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The
Electronic Newsletter of the
Pacific
Coast Air Museum
- Dedication of the Veteran's
Memorial - - This long awaited memorial and tribute to Sonoma
County veterans who have given their lives for their country is
finished at last. It will be dedicated and unveiled on Wednesday,
July 2, at 2:00pm, at the corner of Sonoma Avenue and Santa Rosa
Avenue, on the southwest corner of the City Hall property. How
fitting, for the dedication and unveiling to be during Independence
Day Week, two days before Independence Day.
- Celebration of Al Cathcart's Life - - We lost a dedicated
museum member, great volunteer, terrific person and the only crew
chief our T-37 "Tweet" ever had, Al Cathcart, several weeks ago. The
Pacific Coast Air Museum and Al's family are hosting a celebration
of Al's life on Saturday, July 12th, 4:00pm, at the Pacific Coast
Air Museum, on the patio Al wanted so badly to see built, and was so
delighted to see completed. The family has asked that it be pot
luck, each person bring a dish to share, and everyone wear a
Hawaiian shirt. The following is from the Cathcart family:
In honor of our father, friend, mentor and beloved grandpa, we
hope you will join us as we celebrate the life of Al (Barney)
Cathcart. Since dad so loved the Islands, we've chosen a Hawaiian
theme to celebrate with, so please wear your favorite Hawaiian
attire! (Grass skirts optional, of course...) Since we have no way
of knowing how many of you will be attending, we've decided to make
this a pot luck, so if you feel so inclined, please bring a dish to
share and we will provide water and sodas.
Bless you all for your love and support over these past weeks...your
kind thoughts and memories of dad have given my family such great
comfort and happiness. We look forward to seeing all of you there on
the 12th! (and please feel free to pass this invitation on to those
you know might want to attend...dad wanted a big celebration and we
want to honor that wish!)
- Celebrate the Return of the Lockheed P-38 "Lightning" to Santa
Rosa - - On Thursday, August 14th (I got the day and date right
this time!), from 5:00-7:30pm, at Kaiser Air (formerly Apex), we
will have a private reception and celebration of this famous
aircraft's return to the base where so many WWII pilots trained in
P-38s from 1942-1946. In return for your purchase of a $25 per
person ticket (proceeds going to help fund the P-38's visit here),
you'll get reserved parking, get to see/touch/feel one of only three
flying P-38s in the U.S. and talk to the pilot. Bring your camera
and you can get photos of you and the P-38. The ticket price
includes wine, light food and participation in a champagne toast
welcoming the P-38 back to our airport. Tickets are actually going
pretty fast, so see Dave or Duane in the admin office, or stop by
the Gift Shop, to get your tickets while they last. We are limiting
the number of tickets sold and we've got to limit it to advance
ticket sales only. The flyer about this event is attached. Feel free
to print copies and distribute them to folks you think might be
interested. I'm working on getting one or two more special WWII
aircraft there as well, but if I told you now I might spoil the
surprise.
Dave
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