Docents Corner Summer, 2006 A few weeks ago a gentleman came up to the docents and told me that his Dad flew in B-17’s in England and he thought that his Bomb Group had been the 390th. I checked for his name in the roster of all members of the 390th that is located at [...]
Docents Corner Fall, 2005 From Our Research Department A recent inquiry to the Research Department of the 390th BG provided information that I’m sure very few of our Veterans and their descendents are aware of. The inquiry was from a Dutch gentleman by the name of Jan van Hattum. He is the volunteer caretaker of [...]
Docents Corner Summer, 2005 The hierarchy of the Palm Springs Air Museum was so impressed with our 390th museum that they made a second group visit in two weeks. The Group was headed by General Ken Mily, Vice Chairman and Sharon Maguire, President and Museum Director. The comments were most positive: the displays, the stories [...]
Docents Corner Spring, 2004 About a year ago I was on the floor as a docent and noticed a man and woman standing in front of the B-17. They were looking at it with admiration. It is not unusual for our visitors to have an admiring look on their faces as they stand in front [...]
Docents Corner Fall, 2003 I had an interesting thing happen to me on Saturday at the museum. A group from Germany, (2 couples), pointed out to me that the day before, (August 8), was the 60th anniversary of the 390th’s first mission. They found this on the mission board and map. One of the reasons [...]
Docents Corner Summer, 2003 Amazing On 26th of April, Saturday, we had a couple of visitors enter the Museum. The older man, who was with his son-in-law, stated that he was a member of the 390th. I asked him what squadron he was in and he replied that he couldn’t remember. We looked up his [...]
Docents Corner Spring, 2003 I have been a docent for only a few months, but I have had a couple of very interesting happenings. One day I was near the front desk and a group of five people came in and headed directly toward the southwest corner and they all grouped around one crew picture. [...]
Docents Corner Winter, 2002-2003 by Robert Ginn I’m at the Docent desk, tour #147. It’s New Year’s Day. New Year’s Day? What am I doing here? Everyone knows nothing happens during the Christmas holidays. People won’t tear themselves away from the TV football excess today. But Tom says last year was very busy and Don [...]
Docents Corner Fall, 2002 I park my old Mustang under the wing of the aging C-130; propel my young 71-year-old body across 200 yards of desert, past the ancient Douglas B-18 and through the doors of the 390th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial Museum. For the 136th time. For almost 3 years. About 1000 hours. Maybe [...]