Smithsonian Museum Conference Recap – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Tuesday

TUESDAY – Hear the latest news from the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, Frontiers of Flight and The New England Air Museum on Warbird Radio LIVE!  Matt interviewed directors from all three museums during the Smithsonian’s annual Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Conference in Reston, Virginia last month.

We’ll also check in with Mike Chilson for a preview of tonight’s all new RC Scale Builder Show.  Thanks for tuning in!

QUICK LINK:  Flying Leathernecks Museum Frontiers of Flight New England Museum of Aviation

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Lance Bronnenkant / League Week IV – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday – 10am (EASTERN)

THURSDAY – Author Lance Bronnenkant joins Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE as League Week IV continues.  Tune in and hear the latest news from Lance…plus an update on the League of WWI Aviation Historians.  Matt will also check in with Hawkeye for a preview of this week’s Plastic Scale Modeling Hour.  Thanks for tuning in!

QUICK LINK:  League of WWI Aviation Historians

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Author Stephen Skinner / League Week IV – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Wednesday

WEDNESDAY – Author Stephen Skinner joins Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE with an in-depth look at Frank Luke Junior.  All of our shows this week are courtesy of friends at the League of WWI Aviation Historians.  For more information on the league…just click on the Quick Link posted below.  Thanks for tuning in!

QUICK LINK:  The League of WWI Aviation Historians

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The Turkish Air Service of WWI – League Week IV – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Monday

MONDAY – Dieter H.M. Gröschel, M.D from the League of World War I Aviation Historians joins Matt Jolley with a look at the Turkish Air Service.  Dr. Gröschel is an expert on this subject matter and will share his knowledge with us this Monday at 10am (EASTERN) on during Day 1 of “League Week IV.”   For more information on the League of WWI Aviation Historians just click on the Quick Link posted below.  Thanks for listening!

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UPDATED: Congressman Sam Graves & CAF President Steve Brown – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Wednesday – 10am (EASTERN)

WEDNESDAY – Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Commemorative Air Force President Steve Brown join Matt Jolley on Warbird Radio LIVE to discuss the recent activity surrounding a possible amendment to the House National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310).  News about a possible amendment that would allegedly “ground certain warbirds” first surfaced last week.  Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) has been at the center of this controversy although his office quickly points out the news is all based on “mistruths”.  When invited to take part on Wednesday morning’s broadcast Turner’s office sent the email published below:

Hi Matt,

Mr. Turner isn’t available for an interview. I would like to pass along this statement which makes clear that he does not support grounding aircraft as some have said. It’s unfortunate that mistruths about an amendment which is nowhere in the National Defense Authorization Act, nor has one been submitted, have been spread.

Turner Statement on Military Heritage Aircraft

Washington D.C. “Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) released the following statement on the flying of military heritage aircraft and the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act:

Dayton is home to the National Museum of the Air Force, and has the largest collection of historical military aircraft in the world. I know the value and importance that the facility has in honoring sacrifices of our veterans and as a symbol that freedom isn’t free. The Warbird community plays an important role in bringing WWII era aircraft to our nation’s citizens. These propeller-driven craft are ambassadors of freedom’s price and I do not support grounding any of them.

My concern lies in the potential for military jet aircraft to be transferred to civilians for flight without the same rigorous training and maintenance schedules that pilots and aircraft underwent when they were in service. In fact, the Department of Defense was asked by Congress to conduct a study on post-1947 military aircraft and what concerns the department has with their being flown. In short, the Department both in the report and through their policies does not support these aircraft from being transferred to civilians for flight.

I look forward to working with the Warbird community to see that they continue to stay in the air. Their contributions have inspired Americans young and old, and will do so for years to come.

-END-

Tune in this Wednesday morning at 10am (EASTERN) for the latest news surrounding this story.

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STORY UPDATE – Comment From the National Museum of the United States Air Force

Matt,

The proposed legislation was not an initiative of the National Museum of the

U.S. Air Force. Since Congressman Turner proposed the legislation, you may

wish to contact his office for additional information.

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s loan agreements already hold a

long-standing restriction on flying (which is consistent with Federal law

and DOD regulations).

You may also wish to do an on-line search to see the following documents:

- Donation of Surplus Personal Property, Title 41 of the Code of Federal

Regulations, Part 102-37.460, special terms and conditions applicable to the

donation of aircraft and vessels

- Study and Report on Feasibility of Transferring Aircraft from a Military

Department to a Non-Federal Entity for the Purpose of Restoring and Flying

the Aircraft, House Report 111-491, to accompany H.R. 5136, the National

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (August 2011)

- Defense Materiel Disposition Manual (DODM-4160.21M), Chapters 4 and 6

- Air Force Instruction 84-103, USAF Heritage Program

Rob Bardua

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Public Affairs Division

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