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<br /> H THE GIVING ISSUE H<br /> November 2016 | Volume 41 | Number 11<br /> PHOTO BY JOE GONZALEZ<br /> HONORING AMERICAN MILITARY AVIATION<br /> THROUGH FLIGHT, EXHIBITION AND REMEMBRANCE<br /> The official magazine of the<br /> COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE<br /> CAF MISSION STATEMENT & OBJECTIVES<br /> The mission of the CAF is education, such that generations of Americans will value<br /> and support the contributions of military aviation in assuring our nation’s freedom.<br /> OBJECTIVES<br /> 1. To acquire, restore, and preserve, in flying condition, a complete collection of combat<br /> aircraft flown by all military services of the United States and select aircraft of other<br /> nations, for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations of Americans.<br /> 2. To provide museum buildings for the permanent protection and display of these aircraft,<br /> as a tribute to the thou<a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=1"> H THE GIVING ISSUE H November 2016 | Volume </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=2"> PHOTO BY JOE GONZALEZ HONORING AME</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=3"> PHOTO BY TYSON V. RININGER HONORING AMER</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=4"> LEFT AND RIGHT PHOTOS BY MORENO AGUIARI; CENTER P</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=5"> How to Support the 12 Planes of Christmas Res</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=6"> LARGE TOP PHOTO BY KEVIN HONG; SMALL TOP PHOTO BY</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=7"> LARGE TOP PHOTO BY KEVIN HONG; SMALL BOTTOM PHOTO</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=8"> Summary The P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the most </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=9"> LARGE TOP PHOTO OF RESTORATION COURTESY OF THE CA</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=10"> Summary Yellow Bird is the centerpiece of the Uta</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=11"> PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY STEVE SCHAPIRO Summary The D</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=12"> Summary The Southern California Wing’s No</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=13"> LARGE TOP PHOTO BY MORENO AGUIARI; SMALL TOP PHOT</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=14"> Summary This Aeronca L-3 is assigned to the Air G</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=15"> LARGE TOP PHOTO AND SMALL TOP PHOTO COURTESY OF T</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=16"> Summary Texas Raiders was the first B-17 Flying F</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=17"> LARGE TOP PHOTO BY STEVE CUCZIANIK; SMALL PHOTOS </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=18"> Summary Flying the BT-13 was a crucial part of tr</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=19"> LARGE TOP PHOTO BY SCOTT SLOCUM; SMALL TOP PHOTO:</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=20"> Summary Although she is not as recognizable as th</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=21"> were conducted, and on Sept. 1, 2016, the airplan</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=22"> Supporting the Ghost Squadron Starting December </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=23"> Giving Online To make a donation online to the R</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=24"> www.SupportCAF.org</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=25"> THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE COMMEMORATIVE AIR FO</a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=26"> </a> <a title="Digital Dispatch, November 2016 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d164b6eb?page=27"> Yes! 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