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463rd Airlifters Association
Dedicated to preserving
the heritage
of the airlift
units assigned to the "463rd" and promoting comradery among all
members,
past and present.
NOTICE -> The 2011 Reunion for the 463rd Airlifters Association will be held at the MainStay Inn at Pigeon Forge.
The Reunion dates are as follows: (note
they have
changed by
one day from original schedule).
| September 12, 2011 | Monday | Hospitality Room opens at 2:00PM |
| September 13, 2011 | Tuesday | Registration opens at 10.00 AM, Hospitality Room all day |
| September 14, 2011 | Wednesday | Hospitality Room All day, Cookout in PM |
| September 15, 2011 | Thursday | Hospitality Room all day, Banquet in PM |
| September 16, 2011 | Friday | Depart AM |
Download the 2011 Reunion Form.
News item: 50th Anniversary of
the C-130 in Abilene, TX Celebration April 28-30 2011
Dyess
celebrates 50 years of C-130 presence in the Big Country DYESS AIR
FORCE BASE, Texas -- Dyess Air Force Base will celebrate the 50th
Anniversary of C-130 presence here April 28-30 in conjunction with The
Dyess Big Country Airfest April 30 at the Abilene Regional Airport.
Events will highlight the relationship Dyess and the local community
have shared, as well as 50 years of flying Hercs over Big Country
skies. An anniversary banquet will be held April 28 at the Abilene
Civic Center celebrating the past, present and future of C-130s here.
The Big Country Airfest will include B-1, C-130 and C-47 demos, as well
as experimental aircraft, old cars and food.
There are two websites that can be checked out for more information:
http://www.bigcountryairfest.org
http://www.facebook.com/pages/C-130-50th-Anniversary-at-Dyess-AFB/195273053817079
Reunion 2010 was held 8 August - 11 August 2010 at the Hope Hotel outside Wright Patterson AFB, OH.
See photos of the reunion thanks to Brad Ludwig and John McLaughlin
View previous Reunion Group photos
View the 2003 Reunion photo album
View the 2004 Reunion photo album
2005 Reunion photos: Hospitality Room / Cookout / 445th AW visit / Banquet pg 1 / Banquet pg 2 / Miscellaneous
2006 Reunion photos: Page 1 / Page 2 / Page 3 / Thanks to Shaky and Dan Flanagan for supplying the photos!
2007 Reunion photos: Page 1 / Page 2 / Thanks to Bruce Langerlan for supplying the photos!
2008 Reunion photos: Index / Page 1 / Page 2 / Page 3 / Page 4 / Page 5 / Page 6 /
2009 Reunion photos: Thanks to Jim Williams
463rd Airlifters Association Newsletters in Adobe Acrobat PDF Form.
| Jan-Mar 2006 click here | Apr-Jun 2006 click here | Jul-Sep 2006 click here |
| Oct 2006 -Mar 200 click here | Apr 2007 -Aug 2007 click here | Sep 2007 -Mar 2008 click here |
| Mar 2008 -Aug 200 click here | Sep 2008 -Mar 2009 click here | |
| Jan-Mar 2010 click here | Apr-Jun 2010 click here | Jan-Mar 2011 click here <-NEW |
Read the Wikipedia entry on the 463d <-NEW
C-130 Articles from AMC News Service "Air Force hero marks 50 years of service"
Please fill out the 463rd Members Information Form
There have been problems with the Members Information Form posting process for several months.
As of 21 March 2008 the issue has been resolved and the form data will be submitted properly.
If you have tried submitting the form with no success in the past, please resubmit your new or updated information.
View information about those who have completed this form
> Please join the 463rd Airlifters Association <
(View membership form in HTML form.)
(Download membership form in PDF form.)
| Officers as elected at the 2009 Reunion. Jerry Haines, President; Robert Powell, Vice-President; Rick Kirkpatrick, Secretary; Ralph Fischer, Treasurer; Joseph Mobely, Chaplin; Mike Gaylor, Archivist/Historian; Phil Tenny, Pacific Time Zone Coordinator; James Williams, Mountain Time Zone Coordinator; Earl Schurman, Central Time Zone Coordinator; Eugene Carriker, Eastern Time Zone Coordinator. |
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View
Fred
Shippey's
photos
of
the
463rd
TCW
/ TAW in 1967.
For those of you that served on Mactan, I have made available WELCOME TO MACTAN and the 15 Dec 66 (Vol. I No. 20) issue of YANKEE DOODLE in Acrobat PDF file format. Welcome to Mactan is 2.8MB and the Yankee Doodle is 7.8MB.
| New as of 20 Dec 05 | ||
| Bob Frost has contributed an issue of the YANKEE DOODLE from 1967. | ||
| 10 Apr 67 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.II No.7 | 7.3MB | |
| New as of 21 Jan 06 | ||
| Col. Gene Aenchbacher has contributed eight issues of the YANKEE DOODLE from his 1966 tenure as 463rd TCW Commander. | ||
| 21 Feb 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.1 | 3.0MB | |
| 4 Apr 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.4 | 5.5MB | |
| 23 May 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.7 | 6.0MB | |
| 25 Jul 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.11 | 5.4MB | |
| 22 Aug 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.13 | 5.7MB | |
| 5 Sep 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.14 | 7.2MB | |
| 19 Sep 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.15 | 8.0MB | |
| 10 Oct 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.16 | 6.8MB | |
| New as of 22 Jan 06 | ||
| Rodman "Rocky" Rocke has contributed two issues of the YANKEE DOODLE from 1966. | ||
| 31 Oct 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.17 | 6.8MB | |
| 14 Nov 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.18 | 7.2MB | |
| 463rd TCW sergeant major CMSGT Jim Mills, Jr. has contributed three issues of the YANKEE DOODLE from 1966. The last page of Vol. 1 No.8 has a very nice profile of him. Thanks, Chief! | ||
| 1 May 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.6 | 6.0MB | |
| 6 Jun 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.8 | 6.0MB | |
| 4 Jul 66 YANKEE DOODLE Vol.I No.10 | 6.0MB | |
Windell Driskell; Tony Moody; Jim Taylor; John Hanna; Jerry Haines; Tom White; Jim DeArman; Joe Hitchcock; Clarence Dick; Bob Powell (Mactan, The Breeze Way, TSN, Clark, People); Don Gruber
For more information send an email message to webmaster at 463rdairliftersassoc.org | Hint: Replace the at in the address with @
Fred Shippey, 12 March 2011
