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On 9-22-2017, Gov. Dennis G Yerkey presented OX5 scholarship awards to PIA students. Anthony R Martinez of Westminster, Md could not attend.  His award of $1,000 will be used to fulfill his dream of becoming an aircraft design engineer. .To … Continue reading →

This is going to be a great one!  Sign up early. The 62nd Annual Reunion will be held in Dayton Ohio on Oct. 18, 19, and 20, 2017. Registration forms are due on September 30, 2017 Arrive Wed.  6:30 pm  … Continue reading →

Archie Lee Rundle, 100, passed from natural causes September 7th, 2017 in Aguila, Arizona. Archie was born in December 24, 2017 in the small town of Wibaux, Montana to William Oliver Rundle and Margaret Cora Rundle. Archie was the youngest … Continue reading →

President’s Message: Hello to all members, We have been very busy here at OX-5 National Office. Number one on the list: The scholarship program, which due to some personal support by the membership, is growing. We were able to give … Continue reading →

        Greetings to all of our OX5 Members. I just finished a busy session at AirVenture and it is obvious that the event certainly has changed from what it was when Paul was running the show!  We ran … Continue reading →

August 2017 Newsletter h Final  << Print from this link.

Click the arrow box on top right, then click the printer icon on the top right. CCF08222017    << Click on this link to print the registration form.

Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Hazel Mae Fehmel, 96, of Bay City passed away August 18, 2017. She was born May 10, 1921 in Dennison, Texas to the late Frank Slagle and Inez Weaver Slagle. She was co-owner/operator of Fehmel Crop … Continue reading →

. Walter Dean House, 86, Retired from Boeing, Air Force Veteran, member of the Board of Trustees of the Kansas Aviation Museum, died Saturday, July 1, 2017. Funeral Service will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, July 8, 2017, at St. … Continue reading →

Subject: Divers Find WWII Aircraft . • The find includes historic American aircraft including Douglas SBD, Dauntless dive bombers and a F4U Corsair. Brandi Mueller discovered the planes while scuba diving around five miles from Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands … Continue reading →

OX5 KS Wing JUNE 2017

Home Page of Captain Billy Walker Greetings!  If deemed appropriate, I’m hopeful you will show a link to my website.  It is an aviation website with, presently, some forty four stories, videos, along with photos. Many references to the OX-5 … Continue reading →

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR ORGANIZATION ANNUAL DUES       $30.00 Send your application and check to: OX5 Aviation Pioneers PO Box 769 Troy, Ohio 45373 Note:  You do not have to be a pilot to join our organization. OX5 New Membership … Continue reading →

WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE    655 MEMBERS STRONG ACTIVE SINCE 1955 ================================ Incorporated in 1955 as a Pa 501 (c)(3) Not for Profit Corporation, the OX5 Aviation Pioneers is dedicated to bringing before the public the accomplishments of early aviation pioneers … Continue reading →

Meet the Texas Wing Newsletter Editor Since the passing of George Vose,  John McCrory has taken over the duties as editor of the Texas Wing Newsletter.  With a chuckle, John claims Vose volunteered him military style. Originally from Amherst, TX, … Continue reading →

Gov. Dennis G Yerkey awards OX5 scholarship to Jason Grigoras (center) at PIA. Other awardees at PIA, Eric Almeter and Nicholas Grindstaff will attend the Myrtle Beach campus on 09-19-16.  Eric resides in New York and Nick in North Carolina. … Continue reading →

http://ox5.org/restored-b-29/

This Limited Edition book was Published and copyrighted by the OX5 in 1985. It contains hundreds of photos and early member biographies. Owned and scanned for posting by Dennis G. Yerkey, Gov & Webmaster,  you will not find a better source … Continue reading →

http://ox5.org/wp-content/uploads/April-2017-Newsletter-Final-3-20-17.pdf

Forest Arden was the chief flight mechanic of a B-29 stationed at Tinian Island.  His aircraft was parked nearby to the Enola Gay and he watched the loading procedure of the first Atomic Bomb.  He said that security was strictly … Continue reading →

About Our Awards The Award Rules Click on the award below to save and print. Bronze Star Award Distinguished Service Award Governor’s Candidate Award Hall of Fame Award Legion of Honor Award Legion of Merit Award Pioneer Womans Award  

2-24-2017 The scholarship program for 2017 will be similar to the one offered in 2016. The 2017 Education Scholarship will be for an amount up to $1,000 and the 2017 Discover Aviation Learning Through Fun Scholarship will be for amounts … Continue reading →

IMPORTANT NOTICE 2017 Dues of $30.00 are now due. Many members add a donation to their dues which is set aside for our outreach programs. If financially able, any help on your part would be greatly appreciated. PLEASE PRINT THIS FORM FROM … Continue reading →

Link to: http://ox5.org/zenith-carb-details/

Men, Wind and Courage “MEN, WIND AND COURAGE” An extensive, in depth portrayal of the lives and accomplishments of Aviation’s pioneers whose exploits laid the foundation for today’s super-technical Aviation Industry.  Author Nancy Lynn Mess’s detailed research has brought into … Continue reading →

EARLY PRESIDENTS Courtesy of Gov. Gordon Cumberland  OX5# 20456

A Message From The 2017 Secretary It is a pleasure to share with you the fact that your organization is in VERY GOOD condition.  The financial status of the organization is  stable and operating within a budget.  We continue to recognize outstanding members with … Continue reading →

From Barbara Ball Ewing To:  OX5 Members We left Pittsburgh and traveled on to Clarion where K.C.’s daughter lives so I didn’t see the newspaper the next day. Those at the event said articles would be coming out. We even … Continue reading →

OX5 Aviation Scholarships Awarded The OX5 Scholarship Committee received many highly qualified applicants for the Education Scholarship Award.  Because of this, it was decided to award one $1000 scholarship and 5-$200 scholarships to support these fine young people in their … Continue reading →

6-10-2016 From: John Gaertner Hello James, I received my Spring News letter this morning. Thanks! I am attaching some details that I hope will be helpful to others in the OX5 club? I would like to see if they could … Continue reading →

  . . Chuck Sassara has lived a life that most people only dream of finding when they shake off the crowds and the fast pace of the Lower 48 to head North to Alaska. When he arrived in 1955, … Continue reading →

John Neel lecture on Bettis Airport. His family farm was the location of Bettis (Now Allegheny County Airport). Recorded by Gov. Dennis G Yerkey at a Cliff Ball Wing meeting.  

CBW Owned Items at the KLBE museum  

Combined History Booklet of Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 1929 to 1990 They had a B-24 and a Northrop YX-125 Written and published by Ivan Livi during his term as president.  

9 Minute Home Movie

Ohio Wing Ohio Wing president, Tim Pinkerton, developed and led the Starbase (Wright-Patt Air Force Base) three-day Aviation Summer Camp which had many hands-on activities such as hot air balloons, gliders, boomerangs, and several types of rockets to name a … Continue reading →

Orange OX5 Engine Spec Book

Various photos from Gordon K Cumberland, 2016 Nat Gov  #20456 Gordon is a wealth of historic information as his Father was involved in early OX5 aviation.

Listen to Alaska NPR radio interview with Chuck Sassara (85), Alaska Wing OX5 Member. Fantastic stories and life journeys starting with his grandparents. After talking to Chuck on the phone for several hours, I realized that he has accomplished more … Continue reading →

Great Illinois Wing History and stories from Illinois Wing Ox-5 Newsletter articles Submitted by OX5 Nat Gov Gordon Cumberland with many about his Father.   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

A History of the Latrobe Regional Airport and the Pittsburgh Area. Featuring– Biographies of the Pioneers: (Charles B. “Charlie” Carroll, James DeWitt Hill, Carl Strickler, Raymond “Pappy” Elder, Lloyd Santmyer, Clyde Hauger, Dave Patterson, Lou Strickler, Russ Brinkley, Frank Fox, … Continue reading →

8-27-2015 I was contacted by Lesley Black, daughter of OX5 Life Member Ward Worster L-10565 (Deceased).  She is in the process of sorting his flying memorabilia, some of which she may donate to us.  She has taped him telling his … Continue reading →

Hi Dennis, Thank you for forwarding the History Center magazine with my mom on the front.  We’ve never established the names of the other women pilots on the cover.  I get questions about that periodically. The article about Kenny Scholter … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH AVIATION Bettis Field, now Allegheny Count Airport Courtesy Cliff Ball Wing of Western Pennsylvania Printed winter 1993/1994 p 155 to 182

Meet Miss Pgh    Link to a great article on Miss Pittsburgh. When you enter the landside terminal at the Pittsburgh International Airport, you may have noticed a vintage aircraft hanging over your head.  That airplane is “Miss Pittsburgh”, which made … Continue reading →

A new work of art from Eddie Harris, a Cliff Ball Wing member. Permission was granted for OX5 use only. Just talked to Eddie Harris.  He suggested we read about the ‘Lacey Lady’ which is pictured in his painting.  The bomber … Continue reading →

Watch the construction of a J3

This is about All American Aviation Air Mail pick up service starting in 1941. Allegheny County Airport, Pittsburgh, PA. This booklet copyrighted in 1946 with photos from the Army Air Force. Note: There are original printing errors such as missing pages … Continue reading →

This engine belongs to the Mid West Florida Wing and was overhauled for display by Dean Tilton (Hall of Fame Awardee) a few years ago. It has not run for many, many years. A list of donors and workers will be available … Continue reading →

  Commercial Aviation Took Off in Pittsburgh by Adam Lynch Not all the thousands of people who regularly pass beneath her glance up, but occasionally, one will stop for a better look. She hangs from the ceiling of the Landside … Continue reading →

TWA key fob from the 50s. You would register with TWA using a number on the fob. If you lost your keys, they would be mailed back to you by the Post Office. Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major … Continue reading →

Antique Airplane Association, Inc. An award to Robert L. Taylor Robert Taylor Award   PDF

http://curtiss-ox-5.blogspot.com/   Dennis Harbin, owner of Rag Bag Aero Works, Inc., has given the OX5 Aviation Pioneers permission to embed his blog postings on our web site. These blogs and movies are of various restoration items and projects that he … Continue reading →

A 30 Minute Home Movie   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvCFtA-Efisshow 1937 | Udet German stunt pliot | Wing walker | Gryo Plane |F-86 Sabre Jets

OX5 grayscaleMay13

This is a link to a great airplane photo site: http://1000aircraftphotos.com/ 1000aircraftphotos.com got its start in 1998 hosted on Homestead.com, created by Ron Dupas, of Depoe Bay, Oregon, US. It was called “Aviationphotos” at that time. The images came from … Continue reading →

11-12-2014 Greetings! I am a former president of the Arizona OX-5’ers. I have been out of the picture for several years as the Arizona bunch no longer meets largely due to no leadership along with so few members still living. … Continue reading →

See article on page 3. OX5 member R. Brian Grigsby of the Glenn Curtiss Wing. 1933-2014 Summer Aerogram 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a-eNxlYPC8  

Pictures courtesy of Angie and Norman Brush (20418), Glenn Curtiss Wing-Ox5 We are in the process of restoring this original P40.  It was in a mid air collision over Florida with another P40 while flying formation, cutting off it’s tail and … Continue reading →

Source: Rosanna Buehl, Granddaughter Rosanna Buehl www.buehlfield.info Ernest H Buehl’s OX5 ID Number was 17. Ernie checks the radiator cap on his plane at Buehl Field in Eddington, Pa circa early 1960s. Press_Release_San_FranciscoPress_Release_San_Francisco     Ernie Buehl flying his 1927 … Continue reading →

Memphis Belle at Pittsburgh, Pa.                                                            For all the aviation enthusiasts The Memphis Belle, a WW II B-17  restored “Flying Fortress Bomber”, was at the Allegheny County Airport (Pittsburgh, Pa) over the weekend. Photos by Ron Parry                                                      

NOTE:  DEAN TILTON WAS INDUCTED TO THE OX5 HALL OF FAME IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 OX5 ENGINE PROJECTS by DEAN TILTON 2009 This page is the most visited page on the OX5 web site.  I suspect that people marvel at … Continue reading →

Aviation artwork by OX5 Cliff Ball Wing member Eddie Harris. http://www.eddie-harris-artist.com/ Permission was granted for OX5 use. Aviation artwork by OX5 Cliff Ball Wing member Eddie Harris.  

Finleyville Flyer Update  4-1-2014 Harry Bochter, OX5 Cliff Ball Wing 22595 10 years on the project Similar to a Ragwing Pietenpol/Heath All wood used was from salvaged Stearman wings. Torque tube elevator, cables elsewhere. Fusalage and Engine = 170 lbs Wings = … Continue reading →

Larry Bartell Father of Pat Griswald Larry Bartell was a former OX5 National Governor from the Wisconsin wing. Larry Bartell was born in Whitefish Bay, a suburb of Milwaukee,   on March 19th, 1914.  He moved with his family to Waukesha County ,  … Continue reading →

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsnpKHFENKA  

A 58 page book by Robert G. Lock 50 years in aviation. A biography.                   Link to:  RANDOM THOUGHTS-Mentors and Friends

Link to the book. Command-Aire & Albert Vollmecke An excellent book by Robert G. Lock about the Arkansas Aircraft Corp and Albert Vollmecke. A total of approximately 140 OX-5 powered Command-Aire model 3C3 ships including the model 3C3-T were produced … Continue reading →

Miss Betty Darst, Enclosed are three pictures from the wreath laying ceremonies. Amanda and Tom Crouch did the honors of placing the Dayton-Aviation Trail wreath.  You will note that Paul Jameson and other members of the Jameson family were at … Continue reading →

Photo of Miss Pittsburgh Plate Airframe Info Manufacturer: Waco Model: 9 Year built: 1926 Construction Number (C/N): 359 Aircraft Type: Fixed wing single engine Number of Seats: 3 Number of Engines: 1 Engine Type: Reciprocating Engine Manufacturer and Model: Wright … Continue reading →

10-23-2013 From: Dennis G. Yerkey, ID 22023 Gov, Past Pres & Webmaster The following discussion was introduced into the the minutes of the 2013 Board Meeting by Gov Donald Voland. “We should be considering establishing a program (method) to provide for continuity with our web site … Continue reading →

Harold Walter Aviation History  

Below is the link to the Gen Jack R Cram article. Gen Jack R Cram article/biography Permission was granted by Cal Tayor to the OX5 Aviation Pioneers to use his article for  our website and newsletter.   8-7-2013  

Frank Pavliga’s 14-year project May 23, 2013 – It’s been quite a while since a Waco 9 biplane has been to the annual EAA fly-in convention. In fact, Oshkosh has never seen one; it was Rockford 1962 Marion McClure flew his 1926 model to … Continue reading →

Tilton   Article from Sport Aviation  1984

Photos of Dean Tilto’s OX5 engine project.  

This is a link to a very detailed 15 page OX5 engine article by Sandy Skinner TMV4N4CurtissOX-5 Used with permission of the author on 3-29-2013.   Credit must be give if used. This article appeared in the Vol. 4 No. 4 … Continue reading →

Read letter here >>  Ball letter   E. A. Goff, Jr. was President in 1965 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edgar Allen “Pete” Goff, Jr. (December 12, 1896 – February 11, 1989) was an Air Force colonel and jet fighter pilot.[1] … Continue reading →

2013 Kathi Latson wrote: Dear Mr. Voland, Greetings from Spencer, NY! I purchased a set of vintage OX5 Aviation Pioneer coasters (from 1976!) off of eBay. I am a 52 year old lady who has always loved flying and sometimes … Continue reading →

Frank _Chilli_ Miller OX5 Pioneer3-15-2013 Mr. Beisner, I am attaching a “life story” of a gentleman I met years ago that belonged to my church. Unfortunately, he has since passed away, but I would like to send you the transcript … Continue reading →

 The Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act) authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers. It also set airmail rates and the level of cash subsidies to be paid to companies that carried … Continue reading →

Rex Smith Biplane From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   Rex Smith Biplane Role Biplane National origin United States of America Manufacturer Rex Smith Aeroplane Company First flight 1910 Introduction 1910 Developed from Curtiss Pusher The Rex Smith Biplane was a … Continue reading →

The Bernhard Klein collection. A great collection of Aircraft photos. http://1000aircraftphotos.com/index.html http://www.dmairfield.org/Collections/Klein%20Collection/Civil/Private/index.html http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/KleinBernhard/KleinBernhard.htm

  Commercial Aviation Took Off in Pittsburgh by Adam Lynch  Not all the thousands of people who regularly pass beneath her glance up, but occasionally, one will stop for a better look. She hangs from the ceiling of the Landside … Continue reading →

Excellent Curtiss OX5 Article by Chad Wille This can be printed from the PDF file.  

            For the year 2014 To our 900 + members, To continue with our programs and the progress we have attainted the last several years, we ask for your financial support. Please send in your 2014 dues … Continue reading →

http://www.lesliejonesphotography.com/subject-series/aviation/46 Click on the above link to view some great aviation photos by Leslie Jones that are now in the Boston Public Library. Click on an image tag in the right box.  example  biplanes Biplane photos will then appear if Jones took … Continue reading →

Photos by Dennis G Yerkey Double click on a picture to enlarge.  

                                                                                … Continue reading →

http://www.crevecoeurairport.com/ 57th Reunion Tour Our thanks to Al Stix. Al Stix led the OX5 Aviation Pioneers on a wonderfully humorous and informational tour of 4 hangers containing 50 restored aircraft. He also gave us his thoughts on the handling characteristics of … Continue reading →