Turns out the rooms are filling up fast! If you are planning on attending, go to the Association website www.OV-1Mohawk.org to get all the info and sign up!
The cover story of the July-August 2002 Issue of The Mohawker (the OV-1 Mohawk Association’s newsletter) was titled “Moving Day for OV-1D 67-18902. The accompanying article by 1SG (Ret) Richard E. Dearborn of the Oregon Army National Guard told the story of this retired Mohawk’s last flight from Salem to McMinnville’s CPT Michael King Smith Evergreen Aviation Educational Institute. 902’s last flight was as a sling load beneath an Army CH-47D, not as majestic as if she was flying on her own, but nevertheless a very pretty sight against a bright blue Oregon sky!
Karin and I stopped at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum (www.sprucegoose.org) in August 2003 to see this Oregon Air National Guard Mohawk; Karin had never seen one, except in photos. The aircraft is on loan to the Museum from the US Army.
I just checked the Evergreen’s website, and 902 is still on static exhibit, so we will all have a chance to see it when we meet in a couple of months for the Reunion in Portland! I hope to see you there!
