events continue and generate income for the Squadron treasure. Volunteers needed.

MEETING TIMES
Membership meetings will be held on the 2nd Saturday at 2:00 pm at the hangar. 
Open Board meetings are to follow the membership meetings or will be scheduled as
circumstances require them for actions.

Airshow is fast approaching. It will be August 20th before we know it. Still have lots of loose items to finish. Looking forward to seeing those people we don't get to see but once a year. We all have very busy lives.

We have scheduled a P-38, B-25, F4- U Corsair, a couple of YAK 52's, one doing an aerobatic routine. Brett Hunter will be back with his Pitts, which does a good show. The T-6's/ SNJ's will be here also and an assortment of L-birds. 

Having military flybys is not looking good because so many have commitments to the war. Our web site has a listing of what is coming with additional information. 

The C-45 project is still underway with slow progress. A couple of the Wednesday crew has taken up working on it also and we appreciate from Jim Ridgway that. Would like to see it looking more like an airplane by airshow time. The ambulance is running and able to be driven. We are looking at prepping it for a paint job. 

If you have seen it you know we have a big job ahead of us. We are also planning on painting the Stuart Tank. Paint has been ordered for both projects. We have more work than people. If you can donate some time we have work you can do no matter what your skill level may be. 

We still have items in the open "T" hangar we need to get moved before they tear it down.

Wish everyone a safe productive summer and hope to see you at the airshow. 

Squadron members prepare for the 4th of July parade at the Lancaster fairgrounds. photo B. DeLay 

Jim Ridgway

• Texas Hold ‘Em Poker- Call to volunteer

• WINGS OF VICTORY 2005 August 20 and 21. Let us know how you can help. A good show is lined up and it should be fun for all of the public and for our volunteers. 

• Stop by on Wednesdays and Saturday for volunteer work HANGAR DANCE is scheduled for September 24

• Our T-hangar is being torn down so we need to clean it out and looking for a couple volunteers for Saturday or Wednesdays to work on this project.

July 4th 1908
The first American air trophy offered by the Scientific American for the first official flight of 1 kilometer was won by Glenn H. Curtiss at Hammondsport, N.Y., in the June Bug in 1 minute 42.5 seconds. This trial was the first’official’ test of an airplane ever made in America, timed and measured by a representative of the Federation Aeromautizue Internationale (F.A.I.) 
July 4th 1942
The first AAF combat bomber mission over Europe in World War II was flown against 4 airdromes in Holland by 6 crews in American built Bostons belonging to the RAF.