CAF Red Tail Project Recognizes Two New Major Donors at AirVenture 2006.
July 25, 2006
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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From left to right: George Bye (Founder, ATG), Charlie Johnson (President, ATG), Tim Barzen (Media Coordinator, Red Tail) Bendrix Bailey (Aviation Enthusiast), and Doug Rozendaal (Program Coordinator, Red Tail)
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AirVenture 2006 in Oshkosh, WI, is a week set aside for aviation enthusiasts to think and talk about airplanes and be treated to many special events related to airplanes and aviation history. One of these special events was the presentation by The CAF Red Tail Project of limited-edition lithograph prints to Aviation Technology Group (ATG), and Bendrix Bailey, a life-long aviation enthusiast. This presentation, which recognized their generous support of the CAF Red Tail Project, took place Tuesday, July 25.
Doug Rozendaal, Coordinator of the CAF Red Tail Project (RTP)and Tim Barzen, its Media Relations Coordinator, made the presentation on behalf of the CAF Red Tail Project in the ATG exhibit area in front of the mock up of ATG’s Javelin Jet.
Based at Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colorado, ATG harnesses the synergies of emerging technologies into the design, development, and production of the Javelin. The Javelin prototype took flight on September 30, 2005. FAA certification and first deliveries of the Javelin are projected for 2008. Prior to the RTP’s presentation, ATG Founder and Chairman George Bye and Charlie Johnson, ATG President, gave brief updates to a receptive audience regarding the Javelin’s progress toward certification
Ben Bailey, an entrepreneur, private pilot, and Javelin investor, has personally spearheaded some major fundraising for the CAF Red Tail Project. A pilot for 23 years, Bailey’s support of the Project is based the idea that the perseverance and achievements of the Tuskegee Airmen need to be more widely recognized and supported by the American people in general, and aviation enthusiasts in particular.
Since May 29, 2004 when the rare P-51C Mustang “Tuskegee Airmen” was severely damaged in an accident, the CAF Red Tail Project has raised more than $388,000 of the $2 million required to repair the aircraft and start the mobile educational program.
The Mustang, one of only a handful of P-51C models in existence, appeared several times at AirVenture. It was, and will be again, an incredibly effective tool at drawing crowds and giving spectators an initial introduction to the remarkable story of the Tuskegee Airmen. In the four years that the “Tuskegee Airmen” flew, the aircraft generated an estimated 40 million exposures to the story of America's first African-American fighter pilots.
For more information about the CAF Red Tail Project, please see their website: www.redtail.org or contact LaVone Weer (info@redtail.org). The CAF Red Tail Project is part of the Minnesota Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
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