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Doors open at 10:00 A.M.
A luncheon sandwich bar is available for $16
Room clears at 2:00 PM (to avoid an additional room charge)
"The B-24 Liberator"
On May 09th, 2026, Frederick A. Johnsen will present a program on the B-24 Liberator.
B-24 Liberator making a left turn, Photo by Frederick A. Johnsten
Frederick A. Johnsen is an award-winning aviation historian, writer, and photographer with more than 25 historical and technical aviation books published and thousands of articles to his credit. He is a contributing writer and columnist for General Aviation News, and the publisher of the Airailimages YouTube channel that has surpassed 128,000 subscribers.
Fred earned degrees in history and journalism from the University of Washington. He has worked as a daily newspaper reporter, aviation publications editor, U.S. Air Force historian and museum director, and writer and photographer for publications including Air Force Association Magazine (now Air and Space Forces Association), Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Today, General Aviation News, Wings, Airpower, Flight Journal, Aviation History, FlyPast, and more.
Fred's book, "Sweeping Forward", a history of the experimental X-29 published by NASA, earned the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) History Manuscript Award. He received the Department of the Air Force Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award.
Fred's published books include 11 titles in the popular Specialty Press Warbird Tech Series:
Volume 1: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Volume 2: Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Volume 5: North American P-51 Mustang
Volume 7: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Volume 12: North American B-25 Mitchell
Volume 17: Bell P-39/P-63 Airacobra & Kingcobra
Volume 22: Douglas A-26 Invader
Volume 23: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Volume 29: Martin B-26 Marauder
Volume 39: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
Volume 44: Northrop F-5/F-20/T-38
Fred wrote two volumes in the McGraw-Hill Walter J. Boyne Military Aircraft Series:
Volume 3: B-24 Liberator -- Rugged But Right
Volume 6: B-17 Flying Fortress -- The Symbol of Second World War Air Power
Other Fred book projects published by Crecy include:
Captured Eagles -- Secrets of the Luftwaffe (Osprey)
and
Q-Birds -- American Manned Aircraft as Drones (detailing U.S. drone programs involving B-17s, F6Fs, PB4Y-2s, F-86s, and many more aircraft types up to the QF-16).
Fred has made more than 2,400 videos for his acclaimed Airailimages YouTube Channel, ranging from fully produced and narrated warbird histories to original air show coverage shot by him.
Fred helped create the McChord Air Museum and retired from Air Force civil service as the Director of the Air Force Flight Test Museum at Edwards Air Force Base. He is restoring a Liberator/Privateer cockpit section currently displayed in the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho, where he resides.
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.
Saturday August 09, 2025 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.)
2026
Saturday February 07, 2026
Alice Miller will present the latest and newest installment of her continuing series; "Women with Wings."
