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The program for August 9 is The Boeing B-29 and the end of WWII.
Presenters are: Bruce Strange, a retired Boeing engineer,Andy Wheeler, and Lt. Col. Terrence Popravak, USAF (Ret.)
The war in Europe ended on May 8th, 1945. The war in the Pacific was still raging heavily. It would not be over until August 15th, 1945. We will take a look at several aspects and factors leading to the Japanese surrender and the
end of WWII.
We will host a panel on the Boeing B-29 Superfortress and the end of WWII.
Bruce Strange, a retired Boeing engineer, will talk about the “Battle of Kansas.” The B-29 was a complex aircraft and it presented many challenges to transition from production to combat. Andy Wheeler will present the actual introduction of the B-29 to combat, and the strategies employed to get the maximum results with the aircraft in combat.
Lt. Col. Terrence Popravak, USAF (Ret.), will give us an insight into the planned use and redeployment of the Eighth Air Force into the Pacific and the war on Japan. It is not widely known that some elements of the Eighth Air Force were established in the Pacific before the war ended.
See you at the briefing!
Meeting Location
Beaverton Elks Lodge #1989
3464 SW 106th Ave
Beaverton, Oregon 97005-1941 Beaverton Elks Click Map for Phone link or detailed directions
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Past Meeting Transcripts
On-line transcripts of available previous meeting presentations from 2002 to 2023
February 02, 2024 Presentation: "Beauty and Duty." speaker, Alice Miller.
May 11, 2024 Presentation: "The Bloody 100th Bomb Group" by Lt Col Terrence G. Popravak, Jr., USAF (Retired)
August 8, 2024 Mike Morrow and Chris Gattman, Aviation Historians "Two Pacific Northwest B-17 crash sites."
November 2, 2024 Treasurer, Pat Keating about his trip to New Orleans and Paul Bazely, Pilot, DC -3 and C-53. Additionally, Paul Bitner will display his 1958 Ford.
2025
February 8, 2025 Alice Miller in her annual "Beauty and Duty" Valentine's Day presentation and "Patriot Pin Up," Central Oregon Chapter, a non-for-profit group of women volunteers and their mission, supporting services for veterans.
Saturday May 10, 2025 Don Anderson, real WWII veteran, will be our Featured Speaker at our May meeting. Don recently turned 100 years old in March of 2025.
