| Dayton Reunion June 14 - 19, 2010
Members would find the NMUSAF quite different than they experienced in 1996. By 2010 it will be twice the 1996 size, with two additional hangar bays and a missile bay being added over the interval. There are many more dioramas to bring history alive and tell our story. Among other new aircraft, newly restored RB-47, B-2, F-22, and various stealthy birds are on exhibit. Additionally, on the old Wright Field flightline, across the field from the museum, are two hangars which house the Presidential aircraft fleet and the many USAF R&D birds which never made it into the inventory. The Memorial Park, where we dedicated a bench in 1996 has grown considerably, and you can now find monuments to SAC, the B-47, AF Medal of Honor recipients, and many other units and associations. At one side of the museum is a reconstructed World War II 8 th Air Force facility as existed in the UK. For diversity, the IMAX theater has four different films for your viewing pleasure. With all this, one can safely spend several days in the museum if so inclined.
Our Schedule:
Monday 14 June. · 1200- Registration begins. · 1500- Happy Hour begins with cash bar (Association prices), Hotel Welcome Reception and light snacks and music, all in the Hospitality Room. · Also drawings for door prizes (caveat- ya gotta be there to win). · Room closes when all decide to retire!
Tuesday 15 June. · 0700 to 0900- Complimentary Breakfast Buffet for those staying at Hotel. · 0830- Hospitality Room Opens, Coffee available in Lobby until 0900. Coffee in HR later. · 0830- Members registered for the Museum Restoration & Research/Presidential Gallery tours load buses in front of Hotel. Limited by Museum to 82 persons. See Below . · 1200- Buses return from the Museum. · 1800 - Dinner Under the Wings at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF). Load buses at Hotel at 1730. Cash bar, tour displays, visit gift shop. Buffet dinner features London Broil, Grilled Boneless Chicken Breast, and Stuffed Lemon Sole. The evening's program includes Honor to the Colors by the WPAFB Honor Guard, a patriotic concert by an element of the Air Force Band of Flight, and a short talk by a B-47 Pilot and Pearl Harbor Vet, Col Norman D Stuckey. Buses will depart for the hotel at 2200.
We are most fortunate in having one segment of the Air Force Band of Flight for our reunion this year. Over half of the band will be deployed to less friendly parts of the world during the time of our reunion. In today's world, everyone in the Air Force gets the privilege of deploying and learning how to handle the M-16. The band maintains an extremely busy schedule, with over 800 performances of all types last year. To repeat, we are indeed fortunate.
An explanation regarding the Restoration Hangar and Presidential/Research Galley Tour. The Museum has agreed to conduct a special tour for us, but limits us to two busloads or 82 people. One bus will go to Restoration and the other to Presidential/Research. After an hour the buses and their people will exchange places. Judging from the surveys returned to us it is highly likely more than 82 people would like to take this tour. So, after much rumination and cogitation, here is how we will handle the situation… The first 82 folks indicating a desire for the tour on their reunion registration form will be the lucky winners, as determined by the order of arrival of the registration form in Woody Fail's mailbox. We will list all tour requests over and beyond 82 in arrival order on a wait list as there will undoubtedly be cancellations and mind changes. The list will be posted on the Hospitality Room bulletin board Monday afternoon, so check it immediately after arrival to see where you stand and notify staff about cancellations, etc. Check it again late in the day to see if anything has changed . Please note: The tour will enter a secure area of WPAFB, so the name submitted to the AF must be IDENTICAL to that on your photo ID. So please be careful, and legible, in filling out the registration form.
Wednesday 16 June · Complimentary Breakfast Buffet for those staying at Hotel. 0900- Hospitality Room Opens with coffee in AM. 0900 to 1600- Free time. · 1615- Load Motor Coaches at Hotel for the RiverBoat Dinner Cruise on the Ohio River at Newport, Kentucky. Our Host will be B&B Riverboats and we will be cruising on the stern wheeler, Belle of Cincinnati. We board from 1800 -1845 and sail at 1900. We will have a cash bar, River Cruzin' Music by a Dixieland Jazz Trio, and a buffet dinner featuring Roast Sirloin of Beef, Roast Marinated Chicken Breast, Beer Battered Cod, and Pasta Primavera will begin at 1915. The Belle will return to the dock at around 2130 and we'll arrive back at the hotel about 2300.
Thursday 17 June · Complimentary Breakfast Buffet for those staying at Hotel. 0830- Hospitality Room Opens. · 0915- Load buses for Carillon Park (“Wave” 1). 1000- Buses arrive at Carillon Park. · 1055- Remainder of folks (“Wave” 2) load buses for Carillon Park. Arrive 1130. · 1000 to 1330- Two 12 passenger vans shuttle from Park to Hawthorn Hill Wright Bros Mansion and back. It takes an hour fifteen minutes start to finish from the park to the mansion and return. Warning – there are no restrooms at the mansion and it is not handicapped accessible.. · 1130 to 1330- Cookout picnic lunch by Culps Café/Bellyfire Caterers in the Carillon Park picnic pavilion. They are putting out quite a spread for us with hamburgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken breast, sausage with onions and peppers, potato salad, mandarin oranges with salad greens, cookies, brownies, soda, water coffee and iced tea. · 1330 and 1530 - Buses load for return to Hotel. · 1600- Hospitality Room reopens with cash bar, music, and more (ya still gotta be there) drawings.
Another explanation! Moving a crowd of people our size in smaller groups of 24 to and from Hawthorn Hill to Carillon Park requires tight timing and scheduling. We will have a group of 24 people departing Carillon Park approximately every 25 minutes. The Dayton History Organization is providing two new 12 passenger buses for our use. So it will be a short, 10 minute, ride each way. When you sign in at registration on Monday you will be asked to sign up with a particular group for the shuttle ride- each group signup sheet will indicate the depart time for that bus.
To minimize unnecessarily long waiting times at Carillon Park, our buses will depart the hotel for Carillon park in two waves. The first departure, at 0915, will take half of our people to Carillon Park, where they will then break up into the smaller 24 person groups for the Hawthorn Hill tour. The second departure, at 1055, from the hotel to Carillon Park will transport the remainder of our people. We need to fill the buses to ensure that everyone ultimately has transportation to Carillon Park for the Hawthorn Hill tour. So don't be surprised if one of our trained Rottweiler's forcibly drags you to a bus! The return to the hotel will be a retrograde maneuver, with buses departing Carillon Park at 1330 and 1530.
We have a late breaking news item concerning the upcoming Dayton reunion. As a result of some highly classified negotiations, we are pleased to announce that a very special guest will greet us upon arrival at Carillon Park, the jumping off point for our visit to the Wright Brothers home, Hawthorn Hill.Katharine Wright, Wilbur and Orville's younger sister, will officially greet our people as they arrive at Carillon Park. Katherine will have a casual briefing on the Wright Brothers, the family and the homestead. The WRIGHT EXPERIENCE!
Katherine is actually Betty Darst, renowned Wright Brothers historian and frequent portrayer of Katharine Wright, Wil and Orv's younger sister. Dressed as Katharine Wright, she will regale us with little known facts and stories about the brothers, the family, and the origins of aviation. Her knowledge of the family is truly remarkable. If you have a question you would have liked to have asked either Wilbur or Orville, be sure to ask her when you meet her. And, have your camera handy.
Friday 18 June. Complimentary Breakfast Buffet for those staying at Hotel · 0930 to 1130- Association Business Meeting · 1130 to 1430- Hospitality room is open. Unit/group photos will be taken starting at 1430. · 1300 to 1430- Cash bar in Hospitality Room · 1630- Pre-banquet reception with cash bar (Hotel prices) in banquet room. Couples portraits taken by our own ace photographer. Background music provided by Jim McCutcheon, renowned acoustic guitar virtuoso. · 1700- Banquet program begins with appropriate ceremonies, announcements, followed by sit down dinner and other ceremonies. · 2100 to 2300- dancing to the music of the Kim Kelly Quartet.
Saturday June 19- Complimentary Breakfast Buffet for those staying at Hotel. FAREWELLS AND DEPARTURES. Or, take another day to tour the AF Museum!
Coming to Dayton? The folks who have responded to our reunion interest survey in past newsletters are shown below in the order in which we heard from them. The question mark in the above title signifies that these are not commitments, because as we are increasingly aware, funny stuff happens on the way to the Forum. So far, 116 individuals have responded representing 216 prospective attendees. Most everyone expects to show up with their better half guiding them, but there are also a few brothers, sons, daughters and grandchildren likely. This level of response is encouraging, as for this point in time it portends what could be one of our biggest reunions…BUT, at Branson we did notice a big difference between the survey count and those who finally showed up. So, let's cross our fingers….
Pete Todd, Mike Gingrich, Tony Minnick, Larry Boggess, Bud Flanik, Robert Loffredo, Roy Lewis, Bob King, Bob Cox, Laurie Bunten, Hank Grogan, Jerry Sparks, Don Brandt, Pete D'angelo, Elmo Hills, Al Kulikowski, Vern Ordiway, Mike DeCarlo, Ernie Dotson, Dallas Crosby, Billy Lyons, Don Campbell, Phil Walters, F C McMillin, Virgil Domino, Bob Delany, Michael Myatt, John Ogren, Noble Timmons, Gerald Otten, George Nigh, Bob Miller, Don Nigro, Wally Mitchell, Dean Roelle, Bob Hansen, Ed Saler, Al Opitz, Jim Cinnamon, Bob Matich, Johnny Clark, Doug Valen, Bill Hastings, Jerry Weiss, Earl Hill, R T Boykin, Don Kellum, Cec Braeden.
Darrell Gallenburger, Flip Latham, Jim Shelton, James Rusher, Elmo Hills, Sedge Hill, Ernie Dotson, Bill Rogers, Willard Owensby, Bob Patterson, Trudy Barth, Dick Finke, Ron Resh, Billy Williams, Bob Byrom, Bill Filipula, Clarence Southerland. Tom Mills, Ken Coonradt, Virgil Domino, Michael Myatt, Norm Tilton, Grace Carrier, Don Johnson, Louis Durham, Ed Saler, Sue Lampel, Jim Cone, Larry Miller, Jim Sine, John H Allen, Paul Shepler, Bob Hanson, Harry Jones, Paul Trudeau, Stan States, Tom Highland, Wally Whitehurst, Pete McKay, Charley Watkins, Brent Horn, Roger Beamer, Joe Guerra, TR Taylor, Bob Corti, Bob Matich.
Lou Paller, Jim Villa, Ed Godec, James Whalen, Neil Cosentino, Jim Carlton, Gordy Brekken, Bernard Randolph, Don Fudge, Carlton Jewett, Rich LeBlanc, Bob Havener, Jim Guilford, Clarence Southerland, Jim Rusher, Bill DeAngelis, Darrell Norris, Richard Delaney
Be well and we'll soon be seeing ya, Bud & Mike, AKA Frick & Frack And the Dayton Bunch: The two Jans, Peggy & Charlie Baker & T R Taylor.
And Now for the Hotel Info …
Holiday Inn DAYTON/FAIRBORN 1-675 2800 PRESIDENTIAL DR FAIRBORN, OH 45324
Hotel Front Desk: 1-937-426-7800 Hotel Fax: 1-937-426-1284 Internet: www.holiday-inn.com/fairbornoh
Newly Renovated Fairborn, Ohio Hotel is the Best f eaturing fresh designs, the latest technology and personalized service, the newly renovated Holiday Inn Dayton Fairborn hotel offers a convenient location that has easy access to 1-675 and is close to downtown Dayton, Ohio. Our hotel is near Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton International Airport, Wright State University, Ervin J. Nutter Center and the National Museum of the United States Air Force, and the new National Center for Medical Readiness Tactical Laboratory (Calamityville). We're just 12 miles from Dayton, Ohio and our hotel is perfectly located for a shopping trip to the Mall at Fairfield Commons. (Those of you who attended our 1996 Dayton reunion, will remember being headquartered at this hotel, located across Col Glenn Highway from Wright State University, with I-675 located to the immediate South).
No matter what you're looking for, our hotel's experienced staff and outstanding facilities will make your stay memorable. From our excellent restaurant and lounge to an indoor pool and a well equipped fitness center, our hotel will exceed your expectations.
At a Glance Check in 3:00 PM, Check out 12:00 PM. Rental car, van, limo, service available. Complimentary wireless internet. Complimentary Breakfast Buffet, 6 till 10:30 AM (see below). Complimentary coffee in lobby until 9AM.
ACCOMMODATIONS All rooms feature individual climate control, electronic keycard security lock, AM/FM alarm clock radio, remote control TV with CNN, ESPN, Starz, HBO, video games and pay-per-view movies, dual line telephone with voice mail and data port, coffeemaker, hairdryer, iron and ironing board, and room service. McKenna's Grille offers dining and drinks, and features Montgomery Inn Ribs. Within a four minute walk from the hotel are a dozen fast food establishments and two full service restaurants. A five minute drive to the area of the Fairfield Mall easily doubles or triples your dining options.
Make Your Hotel Reservations Before 24 May 2010
We will receive the special rate of $104 per night which includes the Deluxe Breakfast Buffet with made to order eggs, omelets, and waffles. Note: the tax rate is 12.5%. This special rate is good for three days before and after the reunion. It is recommended that you call the hotel directly at 937-431-4613 which will connect you directly with the Reservation Manager, Rhonda Webster. Ask for the rate for the 307 th Bomb Wing Reunion. Should you happen to call when Rhonda is out or after hours, leave a message and she will call you back forthwith.
Bud & Mike recommend you make your reservation quickly. After 24 May the special rate quoted above is not guaranteed. The hotel recommends if you are unsure about coming, go ahead and make a reservation to lock in the rate. If it turns out you cannot come you can cancel up to 24 hours before scheduled arrival without penalty. Your credit card will not be charged until your check in.
Handy Reunion Related Web Sites: Holiday Inn Fairborn – see above National Museum USAF www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ B& B Riverboats www.bbriverboats.com/ Air Force Band of Flight www.bandofflight.af.mil/ Carillon Park www.daytonhistory.org/destinations/carillon-park.htm Kim Kelly Band www.kimkellyorchestra.com/
307th Bomb Wing B-47/KC-97 Association Reunion Dayton, Ohio, 14 to 19 June, 2010 The 12th Standup Registration Request Form  
Restoration Shop/Presidential Aircraft Gallery Tour Sign Up Instructions To participate in the Restoration Shop/Presidential Gallery Tour, Security requires that the names you print below must match that on the photo ID (military or drivers license), including middle name or initial, that will be shown upon entrance to the restricted area of WPAFB. Because we are allowed only 82 people on the tour we must limit tour participation to the first 82 requests received on this form. We will maintain a space available wait list in case of cancellations or dropouts..
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