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Daedalian Quick Links Website | Membership Application | Scholarship Application | Make a Donation |
Pay Dues | Magazine
SEPTEMBER 2018
Meet tomorrow's military aviatorsWe're proud to highlight these Daedalian Matching Scholarship recipients who are
pursuing careers as military aviators. They are our legacy!If you would like to offer career advice or words of encouragement
to these future aviators, please email us at [email protected] we'll pass them on to the cadets.
Cadet Cody McCallumAngelo State University$3,250 scholarshipStinsons Flight 2 "My career goal is to become a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. Ihave already been awarded a slot for pilot training and planto start training next year."
Midshipman Parker K. SimonWashington State University$2,500 scholarshipInland Empire Flight 41 "I plan to graduate from WSU and commission as an ensignin the Navy in December 2019. Ever since I was inelementary school, I have had a dream of being a militaryaviator. I participated in some youth aviation programs inelementary and middle school, which grew my passion foraviation. At the end of high school, I decided to pursue mydream of flying in the military and I applied for the Naval
ROTC program. I went into WSU as a college program student in NROTC, but after lots ofhard work my freshman year, I was selected for a 3-year scholarship for NROTC which putme one step closer to the cockpit. During the summer after my freshman year, I got myprivate pilot's license to add to my aviation resume for my Navy service selection. Thissummer, I will be going on an aviation cruise, and I am very excited to see what life is likeat a Naval aviation squadron."
Cadet Jordan TarquinioCalifornia State University Fresno$5,000 scholarshipGlen Edwards Flight 56
"My sole objective is to serve as a pilot in the U.S. Army. Iwould like to fly the CH-47 at Fort Bragg to support FieldArtillery operations. As far as flying outside of the militaryupon transitioning to a civilian, I would like to fly for civilianservices like a fire department or police department. I planto pursue a master's degree. My expected date of graduationis 05/20/2019."
Cadet Tyler UnderwoodThe Citadel
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Congratulations to retired Air Force Lt. Col. Olga Custodio, Daedalian Foundation Trustee,who was honored at the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce "Latinas AreLeaders" Luncheon Aug. 29. Colonel Custodio, the first female Hispanic pilot in the AirForce, is chair of the Stinsons Flight #2 scholarship committee, a retired captain fromAmerican Airlines, and an inductee in the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall ofFame. From left to right are: retired Air Force Col. Ed Sheeran, Foundation Trustee; retiredArmy Col. Dan Meyers, Foundation Trustee; retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Jerry Allen,Foundation Chairman; Colonel Custodio; retired Air Force Col. Wayne Mudge, FoundationTrustee; Mrs. Maureen DeFelice, Executive Director; and retired Air Force Col. Daniel"Stump" Sowada, Foundation Trustee.
Changing the way we celebrate your membershipAnnual dues now billed by anniversary month Because your membership connection to our founders is soimportant, we have changed the way we remind our valuedmembers of when it is time to pay annual dues. The legacyof this organization is notable, and we want to celebrate your anniversary.The bylaws were changed last November so that this fall, we would start dues reminders inthe month that represents your anniversary. You will continue to get your annual ballot atthe end of the year just like you have in years past, but dues notifications will go out in yourlegacy celebration month.We appreciate your membership and look forward to continuing to serve you. If you haveany questions about the new change in policy, please contact our headquarters.
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From our members...We appreciate our members sending in photos of themselves from throughouttheir careers. We'll continue to publish them on a regular basis in Aviator.
Retired Air Force Col. Jim DeStout (right) shakes hands with former POW Col. JohnPitchford after flying a T-38 "Freedom Flight" in 1975. Many returning Air Force POWs weregiven a "Freedom Flight" as part of Operation Homecoming at the 560th Flying TrainingSquadron at Randolph AFB, Texas. Colonel Pitchford was flying the first "Wild Weasel" F-100 shot down in the Vietnam War, and was a prisoner for over seven years.
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The photos above and left were takenwhile Louis was in flight training with theT-28 at Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, in1966. He wrote that his good friend, JohnMerriman, who was a Marine in flighttraining with him, took these photos.Merriman was killed in Vietnam whileflying a CH-46 on Aug. 31, 1967.
Louis Seldon, shown above right at Goose Bay Air Base in Canada circa 1968,received his Navy wings in March 1967. He flew P-3As and was based at NASJacksonville, Florida, and then instructed at NAS Pensacola flying the T-1. When thataircraft was retired, he flew the TF-9 Cougar until September 1972, when he leftactive duty.
Retired Air Force Maj. Nils "Nick" Olson is shown as a C-141 aircraft commander (top left)and next to a T-38 Talon in 1971.
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October aviation heritage highlightsFind the complete daily heritage calendar on our
Heritage Preservation Project Page. Oct. 2, 1918The United States successfully flight-tested a pilotless aircraft called the Kettering Bug at Dayton, Ohio.Learn more about it here: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/198095/kettering-aerial-torpedo-bug/ . Oct. 3, 1953Navy Lt. Cmdr. James F. Verdin set a new official world speed record in an F4D-1 Skyray of 752.943mph over a three-kilometer course at Edwards AFB, California. The achievement marked the first timethat a carrier aircraft established the record in its normal combat configuration. Oct. 5, 1913The Navy's first amphibian flying boat, the Over-Water-Land type, completed its initial trials atHammondsport, N.Y., under the supervision of Assistant Naval Constructor Lt. Holden C. Richardson.The aircraft, which was subsequently redesignated E-1, was hydroaeroplane A-2 (later AH-2), in which aflying boat hull containing a three-wheel landing gear replaced the pontoon. Richardson was DaedalianFounder Member 13115. Oct. 6, 1912Lt. John H. Towers took off in A-2 (later AH-2) from the water at Greenbury Point, Maryland, at 6:50 a.m.,and remained in the air 6 hours, 10 minutes, 35 seconds, setting a new American endurance record forplanes of any type. Oct. 9, 1905The Wright brothers wrote to the U.S. War Department, describing their new flying machine and offering itto the Army for purchase. Misunderstanding the offer as a request for funds to conduct inventionresearch, the Board of Ordnance and Fortification turned them down. Oct. 11, 1910In a Wright biplane piloted by Arch Hoxsey over Saint Louis, Missouri, former president TheodoreRoosevelt became the first U.S. president to fly. Oct. 14, 1947Air Force Capt. Charles "Chuck" Yeager became the first person to fly faster than sound. Yeager "breaksthe sound barrier" in his Bell X-1 airplane, "Glamorous Glennis," named after his wife. He was able toreach 670-mph or Mach 1.015 at Muroc Dry Lake, California. Oct. 16, 1943The Navy accepted its first helicopter, a YR-4B (HNS-1) Hoverfly, following a one-hour acceptance testflight by Lt. Cmdr. Frank A. Erickson, USCG, at Bridgeport, Connecticut. Oct. 18, 1984The B-1B Lancer made its first flight. Learn more about the aircraft here: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104500/b-1b-lancer/ . Oct. 21, 1942Eight men, including World War I ace Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker, USAAC (Ret.), crashed in a B-17DFlying Fortress in the Central Pacific as a result of a navigational error while Rickenbacker toured Alliedforces in the Pacific. At one point, Sgt. Alexander Kaczmarczyk, USAAF, died and the castaways buriedhim at sea. On Nov. 12, Lt. j.g. F. E. Woodward and ARM2 L. H. Boutte flying a Vought OS2U-3Kingfisher of VS-1 Detachment 14, spotted a life raft containing the pilot of the Flying Fortress, Capt.William T. Cherry Jr., USAAF. A patrol torpedo boat rescued him. The next day, Lt. William F. Eadie andBoutte crewed the same Kingfisher and spotted the raft carrying Rickenbacker, Capt. Hans C. Adamson,USAAF, and Pvt. John F. Bartek, USAAF, off Nukufetau in the Ellice Islands (Tuvalu). Eadie landed theKingfisher, rescued the three men, and taxied 40 miles to the nearest land. The Navy later rescued theother three survivors. Oct. 23, 1909Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois took his first flying lesson from Wilbur Wright. Oct. 24, 1944Navy Capt. David McCampbell shot down nine Japanese fighters in a single day, a record unequaled byany other U.S. pilot. McCampbell later became the Navy's leading ace, with 34 aerial victories.
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Oct. 25, 1979The 5,057th and very last Phantom II-an F-4E-67-MC, U.S. Air Force serial number 78-0744-was rolledout at the McDonnell Douglas Corporation plant, Lambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri, and the productionline was closed. Oct. 26, 1909At College Park, Maryland, after instruction from Wilbur Wright, Lt. Frederick E. Humphreys and Lt. FrankP. Lahm became the first Army officers to solo in a Wright airplane. Oct. 30, 1918Capt. Edward V. "Eddie" Rickenbacker, the highest-ranking U.S. ace of World War I, scored his 26th andfinal aerial victory. Learn more about Daedalian Founder Member 169 here:http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196753/capt-edward-v-rickenbacker/ .
Reunions
19th Air Refueling Squadron SAC15th Biannual Reunion
All personnel invitedOct. 7-9, 2018
Sam's Town Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NevadaPOC: Frank Szemere
[email protected] or 850-862-4279
86th Fighter-Bomber Group (WWII) AssociationOct. 10-14, 2018
Fort Walton Beach, FloridaPOC: Dallas E. Lowe
850-319-3047 or [email protected]
Air Force Flying Class 56-U 62nd Annual ReunionOct. 10-12, 2018
Wichita Falls, TexasPOC: J.B. Riley
940-636-2364 or [email protected]
Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Association (Joined by 39th, 62nd Troop Carrier units & the Professional Loadmaster Association)
Oct. 11-14, 2018 Dayton, Ohio
POC: Mike Welch 310-944-8089 or [email protected]
Air Rescue Association
Oct. 17-20, 2018Long Island, New York
POC: Walt Hines334-399-5221 / 334-272-7927
[email protected]: http://airrescueassn.org
3512th, 3551st, 3389th PTS
Oct. 23-26, 2018Biloxi, Mississippi
POC: M.A. Treadway356-585-4221 or [email protected]
F-106 All Troops Reunion
April 3-7, 2019Tucson, Arizona
POC: Bob [email protected]
Website: https://www.f-106deltadart.com/
41st MAS/ALSMay 9-11, 2019
Charleston AFB, South CarolinaPOC: John Mentavlos
843-337-0515 or [email protected]
Distinguished Flying Cross Society Biennial ReunionSept. 15-19, 2019
Dayton/Fairborn, OhioPOC: Warren Eastman
[email protected] or 760-985-2810
New Daedalian Membership Directory in the worksPCI (also known as Publishing Concepts) is producing the new Daedalian MembershipDirectory. Members may receive phone calls, emails or postcards asking them for personalinformation. Please visit the Newsroom page on our website to view Frequently AskedQuestions about this project.
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