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TOMORROW'S MILITARY AVIATORS

Cadet Elizabeth BabbitUniversity of Wyoming$1,500 scholarshipFort Warren Flight 54Selected for Combat Systems Officer Training

Cadet Babbit’s goals are to “become the best CombatSystems Officer in the U.S. Air Force, reach the rank ofgeneral, and become Chief of Staff of the Air Force.”

Cadet Alexandra BrockschmidtUniversity of Cincinnati$1,000 scholarshipFrank P. Lahm Flight 9

Cadet Brockschmidt’s career goal is “to become thebest possible pilot I can be on a bomber or cargoaircraft. After my career as a pilot, I would like to opena business.”

Cadet Jonathan KetronUniversity of Cincinnati$2,000 scholarshipFrank P. Lahm Flight 9

Cadet Ketron’s career goals are to “make a career outof military aviation, fly in airliners after military career orwork for GE Aviation, get one of my top plane choices(A-10, F-22, F-35, AC-130, C-17), and provide for my future family. I fully plan tomake aviation a lifelong passion of mine. It has always been a lifelong goal tobecome an aviator and work in the aviation industry."

Cadet Jenna SchubertUniversity of Cincinnati$2,000 scholarshipFrank P. Lahm Flight 9

“My goal is to attend IFT and then UPT. I’d like to flyheavies, with my dream aircraft being the C-17. I want toserve in the Air Force until I’m no longer able to, andafter, I hope to continue my flying career in the civilianworld. While in the Air Force, I want to travel as much aspossible and take every opportunity given to me.”

Cadet Ryan SteinNorth Carolina State University$1,700 scholarshipHarley H. Pope Flight 48Currently pursuing an Undergraduate Pilot Training slotin the FY ‘19 Rated Board.

“I want to fly for the U.S. Air Force and fulfill my potential.”

Cadet Phoebe VetterTexas Christian University$2,500 scholarshipDallas/Fort Worth Flight 23

“In the Air Force, I wish to become a pilot, preferably arescue pilot."

Cadet Cory VillarealCalifornia State University - San Bernardino$4,750 scholarshipHap Arnold Flight 30Recently selected for a USAF pilot training slot.

“My future goals are to commission as an officer in theU.S. Air Force. I was recently selected for the career fieldpilot. I plan to complete 20+ years with the Air Force andthe finish up the rest of my working life as a pilot for UPS or FedEx.”

Cadet Michael D. WaltersUniversity of Texas at Austin$2,250 scholarshipLonghorn Flight 38

“Upon commissioning, I would like to become a pilot to flythe B-2 aircraft. I would like to pursue the test pilot tract so Ican better fulfill my job as being a pilot in the Air Force.”

We're proud to highlight these Daedalian Matching Scholarship recipients who are pursuing careersas military aviators. If you would like to offer them career advice or words of encouragement,

please email us at communications@daedalians.org.

'Miss Montana' on her way toD-Day 75th anniversary ceremonies

Daedalian headquarters was proud to support Big Sky Flight 121 in sending the "MissMontana" C-47 aircraft to Normandy for the D-Day 75th anniversary ceremonies. MissMontana left from Missoula on May 10, and so far the trip has been successful. Thanksto retired Marine Corps Col. Eric Hastings, flight captain, for his leadership in making thetrip happen. Headquarters contributed $1,500 to the effort. To learn more about "MissMontana," click HERE. Click on the headlines below to see news coverage.

Miss Montanabound forNormandy

Missoulian Newspaper

Miss Montana leavesfor Normandy

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Miss Montana takes offfor France

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'BACK IN THE DAY'

Retired Air Force Col. Joe Breen is shown as a captain assigned to Kirtland AFB’s RB-57F high altitude project. He flew operational missions around the world — from Europeto Asia, South America, the Pacific, Alaska to Argentina, flying for multiple agencies in alltheaters of operations. He was inducted into the Daedalians at Kirtland AFB in 1968.

Retired Air Force Capt. Ken Sampson sent in a photo of himself in 1972, and of himtaking off in a B-52 at Utapao Airfield in Thailand in 1967.

Retired Air Force Lt. Col.Darrel DeLong is shown asa lieutenant, call sign“Covey 558.” He flew O-2Aswith the 20th Tactical AirSupport Squadron out ofPlieku Air Base, Vietnam, asa Forward Air Controllerfrom 1970-71.

Do you have a photo of yourself from early in your career? Send it tocommunications@daedalians.org, Attn: Back in the Day.

And the answer is...We believe we have an answer to our "What is this?" question from Daedalian LouisSeldon ... actually several answers.

Retired Air Force Col. Kevin D. Ross, Named Member 9825, wrote in and said: "Withouta scale, I can’t tell which Gilson Binary circular slide rule this is, but Mark Hunter (seebelow) is on the right track. There were a few versions of the Gilson Binary, and it’s hardto tell if this is a full size version (8 1/2”) or the “Midget” version (4”). If the copyright onthe front is 1936, I think it’s the small version; if it’s 1940, I believe it’s the large version.The bag it came in leads me to believe it’s the smaller version. Well done, Mark!"

From Mark Hunter: "The photos that Daedalian Louis Seldon sent in were of a GilsonBinary circular slide rule. The front side had two cursors used in mathematical equations,millimeter to inches conversions, and a drill and thread scale. The back side had a singlecursor used for sin and tan calculations as well as fraction to decimal conversions."

When we sent these answers to Louis, he wrote back: "I was given this item by a planecaptain who was at the first base I trained at in the Navy and it looks like a circularnavigation “computer” (we called them back then) but not the same data. You’re welcometo share this in the Aviator but my caveat is I don’t know what it is but thought it mighthave been a weight and balance or fuel calculator?"

While it appears the jury's still out on THE answer, we thank everyone for their input!

DAEDALIAN BULLETIN BOARD

Reaching out for new membersWe're proud to share our first ad in support of our membership marketing effort! You canfind our ad featuring Christopher Mogul, one of our superstar scholarship recipients, onPage 9 of the Spring 2019 issue of "The Hook," official publication of the TailhookAssociation.Next up we'll have an ad in the July/August issue of "Aviation for Women," the officialpublication for Women in Aviation International (WAI). It features retired Lt. Col. KathyStaiger, Frank P. Lahm Flight 9 captain.

Want to publicize your flight event?As we transition to Salesforce we're going to feature a new events calendar on ourdaedalians.org website. If you would like your event to be featured (meetings,presentations, reunions, etc.) send them to us at communications@daedalians.organd we'll post them for you!

AVIATION HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTSFind the complete daily heritage calendar HERE.

June 2, 1957At 6:23 a.m. CDT, Air Force Capt. Joseph W. Kittinger Jr., lifted off from Richard E. Fleming Field inSouth Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the gondola of a helium balloon designed and built by WinzenResearch Inc. At 8:04 a.m., Captain Kittinger reached a pressure altitude of 95,000 feet. This was only400 feet short of the balloon’s theoretical pressure ceiling. Using U.S. Weather Bureau data, the linearaltitude of the balloon was calculated to have been 97,000 feet. Project MANHIGH I was intended to testvarious equipment and human physiology in a near-space condition. Cosmic radiation was aparticular concern. This was the first of many high-altitude research balloon flights that Kittinger would

make. To learn more about this event and the company that conducted launch, click HERE. Kittinger, aretired colonel, is a Daedalian Life Member.June 3, 1965Gemini 4/Titan II GLV lifted off from Launch Complex 19 at Cape Kennedy AFS, Florida. On board wereAir Force Maj. James Alton McDivitt, command pilot, and Maj. Edward Higgins White II, pilot. Themission was planned to include an orbital rendezvous with the Titan II booster and an ExtravehicularActivity. On this mission, White became the first American to walk in space. Gemini 4 returned to Earthon June 7, “splashing down” in the North Atlantic Ocean at 17:12:11 UTC. The mission duration was 4days, 1 hour, 56 minutes, 12 seconds. The recovery ship was the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp(CVS-18). The Gemini 4 spacecraft is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.Retired Brig. Gen. McDivitt is a Daedalian Life Member. Lt. Col. White, Lt. Col. Virgil "Gus" Grissom andNavy Lt. Cmdr. Roger Chaffee were killed while they were testing the cabin of their spacecraft for theApollo 1 launch on Jan. 27, 1967. White and Grissom were both Daedalian Life Members.June 4, 1974U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Sally D. Woolfolk graduated from the Rotary Wing Flight School at the Army AviationSchool, Fort Rucker, Alabama. She was the first woman to be designated a U.S. Army Aviator. Woolfolkjoined the Army in January 1973. She attended an 11-week course officer’s candidate course at FortMcClellan, Alabama, and was commissioned a second lieutenant. She was then assigned to a militaryintelligence course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. At the suggestion of another student in the course,Lieutenant Woolfolk applied for helicopter flight training. She was the only woman in her class at FortRucker. On June 8, 1974, the Saturday following her graduation, Woolfolk married Capt. Dan Murphy,also an Army aviator, at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. They would have a son, Sean Ryan Murphy, whowould also become an Army officer. Col. Sally Murphy retired from the Army on July 1, 1999, after 27years of service.June 6, 1944Today marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history. More than156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of theheavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The Battle of Normandy was codenamedOperation Overlord, and it resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’scontrol.June 14, 1912After training at the Army Air School in the Philippines, Cpl. Vernon Burge became the Army’s firstenlisted pilot. After 10 years as enlisted, Burge was commissioned during World War I and served thenext 25 years as an officer. He is Daedalian Founder Member #345.June 15, 1917The U.S. Marine Corps bases aircraft at Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia, for the first time, beginninga presence which eventually will lead to the establishment of Marine Corps Air Station Quantico.June 16, 1936Seversky Aircraft Company won a contract to provide the Air Corps with P–35 airplanes—the Army’sfirst single-seat fighters with enclosed cockpits and retractable landing gear.June 20, 1941The Department of War established the United States Army Air Forces. The new organization consistedof Headquarters Army Air Forces, the newly formed Air Force Combat Command, and the existingUnited States Army Air Corps. The U.S.A.A.F. was placed under the command of Maj. Gen. Henry H.“Hap” Arnold, Chief of the Air Forces. At the end of 1941, the U.S. Army Air Forces had a strength of354,161 (24,521 officers and 329,640 enlisted) and 12,297 aircraft, with 4,477 of these classified ascombat aircraft.

June 21, 1993Lt. Col. Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, the first female Army aviator to become an astronaut, made her firstspace flight.June 24, 1916Victor Chapman of the Lafayette Escadrille became the first American airman to be killed in action,flying a Nieuport 16, when he was shot down near Verdun-sur-Meuse by pioneering German flying aceLt. Kurt Wintgens, who was flying a Halberstadt D.II that day. Chapman was buried at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in France. A cenotaph in his honor was erected in St.Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard, Bedford, New York.June 26, 1948In response to a blockade instituted by the Soviet Union on June 24 of rail and road lines between theU.S., British, and French occupation zones of western Germany and their occupation sectors inwestern Berlin, the Allies launched the Berlin Airlift. Called Operation VITTLES by the U.S. andOperation PLANE FARE by the British, the airlift delivered enough coal and food to sustain the cityindefinitely and became the largest humanitarian airlift in history.

REUNIONSAC-119 Gunship Reunion XX

Sept. 3-10, 2019Salt Lake City, Utah

Shadows & Stingers; Air Crew, Ground Crew and Support Crew; 71st, 17th & 18th SOS; and themaintenance support squadrons. Also AC-47 Puffs the Magic Dragon folks.

Friends & Families, as well as anyone whose bacon we saved, are welcome.POC: Chuck Williams

https://www.ac119gunships.com/reunion/chuckhole@earthlink.net or 703-624-6995

USAF UPT Class 70-07 50th Reunion(Willie: Good Grief and Schatzi flights)

Sept. 5-7, 2019Dubuque, Iowa

POC: Steve Hardiesfhardie62@gmail.com

563-556-8982

Distinguished Flying Cross Society Biennial ReunionSept. 15-19, 2019

Dayton/Fairborn, OhioPOC: Warren Eastman

http://www.dfcsociety.net/weastman@dfcsociety.org or 760-985-2810

Moody AFB Class 70-01 50th ReunionSept. 19-22, 2019

Dayton, OhioPOC: Tim Ayres

936-443-6548 or timrayres@consolidated.org

Vance AFB UPT Class 68-G 51st Year ReunionOct. 9-11, 2019Tucson, Arizona

POC: Bob Haydenbohayd42@yahoo.com or 512-335-0029

Webb AFB UPT Class 68A 52nd Year ReunionOct. 17-20, 2019Washington, D.C.

POC: Lou Hari301-757-7031 or louis.hari@wyle.com

USAF UPT Class 67-G Reunion(Willie: Good Grief, Warlock, Boomer and Schatzi)

Jan. 21-23, 2020Jacksonville, FloridaPOC: Jimmy Brown

jimab@comcast.net or 904-635-9531

12th TFW Reunion(Includes 12th TFW at MacDill AFB, Florida; Cam Ranh AB and Phu Cat AB, Vietnam; 12th FEW/SFW,

Bergstrom AFB, Texas (Korea) and all supporting units)May 6-9, 2020Dayton, Ohio

POC: E.J. SherwoodEJ12TFW@cox.net or 480-396-4681

(A memorial dedication to the 12th TFW will occur during this event.)

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