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EAA Pioneer Airport Opens for the Season
Various rides available this year...
1927 Swallow
This unique and newly restored bi-plane is a dream flight. Seats one passenger,
$70. Must be at least 16 years of age to ride. | 
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929 Travel Air E-4000
A classic open-cockpit biplane.
Seats
1 passenger, $70. Must be at least 16 years of age to ride. | 
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Bell 47 Helicopter
"M*A*S*H" helicopter, seats up to 2 passengers.
$35 for 1 passenger; $55 for 2. | 
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1929 Ford Tri-Motor
The first mass-produced airliner.
Seats up to
9 passengers.
$40 for adults; $30 for children. | 
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For
More Information see:
http://www.airventuremuseum.org/flightops/pioneerairport/
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Member of famed 'Doolittle Raiders' dies
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Staff Sgt. Jacob DeShazer, a member of the famed Doolittle Raiders, was the bombardier
of Crew No.16 flying the "Bat Out of Hell, the last of the 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers to launch from the USS Hornet April 18,
1942, on the famous bombing run over Tokyo. Sergeant DeShazer, 95, died March 15. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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3/17/2008 - SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Retired Staff Sgt. Jacob DeShazer, 95, one
of the famed "Doolittle Raiders," who helped boost American morale in the early days of World War II with a surprise air attack
on Japan, died March 15.
Born Nov. 15, 1912, in Salem, Ore., Sergeant DeShazer graduated from Madras High School in
1931. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1940.
Sergeant DeShazer, then a corporal, was the bombardier of Crew No.16
flying the "Bat Out of Hell," the last of the 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers to launch from the USS Hornet April 18, 1942, on the
famous bombing run over Tokyo. Led by legendary aviation pioneer Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, the raid is one of the
most studied and talked about missions in the history of aerial warfare.
All 16 bombers made it to their targets.
However, they were forced to ditch or bail out over or along the Chinese coast because the task force had been spotted by
Japanese picket boats, and Colonel Doolittle had decided to launch early -- more than 600 miles from the Japanese mainland
and 200 miles farther out than planned.
Sergeant DeShazer and the rest of his B-25 crew were forced to parachute
into enemy territory over Ningpo, China, when their B-25 ran out of fuel. The entire crew was captured by the Japanese the
next day.
During his captivity, Sergeant DeShazer was sent to Tokyo with the survivors of another Doolittle crew, and
was held in a series of prison camps in Japan and China for 40 months, 34 of which were in solitary confinement. During
this time he was subjected to unbelievable cruelty, including being forced to watch helplessly while one of his friends died
of slow starvation.
"My hatred for the enemy nearly drove me crazy," he said. "My thoughts turned toward what I had
heard about Christianity changing hatred between human beings into real brotherly love. I begged my captors to get me a Bible,
and when the emperor of Japan told them to treat us better, I got one."
Sergeant DeShazer was able to read the
Bible for only three weeks. Still, its message had a lifelong impact on him. After his release, he attended college and then
seminary in preparation to become a missionary.
Sergeant DeShazer returned to Japan in 1948, where he spent
30 years preaching and teaching Christianity.
He leaves behind his wife, Florence, and five children.
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Iowa Transportation Museum
One of the missions of the Iowa Transportation Museum in
Grinnell, Iowa is the recognition of Iowans and those with an Iowa connection who have distinguished themselves in the field
of transportation, in one of several ways, aviation included of course.
While the museum is not yet opened, the Heroes Center is now up and running. You are invited to nominate a hero for recognition by the Heroes Center. It is easy
to do on-line at TransportationHeroes.org.
The criteria for hero nomination are carefully explained and an on-line form may be filled out and submitted,
Yesterday, I submitted Captain Al Haynes, the hero of United Flight 232, the Sioux City Crash in 1989 for recognition.
Many of you know of heroes deserving of recognition so please take some time to visit the web site and
make your nomination.
Chuck McDonald
Iowa Aviation Promotion Group
EAA Aviation Events
Calendar Tool
Good news. Based on feedback from the chapters, EAA has created a completely new calendar
of Events featuer. The fully functional "beta" version is now live. Please help make this a true asset for grassroots aviation
by adding your events.
click: EAA Aviation Events Calendar
Iowa Aviation Promotion Group
Iowa Aviation Promotion Group Newsletter
"CLIMB !"
Now available on the Web
IAPG Officers
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