C-97 Tiger Team Program
announced
The C-97 is a Special airplane that
needs Special Supporters. This program
is not for everyone. It is designed specifically for those special people who
are diehard enthusiasts for the Boeing C-97 who love see it fly, who
love the way it looks, who love the sounds of the powerful R-4360
engines and the sounds of the squealing expander tube brakes, and the
role it played in aviation history as a cargo transport, tanker, and
airliner.
In
addition to love for the C-97, a Tiger team member also has a Tiger heart and
Tiger spirit determine to stay and support the C-97 as a
Tiger would be determined to stay with the hunt. The Tiger member must
also have the financial means to support the program by contributing $1200 a
year, which breaks down to $100 a month. By assembling a roster of Tiger Team
members, we will ensure the funding is available to pay for heavy spending
items, specifically, the cost of annual insurance and other costs
associated with flight training and annual flight checks for pilots and flight
engineers. Flight engineer proficiency requirements are something new to
us since this is not required on the C-54.
We are very happy and proud to report
we now have seven individuals with the Tiger heart and spirit who have
accepted the responsibility to join the Tiger Team.
Tiger
# 1 is Mark Meltzer from Palo Alto, California.
Tiger
# 2 is Mark Howard from Edmond, Oklahoma.
Tiger # 3 is Alex Mellow from
Matthews, North carolina.
Tiger # 4 is Jeff DeKonty from
Glenmoore, Pennsylvania.
Tiger #5 is Ron McKinney from Tuscon,
Arizona
Tiger # 6 is Jason Pence
from Woodstock, Virginia
Tiger #7 is David Shurtleff from White Plains, New York
Who will be #8, will it be
you?
Help Support the C-97 “Angel of Deliverance” and Be A Part
of Something BIG!