352nd_Wheels Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 The 2012 season is over but the 2013 season is looking really good. B)Planes of Fame has a Flying History event on the first Saturday of every month.Because their annual airshow is the first weekend in May in 2013 the monthly event for May was moved to the 18th of the month.Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendar LIVING HISTORY FLYING DAYS Living History Flying Days at Planes of Fame Air Museum are are held on the first Saturday of every month when we feature an historically significant aircraft from our rare and unique collection. Our program begins at 10:am with the Pledge of Allegiance. Typically we host a 1.5 hr. discussion panel of expert speakers each presenting to the public. Speakers often include: book authors, pilots, historians, and/or eyewitness accounts of historic events and sometimes include a slideshow. An opportunity for question and answer is provided followed by a member raffle for a flight that day, weather permitting. At noon, again weather permitting, we fly the featured aircraft overhead for about 20 minutes. Featured aircraft are generally on display and available to photograph during the program. We have come to expect anywhere from 250 - 500 guests in attendance so please arrive early to secure a good seat and tour the Museum before the program starts. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays and the gift shop has a limited number of author/speaker books available. See you there!WHERE: Planes of Fame Air Museum7000 Merrill Avenue #17Chino, CA 91710WHY: It is the Mission of Planes of Fame Air Museum to preserve aviation history, inspire interest in aviation, educate the public, and honor aviation pioneers and veterans.Planes of Fame Air Museum ???
352nd_Wheels Posted January 4, 2013 Author Posted January 4, 2013 Bump for January's event.They have one the first Saturday of every month.Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendarJanuary 05, 2013 Flying History Event - Luftwaffe vs the 8th Air ForceWHO: Jorg Czypionka, WW2 Luftwaffe pilot will be the featured speaker for the January 5 Living History Day event. Jorg was an instructor and fighter pilot and flew almost everything the Luftwaffe had, but will focus more on specific fighters, the Bf 109, Fw 190, and Me 262. Furthermore, he will touch on some interesting and humorous stories for us. Kevin Thompson (POF Moderator and Aviation Historian) and Edward Maloney (Museum Founder & Curator, and Aviation Historian) moderate and join in the presentation.WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Flying Day. The topic for the January 5 event is ???
352nd_Wheels Posted February 1, 2013 Author Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) Bump for FebruaryThey have one the first Saturday of every month.Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendarFebruary 02, 2013 Flying History Event - Jets of the Korean War WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Flying Day. The topic for the February 2 event is ??? Edited February 2, 2013 by wheelsup_cavu
352nd_Wheels Posted February 2, 2013 Author Posted February 2, 2013 There was a slight change of program that I missed. Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151270126598790&id=23688958789 Change of program for this Saturday's living history event at Chino-MiG-15 flying instead of the F-86. Pretty nice having one to substitute!! AND the guys who can fly them both. Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151271363388790&set=a.106001323789.92800.23688958789&type=1 Here's a shot of the MiG-15 which will be featured as our flying aircraft on Saturday. Wheels
352nd_Wheels Posted February 28, 2013 Author Posted February 28, 2013 Bump for MarchThey have one the first Saturday of every month.Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendarMarch 02, 2013 Flying History Event - Little Friends/Bomber Escorts WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Flying Day. The topic for the March 2 event is ???
FlatSpinMan Posted February 28, 2013 Posted February 28, 2013 Holy crapoly! I would LOVE to go to those!! Real planes, pilots who flew them? Anyone nearby is hereby ordered to attend. I'm fairly sure that's within my powers as a moderator here.
352nd_Wheels Posted April 5, 2013 Author Posted April 5, 2013 Holy crapoly! I would LOVE to go to those!! Real planes, pilots who flew them? Anyone nearby is hereby ordered to attend. I'm fairly sure that's within my powers as a moderator here. Check out Planes of Fame's YouTube video channel. PoF @ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/POFmuseum ---------------------------------------------------------------- Bump for April They have one the first Saturday of every month. Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar 2013 Schedule of Events: http://http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendar April 06, 2013 Flying History Event - Fork-Tailed Devil WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Flying Day. The topic for the April 6 event is ???
352nd_Wheels Posted May 2, 2013 Author Posted May 2, 2013 Bump for May The first Saturday of May is going to be their annual airshow. There are going to be SIX P-38's at this years airshow, 5 of them flyable. Come see us on May 03, 04 and 05 for "Lightning Strikes Chino!" This is a rare opportunity to see these magnificent aircraft not only up close on the flight line, but in the air, performing for you on May 4 & 5. We will have the following P-38s: 'Glacier Girl', 'Honey Bunny', 'Tangerine', 'Thoughts of Midnight' and Planes of Fame's own '23 Skidoo'. Our sixth P-38 is a static exhibit from Yanks Air Museum, it is a rare photo recon configuration. So be sure to come to the airshow this year to see this rare and fantastic gathering of six P-38 Lightnings. "Lightning Strikes Chino!!"Source: http://http://planesoffame.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=93&cntnt01origid=15&cntnt01detailtemplate=default-details&cntnt01returnid=57 Airshow Preview Event - May 03, 2013 On Friday, May 3rd, Planes of Fame Air Museum will have a special ???
352nd_Wheels Posted May 18, 2013 Author Posted May 18, 2013 Bump for May They have one the first Saturday of every month.(Because of the airshow being held during the first Saturday of the month in May this event was moved to the third Saturday of the month.)Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendar May 18, 2013 Flying History Event - Regia Aeronautica WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Event Day. The topic for the May 18 event is ???
352nd_Wheels Posted May 29, 2013 Author Posted May 29, 2013 Bump for JuneThey have one the first Saturday of every month.Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendar June 01, 2013 Flying History Event - Carrier Battles of the Pacific - SBD Dauntless WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Flying Day. The topic for the June 1 event is ???
352nd_Wheels Posted June 30, 2013 Author Posted June 30, 2013 Bump for July They have one the first Saturday of every month.Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendar July 06, 2013 Flying History Event - Flying Tigers-AVG WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Event. The topic for the July 6 event is ???
352nd_Wheels Posted August 3, 2013 Author Posted August 3, 2013 Bump for August They have one the first Saturday of every month.Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendar August 03, 2013 Flying History Event - Whistling Death - Solomon Islands WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Event. The topic for the August 3 event is ‘Whistling Death - Solomon Islands', featuring the Vought F4U Corsair. A speaker panel of distinguished aviation experts, historians and veterans is featured, followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration when possible. The F4U Corsair will be on display and perform a flight demonstration. At 12:00 noon, the Membership Sponsored raffle flight will occur. During our Living History Corsair Event on Saturday, August 3rd, bring the whole family to meet up with the folks from Disney! Disney will hold drawings each hour from 9 am to 1 pm with giveaways of VIP family tickets to see the Disney movie "Planes" movie at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. You can also purchase your movie tickets here! Come out and see the aircraft that inspired "Skipper"!! WHO: Distinguished aviation experts, historians and veterans constitute the presentation panel. Stay tuned for announcement of special speakers. Kevin Thompson (POF Moderator and Aviation Historian) and Edward Maloney (Museum Founder & Curator, and Aviation Historian) moderate and join in the presentation. WHEN: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 10am–12 noon: Speaker program & flight demonstration. Museum doors open at 9:00am. WHERE: Planes of Fame Air Museum, 7000 Merrill Avenue #17, Chino, CA 91710 WHY: It is the Mission of Planes of Fame Air Museum to preserve aviation history, inspire interest in aviation, educate the public, and honor aviation pioneers and veterans. The Museum sponsors regular events in the form of inspirational experiences, educational presentations, flight demonstrations, and airshows in fulfillment of this mission . Planes of Fame Air Museum, ‘Where Warbirds Fly and Aviation History Lives’ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hope to see you there on Saturday. You get to see an amazing aircraft fly and the speakers always have something new for me to learn. It's a great way to spend a Saturday. Wheels
352nd_Wheels Posted September 7, 2013 Author Posted September 7, 2013 Bump for September They have one the first Saturday of every month. Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendar September 07, 2013 Flying History Event - Test Pilots WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Event. The topic for the September 7 event is ‘Test Pilots', featuring the N9MB Flying Wing, P-59 Airacomet, and the SR-71 cockpit. Robert J. Gilliland, first man to fly the SR-71 Blackbird, and Ron Hackworth will be our featured speakers, followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration when possible. The N9MB will be on display and perform a flight demonstration. At 12:00 noon, the Membership Sponsored raffle flight will occur. WHO: Our featured speaker for this event is Robert J. Gilliland, the first man to fly the SR-71 Blackbird, has logged more experimental supersonic flight test time above Mach 2 and Mach 3 than any other pilot. Gilliland joined the newly formed United States Air Force. After flying P-47 Thunderbolts and F-84 Thunderjets in Germany, he flew F-84s during a combat tour in Korea in 1952. His first test flight was measuring the wing loads of the Thunderjet. When he finished, he analyzed the flight saying, "The wing didn't come off, so I felt pretty good." As a fighter test pilot in 1953 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, he flew most of the aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Later, he joined Lockheed as a civilian test pilot flying the F-104 Starfighter. In 1962, Gilliland began to test the fastest and highest flying airplanes, including the A-11/A-12, YF-12A and the SR-71. He made the first flight of the SR-71 on December 22, 1964, taking the aircraft to Mach 1.5 and 50,000 feet altitude. He served as the principal test pilot for the SR-71's development program. He logged over 6,500 hours in many different aircraft, including the F-104, F-80, F-84, F-86, T-6, P-47, YF-12A and SR-71. A Fellow in the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Gilliland was awarded the Iven C. Kincheloe Award in 1964 for his work on the Blackbird program. He was named an Eagle by the Air Force Flight Test Historical Foundation in 1998 and received the Godfrey L. Cabot Award in 2001. He is a trustee of the Association of Naval Aviation. Ron Hackworth will talk about the flying characteristics of the N9MB Flying Wing, then following the seminar, Ron will perform an exhibition flight in the N9MB. Ron was the leader of the 13-year reconstruction of the N9MB. He is the Museum's primary pilot for the Flying Wing, regularly flying and maintaining it for seminars and air shows. Ron is a retired employee of McDonnell Douglas who worked in their commercial aircraft product support. Kevin Thompson (POF Moderator and Aviation Historian) and Edward Maloney (Museum Founder & Curator, and Aviation Historian) moderate and join in the presentation. WHEN: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 10am–12 noon: Speaker program & flight demonstration. Museum doors open at 9:00am. WHERE: Planes of Fame Air Museum, 7000 Merrill Avenue #17, Chino, CA 91710 WHY: It is the Mission of Planes of Fame Air Museum to preserve aviation history, inspire interest in aviation, educate the public, and honor aviation pioneers and veterans. The Museum sponsors regular events in the form of inspirational experiences, educational presentations, flight demonstrations, and airshows in fulfillment of this mission. Planes of Fame Air Museum, ‘Where Warbirds Fly and Aviation History Lives’ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hope to see you there on Saturday. You get to see an amazing aircraft fly and the speakers always have something new for me to learn. It's a great way to spend a Saturday. Wheels
352nd_Wheels Posted October 9, 2013 Author Posted October 9, 2013 Bump for October This months event was pushed back a week because of the "Warbirds Over Paso 2013" airshow. They have one the first Saturday of every month.Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendar October 12, 2013 Flying History Event - United We Win - Minorities in WWII WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Event. The topic for the October 12 event is ‘United We Win - Minorities in WWII', featuring the North American P-51 Mustang. The featured speakers for this event are Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert J. Friend and Lt. Col. (Ret.) Henry 'Hank' Cervantes. Their presentations will be followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration when possible. The P-51 will be on display and will perform a flight demonstration. At 12:00 noon, the Membership Sponsored raffle flight will occur. WHO: Robert J. Friend, Lt. Col. USAF Ret. was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1920. In 1939, he became a student at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he earned a private pilot certificate in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. In 1942, Mr. Friend joined the Air Force and was sent to Tuskegee Institute for military pilot training. After receiving his wings as an Air Force Pilot, Mr. Friend was promoted to a Lieutenant and at that time was assigned to the 332nd Fighter Group as a pilot under Col. B.O. Davis, Jr. He was then sent to Schlfridge Air Force Base in Michigan for flight tactical aircraft transition before his combat tour. In 1943, Lieutenant Friend reported to the European Theatre of War as a member of Tuskegee Airmen’s Distinguished 322nd Group, which was a Fighter Pilot Organization. As a skillful pilot of the P47 and P51 single engine planes, Lieutenant Friend flew as the wing man for the Commander of the group, Col. B.O. Davis. Lt. Col. Friend also served as Combat Operations Officer at the Squadron and Group levels. In this capacity he was responsible for planning and organizing the implementation of strategic and tactical air missions for the organization Following the war, Lt. Col. Friend continued a technical career with the Air Force. He worked on major programs including service as Assistant Deputy of Launch Vehicles including Titan, Atlas, Delta, and Space Shuttle. As Foreign Technology Program Director, he monitored and reported upon foreign research and development programs to identify the possible need for systems to offset foreign capabilities posing potential threat to the national security of the U.S. He was also the Director of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Program, which investigated cases of the Unidentified Flying Objects brought to the attention of the Air Force. After retiring from the Air Force, Lt. Col. Friend was selected as the Assistant to the President for Fairchild Stratos Companies in Manhattan Beach, California, overseeing the design and production of space products for the space shuttle. In his third career, he is currently the Vice President for the Stanford Mu Corporation in Los Angeles, California, which is a company that produces space components for the International Space Station and other Satellite Systems. Lt. Col. Friend has been a Research and Development Director for over fifty years responsible for formulating, monitoring, evaluating, and controlling programs and projects for scientific and technological application to meet USAF Special Weapons Fire Control Systems and Major Missile Systems strategic and tactical requirements. Lt. Col. Friend is a master bridge player who is well known and respected nationally, and often competes in national tournaments in his spare time. Lt. Col. Friend resides in Irvine California. He has 8 children and numerous grand, great-grand, great-great grandchildren. Henry ‘Hank’ Cervantes was born to poor migrants during the Depression in Fresno, CA. He is one of the very few Latinos to succeed in a profession that few achieve, but in so doing he fulfilled a boyhood dream to be a pilot. During WWII, he flew B-17s over Germany with the 100th Bomber Group from 1943-45. After the war, Lt. Col. Cervantes pursued a military career, not only attaining the rank of Lt. Col. through his intelligence and drive, but becoming project officer of the Strategic Air Command’s top-secret B-58 Hustler program. The B-58 was world's first supersonic jet bomber. Lt. Col. Cervantes served 22 years in the United States Army as test pilot and jet instructor. Upon retirement from the Air Force in the mid 60s, Hank did work for the Defense Department and wrote technical manuals for Northrop. His civilian life has had him involved in Los Angeles city government, serving as staff advisor to former Mayor Tom Bradley. He also is involved with the California Special Olympics and serves as an official with USA Track & Field. Hank is author of book documenting his stirring story entitled, Piloto: Migrant Worker to Jet Pilot. Kevin Thompson (POF Moderator and Aviation Historian) and Edward Maloney (Museum Founder & Curator, and Aviation Historian) moderate and join in the presentation. WHEN: Saturday, October 12, 2013, 10am–12 noon: Speaker program & flight demonstration. Museum doors open at 9:00am . WHERE: Planes of Fame Air Museum, 7000 Merrill Avenue #17, Chino, CA 91710 WHY: It is the Mission of Planes of Fame Air Museum to preserve aviation history, inspire interest in aviation, educate the public, and honor aviation pioneers and veterans. The Museum sponsors regular events in the form of inspirational experiences, educational presentations, flight demonstrations, and airshows in fulfillment of this mission. Planes of Fame Air Museum, ‘Where Warbirds Fly and Aviation History Lives’ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hope to see you there on Saturday. You get to see an amazing aircraft fly and the speakers always have something new for me to learn. It's a great way to spend a Saturday. Wheels
352nd_Wheels Posted November 2, 2013 Author Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) Bump for November They have one the first Saturday of every month.Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendar November 02, 2013 Flying History Event - Vietnam War WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Event. The topic for the November 2 event is ‘Vietnam War', featuring the OE-1/L-19 Bird Dog, the OV-1 Mohawk, the O-2 Skymaster, and the Bell UH-1B Huey Helicopter. A speaker panel of distinguished aviation experts, historians and veterans is featured, followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration when possible. All four aircraft will be on display and the L-19, O-2, and Huey will perform flight demonstrations. At 12:00 noon, the Membership Sponsored raffle flight will occur in the L-19. WHO: George J. Marrett will be one of the speakers. George graduated from pilot training in 1959 at Webb, AFB in Texas, where he flew the Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star. In advanced flight training, he flew the North American F-86L. After four years in the 84th Fighter Interceptor Squadron flying the McDonnell F-101B Voodoo, George was selected to be an Edwards AFB Test Pilot. There he flew the Northrop T-38, Lockheed F-104 and General Dynamics F-106. Upon transferring to the Fighter Test Branch at Edwards, he tested the McDonnell F-4C Phantom, Northrop F-5A and the General Dynamics F-111A Aardvark. During the Vietnam conflict, Marrett flew the Douglas A-1 Skyraider as a "Sandy" rescue pilot in Thailand. He completed 188 combat missions with over 600 combat hours and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters. In 2003, Smithsonian Institute Pres published his non-fiction book about flying combat in Southeast Aisia, titled, "Cheating Death: Combat Air Rescues in Vietnam and Laos". After the war, George worked for the Hughes Aircraft Company as an experimental test pilot. For twenty years he flew test programs which helped develop attack radar and missiles in F-14, F-15, F-16 and F-18 fighters and an early version of the B-2 Stealth bomber. He has flown over 40 types of military aircraft and logged over 9,500 hours. Dick Ertman, also speaking, earned an FAA Commercial Pilot certificate, airplane, with instrument and multiengine ratings. He entered the Army in 1959 and went to helicopter pilot training, serving 3.5 years until an accident ended his Army flying. Dick studied electronics engineering. Worked at various defense electronics companies until joining Lockheed-California Co.Attended U.S.Navy Test Pilot School Systems Engineering at NAS Patuxent River, MD. He also worked at Lockheed as manager of Electromagnetic Environmental Effects and as Engineering Test Pilot, training on P-3s and S-3s. Dick retired in 1996. Bill Rutledge, our third speaker, served 3 tours in Vietnam as a Seawolf door gunner from 1969-1972. Bill is a retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief with over 20 years of service. During his 3 tours, he flew on HAL-3 Seawolves, racking up over 1600 combat hours as a Huey gunner. His patriotism and love of aviation are an inspiration to all and when flying in the huey, he brings history to life. He is a walking book of knowledge about the Vietnam War . The WingsandRotors organization will give a flight demonstration of its Bell UH-1B Huey during this event. See their website at http://www.wingsandrotors.org/. In addition, Bob Miller will be flying in his O-2 Skymaster painted in Vietnam markings. Kevin Thompson (POF Moderator and Aviation Historian) and Edward Maloney (Museum Founder & Curator, and Aviation Historian) moderate and join in the presentation. WHEN: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 10am–12 noon: Speaker program & flight demonstration. Museum doors open at 9:00am. WHERE: Planes of Fame Air Museum, 7000 Merrill Avenue #17, Chino, CA 91710 WHY: It is the Mission of Planes of Fame Air Museum to preserve aviation history, inspire interest in aviation, educate the public, and honor aviation pioneers and veterans. The Museum sponsors regular events in the form of inspirational experiences, educational presentations, flight demonstrations, and airshows in fulfillment of this mission. Planes of Fame Air Museum, ‘Where Warbirds Fly and Aviation History Lives’ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hope to see you there on Saturday. You get to see an amazing aircraft fly and the speakers always have something new for me to learn. It's a great way to spend a Saturday. Wheels Edited November 2, 2013 by wheelsup_cavu
352nd_Wheels Posted December 3, 2013 Author Posted December 3, 2013 Bump for December They have one the first Saturday of every month.Planes of Fame Events Calendar: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=events-calendar2013 Schedule of Events: http://www.planesoffame.org/index.php?page=2013_calendar December 07, 2013 Flying History Event - Attack on Pearl Harbor WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Museum (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Event. The topic for the December 7 event is ‘Attack on Pearl Harbor', featuring the Japanese Imperial Navy Aichi D3A 'Val' (movie conversion) and the D4Y3 'Judy' Suisei Yokosuka dive bombers. Dan King is our featured speaker, author of 'The Last Zero Fighter', followed by a question & answer period and flight demonstration when possible. The Val will be on display and will perform a flight demonstration. The D4Y3 will be on display as well and startup and taxi. At 12:00 noon, the Membership Sponsored raffle flight will occur in the featured aircraft if possible. Become a member to enter the raffle. All members are eligible to enter the raffle, but you must be present to win. Please note that we will also be having a sale for one day only, Dec 7, in the Gift Shop with up to 40% off everything in the store! WHO: Dan King is our featured speaker and noted author who will be talking to us about the attack on Pearl Harbor and later signing his books. Dan is a WWII Pacific war historian who reads, write and speak Japanese. After earning his degree in Japanese language he spent 15 years working for Toyota, 10 years of which were in Japan which provided him a valuable and rare look into a world often closed to outsiders. After returning to the US he worked on several dozen movies and historical documentaries as a technical advisor, historical & language consultant and re-enactment coordinator. His passion for the subject of the war in the Pacific has led him to seek out over 250 Japanese WWII veterans and personally interview 97 of them, in their own language. He has also been interviewed on several radio programs and has spoken to hundreds of people about Japanese aviation. His 2nd book "The Last Zero Fighter" is available on Amazon and Kindle. His original research with WWII Japanese Army & Navy veterans has inspired him to travel to the far-flung battlefields of the Pacific to study firsthand the localities in which the battles occurred giving him a unique boots-on-the-ground perspective. Learn more about his travels to Iwo Jima, Guam, Okinawa, Guadalcanal, Wake Island, Midway and others on the WWII page. He is experienced in Japanese culture, translation & interpretation and is available for projects, meetings, and travel. Dan’s expertise is provided through: Japanese-English Translation, Interpretation, Cultural Consulting, Historical Consulting, Japanese Military Technical Consulting, Voice over, ADR (SAG), and SAG since 2001. View his website at www.historicalconsulting.com. Kevin Thompson (POF Moderator and Aviation Historian) and Edward Maloney (Museum Founder & Curator, and Aviation Historian) moderate and join in the presentation. WHEN: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 10am–12 noon: Speaker program & flight demonstration. Museum doors open at 9:00am. WHERE: Planes of Fame Air Museum, 7000 Merrill Avenue #17, Chino, CA 91710 WHY: It is the Mission of Planes of Fame Air Museum to preserve aviation history, inspire interest in aviation, educate the public, and honor aviation pioneers and veterans. The Museum sponsors regular events in the form of inspirational experiences, educational presentations, flight demonstrations, and airshows in fulfillment of this mission. Planes of Fame Air Museum, ‘Where Warbirds Fly and Aviation History Lives’ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hope to see you there on Saturday. You get to see an amazing aircraft fly and the speakers always have something new for me to learn. It's a great way to spend a Saturday. Wheels
Flyingpencil Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 HI Wheels! Thanks for posting! I used to volunteer when I lived in Long Beach from 1990 to 1993. I like to keep tabs on whats happening.
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