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Welcome from the Museum Director Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2014 Flying Proms. We appreciate your continued support of the Military Aviation Museum and are pleased to bring you another year of exciting flying and unique events. And Flying Proms delivers you both. This year we are proud to bring you Flying Proms with Symphonicity, The Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach. The evening is sure to delight with a collection of movie classics featuring aircraft like we have at the museum . Following the flying and music of the first half of the show, Symphonicity will entertain you with a collection of your Pops favorites, and as in past years, the evening ends with a bang with the Zambelli fireworks display. While ten museum aircraft will grace the sky this evening, the star of tonight’s flights is the 1918 Curtiss JN-4 Jenny. The Jenny is an authentic 1918 aircraft that recently arrived at the Military Aviation Museum from years of restoration in Argentina. Be sure to take an up-close look at the Jenny, and all of our aircraft, once they land during intermission. Events such as Flying Proms, Warbirds Over the Beach and Biplane s& Triplanes take many thousands of hours of preparation, and our thanks must go out to the pilots, musicians, volunteers, vendors and staff that help make these events such a huge success. Thank you for supporting our museum and being part of such a memora ble occasion celebrating the opportunity to see such classic planes in flight. To make sure we keep the collection airworthy and continue flying, we have initiated several fundraising campaigns. Please help the museum by donatin g to the Leading Edge Circle or the Keep Then Flying fund. The gift shop and website have all the details for you. You can also experience the excitement in flying in one of our Warbirds by supporting the museum’s ride program and purchas ing a flight in the 1941 Stearman or 1940 SNJ-2 for yourself or as a gift. Sincerely, David Hunt, Director Military Aviation Museum
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A Note from Symphonicity
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Symphonicity and the t. entire orchestra I would like to welcome you to today’s concer We at Symphonicity are very proud to perform today in our home town at this unique venue! Symphonicity is an auditioned ensemble
of volunteer performers, with a professional quality sound. The orchestra is entering its 34th season, and is a resident company at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in the Town Center of Virginia Beach. During its season the Symphonicity presents four
Masterworks concerts, one Pops Concert, a free Messiah Sing Along, and a Lollipop concert for children and families. Over 90 players
give freely of their time for these concerts. In addition Symphony performs every year at the Oceanfront at 20th Street for the Stars
and Stripes Explosion on the Fourth of July. Symphonicity also performs two pops concerts in August at the 31st Street Park at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, as part of the Symphony By the Sea series. Symphonicity is a not for profit 501Š3 corporation. We hope
you will attend one of our other concerts this year, and see why l we are one of the best-kept secrets in the Hampton Roads musica world. We strive to keep ticket prices low, and present unique concerts
that are entertaining and inspiring! Thank you for joining us today, and for being part of the music! Wendy T. Young, Executive Director
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M U S I C ADL I R DEI R C ET C OTRO R & CONDUCTOR
DAVID S. KUNKEL
As its founding conductor in 1981, David S. Kunkel has observed with pleasure the growth of SYMPHONICITY from a modest group of volunteers to a professional quality orchestra which represents the largest city in Virginia. Under his leadership the orchestra performs four subscription concerts a season, a children’s concert, a Messiah Sing-along, a July 4th concert, and four free summer concerts at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Mr. Kunkel is a native of Pennsylvania and was educated in the Philadelphia area. He studied piano, violin, organ, euphonium, and French horn, and began conducting in high school. He was graduated from the Navy School of Music and served as pianist in Navy bands in Boston and Iceland. In 1967 he attended the Navy Bandmaster course, studying theory, composition, arranging, counterpoint, and conducting. Mr. Kunkel’s other positions in the Navy include: Director of the Navy’s premier jazz band, The Commodores; Associate Conductor of the United States Navy Band in Washington, DC; and conducting instructor at the Armed Forces School of Music at Little Creek. In 1984 Mr. Kunkel retired from the Navy with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer. He has since served as Dean of the Tidewater Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and on the Virginia Beach Public Schools’ Advisory Committee for the Gifted and Talented. He held the position of Music Director of the Virginia Musical Theater for five years, and of the Virginia Savoyards for six years. In November of 2002, Mr. Kunkel was awarded an ALLI award for individual achievement in the arts by the Cultural Alliance of Greater Hampton Roads. Presently he divides his time between positions as Music Director and Choirmaster of the First Presbyterian Church of Virginia Beach and Music Director and Conductor of SYMPHONICITY .
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David Kunkel, Conductor
Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach Saturday, June 7th, 6:45pm
_________ Supported in Part by _________
___________ Media Support ____________
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Flying Proms Program National Anthem Empire of the Sun, Cadillac of the Skies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Williams North American P-51D Mustang The Great Waldo Pepper, March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Mancini Curtiss JN-4D Jenny Reach for the Sky, Main Theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Addison Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire The Blue Max, Main Theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Goldsmith Fokker Dr.I, Fokker D.VII Doctor Zhivago, Lara’s Theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurice Jarre Polikarpov Po-2 Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, March . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Goodwin Curtiss Model D Victory at Sea, Guadalcanal March . . . Richard Rodgers, Arr. Robert Russell Bennett Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
Intermission Strike Up the Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Gershwin Our America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arranged by John Higgins Sea Song Fantasy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arranged by John Wasson Chess, Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Andersson & B. Ulvaeus, Arr. David S. Kunkel Kimberly Nickerson, Soprano
A Salute to the Big Apple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arranged by Calvin Custer Duke Ellington! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Russell & Duke Ellington Cole Porter Salute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arranged by John Whitney Kimberly Nickerson, Soprano
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Historic Aircraft Fly Over Virginia Beach
Flying to Empire of the Sun
1945 North American P-51D Mustang The Mustang was first built in 1940 for the British. Its 1150hp Allison engine and ability to carry large amounts of both fuel and ammunition made it quite popular. The P-51D variant, with over 8,000 built, featured improved visibility with a bubble canopy and increased firepower. It also featured an innovative K-14 gun sight targeting system that calculated the targeting ring based on the range and wingspan of the target aircraft dialed into the system by the pilot. This was a major factor in many of the Mustang’s combat victories, aided by its substantial range and top speed of over 430 mph. The museum’s Mustang was built and shipped to England for the Eighth Air Force in 1945. In 1947, it was transferred to Sweden, and in 1955, it was sold to Nicaragua. By 1962, it was back in the United States and changed hands several times before the museum acquired it in 2004. The Double Trouble Two yellow and black checked paint scheme represents the Mustang flown by Deputy Commander “Wild” Bill Bailey of the 353rd Fighter Group.
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The Military Aviation Museum is home to many historic military aircraft, each beautifully restored to its original glory. At today’s Flying Proms performance, you will see some of these incredible planes fly, including the museum’s oldest aircraft, the restored 1918 Curtiss JN-4 Jenny.
Flying to The Great Waldo Pepper 1918 Curtiss JN-4 Jenny The Curtiss Aeroplane Company built the JN-4, commonly called the Jenny, in 1918 as a training aircraft for the US Army. It was estimated to be flown by 95% of all pilot trainees in the US. However, its use was limited to the United States and Canada, so it never saw combat. The Jenny was very maneuverable and adaptable. It could be modified with a ski undercarriage for landing in inclement weather, and the removable turtle-deck behind the cockpit could be converted to carry a stretcher or supplies, making it the first aerial ambulance. Following World War One, it became extremely popular for civilian use as thousands of surplus aircraft were sold for private use, and the barnstorming era was born. The Military Aviation Museum purchased this authentic Jenny in 2011, and after restoration work, it arrived at the museum in 2013. It was last restored in 1962 and the Jenny flew for the first time in Virginia in April 2014.
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Flying to Reach for the Sky
1943 Hawker Hurricane The Hurricane first entered into service with the Royal Air Force in December 1937, and throughout the war, over 14,000 Hurricanes were built between Britain and Canada. Fighting alongside the Spitfires in the Battle of Britain, Hurricane pilots were responsible for destroying more enemy aircraft than all other defense systems combined. The museum’s Hurricane MkXII-B was built by the Canadian Car and Foundry in 1943, and it transferred around Canada until removed from service in October 1946. The plane sat derelict in Saskatchewan until 1965 when it was purchased by an American, who performed extensive restoration on the plane. The museum purchased the Hurricane in 2001. The paint scheme replicates the Hurricane flown during the Battle of Britain by American John Haviland. During the Battle, he suffered a mid-air collision but landed successfully. He went on to become the only American-born pilot who flew in the Battle of Britain to survive the end of the war. He later became an engineering professor at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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Flying to Reach for the Sky
1943 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire During the Battle of Britain, two planes were instrumental in the Allied victory. Spitfire pilots, along with Hawker Hurricane pilots, protected England in this first major campaign fought entirely by air forces. The Spitfire continued to be a powerful aircraft for the British and served the RAF until 1951. The Spitfire flying today was built in 1943. The question mark on its side was painted in October 1944, when it became the personal plane of the 32nd Squadron Leader George Silvester. Silvester joked that it was “a bit of a question mark� over which squadron to assign his Spitfire, A Flight or B Flight, because as Squadron Leader, he belonged to neither. Following WWII, this aircraft was given to the Italian Air Force, and then sold to the Israeli Air Force in 1951. In 1956, Israel placed it in a playground to encourage future pilots. In 1978, it was transported to England and underwent major restoration. It was purchased by the museum in 1998.
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Flying to The Blue Max 1917 Fokker DR-1 Triplanes First flown in April 1917, the Fokker triplane was developed in response to the British-owned Sopwith triplane. The plywood and fabric wings were constructed as deep-section hollow box-spars which made them both strong and lightweight. The fuselage was constructed of a braced, diagonal wire box girder structure, covered in fabric and triangular plywood from the cowling to just behind the cockpit. The Fokker DR-1’s claim to fame is certainly its flights with Manfred von Richthofen, the legendary “Red Baron.” Whether he was shot down by antiaircraft guns on the ground or by Canadian pilot Arthur “Roy” Brown is still being debated. Today, no original Fokker triplanes exist in any museum or private collection. All on display have been reconstructed as replicas. The Klimke Fokker: The yellow and brown markings of this Fokker DR-1 mirror those of Lt. Rudolf Klimke of Jasta 27. People often refer to this as a yellow and brown design, but the Jasta’s aircraft were probably painted solid yellow. The fuselage had a darker, brown appearance because of its original olive color beneath. This Fokker was built in 1989 in Maryland and joined the museum’s collection in June 2009 with its first flight in August 2010 following more than a year of restoration work. When purchased, the Fokker was red and brown, but the museum chose to replicate the colorings of Klimke’s aircraft. Klimke and Jasta 27 were depicted in the 2010 Biplanes air show poster artwork. The Raben Fokker: In September 2009, the museum acquired the red and white Fokker, which is painted to mimic the plane flown by Lt. August Raben. This replica was built in Georgia in 2003. Raben was the CO of Jasta 18 squad nicknamed the Raven Jasta, and his Fokker was one of the few to survive the Great War and taken by the French.
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Flying to The Blue Max
1918 Fokker D.VII Biplane The Fokker Flugzeugwerke Company pushed the D.VII biplane into production in 1918 following a competition to build a new fighter. As it began reaching the frontlines in the autumn of 1918, this biplane quickly proved to be a formidable aircraft. After the war, Germany was required to surrender all D.VIIs to the Allies, and surviving aircraft experienced widespread use for many years by the victors. The Lozenge Camouflage Fokker: In 2011, the museum acquired this Fokker D.VII. This aircraft features the colorful lozenge camouflage paint scheme commonly used by the Germans from 1917-1918. The lozenge design traditionally consists of polygons in four or five colors. The Germans felt the patterns made it more difficult to distinguish the plane’s silhouette when in flight.
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Flying to Doctor Zhivago 1936 Polikarpov Po-2 The Polikarpov Po-2 was a generalpurpose Soviet aircraft. It first flew in January 1938 and more than 40,000 were built between 1928 and 1953, making it the second most produced aircraft in aviation history. It was used in liaison, ground attack, observation, training and psychological warfare. German troops called the plane the Nähmaschine or “sewing machine” due to the odd rattling noise made by the engine. The plane was used very effectively by the all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment, “Night Witches.” Their goal was to harass enemy ground units by bombing them at night and depriving them of sleep. The museum’s Po-2 was found in a forest outside Vladivostok and restored in far eastern Russia. A handful of Po-2s are still flying today. The great numbers built and the long service time proves that this plane was truly excellent in its field.
Flying to Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 1912 Ely-Curtiss D-III Pusher The G.H. Curtiss Manufacturing Company built its first airplane in 1909, a pusher design with front elevators, for the New York Aeronautical Society. The Curtis Pusher was the first aircraft to take off from a U.S. Naval ship in Hampton Roads in 1910, and the Curtis company began to see military applications and sold three aircraft to the U.S. Navy. By 1912, the third model, the D-III, was built featuring a second set of elevators in the rear in place of the fixed horizontal stabilizer. The museum’s Pusher was built by an enthusiast in Warrenton, Virginia. The museum acquired it in April 2012. 12
Flying to Victory at Sea
1945 U.S. Navy Corsair The Corsair was one of the most maneuverable planes ever built during World War Two. The Japanese forces referred to it as “Whistling Death,” as its indigo-blue camouflage made it very difficult to see from the ground. The inverted gull wings and abnormally large propeller made it possible for the Corsair to exceed 400 mph, the first aircraft to achieve this speed. In 1999, the Military Aviation Museum acquired the Corsair from a private owner in Virginia Beach. Not much is known about the naval history of this aircraft, but it is believed that it was never used in combat because of its extremely low engine time and excellent body condition. The plane was stricken from the Navy records in 1956. The museum conducted a detailed restoration process on the Corsair to regain its original wartime configuration. In 2002, it was painted to replicate the colors and markings of Ray Beacham, who was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He was called the “Kittyhawk Kid,” as he grew up near Kittyhawk, North Carolina. The famous Skull and Crossbones adorned the nose of the Corsairs in the VF-17 fighter squadron Beacham flew with. The Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart are among the many decorations Beacham earned during his 21 years of active duty. After the service, he became a teacher at Northside Middle School in Norfolk and few people ever knew that he was a World War Two fighter pilot.
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Music Notes
Empire of the Sun, Cadillac of the Skies John Williams
In the film “Empire of the Sun”, the dramatic attack on the Japanese prisoner of war camp carried out by P-51 Mustangs is accompanied by whoops of “...the Cadillac of the skies!”. The phrase believed to be first used as “Cadillac of air combat” and as “Cadillac of the Skies”in the screenplay, has now entered urban mythology as being attributed to the war years. Steven Bull quotes the catchwords in the Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation (2004) as originating in 1941.
The Great Waldo Pepper, March Henry Mancini
“The Great Waldo Pepper” is a 1975 drama directed, produced, and cowritten by George Roy Hill. Set during 1926–1931, the movie stars Robert Redford as a disaffected World War I veteran pilot who missed the opportunity to fly in combat, and his sense of dislocation post-war in the America of the early 1920s. The movie questions the concept of heroism, essentially by seeing it as a quality rather than a deed.
Reach for the Sky, Main Theme John Addison
“Reach for the Sky” is a 1956 British biographical film about aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill. The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film of 1956. The film is the true story of Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II. 14
Music Notes
The Blue Max, Main Theme Jerry Goldsmith
“The Blue Max” is a 1966 British war film in DeLuxe Color and filmed in CinemaScope, about a German fighter pilot on the Western Front during World War I. It was directed by John Guillermin, and stars George Peppard, James Mason and Ursula Andress, and features Karl Michael Vogler and Jeremy Kemp. The screenplay was written by David Pursall, Jack Seddon, and Gerald Hanley, and is based on the novel of the same name by Jack D. Hunter as adapted by Ben Barzman and Basilio Franchina.
Doctor Zhivago, Lara’s theme Maurice Jarre
“Doctor Zhivago” is a film based on the Russian novel by Boris Pasternak. The novel was first published in 1957 in Italy (in Russian) thanks to the publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, who had smuggled the manuscript out of the USSR. The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician Yuri Zhivago and deals with love and loss during the turmoil of revolution and war.
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, March Ron Goodwin
“Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Or, How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes” is a 1965 British comedy film starring Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, Robert Morley, Terry-Thomas and James Fox, directed and co-written by Ken Annakin. Based on a screenplay entitled Flying Crazy, the fictional account is set in 1910, when Lord Rawnsley, an English press magnate, offers £10,000 to the winner of the Daily Post air race from London to Paris, to prove that Britain is “number one in the air”.
Victory at Sea, Guadalcanal March Richard Rodgers, Arr. by Robert Russell Bennett
The strength of a handful of Marines holding back the enemy on Guadalcanal during World War II is honored by a rousing march. 15
Music Notes
INTERMISSION
Strike Up the Band George Gershwin
This lively march is the best known selection from the musical, “Strike Up the Band”, George S. Kaufman’s anti-war satire from 1927.
Our America Arranged by John Higgins
This inspiring medley contains patriotic selections such as “Yankee Doodle”; “This Land Is Your Land”; “You’re a Grand Old Flag”; “Yankee Doodle Boy” and “God Bless the U.S.A.”
Sea Song Fantasy Arranged by John Wasson
This work was commissioned by Symphonicity in 2007 for the opening of the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. It contains a variety of sea chanteys.
Anthem from “Chess” B. Andersson & B. Ulvaeus, Arr. David S. Kunkel, Kimberly Nickerson, Soprano
The musical “Chess” involves two chess grandmasters, an American and a Soviet, fighting over a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other—all in the context of a politically-driven, Cold War-era tournament between the two men. When the mob of reporters ambush the Soviet who is defecting, he tells them that his land’s only borders lie around his heart and, thus, that love is all that matters, in the song “Anthem”. 16
Music Notes
A Salute to the Big Apple Arranged by Calvin Custer
The Big Apple! There can be no doubt in anyone’s mind about which city we are referring. It has the glamour, the vibrant life that is like no other city on the earth! Musically, this salute includes “Theme from New York, New York,” “Forty-Second Street,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” and “New York, New York.”
Duke Ellington!
Bob Russell & Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of jazz orchestras. His career spanned over 50 years, leading his orchestra from 1923 until he died. Though widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington himself embraced the phrase “beyond category” as a “liberating principle”, and referred his music to the more general category of “American Music”, rather than to a musical genre such as “jazz”.
Cole Porter Salute
Arranged by John Whitney, Kimberly Nickerson, Soprano
Cole Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theater. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote the lyrics as well as the music for his songs. This medley features “Another Openin’/Another Show”; “In the Still of the Night”; “Anything Goes”; and “Night and Day”. 17
Symphonicity Members Violins
Megan Van Gomple, Concertmaster Cindy Bryan, Assistant Concertmaster Lynette Andrews, Principal Second Violin Pamela Burke, Assistant Principal Second Violin Deborah Adams Heather Bacon-Shone Summer Cozzens Anjoli Ferrara Stephen I. Fisher Allen F. Hilliard Howard I. Horwitz Rebecca Houghton Kelvin C. James Linda Johnson Alex Mason Jane O’Dea Diana A. Rothermel-Kemp Elaine Spitz
Violas
Ellen Grainger, Principal, Margaret A. Brown Honorary Viola Chair
Clarinets
Jo Marie Larkin, Principal Lee Cooper
Bass Clarinet Alan Brown, Principal
Bassoons
Stephanie Sanders, Principal Elizabeth Foushee
Horns
Rebecca Peppard, Principal Nancy Johnston Christine Foust Wade Mirasol
Trumpets
Robyn Card, Principal Denise White George Wozniak
Trombones
Linda Wilder Dyer Heather Garcia Shirley Luu Leslie Savvas Katherine Wease Dawn Wing
Jay Larkin, Principal Paul Weathers
Bass Trombone Lee Dise
Cellos
Tuba
Mary A. Hughes, Principal Charlotte Dettwiler Hunter Maurice Jessica Metcalf Ben Riley David Wing
Phillip Sloan, Principal
Timpani
Anthony Cuci, Principal
Percussion
Glenn Smith, Principal Pam Suino Ralph Copley Bryan Tuttle
Basses
Grace Lewis, Principal Alfredo Carino-Rosario Alex Houseworth Andrew Lutz
Harp
Flutes
Vince Zentner, Principal
Amber Kidd, Principal Frank Jones Lynette Smith
Keyboards
Wendy Young, Principal
Oboes
Members of Symphonicity string sections voluntarily rotate their seats on a regular basis.
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Featured Soloist Kimberly Nickerson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Vocal Performance
from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. She has performed with Symphonicity for several seasons. She has also performs with the Virginia Opera, the Virginia Chorale and with Virginia Musical Theatre. Kimberly performed the role of Julie Jordan in R&H’s Carousel with Virginia Musical Theatre Company, as well as Laurey in Oklahoma! She also performed in VMT’s Holiday Melody for two years and performed Maria in The Sound of Music in 2010. She has appeared with the Virginia Opera in Elixir of Love, The Merry Widow, Romeo and Juliet, Pirates of Penzance, Carmen, La Traviata and more. She made her main stage debut with the Virginia Opera as Barbarina in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro in 2006. Kimberly is the Assistant Music Director and frequent soloist at First Presbyterian Church of VA Beach.
Join the Military Aviation Museum October 4-5 for the annual Biplanes & Triplanes World War One Air Show. 2014 marks the Centennial of the start of the Great War in Europe, and it is our chance to celebrate the brave men who flew these delicate wood and fabric aeroplanes just a few years after the Wright Brothers took their first flight in nearby Kitty Hawk, NC. See beautiful reproduction aircraft representing England, Germany, France and other nations fly. 19
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Museum Event Calendar JULY
SEPTEMBER
July 14-18 Warbirds & Wings Summer Camp, 9:00am-4:00pm daily Bring your children to the museum for this unique aviation summer camp, where they will learn the fundamentals of airplane flight and rockets and get ground crew training. Perfect for children age 9-14. September 13 Competition Plane Pull, 10:00am Third annual plane pull team competition to raise funds for Promise Places, an organization that helps build independence for the mentally disabled. To register your team, go to www.promiseplaces.org. September 27 Wings & Wheels, 8:00am-3:00pm It’s time for the annual Wings and Wheels car show at the museum. Come see vintage cars alongside our military aircraft from the same era.
October
October 1-5 WWI “Mid Atlantic Dawn Patrol” Show See enthusiasts fly their RC aircraft across our field performing tricks the big ones can’t! Learn how to build, maintain, and operate these miniature aircraft. October 4-5 Biplanes & Triplanes World War One Air Show 2014 marks the centennial of the start of The Great War, and the Biplanes and Triplanes Air Show is our way of honoring the men fighting during the earliest days of aviation. The museum’s collection of reproduction aircraft from England, France, Germany, and the United States will fly and be on display along with period entertainment and re-enactors. October 18 Air & Auto Classic, 11:00am-4:00pm Have an interest in cars of a certain caliber? Then come to the Air & Auto Classic. Dozens of Porsches from throughout the years will be on display alongside our vintage aircraft.
NOvember
November 22 Runway 5K, 7:30Am The Virginia Beach Runway 5K raises money for Untamed Spirit, a program designed to enhance and enrich the lives of individuals with special needs through a partnership with horses. Come join us among the historical aircraft and have a go at the 3.1 mile course (or half miler for the kids). Register at www.untamedspirit.org. November 22 Brute Strength Plane Pull, 11:00am Get a group together and come out to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. Groups test their strength pulling one of our aircraft across the tarmac for prizes and bragging rights. Register your group at www.brutestrengthgym.net. November 28-30 Trains, Plains & Santa Claus The Military Aviation Museum, in association with The Tidewater Division of the National Model Railroad Association, hosts its annual model train show. Santa will fly in to see the little ones on Saturday and Sunday. See the museum website for more information as the date approaches.
ON-GOING
Monthly Hangar Talk Series Saturdays at 11:00am Each month, the Military Aviation Museum invites veteran aviators to speak with you about their experiences with these amazing machines. Hear from pilots, bombers, navigators, and more. The lecture series is free with paid museum admission and weather permitting, demonstration flights are flown following the speakers’ presentations. Watch the Events Calendar on the museum’s website for details about upcoming speakers.
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The museum has inaugurated a program this year, The Leading Edge Circle, to recognize our donors who help support the museum and its operational aircraft. The sight and sounds of these historic aircraft taking to the sky bring a crucial part of our nation’s history to life. Donations to this program help keep the great Warbirds maintained for flight and display condition and also add artifacts to our growing collection. We have future growth planned including a reconstruction of the Goxhill RAF Control Tower later this year. The donor levels are Silver ($500+), Gold ($2,000+), Platinum ($5,000+) and Corporate. All four groups are recognized on the donor board at the museum’s entrance. Silver membership includes free general museum admission for donors and members of their household, 10% discount in the museum shop, two adult one day tickets for the Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show and an invitation for two to an annual dinner with a notable aviation speaker. Gold members are offered the above and, in addition, lawn tickets to the Flying Proms, a 30-minute flight in the museum’s 1941 Boeing Stearman biplane and reserved parking for the Warbirds Over the Beach Air Show. Platinum members may upgrade the Stearman flight to a 30-minute trip in the 1940 North American SNJ-2 Navy Trainer and have a 10% discount on one rental of the museum facilities. Corporate members qualify for all the above, with general admission entrance tickets for eight employees and a corporate table for eight at the Valentine’s Hangar Dance or the Annual Donor Dinner. Additional benefits and sponsorship opportunities are available through Mr. David Hunt, Museum Director.
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PLATINUM
Anonymous Volunteer
GOLD Dr. Glenn Carwell Dawn and Joe Nicolay
SILVER Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Campbell, II Barry Knight C. Mac Rawls Kent Ewing Bob and Tess Bradlee Edward R. George Joyce Strelitz and Irv Hodies Richard Waterval Daniel Drehoff Carl L. Master, Jr.
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