Despite recent rumours of my demise ( I had a bad car smash last week), I AM working on:-
1. The next Newsletter (due out in late March)
2. The 2010 re union.
With regard to the 2010 re union, the Committee's aim is to attract a FULL HOUSE-that means 140 of us sitting down together.
No reason why we cannot make that target-we have an adequate and enthusiastic membership well in excess of that number and we do have enough time to get you all organised into attending.
Thanks to Jeff Seideman (Flying Tiger Line) Malcolm Granville (TMAC, Transvalair, UAA) Bob Morgan (Slick Airways) and others for articles for the Newsletter-and one of Mike Zoeller's photos this time round will be a nose-mounted Tyne engine-with one of our Assocation members (F/Eng Bryan Grace-BOAC) on board.
All worth the £10 annual Membership fee we think.
Thanks to all of you you sent best wishes to Di and myself.
Friday, 6 March 2009
Monday, 2 March 2009
CL44 Association Happenings
We do hope to have the next edition of the Newsletter 'in the mail' to you all in late March or early April. However, it is NOT too late to let us have YOUR recollections of a particular flight or 44 colleague. DO please note that the Newsletter will be MAILED to you all-it will not appear on the website.
I just heard from Don Young (former Transmeridian Air Cargo Manager in Hong Kong). He's fit and well and is in touch with former Flying Tigers CL44 pilot Luis Salazar who is now living in Florida. This gives me an opportunity to mention that we do have lots of USA members from the days of Flying Tigers, Seaboard & Western-as it was initally before becoming Seaboard World, Slick Airways plus of course, latter days operators of the 'Forty Four' such as Wrangler/Blue Bell and AEI(Aeron).
I just heard from Don Young (former Transmeridian Air Cargo Manager in Hong Kong). He's fit and well and is in touch with former Flying Tigers CL44 pilot Luis Salazar who is now living in Florida. This gives me an opportunity to mention that we do have lots of USA members from the days of Flying Tigers, Seaboard & Western-as it was initally before becoming Seaboard World, Slick Airways plus of course, latter days operators of the 'Forty Four' such as Wrangler/Blue Bell and AEI(Aeron).
Friday, 27 February 2009
The 2010 CL44 Association Re-union has now been booked at the RAF Club 126 Piccadilly London for SATURDAY 22ND MAY 2010. All Association members are invited and reservation details will be included in the Winter edition of the Newsletter.
The next Newsletter is now scheduled for mailing in 6-8 weeks time. Mike Zoeller has produced another fine 'Photopage' and thanks to several members for their contributions.
May I take this opportunity to remind everyone that 2009 MEMBERSHIP FEES are now overdue. Payment should now be made to our UK Treasurer or to our USA President if you are in the USA or Canada. Further details from swingtail44@aol.com.
WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR CL44 PHOTOS AND ARTICLES
The next Newsletter is now scheduled for mailing in 6-8 weeks time. Mike Zoeller has produced another fine 'Photopage' and thanks to several members for their contributions.
May I take this opportunity to remind everyone that 2009 MEMBERSHIP FEES are now overdue. Payment should now be made to our UK Treasurer or to our USA President if you are in the USA or Canada. Further details from swingtail44@aol.com.
WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR CL44 PHOTOS AND ARTICLES
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Looking for Ron Pickler
We are trying to locate one of our Assn members Mr Ron Pickler in Canada-can anyone help or tell him to contact the Association Chairman-thank you
Sunday, 8 February 2009
UPDATES
TO ALL MEMBERS:
WE NEED YOUR COMMENTS, ARTICLES, PHOTOGRAPHS ETC FOR THE JUNE EDITION
MIKE ZOELLER WILL BE PRODUCING A 'SPECIAL' PHOTO SECTION AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY ORIGINAL 44 SNAPS THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN YET, SO PLEASE-LET'S HAVE 'EM.
WE NEED YOUR COMMENTS, ARTICLES, PHOTOGRAPHS ETC FOR THE JUNE EDITION
MIKE ZOELLER WILL BE PRODUCING A 'SPECIAL' PHOTO SECTION AND WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY ORIGINAL 44 SNAPS THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN YET, SO PLEASE-LET'S HAVE 'EM.
Friday, 6 February 2009
Latest CL44 News
To all CL44 Association Members.
Right now -things are happening- News of the Scrapping of a CL44-D4 in BZV seems to have aroused many of you-non-member Mike Snow has let us have amended details of the aircraft in question (thanx Mike-good to hear from you)
We are in discussion with an aviation Society hoping that its plans to have the Guppy flight deck section can be advanced andour Association Treasurer just wishes to remind everyone that 2009 membership dues are awaited!!
Our blueprint right now is to hold the next re-union in London in the Spring of 2010-so do please let us have YOUR membership fees so that your eligibility to that p*** up is guaranteed
Right now -things are happening- News of the Scrapping of a CL44-D4 in BZV seems to have aroused many of you-non-member Mike Snow has let us have amended details of the aircraft in question (thanx Mike-good to hear from you)
We are in discussion with an aviation Society hoping that its plans to have the Guppy flight deck section can be advanced andour Association Treasurer just wishes to remind everyone that 2009 membership dues are awaited!!
Our blueprint right now is to hold the next re-union in London in the Spring of 2010-so do please let us have YOUR membership fees so that your eligibility to that p*** up is guaranteed
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