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 June 2010
Mission Update! News from the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum | Vol 6, Issue 4
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175 Bourne Ave
Pooler, GA 31322
912.748.8888
Open daily 9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
(Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving & Christmas) |
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| June Events |
Community Appreciation MonthThe Museum has dedicated June as Community Appreciation Month to the Coastal Empire and Low Country. It has reduced its regular admission rates of $10 for adults and $6 for kids to only $5 for adults and $3 for kids.
June 1st - 8th
Pooler Residents
June 9th - 15th
Liberty, Tattnall County Residents
June 16th - 22nd
Chatham, Jasper, Beaufort & Bryan County Residents
June 23nd - 29th
Bulloch, Effingham, McIntosh & Long County Residents
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| Flying Legends Summer Camp 2010 | |
Flying Legends is a day camp that is PERFECT for kids ages 6 -11 years old. Heather Thies, our Education Director, teaches about children on the home front, airplane navigation, bombardier and pilot training during WWII and much more!
Half Day Camp 9 am - 12 pm
Snack included
June 28 - July 2
July 19 - 23
August 2 - 6
Extended Full Day Camp 9 am - 4 pm
Includes lunch and model airplane building
June 21 - 25
Register today! For more information please call
Heather Thies 912-748-8888 |
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Flag Day
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 Flag Day, June 14th is a day for Americans to celebrate and show respect for our Flag. Visitors will be given flags to place in the Memorial Gardens.
In honor of flag day all flags are 20% OFF in the Museum Gift Store.
Shop Online today
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| Armed Forces Day 2010 |
The Museum recognized 59 military service members on Armed Forces Day.
Benedictine Military School's JROTC presented the colors before the Moon River Chorus's Patriotic Concert.
The Coastal Amateur Radio Society's B-17 Team conducted its first public radio demonstration.
The B-17's 1945 BC-348 Radio Receiver was set up under the the left wing of the plane for guests to experience the live broadcast throughout the day.
Coastal Amateur Radio Society's Lester Lamhut, Mark Bolton, Guy McDonald & Stephen D. Jonas | |
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Museum Staff
Brenda Elmgren
Director of Development
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Be sure to see our next edition of the "Mission Update!" online newsletter for the latest news, "What's New in the Archives", "World War II Memorial Updates", and much more.
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| Happy Father's Day
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Father's Day June 20, all Dads will receive a special discounted Admission price of $5.00!
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| 70th Anniversary of Hunter Army Airfield |
President of the Museum's Board of Trustees Dr. Bill Cathcart speaking about Hunter's history and its relevance in the future in protecting our nation. Lt. Col. Jose Aguilar, Hunter AAF Garrison commander (left), Col. Kevin Milton, Stewart Garrison commander (right)
Lt. Col. Aguilar, Dr. Bill Cathcart and Col. Milton placing a memorial wreath during the Commemoration Ceremony
The Museum's 1941 fire truck was on display for the Anniversary Ceremony. The truck served at Hunter Army Airfield during and after World War II. The Museum is planning on restoring the truck to its World War II paint scheme, making the fire truck just as it was when it served while B-17's were leaving Hunter Army Airfield during World War II.
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Museum Gift Store
| Father's Day is just around the corner.
So in honor of dear
old dad we are offering
FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS $50 or more, the entire month of June!
We have a great
selection of items that are sure to please your dad or granddad. Choose from
gift mugs filled with coffee or tea, or any of our outstanding books. Don't
forget one of our beautiful book marks of the stained glass chapel
windows. We have Watches, Paper Weights
for the desk, Baseball Caps, Tee Shirts, Polo's and much, much more. So browse our web site and bring a big smile
to dad's face this Father's Day.
 We wish all of the dads a very HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
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Restoration Project Update |
The B-17 Restoration crews have successfully completed Phase 1 of the Restoration Project: removal of preservative coatings and materials applied to the aircraft, as well as 30 years of operational debris residue that accumulated on the aircraft.
 The crew members are focusing on the interior of the B-17 with all team members applying paint stripper throughout the fuselage. 60 years of layered paint is being removed.
All of the parts and equipment from the B-17 have been removed from the aircraft and have been meticulously catalogued. This is a major step in beginning to re-equip the aircraft with her operational equipment which would have been on the original "City of Savannah".
The goal of our restoration is to have the B-17, "City of Savannah" restored to its original factory condition. You can be a part of history and the Museum's B-17 Project. The Museum appreciates all financial gifts, and for $100 or more you will receive a certificate of participation, suitable for framing, which recognizes your part in this historic Museum event. Please make checks payable to "B-17 Project" and mail to:
Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
P.O. Box 1992
Savannah, GA 31402
If you would like to make a donation by credit card, please call Tameka Ford at
912-748-8888 ext. 101. |
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Restoration Project Donation |
Moultrie Middle School, Mt. Pleasant S.C.
presents The B-17 Restoration Project with a check from the students.
President & CEO Henry Skipper with teacher Mark Nadobny
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Feature Exhibit |
The Casablanca Conference and the Eighth Air Force
Casablanca Conference  | The decision that would eventually turn the Eighth Air Force
into a true machine of mass destruction was made in January 1943 at a meeting
between [President Franklin] Roosevelt and [British Prime Minister Winston]
Churchill at Casablanca, on the Atlantic coast
of French Morocco*. The conference's most significant accomplishment was the Casablanca
Declaration, in which the Allies called for the unconditional surrender
of the Axis Powers. In addition, several significant
strategic military issues were agreed upon.
The invasion of Northern Europe was pushed back another year in favor of
a Mediterranean campaign, which would start the following summer in Sicily.
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Museum Volunteer Betty Robarts
by Heather Thies
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 Betty Robarts was born and
raised in northern Minnesota. When America became involved in World
War II, Betty was eager to do her part for the war effort. Betty joined the WAVES (Women's Navy) in
January 1943. Betty hoped she might be
stationed near the beach but the Navy assigned her to Dayton, Ohio. Betty worked on war materials but learned in 1995
exactly how important her work for the WAVES had been. Betty had been assigned to a top secret
classified program entitled ULTRA. This
program made the machines which decoded messages written by the German Enigma
coding machine. Betty was interviewed
and featured in a documentary titled "Dayton Codebreakers" about the ULTRA
program.
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David Lord's We're Coming Home
by Vivian Rogers-Price
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David Lord, We're Comin' Home! 1990's Watercolor on paper.
Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
 | Robert S. Johnson was the fourth
highest scoring American ace of World War II and finished the war with
twenty-seven confirmed victories. He served
with the 56th Fighter Group. In 1999 the
Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
received the Robert S. Johnson Collection, but very little was known about the
art work included in the donation. When
guest curator Keith Ferris selected one of the framed works from this
collection to hang in the Permanent Collection Exhibit on display in the Colonial
Group, Inc. Art Gallery, additional research was conducted and the artist,
David Lord contacted.
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Museum Update
by Henry Skipper
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On May 22nd The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum held its first ever Atlanta fund raising event, the "Boots, Blue Jeans, Bomber Jackets, and Barbecue." The event was held at the beautiful Chastain House Park and was designed to provide support for the Museum, honor the many veterans who attended, and honor the spirit of those who could not. Over 250 people attended. Honorary Chairman for the event was Hap Chandler, WWII veteran from the 491st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. The fundraiser was a great success due to the extraordinary efforts of the event chair Harriett Adams, and her committee. Harriett not only organized and coordinated the event but secured over 200 silent auction items.
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An article that appeared in the Atlanta Journal Constitution several days prior to the 22nd featured interviews with several WWII veterans. Interest in attending then grew throughout the Atlanta area. It has been a goal of the Museum to increase awareness for the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Atlanta and we certainly succeeded in doing that. The names of those who were Host Sponsors for the event are listed in this newsletter. Thanks to everyone who made the "Boots, Blue Jeans, Bomber Jackets, and Barbecue" event such a success.
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