MEETING INFORMATION 

MEETING NOTICE - Membership 4th Saturday of each month @  the HAS hangar 10am.

AN A-26 DOUGLAS INVADER IS COMING FOR A VISIT

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INSIDE

• Update on the A-26 engine start

• Squadron contacts

• Wings of Angels memorial fund

• Project Team reports

• President’s Report

• Upcoming events & history
  

An A-26 Invader will be here for the Wings of Victory Airshow. This will be of interest to Squadron members as our own Invader is so near to completion. With our own Invader on display it will be like a before and after exhibit.

Steve Clapper has announced the line up of aircraft for the Airshow and that list is on page 2. Steve has also finished the Kitchen, Office and bathrooms at the hangar. Congratulations, Steve. It’s a job well done. 

Branson is beaming from ear to ear with the successful start up of the engines on the Invader. The squadron extends it’s congratulations to all the team members on these and other projects. 

Bring your family and friends by the Hangar on Wednesdays or Saturdays to show off our progress. 

WINGS OF VICTORY
AIR SHOW UPDATE.... list of participating planes.
The Air Show meetings are held the last Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. Wings of Victory airshow will be the August 16.17, 18 The 16th is the fly in date. 

The following aircraft are scheduled to appear: P-51 Mustang, F4U Corsair, TBM Avenger, YAK 9, T-6, SNJ, BT-13, BT-15, B-25, L-39, Russian A-16, DeHaviland C Venom, PT-17 Stearmans, L-5 Stinson, and an A-26 Invader like the one the squadron is restoring. 
 

Also there will be an encampment of the Airman’s Preservation Society which is a WWII Army Air Corps group. Two of the Blacksheep Squadron pilots will also be on hand to meet the public.

Diane has list of 1999 airplane sponsors for contact this year. Jerry is authorized to okay sponsor display area. Standing Stone Bank has offered the use of their copier and fax machine for airshow activities. The airshow account is with Standing Stone. Scott Moorehead is being contacted about the program this year again. Not yet finalized. Tickets will be sold in advance by the squadron at locations yet to be announced Tickets are: $10 per adult, $5 for children 6 thru 12 years. 5years. and under are free Steve is working with Ricart for an advertising partnership.

PUBLIC RELATIONS UPDATE

They also covered the Pearl Harbor theme Lancaster High School prom at our hangar. 

Channel 53 is exploring doing a half hour special on the squadron and the Wings of Victory airshow. Public Service announcements will also be made. They will also consider media sponsorship of the show. 

Country Living magazine is also considering a story on the squadron and our many activities. All major national and local publications were provided information on the airshow for their calendars. Additional news releases are in the mail. Watch the news.

To be included as a member of this prestigious group, one is only required to include a donation to the group of a gift of $500 or more designated to the Wings of Angels Fund. This can be done by the living individual, family or by a gift in their will. It can also be done by a surviving family member to recognize a family member or friend. By so doing you’ll also support the squadrons efforts to preserve the memory of the men, women and machines of our military. All such donations should be made out to The Historical Aircraft Squadron and sent to Invader, P.O. Box 156, Carroll, OH 43112. 

Please include the military record of the honoree, any military memorabilia for display and your check. 

a ONE STAR donator to WINGS OF ANGELS is $500to $1000
a TWO STAR donator to WINGS OF ANGELS is $1000 to $2000 
a THREE STAR donator to WINGS OF ANGELS is $2000 to $3000
a FOUR STAR donator to WINGS OF ANGELS is $4000 or more 

Please remember the Historical Aircraft Squadron in your estate. Preserve our history. Preserving the legacy of those who have given so much to the Eternal Vigilance for Freedom.

The Historical Aircraft Squadron also encourages the donation of military memorabilia by the Wings of Angels donors for inclusion in our exhibits. Acceptance into this prestigious group will include your name onto our wall of Angels display and also be announced in the Squadron’s newsletter. 

For More Information Contact: 
Steve Clapper, President of the Historical Aircraft Squadron 614-877-9872 
Bob DeLay, Public Affairs Officer 614-846-2876

Nominations are now being accepted for 3 open “Board board positions on the Squadron’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors oversee the Squadron Officers and participate in making important Squadron business decisions. If you are interested in running for one of the positions or if you would like to nominate someone else (with their permission, of course), please let either Steve Clapper or Sue Boden know as soon as possible. We must have the names of all interested parties by the general membership meeting on May 25th. Voting will take place in June, with ballots going out in the June newsletter to allow voting members. The person with the most votes will serve a term of 3 years, the second most votes will serve a 2 year term, and the third most votes will serve a 1 year term. You can contact Steve at (614) 877-9872, or Sue Boden at (740) 653-9169 or email coolbug@columbus.rr.com

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY

Still need volunteers to prep planes for the airshows next spring. Crew for simple prep of the Huey helicopter for static display at the hanger. It’s easy work. Come help. 

Call NOW !! 
Art Moose 740-454-7058 
S2F Tracker 
Branson Rutherford 
740-756-4136 
A-26 

NEEDED- HANGAR BOSS we want someone to check fire extinguishers and serve as hangar boss for hangar maintenance. This would be the point man for making sure everything is in order and reporting details to the board. Organizational skills necessary. 

Jim Belshe completed inventory of equipment. 

Dick Debevoise is collecting volunteer hours for documentation. Turn in your hours TODAY.

ANOTHER B-29 TAKES TO THE AIR ‘DOC’ HAS BEEN SAVED FROM THE TARGET FIELDS OF CHINA LAKE

Another B-29 is being restored for flight. It is the result of one man’s dream. Not willing to give up on finding a B-29 Tony Mazzolini of Cleveland spent years finding one to restore. Finally at China Lake he found one which the Navy owned for target practice. By negotiating with the Navy he was able to buy and restore and then trade a B-25 to the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. Solicit- ting the help of the Boeing Wichita where the B-29 nick named ‘Doc’ had been built, work began there. After many years 

completion is expected in 2002 if all goes well. Look for it in the show circuits. 

VOLUNTEER PROJECT TEAMS
activities and updates of latest information. 
Be sure to contact the editor to inform him of latest activities and instructions for others.

TUGS: 
Wayne Swisher, Si Debolt, Bruce Cook, Bruce Brudzinski, Michael Grant
The tugs, Little John and Fat Boy, need some tender loving care on a regular basis. Little John has a dragging starter and Fat Boy needs a good once over. 

LANDSCAPING: 
Rob George, Don Bell, Wayne Swisher
Spring has arrived. Grass has to be seeded around the hanger. Flowers need to be planted and general lawn care throughout the summer. We do have a lawn mower. 

OFFICE DOORS:
Rob George, Frank Leach
The office, bathroom and utility room doors need to be sanded, stained and handles reinstalled. Signs installed. 

GROUP ACTIVITIES: 
Earl Watkins
This would involve someone presenting to the group information on field trips, cookouts, ball games and anything else members would enjoy doing together as a group. 

PULLING TOGETHER WE CAN ALL MAKE H.A.S. SOMETHING WE CAN BE PROUD OF. Please call Mike Lorenzi to become a member of one of these teams.

TESTING THE ENGINES ON THEA-26
April 3 was the magic date 

B. DeLay photos  
Branson Rutherford, Jim Ridgeway, Jim Baldwin, Jim Belshe, Ralph Marshall, Tom Palmer, Harold Carpenter, Ralph Woolever, Mike Ryan.
Welcome to new team member Tom Saddler.

Last minute checks.

Into the scattered sunshine.

Everyone pitches in to make this day. The Douglas A-26 Invader was ignited again on Friday 26. Below Branson gives the go ahead to start her up. The guys are now working with bigger smiles on their faces  Work on the generator and the hydraulics of the braking system are

Jerry goes for the fire extinguisher while Jim Baldwin watches as the radial comes alive. When the engines were fired up on Friday 26, Branson, Jim Ridgeway and Jim Baldwin were in the cockpit monitoring all systems at various RPMs to check out all of the operating systems. There is nothing like the sound of those radials. They performed like clocks. Not all systems did as well so it’s back to the hangar for more work. CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!! YOU MAKE US PROUD!! as this