionalism skill and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while pilotingaircraft If you are a Daedalian who has received this award please emailcommunicationsdaedaliansorg with the following information
Month and date you received the awardDate and location you first soloedA photo of you This can be from the award ceremony or any point in your career
Submissions are published in the order they are received
Retired Air ForceCol Robert L McDanielreceived the FAA WrightBrothers Master Pilot Awardin August 2017 His first soloflight was on his 16thbirthday Aug 14 1967 atSt Louis Downtown Airport(then known as Bi-StateParks Airport) ICAO KCPSin Cahokia Illinois
The grave site of 2nd LtGeorge D Jewett FounderMember 2960 in SuresnesFrance
Daedalian traces family roots to Founder MemberRetired Air Force Col and Life Member Doug Jewett recently wrote us to let us know heenjoyed the Aviator and Daedalus Flyer and to share the history of his Founder MemberGeorge D JewettldquoSome many years ago I submitted information to National on my Founder MemberGeorge D Jewett member number 2960 After extensive research I discovered we arefrom the same family of Jewettsrdquo he wroteldquoThe research was difficult because the middle initial as shown in the ldquoList of Airplane PilotOfficers of the United States Army Air Service Commissioned Prior to 12 November 1918rdquohad the middle initial as a P I could only find a George Jewett middle initialDrdquo National chalked it up to the fog of war and corrected it to a Drdquo His grave site inSuresnes France shows George D Jewett I have visited his grave siterdquoColonel Jewett said that two Jewett brothers emigrated to the United States in 1638 HisFounder Member is a descendant of Maximiliam while he is a 12th generationdescendant of brother JosephThe newspaper article shown in the photos below was found by the colonelrsquos daughter Itwas published in the Berkeley Cal Gazette on Dec 4 1918 (A transcript of the articlecan be found under the photos)ldquoIn 1955 I completed B-29 transition at Randolph AFB as a new 2nd lieutenant andlearned how to drink black coffeerdquo wrote Colonel Jewett ldquoToday I still enjoy black coffeebut now only reminisce about the good old days History is my thingrdquoThank you to Colonel Jewett and all our Daedalians who continue to carry on the legacy ofour Founder Members If you have a story yoursquod like to share about your FounderMember please email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
This newspaper article is transcribed verbatim below
LIEUT GD JEWETTKILLED IN FRANCE
Lieutenant George Daryl Jewett son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Jewett of 922 Shattuckavenue was killed in a flight while testing an English airplane at St Jean de MontsFrance November 10 according to news received yesterday by his parents in a letterfrom Lieutenant Rolla W NortonThe same mail brought to the family a number of letter from Lieutenant Jewett in which hewrote enthusiastically of his flights and work at the camp In the last words of his lastletter written the night before his death Lieutenant Jewett says ldquoI think the government isgoing to adopt a machine I have rigged up for landing a machine gun link belt which nowhas to be done by hand I hope this finds you all well and happyrdquoAccording to Lieutenant Norton a call was made for volunteers to test a new machine atthe camp and Lieutenant Jewett responded The machine went into a tail spin from avertical bank and did not come out As Lieutenant Jewett was an expert flyer it is believedby the authorities that the machine was defectiveIn his last letters Lieutenant Jewett wrote of giving an exhibition flight with a ldquoBabyNewportrdquo as a drawing card for a football game which was attended by a thousand men inuniform and many French civilians
Flights to LondonAt Issuedun the largest flying field in France Lieutenant Jewett was in charge of thedistribution service and delivered machines to all parts of the French war front and madeseveral trips from Paris to London to deliver machines While making a flight in a ldquoSpadrdquothe machine caught fire and by his presence of mind and quick descent he extinguishedthe flames before the machine reached the ground At Orly where Lieutenant Jewett was
also training he passed in the gunnery tests with the highest marks in a class of seventyLieutenant Jewett was born in Santa Rosa twenty-five years ago and had lived here forthe last eleven years He was a graduate of the Berkeley high school and took a sixmonthsrsquo mechanical course at the California School of Arts and Crafts After attending theuniversity for one year he enlisted and trained first at San Diego at the aviation school Hewas for three months in charge of the supply office there and was for five months in theassembling branch working up to the position of assembling the Curtiss airplanes InSeptember last year he was discharged from the regular army in order to re-enlist in theaviation section of the signal reserve corps He attended the military school of aeronauticsand was acting adjutant the last week hereLieutenant Jewett was placed in charge of the class leaving here enroute for Egypt AtNew York the plans were changed and the class was sent to Love Field Texas and inMay crossed to France Before going overseas Lieutenant Jewett was given a furlough tovisit his parents here He is survived by his parents and one sister Miss Daphne JewettLieutenant Jewett was buried in a government cemetery a beautiful spot at St Jean deMonts The funeral was strictly military and was attended by the commanding officer andhis staff the post band and his personal friends
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
July 2 1943Lt Charles Hall 99th Fighter Squadron became the first US African-American pilot to shoot down anAxis plane a German Focke-Wulf 190 over Sicily
July 4 1942The Flying Tigers joined the Army Air Forces as the 23rd Fighter Group with Col Robert L Scott Jrcommanding Scott would retire as a brigadier general in 1957 He wrote several books among themldquoGod is My Copilotrdquo and ldquoBoring a Hole in the Skyrdquo He was a Daedalian Life Member until his death in2006
July 6 1950James H ldquoJimmyrdquo Doolittle Daedalian Founder Member 107 was named ldquoAviator of the Decaderdquo by theHarmon Aviation Awards Committee
July 14 1922Daedalian Life Member Brig Gen Robin Olds a fighter pilot and triple ace with 16 official aerial victoriesin two wars was born on this date as Robert Oldys Jr at Luke Field Hospital Honolulu Territory ofHawaii He was the first son of Daedalian Founder Member 12856 Capt Robert Oldys Air ServiceUnited States Army and Eloise Wichman Nott Oldys In 1931 the family name was legally changed fromOldys to Olds As a child Robert Jr became known as ldquoRobinrdquo a dimunuitive of Robert Learn moreabout this member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame HERE
July 15 1939The Army Air Corps acquired performance rights to the song ldquoWild Blue Yonderrdquo by composer RobertCrawford It subsequently became the official US Air Force song
July 16 1969Apollo 11 crewed by Neil A Armstrong Col Edwin E Aldrin Jr USAF and Lt Col Michael CollinsUSAF launched from John F Kennedy Space Center Florida On July 20 Armstrong and Aldrin in lunarmodule Eagle separated from command and service module Columbia and descended to the moonldquoHouston Tranquility Base here mdash the Eagle has landedrdquo Armstrong reported to mission control whenthe lunar module touched down on the moon at 1618 EDT At 2256 EDT a naval aviator became the firstperson to walk on the moon when Armstrong stepped onto the surface Collins who retired as a majorgeneral in the Air Force Reserve is a Daedalian Life Member
July 17 1989The first Northrop B-2A Spirit 82-1066 took off from Air Force Plant 42 Palmdale California on its first
flight The crew was Northrop Chief Test Pilot Bruce J Hinds and Col Richard Couch The top secretldquostealth bomberrdquo prototype landed at Edwards AFB California 1 hour 52 minutes later After completingthe flight test program -1066 was placed in storage until 1993 awaiting upgrade to the Block 10operational configuration In 2000 it was again upgraded to the Block 30 standard It is now named Spiritof America and assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB Missouri
July 23 1983The National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton Ohio enshrined the Navyrsquos only World War I ace David SIngalls He was honored for his service during that war in the Naval Air Transport Service during WorldWar II and for his postwar role in commercial aviation Ingalls was Daedalian Founder Member 3603
July 26 1971The Apollo 15Saturn V (AS-510) lifted off from Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center CapeCanaveral Florida The three-man flight crew were Col David Randolph Scott mission commander onhis third space flight Maj Alfred Merrill Worden command module pilot on his first mission and Lt ColJames Benson Irwin lunar module pilot also on his first space mission All three were US Air Forceofficers Colonel Scott is a Daedalian Life Member Colonel Irwin was a Life Member until his death in1991
July 27 1912While in a Wright B1 Flyer Navy Lt John Rodgers Daedalian Founder Member 4376 and EnsignCharles Maddox sent the first wireless message from an airplane to a ship the torpedo boat USSStringham stationed in Annapolis Maryland Rodgers was a 1903 Naval Academy graduate He was thefirst Navy officer to receive flying training from the Wright Brothers Learn more about him HERE
July 30 1935Navy Lt Frank Akers became the first person to make a ldquoblindrdquo landing at sea His biplane had a hoodedcockpit allowing him to see only his controls and instruments He landed on the USS Langley which wassteaming in the Pacific off San Diego
REUNIONS
Randolph AFB UPT Class 70E (70-05) 50th ReunionOct 14-18 2020
Dallas TexasContact Howard Hackney at HHackneyaviationcleanaircom or 248-505-1964
_____
12th TFW Reunion NEW DATESThe 12th TFW reunion originally scheduled May 6-9 2020
will now be held Oct 28-31 2020The location remains the same -- Dayton Ohio
(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam12th FEWSFW Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)_____
AC-119 Gunship Reunion XXI POSTPONEDThe reunion originally scheduled for Oct 28-Nov 1 in Fort Walton Beach Florida has been postponed
until fall 2021 Find updates on their website at httpswwwac119gunshipscomor their Facebook page at httpswwwfacebookcomgroups195912423919726
_____
F-117 Tribute to Commemorate 40 Years of the NighthawksThe Orleans Casino Las Vegas Nevada
April 22-23 2022F-117 Short Life Long Shadow
See our F-117 Stealth Fighter Association website f117sfaorg for additional detailsWe are building a mailing list and want you to be on it
Please email Bill Lake at F117nighthawkfindergmailcom
OUR SPONSORS
as military aviators If you would like to offer them career advice or words of encouragementplease email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
DAEDALIAN NEWS
Daedalus Flyer submissionsIf you have an article or flight news youd like to share in the Daedalus Flyer the deadlinefor the next issue is July 13 Send your submissions to the editor atDebbiedaedaliansorg
Audit availableThe 2019 audit of the Order and Foundation has been completed Daedalians who wouldlike to obtain a copy of this audit should email infodaedaliansorg with their request
Calling all FAA Master PilotsThe FAAs Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is presented to individuals who haveexhibited professionalism skill and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while pilotingaircraft If you are a Daedalian who has received this award please emailcommunicationsdaedaliansorg with the following information
Month and date you received the awardDate and location you first soloedA photo of you This can be from the award ceremony or any point in your career
Submissions are published in the order they are received
Retired Air ForceCol Robert L McDanielreceived the FAA WrightBrothers Master Pilot Awardin August 2017 His first soloflight was on his 16thbirthday Aug 14 1967 atSt Louis Downtown Airport(then known as Bi-StateParks Airport) ICAO KCPSin Cahokia Illinois
The grave site of 2nd LtGeorge D Jewett FounderMember 2960 in SuresnesFrance
Daedalian traces family roots to Founder MemberRetired Air Force Col and Life Member Doug Jewett recently wrote us to let us know heenjoyed the Aviator and Daedalus Flyer and to share the history of his Founder MemberGeorge D JewettldquoSome many years ago I submitted information to National on my Founder MemberGeorge D Jewett member number 2960 After extensive research I discovered we arefrom the same family of Jewettsrdquo he wroteldquoThe research was difficult because the middle initial as shown in the ldquoList of Airplane PilotOfficers of the United States Army Air Service Commissioned Prior to 12 November 1918rdquohad the middle initial as a P I could only find a George Jewett middle initialDrdquo National chalked it up to the fog of war and corrected it to a Drdquo His grave site inSuresnes France shows George D Jewett I have visited his grave siterdquoColonel Jewett said that two Jewett brothers emigrated to the United States in 1638 HisFounder Member is a descendant of Maximiliam while he is a 12th generationdescendant of brother JosephThe newspaper article shown in the photos below was found by the colonelrsquos daughter Itwas published in the Berkeley Cal Gazette on Dec 4 1918 (A transcript of the articlecan be found under the photos)ldquoIn 1955 I completed B-29 transition at Randolph AFB as a new 2nd lieutenant andlearned how to drink black coffeerdquo wrote Colonel Jewett ldquoToday I still enjoy black coffeebut now only reminisce about the good old days History is my thingrdquoThank you to Colonel Jewett and all our Daedalians who continue to carry on the legacy ofour Founder Members If you have a story yoursquod like to share about your FounderMember please email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
This newspaper article is transcribed verbatim below
LIEUT GD JEWETTKILLED IN FRANCE
Lieutenant George Daryl Jewett son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Jewett of 922 Shattuckavenue was killed in a flight while testing an English airplane at St Jean de MontsFrance November 10 according to news received yesterday by his parents in a letterfrom Lieutenant Rolla W NortonThe same mail brought to the family a number of letter from Lieutenant Jewett in which hewrote enthusiastically of his flights and work at the camp In the last words of his lastletter written the night before his death Lieutenant Jewett says ldquoI think the government isgoing to adopt a machine I have rigged up for landing a machine gun link belt which nowhas to be done by hand I hope this finds you all well and happyrdquoAccording to Lieutenant Norton a call was made for volunteers to test a new machine atthe camp and Lieutenant Jewett responded The machine went into a tail spin from avertical bank and did not come out As Lieutenant Jewett was an expert flyer it is believedby the authorities that the machine was defectiveIn his last letters Lieutenant Jewett wrote of giving an exhibition flight with a ldquoBabyNewportrdquo as a drawing card for a football game which was attended by a thousand men inuniform and many French civilians
Flights to LondonAt Issuedun the largest flying field in France Lieutenant Jewett was in charge of thedistribution service and delivered machines to all parts of the French war front and madeseveral trips from Paris to London to deliver machines While making a flight in a ldquoSpadrdquothe machine caught fire and by his presence of mind and quick descent he extinguishedthe flames before the machine reached the ground At Orly where Lieutenant Jewett was
also training he passed in the gunnery tests with the highest marks in a class of seventyLieutenant Jewett was born in Santa Rosa twenty-five years ago and had lived here forthe last eleven years He was a graduate of the Berkeley high school and took a sixmonthsrsquo mechanical course at the California School of Arts and Crafts After attending theuniversity for one year he enlisted and trained first at San Diego at the aviation school Hewas for three months in charge of the supply office there and was for five months in theassembling branch working up to the position of assembling the Curtiss airplanes InSeptember last year he was discharged from the regular army in order to re-enlist in theaviation section of the signal reserve corps He attended the military school of aeronauticsand was acting adjutant the last week hereLieutenant Jewett was placed in charge of the class leaving here enroute for Egypt AtNew York the plans were changed and the class was sent to Love Field Texas and inMay crossed to France Before going overseas Lieutenant Jewett was given a furlough tovisit his parents here He is survived by his parents and one sister Miss Daphne JewettLieutenant Jewett was buried in a government cemetery a beautiful spot at St Jean deMonts The funeral was strictly military and was attended by the commanding officer andhis staff the post band and his personal friends
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
July 2 1943Lt Charles Hall 99th Fighter Squadron became the first US African-American pilot to shoot down anAxis plane a German Focke-Wulf 190 over Sicily
July 4 1942The Flying Tigers joined the Army Air Forces as the 23rd Fighter Group with Col Robert L Scott Jrcommanding Scott would retire as a brigadier general in 1957 He wrote several books among themldquoGod is My Copilotrdquo and ldquoBoring a Hole in the Skyrdquo He was a Daedalian Life Member until his death in2006
July 6 1950James H ldquoJimmyrdquo Doolittle Daedalian Founder Member 107 was named ldquoAviator of the Decaderdquo by theHarmon Aviation Awards Committee
July 14 1922Daedalian Life Member Brig Gen Robin Olds a fighter pilot and triple ace with 16 official aerial victoriesin two wars was born on this date as Robert Oldys Jr at Luke Field Hospital Honolulu Territory ofHawaii He was the first son of Daedalian Founder Member 12856 Capt Robert Oldys Air ServiceUnited States Army and Eloise Wichman Nott Oldys In 1931 the family name was legally changed fromOldys to Olds As a child Robert Jr became known as ldquoRobinrdquo a dimunuitive of Robert Learn moreabout this member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame HERE
July 15 1939The Army Air Corps acquired performance rights to the song ldquoWild Blue Yonderrdquo by composer RobertCrawford It subsequently became the official US Air Force song
July 16 1969Apollo 11 crewed by Neil A Armstrong Col Edwin E Aldrin Jr USAF and Lt Col Michael CollinsUSAF launched from John F Kennedy Space Center Florida On July 20 Armstrong and Aldrin in lunarmodule Eagle separated from command and service module Columbia and descended to the moonldquoHouston Tranquility Base here mdash the Eagle has landedrdquo Armstrong reported to mission control whenthe lunar module touched down on the moon at 1618 EDT At 2256 EDT a naval aviator became the firstperson to walk on the moon when Armstrong stepped onto the surface Collins who retired as a majorgeneral in the Air Force Reserve is a Daedalian Life Member
July 17 1989The first Northrop B-2A Spirit 82-1066 took off from Air Force Plant 42 Palmdale California on its first
flight The crew was Northrop Chief Test Pilot Bruce J Hinds and Col Richard Couch The top secretldquostealth bomberrdquo prototype landed at Edwards AFB California 1 hour 52 minutes later After completingthe flight test program -1066 was placed in storage until 1993 awaiting upgrade to the Block 10operational configuration In 2000 it was again upgraded to the Block 30 standard It is now named Spiritof America and assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB Missouri
July 23 1983The National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton Ohio enshrined the Navyrsquos only World War I ace David SIngalls He was honored for his service during that war in the Naval Air Transport Service during WorldWar II and for his postwar role in commercial aviation Ingalls was Daedalian Founder Member 3603
July 26 1971The Apollo 15Saturn V (AS-510) lifted off from Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center CapeCanaveral Florida The three-man flight crew were Col David Randolph Scott mission commander onhis third space flight Maj Alfred Merrill Worden command module pilot on his first mission and Lt ColJames Benson Irwin lunar module pilot also on his first space mission All three were US Air Forceofficers Colonel Scott is a Daedalian Life Member Colonel Irwin was a Life Member until his death in1991
July 27 1912While in a Wright B1 Flyer Navy Lt John Rodgers Daedalian Founder Member 4376 and EnsignCharles Maddox sent the first wireless message from an airplane to a ship the torpedo boat USSStringham stationed in Annapolis Maryland Rodgers was a 1903 Naval Academy graduate He was thefirst Navy officer to receive flying training from the Wright Brothers Learn more about him HERE
July 30 1935Navy Lt Frank Akers became the first person to make a ldquoblindrdquo landing at sea His biplane had a hoodedcockpit allowing him to see only his controls and instruments He landed on the USS Langley which wassteaming in the Pacific off San Diego
REUNIONS
Randolph AFB UPT Class 70E (70-05) 50th ReunionOct 14-18 2020
Dallas TexasContact Howard Hackney at HHackneyaviationcleanaircom or 248-505-1964
_____
12th TFW Reunion NEW DATESThe 12th TFW reunion originally scheduled May 6-9 2020
will now be held Oct 28-31 2020The location remains the same -- Dayton Ohio
(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam12th FEWSFW Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)_____
AC-119 Gunship Reunion XXI POSTPONEDThe reunion originally scheduled for Oct 28-Nov 1 in Fort Walton Beach Florida has been postponed
until fall 2021 Find updates on their website at httpswwwac119gunshipscomor their Facebook page at httpswwwfacebookcomgroups195912423919726
_____
F-117 Tribute to Commemorate 40 Years of the NighthawksThe Orleans Casino Las Vegas Nevada
April 22-23 2022F-117 Short Life Long Shadow
See our F-117 Stealth Fighter Association website f117sfaorg for additional detailsWe are building a mailing list and want you to be on it
Please email Bill Lake at F117nighthawkfindergmailcom
OUR SPONSORS
The grave site of 2nd LtGeorge D Jewett FounderMember 2960 in SuresnesFrance
Daedalian traces family roots to Founder MemberRetired Air Force Col and Life Member Doug Jewett recently wrote us to let us know heenjoyed the Aviator and Daedalus Flyer and to share the history of his Founder MemberGeorge D JewettldquoSome many years ago I submitted information to National on my Founder MemberGeorge D Jewett member number 2960 After extensive research I discovered we arefrom the same family of Jewettsrdquo he wroteldquoThe research was difficult because the middle initial as shown in the ldquoList of Airplane PilotOfficers of the United States Army Air Service Commissioned Prior to 12 November 1918rdquohad the middle initial as a P I could only find a George Jewett middle initialDrdquo National chalked it up to the fog of war and corrected it to a Drdquo His grave site inSuresnes France shows George D Jewett I have visited his grave siterdquoColonel Jewett said that two Jewett brothers emigrated to the United States in 1638 HisFounder Member is a descendant of Maximiliam while he is a 12th generationdescendant of brother JosephThe newspaper article shown in the photos below was found by the colonelrsquos daughter Itwas published in the Berkeley Cal Gazette on Dec 4 1918 (A transcript of the articlecan be found under the photos)ldquoIn 1955 I completed B-29 transition at Randolph AFB as a new 2nd lieutenant andlearned how to drink black coffeerdquo wrote Colonel Jewett ldquoToday I still enjoy black coffeebut now only reminisce about the good old days History is my thingrdquoThank you to Colonel Jewett and all our Daedalians who continue to carry on the legacy ofour Founder Members If you have a story yoursquod like to share about your FounderMember please email us at communicationsdaedaliansorg
This newspaper article is transcribed verbatim below
LIEUT GD JEWETTKILLED IN FRANCE
Lieutenant George Daryl Jewett son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Jewett of 922 Shattuckavenue was killed in a flight while testing an English airplane at St Jean de MontsFrance November 10 according to news received yesterday by his parents in a letterfrom Lieutenant Rolla W NortonThe same mail brought to the family a number of letter from Lieutenant Jewett in which hewrote enthusiastically of his flights and work at the camp In the last words of his lastletter written the night before his death Lieutenant Jewett says ldquoI think the government isgoing to adopt a machine I have rigged up for landing a machine gun link belt which nowhas to be done by hand I hope this finds you all well and happyrdquoAccording to Lieutenant Norton a call was made for volunteers to test a new machine atthe camp and Lieutenant Jewett responded The machine went into a tail spin from avertical bank and did not come out As Lieutenant Jewett was an expert flyer it is believedby the authorities that the machine was defectiveIn his last letters Lieutenant Jewett wrote of giving an exhibition flight with a ldquoBabyNewportrdquo as a drawing card for a football game which was attended by a thousand men inuniform and many French civilians
Flights to LondonAt Issuedun the largest flying field in France Lieutenant Jewett was in charge of thedistribution service and delivered machines to all parts of the French war front and madeseveral trips from Paris to London to deliver machines While making a flight in a ldquoSpadrdquothe machine caught fire and by his presence of mind and quick descent he extinguishedthe flames before the machine reached the ground At Orly where Lieutenant Jewett was
also training he passed in the gunnery tests with the highest marks in a class of seventyLieutenant Jewett was born in Santa Rosa twenty-five years ago and had lived here forthe last eleven years He was a graduate of the Berkeley high school and took a sixmonthsrsquo mechanical course at the California School of Arts and Crafts After attending theuniversity for one year he enlisted and trained first at San Diego at the aviation school Hewas for three months in charge of the supply office there and was for five months in theassembling branch working up to the position of assembling the Curtiss airplanes InSeptember last year he was discharged from the regular army in order to re-enlist in theaviation section of the signal reserve corps He attended the military school of aeronauticsand was acting adjutant the last week hereLieutenant Jewett was placed in charge of the class leaving here enroute for Egypt AtNew York the plans were changed and the class was sent to Love Field Texas and inMay crossed to France Before going overseas Lieutenant Jewett was given a furlough tovisit his parents here He is survived by his parents and one sister Miss Daphne JewettLieutenant Jewett was buried in a government cemetery a beautiful spot at St Jean deMonts The funeral was strictly military and was attended by the commanding officer andhis staff the post band and his personal friends
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
July 2 1943Lt Charles Hall 99th Fighter Squadron became the first US African-American pilot to shoot down anAxis plane a German Focke-Wulf 190 over Sicily
July 4 1942The Flying Tigers joined the Army Air Forces as the 23rd Fighter Group with Col Robert L Scott Jrcommanding Scott would retire as a brigadier general in 1957 He wrote several books among themldquoGod is My Copilotrdquo and ldquoBoring a Hole in the Skyrdquo He was a Daedalian Life Member until his death in2006
July 6 1950James H ldquoJimmyrdquo Doolittle Daedalian Founder Member 107 was named ldquoAviator of the Decaderdquo by theHarmon Aviation Awards Committee
July 14 1922Daedalian Life Member Brig Gen Robin Olds a fighter pilot and triple ace with 16 official aerial victoriesin two wars was born on this date as Robert Oldys Jr at Luke Field Hospital Honolulu Territory ofHawaii He was the first son of Daedalian Founder Member 12856 Capt Robert Oldys Air ServiceUnited States Army and Eloise Wichman Nott Oldys In 1931 the family name was legally changed fromOldys to Olds As a child Robert Jr became known as ldquoRobinrdquo a dimunuitive of Robert Learn moreabout this member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame HERE
July 15 1939The Army Air Corps acquired performance rights to the song ldquoWild Blue Yonderrdquo by composer RobertCrawford It subsequently became the official US Air Force song
July 16 1969Apollo 11 crewed by Neil A Armstrong Col Edwin E Aldrin Jr USAF and Lt Col Michael CollinsUSAF launched from John F Kennedy Space Center Florida On July 20 Armstrong and Aldrin in lunarmodule Eagle separated from command and service module Columbia and descended to the moonldquoHouston Tranquility Base here mdash the Eagle has landedrdquo Armstrong reported to mission control whenthe lunar module touched down on the moon at 1618 EDT At 2256 EDT a naval aviator became the firstperson to walk on the moon when Armstrong stepped onto the surface Collins who retired as a majorgeneral in the Air Force Reserve is a Daedalian Life Member
July 17 1989The first Northrop B-2A Spirit 82-1066 took off from Air Force Plant 42 Palmdale California on its first
flight The crew was Northrop Chief Test Pilot Bruce J Hinds and Col Richard Couch The top secretldquostealth bomberrdquo prototype landed at Edwards AFB California 1 hour 52 minutes later After completingthe flight test program -1066 was placed in storage until 1993 awaiting upgrade to the Block 10operational configuration In 2000 it was again upgraded to the Block 30 standard It is now named Spiritof America and assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB Missouri
July 23 1983The National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton Ohio enshrined the Navyrsquos only World War I ace David SIngalls He was honored for his service during that war in the Naval Air Transport Service during WorldWar II and for his postwar role in commercial aviation Ingalls was Daedalian Founder Member 3603
July 26 1971The Apollo 15Saturn V (AS-510) lifted off from Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center CapeCanaveral Florida The three-man flight crew were Col David Randolph Scott mission commander onhis third space flight Maj Alfred Merrill Worden command module pilot on his first mission and Lt ColJames Benson Irwin lunar module pilot also on his first space mission All three were US Air Forceofficers Colonel Scott is a Daedalian Life Member Colonel Irwin was a Life Member until his death in1991
July 27 1912While in a Wright B1 Flyer Navy Lt John Rodgers Daedalian Founder Member 4376 and EnsignCharles Maddox sent the first wireless message from an airplane to a ship the torpedo boat USSStringham stationed in Annapolis Maryland Rodgers was a 1903 Naval Academy graduate He was thefirst Navy officer to receive flying training from the Wright Brothers Learn more about him HERE
July 30 1935Navy Lt Frank Akers became the first person to make a ldquoblindrdquo landing at sea His biplane had a hoodedcockpit allowing him to see only his controls and instruments He landed on the USS Langley which wassteaming in the Pacific off San Diego
REUNIONS
Randolph AFB UPT Class 70E (70-05) 50th ReunionOct 14-18 2020
Dallas TexasContact Howard Hackney at HHackneyaviationcleanaircom or 248-505-1964
_____
12th TFW Reunion NEW DATESThe 12th TFW reunion originally scheduled May 6-9 2020
will now be held Oct 28-31 2020The location remains the same -- Dayton Ohio
(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam12th FEWSFW Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)_____
AC-119 Gunship Reunion XXI POSTPONEDThe reunion originally scheduled for Oct 28-Nov 1 in Fort Walton Beach Florida has been postponed
until fall 2021 Find updates on their website at httpswwwac119gunshipscomor their Facebook page at httpswwwfacebookcomgroups195912423919726
_____
F-117 Tribute to Commemorate 40 Years of the NighthawksThe Orleans Casino Las Vegas Nevada
April 22-23 2022F-117 Short Life Long Shadow
See our F-117 Stealth Fighter Association website f117sfaorg for additional detailsWe are building a mailing list and want you to be on it
Please email Bill Lake at F117nighthawkfindergmailcom
OUR SPONSORS
This newspaper article is transcribed verbatim below
LIEUT GD JEWETTKILLED IN FRANCE
Lieutenant George Daryl Jewett son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Jewett of 922 Shattuckavenue was killed in a flight while testing an English airplane at St Jean de MontsFrance November 10 according to news received yesterday by his parents in a letterfrom Lieutenant Rolla W NortonThe same mail brought to the family a number of letter from Lieutenant Jewett in which hewrote enthusiastically of his flights and work at the camp In the last words of his lastletter written the night before his death Lieutenant Jewett says ldquoI think the government isgoing to adopt a machine I have rigged up for landing a machine gun link belt which nowhas to be done by hand I hope this finds you all well and happyrdquoAccording to Lieutenant Norton a call was made for volunteers to test a new machine atthe camp and Lieutenant Jewett responded The machine went into a tail spin from avertical bank and did not come out As Lieutenant Jewett was an expert flyer it is believedby the authorities that the machine was defectiveIn his last letters Lieutenant Jewett wrote of giving an exhibition flight with a ldquoBabyNewportrdquo as a drawing card for a football game which was attended by a thousand men inuniform and many French civilians
Flights to LondonAt Issuedun the largest flying field in France Lieutenant Jewett was in charge of thedistribution service and delivered machines to all parts of the French war front and madeseveral trips from Paris to London to deliver machines While making a flight in a ldquoSpadrdquothe machine caught fire and by his presence of mind and quick descent he extinguishedthe flames before the machine reached the ground At Orly where Lieutenant Jewett was
also training he passed in the gunnery tests with the highest marks in a class of seventyLieutenant Jewett was born in Santa Rosa twenty-five years ago and had lived here forthe last eleven years He was a graduate of the Berkeley high school and took a sixmonthsrsquo mechanical course at the California School of Arts and Crafts After attending theuniversity for one year he enlisted and trained first at San Diego at the aviation school Hewas for three months in charge of the supply office there and was for five months in theassembling branch working up to the position of assembling the Curtiss airplanes InSeptember last year he was discharged from the regular army in order to re-enlist in theaviation section of the signal reserve corps He attended the military school of aeronauticsand was acting adjutant the last week hereLieutenant Jewett was placed in charge of the class leaving here enroute for Egypt AtNew York the plans were changed and the class was sent to Love Field Texas and inMay crossed to France Before going overseas Lieutenant Jewett was given a furlough tovisit his parents here He is survived by his parents and one sister Miss Daphne JewettLieutenant Jewett was buried in a government cemetery a beautiful spot at St Jean deMonts The funeral was strictly military and was attended by the commanding officer andhis staff the post band and his personal friends
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
July 2 1943Lt Charles Hall 99th Fighter Squadron became the first US African-American pilot to shoot down anAxis plane a German Focke-Wulf 190 over Sicily
July 4 1942The Flying Tigers joined the Army Air Forces as the 23rd Fighter Group with Col Robert L Scott Jrcommanding Scott would retire as a brigadier general in 1957 He wrote several books among themldquoGod is My Copilotrdquo and ldquoBoring a Hole in the Skyrdquo He was a Daedalian Life Member until his death in2006
July 6 1950James H ldquoJimmyrdquo Doolittle Daedalian Founder Member 107 was named ldquoAviator of the Decaderdquo by theHarmon Aviation Awards Committee
July 14 1922Daedalian Life Member Brig Gen Robin Olds a fighter pilot and triple ace with 16 official aerial victoriesin two wars was born on this date as Robert Oldys Jr at Luke Field Hospital Honolulu Territory ofHawaii He was the first son of Daedalian Founder Member 12856 Capt Robert Oldys Air ServiceUnited States Army and Eloise Wichman Nott Oldys In 1931 the family name was legally changed fromOldys to Olds As a child Robert Jr became known as ldquoRobinrdquo a dimunuitive of Robert Learn moreabout this member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame HERE
July 15 1939The Army Air Corps acquired performance rights to the song ldquoWild Blue Yonderrdquo by composer RobertCrawford It subsequently became the official US Air Force song
July 16 1969Apollo 11 crewed by Neil A Armstrong Col Edwin E Aldrin Jr USAF and Lt Col Michael CollinsUSAF launched from John F Kennedy Space Center Florida On July 20 Armstrong and Aldrin in lunarmodule Eagle separated from command and service module Columbia and descended to the moonldquoHouston Tranquility Base here mdash the Eagle has landedrdquo Armstrong reported to mission control whenthe lunar module touched down on the moon at 1618 EDT At 2256 EDT a naval aviator became the firstperson to walk on the moon when Armstrong stepped onto the surface Collins who retired as a majorgeneral in the Air Force Reserve is a Daedalian Life Member
July 17 1989The first Northrop B-2A Spirit 82-1066 took off from Air Force Plant 42 Palmdale California on its first
flight The crew was Northrop Chief Test Pilot Bruce J Hinds and Col Richard Couch The top secretldquostealth bomberrdquo prototype landed at Edwards AFB California 1 hour 52 minutes later After completingthe flight test program -1066 was placed in storage until 1993 awaiting upgrade to the Block 10operational configuration In 2000 it was again upgraded to the Block 30 standard It is now named Spiritof America and assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB Missouri
July 23 1983The National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton Ohio enshrined the Navyrsquos only World War I ace David SIngalls He was honored for his service during that war in the Naval Air Transport Service during WorldWar II and for his postwar role in commercial aviation Ingalls was Daedalian Founder Member 3603
July 26 1971The Apollo 15Saturn V (AS-510) lifted off from Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center CapeCanaveral Florida The three-man flight crew were Col David Randolph Scott mission commander onhis third space flight Maj Alfred Merrill Worden command module pilot on his first mission and Lt ColJames Benson Irwin lunar module pilot also on his first space mission All three were US Air Forceofficers Colonel Scott is a Daedalian Life Member Colonel Irwin was a Life Member until his death in1991
July 27 1912While in a Wright B1 Flyer Navy Lt John Rodgers Daedalian Founder Member 4376 and EnsignCharles Maddox sent the first wireless message from an airplane to a ship the torpedo boat USSStringham stationed in Annapolis Maryland Rodgers was a 1903 Naval Academy graduate He was thefirst Navy officer to receive flying training from the Wright Brothers Learn more about him HERE
July 30 1935Navy Lt Frank Akers became the first person to make a ldquoblindrdquo landing at sea His biplane had a hoodedcockpit allowing him to see only his controls and instruments He landed on the USS Langley which wassteaming in the Pacific off San Diego
REUNIONS
Randolph AFB UPT Class 70E (70-05) 50th ReunionOct 14-18 2020
Dallas TexasContact Howard Hackney at HHackneyaviationcleanaircom or 248-505-1964
_____
12th TFW Reunion NEW DATESThe 12th TFW reunion originally scheduled May 6-9 2020
will now be held Oct 28-31 2020The location remains the same -- Dayton Ohio
(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam12th FEWSFW Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)_____
AC-119 Gunship Reunion XXI POSTPONEDThe reunion originally scheduled for Oct 28-Nov 1 in Fort Walton Beach Florida has been postponed
until fall 2021 Find updates on their website at httpswwwac119gunshipscomor their Facebook page at httpswwwfacebookcomgroups195912423919726
_____
F-117 Tribute to Commemorate 40 Years of the NighthawksThe Orleans Casino Las Vegas Nevada
April 22-23 2022F-117 Short Life Long Shadow
See our F-117 Stealth Fighter Association website f117sfaorg for additional detailsWe are building a mailing list and want you to be on it
Please email Bill Lake at F117nighthawkfindergmailcom
OUR SPONSORS
also training he passed in the gunnery tests with the highest marks in a class of seventyLieutenant Jewett was born in Santa Rosa twenty-five years ago and had lived here forthe last eleven years He was a graduate of the Berkeley high school and took a sixmonthsrsquo mechanical course at the California School of Arts and Crafts After attending theuniversity for one year he enlisted and trained first at San Diego at the aviation school Hewas for three months in charge of the supply office there and was for five months in theassembling branch working up to the position of assembling the Curtiss airplanes InSeptember last year he was discharged from the regular army in order to re-enlist in theaviation section of the signal reserve corps He attended the military school of aeronauticsand was acting adjutant the last week hereLieutenant Jewett was placed in charge of the class leaving here enroute for Egypt AtNew York the plans were changed and the class was sent to Love Field Texas and inMay crossed to France Before going overseas Lieutenant Jewett was given a furlough tovisit his parents here He is survived by his parents and one sister Miss Daphne JewettLieutenant Jewett was buried in a government cemetery a beautiful spot at St Jean deMonts The funeral was strictly military and was attended by the commanding officer andhis staff the post band and his personal friends
AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE
July 2 1943Lt Charles Hall 99th Fighter Squadron became the first US African-American pilot to shoot down anAxis plane a German Focke-Wulf 190 over Sicily
July 4 1942The Flying Tigers joined the Army Air Forces as the 23rd Fighter Group with Col Robert L Scott Jrcommanding Scott would retire as a brigadier general in 1957 He wrote several books among themldquoGod is My Copilotrdquo and ldquoBoring a Hole in the Skyrdquo He was a Daedalian Life Member until his death in2006
July 6 1950James H ldquoJimmyrdquo Doolittle Daedalian Founder Member 107 was named ldquoAviator of the Decaderdquo by theHarmon Aviation Awards Committee
July 14 1922Daedalian Life Member Brig Gen Robin Olds a fighter pilot and triple ace with 16 official aerial victoriesin two wars was born on this date as Robert Oldys Jr at Luke Field Hospital Honolulu Territory ofHawaii He was the first son of Daedalian Founder Member 12856 Capt Robert Oldys Air ServiceUnited States Army and Eloise Wichman Nott Oldys In 1931 the family name was legally changed fromOldys to Olds As a child Robert Jr became known as ldquoRobinrdquo a dimunuitive of Robert Learn moreabout this member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame HERE
July 15 1939The Army Air Corps acquired performance rights to the song ldquoWild Blue Yonderrdquo by composer RobertCrawford It subsequently became the official US Air Force song
July 16 1969Apollo 11 crewed by Neil A Armstrong Col Edwin E Aldrin Jr USAF and Lt Col Michael CollinsUSAF launched from John F Kennedy Space Center Florida On July 20 Armstrong and Aldrin in lunarmodule Eagle separated from command and service module Columbia and descended to the moonldquoHouston Tranquility Base here mdash the Eagle has landedrdquo Armstrong reported to mission control whenthe lunar module touched down on the moon at 1618 EDT At 2256 EDT a naval aviator became the firstperson to walk on the moon when Armstrong stepped onto the surface Collins who retired as a majorgeneral in the Air Force Reserve is a Daedalian Life Member
July 17 1989The first Northrop B-2A Spirit 82-1066 took off from Air Force Plant 42 Palmdale California on its first
flight The crew was Northrop Chief Test Pilot Bruce J Hinds and Col Richard Couch The top secretldquostealth bomberrdquo prototype landed at Edwards AFB California 1 hour 52 minutes later After completingthe flight test program -1066 was placed in storage until 1993 awaiting upgrade to the Block 10operational configuration In 2000 it was again upgraded to the Block 30 standard It is now named Spiritof America and assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB Missouri
July 23 1983The National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton Ohio enshrined the Navyrsquos only World War I ace David SIngalls He was honored for his service during that war in the Naval Air Transport Service during WorldWar II and for his postwar role in commercial aviation Ingalls was Daedalian Founder Member 3603
July 26 1971The Apollo 15Saturn V (AS-510) lifted off from Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center CapeCanaveral Florida The three-man flight crew were Col David Randolph Scott mission commander onhis third space flight Maj Alfred Merrill Worden command module pilot on his first mission and Lt ColJames Benson Irwin lunar module pilot also on his first space mission All three were US Air Forceofficers Colonel Scott is a Daedalian Life Member Colonel Irwin was a Life Member until his death in1991
July 27 1912While in a Wright B1 Flyer Navy Lt John Rodgers Daedalian Founder Member 4376 and EnsignCharles Maddox sent the first wireless message from an airplane to a ship the torpedo boat USSStringham stationed in Annapolis Maryland Rodgers was a 1903 Naval Academy graduate He was thefirst Navy officer to receive flying training from the Wright Brothers Learn more about him HERE
July 30 1935Navy Lt Frank Akers became the first person to make a ldquoblindrdquo landing at sea His biplane had a hoodedcockpit allowing him to see only his controls and instruments He landed on the USS Langley which wassteaming in the Pacific off San Diego
REUNIONS
Randolph AFB UPT Class 70E (70-05) 50th ReunionOct 14-18 2020
Dallas TexasContact Howard Hackney at HHackneyaviationcleanaircom or 248-505-1964
_____
12th TFW Reunion NEW DATESThe 12th TFW reunion originally scheduled May 6-9 2020
will now be held Oct 28-31 2020The location remains the same -- Dayton Ohio
(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam12th FEWSFW Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)_____
AC-119 Gunship Reunion XXI POSTPONEDThe reunion originally scheduled for Oct 28-Nov 1 in Fort Walton Beach Florida has been postponed
until fall 2021 Find updates on their website at httpswwwac119gunshipscomor their Facebook page at httpswwwfacebookcomgroups195912423919726
_____
F-117 Tribute to Commemorate 40 Years of the NighthawksThe Orleans Casino Las Vegas Nevada
April 22-23 2022F-117 Short Life Long Shadow
See our F-117 Stealth Fighter Association website f117sfaorg for additional detailsWe are building a mailing list and want you to be on it
Please email Bill Lake at F117nighthawkfindergmailcom
OUR SPONSORS
flight The crew was Northrop Chief Test Pilot Bruce J Hinds and Col Richard Couch The top secretldquostealth bomberrdquo prototype landed at Edwards AFB California 1 hour 52 minutes later After completingthe flight test program -1066 was placed in storage until 1993 awaiting upgrade to the Block 10operational configuration In 2000 it was again upgraded to the Block 30 standard It is now named Spiritof America and assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB Missouri
July 23 1983The National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton Ohio enshrined the Navyrsquos only World War I ace David SIngalls He was honored for his service during that war in the Naval Air Transport Service during WorldWar II and for his postwar role in commercial aviation Ingalls was Daedalian Founder Member 3603
July 26 1971The Apollo 15Saturn V (AS-510) lifted off from Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center CapeCanaveral Florida The three-man flight crew were Col David Randolph Scott mission commander onhis third space flight Maj Alfred Merrill Worden command module pilot on his first mission and Lt ColJames Benson Irwin lunar module pilot also on his first space mission All three were US Air Forceofficers Colonel Scott is a Daedalian Life Member Colonel Irwin was a Life Member until his death in1991
July 27 1912While in a Wright B1 Flyer Navy Lt John Rodgers Daedalian Founder Member 4376 and EnsignCharles Maddox sent the first wireless message from an airplane to a ship the torpedo boat USSStringham stationed in Annapolis Maryland Rodgers was a 1903 Naval Academy graduate He was thefirst Navy officer to receive flying training from the Wright Brothers Learn more about him HERE
July 30 1935Navy Lt Frank Akers became the first person to make a ldquoblindrdquo landing at sea His biplane had a hoodedcockpit allowing him to see only his controls and instruments He landed on the USS Langley which wassteaming in the Pacific off San Diego
REUNIONS
Randolph AFB UPT Class 70E (70-05) 50th ReunionOct 14-18 2020
Dallas TexasContact Howard Hackney at HHackneyaviationcleanaircom or 248-505-1964
_____
12th TFW Reunion NEW DATESThe 12th TFW reunion originally scheduled May 6-9 2020
will now be held Oct 28-31 2020The location remains the same -- Dayton Ohio
(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB Florida Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB Vietnam12th FEWSFW Bergstrom AFB Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)
POC EJ SherwoodEJ12TFWcoxnet or 480-396-4681
(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event)_____
AC-119 Gunship Reunion XXI POSTPONEDThe reunion originally scheduled for Oct 28-Nov 1 in Fort Walton Beach Florida has been postponed
until fall 2021 Find updates on their website at httpswwwac119gunshipscomor their Facebook page at httpswwwfacebookcomgroups195912423919726
_____
F-117 Tribute to Commemorate 40 Years of the NighthawksThe Orleans Casino Las Vegas Nevada
April 22-23 2022F-117 Short Life Long Shadow
See our F-117 Stealth Fighter Association website f117sfaorg for additional detailsWe are building a mailing list and want you to be on it
Please email Bill Lake at F117nighthawkfindergmailcom
OUR SPONSORS
See our F-117 Stealth Fighter Association website f117sfaorg for additional detailsWe are building a mailing list and want you to be on it
Please email Bill Lake at F117nighthawkfindergmailcom
OUR SPONSORS
