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5th Annual B-17 Alliance Fly-In Fundraiser

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5th Annual B-17 Alliance Fly-In Fundraiser
Aug. 3-4, 2018.
With your help the B-17 “Lacey Lady” will fly again!
501 C3 non-profit corporation. ID # 20-3507294 (All donations are tax deductible)
All are invited to attend the B-17 Alliance Fly-In Fundraiser August 3 & 4, 2018 9am-6pm at historic McNary Field in Salem, Oregon. Join B-17 Alliance for WWII Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, Military & Aviation Swap Meet, WWII Living History Encampment, Military Vehicles, Aviation Themed Rat Rods from the famous Gary Fisher located in Hood River, Oregon & plenty of eats and drinks! Friday, August 3, 2018 also hosts a Fabulous 40’s Hangar Dance & Party (5:30pm-8:30pm) *Gate admission applies*
Erickson Aircraft Collections’ WWII P-40e Kittyhawk and SBD Dauntless will headline the 5thAnnual B-17 Alliance Foundation Fly-In Fundraiser.
The Lightning on display was manufactured by Lockheed in the spring of 1944 as a P‑38L, S/N 44-27083, and then sent to Dallas where it was converted to a photo recon F‑5G‑6‑LO before being transferred to Tinker Field, Oklahoma. In January 1946 it was dropped from the U.S. Army Air Forces inventory and sold to civilian buyers ending up with Mark Hurd Aerial Surveys of Santa Barbara, California. Bruce Pruett of Livermore, California bought it from Hurd in 1968, essentially for scrap value. In 1990 Jack Erickson acquired it for the museum and in 1995 restoration was started, the first flight being made in early 1997.
The Erickson Aircraft Collection (formerly located at the historic Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon) based in Madras, Oregon displays a vintage WWII aircraft collection started by Jack Erickson in 1983. The collection features over twenty plus warbirds, most of which are still in flying condition.
Kyle Bushman’s 1943 Navy N3N “Old Glory” & Bryan Harper’s 1943 T-6 Texan Aircraft (Harper Family Farms). Selected in 2017 from over 800 rally applicants Kyle is among the rare pilots of the 15 competing rally teams in the Vintage Air Rally Race Ushuaia2USA scheduled for November 2018 spanning South America. 15 Teams, 44 days, 9200 miles.
B-17 Alliance Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the people of WWII, all veterans and the restoration of the “Lacey Lady”, a B-17G Flying Fortress that served as a service station canopy in Milwaukie, Oregon for over 67 years. The “Lacey Lady” is now undergoing a full restoration to flying condition at the B-17 Alliance Museum & Restoration Hangar in Salem, Oregon.
Join us to see first hand the good work that our CREW is doing to return the Lacey Lady to her original flying glory and inspire our community.
Under these Wings:
  • We Preserve American History
  • We Educate a new Generation
  • We Inspire Community

 

 

 

5th Annual B-17 Alliance Fly-In Fundraiser

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Aug. 3-4, 2018.
With your help the B-17 “Lacey Lady” will fly again!
501 C3 non-profit corporation. ID # 20-3507294 (All donations are tax deductible)
All are invited to attend the B-17 Alliance Fly-In Fundraiser August 3 & 4, 2018 9am-6pm at historic McNary Field in Salem, Oregon. Join B-17 Alliance for WWII Aircraft, Vintage Aircraft, Military & Aviation Swap Meet, WWII Living History Encampment, Military Vehicles, Aviation Themed Rat Rods from the famous Gary Fisher located in Hood River, Oregon & plenty of eats and drinks! Friday, August 3, 2018 also hosts a Fabulous 40’s Hangar Dance & Party (5:30pm-8:30pm) *Gate admission applies*
Erickson Aircraft Collections’ WWII P-40e Kittyhawk and SBD Dauntless will headline the 5thAnnual B-17 Alliance Foundation Fly-In Fundraiser.
The Lightning on display was manufactured by Lockheed in the spring of 1944 as a P‑38L, S/N 44-27083, and then sent to Dallas where it was converted to a photo recon F‑5G‑6‑LO before being transferred to Tinker Field, Oklahoma. In January 1946 it was dropped from the U.S. Army Air Forces inventory and sold to civilian buyers ending up with Mark Hurd Aerial Surveys of Santa Barbara, California. Bruce Pruett of Livermore, California bought it from Hurd in 1968, essentially for scrap value. In 1990 Jack Erickson acquired it for the museum and in 1995 restoration was started, the first flight being made in early 1997.
The Erickson Aircraft Collection (formerly located at the historic Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon) based in Madras, Oregon displays a vintage WWII aircraft collection started by Jack Erickson in 1983. The collection features over twenty plus warbirds, most of which are still in flying condition.
Kyle Bushman’s 1943 Navy N3N “Old Glory” & Bryan Harper’s 1943 T-6 Texan Aircraft (Harper Family Farms). Selected in 2017 from over 800 rally applicants Kyle is among the rare pilots of the 15 competing rally teams in the Vintage Air Rally Race Ushuaia2USA scheduled for November 2018 spanning South America. 15 Teams, 44 days, 9200 miles.
B-17 Alliance Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the people of WWII, all veterans and the restoration of the “Lacey Lady”, a B-17G Flying Fortress that served as a service station canopy in Milwaukie, Oregon for over 67 years. The “Lacey Lady” is now undergoing a full restoration to flying condition at the B-17 Alliance Museum & Restoration Hangar in Salem, Oregon.
Join us to see first hand the good work that our CREW is doing to return the Lacey Lady to her original flying glory and inspire our community.
Under these Wings:
  • We Preserve American History
  • We Educate a new Generation
  • We Inspire Community

Open House To Show Progress On 1912 Curtiss Pusher Replica Project For Pearson Air Museum

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News Release from Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Posted on FlashAlert: May 4th, 2017 10:47 AM

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Join us at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on Saturday, May 13, 2017, from 10 am to 2 pm as we welcome the public to view the construction progress on a 1912 Curtiss Pusher airplane replica at 405 E 5th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98661. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the methods and materials used to recreate this historic aircraft, and talk with National Park Service volunteers and staff about the project.

Over the past year, a skilled crew of National Park Service volunteers have been building a full size replica of Silas Christofferson’s 1912 Curtiss Pusher, utilizing copies of original Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company plans, period articles on airplane construction, and photographs of Silas Christofferson’s 1912 airplane. Christofferson’s Pusher was used on demonstration flights from the Vancouver Barracks Polo Grounds in 1912, and was famously flown off the roof of Portland’s Multnomah Hotel in June 1912 to land at Vancouver Barracks. Materials identical to those used in the construction of the original aircraft, such as Sitka spruce, bamboo, steel tubes, and cotton fabric, are being utilized, along with some period construction techniques.

“The Curtiss Pusher was the first mass produced airplane in history, and from 1910 to 1913, was the predominant airplane design around the world,” said Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Chief of Interpretation Bob Cromwell. “We are rediscovering century-old techniques used by the earliest aviation pioneers in an effort to recreate as accurate a replica as possible, for permanent exhibit at Pearson Air Museum.”

Though the airplane will include an original engine – a Curtiss OX-5 V-8 block – there are no plans to fly the airplane, and it will be a static display.

“We are going to the extent of copying the original Curtiss operating controls, which, instead of rudder pedals, had a swaying seat back that allowed the pilot to lean into a turn, much as a bicyclist does to this day,” said Cromwell. “That makes sense, knowing that the designer, Glenn Hammond Curtiss, got his start in the industry as a bicycle and motorcycle mechanic and designer.”

What: Open House of 1912 Curtiss Pusher project

Where: 405 E 5th Street, Vancouver, WA 98661. Gate will be open near the northeastern corner of the building. Signs will direct visitors to the parking lot.

When: Saturday, May 13, 2017, 10 am to 2 pm

Cost: Free
Contact Info:
Contact: Chief of Interpretation Bob Cromwell, 360-816-6253, bob_cromwell@nps.gov

More at https://go.usa.gov/x5wzu

Lois Chichinoff Thadei Shares Experiences Of Art And Aviation

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Join the Friends of Fort Vancouver and the National Park Service for a unique afternoon event of art and aviation! Lois Chichinoff Thadei is a bush pilot and aviation mechanic who learned from Clark County’s own Wally Olson at Evergreen Airport. To receive her pilot’s wheel rating and learn to dope and fabric old aircraft, Thadei commuted between Ketchikan, Alaska and Vancouver on a pontoon plane via Seattle.

Thadei, born into a Tlingit and Haida community in Southeast Alaska, is also an artist who comes from a family of Native Alaskan artists. Her work responds to a seasonal cycle as different materials become available. In the winter, she fires pottery in her home, creates stained and fused glass work, and weaves Ravenstail baskets using cedar bark and grasses. She also creates jewelry from sterling silver, glass, copper, jasper, sapphire and ruby. In the summer, she harvests and cures native grasses in the traditional method, creates and fires raku, and makes hand-built pottery.

Please join us for a memorable afternoon as Thadei shares reminiscences of learning to fly, journeying across the Northwest, and creating art that expresses and celebrates her heritage.

What: Local artist and pilot Lois Chichinoff Thadei discusses her art and experiences as an aviator.

When: March 18, 2017, 1 pm to 3 pm. Lecture begins at 2 pm.

Where: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Visitor Center, 1501 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661

Contact Info:
Contact: Mary Rose, Executive Director, Friends of Fort Vancouver, (360) 816-6216, friendsfortvancouver@gmail.com

More at https://go.usa.gov/xXaSw

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