2017 Meetings

The second part of a video produced by Cranford TV 35 on Lt. Art Snyder’s Air Force career was shown which covers his second tour as a CIA B-29 pilot out of Yokota, Japan on psychological warfare missions in violation of the Geneva Convention, and on his third tour for the French while still in the CIA out of Da Nang, French Indochina.

See the video of his interview on our You Tube site: Art Snyder - TV35 Interview Observations

Officer elections for the next fiscal year were held. After which the first part of a video produced by Cranford TV 35 on Lt. Art Snyder’s Air Force career was shown. It covered Art’s first 50 missions as a B-26 pilot from K-9, US Korean Base, where he describes that his job was to kill anything that moved in North Korea. The second half will be shown at our next meeting.

See the video of his interview on our You Tube site: Art Snyder - TV35 Interview

On Saturday, June 27th, following lunch, Reverend Trevor Slade, while visiting the US on business, gave a presentation about the South African Air Force Association and the common interests it has with the US Air Force Association. Reverend Slade is a member of the Johannesburg Branch and National Executive Committee of the South African Air Force Association and heads the Benevolence Portfolio.

See the video of his talk on our You Tube site: Rev. Trevor Slade - South African AFA

SC3/c Joseph H. Staigar, USN, gave a talk on Landing Craft Support (Large), LCS(L) 61, on which he served in support of troops invading the Pacific Islands during WWII. The LCS (L) 61 gunners had the best anti-aircraft record. LCS(L)'s were primarily used for close support before landing forces on beaches. They also performed radar picket duty and fire fighting. They were nicknamed the "Mighty Midgets". The LCS(L)(3) ships provided more firepower per ton than any ship ever built for the U.S. Navy. Three guns and 10 rocket launchers were the main armaments. Four 20 mm cannons were also mounted and other arms stowed inside. The rifle locker held 4 M1 carbines, 4 Thompson sub machine guns, and 1911A1 45cal semi auto pistols. For more about them, see: LCS(L)-61

See the video of his talk on our You Tube site: Joseph Staigar

On Saturday, February 25th, Keith Ferris delivered a presentation on his latest painting of an F-35C taking off from a carrier. He is a founding member and past president of the American Society of Aviation Artist. See his background at: ASAAAlso, visit his ‘About the Artist’ page of his Aviation Art Gallery website at: AAG

See the video of his talk on our You Tube site: Keith Ferris