Plane Talk February 25, 2010

2010 CWH Flying Schedule

Our 2010 Flying Schedule will be available soon. Please check back.

All flights subject to weather, crew & aircraft availability. All Member Flights operate from Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum unless otherwise stated.

From the CWH Archives by Erin Napier - Curator

Today’s featured picture is an 8”x 10” black and white glossy photograph of two Royal Air Force ground crew personnel performing maintenance on a tail turret of a Liberator. The Liberator was an American four-engined heavy bomber (known by the USAAF as the B-24) first supplied in small numbers to the RAF in 1940-41. It was soon found to be unsuitable for bombing operations in Europe and was subsequently used mainly by RAF Coastal Command for long-range reconnaissance missions and as a transport aircraft. A Liberator was used by Winston Churchill as his personal transport. More information on Churchill’s Liberator is on display in the CWH Exhibit Gallery.

Our M*A*S*H Theme Party & Dance is coming March 6!
Posters Available for Distribution

Posters promoting the M*A*S*H dance are available to our members for distribution. If you know a business or organization that would be willing to display our poster please drop by the offices upstairs to pick-up as many posters as you need. Thanks.

Volunteer Expense Forms

Just a reminder that the first quarter Volunteer Expense Report forms are due for submission at the end of February. Please leave your completed form in the wall mounted mailbox outside of Rex’s office. Thank you.

Happy Birthday to Our Volunteers and Staff

Sandy Winarsky, Food & Beverage Manager, February 25th
We’ll let Sandy tell you what milestone she’s reached.

Lorne Moore, Engineering, February 25th

Hendrik VanDerLaanDeVries, Buffalo Crew, February 27th

Paul Feltracco, CWH Research Library, February 28th

Peter Smith, Legends Crew/Duty Day, March 1st

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Mancel Waugh, DC-3 Crew, March 3rd

Have We Missed You?

If your birthday has come and gone and we missed it, or if we’ve continually missed it in the past, please let Rex know (That’s if you want it made public.). Or if you haven't been receiving any emails from Rex regarding events, Tour Guide meeting minutes, etc, please let Rex know as well and we’ll make sure we don’t miss you in the future.

Can You Help?

M*A*S*H Party & Dance - Saturday, March 6th - 5:00p.m. - 1:00a.m. Volunteers needed to assist with the event and answer questions about CWH and the aircraft.

Junior Diabetes Research - Family Information Event in the Hangar - Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 5:00p.m. - 11:00p.m. 200-250ppl. 1 volunteer needed at Admission. 2 volunteers needed in the hangar

Wedding in the Hangar Saturday, March 13th 5:00p.m. - 1:00a.m. 180ppl. 1 volunteer needed in the gift shop. 4 volunteers needed in the Hangar.

Wedding in the Hangar - Saturday, April 3rd - 5:00p.m. - 1:00a.m. 150ppl. 1 volunteer needed in the gift shop. 4 volunteers needed in the hangar.

Golden Horseshoe Mustang Group Outing - Sunday, April 11th - 4:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. 30-40ppl. 2 volunteers needed in the hangar.

Association of Municipalities Conference Dinner - Thursday, April 15th 5:00p.m. - 10:00p.m. 100-200ppl. 1 volunteer needed at admissions. 4 volunteers needed in the hangar.

Origin and Cause - Fundraiser in the Hangar -Saturday, April 24th 5:00p.m. - 1:00a.m. 200-250ppl.1 volunteer needed at admissions. 6 volunteers needed in the hangar

Please see Toni McFarlane at Admissions to volunteer for daily tours.

Attention Home Wine Makers - Need Bottles?

If you’re a wine maker and looking for some bottles please see Cathy Dowd or her staff in Maintenance. The museum is selling a case of 12 bottles for $5.00.

Social Committee Car Pool Road Trips

The Volunteer Social Committee wants to know if you’re interested in taking part in a couple of road trips. The committee is considering visits to the ‘Box 43’ Fire Museum in Hamilton and the Brantford Military Heritage Museum. If you’re interested please sign-up on the sheets posted on the Volunteer information Board outside of the Archives. If there is enough interest generated then trips will be planned. Watch Plane Talk for further information

All Volunteers - Please Sign In

CWH is asking that all volunteers now ensure that they sign-in when coming into the museum for a volunteer activity. A sign-in book is located at the Admissions Desk and a new book will be located asap at the west hangar door. The west hangar door is generally for those volunteers who have an access card such as engineering, ramp crews, pilots and air crews. If you access the museum through the west side door, or the front admission area, please ensure you sign in and out. This is a Health & Safety related issue and we expect all volunteers to comply. Thank you.