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2012 SAH General Meetings, Tours,
and Educational Programs
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Notice: Two events for June!!
June 2nd meeting
B-17 Flying Fortress in Israeli Air Force Service
Alex Yofe,
the foremost authority on the formation and early operations of the Israeli Air Force, will be our speaker
at the June Meeting. Yofe will discuss the connection between the nascent Israeli Air Force and aircraft
brokers/overhaul operations in California - the source of many of its aircraft in the post-war World War
II and Cold War periods.
He is also the author of numerous books on Israeli Air Force piston-powered
aircraft including the Avia 199, Spitfire, B-17 Flying Fortress, and has two forthcoming books detailing
the service of the P-51 Mustang and de Havilland Mosquito.
Copies of the Spitfire and B-17 book will be available for sale from the author.
Remember to bring a friend!
Date/Time: June 2, 2012
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mountain View
Cost: Member - $30 per person.
Non-Member - $35 per person.
The cost of your lunch includes admission and, should you choose, a docent-lead tour of the museum.
Doors open at 10 a.m., the meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m.
Menu
CPR'S (Completely Perfect Ribs) -
Tender meaty pork spare ribs,rubbed with Beer-B-Q dust, and slow smoked to perfection with Emergency BBQ's
custom hardwood blend.
Engine 10 Tri-Tip - Choice sirloin soaked in Scotch Ale marinade, rubbed with Beer-B-Q dust,
and fire grilled perfect.
911 Chicken - Fresh boneless, skinless chicken breast, marinated in fresh orange & pineapple
jucies, soy sauce, and fresh garlic, then fire grilled to lock in the juices
Side Dishes:
Paramedic Potato Salad and Classic Caesar Salad, drinks and cookies for dessert
If you'd like a vegetarian meal, contact Nick Veronico.
Dress comfortably. Maybe a light jacket?
I.D. Required: Each person attending must present a U.S. government issued I.D., to get through the gate.
Please send check to:
SAH, P.O. Box 7081, San Carlos, CA 94070
RSVP: Reservations must be received by May 29.
Note: If you can't make it and have already placed your reservation, we must receive notice by May 29th or we will be
unable to give you a refund.
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Policies and Procedures Page
SAH Field Trip - June 16, 2012
Pacific Coast Air Museum
 
 
Saturday June 16th from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Whats Going On?
PCAM is having
a "Night at the Museum" open-to-the-public very casual out-door event at their museum. They are
going to have light snacks and beer for sale. All of their outdoor aircraft (about 30), with eight featured
aircraft will be on display and some pilots who have flown them will be available. A few will be opened up.
We suggest getting there early.
We suggest
reviewing their website: Pacific Coast Air Museum for
general information on their museum, aircraft collection, and this event. It will also
provide directions.
There will not be reserved tables, seating is open.
Cost: $10 per person (at the gate)
Contact Norm Jukes (take out the word REMOVE) or 650-344-8810 (home) before the event if you have any questions.
Visit our Facebook site if you're a FB member and looking to carpool, driving or looking to share a ride and fuel expenses.
April 14th meeting
Arc Light One B-52 Missions
President Alice Hendricks opened our second general meeting
of the year at Michaels at Shoreline restaurant in Mountain View by welcoming our guest speaker Don Harten,
who was a co-pilot on the first U.S. Air Force B-52F "Arc Light One" mission of the Vietnam War.
On June 18, 1965, thirty B-52s took part in the first Strategic Air Command B-52 bombing mission in Vietnam,
a mission that, if carried out successfully, might have brought the war to an early end. But before two of the
bombers could deliver their payload, they collided in midair, both planes exploding over the South China Sea.
Then-Lt. Don Harten, a copilot on the mission, survived the collision
and parachuted into the ocean. After 16 hours in the water he was rescued by an SA-16 Albatross amphibian.
Before the Albatross could return to base, it lost an engine and crashed back into the sea. Harten brings
this story of survival and camaraderie to life in his book Arc Light One, and was on hand to recount
his miraculous true story of survival.
After more than 360 hours of combat flying in the B-52,
Harten volunteered for another assignment and was selected to fly the F-105. He flew 156 combat missions
in the F-105, 130 of them over North Vietnam. He subsequently flew the F-111 on 30 combat missions, and
was the only person to fly the B-52, F-105, and F-111 in combat.
Harten had copies of his books available for sale at the talk at an incredible discounted price for SAH members only.
Meeting Location: Mountain View, CA, April 14, 2012
11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday February 4, 2012
Republic XR-12 Rainbow and the Hughes XF-11
Our February presentation was by aviation artist and author Mike Machat on the Republic XR-12 Rainbow
and the Hughes XF-11. Machat recently released "World's Fastest Four-Engine Piston-Powered Aircraft: Story of
the Republic XR-12 Rainbow." Machat is a well-known American aviation personality who has dedicated his career
to the preservation and documentation of aviation history. Originally from Long Island, New York, Machat served
in the U.S. Air Force and with the National Security Agency before relocating to Los Angeles and earning
a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach. He was hired as an illustrator
for the McDonnell Douglas Corporation and advanced through the ranks to become a Staff Artist and corporate
representative.
Mike then established his own aviation art studio and
was elected first president of the American Society
of Aviation Artists. He served as president of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles and was a
senior flight-rated member of the U.S. Air Force Documentary Art Program. Mike's aviation artwork won
numerous awards and four of his paintings reside in the permanent collection of the National Air & Space
Museum. He painted murals for the Bob Hope Airport terminal in Burbank, California, and the Air Force
Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards AFB. As an aviator, Mike holds an FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate,
has flown in more than 200 different types of aircraft, and has logged 2,000 flights in sailplanes.
The society had copies of Machat's books available for purchase at a discounted price.
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