LIVING HISTORY EVENT TO FEATURE THE LOCKHEED "SKUNK WORKS"
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 10:05am
JOIN US SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AT 10:00 TO HEAR THE FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF TWO SKUNK WORKS VETERANS!
WHO: Pete Law worked forty years for the Lockheed Skunk Works as a thermodynamics engineer working on the SR-71 and U-2 projects through the F-35 in Burbank and Palmdale. Pete has also contributed significantly to engine performance in air racing.
Joe Szep was the last member of the original Skunk Works team. He was a designerof the P-38, P-80 Shooting Star, and the Constellation. He is a recipient of the Reno Air Racing Foundation’s Aviation Pathfinder Award.
WHAT: The topic is the Lockheed Skunk Works, featuring the P-38 Lighning. Open to the +we present a discussion panel of aviation experts followed by a question & answer period and demonstration flight of the P-38 Lightning. POF Members get in FREE and are entered into a raffle for a flight in the L-19 Birddog following the presentation!
WHEN: Saturday, February 5, 2011 10:00am–12 noon:
- 10:00 a.m. Speaker program.
- 12:00 Noon P-38 Lightning flight demonstration, weather permitting.
WHERE: Planes of Fame Air Museum
7000 Merrill Avenue #17
Chino, CA 91710
WHY: Our mission at Planes of Fame Air Museum is to educate and inspire current and future generations about our rich aviation history.
For more information about this event and to see a complete 2011 event schedule, call (909) 597-3722 or visit our website www.planesoffame.org.
