BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.cradleofaviation.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30. 10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:b413cc7a-7eec-4872-8c4b-eaddc7f33a5f X-WR-CALDESC:You are cordially invited to attend the 5th Annual Luncheon of the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame pres ented by Curtiss-Wright Corporation.\n\nHonoring the Induction Class of 20 13\, Jay C. Buckey\, F. Trubee Davison and Betty H. Gillies\n\nTickets $75 .00 per person or $700.00 for a table of 10. Proceeds generated from the l uncheon support the museum’s education and preservation programs. Please c all Reservations at 516-572-4066\, Monday through Friday from 10:00AM-4:00 PM to reserve your seat.\n
\nAbout the Class of 2013\n\nJay C. B uckey – A graduate of Clarke High School in Westbury\, and later Cornell University\, Buckey earned a Doctorate in Medicine from Cornell in 1981. A n expert in space physiology and cardiovascular regulation\, Buckey was a U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeon between 1987 and 1995. A project manager for the experiment “Cardiovascular Adaptation to Zero Gravity” for the Spacel ab Life Science 1 mission in 1991\, he was then selected to fly as a Paylo ad Specialist for the Space Shuttle STS 90 Neurolab mission in 1998. Durin g this 16 day Spacelab flight he served as both experiment subject and ope rator for the Life Science experiments focusing on the effects of microgra vity on the brain and nervous system. He has since been a Professor of Med icine at Dartmouth Medical School.\n\nF. Trubee Davison – A lifelong resi dent of Locust Valley\, he founded the ‘First Yale Unit’\, the beginning o f the Naval Air Reserve while attending Yale University in 1916. They trai ned on seaplanes at Huntington and Port Washington at their own expense an d were commissioned as Lieutenants and Naval aviators in 1917. Injured in a flying accident\, he never saw combat\, but was awarded the Navy Cross f or his services in organizing and overseeing the unit. He later became a l awyer and was on the cover of Time magazine in 1925. He was elected to the New York State Legislature in 1922 and was later appointed Assistant Secr etary of the Army to direct aviation between 1926 and 1933. As President o f the American Museum of Natural History between 1933 and 1951\, he organi zed its expansion and placed the museum on a sound financial footing. He l ater served as Assistant Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1951 – 1952.\n\nBetty H. Gillies – Growing up in Syosset\, Gillies began flying at Roosevelt Field in 1928 and became a founding member of the 99s\ , an organization of women aviators\, in 1929. She later served as Preside nt of the 99s between 1939 and 1941. She was one of the first women to rec eive a Transport Pilots license in 1930 and worked for Curtiss selling and demonstrating airplanes through the 1930s. She founded Gillies Aviation i n the late 1930s and sold Wacos and Grumman Gooses. Between 1941 and 1942 she was a Test Pilot at Grumman testing new Wildcat and Hellcat fighters. In 1942 she became the first pilot to qualify for the Women’s Auxiliary Fe rrying Squadron\, later known as the WASPs. In 1943 Gillies was the first women to fly the P-47 and later the first to qualify on the B-17. She was Chairman of the All Woman Transcontinental Air Race between 1953 and 1961\ , and in 1964 was appointed to be on the first FAA Women’s Advisory Commit tee.\n
\nAbout the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame\n\nEach year the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame will honor those \nindividua ls who have played a major role in advancing aeronautical and technologica l achievement. Your support of this new exhibit and program will assist th e museum in our efforts to educate school children throughout the region o n the role that Long Island has played and will continue to play in aerosp ace history.\n
\nAbout Curtiss-Wright Corporation\n\nCurtiss-Wri ght Corporation’s history dates back to the dawn of aviation. Curtiss-Wrig ht was created through the merger of companies originally founded by Orvil le and Wilbur Wright\, and Glenn Curtiss\, aviation pioneers whose technol ogical innovations in flying in the early 1900s paved the way for the esta blishment of commercial aviation as a viable mode of transportation and th e air superiority that remains the backbone of America’s defenses a centur y later. Today\, Curtiss-Wright is a diversified company headquartered in Parsippany\, NJ. that excels at providing government and industry with cri tical function products\, systems and services in the areas of motion cont rol\, flow control and metal treatment. It employs approximately 7\, 600 p eople worldwide. X-WR-RELCALID:aa59ef2bd2118a1976e4586818090f03 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20131103T020000 RDATE:20141102T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20140309T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a83d566a-7469-4834-8b07-d75d7cc0af7a DTSTAMP:20260609T095946Z DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to attend the 5th Annual Luncheon of the Cradle of Aviation Museum’s Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame prese nted by Curtiss-Wright Corporation.\n\nHonoring the Induction Class of 201 3\, Jay C. Buckey\, F. Trubee Davison and Betty H. Gillies\n\nTickets $75. 00 per person or $700.00 for a table of 10. Proceeds generated from the lu ncheon support the museum’s education and preservation programs. Please ca ll Reservations at 516-572-4066\, Monday through Friday from 10:00AM-4:00P M to reserve your seat.\n
\nAbout the Class of 2013\n\nJay C. Bu ckey – A graduate of Clarke High School in Westbury\, and later Cornell U niversity\, Buckey earned a Doctorate in Medicine from Cornell in 1981. An expert in space physiology and cardiovascular regulation\, Buckey was a U .S. Air Force Flight Surgeon between 1987 and 1995. A project manager for the experiment “Cardiovascular Adaptation to Zero Gravity” for the Spacela b Life Science 1 mission in 1991\, he was then selected to fly as a Payloa d Specialist for the Space Shuttle STS 90 Neurolab mission in 1998. During this 16 day Spacelab flight he served as both experiment subject and oper ator for the Life Science experiments focusing on the effects of micrograv ity on the brain and nervous system. He has since been a Professor of Medi cine at Dartmouth Medical School.\n\nF. Trubee Davison – A lifelong resid ent of Locust Valley\, he founded the ‘First Yale Unit’\, the beginning of the Naval Air Reserve while attending Yale University in 1916. They train ed on seaplanes at Huntington and Port Washington at their own expense and were commissioned as Lieutenants and Naval aviators in 1917. Injured in a flying accident\, he never saw combat\, but was awarded the Navy Cross fo r his services in organizing and overseeing the unit. He later became a la wyer and was on the cover of Time magazine in 1925. He was elected to the New York State Legislature in 1922 and was later appointed Assistant Secre tary of the Army to direct aviation between 1926 and 1933. As President of the American Museum of Natural History between 1933 and 1951\, he organiz ed its expansion and placed the museum on a sound financial footing. He la ter served as Assistant Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1 951 – 1952.\n\nBetty H. Gillies – Growing up in Syosset\, Gillies began f lying at Roosevelt Field in 1928 and became a founding member of the 99s\, an organization of women aviators\, in 1929. She later served as Presiden t of the 99s between 1939 and 1941. She was one of the first women to rece ive a Transport Pilots license in 1930 and worked for Curtiss selling and demonstrating airplanes through the 1930s. She founded Gillies Aviation in the late 1930s and sold Wacos and Grumman Gooses. Between 1941 and 1942 s he was a Test Pilot at Grumman testing new Wildcat and Hellcat fighters. I n 1942 she became the first pilot to qualify for the Women’s Auxiliary Fer rying Squadron\, later known as the WASPs. In 1943 Gillies was the first w omen to fly the P-47 and later the first to qualify on the B-17. She was C hairman of the All Woman Transcontinental Air Race between 1953 and 1961\, and in 1964 was appointed to be on the first FAA Women’s Advisory Committ ee.\n
\nAbout the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame\n\nEach y ear the Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame will honor those \nindividual s who have played a major role in advancing aeronautical and technological achievement. Your support of this new exhibit and program will assist the museum in our efforts to educate school children throughout the region on the role that Long Island has played and will continue to play in aerospa ce history.\n
\nAbout Curtiss-Wright Corporation\n\nCurtiss-Wrig ht Corporation’s history dates back to the dawn of aviation. Curtiss-Wrigh t was created through the merger of companies originally founded by Orvill e and Wilbur Wright\, and Glenn Curtiss\, aviation pioneers whose technolo gical innovations in flying in the early 1900s paved the way for the estab lishment of commercial aviation as a viable mode of transportation and the air superiority that remains the backbone of America’s defenses a century later. Today\, Curtiss-Wright is a diversified company headquartered in P arsippany\, NJ. that excels at providing government and industry with crit ical function products\, systems and services in the areas of motion contr ol\, flow control and metal treatment. It employs approximately 7\, 600 pe ople worldwide. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130624T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130624T140000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:5th Annual Long Island Air & Space Hall of Fame Luncheon END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR