We wish you the Spirit of Merry Christmas

        Hello All,

... Well another year has raced past us all... We (the staff and I) wish for you all, every happiness ... We thank you for your continued support of this project...

...We have a dream and as we aim for its completion, we find that the journey toward it is as great an adventure as any that we have ever had...

        ...We wish to you... the feeling of our Merry Christmas... because no matter what the faith or belief ... there is a spirit that prevails this time of year... of Good will and Peace to all... it is in this vein that I send this to you all...

                "Bear"

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Afrikaans - Geseende Kerfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar

Arabic - I'D Miilad Said ous Sana Saida

Argentine - Felices Pasquas Y Felices Ano Nuevo

Armenian - Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand

Azeri - Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun

Bahasa Malaysia - Selamat Hari Natal

Basque - Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!

Bengali - Shuvo Naba Barsha

Bohemian - Vesele Vanoce

Brazilian - Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo

Breton - Nedeleg laouen na bloav ezh mat

Bulgarian - Vasel Koleda; Tchesti nova godina!

Catalan - Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!

Cantonese - Gong Tsok Sing Dan, Bing Ho Sun Hei

Choctaw - Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito

Cornish - Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth

Corsian - Pace e salute

Crazanian - Rot Yikji Dol La Roo

Cree - Mitho Makosi Kesikansi

Creek - Afvcke Nettvcakorakko

Croatian - Sretan Bozic

Czech - Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok

Danish - Glaedelig Jul

Duri - Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak

Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!

Egyptian - Colo sana wintom tiebeen

English - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Eskimo - Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!

Esperanto - Gajan Kristnaskon

Estonian - Ruumsaid juulup|hi

Faeroese - Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar!

Farsi - Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad

Finnish - Hyvaa joulua

Flemish - Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar

French - Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!

Frisian - Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!

Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ur!

Galician - Bo Nada

German - Froehliche Weihnachten

Greek - Kala Christouyenna!

Hausa - Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!

Hawaiian - Mele Kalikimaka

Hebrew - Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova

Hindi - Shub Naya Baras

Hungarian - Kellemes Karacsonyiunnepeket

Icelandic - Gledileg Jol

Indonesian - Selamat Hari Natal

Iraqi - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah

Irish -Nollaig Shona Dhuit

Italian - Buone Feste Natalizie

Japanese - Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto

Jiberish -Mithag Crithagsigathmithags

Korean - Sung Tan Chuk Ha

Latin - Natale hilare et Annum Nuovo!

Latvian - Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu!

Lausitzian - Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto

Lithuanian - Linksmu Kaledu

Low Saxon -Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar

Maltese - Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja!

Mandarin - Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan

Manx - Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa

Maori - Meri Kirihimete

Marathi - Shub Naya Varsh

Navajo - Merry Keshmish

Norwegian - God Jul

Occitan - Pulit nadal e bona annado

Papua New Guinea - Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na

Nupela yia i go long yu

Pennsylvania German - En frehlicher Grischtdaag unen hallich Nei Yaahr!

Polish - Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia

Portuguese - Boas Festas Rapa-Nui - Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua

Pushto - Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha

Rapa-Nui - Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua

Rhetian - Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn

Romanche - Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!

Rumanian - Sarbatori vesele

Russian - Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom

Sami - Buorrit Juovllat

Samoan - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou

Sardinian - Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou

Scots Gaelic - Nollaig chridheil huibh

Serbian -Hristos se rodi

Serb-Croatian - Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina

Singhalese - Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa

Slovakian - Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce

Slovak - Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok

Slovene - Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto

Spanish - Feliz Navidad y Prospero Ano Nuevo

Swedish - God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År

Tagalog - Maligayang Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon

Tamil - Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal

Thai - Sawadee Pee Mai

Trukeese - Neekirissimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!

Turkish - Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun

Ukrainian - Srozhdestvom Kristovym

Urdu - Naya Saal Mubarak Ho

Vietnamese - Chung Mung Giang Sinh

Valencian:  Bon Nadal i Cap d'Any

Welsh - Nadolig Llawen

Xhosa - Siniqwenelela Ikrisimesi EmnandI Nonyaka Omtsha Ozele Iintsikelelo

Namathamsanqa

Yayeya - Krisema

Yugoslavian - Cestitamo Bozic.

Yoruba - E ku odun, e hu iye' dun!

Zulu - Sinifesela Ukhisimusi Omuhle Nonyaka Omusha Onempumelelo

Tribute link for the Birthday of the DC-3

Eric Hake of Foreflight sent us this link to the AOPA tribute to the birthday of the DC-3…

http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2010/december/feature_dc3.html?WT.adv=adv1

Eric

Happy Birthday to the DC-3 and all its variants

75th Anniversary
of the roll-out of the:
Douglas
DC-3/C-47/R4D/Li-2/Dakota
(and all of its many variants)

December 17, 1935

The Douglas Aircraft Company rolled out,
and flew the Legendary DC-3!

The DC-3 in this single event, with all its variants, has rippled through the Aviation World for over 70 years. Competing designers have proclaimed the demise of this valiant workhorse, with each new aluminum show plane, but to no avail.

Official EAA AirVenture DVD 2010

I received mine and it is fantastic … plenty of DC-3 pictures…Great gift for DC-3 lovers

Official EAA AirVenture DVD 2010

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Price: $14.99

Item Number: 2265745000000

Quantity:
* Whole number only

Now shipping! Get your copy of the official EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 souvenir DVD today.

Want a preview? Click the link below to enjoy this opening video montage from one of the greatest AirVentures yet!

http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?bcpid=90015277001&bctid=671168806001

“L-Bird the little plane that did”

This message is for all:   about the new days and new times  that the "L-Bird TV Documentary" made by Bill Stratton/ILPA for the Military Channel and/or Documentery Channel “L-Bird the little plane that did” will be played nation wide (45 minutes on the Discovery Channel); Saturday, November 13, 2010, 8:00pm central standard time, Sunday, November 14, 2010 and 11:00am central standard time, Monday November 15, 2010..

Veterans Day - Remembrance Day

Veterans Day - November 11, 2010

National Veterans Day Ceremony

The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held each year on November 11th at Arlington National Cemetery . The ceremony commences precisely at 11:00 a.m. with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns and continues inside the Memorial Amphitheater with a parade of colors by veterans’ organizations and remarks from dignitaries. The ceremony is intended to honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces.

Many people confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Both holidays were established to recognize and honor the men and women who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces. But Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday in May, was originally set aside as a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle.

While those who died are also remembered on Veterans Day, which is observed on November 11, Veterans Day is intended to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank living Veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their duty.

While in Canada they celebrate Remembrance Day:

Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veterans Day – is a Commonwealth holiday (observed in all Commonwealth countries except Mozambique) to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 (major hostilities of World War I were formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice).

And our thanks to “Ole Sarge” for sharing:

The Best on Earth:
A Veteran's Day Tribute

If someone has done military service,
They earn the title "veteran," and more;
They earn our deep respect and admiration;
That they are special no one can ignore.

They sacrificed the comforts we enjoy;
The list is long of all the things they gave.
Our veterans are extraordinary people;
They’re loyal, dedicated, true and brave.

When terror and invasion were real threats,
They showed us they could handle any storm.
We owe our freedoms and our very lives
To our veterans, who served in uniform.

Our veterans should be celebrities;
They’re exceptional; no other group compares.
We’re grateful for the many things they'’ve done;
They’re always in our hearts and in our prayers.

We owe our veterans support and friendship;
Let no one ever question what they’re worth.
These men and women served us and our country,
Our veterans--the very best on earth.

By Joanna Fuchs

Open Cockpit Day with the C-47 "Sky Train/DAKOTA"

WHO: The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum

WHAT: is sponsoring an Open Cockpit Day with the C-47 "Sky Train/DAKOTA" World War II military transport aircraft.

WHERE: at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum located on the grounds of the Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB). The museum is located 6 miles east of Pueblo Colorado on US Highway 96/US Highway 50 East.

WHEN: 13 November 2010 from 10 AM to 4 PM.

COST: $7 for persons aged 10 years of age and over. Active duty military admitted free with valid military ID. There is no additional cost to sit in the cockpit of the aircraft.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The C-47 was one of the most widely used transport aircraft of World War II and was extensively used by air forces around the world.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Contact the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum at (719) 948-9219 or by email at service@pwam.org . Visit the museum website at www.pwam.org . Aircraft and dates subject to change, please call ahead.

Feel free to share this information with anyone you think might be interested.

Jason Unwin

Education Officer

Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum

PS Find the museum on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/updates.php?id=140330705999632&sent=1&e=0#!/pages/Pueblo-Weisbrod-Aircraft-Museum/140330705999632?v=info

Hiller Aviation Museum 75th DC-3 celebration

Hello All,

I just wanted to pass along to you that we are hosting a 75^th celebration of the Roll out of the DC-3

at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos CA
on the Dec 17/18.

We had our DC-3 (97H) at the Last Time at Rock Falls (greatest event ever!) and we wanted to do something here at the museum.

Our event will be a much smaller scale but we have 2 Dc-3’s, A C-41 and a C-47 participating in the event. Plus singers, presenters, antique cars etc…

Here is a link to the event:

 http://www.hiller.org/DC3.shtml

It would be great if you would pass this around to interested DC-3 folks.

Thanks

William Turner
VP Operations
Hiller Aviation Museum

Monomatic Toilet Parts

Received parts request for:

I am currently looking for Monomatic Toilet Parts.
P/N 119751 Cartridge assy and 119758-1
Timer and Cover Assy DC-3 aircraft ZS-NTE.

I need these ASAP if you can help me.

if anyone knows where to obtain these parts contact me by reply

Medal of Honor… Tango Mike Mike

TANGO MIKE MIKE..........

This guy deserves to be recognized----even all these years later. take the time to watch it. What an amazing courage and determination. 
http://biggeekdad.com/2010/01/tango-mike-mike/

Heroes of the Burma Campaign

www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=1702&lang=en-CA

…Well Done…”Bear”

people I met at Oshkosh

Still working on gathering information gleamed from Airventure 2010… met many great folks:
ForeFlight’s iPad Aviation Revolution.

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Airventure 2010 was a tribute to veterans

Some struggled all week to gather enough airspeed to lift off…

Observations on the 2010 DC-3 gathering

OK…The Staff and I have returned from the big DC-3 “doings” in IL and WI…  Short Version of the story is it never quite “pulled its self together”… That is not to say no DC-3s… Those that were there were magnificent… But the dream of 50 plus DC-3s flying together at one time just never made it to fruition… Many factors … No blame …  and We will have many stories and pictures of those wonderful Birds and folks that gave it their best shot… and were there in all their finery… “Bear”

DC-3 Parts available

The Museum received this today:

Hola tengo partes de un douglas DC3, como freno de rueda, accesorios de partes de motor , mangueras etc, necesito saber quien quiera comprarlos , o a donde publicar mis fotos , como paginas de compra y ventas , se lo agradeceré, mi nombre es socrates bockos , mi padre oswaldo bockos fundo una empresa aérea en el 67 y tengo repuestos originales.

This is a

Translation:

“Hello I have parts for a Douglas DC3, like brake of wheel, accessories of parts of motor, hoses etc, I need to contact people interested to buy them, or to where to publish my photos, as pages of purchase and sales, I will thank for it,”

my name is Socrates, Bockos    my father is Oswaldo Bockos   
We started an aerial company in 1967 and have original spare parts.”

Thank you 2nd Lt. Baker

By REBECCA BOONEST. MARIES, Idaho (AP) -- Vernon Baker, who belatedly received the Medal of Honor for his role in World War II, died at his home near St. Maries, Idaho. He was 90....

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In 1944, 2nd Lt. Baker was sent to Italy with a full platoon of 54 men. On April 5, he and his soldiers found themselves behind enemy lines near Viareggio, Italy. When concentrated enemy fire from several machine gun emplacements stopped his company's advance, Baker crawled to one and destroyed it, killing three Germans. Continuing forward, he attacked an enemy observation post and killed two occupants.

With the aid of one of his men, Baker attacked two more machine gun nests, killing or wounding the four enemy soldiers occupying these positions. Then he covered the evacuation of his wounded soldiers by occupying an exposed position and drawing the enemy's fire.

On the following night, Baker voluntarily led a battalion advance through enemy mine fields and heavy fire.

In all, Baker and his platoon killed 26 Enemy combatants and destroyed six machine gun nests, two observer posts and four dugouts.

Buffalo Airways DC-3’s

News in from the EAA Hotline…

Ice Pilots: Buffalo Airways
Buffalo Airways still operates a daily scheduled passenger service on DC-3s for residents in Canada's Northwest Territories and is the last airline to do so. The airline plans to bring two of its "3s" to AirVenture this month to help celebrate the big 75th anniversary of the aircraft's first flight. Watch the video

CELEBRATE THE DC-3/C47 AT AIRVENTURE LUNCHEON
Was your first airplane ride on a DC-3? Were you a pilot or flight attendant on a DC-3? Did you have a military experience on a C-47? If so, please join us for lunch and share your memories and experiences. A DC-3 Reunion lunch is planned for Wednesday, July 28, in the Founders' Wing of the AirVenture Museum, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

EAA is inviting everyone that has a historic connection to the DC-3/C-47 to attend. It will be a time for everyone who is passionate about the DC-3/C-47 to get together and celebrate the legacy of a legendary aircraft. James Douglas, son of Donald W. Douglas Sr, the founder of Douglas Aircraft Co., will be in attendance, as will numerous crews of visiting DC-3s. Timeless Voices of Aviation volunteers will also be on hand to create archival recordings of people's memories.

The lunch is free but space is limited so you must make a reservation either by e-mail to AirVenture Oshkosh Convention Office  or by calling 920-426-6823.

Support EAA …the true spirit of Aviation

EAA Airventure 2010 update

Among the activities already scheduled as part of the DC-3 75th anniversary celebration at Oshkosh are:

• A very special DC-3 / C-47 reunion evening at Theater in the Woods, hosted by David Hartman;
• “Salute to Veterans” activities in cooperation with Disabled American Veterans (DAV) to include re-enactor displays and personal appearances by WWII veterans of “Easy Company” (known from the HBO series “Band of Brothers”);
• Air Show programs throughout the week to include a parade of classic airliners; a unique heritage flight that pairs the C-47 with the modern C-17 Globemaster; and static jumps from a pair of C-47s by the Liberty Jump Team, using WWII-style round canopy parachutes;
• An appearance by the aircraft and stars of hit Canadian reality TV series “Ice Pilots”, still operating the DC-3 in daily passenger service;
• DC-3 movie screenings, including the John Wayne classic  “Island in the Sky” at the outdoor Fly-In Movie Theater;
• Numerous public forums related to the people, history and operations of the DC-3;
• A major week-long effort by the EAA Timeless Voices of Aviation team to capture and preserve the video oral histories of all people connected with the DC-3.

Additional activities will be posted at www.airventure.org as they are finalized.

Happy 4th of July

First thanks to all who have and are now serving to Protect our freedom and our U.S.A. way of life.  And thanks to those who gave their life to protect it.

We in the USA have many enemies both foreign and domestic trying to bring our Freedom to a halt… 

Welcome Home Sarg.

By Carolina Hidalgo, The Oregonian

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/portland_man_grows_closer_to_d.html

Nearly 67 years ago, Tech. Sgt. Leonard A. Gionet, had ducked into the Army green radio room of a Boeing B-17. He sat on a worn green chair in the World War II-era bomber, the sun filtering in through an open window.. From a small chair bolted to the plane's plywood floor, he manned the radio, World War II raging outside the curved walls.
His plane, nicknamed "Naughty but Nice" and sporting a scantily clad woman painted on its side, never made it out of the war. Shot down by a Japanese pilot, it crashed into the thick forests of Papua New Guinea. On June 26, 1943, Leonard A. Gionet left behind a new bride and 6-month-old son Leonard, who would spend a lifetime piecing together memories.
Growing up, the younger Gionet, now 67, had only his mom's stories and a large chest of memorabilia to fill in the gaps. But it wasn't until a surprising phone call two weeks ago from the Army's casualty affairs center that he ever felt a hint of closure.
After 66 years, his father's missing remains had been identified. Years of investigation and forensic testing meant Leonard A. Gionet would finally receive a proper military funeral and burial.

German DC-3 badly damaged

Thanks to Ol' Sarge for heads-up on this:

German sightseeing DC-3 badly damaged in emergency landing

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/19/343460/german-sightseeing-dc-3-badly-damaged-in-emergency-landing.html

By David Kaminski-Morrow
Details of the circumstances of the event are still sketchy but Schonefeld Airport's operator, Berliner Flughafen, says the landing immediately followed the DC-3's departure.

Change of Plans for Mass DC-3 flight

The Last Time organization will not arrive at EAA AirVenture this year as a mass formation of Douglas DC-3 aircraft,
EAA officials have indicated. Instead, an EAA-organized mass formation called Max Effort will take place July 27.
(AirVenture runs from July 26 to Aug. 1.)

The Last Time celebration will continue and will include a mass formation at Whiteside County Airport in Rock Falls, Ill.
After the celebration is complete, it is hoped many of the participating aircraft will individually fly to Oshkosh.
An EAA official said they have confirmations from many DC-3 operators, including those not attending the Rock Falls celebration, who will attend AirVenture this year.

It is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the DC-3.

'Flying the DC-3' Webinar

Don't Miss the 'Flying the DC-3' Webinar

• Wednesday, June 9: Flying the DC-3 with Ron Alexander
  Webinars begin at 7 p.m. CDT. More Webinars are added frequently. To view a complete and up-to-date list of all EAA Webinars, visit webinars page.
  Ron Alexander, DC-3 owner and retired Delta captain, will provide a history of the DC-3 along with flying characteristics summary. He also has been involved in antique and experimental aviation for over 30 years. He began Alexander Aeroplane Company in 1979 which was later sold to Aircraft Spruce and Specialty, and the SportAir Workshop program which has since become the EAA SportAir Workshops. He currently owns a composite repair facility and also owns and flies several antique airplanes including a DC-3.

'MAX EFFORT' APPLIED TO HUGE DC-3 ACTIVITIES AT OSHKOSH
More elements to the huge DC-3 75th anniversary celebration at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh have been added this week, creating more opportunities to enjoy a unique gathering of these aircraft at "Aviation's Family Reunion." The latest addition is a DC-3 and C-47 "Max-Effort Day" on Tuesday, July 27, that will include formation flights and aerial displays from all DC-3 aircraft that wish to be flown that day. That includes groups of the aircraft type in both airline and military configurations, plus others. This activity will give more aircraft the opportunity to participate above the previously scheduled mass arrival on Monday, July 26. Read more

Dakota/DC-3 Flight in South Africa

 

www.springbokflyingsafaris.com

This journey might interest your DC-3 Fans:

I have been given the privilege of marketing the following spectacular journey on the Dakota DC-3 – it is an adventure of a life time.  Should you require any further information either on the aircraft or on the famous South African pilot Captain Flippie Vermeulen 

BERNADETTE NICKOL
International Sales Director
Tel: +27 11 513 3484
Cell: 083 297 1676
South Africa

A New Book about the DC-3 in operation today

http://angelflight44.com/

History is filled with stories of adventure.
This account, however, also includes the unmistakable presence of the hand of God. Angel Flight 44: The True Story of Two Dedicated Pilots, a 60-Year-Old DC-3, and the Amazing Hurricane Katrina Mission That Birthed a New Aviation Ministry

(This book is available in both hardback and paperback editions. Purchase your copy today at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.)

This true story is a book born out of supernatural flight missions that saved countless lives by the grace of God. Not to be confused with the pre-existing Angel Flight medical air transportation organizations, the new Angel Flight 44 ministry revealed in these pages has its own unique mission, and a most miraculous beginning. The miraculous adventure of humanitarian relief that pilot Glen Hyde and copilot Denny Ghiringhelli experienced is a remarkable tale of mercy in the face of catastrophe, and the love of God expressed through His supernatural intervention. Two world-renowned ministries partnered with a veteran aviator and his Douglas Super DC-3, an American Airlines 767 captain, numerous companies, and a storm-wearied pastor in Slidell, Louisiana, to obey a call from God to help hurting people. However, this relief mission not only saved many hurricane victims, it forever changed the lives of the people who conducted it. The numerous testimonies of this adventure have already profoundly impacted the thousands who have heard them. Now that they are collected within this book, these stories should similarly impact you.

Help support the fine work of these folks…”Bear”

Salute To Veterans

DAV Magazine (the official voice of the disabled American Veterans) May/June 2010 issue. (page 20) Has a great interview with EAA President Paul Poberezny about the AirVenture 2010 AND THE 75TH Anniversary of the DC-3/C-47/Dakota/R4D/LI2…

Flagship NC17334

Flagship Detroit NC17334… SportAviation  Vol.59 No.5 / May 2010
page 104
Has a great article by Lauran Paine, Jr. Called “The Lovable Gooney Bird”

www.eaa.org

This Aircraft will be among the DC-3’s at Airventure Oshkosh 2010

L Bird Movie submitted to Film Festival

I wanted to let you know that the L Bird movie was accepted into the GI Film Festival in Washington DC.
It is set for viewing on Saturday May 15th at 10am.
The address for the Festival is
Carnegie Institution of Washington
• 1530 P Street NW •
Washington, DC 20005
Phone +1-202-387-6400
Our representative (ILPA) in that area will attend on our behalf and it would be nice if we could get any local L Bird fans to also attend.
If you know anyone that lives out that way please pass a long the info.
thanks
Here is a link to the festival.
http://www.gifilmfestival.com/film.htm

(A L Bird is a very light (Piper J-3 type) aircraft used to ferry personnel, and bring wounded so that the C-47/Dakota could air lift the patients to hospitals… in the rear area… they were code named “Grasshopper” …a very brave and unarmed group of pilots)

Vote for The DC-3 Aviation Museum

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100 DAYS TO OSHKOSH DC-3 gathering…

We're only 100 days away from opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 (July 26-August 1)! The question we have for you is simple: Are you ready yet for the largest gathering of DC-3 types since World War 2?
Read more

Memorial section and photo gallery’s

http://www.dc3museum.org/content/indexView/Gallery

Several  gallery's have been added to the new site configuration  as well as the memorial Section… all are still under construction but we are bringing them to life as quick as possible… “Bear”

Pennsylvania Pilot John Hicks

Pilot who taught himself to fly celebrates 100th birthday
Pennsylvania Pilot John Hicks celebrated his 100th birthday this week and reminisced about his historic flight in a one-passenger Aeronca C-2 plane from New York to Los Angeles in 1936. Hicks, who was denied flight training because one leg was shorter than the other, taught himself to fly by studying manuals. "I read everything I could possibly read about planes," said Hicks.

DC-2 at Oshkosh 2010

DC-2 TO JOIN OSHKOSH DC-3 CELEBRATION
A rare Douglas DC-2, the predecessor to the DC-3, will join the July 26 mass arrival of 40 airplanes at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010.

Overdue awards for WASPS

AOPA

Congress to award female pilots in WWII WASP program
Congress plans to award about 180 members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots with the Congressional Gold Medal today. The female pilots transported military personnel and flew other non-combat missions during World War II. The WASP pilots served at 120 Army Air Bases in the U.S. until 1944 but did not receive partial veterans benefits until 1977.

Update: Oshkosh DC-3’s number now At 40!

Aviation Publishing Group announced on AVWEB:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/OshkoshDC3FormationAt40_202114-1.html?type=pf

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It is fantastic that the organizers of a mass arrival of DC-3s and C-47s at EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 now expect 40 aircraft to take part. in a flight to Wittman Regional Airport for a formation flyby at 1,000 feet to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the Douglas DC-3 aircraft.

Movie: Test Pilot 1938

While watching the 1938 movie “Test Pilot” on TV
staring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy
saw some great pictures of DC-3’s …one in United Airline markings.

Joe Grant, DC-3 pilot for Saudi King

EARLY MIDEAST AVIATION CHRONICLED IN BOOK
Joe Grant, DC-3 pilot for Saudi King
The story of aviation's early days in Saudi Arabia and the pilot ins are told in King Abdulaziz...His Plane and his Pilot, a book launched at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009 and currently available at EAA's online store Aeronautica. Author Michael Saba, Ph.D, tells the story of the king's personal pilot, 101-year-old pilot Capt. Joe Grant. A barnstormer from the 1920s, Grant flew the DC-3 given to King Abdulaziz by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in February 1945 and was instrumental in helping to develop relations between the US and Saudi governments during World War II. Grant was at AirVenture last year, appearing at a special AeroShell Square ceremony with the grandsons of FDR and King Abdulaziz. Grant also told his story in an evening program at Theater in the Woods. Listen to the program from the EAA Radio vault.

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If this does not make you proud of our military, nothing will.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ7968BbMnU

This is not DC-3… But is Medal Of Honor and needs to be said and seen…”Bear”

Tropico has DC-3’s

…this is a fun game and if you build an airport you will get DC-3’s flying in and landing… but if you build a tower the aircraft become “Connie’s”

Tropico & Tropico Paradise Island
Simulation | English | 1,01 GB
Tropico is a construction and management simulation computer game The game sees the player taking the role of "El Presidente,"the ruler of an island in the Caribbean during the Cold War era from the 1950s onward.

DC-3 headed for Haiti

Haiti quake: Remote Area Medical prepares shipment of medical supplies, doctors to Haiti

By Rheta Murry
rhetam@thedailytimes.com
Originally published: January 15. 2010 3:01AM
Last modified: January 14. 2010 11:06PM

Equipment and medical supplies are flooding into the Remote Area Medical's headquarters in Knoxville as staff prepare to send a planeload of donated supplies to earthquake-hit Haiti.
Though he doesn't know what time, Ron Brewer, Tennessee director of Remote Area Medical (RAM) said the organization's Douglas C-47/DC-3 jet should head out for Haiti sometime this morning.

New DC-3 Book – Press release

DC-3
A Legend in Her Time: A 75th Anniversary Photographic Tribute

Documenting the legacy of this beloved aircraft, this comprehensive photographic history celebrates the 75th anniversary of the DC-3. First appearing during the golden age of aviation in the 1930s, the versatile Douglas DC-3 has been used in numerous situations from the Berlin Airlift to Vietnam and has outlasted every other commercial aircraft in the world. Offering insight into why the DC-3 has outlived its contemporaries, this homage also discusses what role this aircraft plays today, such as how updated turboprop versions are used in polar research missions, firefighting, and military operations.

Bruce McAllister is a writer, photographer, publisher, and pilot with more than 5,100 hours of flight time. His previous works include Vagabonds of the Sky, Wings Above the Arctic, Wings Across America, Wings Over Denali, Wings Over The Alaska Highway, and Wings Over The Yukon. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Transportation, History
256 pages, Cloth, 11.5 x 8.5
100 Color Photos, 160 B/W Photos
Distribution Rights: WOR
$49.95 (CAN $54.95)
9780615228778 (0615228771)

Pub Date: April 2010

DC-3s Flocking to Join AirVenture Birthday Bash

They're coming from everywhere; some three dozen DC-3 and C-47 aircraft that have already shown interest in participating in "The Last Time..." 75th anniversary celebration of the aircraft at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010.

http://www.airventure.org/news/2010/100107_dc3update.html

DC-3 journey to EAA AirVenture 2010.

http://www.thelasttime.org/

The Last Time is an organization created for the sole purpose of reuniting flying examples of the Douglas DC-3 and the people associated with them, for one last time. The goal of the organization is to celebrate this aircraft and these people. At the same time we want to honor their service, we also want to provide  assistance to the people and aircraft making this journey to EAA AirVenture 2010.