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I welcome you to the Spring/Summer2007 issue of theNewPegasus magazine.Much has happened since our last issue was

published and you will find all the details onthe following pages. If you were present forthe return of the C-82 Packet Flying Box-car on October 15, 2006, you know that itwas a fantastic day! The weather was a per-fect 68 degrees under a brilliant blue Octobersky when pilot Frank Lamm, co-pilot T.R.

Proven and flight engineer Jack Fastnaughtbrought our historic icon back to the place ofher birth. The crew handled the plane beauti-fully and everything came off without ahitcha truly marvelous day! You can readall about what it took to get the old girl homeas well as some recollections of that wonder-ful day in two articles, Dreams Do ComeTrue and A Heritage Awakened, The C-82Comes Home. This issue is also loaded withsome absolutely stunning photography fromthat historic day.

The most exciting outcome of theHagerstown community and aviation sup-

porters coming together to purchase the C-82

was the subsequent donation of three otherhistoric aircraft to the museum - a 1943 Fair-child PT-19A, a 1949 North American AT-6G Texan and, the biggest of the three, a1953 Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar. ThePT-19 and AT-6G have pages dedicated tothem in this issue, along with a short history.Each will be featured at length in upcomingissues.

The Fairchild C-119 is sitting inWyoming awaiting overall preparation forflight. A fundraising campaign to prepareand fly the airplane back to Hagerstown byour October 6th annual Fly-In is underway. Iask for your help to accomplish this goal. Inthis issue you can read a short history of theC-119 and view historic photographs of theFairchild factory in Hagerstown during pro-

duction of the Flying Boxcar. Also severalwonderful full-color pages of photos of ourC-119 sitting in Wyoming are included,which, hopefully, will inspire you to help inbringing her home.

The museum has also been busy in manyother ways. We have been receiving somereally fascinating photographs and small arti-

fact donations. One of these donations is anextensive collection of Kreider-Reisner andearly Fairchild photographs from the lateTheron Rinehart collection donated by hiswife, Mrs. Jeannette Rinehart, of Hagers-town. An upcoming exhibit scheduled toopen in July 2007 at our Discovery Stationlocation will feature the collection and bededicated to Mr. Rinehart.

Im pleased to announce a new feature in

this issue of theNewPegasus, a section titledRemembering Our Aviation Heritage. Thissection features articles and letters that wereceive from those who lived the history andhave written in to share their experienceswith Hagerstown built airplanes. In this issuetwo veterans who were crewmembers on C-82s have written in with some really fasci-nating stories of their experiences with thevenerable old workhorse. take a look!

I invite you to keep abreast of develop-ments at the museum as it continues to grow

by checking out the museum website atwww.HagerstownAviationMuseum.org.Keep informed, get involved and, with your

help, the men and women throughout thecommunity and throughout the nation whomade Fairchild aircraft famous the worldover will be remembered and honored.

Kurtis MeyersPresident

Hagerstown Aviation Museum officers: Left to

right, John Seburn, Trea, Jack Seburn, Sec,

Kurtis Meyers, Pres, Tracey Potter, VP.

The Old & New PEGASUS

The Hagerstown Avia-tion Museum has titled itspublic information publica-tion The New Pegasus.While Bellanca, the Reis-ners, Kreider, Custer andothers all made significantcontributions to Hagers-towns aviation heritage, itwas the citys long associa-tion with Sherman Fair-child and his Fairchild Air-craft Corporation that putHagerstown on the aviation

map.Since the Fairchild Cor-

porations public informa-tion publication was the

Pegasus, the museum felt it appropriate to continue this tra-dition in the The New Pegasus. The museum dedicates TheNew Pegasus to the many members of our aviation commu-nity who played an active role in developing the aviation heri-tage we now honor. The New Pegasus is made possiblethrough the generous support of its advertising sponsors.

May 1945 with C-82 on cover

Cover Photo:

C-82 fly-by at Hagerstown Airport, Octo-

ber 15, 2006

Photo by: Rhonda Christiano

See story on page 4

Dick Henson with the KR-31Challanger he and CharlieShue donated to the museum.

The New Pegasusmagazine is in memoryof Richard A. Henson.For many years it wasour privilege to work sideby side with Dick in cre-ating the HagerstownAviation Museum. Eventhough he is no longerwith us, his dedication tothe cause continues toinspire us.

Richard A. Henson1911-2002


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The Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the preser-vation and promotion of the regions more than 90

years of extraordinary aviation history.

Highlights of Hagerstowns Aviation Past

1916-1920 Giuseppi Bellanca builds the CD and CE biplanes forthe Maryland Pressed Steel Company in the Pope Building located insouth Hagerstown.

1921-1925 Lew & Henry Reisner operate an aircraft repair business andeventually partner with local shoe manufacturer Ammon Kreider to sellWaco Biplanes.

1926 The newly formed Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company designs andbuilds the KRA Midget to participate in the 1926 National Air Race inPhiladelphia.

1927-1929 Kreider-Reisner develops and produces the C-2, C-4 & C-6Challenger Biplanes that gain them much acclaim.

1929 Sherman Fairchild of Fairchild Aircraft Company, Long Island,NY purchases a majority stock interest in Kreider-Reisner AircraftCompany of Hagerstown.

1930s Fairchild Aircraft Company produces the F22, F24, F45, F46 andF92 Amphibian.

1931 Richard (Dick) Henson purchases the Hagerstown Airport andfounds Henson Flying Service.

1933 Richard (Dick) Henson becomes Test Pilot for Fairchild Aircraft.

1939-1943 Fairchild develops and produces over 5000 PT19 Primarytrainers for the US Army and Navy as well as the AT-21 GunneryTrainer and UC-61 Utility Cargo Aircraft.

1942-1948 Fairchild develops and produces over 200 of the first allmetal cargo aircraft specifically designed for the task, the C82 Packet.

1949-1955 Fairchild develops and produces the C-119 Flying Boxcar ofwhich over 1100 were produced.

1954-1958 Fairchild produces over 300 of the C123 Provider cargoaircraft.

1954-1966 Fairchild helps to develop the Fokker designed F-27 Friend-ship turbo-prop transport and produces over 200.

1962-1983 Richard (Dick) Henson begins the Hagerstown Commuterwhich eventually becomes the Allegheny Commuter and Piedmont Re-gional Airline.

1965 Fairchild purchases Republic Aviation of Farmingdale, L.I., NY.

1973-1983 Fairchild/Republic awarded A-10 Attack Aircraft contractand produces 713 for the United States Air Force.

1984 Aircraft production ends in Hagerstown.

The New PegasusSpring/Summer 2007 - Volume 2 Number 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome to The New PEGASUS... Page 2

Hagerstowns Aviation Past.......Page 3

Museum Contact Information...Page 3

A Heritage Awakened.....Page 4

Dreams Do Come True...Page 8

Home of the Flying Boxcar..........Page 13

Fairchild C-119 Donated......Page 16

Fairchild PT-19A Donated.......Page 18

North American AT-6G Donated........Page 19

Remembering Our Aviation Heritage.....Page 22

C-82 Crewmember Harold Harvell

C-82 Crewmember John L. Taylor

Theron Rinehart Photo Collection Donated...Page 24

Expanded Museum Exhibit at Discovery Station..Page 25

Museum Events.Page 27

The Future Museum.....Page 29

Museum Gift Shop....Page 30

Membership / Donation Form.....Page 39

Contact Information:

Museum Display at Discovery Station:

Hagerstown Aviation Museum101 West Washington StHagerstown MD 21740Discovery Station phone: 301-790-0076

Mailing address:

Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Inc.14235 Oak Springs RdHagerstown MD 21742Phone: 301-733-8717please leave message if no answerOr call: 717-377-3030Website:

www.HagerstownAviationMuseum.org

COPYRIGHT 2007 HAGERSTOWN AVIATION MUSEUM, INC.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


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As I lay in bed I tried to shakeoff the haziness so often associated with a

night filled with restless anticipation andthat age-old battle between body andmind. It was nearly 5:00am before mymind called for a ceasefire in the fighting,and peaceful rest was finally possible. At7:30 on this Sunday morning the clockradio made its annoying clicking soundand the musical stylings of Jim Croce andhis 1972 hit single, Hard Time LosinMan, filled the room. As it seemed withevery morning during the last few nes-tling moments before arising, the radiowas blaring, the blinding sun was burst-

ing through the window, and a short-legged Welsh Corgi began mattressbouncing at the first sign of human con-sciousness. Although all of these ele-ments were occurring as per normal, Ifound them somewhat easier to ignoreeven with my limited amount ofshuteye. In many ways this day was along time in coming, but in other ways ithappened so quickly that I sometimesfind it difficult to recount. The date wasOctober 15, 2006, and on this day theFairchild C-82 was coming home to

Hagerstown; and I was a happy man!It had been nearly two months since

John, Steve and I had flown to Greybull,Wyoming for the great Hawkins & Pow-ers liquidation auction at which we hadpurchased the last flyable Fairchild C-82Packet through the generous help of theHagerstown community and aviationfriends across the country. The first in theseries of famous Flying Boxcars pro-duced by Fairchild, the C-82 was histori-cally significant not only for airplane

geeks like myself, but as a tribute to thethousands of men and women in the

Hagerstown area who helped to designand build it. Equally, the airplanes mili-tary service had created a loyal followingof former paratroopers, pilots, and crew-men, many of whom have called the mu-seum since the purchase to relay their en-thusiasm for the airplanes preservation.

Our early hope was to have the C-82return to Hagerstown over the weekendof our annual joint venture Fly-In withHagerstown Aircraft Services, Experi-mental Aircraft Association #36, and theHagerstown -Washington County Con-

vention and Visitors Bureau. This yearthe fly-in was to be held on October 7thand 8th, and to that end, John, Steve, and Ihad stayed a few extra days in Greybullto arrange for an evaluation of the air-plane and a preliminary estimate of whatwas needed to wake it up and return itto the air. B&G Industries had taken overthe aircraft repair business of Hawkins &Powers in Greybull, Wyoming, and re-tained many of the employees who werefamiliar with the Hawkins & Powersfleet of antiquated propeller driven air-

planes, of which ours was most qualified.B&G had arrived at a very general esti-mate of around $25,000 to repair and pre-pare our C-82 for its flight back toHagerstown, but a more detailed evalua-tion would be necessary before we wouldknow for sure what the cost would be.With smiles still on our faces and a pre-liminary estimate in hand, John, Steve,and I boarded the commuter plane innearby Cody, Wyoming, hoping that theC-82 would not be far behind, and headed

for home.Upon our arrival in Hagerstown, we

began to fully realize the magnitude ofpress coverage that the C-82 purchasehad created and, in fact, was still creating.While in Greybull I had called Erin Juliusof Hagerstowns Herald Mail newspapershortly after the auction hammer fell onthe C-82. Equally, Tom Riford at theHagerstown-Washington County Con-vention and Visitors Bureau was stand-ing at the ready awaiting the auction re-sults. Tom was ready to prepare a pressrelease for distribution to several hundrednews, government, and business email

addresses. For national coverage, DavidDishneau of the Associated Press hadshown interest in the story, and he wasalso on my telephone short list. Abouttwenty minutes after our successful bid, I

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began making the calls. For the next halfhour I was giving interviews about thedays events. Little did John, Steve or Irealize how much of an effect all thiswould have. The next day the HeraldMails lead story was Hagerstown Mu-seum Wins Bid On Fairchild Plane anda huge color picture that Steve hademailed the afternoon before dominated

nearly a third of the front page.One outcome of the news coveragewas that my telephone began to ring on anearly constant basis. All kinds ofcallscalls from newspapers and newsstations, calls of congratulations, callswith questions. all kinds, many justwanting to talk! But the calls that reallygot to me were the calls from peoplethroughout Hagerstown and the sur-rounding area who picked up the phoneand dialed the number just to tell theirstories; stories of themselves, stories oftheir parents, of their grandparentsallthe wonderful stories of everyday experi-ences with the C-82, and generally, ofworking at Fairchild. But the most amaz-ing, and definitely the most rewardingout of all of these stories, was the under-lying message of how important every-thing the museum was doing was tothem. I cant even begin to relay whatthat meant to me, but I knew from thatmoment whatever that is its whyIm doing this, and at this time in my lifethat is what my life must be about!

But in spite of the elation of acquir-

ing the C-82 and in spite of all the posi-tive publicity and the praise and con-gratulations being heaped on our efforts,the question was always in the back ofour minds: Okay, we bought it, we ownit, so now how do we get it home? Noneof us had experience working with anairplane so old and so big and so faraway. But we had met the challengesthus far, and we could meet this one, sowe set about the task of figuring out howto get our beautiful machine home.

The logistical challenges involved

with transporting a large cargo airplanebuilt in the 1940s nearly 2000 miles was,needless to say, a daunting task. Sincethe airplane had not flown for over sixyears, it was quite possible that deterio-ration of exposed parts would be a majorfactor in our monetary situation and alsowith time planning. Museum Vice-President Tracey Potter, who owns andmanages Hagerstown Aircraft Services,was our in-house expert on aircraftrepair, maintenance, and transport. Al-

though the main thrust of his business iswith aircraft much smaller in size, hisoverall knowledge coupled with his ex-tensive list of business and personal con-nections was just what we needed to getour Boxcar home again.

With the evaluation of the airplanecomfortably in the hands of our newfriends at B&G, and with Tracey as our

lead, the board began the arduous task offiguring what needed to be done fromour end to fly the airplane home. Thetremendous outpouring of support fromthe public, both in terms of the $140,000raised as well as the overwhelming reac-tion to the prospect of the historic air-plane coming home, led us to try to cre-ate every opportunity for those wishingto get involved to do so. To this end wecreated a telephone Hotline that wasregularly updated with new informationconcerning the progression of the air-planes maintenance and, with the helpof Tom Riford at the Convention andVisitors Bureau, press releases weresent out with updated information andprojections.

The biggest challenge was in findinga suitable crew to fly the old girl home.We received from the FAA a list of onlythirteen people who still retained what isknown as a type rating in the C-82,meaning they were approved to fly theplane. We quickly found out that most ofthe people on the list were either nolonger capable of piloting any aircraft or

did not want the responsibility of pilotingone so complex. There was, however, apilot Tracey knew quite well who heardof our acquisition and who just arrived atTraceys office one day announcing hewould fly the C-82 home. AlthoughFrank Lamm had no time in C-82s, hedid have a considerable amount in Fair-child C-119s, which were the same ba-sic configuration, but a slightly largeraircraft with larger engines. As it turnedout, Frank definitely had the qualitiesand qualifications that we had been look-

ing for. But without time in a C-82, itwas ultimately going to be up to the Fed-eral Aviation Administration to deter-mine if he would be allowed to fly theplane.

As Tracey worked on the crew situa-tion, B&G had begun work on gettingthe airplane ready for flight. Since theairplane was going to be under an FAAferry permit, all that was needed was forit to be deemed safe for flight. Simplyput, this meant that only certain things

were required to work and others couldsimply remain inoperable.

The two most destructive things forour airplane were, number one, time, andat a close second, the birds of Wyoming.The control surfaces on the C-82 are alu-minum frames covered with fabric, and

time had taken its toll on most of thecontrol surfaces, nearly all of whichneeded to be recovered with fabric andthen doped.

Although you would think that due tothe mythical relationship between birdsand airplanes, the two would be naturalallies, the opposite, in fact, is the case.The C-82s enormous fourteen foot longelevator on the tail must have appearedas the perfect partying place for Ptero-dactyl size birds. The worst part was thatthese monsters felt an obligation to leavea bit of themselves behind before ventur-ing on. The acid in these left behindstook its toll on the vulnerable fabric, atethrough at several locations, and left thin

spots all over the top. If you have everbeen close to an elevator of a C-82, youwill know that its a gigantic thing run-ning the entire distance between the

booms. As big as the elevator is, it isequally gigantic in terms of money torecover! At first glance, the guys at B&Gbelieved it could be patched, but oncethey got to working on it, they quicklyrealized it was beyond safe repair. Torecover the elevator alone would be$14,000, but there is no room for second-


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guessing when it comes to airplanesafety.

Our C-82s fuel cells were also ofconcern and needed to be checked outthoroughly, as did all of the fuel and oilhoses throughout the machine. Somehoses and lines were changed due tocracking and leaking, and others re-mained good enough for the trip. One of

the most worrisome potential problemswith any older aircraft is with the retract-able landing gear, and with the C-82 thiswas also the case. The gear works by

electric motors and over time problemscan occur. Luckily, no major problemswere found and after some minor workby B&G, the landing gear was operatingefficiently and the airplane was nearingits final check.

Back in Hagerstown, Tracey was busyon the phone trying to come up with a

crew for the historic flight. Working withFrank, the two were able to get Traceysfriend, TR Proven to be the co-pilot andJack Fastnaught to be the flight engineer.TR had a great amount of time in multi-ple radial engine aircraft, and he also wasan accident investigator for the FAA.Equally, Jack Fastnaught had many hoursof multiple radial engine time and was aretired FAA Flight Controller. WithFranks time in C-119s and over 30,000hours of logged air time, and both TRs

and Jacks impeccable qualifications, theFAA finally gave the green light to thecrew and we were one step closer to theday Hagerstowns C-82 would fly home.

The work was nearing completion onthe C-82 in Greybull and the cost of re-pair was mounting up quickly. Several ofthe larger price items had not been cov-ered in the initial estimate of $25,000.

The recovering of the elevator, the re-placement of many of the hoses and thetime involved with repairing or replacingall pushed the price up to around $45,000in total.

Another major concern weighing onour minds was where we were going toget the money to buy fuel. Although wehad talked about this considerably in ourstrategy meetings, we had not come upwith a good solution. And then we re-ceived a call from Frank Lamm. It turnedout that Frank was at a wedding and wastelling an old friend of the upcoming trip.His friend was one of the executives ofLandmark Aviation, a major Fixed BaseAirport Operator on the East Coast. Afterhearing the story of the C-82 and thatFrank was going to pilot the machinefrom Wyoming to Hagerstown, the gen-tleman reached in his pocket, pulled outhis Landmark fuel card and said, Here,put all the fuel on this!

With the crew in alignment, the main-tenance nearly completed, the fuel issue

resolved, and an insurance policyin effect, it was the first week of

October and the Fly-in wasscheduled for the coming week-end. Several of us got togetherearly in the week with FrankLamm, our volunteer C-82 pilot,and decided that it was not goingto be possible to get it home forthe Fly-in, but the next weekendwould be a good one to shoot for.Frank decided that he and JackFastnaught would fly out for aday to make certain everythingwas on schedule and do any last

minute planning. The following week theentire crew would fly out, learn every-thing that needed to be learned, and thendepart on Wednesday, October 11th,witha planned arrival in Hagerstown on Satur-day the 14th.

On Wednesday the cloud cover overthe Big Horn Mountains was low andseveral last minute items needed to beresolved before departure. Frank, T.R.,and Jack had been in Greybull for the lastthree days boning up on what it was go-

ing to take to get the airplane home. Thescheduled flight was to ascend to 13,000feet and cross the Big Horn Mountainsthe first day. There would be a fuel stopon the other side at North Platte, Ne-braska. From there they would fly to Ot-tumwa, Iowa, the home of the AntiqueAirplane Association and Robert Taylor,its founder. Mr. Taylor is both a good

friend of Frank as well as a member ofour museum, and he had arranged for thelocal newspaper and television news to bepresent when the C-82 landed. The nextleg of the journey would be the longestand would go from Ottumwa toCulpepper, Virginia. Culpepper wouldthen be the staging area before the air-

planes historic last jaunt into the place ofits inception. Hagerstown.

On Thursday around mid-day, thecrew took one final look over the C-82,climbed inside and buckled themselves inplace. They started the engines, went overthe final checklist, and taxied to the far

end of the runway in preparation for takeoff. This flight was going to be the C-82s first flight in over six years, and, forthe crew, their very first flight in a C-82.Frank pulled onto the runway, gently

pushed the throttle forward and began thetake off run. As the nose lifted and shebegan to fly, the camera John Seburn hadsent out the day before caught everythingon video. Knowing this would be an his-toric moment, our friends at B&G thensent the camera and footage back to us to

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play for the crowd that would gather onSunday to watch her fly over Hagerstownfor the very last time.

The trip proceeded without incidentand our C-82 was back on the east coastin Culpepper, Virginia where it arrivedlate on Friday afternoon. All day Satur-day it was the highlight of the annual AirShow of the Capitol Wing of the Com-memorative Air Force, being the largestand rarest airplane at the event. The air-plane was now awaiting its last flightthe one that would bring it over many ofthe homes of those who first dreamed ofit, who put form and structure to it, andwho put their sweat and labor into build-ing it. Hagerstown was always its home-town, a place where it will be honoredand where those who designed, built andflew it will forever be remembered.

At 10:00am on Sunday, Oct. 15 th, thesun was shining, the wind was calm andthe day was one of the most beautiful inrecent memory. John Seburn had flown to

Culpepper, Virginia to meet up with thecrew and arrange any final details beforethe C-82s historic trip into Hagerstown.A photographer from the Herald Mailnewspaper had been invited along to re-cord the entire flight back on film. Johnwould be on hand to witness and recordon video the start-up and final take-offand then fly back in the camera plane.He, along with the Herald Mail photogra-pher, would be privy to, and record forall, the most historic sight of the trip;those magical moments when the last fly-

ing Hagerstown-built C-82 would flyover the city of Hagerstown for the verylast time.

In Hagerstown, museum volunteerswere preparing the staging area for thehistoric arrival. Not knowing the numberof people who may come out for theevent, the lot was cleared and barrierspositioned to keep people from gettingtoo close to the runway and taxiways. Asmall stage had been set up for speechesas well as for announcements that were to

be made by Tom Riford of the Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau. Lou Scallyfrom WJEJ Radio also was on hand for alive broadcast of the event for those un-able to attend in person.

2:00pm had been announced as theprobable arrival time for the C-82, but by12:30 the parking lot outside HagerstownAircraft Services began to fill. By 12:45the lot was full and both sides of BasoreDrive and Oak Springs Road as well. Asea of people covered the approach to theobservation areas. Some walked briskly,intent on being early, but many madetheir way the considerable distance withthe assistance of a friend, a cane, or awalker. The generations of people whomade their way on to the grounds thatday, their varied faces and stories, all hada common air of excitement, anticipation,and of wonder about what the day mayhold.

At 12:30pm the C-82 departedCulpepper and flew to Winchester, Vir-

ginia. The airplane circled the Winchesterairport where it was joined by two AT-6Texan escort planes. At 1:20pm, with theC-82 proudly in the central lead positionand a Texan on each wing in V for Vic-

tory formation, the three airplanes begantheir journey toward Hagerstown.

At 1:40pm a crowd of nearly fivehundred had gathered at Hagerstown Air-craft Services awaiting the arrival of theC-82. Hundreds more could be seenhanging onto the fence surrounding theairport, still more parked at the AirportTerminal and across the runway at Rider

Jet Center and along HensonBlvd. A radio receiver hadbeen hooked up to listen totower talk and at approxi-mately 1:45pm the familiarcall came from Pegasus I.Our C-82 was flying overthe city of Hagerstown andwithin a few minutes she

would be in our sights.With necks bent back andeyes toward the blueness of

the perfect day, the still and silentwatched for the first sign of her as if theclaim of first sight alone was a prize. Asthe time passed and anticipation grew, alow drone in the distance was heard and ascream of There it is! from a lady inbright red broke the silence. As the C-82

roared overhead for the first time in sixtyyears, the emotion of the event expresseditself in the most human of ways. Forthose who had lived their lives in the

hey day of aviation in Hagerstown, thesight of the C-82 brought long overduetears of pride and of recognition and abeautiful glorification only found in thepassing of time. For others, the pride offamily, and of community heritage, cre-ated the familiar lump in the throat andtightening of the brow. For it was on thishistoric day that many generations cametogether, reawakening and rekindling aknown but nearly forgotten connected-ness in their heritage and, experiencingthis moment together, departed as one.


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Repairs and Maintenance by B&G Industries in Greybull, WY

C-82 Photo Album.

December 9, 1941, two days after theattack on Pearl Harbor, my grandfather,Webster Palmer, of Greencastle, PA,

went to work at Fairchild Aircraft inHagerstown helping to build the PT-19trainer. During the war he worked third

shift and farmed the family farm west ofGreencastle. As the years passed, hehelped to build the C-82, C-119, C-123and F-27. As I worked with my grandfa-ther when I was a young boy, he taughtme how to farm but also fed my passionfor airplanes with stories of his yearsworking at Fairchild. He told me howthousands of people from all walks of life

came together to build the aircraft thathelped keep the freedoms we have today.As a teenager, my love of flight turnedinto hundreds of scale model aircraft. Mybedroom was transformed into an avia-tion museum with little room for my bed.Mays Hardware in the LongmeadowShopping Center in Hagerstown waswhere I found the model of a FairchildFlying Boxcar, which I built and gave tomy grandfather for his birthday. He keptit on a table in the living room with pho-tos of his family.

In September, 1995, the FairchildHomecoming and Air Show brought to-

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The Trip Home..October 12, 2006.leaving Greybull

gether many of those who had worked atFairchild. A small group came togetherwith the idea of creating an aviation mu-seum to preserve Hagerstowns aviationheritage. While searching for survivingaircraft needed for the future museum, wefound that the last flying Fairchild C-82resided in Greybull, Wyoming and wasowned by Hawkins & Powers Aviation,

well known for their aerial firefightingaircraft. I called and talked with GenePowers who had flown C-82 and C-119Flying Boxcars for many years. Heshared his stories, one of which was fly-ing salmon out of Alaska in C-82s. TheC-82 wasnt for sale at that time but overthe years I would call and check in withGene. 2002 was the end of governmentcontracts for Hawkins & Powers to usetheir aging transports for aerial fire fight-ing. I called Gene and found the C-82was now for sale for $500,000. The mu-seum was in no position to buy it at thattime.

In November, 2005, we were in-formed that the assets of Hawkins &Powers were to be sold off by an auctioncompany. A quick call to the auctioncompany and Im talking with Brent Ho-ban of Zenith Avition, the company hiredto sell off the assets. In chatting with

Brent he told me he worked for Fairchildfor 19 years and would love to see the C-82 back in Hagerstown. For the nexteight months Brent and I call and emaileach other trying to find a way to makethat happen. The asking price haddropped to $250,000, still far out of thereach of the museum checkbook. In mid-July, 2006, Brent informed me the auc-

tion company had decided to hold an auc-tion to liquidate the assets, with August23, 2006 the auction date!! That was infour weeks!! Knowing this would be ourlast chance to acquire the last flying Fair-child C-82 Flying Boxcar for Hagers-town, we launched into a four weekemergency fundraising campaign. Over100 people donated over $140,000 inthose four weeks! (For the detailed storyof the auction see Fall, 2006 New Pega-sus article, Airplane Auction Anxiety,by Kurtis Meyers).

The week of the auction in Greybull,Wyoming, was one of my boyhooddreams come true. I was there with mygood friends Steve Christiano, who docu-mented the trip, and Kurtis Meyers, tobuy the C-82 and maybe even a C-119 forthe museum in Hagerstown. I am sograteful to all of you who gave us thisopportunity. I also want to thank the

great folks at B&G Industries in Greybullwho inspected, repaired, and made the C-82 ready for flight. Many of the B&Gmechanics were former Hawkins & Pow-ers employees and had worked on the C-82 before.

Sunday, October 15, 2006,

C u l p e p p e r , V i r g i n i a A i r p o r t .Early Sunday morning, Joe Hart, pilot,

Ric Dugan, Herald Mail photographer,and I flew to Culpepper, Virginia, tovideo the C-82 start up and take off onthe last leg of its journey back to Hagers-town. As I watched the two Pratt &Whitney R2800 engines roar to life, greatclouds of white smoke rose in the bluesky and the low throaty rhythm of theengines penetrated my soul. Just thesound of old airplane engines can bringtears to my eyes.

As Frank Lamm taxied her out Imoved closer to the runway to set up thecamera for the take off, thinking to my-self that this would be the first and lasttime I would ever see the C-82 roll downthe runway and take off. The weatherwas absolutely perfect as she sat at the farend of the runway warming up her en-gines, sun glistening off her spinning pro-pellers. As I waited, part of me justwanted her to sit there and not take off. I


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C-82 takes off from Culpepper, VA

C-82 over South Hagerstown High School C-82 over City Park in Hagerstown

C-82 over former Fairchild Aircraft factory C-82 banks on approach to runway 27

C-82 engine start up, Culpepper, VA., Oct 15, 2006

C-82 floating in for the landing. C-82 wheels touch the runway.shes home.

C-82 Photo Album.


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thought back over all the years anddreams that had led to this moment, backto my grandfather and his stories of theFlying Boxcars, back to building modelairplanes as a teenager, back to all thosewho helped make this moment happen.But then she started to roll. The enginesat full power now, rolling faster andfaster, wheels still on the ground, build-

ing up airspeed, when right in front of meher nose turns up and she leaps into thesky with a sound that makes me weak inthe knees. Climbing, climbing, wheelsgoing up, she banks to the right and is onher way home. Still lost in the moment,my heart stops!!! Did I have the camerarecording??? YES! Thank God.

I ran to the photo plane and we tookoff to chase the C-82 to Winchester, Vir-ginia, where she would meet up with twoWWII AT-6 Texan aircraft whose pilotshad offered to escort the old girl home.We could see from a distance the C-82circling over Winchester waiting for theTexans and for us to catch up. When wewere all in position, Frank, piloting the

C-82, leveled her off and pointed hernose for home. To keep track of ourfour-plane formation, call signs weregiven to each aircraft. The C-82 wasPegasus One, the two Texans werePegasus Two and Three and the photoplane was Pegasus Four.

Over the Potomac River, SouthHagerstown High School, City Park,

downtown Hagerstown, the Fairgrounds,Fairchild Plant 1, and then the airportcame into view. As our formation ap-proached the airfield, Fairchild Plant 2was beneath us. After sixty years ofworldwide service, our C-82 was flyingover the factory where she was born!

There are no words to describe howI felt as I looked down from the photoplane when the C-82 made its first fly byand I saw the hundreds of people whocame out to experience that moment.There were many more people along theroadsides around the airport also lookingup to the sky to witness the old girl in herelement. Like a great silver ghost, shefloated in the sky as Frank lined her up

for her last landing. Ever so gently hertires touched the runway.she washome.

Standing beside the C-82 on thatbeautiful October afternoon, I was sur-rounded by family and friends who knewmy personal lifelong journey to this mo-ment. With a look of elation on theirfaces, they said to me, Congratulations,

John.Dreams do come true.

The crew who flew her home

John and son Scott, Oct. 15, 2006

FrankLamm

Jack Fastnaught

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Thank You to All who made the

Oct. 15th Event possible!

Members and Supporters of themuseum

The C-82 crew

B&G Industries

Landmark Aviation

Hagerstown Aircraft Services

staff

Rider Jet Center

Northrop Grumman

Hagerstown Regional Airport

Air Traffic Controllers

Capital Wing of the

Commemorative Air Force

Tom Riford CVB

Lou Scally WJEJ radio

Herald Mail and other papers

Volunteer photographers

Dale Swope

Rhonda Christiano

Jack Byers

B&G Industries

Brent Hoban

Gena Mills

Volunteer videographers

Mike Wicklein

Dave Kunkle

Steve Christiano

Rick Hemphill

B&G Industries

Sound

Steve & Rhonda Christiano

A special thanks to B & G Industries and Land-

mark Aviation for their contribution to the C-82s

historic return flight to Hagerstown.

DONATIONS OF RECOGNITION

Shelly Kampein honor of

Roy L. HessKeedysville Ruritan

Clubin memory of

Emma Lou Schwagel

Robert & SuzanneCochran

in memory ofEdward W. Cochran

Pauline Foglein memory ofClark Fogle

Paul Mummertin honor of

Phillis (Crim)Mummert,

In memory ofEleanor and Earl Reese

HONOR YOUR LOVED ONE BY MAKING A DONATION TO

THE HAGERSTOWN AVIATION MUSEUM


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The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

In late 1947 the C-82 was nearing the end of its production runand Fairchild began designing its successor. Although the design

of the C-82 proved successful, Fairchild had rushed its designalong because of the urgent need and time restraints of war. Theairplane that now took shape in the fall of 1948 had the same gen-eral appearance, but had several important changes, making itmuch more user-friendly. On the C-82 the cockpit had beenplaced above the cargo area which made visibility for the pilotvery difficult, but on the newly designed C-119A the cockpit wasmoved down and forward, eliminating the large bulbous nose ofits predecessor. The new airplane was also fitted with 2,650horsepower engines, which offered 550 horsepower more thanthe somewhat underpowered C-82. Such enhancement, and espe-cially the increased engine size, allowed for greater cargo haulingcapability and decreased the length of runway required for take-off. Production of the C-119 began in early 1949, and deliveriesbegan in December of that year. The C-82 and then its successor,the C-119, placed Fairchild and its home of Hagerstown at thecenter of military aircraft production. The atmosphere of commu-nity that was so pivotal during the World War II was still aliveand well throughout the late 1940s and 1950s. The company, infact, prided itself on its association with such a small and closelyknit community. Fairchild-sponsored activities, such as baseball,softball, and basketball, as well as bowling leagues, added to asense of corporate community and promoted comradeship be-tween workers on a social level. Picnics and corporate gatheringsthat mingled company executives with line workers, were also

held. By the early 1950s the company payroll had reached an im-pressive 10,000 employees. The C-119, which had been in ser-vice for only a year or two, was performing well in the KoreanConflict and Fairchild continued to produce them as quickly aspossible. The C-119s affectionate name, Flying Boxcar, be-came synonymous with Hagerstown and quickly became knownand in use on all corners of the earth. Production at Fairchild nowmore than ever defined life around Hagerstown, and everyone

knew at least a handful of people who punched the time clockdown at the Boxcar plant. To Hagerstown natives this time of-fered one of considerable pride. It seemed that the sound of radial

engines was one that was always above, and the inevitableglance skyward that followed expectantly revealed the silhouetteof the lumbering twin-tailed bird. For many this sight was oneverging on paternal pride and that motherly sense of accomplish-ment that accompanies any great achievement born of hard workand sacrifice.

A new C-119 flying over the Fairchild Aircraft factory andHagerstown Airport in 1951.


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Building the C-119 at the Fairchild Aircraft factory,1950. Still images from 16mm film.


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Original Fairchild Aircraft Ad from 1948


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1953 Fairchild C-119G FlyingBoxcar Donated to Museum

One of the most historically significant andlargest donations was made shortly afterthe acquisition of the C-82 at auction in Au-gust, 2006. Bob Stanford of Zenith Avia-

tion in Fredericksburg, Virginia was so in-spired by the community coming togetherto purchase the C-82 that he purchased anddonated a 1953 Fairchild C-119G specifi-cally for our museum. This C-119 was onceused by the Canadian Air Force and later asa fire bomber with Hawkins & PowersAviation of Greybull, WY. . It also appearedin the movie Always. The donation ofthis rare aircraft has set in motion the mu-

seums present fundraising campaign toraise $100,000 by August of this year to re-

pair and fly the airplane home by our Octo-ber 5th Fly-In. Everyones help is needed tomake this goal a reality.

Lets Bring Home the C-119Flying Boxcar!

1953 Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar Donated to Museum!


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Your help will bring the C-119 home toHagerstown to join the C-82 so Hagers-town will once again be known as theHome of the Flying Boxcars

Join the growing list of honorary C-119 crew members byfilling out the C-119 donation form on page 39!For more information call 717-377-3030or visit www.HagerstownAviationMuseum.org

With your donation to theC-119 your will receive this

8 1/2 x 11 color photo


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1943 Fairchild PT-19A

Donated to Museum

One of the museums most recent acquisitions is a Fair-child PT-19A donated by Stan Crippen of Ft. Pierce, Florida.Mr. Crippen had been one of the donors to the C-82 Save theBoxcar campaign and through The New Pegasus magazine hadbeen informed that the museum was in need of a PT-19. In lateNovember, Mr. Crippen called the museum and asked if we

would be interested in his restored PT-19 and, without hesita-tion, we said yes. The aircraft is fully restored and flyable and anabsolute beauty.

In early January, museum V.P. Tracey Potter loaned histruck and trailer to drive the eighteen hours to Ft. Pierce. DuaneMorral, with Hagerstown Aircraft Services, Landis Whitsel andRick Hemphill, museum volunteers, and board member KurtisMeyers took three fun-filled days traveling to Ft. Pierce andback. The full story of the adventure will be in the next issue ofThe New Pegasus.

1943 Fairchild PT-19A Donated to Museum!


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1949 North American AT-6G Donated to Museum!

1949 North American AT-6GDonated to Museum

A North American AT-6G Texan used for several years inthe Reno, Nevada air races has been donated to the museum.Fully restored in the 1980s by John Booth and his son, the air-craft has been in storage for the past ten years. It was donatedby Johns wife, Mrs. Genevieve Booth, of Whitehall, Montanaand will be dedicated to the memory of her husband and son.The AT-6 is awaiting pickup by a group of museum volunteers.

The aircraft will be brought back to Hagerstown where Mr.Booth grew up watching airplanes at the Hagerstown Airport.The plan is for the AT-6 to undergo a complete restoration andbe flown occasionally to keep it airworthy.


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By Harold Harvell

Former USAF

C-82 Crewmember

My name is Harold Harvell. I was aformer Crew Member on the C-82 Flying Box-car while in the Air Force during the 1949 pe-riod of time. Recently I was surfing the Internetlooking for material on the Flying Boxcar andhappened to see your story on the acquisition ofthe last flying C-82 for your museum. It wasquite a thrill to see how it was ferried fromWyoming to its original home where it was

built.I joined the Air Force in 1947, and was for-

tunate to attend the Airborne Radio OperationsSchool at Scott AFB in Illinois for a year. Aftercompletion of the training I was eventually as-signed to a Troop Carrier Group that was flying

the C-82. It was during the period of the severewinter blizzard conditions in the State of Ne-

vada. The blizzardwas so intense; itcaused an emergencysituation for the largecattle ranchersthroughout the north-ern part of the state.They were becomingseparated from their

cattle because of the blizzard and unable to feedtheir huge herds of stock. Getting to the cattleand providing the needed feeding was impossi-

ble and created a condition of losing their entire

herd and livelihood. Also, the heavy wildlifepopulation, deer etc., were dying from starva-tion. The Governor of Nevada requested helpfrom the President at the Federal level. OurTroop Carrier Group was ordered to determinethe feasibility of dropping hay from an aircraft.The C-82 Flying Box Cars were quickly con-verted from a troop carrier aircraft to ones thatcould carry five tons of hay.

Our assignment was to establish a base ofoperations at Reno and Fallon, Nevada, and todrop the hay to the stranded cattle. We first re-moved the two clamshell doors at the rear of theaircraft and loaded bales of hay from the areawhere the clamshell doors had been removed.To do this, we had to tie a large rope around our

waist and anchor it to the aircraft tie-downs inorder to not fall or be sucked out of the aircraft.We always took a local rancher with us to serveas a navigator and spotter for the strandedherds.

Since the C-82 was equipped with a lightsignal used to drop paratroopers we used thatmethod to drop hay at the right time. Flyingvery low, we bounced along until the green

light came on thenpushed out as manybales as possible beforethe red light came onsignaling us to stop

pushing out the bales.We made circles, tightturns etc, dropping thehay until all five tonswere gone. Then back tothe base of operationsfor another load.

We found out that with the clamshell doorsremoved it was very risky when pushing out the

bales due to the intense suction created. Manytimes with the turbulence etc, you were pulledto the end of your securing rope by the suctionand caused some anxiety for us crewmembersassigned to pushing out the bales.

As time went on we became very proficient

at hitting the targets where the cattle had gath-ered. This activity continued for several weeks.The cattle herds were finally saved and themulti-million dollar industry was once againable to meet its normal beef production.

The Governor awarded all the crew mem-bers An Honorary Citizenship for the State ofNevada during a large ceremony at the end ofthe mission. The C-82 Flying Boxcar wascertainly the backbone of these missions, likethe battery commercial, It just continued toKEEP ON GOING, and KEEP ON GOING! inits support under some very difficult flying con-ditions.

Our next assignment was flying support

missions to the military bases of Alaska and theAleutian Islands.The large cargo

bay of the C-82allowed us to hauleverything from

personnel and fooditems to vehicles. Itwas a valuable

workhorse for that type of support. I rememberone mission we flew a cargo support to PointBarrow, a remote base beyond the Artic Circle.It as well below zero and we had to land oninstruments because of the intense white-outs,like a dust storm, but blowing snow. We wererequired to keep one engine running at all times

while the cargo was being unloaded, in order tohave power to start the other engine. Stopping

both engines at that temperature would havegrounded us and required a difficult task of try-ing to warm the engines with other modes ofheat. Again the C-82 performed well in the articconditions.

Other missions included dropping the eliteparatroopers of the 82nd Airborne Groups at avariety of demonstrations throughout the USA.We often flew in close-twelve ship forma-tions and it made quite an impression on folksat the Air Shows. The ol Flying Boxcarcould show off.

My final flight as a crewmember on the C-82 was a mission of ferrying the aircraft to oneof our U.S. bases in Frankfort, Germany. Weflew some long legs enroute, from Maine,Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, and France andon to Germany. We were fully loaded withspare heavy engines in the cargo bay, but again,the C-82 performed flawlessly over the NorthOceans and Ice Caps. After the Coal Lift inGermany, the larger four engine C-54 aircraftwas no longer needed and it became availableto other assignments including ours. We tradedthe smaller C-82 for the C-54 in order for us to

perform our increased cargo requirements.In conversations with other airman who

flew the C-82 and then moved on to the largerjet aircraft, their enjoyable flying memories arealways with the ol boxcar. So I salute you in

preserving a great aircraft that performed supe-riorly for us during the service to our country. Icompliment all the folks in Hagerstown whohad a hand in building a fine aircraft! The C-82Flying Boxcar

Remembering Our Aviation Heritage

Keep the Heritage Alive Share your story

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By John L. Taylor Jr. (Herb)

S.Sgt. USAF

1949-1952 (Korea)

Air Force Service with the

Flying BoxcarsIt all started on a

night in February of1949 when I

boarded a bus inCumberland, Md. toMartinsburg, WV.,where I connectedwith a train boundfor San Antonio,TX., and LacklandAir Force Base.

Basic training atLackland was thir-

teen weeks experi-encing all that the military had to offer. Kitchen

police (KP) once a week, standing in line forshots, learning to walk, march and salute theAir Force way, familiarization with variousweapons, complaining about the chow (food)and seeing our new, baggy fatigues becometailored to our bodies as we filled out from theeffects of a regimented life.

During basic we learned of job descriptionsfor our duty station and I selected ControlTower Operator, Electronics, and AircraftMaintenance. Naturally, I got my last choice, asis usually the case. My reward for completing

basic training was a furlough and I returned

home to visit with parents and friends. I decidedto fly to my next base and caught a flight from

Cumberland to Pittsburgh, PA and from there toChicago, IL.

I reported to Chanute Air Force Base(AFB), Rantoul, IL., for nine weeks of AircraftMaintenance Fundamentals, followed by ninemore weeks of Engine Specialist School. Afterall that, I became qualified as an aircraft me-chanic. Between the two training schools, I tooka five day leave and was fortunate to hop a ride

on a military C-47 from Chanute to AndrewsAir Force Base near Washington, D.C., and a

bus took me home again to my folks who wouldnot see me again for nearly three years.

After the completion of my training at Cha-nute, AFB I was assigned to Sewart AFB,Smyrna, TN., which became my first opera-

tional duty station. I reported to the 37th

TroopCarrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Groupand was assigned to a Fairchild C-82 Packet as

part of the crew. My aircraft, if I remember cor-rectly, was #037, and it was down for inspec-tion and maintenance and since I was new andinexperienced and my records indicated that Icould type, I was utilized as a typist in theflight-line operation. I knew it was temporary,

but I still voiced my impatience and fortunatelythe base was soon mobilized for OperationPortrex, a flying mission to the Caribbean inconjunction with the Army Paratroopers fromFt. Bragg, NC. I volunteered and was allowedto join my assigned aircraft as a loadmaster. My

duties involved maintaining control over all

activities in the cargo compartment including

the auxiliary power unit (APU) when it wasneeded for take-offs and landings and enginestarting.

The first leg of the mission was to PopeAFB, NC, where we remained overnight. Thenext day, we received our complement of para-troopers who would participate in the Opera-tion. Refueling was scheduled at HomesteadAFB, Florida and late that day we were airbornefor Guantanamo Bay (GtMo), Cuba. Arrivingover the cloud covered island, we found anopening through the clouds and peeled off forour landing at GtMo Bay.

I was on the flight deck before the landingand as we circled, two F-80 Shooting Star jets,

in formation, flashed by and I was both startledand in awe of their sleek beauty. SergeantBrookshire, the crew chief, approached me afterwe had landed and said we experienced control

problems when our aircraft was affected by theturbulence from the planes landing ahead of us.Through the efforts of both the pilot and co-

pilot, control was maintained and a normallanding resulted. My duty station was in the

cargo compartment where I had gone shortlybefore final approach and I knew nothing of thedanger.

Operation Portrex was concluded at Guan-tanamo Bay, successfully, despite a missingflight of F-84 Thunderjets which failed to ap-

pear as air cover

for the C-82s. Asa reward for our

participation in theoperation, we flewto Ramey AFB.Puerto Rico, forsome casual timein the tropical sun.After all mission requirements were completed,we prepared for the return flight back to thestates.

Approaching Florida, we were ordered totighten the formation and as a result, our eche-lon of three C-82s increased speed too quicklyand we were unable to slow down adequately

enough to avoid a possible collision with theechelon preceding us. Our pilot reacted by pull-ing up hard and increasing power nearly to the

point of a stall. Looking out from the left side ofthe flight deck where I was seated, I lookeddown directly on the top of a C-82 no more than15 or 20 feet below us. As we hung on our

props in a potential stall position, the aircraftbelow us pulled away and we reduced powerand returned to our proper formation. A poten-tial accident was narrowly averted and thecrews of two aircraft missed tragedy by only asmall margin. The remaining flight back toSewart AFB, was completed with no furtherincidents and we returned to our normal baseactivities.

The C-82 Packets were being replaced bythe larger and more powerful C-119 FlyingBoxcars as they arrived from Fairchild Aircraftin Hagerstown, Maryland. A final mutual ser-vice tribute Operation Swarmer was sched-uled, again involving Fort Bragg and Pope AFB

NC, now utilizing both aircraft together for thelast time.

Rumors of an impending change circulatedthrough Sewart AFB and out of the blue, I wastransferred from the 37th Troop Carrier Squad-ron to the 50th Troop Carrier Squadron. TheKorean situation had escalated and mobilization

began for the American intervention against theNorth Korean aggression toward South Korea.Soon, the Fairchild C-119 would go to war

and for the next two years, I helped support theFlying Boxcars during the Korean War.

Send to: Hagerstown Aviation Museum, 14235 Oak Springs Rd, Hagerstown MD 21742

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Early Aviation in Hagerstown Comes Alive

with Donation of Photograph Collection

Mrs. Jeannette Rinehart of Hagerstown re-cently made the donation of a collection of

early Kreider-Reisner, Fairchild and Hagers-town Airport original photographs and nega-tives to the museum. Her husband, TheronRinehart, was in charge of Public Relationsfor Fairchild during the 1970s and 80s and

was regarded as one of the foremost experts on Hagerstowns aviationhistory. Much of his collection now resides in the Smithsonian Air &Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

The museum is elated to have this collection of over 200 pho-tographs, many of which show the early years of Kreider-Reisner inthe 1920s and the very basic facilities and techniques that they em-ployed to create the Challenger line of airplanes. Other photos are onthe very early years of Fairchild Aircraft in Hagerstown and also theHagerstown Airport.

A rotation of thirty to forty photographs will be on exhibit atour Discovery Station Museum and this is scheduled to open in July.This special display will be dedicated to the memory of TheronRinehart and his pioneering work in preserving many of the stories,photographs and artifacts of Hagerstowns aviation past. This pageshows a few examples of this extraordinary collection.

Historic Photographs Donated To Museum

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New Museum Exhibit

Space at Discovery Station

The Hagerstown Aviation Museumopened its doors to the public in July2005 at Discovery Station in downtownHagerstown. Originally housed on thesecond floor of Discovery Station, theexhibit provided the visitor a walkthrough Hagerstowns aviation historyand displayed artifacts and small aircraft

related to Hagerstowns nearly sevendecades of aircraft manufacturing.

In May 2007, the exhibit was ex-panded and moved to the first floor at

Discovery station, permitting large,heavy artifacts such as radial enginesand full size airplanes to be displayed.

When you visit the museum exhibit,begin by taking the walk throughHagerstowns seventy years of aircraftmanufacturing. Historic film footage,artifacts, photographs and information

panels describe the development of thelocal aircraft manufacturing industryfrom Giuseppi Bellancas first biplane in1916 to the last A-10 Thunderbolt II toroll off the assembly line in 1984. Ex-plore the internal work-ings of the cut-awayKinner radial engineand compare it to themassive Pratt and Whit-ney radial.

While at the mu-

seum exhibit, follow thehistoric last flight ofOntos, the last flyingFairchild C-82 Packet/Flying Boxcar, as itmakes its way fromGraybull, Wyoming, toHagerstown, Maryland.Watch as this hard-working old cargo planeflies over the place ofits birth, the Fairchild factory, for thefirst, and last, time since it left home

sixty years ago. Relive the enthusiasm ofthe excited crowd as this venerable oldworkhorse is welcomed home from itsfinal journey.

Pilots, and pilots-to-be, can slide intothe seat of the museums flight simulatorand practice bringing home from Wyo-ming the museums C-119 Flying Box-car, sister ship to the C-82. If piloting afast jet fighter or a little Piper Cub isyour preference, the simulator can ac-

commodate you. Stop by and give it atry.

And for the feel of a real airplane,climb into the cockpit of the museumsCessna 150. This real airplane is reallypopular with the younger set. They canfly as far as their imagination takesthem.

Admission to the Hagerstown Avia-tion Museums exhibit is included in theadmission to Discovery Station, and thehours are the same. Check page 35 forspecifics.


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The 9th AnnualThe 9th AnnualThe 9th AnnualThe 9th Annual

Hagerstown FlyHagerstown FlyHagerstown FlyHagerstown Fly----IIIInnnnAnd FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT Family ReunionAnd FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT Family ReunionAnd FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT Family ReunionAnd FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT Family Reunion

October 6 & 7, 20078am to 4pm ADMISSION IS FREE!

See Historic Fairchild, Homebuilt, Warbird & Modern Aircraft. Historic Aircraft Displays by the Hagerstown Aviation Museum. Free EAA Young Eagle Flights For Children 8-17. Bus Tours of Hagerstowns Historic Aviation Sites (Saturday)

Location: Hagerstown Aircraft Servicesat the Hagerstown Regional Airport.

From Rt 11 Turn Onto Basore Drive At Tonys Pizza. Follow The Signs!

Breakfast & Lunch Available

Sponsored by:Hagerstown Aircraft ServicesHagerstown Aviation Museum

Experimental Aircraft Assoc. Chapter 36

Airport Information: Aircraft without radios please phone Hagerstown TowerONE HOUR BEFORE ARRIVAL at 301-797-2039.HGR, 39 42.48N 77 43.77W, Elevation 704, TPA 1,700 single engine,2,000 multi-engine, Tower 120.3, Ground 120.8, Fuel AvailableUpon landing inform Hagerstown Tower your destination is the Fly-In on Papa Apron.

For Information Contact:Tracey Potter - Hagerstown Aircraft Services 301-733-7604Joe Boyle - EAA Fly-In Director 301-797-1875Kurtis Meyers - Hagerstown Aviation Museum 717-377-3030


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Museum Events

Hagerstown Fly-In October 6&7, 2006

Veterans Day, November 11, 2006

C-82 Homecoming Reception, March 18, 2007

Rider Jet Center, Fathers Day Open House, June 17, 2007

More photos @ www.HagerstownAviationMuseum.org


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The Hagerstown Aviation Museum plans to locate its main museum on or near theHagerstown Regional Airport. The facility will house displays including aircraft and his-torical walk-through exhibits depicting both local Hagerstown aviation history as well asdioramas of aircraft design, development and manufacturing throughout the last cen-tury. The museum will be a multi-use facility and will include a large area suitable forwide range of events.

The museum is actively seeking the donation of a Fairchild C-123 and F-27 fordisplay. If you have or know of any aircraft or artifacts that relate to the museumsmission, call 717-377-3030.

THE FUTURE...

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Prints and models are individually numbered and avail-able on a first-come-first-serve basis with a total of sixdifferent prints and models planned in each series. Mod-els and prints are available for immediate shipment, soorder today!

Artist Landis Whitsel has teamed up with the Hagerstown Aviation Museum to recreate the great aircraftmanufactured in Hagerstown over the past ninety years. Through fine art prints and detailed desktopdisplay models the airplane designs from Hagerstowns aviation past come alive in this exclusive Collec-tors Series. Each installment in the series is limited to two hundred fifty (250) copies. A portion of theproceeds is donated to the museum.

The first in the series of paintings de-picts the world famous Fairchild FlyingBoxcar airplanes that made Fairchildand Hagerstown famous. The large for-mat GiClee color print depicts boththe C-119 and the C-82 flying over the

Hagerstown Airport with the Fairchildfactory in the background. This beauti-ful image on archival, acid-free paper isavailable unframed or fully matted andframed and also signed and numberedby the artist.

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The first in the series of desktop display models is the Fair-child C-82 Packet affectionately known as the first FlyingBoxcar. The mold for this solid resin cast model was cre-ated from an original factory display model of the 1940s. Ithas a wingspan of 8.5 and is mounted on a black lacqueredwooden base with laser engraved silver plaque. It is a trulyunique art deco sculpture.

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(A portion of the proceeds is donated to the museum)

DVD #1: Hagerstown, Maryland, has playeda significant role in the history of aviation. Formore than eighty years, local men andwomen designed and built aircraft that madeHagerstown one of the leading centers ofaviation manufacturing. Recently discoveredimages and rare local film footage documentthe pioneering days of Bellanca, Kreider,Reisner, Fairchild and Henson. See how themassive expansion of Fairchild Aircraft dur-ing WWII, the development of the C-119Flying Boxcar and the world famous A-10

Thunderbolt II shaped the Hagerstown com-munity and the world of aviation. Followaviation historian Kurtis Meyers on a journeyto discover the people, places, planes andevents that shaped Hagerstowns aviationheritage. This film preserves a vital part ofthe communitys aviation history and com-memorates the hard work and dedication ofthose who lived it!DVD #2: Included in this Collectors Editionset is a Bonus DVD of rare, original films ofthe C123H STOL, F27, Porter, FH1100 heli-copter, the A10 Warthog. These promo-tional films show Fairchilds amazing aircraftin operation and highlight the abilities thatmade them unique. Interviews with RichardDick Henson are also included.

BONUS CD: Includes the Images Of FlightScreensaver and information about theHagerstown Aviation Museum and how youcan help preserve this aviation heritage.Broadcast on Maryland Public Television(2 DVDS AND 1 CD) $29.95


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Experience the Journeyon this 3 disc set!

DVD 1 August 23, 2006 the Hagerstown AviationMuseum acquired at auction the last flying Fairchild C-82APacket. Experience the history, auction and epic last flight ofthis C-82 from Greybull WY to Hagerstown MD, the place ofits birth and to the people who built her over 60 years ago.See: C-82 history, go along to the Greybull auction, lookover the other aircraft and parts that were sold, C-82 mainte-nance, flight to Hagerstown, complete C-82 Homecoming

coverage. 2 hours

DVD 2 C-82 Homecoming Reception held onMarch 18, 2007. Learn about recent progress of the Hagers-town Aviation Museum. Pilot Frank Lamm recounts the lastC-82 flight to Hagerstown. See the last flight of the C-82, wit-ness the donation of the C-119 Flying Boxcar and see otheraircraft donated to the museum! 1 hour, 40 minutes.

Bonus CD Still photos of C-82 history, auction atGreybull, historic flight home to Hagerstown .

HAM TOURS PRESENTSA TRIP TO THE

NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUMS

UDVAR-HAZY CENTERAT DULLES AIRPORT

AUGUST 15, 2007Call 717-377-3030 by August 1st to Reserve Your Seat

$69.00 Includes Deluxe Motor Coach, VIP Tour,

Lunch, Taxes & GratuityTransportation provided by Atlantic Coast Trailways

Your participation supports the Hagerstown Aviation Museum

Check the museum website for future events and tours

www.HagerstownAviationMuseum.org

Last Flight of the Fairchild CFairchild CFairchild CFairchild C----828282823 disc set $39.95 plus $5.00 shipping.Mail check to:Hagerstown Aviation Museum, C82 DVD14235 Oak Springs RoadHagerstown MD 21742

Will be shipped late August, 2007

Last Flight of theLast Flight of the

FAIRCHILD CFAIRCHILD C--8282

Your purchase of this

DVD set supports the

preservation of the C-82

and C-119.


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Flying HorseCharity AuctionHELP PRESERVE OUR COMMUNITYS

AVIATION HERITAGEBy providing goods and services to sell at theBy providing goods and services to sell at theBy providing goods and services to sell at theBy providing goods and services to sell at the

September 15, 2007 Live AuctiSeptember 15, 2007 Live AuctiSeptember 15, 2007 Live AuctiSeptember 15, 2007 Live Auctionononon

CLEANING OUT THE HOUSE, ATTIC OR GARAGE?CLEANING OUT THE HOUSE, ATTIC OR GARAGE?CLEANING OUT THE HOUSE, ATTIC OR GARAGE?CLEANING OUT THE HOUSE, ATTIC OR GARAGE?

Antiques & CollectablesAntiques & CollectablesAntiques & CollectablesAntiques & Collectables ---- FurnitureFurnitureFurnitureFurniture ---- ToolsToolsToolsTools ---- Household ItemsHousehold ItemsHousehold ItemsHousehold Items

Garage ItemsGarage ItemsGarage ItemsGarage Items ---- CarsCarsCarsCars ---- Vehicles of any KindVehicles of any KindVehicles of any KindVehicles of any Kind ---- Anything of Value.Anything of Value.Anything of Value.Anything of Value.

ONE PIECE OR AN ENTIRE COLLECTION OR GROUPONE PIECE OR AN ENTIRE COLLECTION OR GROUPONE PIECE OR AN ENTIRE COLLECTION OR GROUPONE PIECE OR AN ENTIRE COLLECTION OR GROUP

NEW ITEMS OR OLDNEW ITEMS OR OLDNEW ITEMS OR OLDNEW ITEMS OR OLD, GIVE US A CALL.., GIVE US A CALL.., GIVE US A CALL.., GIVE US A CALL..WELLWELLWELLWELL PICK IT UP!PICK IT UP!PICK IT UP!PICK IT UP!

Donate business and professional servicesDonate business and professional servicesDonate business and professional servicesDonate business and professional services

Contact: Kurtis MeyersContact: Kurtis MeyersContact: Kurtis MeyersContact: Kurtis Meyers Director, Hagerstown Aviation MuseumDirector, Hagerstown Aviation MuseumDirector, Hagerstown Aviation MuseumDirector, Hagerstown Aviation Museum

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YOUR DONATION MAY BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

All proceeds less cost of auction go toward the operation of the museum and the

upkeep of the museums collection of artifacts and aircraft.

Historic aviation artifacts and memorabilia may be donated to become part of the mu-

seums permanent collection and will not be sold at the auction.


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Pick the year of this Hagerstown Aviation Club photo? Send your answer by 9/1/07 to :

Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Photo Challenge, 14235 Oak Springs Rd, Hagerstown

MD 21742. One name will be drawn from the correct entries to receive a copy of the

book, HAGERSTOWN-REMEMBERING OUR AVIATION HERITAGE

PHOTO CHALLENGE


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Hours of OperationTuesday - Saturday10:00am - 4:00pmSunday1:00pm - 4:00pm (except July and August)Closed: Mondays, Sundays during July and August,Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter,Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Independence Day.

AdmissionIndividualsChildren under 2 FreeAges 2-17 $6.00Adults $7.00Seniors (55 and over) and Military $5.00

Visa, Mastercard, Discover Card accepted.Group Tours (minimum 10)School Children and Youth group members,17 and under (each) $2.00Teachers and youth group leaders, no charge.Adult Group (each) $4.00

Discovery Stationat Hagerstown, Inc.101 West Washington St.Hagerstown, MD 21740

For information:Phone: 301-790-0076Toll Free: 877-790-0076Fax: 301-790-0045


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Support The New Pegasus magazine bysponsoring a display ad in the next issue!

Call 717-377-3030 for more information


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C-119 DonorsAs of 6/20/07

Audrey C. AsburyCharles Batt, Sr.Ted Bauer

Davis L. BaughmanC. Richard BaumbaughCharles W. BertRaymond B. Bottom Jr.David BragunierCarole S. BrakeWilliam C. ButlerDon CartyShirley Cole

Nedson M. Crawford

Meredith & Doris DarlingtonJoseph L. DenestFrances DiehlReginald H. Diller

Steve DragerLee EngelRobert EnterlineOliver R. GoetzJacques HagerRoland G. Hebb

William D. HeckmanRicky L. HoseVivian K. HydeRobert S. KefauverGeorge Knode Jr.Frank LammJames M. Landis, Jr.Robert D. LoganDonald LucasJames L. Martin

Martins Famous PastryShoppe, Inc

Richard D. McNealRobert L. Morelli

Paul E. MummertArthur F. PittengerCreighton R. ProppsLouise S. RiderSteven C. Roth & Lynn M.

Dawson

Eloise T. ShafferRichard ShearmanSteve Showers

Nevin A. ShortSamuel V. SmithCharlene StonerJohn L. TaylorSid Thompson

Nelson C. TillouWilliam Wright

Add YOUR name to

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Museum Members

LIFETIME BENEFACTOR

Wayne E. Alter Jr.

J.M. BenchoffDonald M. & Jone BowmanLinda Reisner BraceyJ. Allen ClopperStan & Cecilia CrippenPauline L. FogleDave FriedrichVincent R. GrohHagerstown -Wash. Co. CVBSuzanne & Edwin HayesChester KauffmanFrank LammMartins Famous Pastry Shoppe

Inc.Jaye & Linda MeyersEleanora E. PoffenbergerDale & Carolyn SeburnEloise T. ShafferJohn & Fran ShoreCharles ShueRobert StanfordBrig. Gen. Watson C. Stoner Jr.Armand J. Thieblot Jr.Robert J. ThieblotSamuel & Jannette VeneriJohn M. Waltersdorf

LEADERWayne J. GleasonDavid & Barbara ChurchillDouglass C. Reed & Mary Jo

Clemens

PATRON

Charles & Charlotte BertEdward S. Bishop Jr.Robert & Suzanne CochranStan & Cecilia CrippenJohn W. EastonRoy & Pamela Ebersole

Steven R. FarrowCharles I. GallagherShelly H. KampeKeedysville RuritanJ. Carl LlewellynEdward & Nancy ManuelLlynn & Nancy RussellScott R. PaddackNevin R. ShortMurray Queen Smith

SUPPORTER

Charles Batt Sr.Davis L. BaughmanTed BauerCarole S. BrakeCharles & Barbara ClopperSteve DiedrichAllen & Judith DittoRobert R. Enterline

Experimental Aircraft Assn.Lawrence M. FrenchJacques G. HagerEugene S. HainesJerome K. HarnessAudrey W. HarrellBrent HobenVivian K. HydeDave JohnsonAnnette Stonebraker JohnsonRobert KefauverWayne & Mary Ann KrinerMaryland Cracker BarrelWilliam McLean Sr.Stanley & Velena MillerDaryl MonroeWallace MoranRobert & Norma MorelliCharles MuellerSuzanne & Kevin OllryJack M. Phillips Sr.Arthur F. PittengerCarol RaffanielloHoward W. ReynoldsConnie & Donald RichardsonSteven C. RothRobert H. Shearman

Ella & James ShowersDonald H. Smith Jr.Samuel V. SmithSusan SnyderWayne & Mary SoursAlan StonebrakerJoseph St. GeorgesCharlene E. StonerJohn L. Taylor, Jr.Nelson TillouStan & Donna TissuePaul WarfieldPhilip Way

William E. Wright

CONTRIBUTOR

Louis & Beverly BarnesThomas & Sylvia BarnhartC Richard & Mary Jane

BaumbaughLester & Betty Ann BurgerWilliam C. ButlerArnold & Constance CramerMax & Nancy CreagerCatherine Crider

Joe L DenestFrances M. DiehlSteve & Ann DragerLee EngelJohn H. Fix Sr.Irvin F. GoldenC.F. & M.B HeefnerDonald C. HegebarthAlan Henninger

Eugene R. HornbakerWilliam HubbellHarold MartinJames A. MatusDennis NobileThomas A. ParadisPetes TavernCreighton R. ProppsR.B. Aero Inc.William & Betty RinnNick & Susan RotondoLouise C. SnurrDonald SpicklerTom StonebrakerJames P. WalshLandis Whitsel

INDIVIDUAL

David & Grace AndrewsAudrey C. AsburyJohn & Virginia BargerJohn T. Baugh IIIDavis L. BaughmanKaren M. BergerNorman BirzerLeonard E. BonkerRay Bottoms Jr.

David BragunierCarl BuseyDonald CartyJames A. ChybickiGerald E. CohenShirley ColeMichael CoraggioPeter L. CousinsNedson CrawfordJames E. CrockettRichard W. CurrieWilliam M. Curtis IIIMeredith E. Darlington

Frances R. DaviesGreg DavisReg & Shirley DillerVernon B. DowneyMarie & Charles EbersoleRobert EtterJack EvansFrank E. GochenaherEugene & Mildred GoetzOliver R. GoetzRod GrahamJohn & Patricia Gratz

William A. GuenonFred GregoryDonis B HamiltonWilber R. HarrisRichard HawleyLloyd & Evelyn HaynerRoland G. HebbWilliam D. HeckmanJohn R. Herrera

Ricky & Debra HoseBarry HuntJames G. KellerMike KellyJack KingGreg KlineLarry KnechtelGeorge Knode Jr.James M. Landis, Jr.Franklin & Virginia LeiterRobert D. LoganLeroy & Shirley LogueDonald & Virginia LucasTim ManahanJames L. MartinMary MattaxRichard D. McNealWilliam Billy MitchellPaul & Phyllis MummertEugene & Bernice NaborsGary NicolaSteven & Joan OkeefeMaxine M. PalmerDominick & Ann PellegrenoArnold & Mary Ann PotterEverett PotterDavid Raymer

James L. RiceLouise RiderAlbert A. Roberts, Jr.Stoyan RussellHarold G. ScheckNevin A. ShortCatherine A. SkaggsKevin L. Spessard Sr.Doris StonebrakerRobert L. TaylorSusan E. ThompsonF. Dean TruaxKenneth Tyson

Jerry WalbrunEdward C. WegnerMartin & Ruth WellerWayne & Irene WentzCharles WolfeDon E. WolfordFrank & Suanne WoodringEdgar A. Woods


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FREE DVD WITH MEMBERSHIP!See and hear the people and the planes from theexciting stories in this issue ofThe New Pegasus

magazine. See the last flight of the C-82, witness thedonation of the C-119 Flying Boxcar and see other

aircraft donated to the museum!

98 minute DVD and New Pegasus magazine subscription

are included with your membership.

Request The New Pegasus for a friend:

Name___________________________________Street___________________________________

City__________________ State___Zip________

My interest in Hagerstowns aviation history

is:______________________________________

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Hagerstown Aviation Museum Membership & Donation Form

Name:______________________ Date:______Company:______________________________Street:______________________

City:_________________________ State:_____ Zip:________Phone:___________________ Email:___________________________

___ Individual $30___ Contributor $50___ Supporter $100___ Patron $200

___Leader $500

___ Benefactor $1000 or more

Annual Membership Levels

I am donating $__________to help bring home theFairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar

Your help will bring the C-119home to Hagerstown to jointhe C-82 so Hagerstown willonce again be known as theHome of the Flying Boxcars

C-119 Donation Form

Museum Membership Form

With your donation to the C-119,you will receive this 8 1/2 x 11

color photo

Make Checks Payable to:HAGERSTOWN AVIATION MUSEUM14235 Oak Springs RdHagerstown MD 21742717-377-3030


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