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<br /> YEAR IN REVIEW | 2021 | Volume 48 | Number 12<br /> EDITOR<br /> Leah Block, Editor<br /> CORRESPONDENTS<br /> Hank Coates<br /> Judith Hahs<br /> Craig Tuminaro<br /> ART<br /> Farrah Underwood, Designer<br /> PRINTER<br /> Knight Abbey<br /> COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE STAFF<br /> Hank Coates, President hcoates@cafhq.org<br /> David Oliver, Chief Operating Officer doliver@cafhq.org<br /> Donna Blalack, Director of Administration & HR dblalack@cafhq.org<br /> Lance Linguist, CFO - Secretary/Treasurer llinguist@cafhq.org<br /> Bob Ehret, Controller behret@cafhq.org<br /> April Robinson, Unit Finance Coordinator arobinson@cafhq.org<br /> Melissa Herrington, Accountant/ AR Analyst mherrington@cafhq.org<br /> Erin Pryor, Accounts Payable Clerk epryor@cafhq.org<br /> Jim Lasche, Chief Aviation Officer jlasche@cafhq.org<br /> Rita McNew, Operations Officer Manager rmcnew@cafhq.org<br /> RozeLyn Beck, Chief Relationship Officer rbeck@cafhq.org<br /> Tony <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=1"> YEAR IN REVIEW | 2021 | Volume 48 | Number 12</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=2"> EDITOR Leah Block, Editor CORRESPONDENTS Hank Co</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=3"> CONTENTS </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=4"> FLIGHTLEAD Henry “Hank”</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=5"> C L E A R iA N </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=6"> A RIDE TO REMEMBER by Judith Hahs </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=7"> of the Avenger occurred in August 1941. The aircr</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=8"> Restoration and repairs are costly as you would e</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=9"> L adies for Liberty L et Freedom Sing! From the A</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=10"> 2021 SNAPSHOT STATE </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=11"> FLEET STATUS 181 AIRCRAFT 115 </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=12"> FLEET STATUS OF THE CAF 2021 SNAPSHOT B-17 Flying</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=13"> BT-13 Valiant N52411 Maintenance </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=14"> AT-6 Texan Replica Spotted Kate N3242G </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=15"> L-5 Betsy N59AF Restoration Air Gro</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=16"> 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW JANUARY A </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=17"> SEPTEMBER In September 1971, the G</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=18"> Commemorative Air Force 2021 WINNERS Each</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=19"> MEMBER CATEGORY Killing Time on the 29 </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=20"> 20 PHOTO BY BART MARANTZ “I became a Lif</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=21"> LIFE AND GOLD LIFE MEMBERSHIP by Craig Tuminaro, </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=22"> through flight, and living history experiences re</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=23"> GONE WEST PHOTO BY JIM KOEPNICK SECURE YOUR PLAC</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, Dec 2021 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/9da9fc6a?page=24"> COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE 12 PLANES OF CHRISTMAS 20</a>