JOHNNYXRAY
Orbiting Earth
The 30th anniversary of the Starship ( 2 Flying in attendance). Member Gene Nora Jessen as the Beech Aero Clubs speaker . Seeing new members Gary and Beth Harper getting so active with the Club. They contacted Paula Rellihan and offered to fly her in Pretty Bird ( Sunny Beech). The museum board voting Mike Rellihan on the Baby Beech Advisory board . (Not aware of his passing) Seeing Gene Nora examine the serial tag on 3Z ( I think she couldn’t believe it was her M-6 )
. Alan White’s Tennessee colored Sundowner and Sunny Beech (now Pretty Bird ) in the Sunset backing up 3z as the hanger door opened to reveal her during the ceremony. There are so many amazing things in store for this club !! Everything is getting blurry just typing this on my cell phone . I feel like I have been chopping onions for 3 days. . If anyone is in Tullahoma and takes the tour .( approx 2 hours) . Don’t tell them you are with the Beech Aero club until the end .When you hear the history of 3Z at the end of the tour . You will get goosebumps. Four of us were in a group of 50 that took the tour. We are working with the Museum to raise funds to repaint, annual and build an exhibit around it. One of the fundraising items is a limited hard copy autographed “Flight of the Musketeers†book signed by Gene Nora for $50.They just started selling them on Saturday afternoon at the Museum. Eleven sold already.All proceeds go to the project . Gene Nora donated the books (qty 62). We have raised $3600 so far along with insurance being covered by Aircraft and Marine . Some members have also donated significant amounts but I am not sure they want to be recognized publicly. I love this club and we should all be very proud of this accomplishment.
. Alan White’s Tennessee colored Sundowner and Sunny Beech (now Pretty Bird ) in the Sunset backing up 3z as the hanger door opened to reveal her during the ceremony. There are so many amazing things in store for this club !! Everything is getting blurry just typing this on my cell phone . I feel like I have been chopping onions for 3 days. . If anyone is in Tullahoma and takes the tour .( approx 2 hours) . Don’t tell them you are with the Beech Aero club until the end .When you hear the history of 3Z at the end of the tour . You will get goosebumps. Four of us were in a group of 50 that took the tour. We are working with the Museum to raise funds to repaint, annual and build an exhibit around it. One of the fundraising items is a limited hard copy autographed “Flight of the Musketeers†book signed by Gene Nora for $50.They just started selling them on Saturday afternoon at the Museum. Eleven sold already.All proceeds go to the project . Gene Nora donated the books (qty 62). We have raised $3600 so far along with insurance being covered by Aircraft and Marine . Some members have also donated significant amounts but I am not sure they want to be recognized publicly. I love this club and we should all be very proud of this accomplishment.
