By: Gary Vacin, Publicity Director

The following article will appear in the October 1^st Sun Lakes Splash and in the
San Tan News: (See below for an additional Splash article)

The Sun Lakes Aero Club has announced the following activities for the coming months,

according to Earl Cuyler, the club Activities Director.

October 17^th Field trip to Skydive Arizona, including breakfast, at Eloy

November 1^st Welcome back cookout at Sisk Park in Palo Verde

November 21^s Fly-in to Ryan Field west of Tucson for breakfast

November 28^th Field trip to Challenger Space Center in Peoria

December 19^th Fly-in to Sedona for breakfast

January 16^th Fly-in to Marana Airport north of Tucson for breakfast, with a stop at

Pinal County Airport on return trip to view mothballed aircraft

January 23^rd Field trip to Rotoway Helicopter facility in Phoenix

February 27^th Field trip to Hawker Beechcraft facility at Mesa Gateway Airport

March 27^th Field trip for tour of Mesa Gateway Airport

Information on these activities and other information on the club is available at the

Aero Club’s website, www.SunLakesAeroClub.org

The Sun Lakes Aero Club meets the third Monday of each month from October

Through May. More information about any of these activities, or the club in general, is
available from Earl Cuyler, 480-895-5525; Bob Walch 480-895-8869 or Al Galvi,

480-802-0104

Following is another article that will appear in the Sun Lakes Splash on October 1^st:

Mark Patterson, a World War II historian and owner/operator of Pathfinder Tour in Chandler,
will be the featured speaker at the Sun Lakes Aero Club meeting Monday, October 19 at the Sun
Lakes Country Club Mirror Room. The meeting will begin with coffee and fellowship at 6:30 p.m.,
followed by the program at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

            Patterson was originally scheduled to address the Aero Club in March, but was forced to
cancel at the last minute because of an illness in the family.

            Patterson will cover various aspects of World War II history, with emphasis on D-Day
airborne operations and the Normandy invasion. He will bring a number of World War II artifacts
and memorabilia, including a German MP-44 sub-machine gun, an authentic German Knight’s Cross
with oak leaf swords and diamonds -- the highest award available to German pilots, and an unnamed
U. S. World War II Congressional Medal of Honor.   He has studied history for more than 30 yeas,
traveling extensively through Western Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Now in its 13^th year, the Sun Lakes Aero Club is open to anyone interested in any aspect of
aviation. Additional information is available at the club’s website, www.sunlakesaeroclub.org or by
contacting Bob Walch, president, 480-895-8869 or Al Galvi, vice-president, 480-802-0104.

This photo depicts U. S. Army paratroops boarding a C-47 aircraft.
This scene was repeated many times as troops dropped behind enemy
lines in support of the D-Day invasion of Europe during World War II.