8th AFHS Oregon Chapter Meeting Transcripts and Videos

Video

Starting in 2005 most of the meetings have been videotaped. You can purchase the DVDs for $10.00. Contact the Chapter Historian.

All meeting transcripts are in PDF format.

2011

• Capt Greg Wooldridge and The Blue Angles Presentation about training and flying from the three time CO of the Blue Angles in the 1990s.
• Ron Roden USN (Ret) and life aboard submarines - both "boomers" and WW II era diesels

2010

• Robert Zafran and "Project Muddy Hill" in Vietnam
• Tom Kielbowicz and Medivac Heuy UH-1B Flying In Germany in 1964
• Lt Col Thomas Lingle and ROTC at the University of Oregon, 8th AF Veterans introductions and service summary
• Johannes “Jan” Van Breemen exploits in the Dutch resistance

2009

• Restoring and Maintaining WW II Era aircraft by Paul Bazeley of Aerometal International out of Aurora, Oregon
• Ltc Roland T Fisher - Life of a Beaufighter radar night fighter pilot in the RCAF 1941-1942
• Jim Boyle - The US Bombing of Japan in WW II
• Clair Philipps - A US Spy in the Philippines

2008

• 2008-11-08 US Coast Guard in Oregon
• Col. Roland T Fisher RCAF, USAAF, Night Fighter pilot and B-24 Radar Night Bomber "Snoops" in the Pacific

2007

• 2007-02-11 Oregon WAAC Captain Barbara Euler, second woman to join the WAAC from Oregon. She retired from the Air Force as a Captain.
• 2007-05-19 Field Trip to Portland Air National Guard base (PANG) site visit - no transcript possible
• 2007-08-11 National Combat History Archive video presentation of films
• 2007-11-03 Jim Boyle AF Academy Teacher, WW II Bomber pilot , VietNam era C123a Pilot and more

2006

• 2006-11-04 - 142 Fighter Wing presentation (F-15s)
• 2006 08 11 - Judge Ron Cinniger flying A4 Skyhawks in Vietnam
• 2006 05 12 - Ground Crew Panel Discussion with Ray Winters and Urban Kluthe
• 2006 02 11- Ground Crew Panel Discussion - postponed - Guest introductions ran long

2005

• 2005 11 12 POW Experiences in Europe Panel Discussion with Clint Gruber and Ramsey Fendall
• 2005 05 14 Aztec Eagles Mexican 201 Squadron flying P-47 Thunderbolts in the Pacific
• 2005 02 12 Stan Richardson flying F-86 Saber Jets during the Korean War

• 2004 11 13 T/Sgt. Donald Malarkey E Co 501 PIR 101 Airborne Division
• 2004 08 05 Mrs. Mildred Bradley Harris Boeing Engineer during World War II
• 2004 05 06 Ed Flabetich of the 10th Mountain Infantry Division (Light)
• 2004 02 05 Stan Richardson flying P-38s Lightnings in Europe during World War Two with the 55th Fighter Group

2003

• 2003 11 06 Norman Leyton member of the Glenn Miller Band
• 2003 08 07 Eldon Bevins - Ball turret gunner 390th BG (H) - B-17 Flying Fortresses
• 2003 05 08 Don Bourgeois about Rex Barber and the Yamamoto Mission
• 2003 02 06 Cal Graham Battery G of 60th Coast Artillery - Corregidor 1941 author of 'Under the Samurai Sword'

2002

• 2002 11 07 General McPeak (ret) AF Chief of Staff, F-100 Fighters and many others
• 2002 08 08 Pete Hardiman RCAF

Looking at the display that Clint Gruber had of his WWII
training, combat, and POW experiences at Stalag Luft III
(Barth) at the November 2005 quarterly meeting.

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