Mom's Log
Day 67
Tuesday, August 2
Wisconsin
Roscoe Morton, an announcer for the whole show invited Martha and Fred Jungclaus up to the stand where there were approximately 200 people gathered. Each in turn spoke of why they were dressed in vintage clothing, and what they were doing. People asked Martha if they were husband and wife and does she travel on the wings of Fred’s plane since it is a one-seater?
At the Fly-mart (flea market) Debbie Tennity took picture of Martha to put on the cover of FLYING magazine to go with her article in it by G. Baxter.
M met Paul Poberezny, the President and Founder of the EAA amd his daughter, Bonnie Judy.
He pinned his P-51 pin on Martha’s lapel, and she gave him a sterling silver AAC pin. Paul introduced her to Gene Soucy, an Eagle aerobatic pilot.
Jane Sheik, a 99’er and organizer of the show picked Martha up at the EAA Headquarters building and took her to the 99’s dinner. Martha won a 99’s windbreaker for coming the longest distance [by way of FL to AL, MS, AR, KS, OK, TX, LA, NM, CO, WY, ID, NV, AZ, CA, AZ, KS, NE to Oshkosh, WI].
She met Margerie Van Vleit who plans to fly around the world for peace. She is 65 years old.
Martha slept in Sandy and Greg Vogelpohl’s extra pup tent tonight, next to their family tent in the Oshkosh Fly-in Campground.
Day 68
Wednesday, August 3
Wisconsin
Martha was one of the volunteers on the “Operation Thirst” Project for 2 hours (taking water to the people flagging planes).
At the Fly-Market at Oshkosh, 5 vendors gave her a variety of things—WWII sunglasses and case, antenna mounts for a 1950 Cub to use as bookends, etc. Trade-A-Plane people were wonderful and wanted her picture taken with them. She met Dale and Dean Crites (twins) who soloed 60 yrs ago in an OX-5 Cub.
Martha was asked to speak at the Theater in the Woods for a gathering of 200 Women of the EAA. She was the last of 5 speakers and was very nervous. Her hands shook and her mouth was dry. Vern Jobst presented her with her membership card on stage from Paul Poberezny and his son, Tom who is President of the EAA Foundation. There were approximately 700 people in attendance and it was a great privilege to be invited to speak there.
Day 69
Thursday, August 4
Wisconsin
Mary Olson from Wisconsin offered to help with Martha’s costumes. She will sew a pair of jodhpurs for Martha and patch her flight suit.
Martha met Darrel and Margaret Rieth who lived across from Reich’s house on West 217 Street, the street next to ours in Parkview Village, where we lived until Martha was eleven. The Rieth’s now live in Minnesota. Mr. Rieth said that back in 1976, he saw Martha walking to Sundorph, the general aviation area of Cleveland Hopkins Airport with her backpack on. [I think he was the man who gave me a car ride to Sundorph Aviation when I was 18 years old to take my very first aerial hitchhike.] He and Mrs. Rieth were trying to remember who the pilot was who took Martha to the Islands in a Cessna 172. Mr. Rieth flew a general aviation plane.