SPEAKERS PROGRAMS
The Chico Air Museum presents highly informative and world class aviation programs. Various topics have ranged from “Triple Ace” “Bud” Anderson flying the P-51 Mustang in WW II to the worlds first non government astronaut, Brian Binne.
January 2009 “Speed and Stealth”
Speaker: Don Campbell, former SR-71 Crew Chief
September 2008 “An Innocent at Polebrook”
Speaker: Charles “Norm” Stevens, WW II B-17 bombardier
June 2008 “Operation High jump” experiences with Admiral Byrd
Speaker: Wendell Summers, pilot
April 2007 “Aerial Firefighting”
Speakers: Walt Darren, Marlene Helsey and Dean Talley
Aerial fire fighting pilots
June 2007 “2004 – A Space Oddity”
Speaker: Brian Binne, astronaut and test pilot
November 2006 “Spy Chronicles IV”
Speaker: Brian Schul former SR71 “Blackbird” pilot
June 2006 “Big Friends, Little Friends”
Speakers: Cal Worthington, Hal Ross,
February 2006 “The Aviator – Howard Hughes and His Secrets”
Speaker: Gary Thompson, former Executive Director of the
Evergreen Museum – home of the “Spruce Goose”
November 2005 “Spy Pilot Chronicles III”
Speaker: Brian Schul former SR-71 “Blackbird” pilot
September 2005 “Flying the Mustang in WW II”
Speaker: Clarence “Bud” Anderson triple ace and Merle
Olmstead, crewman and author