Click here for information on the SR-71 "Blackbird".
Sept topic: the SR-71 Blackbird.

Order of Daedalians
P.O. Box 11261
Chandler, Arizona 85248

Click here for more on CAF T-6 rides at Falcon Field.
Take a CAF T-6 ride this summer.

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Meeting Photos

NEXT MEETING
Thursday, 10 Sep 09
1800: Social Hour
1900: Dinner
Location:
Anzio Landing Restaurant
2613 N Thunderbird Circle, Mesa, AZ
(Ph: 480-832-1188)
(click for map)
Menu Choices:
1) Chicken Parmigiana,
2) Roasted Pork Tenderloin, or
3) Tilapia Parmigiana.
(Includes toasting
wine, salad, rolls,
dessert & coffee.)
Price:
$25.00 per person.
Speaker:
Click here for his biography.

Col (Ret) Pat Bledsoe
Former SR-71 Pilot.
(click for bigraphy)
Topic:
Flying the SR-71.
Dress:
Dressy Casual.

CALENDAR:
Summer Break
24 Aug: Staff Mtg
10 Sep: Meeting
14 Sep: Staff Mtg
8 Oct: Meeting
12 Oct: Staff Mtg
12 Nov: Meeting
16 Nov: Staff Mtg
10 Dec: Meeting
(with spouses)
14 Dec: Staff Mtg
14 Jan: Meeting
18 Jan: Staff Mtg
11 Feb: Meeting
15 Feb: Staff Mtg
11 Mar: Meeting
15 Mar: Staff Mtg
15 Apr: Meeting
(Joint at Luke)
19 Apr: Staff Mtg
13 May: Meeting
17 May: Staff Mtg

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DAEDALIANS:
Brief History
Membership
Application
Flight 82 Awards & Scholarships
Flt 82 Dues Form
Flt Biography Index
Flt 82 Bylaws

FOR MORE VISIT: Daedalians'
National Site

Page updated: 30 May 2009

Click for more on the Daedalians' seal.The Order of Daedalians honors, as its Founder Members, all WW I aviators who were commissioned as officers and rated as military pilots no later than the Armistice on 11 November 1918. It perpetuates their names as the first to fly our country's airplanes in time of war. The Order's membership of commissioned, warrant and flight officer military pilots and WASPs, with its worldwide network of Daedalian Flights and its comprehensive awards program, supports the military services and other aerospace activities.  For more on membership, please click here.
 

NEWS:

 Flight JROTC Awards & ROTC ScholarshipsClick here for the 2009 summary.
Click for F-25 DAS video.F-35 DAS Click here for an amazing video on the new F-35's Electro Optical Distributed Aperture System or DAS.
 Pilot Bar GamesClick here for bar game rules from Ron Marusiak.
 Helicopter Pilots Are DifferentClick for a great 1977 Harry Reasoner article.


OFFICERS & STAFF:

 

     Click for full sized photo.
Richard Hall, Dave Oldroyd, Jim Adkins, Lew Welling, Al Fox & Gerry Homewood.
Flight Captain: Richard Hall, USAF Ret
Vice Flight Captain: Dave Oldroyd, USAF Ret
Treasurer: Al Fox, USAF Ret
Adjutant: Jim Adkins, USA Ret
Provost & Chaplain: Lew Welling, USAF Ret
Admin Officer: Gerry Homewood, USAF Ret
Scholarships Chairman: Gary Zettl, USAF Ret
Golf Chairman: John Sloan, USAF Ret
Publicity Chairwoman: Gabrielle Thorp, ANG Ret
Biographies: Royce Brownfield, USAF Ret
Audio-Visual Support: Roger Morrison, USAF & USMC
Web site, Newsletter & Membership: Pat Dooley, USAF Ret

FLIGHT MEETINGS:
Normally, Willie Flight 82 meets monthly, September through May, on the second Thursday of the month, but the date can change (see Calendar on left).  The dinner meeting social hour normally starts at 1800, with dinner served at 1900, followed by a speaker -- we're usually finished by about 2100. Meeting location and other information are shown in the left column above -- please review your monthly newsletter for more details.  About a week prior to the meeting, members will be contacted by one of our callers – if you’re not called or you have questions, please contact Gerry Homewood (480-496-9879).

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