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The Estrella Warbirds Museum has always been known for its constant change and quality of the displays. If you have not been to the museum in a while, there is no better time then this summer to catch up on the latest aircraft, military vehicle or automotive display that has become part of the museum since the last time you visited.
If you have a little bit of extra time on your hands and are looking for a new hobby or willing to share your knowledge or even learn something new, we are always looking for
gift shop workers, docents or volunteers in the restoration or maintenance areas. We are all family and would like you to join us! It's fun! There are plenty of new friends to meet and enjoyable times to be had.
Contact us today! We'd love to hear from you.
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May Dinner
Special Guest Speaker
Bill Gibson
"Escaping Death"
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 -
No Host Bar starts at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner starts at 7.p.m.
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Bill Gibson is a retired mechanical engineer graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with a BS degree in 1950 where one his professors was Albert Einstein's son. Later he graduated from the Executive Program at the UCLA business school and took many graduate engineering courses at UCLA and USC. He acquired the title of PE (registered professional engineer) by passing two days of State of California proficiency tests. The Army sent him to Iowa Wesleyan College for a few months of technical courses prior to his pilot training in World War II.
During WWII he was a B-17 pilot in the 15th AF in Italy from the end of 1944 seeing combat over most of southern Europe until the war ended in May 1945. At this time he was assigned as an army airline pilot for Homebound Airlines using B-17s flying from Pisa, Italy to Casablanca, in Africa. During this assignment he survived a crash in the Italian Alps where 16 out of 20 people were killed. He spent eleven months in 10 hospitals getting repaired from injuries. After getting released from hospitals he married Barbara Day, one of his many nurses and had four daughters, one being Claire Mullisen, a life member of the Estrella Warbird Museum along with her husband Ron.
Bill Gibson is a survivor as his story will tell about "escaping death" in pilot training, in combat, airline flying and engineering jobs.
Make sure you have signed up on line or have a current reservation. Hope to see you there! More information about Bill Gibson and the event
can be found at this link.
Dinner is catered and open to the public ($17/person), reservations are required prior to 6 p.m., Monday prior to dinner, either on-line or call 805 296-1935
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Just Two Weeks Left To Register Your Vehicle For Warbirds Wings & Wheels 8. Reserve May 7th For Open House at the Museum!
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| Warbirds Wings _ Wheels 8 - Click on picture for registration or more information! |
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Warbirds Wings & Wheels 8 is coming up fast, on May 7th. There is going to be fun times for everyone, all ages, and you are invited! The day will be an "Open House" for the museum, which means, NO Entry fee, and all the display buildings will be open! There will be tons of cars, plenty of aircraft and people, people, every where! There will be lots of food vendors and even live music and a beer garden compliments of Firestone Walker Brewery! And kids, it's ok to bring the kids! There will be a fun house and plenty of entertainment while you look at the cars! Food? There will be more food than a hungry elephant could eat in one sitting! Sorry, no elephants, but there will be a great show going on with remote control aircraft! Of course, there will be terrific opportunities to win great prizes!
We've heard it said that there may not be many cars because there is also a big car show going on along the coast. Hmmm. Why then are our registrations up almost 20% over the previous years? We are expecting a huge turnout of incredible cars and terrific people! You don't want to miss this exciting weekend!
There's more. Dennis Gage, of the nationally syndicated TV series "My Classic Car" will be on hand filming for a future television show. Who knows? You could end up being on national TV!
Warbirds Wings & Wheels 8
is one of the largest events held each year at the Estrella Warbird Museum. It is a wonderful chance to bring family, friends, neighbors or out of town guests to enjoy an exciting event. It is also a great chance to catch up on seeing some of the new displays and checking out the progress of recent renovations to vehicles or aircraft at the museum.
We are very fortunate to have a wonderful couple, Dan and Carol Verstuyft, whom has stepped up to head up this annual event. They always do a terrific job, and they always can use a few more free hands to help out for several hours or for the weekend set up or tear down. If you would like to get involved, send us an Send us an email, or call Carol at 951 314-0479.
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ATTN: If you have already registered for WWW8, window tags will be emailed out April 27-28. If you do not receive yours, please feel free to
email us!
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There's Gonna Be a Whole Lot of Hoopin' & Hollerin' Going On in Hangar One Friday, May 6th!
Just in time to kick off events for the Warbirds Wings & Wheels 8! Everyone is invited Friday night, May 6 for an old fashion Barn Dance and Catered Dinner to start off activities. You are going to enjoy a sumptuous meal and have the chance dance to the tunes of Monte Mills and the Lucky Horsehoe Band. You will need to get your tickets in advance as the dinner is catered. Tickets must be purchased prior to 9 p.m. May 4th. Open to all!
Monte Mills is an icon of the California Central Coast. Monte is not only one of the last yodeling cowboys, he's the best!
Location: Estrella Warbird Museum Hangar One
Hours: 6 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. or there about.
Dinner: Starts at 6:30 p.m.
Dancing: Starts at 7 p.m.
Beer and wine: Available for purchase.
Tickets: Click on Monte's picture below, then click on the button, "Add to Cart", or you can purchase during April's dinner meeting.
For more information? Click on Monte's picture below.
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| Monte Mills and the Lucky Horseshoe Band |
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