~ THIS MONTH’S FEATURES ~

Next video/movie night is Sunday, Januarary 10th, 2015

5pm - 7pm Videos and EAA HQ videos 7pm - 9pm MAIN FEATURE Movie

Take a moment and return to the golden days of the theater on the big screen. Come and enjoy helping choose from some really great movie choices we have to offer. Recently we have added almost 30 new movies to the already large collection. With all the buzz about our working on the B-25 we could watch Catch-22. From 5pm-7pm we have plenty of aviation related videos to watch such as the monthly EAA’s headquarter videos magazine. If you would like to bring a lawn chair to relax in you may. If you would like to bring an some food or beverages you may certainly do so. If you just want to enjoy a movie without bringing anything that’s fine as well. What will January's movie be? Come by and find out!

Haven’t attended yet… what’s keeping you?

December: —————————————— Dec.28th - EAA 237 Annual Chapter Christmas Party! This will include a member side dish potluck with the main course provided by the chapter. Come celebrate and enjoy the years accomplish-

ments and get to know your new chapter leaders! Starts at 6PM.

January: ————————————————————— Jan. every Tues. & Wed. - EAA’s B-25 chapter workshop project Every Tuesdays from 7pm - 9pm and Wednesday from 1pm - 4pm. Come join us to work on the B-25 nose section for the EAA B-25. All skill level, we will teach you! Be a part of historic chapter project and learn some great skills in the process.

Jan.8th-10th - EAA Oshkosh chapter work party at EAA HQ in Osh-kosh, Wi. This event is now closed but there may be space still avail-able. If you want to go check with Kirk Fjetland and he will see if we can sneak you in somehow.

Jan.10th - Want to see Catch-22 anyone? Come to EAA 237 Movie Night 5PM & 7PM (See info below)

Jan.16th - EAA 237 Fly-in / Drive-in Cowboy Breakfast Social at the chapter hangar. Kick off our monthly event starting at 7:30am - 11am. Volunteers will be needed! Setup starts at 6:30am

Jan.25th - January’s meeting will have a presentation on a flying trip to Johnson Creek by Mark German. Social hour starts at 6PM, main meeting starts at 7PM and Mark’s presentation begins at 8PM.

Kirk received a call on Monday, Dec.21st from Joe Gmitter calling from the E.R. He said that he had a small stroke Sunday night and will probably be going to United Hospital. Joe might be having surgery but hopes to be at the chapter Christmas party.

Here’s to wishing you well Joe and we hope to see you soon!

Richard Hoch donated a new electr ic pancake grill to the chapter that he never used! Thank you very much for the pancake grill, Richard!! I know it'll be put to good use.

Please join the EAA Chapter 237 annual Christmas party and Awards Dinner on Monday, December 28th, at the chapter hangar for good food, great friends and aviation fun!

The chapter will be providing the main entrée (ham & turkey), but we ask that you bring some edible good-ies (hot dish, salad, dessert, etc.) to share. We will have door prizes and great fun!! Your family and friends are invited!

Santa Bob and his elves are busy getting ready for the big day, but need to know if you're going to be naughty or nice.

Hope to see you there!!!

By Robert Heavirland Happy Holidays! First, I have a couple of quick and very important announcements to make about our upcoming events. December 28th is our annual Christmas party and Awards Banquet so I hope you plan to attend. The Chapter will be furnishing ham, turkey and herb Pota-toes, please bring a side dish or desert to share. We will have a special door prize of an Alaska Sea Plane rating or 5 hours of instruction out of the Talkeetna, Alaska area. It should be a fun time for all with good food and good fellowship. January’s meeting will have a presentation on a flying tr ip to Johnson Creek by Mark German. You will want to keep that in mind when planning your winter get away. Don’t miss out on the fun trips others take so you can start planning now for your next flying trip. Time really scoots on by, my two-year term as President is over and we have a great new team for the next two years! We will have a blend of new and returning officers to continue the momentum and add new energy to the chapter. We also have many of the supporting positions filled which will take a load off the new officers and in-volve more of the members in the operation of the chapter. We still have an opening for a person to lineup presentations for our chapter meetings. A big THANK Y OU to all who helped make the chapter an active organization the last few years. It has been my privilege to work with the chapter this last two years and whenever someone would say you have a really good chapter I would say “We have a good team”. That is what makes 237 one of the most active in the state! Smooth air and happy landings, Bob

Please consider submitting an article for next month. Simply contact, your new newsletter team - Chief Editor: Josh Welter and Co-Editor/Reporter: Lyle Peterson

CHAPTER BANQUET - 6 PM

Monday, December 28th 2015 Located at:

8891 Airport Rd NE Blaine, MN 55449

We hope to see you there!

It is hard to believe that Randy and I have been doing the chapter newsletters since January 2012. There was a dry spell where there were no newsletters in 2013. We both were to busy to produce it after Randy became president in 2013 (Kirk left his presidency mid-term, left to get married and reside in Texas). Since then, we have seen Kirk return to MN and become president again! For the first few months in 2014, Chuck Ellingson had taken over as the newsletter editor but soon resigned. It was at this point we started producing monthly newsletters again. Bob was president by then and it freed up more time. As you might imagine, putting together a newsletter with broad appeal and creative content is not always as easy as it seems. I will miss creating newsletters for our chapter members, however, it is time to hand over the reigns and let new members offer their insight and opinions. We have a good newsletter editing team to ready to replace Randy and myself. I know that Josh Welter and Lyle Peter-son will make a great team and I look for good things from both of them! Thanks guys and good luck! I thank everyone for the opportunity to have been your newsletter editor all these years. —Becky Buhn I agree with Becky’s commentary above. I know I’ve spent many hours either stuck on what to write or even more time spent tweaking content until it was right. I know we both learned a lot about publishing and creative writing. In some cases, a picture is worth a 1000 words, will speak volumes and using just the right picture can make an article pop! We are no longer doing the newsletter, chapter secretary, web-master, host master and social media for the chapter which means we will have more time to create vid-eos now! I will be staying on as Movie Night host as my plans to leave the state and move to NC are not looking very plausible at this time. If you have any videos you need edited and posted to our chapter Fa-cebook and our YouTube channel feel free to contact me. I will be glad to do video production work. This months newsletter harkens back to mid to late 2012, when I was producing large newsletters with a magazine feel to them. If I had advertising to place in between the pages, this would we as large as the Experimenter periodical! I sincerely hope you enjoy the last newsletter that Becky and I are doing and the final newsletter of 2015. Moving into 2016 should be interesting to read the newsletter content with-out knowing what is in it! I sincerely hope you enjoy Movie Night and if you have not been to one in the last few months I have added over 25 new movies to the already de-cent playlist. I also hope you enjoy the YouTube and Facebook videos I will be work-ing on for our chapter moving forward. Have a Merry Christmas and a happy new year from both of us! —Randy Delfel PS. So long and thanks for all the fish... (There might be only one ‘Douglas Adams’ fan in our chapter who gets that, but I always wanted to use that line! - “Don’t Panic”)

ABOUT THIS MONTHS COVER PHOTO: THIS MONTH’S COVER PHOTO HAS A BIT OF HISTORY. THE TOP IS THE B-17 WORK PARTY WEEKEND CREW THAT TOOK PLACE ON FEB. 16TH-17TH 2013. THE BOTTOM FEATURES THE LAST B-25 WORK PARTY WEEKEND CREW THAT TOOK PLACE ON NOV. 20TH-22ND 2015. EAA WORK PARTIES HAVE EVOLVED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE ARE GOING SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR, WE ADDED AN EXTRA DAY INTO THE PACKAGE AS WELL AND WE HAVE A DEDICATED B-25 PROJECT! THE COVER OFFERS A BIT OF CLOSURE FOR ME. IT WAS TO BE THE 2013 NEWSLETTER COVER THAT WAS NEVER RELEASE UNTIL NOW. IT HAS CHANGED SOME TO INCORPORATE CURRENT EVENTS. I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY FINAL NEWSLETTER AS CO-EDITOR. —RANDY DELFEL

Your Editor’s Corner Becky Buhn & Randy Delfel

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XäxÜçÉÇx44 Christmas is forever, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, giv-ing, are not to put away like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. The good you do for others is good you do your-self. May peace be your gift for this Christmas and the blessing of the Almighty be with you and the world to help us all make this world a better place; to make it a Christmas day!

Prayer for a Pilot

Lord of sea and earth and air; lis-ten to the pilot’s prayer. Send him wind that’s steady and strong -- of flawless tone by which he knows it shall not fail him where he goes. Landing, gliding, in curve, half-roll…grant him, O Lord, a full control, That he may learn the heights of Heaven. The rapture altitude has given, That he shall know the joy they feel who ride the realms on birds of steel.

'Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp,

Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ.

The aircraft were fastened to tie downs with care,

In hopes that -- come morning -- they all would be there.

When the radio lit up with noise and with chatter,

I turned up the scanner to see what was the matter.

A voice clearly heard over static and snow,

Called for clearance to land at the airport below.

He barked his transmission so lively and quick,

I'd have sworn that the call sign he used was "St. Nick."

I ran to the panel to turn up the lights,

The better to welcome this magical flight.

He called his position, no room for denial,

"St. Nicholas One, turnin' left onto final."

And what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But a Rutan-built sleigh, with eight Rotax Reindeer!

While controllers were sittin', and scratchin' their heads,

They phoned to my office, and I heard it with dread,

The message they left was both urgent and dour:

"When Santa pulls in, have him please call the tower."

He landed like silk, with the sled runners sparking,

Then I heard, "Left at Charlie," and "Taxi to parking."

He slowed to a taxi, turned off of three-oh,

And stopped on the ramp with a "Ho, ho-ho-ho..."

He stepped out of the sleigh, but before he could talk,

I ran out to meet him with my best set of chocks.

His red helmet and goggles were covered with frost,

And his beard was all blackened from Reindeer exhaust.

He was chubby and plump, in his suit of bright red,

And he asked me to "fill it, with hundred low-lead."

He came dashing in from the snow-covered pump,

I knew he was anxious for drainin' the sump.

I spoke not a word, but went straight to my work,

And I filled up the sleigh, but I spilled like a jerk.

He came out of the restroom, and sighed in relief,

Then he picked up a phone for a Flight Service brief.

And I thought as he silently scribed in his log,

These reindeer could land in an eighth-mile fog.

He completed his pre-flight, from the front to the rear,

Then he put on his headset, and I heard him yell, "Clear!"

He sped down the runway, the best of the best,

"Your traffic's a Grumman, inbound from the west."

Then I heard him proclaim, as he climbed thru the night,

"Merry Christmas to all! I have traffic in sight."

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1/6/16 8 pm Causes of Maintenance Errors (AMT/Wings)

Webinar Host: Mike Busch To err is human, but when humans make mistakes working on aircraft, bad things can happen. Maintenance expert Mike Busch dis-cusses the kinds and causes of maintenance errors and what can be done to prevent them. Mike thinks that some piston GA mainte-nance shops may have more distractions and less quality assurance than do airline and bizjet maintenance facilities, so savvy owners of GA aircraft need to act as final inspectors and take that role very seriously. 1/13/16 7 pm Navigating the FAA IACRA Website (Wings)

Webinar Host: Prof. H. Paul Shuch Pilots applying for a new certificate, rating, or privilege must all use the FAA’s Internet-based Integrated Airman Certificate and Rat-ing Application (IACRA). In addition the CFI and DPE who trains and test the applicant must also use the system. Many people find this system a little confusing, which leads to mistakes and unnecessary delay and frustration. Join Prof. H. Paul Shuch as he walks you through the process to use the IACRA system. 1/20/16 7 pm The Apollo 13 Mission to the Moon

Webinar Host: Chris Henry Chris Henry from the EAA staff talks about the Apollo 13 mission. In April of 1970 the United States launched its 3rd lunar mission, but an explosion changed the course of history for the crew. Chris will discuss how the Apollo 13 crew, and the men in mission con-trol on the ground, worked to get the crew home safely. Chris organized the Apollo 13 Reunion at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015 and was able to spend time with the crew. Join him as he shares background from the people involved with Apollo 13. 1/27/16 7 pm Synergy Aircraft Overview

Webinar Host: John McGinnis Every homebuilder has heard the expression 90 percent done, 90 percent to go. But few are asked, "When will it be done?" as often as EAA member, designer, and composite builder John McGinnis. The unique, futuristic Synergy aircraft he is building in Montana has attracted worldwide attention and acclaim. John will inform about the Synergy project and answer these questions: What's all the fuss about anyway, and what's going on up there these days? Will it be at Oshkosh? Is this thing for real? When will it be done? Find out in this thorough, highly visual webinar that covers it all, from the Eureka moment of the invention to the farsighted business vision, and even some details no one has seen.

KEY: (AMT) Qualifies for FAA AMT Credit (Wings) Qualifies for FAA Wings Credit (AMT/Wings) Qualifies for both FAA AMT & Wings Credit

LOCAL FLY-INS & EVENTS Compiled by Chapter 237 member Randy Delfel

There may be inclement weather, unannounced event changes, cancellations or source errors beyond my control. Please call ahead to verify that the event is taking place as scheduled.

J 2016 EAA Chapter 745 Fly-In/Drive-In Pancake Breakfast Saturday, January 16, 2016 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (noon) Benson’s Airport (6MN9) There is normally fuel on the airport, but call ahead Runway is NOT plowed For more information, please contact: Kim 763-503-0161 or Airport Phone 651-429-0315 or visit EAA Chapter 745

F 2016 Warroad MN Lions 38th Annual Ski Plane Fly-In Breakfast February 28, 2016 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (noon) Ski Planes land on the Warroad River, Wheel Planes at the Warroad Air-port (KRRT). Shuttle service available. For more info, please contact Dave Paulson 218-386-1818 or 218-386-2098 email dpaulson@ssbwarroad.com

Thanks to everyone who volunteered their time by participated on November 21st, 2015! ...also a big thanks to all who attended and supported our chapter breakfast, these proceeds go a long way to help cover our operating costs throughout the year. Everyone had a great time visiting with other attendees. In total approximately 80+ hungry people (a few youngsters) attended with some flying-in from the Forest Lake and Menominee, Wi areas. Our next EAA Chapter 237 Fly-in / Drive-in Cowboy Breakfast Social is set for Jan.16th at the chapter hangar . Kick off our monthly event starting at 7:30am - 11am. Volunteers will be needed! Setup starts at 6:30am

Frank Huber had graciously offered to open up his hangar for a Chapter 237 members to visit Saturday, December 12th, 2015. On this hangar tour, you had a great opportunity to see two projects being build at once as Frank is building an RV-7A and his hangar mate is building an RV-12. Frank’s hangar is located right at KANE which made for a simple commute. The event kicked off at 10:00am and continued to see a steady stream of visitors until 12:00pm. Upon arriving the coffee was ready, water, cold pop, and assorted cookies were at the ready for the enjoyment of the attendees. Frank had a crowd of people asking questions the whole time I was present. Frank exceptional work on his Van's RV-7 is immediately visible as almost every part of the airplane was still accessible for inspection. Frank has put nearly 4 years into the build (His very first to complete!) and hopes to be flying it next fall. The RV-7 will fly in the P-51 colors of "Old Crow".

Joining Chapter 237 is easy. The dues are a reasonable twenty dollars ($20) a year. You will receive the “Windsock”, the chapter’s monthly newsletter. You’re welcome to attend our monthly meetings

in our chapter hangar where you’ll be joined by fellow Chapter 237 members. Meeting are usually on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. You can also actively participate in our many chapter events throughout the year, including Young Eagles, Blaine Aviation Days, Forest Lake Fly-In, Oshkosh work parties and events, our annual summer picnic and the holiday party. There are a number of fly-ins that are popular with the mem-bers and you will have the opportunity to join them in the fun. If you have an interest in or are building your own aircraft, many of our members are building or on to flying their homebuilt airplanes and are a great resource for providing builder support. We also have a number of technical counselors in the chapter who are experienced, volunteer advisors who are more than willing to share their knowledge and expertise with you. Membership in the Experimental Aircraft Association is required to be a chapter member. More information about EAA can be found at the EAA website. If you are not already an EAA member, you may ask a chapter member for an EAA membership application or you may join EAA online or by phone. Our chapter member-ship application is on the back side of this page.

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Jerry Rinehart “Gone West” Avid Flyer Mark 4 Speed Wing Airplane and Cornell WI Airport Lot for Sale

Originally, this was going to be a for sale posting but before this could reach print we lost one of our own and Jerry has recently passed away. Jerry Rinehart was a member of the chapter back when Larry Carlston was the presi-dent. Jerry is quite ill and is in need of a bone marrow transplant, he was liquidating what he could to raise some cash. He has things that he is trying to sell the might be of interest to the chapter members. He wanted two sell the Avid Fly that Larry built. It's in excellent condition and has less than 50 hours on it since Larry sold it and he has a lot on the airport in Cornell WI. Both are available at fire sale prices. People can contact me for further info, thanks : Steve Jackson 715-309 8788 Pictured on the right is the Avid Flyer Mark 4 Speed Wing. >>> Jerry was looking to get $25K. A/E 230 hours TT. Engine is a Rotax 912. Instruments: Radio, Transponder, Intercom, Electric Trim Grand Rapids Engine Management System with Fuel Totalizer Analog Gauges; Airspeed, Altimeter, VSI, Compass Clock and Fuel Gauge Jerry had been fighting the good fight against Myelofibrosis which is a blood dis-order. The treatment is very much like what is done for other autoimmune disor-ders with radiation, chemo, then a rebuilding of the bone marrow. Jerry was still going through the rounds of radiation/chemo and never go the chance to see if a stem cell transplant would have worked to restore his immune system. As per Jerry's request there will be no funeral for friends just small gathering of immediate family. There will be a memorial event later on (February) time frame which will include Jerry's friends. Jerry to me was a good friend, neighbor, coworker and aviator. Jerry and I spent a lot of time together over the last nine years working together professionally as well as being in the same EAA chapter and neighbors (we lived across the street from each other), Jerry took me flying several time in his air-plane, an Avid Flyer. Jerry was my first friend when I moved to my home in Elk River, we met at an EAA chapter meeting before I closed on my house. Imagine his surprise when he found out I bought the house across the street from him! Jerry was a member at one time of EAA237, Benson glider club, and the now defunct EAA1360 Princeton chapter. It was through Jerry's association with EAA237 where he knew of a former member Larry Carlson who had built the Avid Flyer that Jerry owned (N199LC) (Info on Jerry’s lot for sale at the Cornell WI. Airport) >>> Below is one of Jerry's favorite poems from Winnie The Pooh.

If you would like to list items in the Pilot’s Lounge for next month newsletter. Contact: Lyle Peterson

Listed items run for one newsletter issue (unless you contact us to continue running your listing)

The Pilots Lounge (your place to buy, sell and post information)

Some time ago I had learned that the EAA's B-25 aircraft, N10V (serial number 43-4432), which our EAA chapter is helping to restore, was used in the movie Catch-22. After some research, we have learned that, not only was it used in the movie, but it had at least two different paint schemes for different scenes/roles in that movie. Interestingly, there is one reference (more detail below) which indicates it may have played 'several air-planes' but, so far, only the two roles identified below have been verified. But first, a little history. If you went to one or more of our work parties at the EAA Weeks Hanger earlier this year, you already know that N10V has fold-down steps on the left side behind the waist gunner position which is not standard B-25 construction. Kirk Fjetland located some history on N10V which indicates the air-stair door was added as part of the 'executive' modifications performed around December of 1956 when it was then owned by Husky Oil/Canam Company of Cody, Wyoming. As a side note, those records indicated that a certificate of airworthiness was issued for a new N number NL10V at that time but this seems incorrect. A different source indicates that her earlier civil registration number of NL90399, originally assigned June 25, 1947, was changed to N10V in February, 1952 and pictures found since that time all show the N10V designation. Here is a picture of the aircraft (N10V) taken in August of 1956 showing the paint scheme from the Husky Oil Company modifications when the air-stair door was added, although you cannot see this in the picture because the door is on the left side. Notice that a pointed tail cone was also added, presumably, to improve cruise perfor-mance.

Records indicate that the aircraft was purchased in March of 1960 by Cherokee Flying Service and the mark-ings (name) below the cockpit was changed to 'Cherokee II', as indicated in the picture below. Note the caption on the picture indicates that the picture was taken on January 11, 1960 so it must have had the new name ap-plied before the purchase, or else the date is wrong on the picture or in the date of sale record.

Now to our main story. When the movie Catch-22 began preliminary production, Paramount made a decision to hire the Tallmantz Aviation organization to obtain sufficient North American B-25 (Mitchell) bomber air-craft to recreate a Mediterranean wartime base as depicted in the Joseph Heller novel of the same name. Tall-mantz president, Frank G. Tallman ended up finding war-surplus aircraft, and eventually gathered not only air-crew to fly the aircraft but also ground support crew to maintain the fleet. N10V was one of the B-25s that was purchased by Tallmantz some time around September of 1968 for use in the movie. Presumably, because N10V had the executive air-stair door modification on the left side, it was decided this would make a good personal VIP transport airplane for the role of General Dreedle in the movie, played by Or-son Welles. The actor was already a good-sized gentleman at the time so the door modification was a perfect fit (so to speak).

The next two pictures show the paint scheme that was used for this role as the general's personal transport. Note that the aircraft already has the mock top turret gun and nose machine gun installed but the waist gunner posi-tion appears to have curtains rather than machine guns. It also appears that the pointed tail cone was removed at this time. And how about those fancy painted white sidewall tires!

Now comes the interesting part. Because there was a limited budget for the movie, and they had already ac-quired 17 flying B-25s, apparently, it was decided to repaint N10V in standard camouflage colors in order to provide an additional aircraft for use in some of the other flying scenes in the movie. Presumably, movie pro-duction was scheduled so that all of the scenes of the general's personal transport were filmed first before N10V was repainted for this additional role.

Here are some pictures of N10V with the nose art name of 'Berlin Express' showing how it looked after it was repainted. The first picture was taken while it was still at the filming location in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. The second picture was taken a couple of years later. The third picture when it was at an airshow about a year after that. As you can see it still had the nose art and still retained the tail code 6N which it had in the movie.

I mentioned earlier that N10 may have played several roles in the movie. Here's the reason. The picture below of the general's transport has the following caption: Air to air view of B-25H N10V, the VIP transport that played several airplanes in the film. Here it carries M+M markings. (via Chris Brame).

So what does 'several airplanes' mean? Did N10V have yet another (third) role (and paint scheme) in the movie? We are still researching this issue. For example, the picture below taken at the runway of the mov-ie set in Mexico shows some of the pilots and ground crew. Not sure because of the resolution of the photo, but it appears that the first aircraft on the left (the one in full view) might have a tail code of 6N (or is it 6W). If the code is 6N could this possibly be the same N10V aircraft with yet other markings for some of the scenes in the movie? Or did this tail code get applied to some other aircraft? Who knows? If one of you can find a better copy of this photo or can find other sources on this question, maybe we will find out more.

I hope you enjoyed this article about some of the history of our B-25 project aircraft N10V and how it was used in the movie Catch-22.

For your info, Chris Henry from EAA headquarters will be giving a talk about more of the history of this B-25 at the next EAA Oshkosh work party, the evening of January 8th. Maybe we could ask him if he has anymore infor-mation about how it was used in the movie.

Finally, if chapter members are interested, we could include a reprint of an article about the making of the Catch-22 movie in a future newsletter. It gives more details about the B-25 procurement process, aircraft modifications and all the logistics that Tallmantz Aviation went through in the production of the Catch-22 movie. Just let us know. —-Dave Peterson Additional information: It is serial number 98-21433, built sometime in 1943, and is listed as an H model. According to Wikipedia there were 1000 of the H models built and it says only one is known to be still flying. There is also a picture there of an H model named Barbie III taxiing at the Centennial Colorado airport so it must be the flying one. Some of the H models had the 75 mm cannons removed and replaced with more 50 cal machine guns, some of these ended up with a total of 10 forward facing and 4 rear facing machine guns. Historical info on our EAA B-25H-5: 1943 Constructed as a B-25H-5. Circa 1943 Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-4432. Circa 1946 Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corp., Altus, OK. 25June 1947 To Joe Zappa/Delta Drilling Co., Dallas, TX. August 1947 To Texas Aircraft Trading Co., Tyler, TX with c/r NL90399. March 1948 To Jacques Power Saw Co., Dennison, TX with c/r N90399. September 1949 To A. B. Wharton, Vernon, TX. February 1952 To Mechanical Productions Inc, Jackson, MI with c/r N10V. March 1954 To Alfred E. Merhige, Hollywood, FL. December 1954 Loaned to J. O. Willet, Monroe, LA. October 1955 To Husky Oil Co/Canam Company, Cody, WY. December 1955 Further executive modifications completed; airstair and pointed tail cone. 27 June 1956 Certificate of airworthiness for NL10V (B-25H, 98-21433) issued. March 1960 To Cherokee Flying Service. Markings added: Cherokee II June 1962 To Tropical Export Trading Co, Fort Lauderdale, FL. June 1962 To Long Island Airways, New York, NY. September 1968 To Tallmantz Aviation, Orange County, CA. September 1968 To Filmways Inc, Hollywood, CA. 1970 Markings Applied: Berlin Express. Used in the filming of the movie Catch-22. May 1971 To Sherman Cooper, Merced, CA. 16 August 1972 To EAA Aviation Foundation Inc, Oshkosh, WI with c/r NL10V (B-25H, 98-21433). To EAA AirVenture Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI. 1975 to 1985 Restored. Markings Applied: City of Burlington, 34030 2011 Oshkosh - outside Museum

For myself, I want to thank my predecessor, Bob Heavirland, for all he has done for Chapter 237! Bob’s selfless dedication to his presidential duties, or-ganizational skills, and incorporating all of that with his love of aviation, has been an inspiration to all of us. I know I speak for everyone in saying “Job well done!”, and thank you. Of course, I’d be completely remiss without ex-pressing our deep gratitude to Vicki Lynne Heavirland for her exceptional support and allowing Bob to come play with us!!

Under Bob’s leadership, 2015 was an exceptional 50th year for EAA Chapter 237. We have never been more active, had a bigger increase in membership, and had more FUN! However, now is a time of change, rapid and fantastic change, in aviation. For our continued success we must continue to be bold while shaking the old ways. Due to the constant increase in technology and government regulations (2016 FAR/AIM is now 1100+ pages!), we must be cog-nizant of those changes yet continue to do what has made us so successful. We must continue supporting fellow chapter members in their areas of aviation passion, and invest our time and resources into the future of aviation. We must also explore new sources for our fundraising efforts, and do so in a highly competitive world for the charitable donation dollar.

2016 will be a new and challenging year for Chapter 237. We will continue to be at the forefront of the EAA B-25 “Mitchell” Bomber restoration project, host AOPA Air Safety Institute seminars, participate with Discover Avia-tion Days, Oshkosh work parties, volunteer at AirVenture, host the EAA Ford Tri-Motor tour stop and Young Eagles rallies, etc. However, the focus will always be on having great aviation fun!! We will try to incorporate more flying events into our year with a possible Poker Run, chapter fly-outs, and whatever else YOU can suggest. Your input and suggestions will always be welcomed!

Powered flight has been with us for over a hundred years, yet the love of flying has never changed: “It is here that man as an aerial voyager, can enjoy a taste of the heavenly bliss, exhilaration of spirits and freedom from cares and anxieties such as he never before enjoyed or thought possible.” — William Ed-win Irish, 'The Aerial Transit of Man,' published in Aeronautical World, 1 August 1902. We all have been very fortunate to experience the love of flight in one way or another. Therefore, it is imperative Chapter 237 continues to promote our Young Eagles program and expand our relationships with area schools. The Future of Aviation lies within their hands. Remember: "Aviation seeds must be transplanted to future generations if we are to see our rich herit-age passed on for others to see, to feel, to touch, to fly." Paul H. Poberezny, (EAA Founder and Aviation Legend) 1921-2013

It will be a great honor and pleasure to serve as your Chapter 237 president again! I know Bob agrees that our successes are primarily determined by the teamwork efforts of our membership, and we have the best anywhere. It is YOUR participation and volunteering that makes EAA Chapter 237 stand out and what sets us apart from the others. With your help, it’s going to be a great year!

Kirk E. Fjetland, USN (Ret.) President - EAA Chapter 237 (ANE) 2016 & 2017 term

Hello, my name is Dave Peterson, newly appointed board member - I have been a member of chapter 237 for the last two years and have participated in many of the chapter-sponsored events and activities during that time so some of you already know me. I have been an EAA (and AOPA) member since 1977. I first got involved in aviation around that time when I earned my private pilot's license and then used the GI bill to get my commercial pilot's license and instrument rating. I did this training at the Cessna Flight Training Center (FTC) located at Flying Cloud Airport. For a number of years after that I flew rented aircraft from various FBO's at Flying Cloud and Crystal Airports. I also started a Quickie (Q1) project at that time but have to admit that the project, as

well as my flying activities eventually 'took a back seat' to other events in life. About three years ago I finally retired, bought a hanger at the Anoka County Airport, and moved the Quickie project from my basement to the hanger with the hopes of finally getting it completed. However, my first priority was to get back into the air as an active pilot so two years ago I joined the North Star Flying Club at the Anoka County Airport. Since then I have been splitting my time between some VFR flying, occasional work at my hanger, our EAA chapter activities and the usual family responsibilities at home. I am honored to have been elected as a board member of our EAA chapter and look forward to serving the chapter to the best of my abilities in this new assignment. If we have not yet met please be sure to introduce yourself to me so I can learn about your personal interest in aviation. Thanks for voting for me!

Hello, my name is Kevin Sislo and I am honored to be the Secretary of Chapter 237. I have been a member of EAA since 1983, and Chapter 237 since August. I recently joined EAA237 because I saw a group of motivated pilots involved with Young Eagles, aviation education, avia-tion outreach, and airplane projects. Although I am not building an airplane, nor currently flying, I am enthused to be with this chapter. My wife Toni, and daughters, Brianna (15) and Taylor (19) have been encouraging me to get involved with a local chapter, and I decided the time was right. I have been enjoying the camaraderie and aviation experience of this chapter and look forward to being involved with many chapter activities.

Kevin’s First Board Minutes — December 10th, 2015 Present: Bob Heavirland, Al Eke, Glen Martig, Randy Delfel, Dave Peterson, Mark German, Kirk Fjetland, Mark Heule, Kevin Sislo. The meeting was called to order promptly at 1900 hours by Bob Heavirland. November notes were reviewed. Young Eagles discussion was brought up and tabled for later discussion. Randy informed all present that Newsletter items needed to be submitted by Dec 19th. All present gave a brief introduction and experience with EAA, etc. It was decided that the January board meeting needed to discuss membership details. Bob reviewed the status of the building and grounds: The furnace has been repaired with a new control board. The roof was sealed by Bob, but a persistent leak exists. Future repair work may be \_needed. Bob added an aircraft quality lock box cover and replaced the lock face. Bob suggested the gas meter needs a roof. Sounds like a volunteer activity is needed. General discussion: B25 nose is progressing. It was decided set times of 7-9 PM on Tues and 1 - 4 PM \_Wed would be established for working on the B25. BD5 project will be worked on after the B25 nose is complete. Cessna pedal plane - Al Eke and Keith are working on. (See picture on the right!)>> Discussion was held regarding the availability of an empty building near the control \_tower. Kirk is keeping MAC apprised of EAA237 interest. Oshkosh board member training in February was reviewed. Oshkosh Work Party weekend is being coordinated by Kirk. The 2016 Calendar of events was discussed and events were put on the calendar. Further event suggestions for a Spring and Fall event \_was made by Randy. SteinAir (sp) was suggested as a chapter visit. The Farmington control tower was suggested as a place to visit. The 5K run to be held @ ANE was discussed and Kirk motioned to split the profits of the pancake breakfast with the Blaine elementary \_school. Mark Heule seconded the motion. The motion carried with a unanimous vote. Mark Heule motioned EAA Chapter237 should sponsor a 2nd student to the Air Academy in 2016. Motion was seconded by Randy.

( 2016 2017 ) Officers: (2 year term board position) President: Kirk Fjetland Vice President: Josh Welter Secretary: Kevin Sislo Treasurer: Mark Heule Board Member#1: Mark German Board Member#2: David Peterson

Volunteer Positions : (Non officer position - No set term limits) Social Media (Facebook/Website): Alec Wojciechowski Young Eagles Chairman: Curt Stoltz / Joe Gmitter (resource) Young Eagles Safety Officer: David Peterson Eagle Flight Chair: Robert Heavirland Newsletter Chief Editor: Josh Welter Newsletter Co-Editor/Reporter: Lyle Peterson Communication Officer: Kirk Fjetland Program Chair (meeting speakers): Kirk Fjetland Shop Coordinator (B25 Only): Curt Stoltz Shop Coordinators: Alan Eke / Bill Taft Food Coordinator Fly-in Breakfast: Robert Heavirland Coffee & Cookie Coordinator: Jack Smith Membership Chair: Nancy Carter Movie Night Host: Randy Delfel

Since 1990, the Tree of Hope has collected toys which are distributed to Minnesota hospitals by the aviation community. Children who are having surgery, chemotherapy, dialysis, transplants, etc., over the holidays are seriously ill and need our help. Other major toy collections do NOT give to hospi-tals, so they are filling that need! Tree of Hope is an all volunteer program that was started in 1990 by Ray and Celeste Shefland of Bemidji, Minnesota, who noticed there were many children spending time in the hospital over the holidays. Some of them were dealing with major or terminal illnesses and some were recovering from surgery or an accident. Many of them were far from home and missing their families and friends. Often times only one parent was able to stay with the child and families needed to spend their "holiday" money on lodging instead of presents for the children. This is NOT the way for any child to spend their holidays! In 2014, Tree of Hope sent toys to 35 hospitals across the state of Minnesota, all delivered by volunteers, even more hospitals will be added this year!

The toys that were collected at the Chapter 237 for 2015 were transported to Maple Lake Airport (MGG) on December 5th in a caravan of airplanes. The weather cooperated, numerous Chapter 237 pilots volunteered to fly the toys there for sorting and distribution to various hospitals. I got to fly up with Joe Gmitter again this year and enjoyed the trip there and back. Thank you to all who donated toys this year as there were a pretty good amount of toys by the December 5th deadline. EAA 237 had another large generous donation again this year. I partnered up with Toys'R'Us again this year. The North Branch, MN location closed (hopefully from not giving us such great deals last year) so i visited the Blaine, MN location. I talked the manager on duty to giving us a pretty deep discount on his inven-

tory. All said and done the car was stuffed to the brim again this year with toys!!! As you can see in the pictures, just how much we had to send to Tree of Hope for 2015! By the time the smoke cleared we had $600+ worth of toys being donated to the Tree of Hope charity that needed flown! On December 10th, A second crew delivered the sorted Tree of Hope toys to the Mercy Hospital pediatric unit for the kids hospitalized on Christmas. If you noticed the number of volunteers for the second crew grew by 200% once it was discovered last year that they feed you a really nice dinner afterwards! Thanks again to Glenn Martig, Gary Laurich, Mark Heule and Kirk Fjetland, the second crew!

Chapter 237 will be the driving force in the restoration into flying condition of EAA’s B-25H (serial number 43-4432) "Mitchell" bomber!!! The B-25 was designed in 1939 by the North American Aviation Company, and was named in honor of General William “Billy” Mitchell (1879-1936), one of the earliest and strongest advocates of American airpower. From 1940 to 1945, nearly 10,000 B-25s were built by North American, more than any other U.S. twin-engine bomber. On April 18, 1942, Lt. Col. James “Jimmy” Doolittle led 80 air-crewmen, in 16 B-25s, on the first U.S. air raid against Japan. Planned in secret as retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the B-25s were able to reach Tokyo by taking off from the deck of the aircraft carrier Hor-net. Chapter 237 initiated the restoration of this aircraft this past January when over 20 volunteers made the journey to Oshkosh. Then in February, another 20+ braved the cold and snow to continue the work. Because of the excellent work our volunteers have done and the national reputation 237 has for being the prime example of "The Spirit of Aviation", EAA has decided to bring the work to us! Monday, we will be taking delivery of the B-25H nose section. After that has been completed, wing sections will be sent our way. Comments that have appeared online and in email to date have all sounds productive, educational and fun! Here's some excerpts: "We had another fun work night! We reviewed the new drawings from HQ and thanks to Gary and Cheryl they made a part for the floor. Hurray the first part!! Ron headed up a group who built a stand for the green house upper section. Al and Curt reviewed the drawings." "Some came to work others to encourage us. I think 9 stopped in total. Thanks to some preplanning by Curt Stolz we were able to shear some more parts for the floor parts. One part was completed and some hard-ware lists started. Cheryl and Curt started going through hardware which will help us better plan our requirements for future orders." "Fun afternoon working on B25 parts and hangar maintenance. We had 8-9 stop in and one new member signed up. The Dave and Dave team fabricated 3 parts with help from Al and Mark. Curt and Bob say thank you. Dave Vierra with "hat section" in front of part David Waters made." (Photo) >>> "Another good project work day. B25 more templates made, aluminum trim parts polished and counter sinks reset. Thanks to Ron, Al, Mark, Keith, Curt!" Awesome work team! Be a part of this project and have FUN! Workshop are held twice a week, during days and evenings.

Celebrating it's 50th year as an EAA chapter, 2015 has been the most FUN and active year-to-date for Chapter 237 at the Anoka County-Blaine airport (ANE) in MN. Winter tends to hamper our aviation fun, but it doesn't stop us! Chapter 237 is made up of a diverse group of experienced and talented members that love aviation, wants to be active, and truly desires to keep the Spirit of Aviation alive and well. More than 20 Chapter 237 members braved the wintry conditions and icy Wisconsin roads to start the year with January and Feb-ruary work parties at the Weeks Hangar (https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/volunteer/articles/02-2015-chapter-237-at-weeks-hangar-airplanes-fun-and-birthdays). 237 members also volunteered at the EAA Ski Plane Fly-In. With the advent of the Spring and Summer months, our activities substantially increased with participation in: MN Pilot's Assoc. gathering at ANE; "Discover Avia-tion Days" at ANE; the AOPA Regional Fly-In, (2) AOPA Air Safety Institute seminars; the Ninety-Nines Regional Fly-In at ANE; not one, but TWO Aluminum Overcast tour stops; multiple Young Eagle rallies at ANE and other regional airports; and members spent the week prior to AirVenture at the Weeks Hangar cleaning/repairing/moving EAA aircraft from the museum and Pioneer Airport. Now we have begun our most challenging, exciting, and beneficial volunteer project...restoration of the EAA B-25. While towing the B-25 with John Hopkins (EAA Director of Aircraft Maintenance) to the front of the EAA Museum prior to AirVenture 2014, I asked if the B-25 would ever be restored. John described everything that needed to be done and expressed that might be something that he'd like to accomplish, but the approximate cost ($500K) could be prohibitive. Not learning from my experience in the NAVY (Never Again Volunteer Yourself), I mentioned that Chapter 237 would be willing to assist in anyway possible. Nothing more of that project was discussed and thought the B-25 restoration project was a dead end. Without advanced notice this past winter, John informed me that the B-25 was moved from the museum into the Weeks hangar, the starboard wing had been removed to get it in the hangar, and it was "game on"! EAA had approved the B-25 project, but it came with a cost sav-ing stipulation that the work be done on an all volunteer basis. Chapter 237 jumped at the opportunity to be involved with this historic aircraft and do our part to "Keep 'Em Flying". This November work party included members from Chapter 25 were invited, and what could be more appropriate than for them to help with the B-25. Chapter 237 is planning at least 2 or 3 work parties after the first of the year. The nose section is currently in our hangar building at ANE and work has begun converting it into a WWII air combat ready machine. 237 has had three work sections (with 13 volunteers each time) since obtaining the nose section and required parts/equipment. We know the importance for our small aviation community to work together for the future of aviation. We, and future generations, will all benefit from it! This is not solely a Chapter 237 project, but an EAA one. We invite other area chapters and EAA members to join us with this historic endeavor. The B-25 restoration will be a daunting and time consuming project, but it will be done! Our motto: "The B-25 will fly before we die."...we hope! WE SET A NEW RECORD!!! 26 volunteers (23 males, 3 females) coming for the January's 7th(arrive)-10th(depart) work party!! Chris Henry, EAA's own resident aircraft expert, will be one hand Jan. 8th to do a short presentation on the B-25's and specifically the history of the one we're working. As a bonus, EAA is sending Chris to ANE to do a presentation for our February 22nd chapter meeting! It's beneficial for our volunteers to have the background info on the B-25 we're working on which should help draw addi-tional volunteer/chapter participation! EAA has been stepping up the meals at these work parties. If you have not been to one in the last few years here are the top 3 meal choices as selected by members going on the upcoming trip: Breakfast (in order of requests) 1. Scrambled Eggs 2. Denver Scrambler 3. Tied - Cheese Omelets & Pancakes/French Toast Lunch (in order of preference) 1. Taco Salad Bar 2. Pulled Pork Sandwich 3. Chicken Breast Sandwich Dinner (in order of preference) 1. Beef Tips & Noodles 2. Home Style Meatloaf 3. Roast Turkey Lodging accommodations have recently been in the academy lodge and staff admin lodging which are much nicer than the Binder house. Things are looking up for our chapter and it's members! Great teams reap great rewards, congratulations on being a great team! Kirk E. Fjetland, USN (Ret.)

MERRY CHRISTMAS !

Thank you for opening your doors as we brought student tours during your busy work schedules.

I want to thank you for the 2015 support of the education program that brought an estimated thirteen hundred visits from the Anoka-Hennepin District 11 schools and clubs and special groups that have aviation as part of their programs and interest. During the past five years we have played host to 4000 visits by K-12 students.

Some classes get to visit more than once and are given different goals during each visit. We have seen Engineering, Mechanical and Aviation Tech students from several schools that have joined the list of regular visitors to our airport and have been provided Aviation Instruction and History, and for some, their first visit to an airport..

We have been working with schools for the past five years to bring them the opportunity to experience a functioning airport, things that provide a hands-on view of how things work. This approach is what the STEM initiative is all about, bringing education and industry side-by-side in an effort to help bring school achievement and graduation rates up and to create a pool of students that can begin to fill technical positions that rapidly are being left open by retiring workers and for lack of qualified entry level employees.

Looking forward to 2016

Best Regards,

Roger Hansen EDUCATION COORDINATOR BLAINE AIRPORT PROMOTION GROUP

EAA CHAPTER 237 8891 AIRPORT ROAD, BOX C-12

BLAINE, MN 55449