WWIIADT Summer Jump School and Open House July 18-27

[Mark Cook]

The WWIIADT will be conducting our Summer Jump School July 18-27.
We will be hosting an open house July 26-27 including displays, meet and greet with our Legacy Members (Veterans), Parachute Demonstrations and Graduation Ceremony.
Here is a great chance to see a C-47 doing what it was meant to do.
We are located at Frederick Army Airfield, Frederick, Oklahoma!
You can find more info at www.wwiiadt.org
Mark

[Mark Cook]

To culminate the Summer 2008 Jump School, the Team will be hosting an Open Hanger Day - 26 Jul 2008, 0800-1600. Below is a listing of the days events. Times and events are subject to change.

You may also wish to take part in the Airborne Experience. For a fee, you will be able to ride in our C-47 while it is dropping paratroopers. Please go to http://www.wwiiadt.org, click on the Airborne Experience button for more information.

Sat, 26 Jul 2008

Throughout the day

Vehicle Displays/Rides
Table top equipment displays
Jump Videos
Parachute Packing and Display
Combat Equipment Display
Uniform Equipment Display
Meet WWII Airborne paratroopers and veterans (Names will be added as they become available)

- Mr. Bobby Hunter, D Co, 501st PIR, 101st ABN

7:00 am Pre-Jump

8:00 am Gear up and JMPI

9:00 am Demonstration Jump (Location: DZ) --Weather Permitting

1:00 pm Firepower Demonstration
(Location: Outside the hanger, exact site TBD)
WEAPONS
M1911A1-blank
M1 Carbine-
M1A1 Carbine-Blank
M3A1 "greasgun" Blank
M1A1 Thompson-Blank
M1 Garand x2-Blank
M1903A4-Blank
M1918A3-Blank
M1919a4-Blank
M1919A6 Live only
M1A1 Bazooka (dummy)
M2HB
M2 60mm Mortar (Dummy)


3:00pm Wings Ceremony (Location: Hanger)

[coastdef]

Additional veterans planning on attending:

- Mr. Ralph Manley, 501st PIR, 101st ABN
- Mr. Gene Gilbreath, HQ Co, 2nd Batt, 506th PIR, 101st ABN
- Mr. Jake McNiece, 506th PIR, 101st ABN
- Mr Don Burgett, 101st ABN
- Mr Lloyd Neblett, 301 TCS, 441 TCG

We also usually have three local troop carrier veterans that attend:

Mr. Jay Thompson
Mr. Fred Barbee
Mr. Grady Crabtree

I don't have their unit affiliations at hand, but all served with troop carrier squardrons in the European Theater of Operations.

We also usually have a significant number of "walk-ins" from the general area from all branches of the armed forces.

Regards,

Andy

[coastdef]

For those who didn't have the opportunity to come out, here are some pictures of what you missed! We had an excellent Open Hangar Day culminate our Summer Jump School.

Our recently painted DC-3, now named "Boop B Doop".



Our C-47 "Boogie Baby" coming in for a landing.




Boogie Baby on the ramp with one of our pilots, Dave Brothers.



Demonstration Jumps!





"Airborne Experience" rides with WWII veterans.





Displays.









Graduation ceremony for jump school students. Wings were pinned by WWII veterans.





Regards,

Andy Bennett

[Second Air Force]

Thanks much for the photos and update, Andy. We wanted to get down there, but events on our end kept us home. The new paint on the airplane and hangar looks great, we really regret not getting to be there.

An impressive group of Airborne veterans--thanks to them for their service!

Scott