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THE AIRSHIP Page 1 Jan – Feb 2011
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: CARL JABLONSKI 240 SPRAY AVENUE, BEACHWOOD , NJ, 08722 Phone: 732-244-8861 FAX: 732-244-8897
Navy Lakehurst Historical Society P.O. Box 328 Lakehurst, NJ 08733 http://www.nlhs.com April – May 2017
Hindenburg 80th Anniversary Events – May 5 & 6, 2017Membership Meeting, Apr 19, 2017 – 7PM Location: Cathedral of Air Chapel, Rt. 547, Lakehurst
How True When the President calls 911, the aircraft carriers answer! When the aircraft carriers call 911, Lakehurst answers!
View from the TopPresidents Message We are fast approaching the 80th
Anniversary of the May 6th, 1937Hindenburg Crash at Lakehurst. Two events are planned: 1) a Dinner on May 5, 2017 at the Clarion Hotel, TomsRiver which is open to the public -tickets are $50 per person and 2) onSaturday, May 6, 2017 our annualMemorial Service at the Crash Site,starting at 6:45PM (Please readenclosed news article for completedetails.) Dinner tickets are still available but are going fast, don't wait - order now. Send your order to NLHS, PO Box 328, Lakehurst, NJ 08733.
Meeting NoticeIn order to increase attendance
and attract new members, ourgeneral membership meetings arenow held at the off base Cathedral of the Air Chapel, Rt. 547, Lakehurst,NJ. By using this location the need to fill out an attendance coupon is eliminated.
Our general membershipmeeting will be on Wednesday April 19,2017 at 7PM at our new location base chapel Cathedral of Air, Rt. 547 (same location as last meeting). Our guest speaker will be COL. Frederick Thaden, USAF, CO Joint Base M-D-L and 87th
Air Base Wing. Please join us as we bid farewell to COL Thaden prior to hisJune 20, 2017 Change of CommandCeremony. Light refreshments will be served.
Officers MeetingOur next Officers & Trustee
meetings are scheduled for Saturday,April 29, 2017 and Saturday, June
17th, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Bldg 150. Room102 at Joint Base Lakehurst. All officers and trustees are urged to attend. At this time no meetings are scheduled for July or August 2017.
Volunteer Hours Volunteer hours for late December,January and February for the NLHC and Ready Room, tours, work projects and outside speaking engagements totaledover 625 hours. Many thanks to ourvolunteers for your support: DonAdams, Carl Larsen, Rick Zitarosa,Frank Dennis, Nick Rakoncza, RonMontgomery, Charlie Bish, RonStryshak, Frank Smith, Kevin Mulligan, Pete Lovering, Kevin Pace, ElizabethRossell, Peter Larkin, Susan K. Koller, Roger Jordan, Jim Morano, Robert Hull, Sharon Adams, Laurie Rowek, PeteGarvey and Carl Jablonski.
NLHS OFFICERSPresident
Carl JablonskiVice Presidents
Don AdamsRon Montgomery
Rick ZitarosaCharles Bish
TrusteesKevin Pace
Elizabeth H RossellMarion Kuchler
Peter LarkinThomas Kunz
Assistant TreasurerThomas Kuchler
Peter Larkin
ChaplainFr. Emmett Carroll OFM CONV.
Corresponding SecretaryThomas Kuchler
NLHS Historian & Curator DirectorRick Zitarosa
NLHS Base ToursMembership Director
Donald Adams
NLHC & Ready Room DirectorRon Montgomery
Asst NLHC & Ready Room DirectorPete Lovering
NLHC CuratorsKevin Pace
Ron Stryshak
Legal Counsel PAOThomas Kunz Elizabeth H Rossell
Gift Shop ManagerDon Adams
Sharon Adams
NLHS PhotographerMax Frei
Webmaster:Web Alliance Inc, Toms River, NJ
1 President’s Message1 Meeting Notice1 Officers Meeting1 Volunteer Hours2 Tours2 Gift Shop2 Dues Renewal Notice2 New Tour Guides2 Hindenburg 80th Anniv.2 Ad Journal2 Sick Bay2 Best Wishes2 New Members2 Thank You2-3 Families entertain CG Recruits3 Legislation saves Base3 New Tankers at Joint Base4 USS Enterprise Decommissioned4 Germany Homes Evacuated4 JB to build Solar Farm4 Chinese Aircraft Carrier
80th Anniv. CouponHindenburg Event Coupon
Navy Lakehurst Historical Society – P.O. Box 328 – Lakehurst, NJ 08733 http://www.nlhs.com February 2021
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: CARL JABLONSKI 240 SPRAY AVENUE, BEACHWOOD, NJ 08722 Phone: 732-244-8861 Fax: 732-244-8897
Dear Members,
1. Due to the recent spike in Covid-19 cases our NLHS Heritage Center still remains closed for general public tours. We were hoping to reopen in early 2021. However, due to the current Covid-19 situation, that remains doubtful. All of our displays and artifacts are being well maintained. Please check our website www.NLHS.com for updates. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this trying time.
2. Dues notices were recently mailed, a sincere thank you to the many members who have renewed their memberships. If you have not renewed, your prompt response and renewal will be appreciated.
3. NLHS is still accepting voluntary donations to help NLHS meet our operational expenses. A sincere thank you to our members, friends, and private organizations for your support and generous donations. If you are able to make a voluntary contribution, please make your check payable to NLHS and mail to NLHS, PO Box 328, Lakehurst, NJ 08733
4. Remember a loved one with a memorial plaque Wall of Honor gift. See the next page for details.
5. The following were elected on January 13, 2021. President Carl Jablonski 2 Year Term 2nd Vice President Rick Zitarosa 2 Year Term Trustee Susan Koller 2 Year Term Trustee Connie Fahim 2 Year Term Trustee Kevin Pace 2 Year Term Trustee Peter Larkin 1 Year Term Trustee Thomas Kunz 1 Year Term Trustee Lauren Rowek 1 Year Term
6. Jennifer Suwak was appointed to the position of Corresponding Secretary. 7. I am honored to continue to serve as your President and to have the dedicated and talentedassemblyofOfficersandTrusteeswhowillguideNLHSduringthesetrying times on board.
8. NLHS Welcomes Col. Jon Brierton, US Army to JBMDL. Col. Brierton is the Army CommandingOfficerandalsoservesasaDeputyCommanderofJBMDL.NLHSis looking forward to working with you.
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: CARL JABLONSKI 240 SPRAY AVENUE, BEACHWOOD, NJ 08722 Phone: 732-244-8861 Fax: 732-244-8897
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To place an order mail your completed order form and payment to: NLHS PO Box 328 Lakehurst, NJ 08733
ATTN: Memorial
Name, rank & branch of service:
Unit Identification:
Time or area of service
Please fill out the exact wording you’d like on the memorial plate. (Please PRINT )
Sgt. John Smith US Army Co. A 12th Inf Rgt 5th Inf Div European Theater – WWII
Cpl John Smith USMC 5th Bn 7th MarinesKorean War
Maj. John Smith USAF – USAF Res 30th Tac Ftr Sq 354th Tac Ftr Wg Cold War
S/Sgt. John Smith USAF Air Nat Guard l32nd FIS 101st FIW Vietnam War
Capt. John Smith USAAF 705th BMS 384th BMB GRP Pacific Theatre –WWII
CPO Mary Smith US NavyUSS IOWACold War
The Navy Lakehurst Historical Society would like to offer our members and the general public, the opportunity to memorialize a loved ones service to our county with a permanent brass nameplate. These plates will be mounted on the wall of the museum, midway between the floor and the ceiling. Each nameplate will be seen by visitors who come to the museum each year. It is a wonderful, yet inexpensive way, to insure your family member will be remembered in a setting befitting their service to our state and to the nation.
The donation cost of each brass plate is only $50.00. Even this minimal cost is offset by the fact the museum is a 501-C(3) non-profit, enabling you to deduct the full cost when you file your income taxes.
Your donation serves two purposes. First and most important, it serves to memorialize a family member who served this country in peacetime or in war. It also allows the museum to continue to grow and expand, insuring tomorrow's youth learn what the price of freedom is and WHO paid it.
Below are some samples of what can be put on the memorial plate:
Navy Lakehurst Historical Society,INC
Preserving the Heritage of Naval Air Station LakehurstA New Jersey Non-Profit Corp.
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: CARL JABLONSKI 240 SPRAY AVENUE, BEACHWOOD, NJ 08722 Phone: 732-244-8861 Fax: 732-244-8897
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9. WeareexpectingtoholdameetingforOfficers&TrusteesandGeneralMembershipon Saturday, March 20, 2021, at 10:00 AM at the Cathedral of the Air, Route 547. Chapelisoffbase,nopassneeded.AsperBase&Covid-19policy,masksmustbe worn, and there will be social distancing.
10. Due to Covid-19, this years 4 Chaplains Remembrance jointly sponsored by JBMDL and American Legion Post 129 was canceled.
11. A special thank you to Elizabeth Rossell for her many years of dedicated service to NLHS serving as a trustee and PAO.
12. Rodger Jordan, Peter Larkin, Joe Ciaburri, Jim Tornetta, Sherman Barton, continue to do volunteer restoration on the F14 and F8 Crusader and an occasional US Army Copter.
13. A special welcome aboard to our 2 newly elected trustees, Connie Fahim and Lauren Rowek, and our newly appointed Corresponding Secretary, Jennifer Suwak. Your presidentlooksforwardtoworkingwithyouandallofourOfficersandTrusteesas NLHS continues to move forward during these trying times.
Keep Well and Safe. Your President, Carl Jablonski
The NLHS depends on the Strength of Our Membership!
UP SHIP!
NLHS GIFT MEMBERSHIPS MAKE FOR A GREAT GIFT.
GIFT SHOP MERCHANDISEAVAILABLE THROUGH PAYPAL
VISIT WEBSITE FOR AVAILABLE MERCHANDISE
www.NLHS.com
Black F-14 MoveOn Friday, January 22nd, 2021 the long awaited move of the black F-14 to Hangar 1, which was located on the grounds outside of Building 372, was accomplished.
The move was accomplished by the NLHS aircraft restoration team-Rodger Jordan, Joe Ciaburri, Jim Tornetta, Sherman Barton and Peter Larkin along with the outstanding base Riggers staff -Jordan Larkin, Travis Pippin, Bruce Persons, John Kenney, Matthew Morris and Charles Smedile.
Responsibility for the Ready Room is Ron Montgomery-Vice President.
The move required the temporary removal of a light pole, adding air to the tires, and the removal of the chain tie-downs.
After hooking up the toe bar to the front wheels, the plane was pulled on the mostly frozen turf, angled thru some trees and then onto the roadway to Hangar 1 for restoration.
While most of the restoration will not start until the spring and the weather is warmer-Hangar 1 does not have any heat.
For now, some prep work can be done, given how cold it is inside Hangar 1.
The NLHS aircraft restoration staffhas restored: F-4D (completed 4/12); F-14A (completed 10/15); Blue Angel-F11 Tiger (completed 6/16); A-7B Corsair II (completed 11/17); A4 (completed 11/18); UH1H Huey Helicopter (completed 11/19) Aircraft currently in restoration inside Hangar 1: F8U1 F-14
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NLHS President Carl Jablonski oversee all Heritage Center Operations, and coordinates Aircraft Restoration with Nav Air and JBMDL leadership.
Black F-14
Black F-14
Hindenburg D-LZ129
P.O. BOX 328 LAKEHURST. NEW JERSEY 08733-0328
NAVY LAKEHURSTHISTORICAL SOCIETY
(NJ NONPROFIT CORP)
P.O. BOX 328 LAKEHURST. NEW JERSEY 08733-0328
NAVY LAKEHURSTHISTORICAL SOCIETY
(NJ NONPROFIT CORP)
Non Profi t CorporationU.S. Postage
PAIDPermit # 66
Lakehurst, NJ 08733-0238
THE AIRSHIP Page 1 Jan – Feb 2011
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: CARL JABLONSKI 240 SPRAY AVENUE, BEACHWOOD , NJ, 08722 Phone: 732-244-8861 FAX: 732-244-8897
Navy Lakehurst Historical Society P.O. Box 328 Lakehurst, NJ 08733 http://www.nlhs.com April – May 2017
Hindenburg 80th Anniversary Events – May 5 & 6, 2017Membership Meeting, Apr 19, 2017 – 7PM Location: Cathedral of Air Chapel, Rt. 547, Lakehurst
How True When the President calls 911, the aircraft carriers answer! When the aircraft carriers call 911, Lakehurst answers!
View from the TopPresidents Message We are fast approaching the 80th
Anniversary of the May 6th, 1937Hindenburg Crash at Lakehurst. Two events are planned: 1) a Dinner on May 5, 2017 at the Clarion Hotel, TomsRiver which is open to the public -tickets are $50 per person and 2) onSaturday, May 6, 2017 our annualMemorial Service at the Crash Site,starting at 6:45PM (Please readenclosed news article for completedetails.) Dinner tickets are still available but are going fast, don't wait - order now. Send your order to NLHS, PO Box 328, Lakehurst, NJ 08733.
Meeting NoticeIn order to increase attendance
and attract new members, ourgeneral membership meetings arenow held at the off base Cathedral of the Air Chapel, Rt. 547, Lakehurst,NJ. By using this location the need to fill out an attendance coupon is eliminated.
Our general membershipmeeting will be on Wednesday April 19,2017 at 7PM at our new location base chapel Cathedral of Air, Rt. 547 (same location as last meeting). Our guest speaker will be COL. Frederick Thaden, USAF, CO Joint Base M-D-L and 87th
Air Base Wing. Please join us as we bid farewell to COL Thaden prior to hisJune 20, 2017 Change of CommandCeremony. Light refreshments will be served.
Officers MeetingOur next Officers & Trustee
meetings are scheduled for Saturday,April 29, 2017 and Saturday, June
17th, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Bldg 150. Room102 at Joint Base Lakehurst. All officers and trustees are urged to attend. At this time no meetings are scheduled for July or August 2017.
Volunteer Hours Volunteer hours for late December,January and February for the NLHC and Ready Room, tours, work projects and outside speaking engagements totaledover 625 hours. Many thanks to ourvolunteers for your support: DonAdams, Carl Larsen, Rick Zitarosa,Frank Dennis, Nick Rakoncza, RonMontgomery, Charlie Bish, RonStryshak, Frank Smith, Kevin Mulligan, Pete Lovering, Kevin Pace, ElizabethRossell, Peter Larkin, Susan K. Koller, Roger Jordan, Jim Morano, Robert Hull, Sharon Adams, Laurie Rowek, PeteGarvey and Carl Jablonski.
NLHS OFFICERSPresident
Carl JablonskiVice Presidents
Don AdamsRon Montgomery
Rick ZitarosaCharles Bish
TrusteesKevin Pace
Elizabeth H RossellMarion Kuchler
Peter LarkinThomas Kunz
Assistant TreasurerThomas Kuchler
Peter Larkin
ChaplainFr. Emmett Carroll OFM CONV.
Corresponding SecretaryThomas Kuchler
NLHS Historian & Curator DirectorRick Zitarosa
NLHS Base ToursMembership Director
Donald Adams
NLHC & Ready Room DirectorRon Montgomery
Asst NLHC & Ready Room DirectorPete Lovering
NLHC CuratorsKevin Pace
Ron Stryshak
Legal Counsel PAOThomas Kunz Elizabeth H Rossell
Gift Shop ManagerDon Adams
Sharon Adams
NLHS PhotographerMax Frei
Webmaster:Web Alliance Inc, Toms River, NJ
1 President’s Message1 Meeting Notice1 Officers Meeting1 Volunteer Hours2 Tours2 Gift Shop2 Dues Renewal Notice2 New Tour Guides2 Hindenburg 80th Anniv.2 Ad Journal2 Sick Bay2 Best Wishes2 New Members2 Thank You2-3 Families entertain CG Recruits3 Legislation saves Base3 New Tankers at Joint Base4 USS Enterprise Decommissioned4 Germany Homes Evacuated4 JB to build Solar Farm4 Chinese Aircraft Carrier
80th Anniv. CouponHindenburg Event Coupon
NLHS OFFICERSPresident Carl Jablonski
Vice Presidents Trustees Trustees Don Adams Kevin Pace Peter Larkin Ron Montgomery Connie Fahim Thomas Kunz Rick Zitarosa Lauren Rowek Susan Koller
Assistant Treasurers Thomas Kuchler & Peter LarkinCorresponding Secretary Jennifer Suwak
NLHS Historian & Curator Director Rick ZitarosaNLHS Base Tours Membership Director Donald Adams
NLHC & Ready Room Director Ron MontgomeryNLHC Curators Kevin Pace & Ron Stryshak
Archivist Lauren Rowek Legal Counsel Thomas KunzGift Shop Manager Don Adams NLHS Photographer Max Frei
Volunteer Grant Coordinator Connie FahimWebmaster: Web Alliance International Agency, LLC, Toms River, NJ
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: CARL JABLONSKI 240 SPRAY AVENUE, BEACHWOOD, NJ 08722 Phone: 732-244-8861 Fax: 732-244-8897
