August 9, 2011 Meeting: Roland Moser

The Indianapolis Aero Club, welcomes our own Rollin Mosher.  Rollin was a "Hump Pilot" during WWII and will be sharing some of his experiences with us.  A little bit about "The Hump":

The Hump was the name given by Allied pilots in the Second World War to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains over which they flew military transport aircraft from India to China to resupply the Chinese war effort of Chiang Kai-shek and the units of the United States Army Air Forces based in China. Creating an airlift presented the USAAF a considerable challenge in 1942: it had no units trained or equipped for moving cargo, and no airfields existed in India for basing the large number of transports that would be required. Flying over the Himalayas was extremely dangerous and made more difficult by a lack of reliable charts, an absence of radio navigation aids, and a dearth of information about the weather. [Wikipedia]

We will also get a report from both of our 2011 Scholarship recipients and we're hoping we get great reports like we did from last year's recipient!

Location:  Marten House, 1801 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Date: August 9, 2011
Cocktails: 6:00 pm - Dinner: 6:30 pm - Speaker:  7:00 pm

Advance or Reservations - $20.00  

At Door - $22.00
1st time guest - $10.00
16 or under $10.00

Please RSVP to: John Brill
H: 317-877-7777  C: 317-501-8610
Mail to:  107-A Knoll Ct,  Noblesville, IN 46062
email:  jwbrillsr@aol.com