War Machine: Propaganda in a World at War examines the role of aviation and influence during wartime. This weekend focuses on WWI, WWII, and Vietnam, and features historic aircraft, lectures, pilots, panel presentations, authors, artists and living history performances. Planned partners include Distinguished Flying Cross Society, Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, Holocaust Center for Humanity, Living Voices, and Dogs on Deployment. Special guests include artists James Dietz, Thom von Ross, author David Bly and Edward E. Gordonhistorian/author of the newly released Divided on D-Day: How Conflicts and Rivalries Jeopardized the Allied Victory at Normandy.
Saturday, November 4
11:00 AM
Living Voices World War I Performance: Northwest Passages
Community Partner Exhibits
Distinguished Flying Cross Society, Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, Holocaust Center for Humanity, and Dogs on Deployment
12:00 PM
Tip-to-Tail Tour: Sopwith Camel
1:00 PM
Lecture and Book Signing with David Bly
Author of World War I book Endure the Dawn
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Living History Characters
2:00 PM
The Vietnam War - Perspectives from Air Combat Veterans
Moderated panel featuring Vietnam Veterans Committee Members: Captain Michael J. Brown, USA, FA, Lieutenant Dave Cable, USN, Major Joe Crecca, F-4 pilot, USAF, and Captain Jim Farmer, B-52 pilot, USA
2:30 PM
Living Voices World War I Performance: Northwest Passages
Sunday, November 5
11:00 AM
Living Voices World War II Performance
Within the Silence
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Community Partner Exhibits
Distinguished Flying Cross Society, Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, Holocaust Center for Humanity, and Dogs on Deployment
12:00 PM
Docent Tip-to-Tail Tour of the P-51 Mustang
1:00 PM
Warheads and Wonder: Displaying Controversial Military Objects
Lecture with Justin Spielmann, Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum, Valerie Johnson, Naval Undersea Museum, and Becca Harmsen, Museum of Flight
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Lecture with War Artist Thom von Ross
2:30 PM
Living Voices World War II Performance
Within the Silence
