Past Events
Upcoming Events 2011
Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum 12 August 2011 Travis Air Force Base, CA
Air Force Association Iron Gate Chapter 27 July 2011 "21 Club" New York City, New York
Hudson Institute James H. Doolittle Award 20 June 2011 The Metropolitan Club New York City
South Carolina Historic Aviation Week 11 - 17 June 2011 Columbia, South Carolina
Society of Experimental Test Pilots 6 June 2011 Wichita, Kansas
USAF Historical Society James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle Award 2 June 2011 Arlington, VA
Manual Arts High School JROTC Presentation 20 May 2011 Los Angeles, CA
Festival of Women Authors Literary Guild of Orange County 7 May 2011 Irvine, CA
Lions Club 6 May 2011 Long Beach, CA
Sons of the American Revolution 3 May 2011 6:30 Rock Bottom Brewery 1 Pine Ave Long Beach, CA 90802
Legacy Symposium Fantasy of Flight 15 - 16 April 2011 1400 Broadway Blvd, SE Polk City, FL 33868
Air Force Association JimmyDoolittle Chapter 23 April 2011 3:30 The Proud Bird 11022 Aviation Blvd Los Angeles, CA
Freedom Village 23 April 2011 23442 El Toro Road Lake Forrest, CA 92630
AIAA Delaware Section 7 April 2011 Elkton, MD
Alhambra Rotary Club 22 March 2011 12:15 Alhambra Golf Course 700 S Almansor Street Alhambra, CA 91801
Plane Crazy 19 March 2011 10:00 - 2:00 Mojave Air and Spaceport 1434 Flightline Street Mojave, CA 93501
Los Angeles Air Force Base Awards Banquet 11 March 2011 5:00 SMC Salutes 100 Years of Military Aviation Sheraton Gateway Hotel 6101 West Century Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90045
Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association 3 March 2011 Museum of Flight Seattle, WA
General Federation of Women's Clubs El Segundo Women's Club 9 February 2011 6:00 El Segundo Women's Club 541 Standard Street El Segundo, CA 90245
2010
Warhawk Air Museum August 27, 2010 Dedication of the new hanger 201 Municipal Way Nampa, ID 83687 (208) 465-6446
Future of Flight September 3, 2010 1 - 3 PM Book Signing Boeing Gift Shop 8415 Paine Field Blvd Mukilteo, WA 1-800-464-1476
Antique Airplane Air Show September 4 -5, 2010 Paine Field Airport Everett, WA Watch for details
Reno Air Races September 15 - 19, 2010 Stead Field Reno, Nevada
Los Alamitos Chapter - Military Officers Association of America October 21, 2010 6:00 PM U.S. Navy Golf Center Clubhouse 5660 Orangewood Cypress, CA
Taste of Flight Planes of Fame October 23, 2010 7000 Merrill Ave Chino, CA (909) 597-3722
Crowell Public Library November 8, 2010 7:00 PM 1850 Huntington Drive San Marino, CA 91108
American Legion November 9, 2010 7:00 PM Sizzler 1401 North Harbor Blvd Fullerton, CA
Voices of Pride November 14, 2010 10:00 - 4:00 New England Air Museum 36 Perimeter Road Windsor Locks, CT 06096 860-623-3305
Daughters of the American Revolution November 17, 2010 12:00 PM Whittier, CA Watch for details
Air Force Association Global Warfare Symposium 18-19 November 2010 Beverly Hills Hotel 9641 Sunset Blvd Beverly Hills, CA
WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument December 7, 2010 http://www.nps.gov/valr/index.htm Watch for Details
Book Club August 19, 2010 Palisade, Colorado
Thunder Over Michigan Gathering of Fortresses Legends August 708, 2010 Willow Run Airport Ypsilanti, Michigan
Military Officers of American Association South Coast Chapter July 16, 2010 6:00 PM Canyon Lodge Restaurant Laguna Beach, CA
Hudson Institute 2010 James H. Doolittle Prize Dinner honoring General David H. Petraeus June 24, 2010 The Metropolitan Club New York, New York By invitation only
398th Bomb Group June 15 - 20, 2010 Nuthamsted, UK
Grandpaw Pettibones Luncheon June 10, 2010 11:30 Garden Grove Elks Lodge 11551 Trask Ave Garden Grove, CA
Memorial Day Services May 31, 2010 11:00 Harbor Lawn Memorial Park 1625 Gisler Ave Costa Mesa, CA
Festival of Women Authors May 22, 2010 8:30 - 5:00 Irvine Marriott 18000 Von Karman Ave Irvine, CA
Tri State Warbird Museum 21 May 2010 6:00 PM Bactavia, Ohio
Planes of Fame Air Show 15-16 May 2010 with Bud Anderson and Johnny Alison Planes of Fame Air Museum 7000 Merrill Avenue Chino CA 91710 (909) 597-3722
Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach "Noted Authors Dinner Gala" April 30, 2010 5:15 Hilton Oceanfront Hotel Virginia Beach, Virginia
Quiet Birdmen Forth Worth Hanger 9 April 2010 American Legion Post Bedford, TX By invitation only
Tom Griffin's Breakfast Club 2 April 2010 Cincinnati, Ohio
Military Officers of America Association 13 March, 2010 Holiday Inn 2726 South Grand Avenue Santa Ana, CA
Palm Springs Literary Salon 8 March 2010 Palm Springs, CA By invitation only
Phi Beta Kappa Alumni in Southern California 7 March 2010 1:00 Flight Path Learning Center 6661 W. Imperial Highway Los Angeles, CA 9009 By invitation only Chino, CA
2009
El Toro Memorial Park Pearl Harbor Observance December 7, 2009 25751 Trabuco Rd Lake Forest, CA 92630 (949) 951-8244
Palm Springs Air Museum Book Fair and Chili Tasting December 5, 2009 10:00 am - 4:00 pm 745 North Gene Autry Trail Palm Springs, CA 92262 760-778-6262 X222 Sharon@PalmSpringAirMuseum.org www.palmspringsairmuseum.org
Men of Mystery 10th Anniversary Celebration with Michael Connelly November 21, 2009 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Irvine Marriott 18000 Von Karman Ave Irvine, CA $70.00
Global Warfare Symposium Air Force Association November 20, 2009 9:15 AM The Beverly Hilton 9876 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-274-7777 http://www.afa.org/events/NatlSymp/2009/GWS2009_Agenda.asp
Altadena Public Library November 11, 2009 7:00 pm with Vi Cowden, Jack Hammett, David Lester and Clyde Davis 600 East Maraposa Street Altadena, CA 91001-2211
Historic Flight Luncheon November 6, 2009 Grumpy Returns! With Distinguished Special Guest John M. Shalikashvili General, US Army (Ret) and Brigadier General George L. Bartlett, USMC (Ret) Historic Flight Restoration Hanger Everett, WA www.historicflight.org (by inviatation only)
Planes of Fame 3rd Annual Wine Tasting Party October 24, 2009 7000 Merrill Ave. #17 Chino, CA 91710 www.planesoffame.org (909) 597-3722
Western Museum of Flight October 17, 2009 11:00 am 3315 Airport Drive Torrance, CA 90505 (310) 326-9544 www.wmof.com Members free Non-members $5.00
Gathering of Eagles Society of Experimental Test Pilots October 16, 2009 Lancaster Fairgrounds $75.00 661-277-8050
Ebell Society of the Santa Ana Valley October 12, 2009 1:30 pm 625 French Street Santa Ana, CA 92701
B-17 Combat Crewman and Wingman October 11, 2009 1:00pm Air Flight Terminal 3250 Airlift Way Long Beach, CA 90807
Byrd Aircraft Recovery Kick-off October 10, 2009 6:00 pm - midnight Proud Bird 11022 Aviation Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90045-6187 $125.00 (for tickets send to: Byrd Aircraft Recovery Expedition P.O. Box 1243 Monrovia, CA 91017) byrdexpedition.org
DAC-MDC Retirees Luncheon October 6, 2009 12:00 Sycamore Center Lakewood, CAhttp://macdacwestretirees.org (Watch for details)
Reno Air Races September 16 - 20, 2009 Reno Stead Field Reno, Nevada www.airrace.org/indexJS.php
Chico Air Museum Odyssey Winery August 16, 2009
8th Air Force Historical Society Reunion August 20 - 23, 2009 Millinnium Hotel Cincinnati, Ohio www.8thafhs.org
EAA Air Venture Oshkosh "An Afternoon with Jimmy Doolittle" July 31, 2009 10:00 am Authors' Corner II - Wearhouse August 1, 2009 11:30 am Authors' Corner II - Wearhouse August 2, 2009 10:00 am Authors' Corner II - Wearhouse www.airventure.org
Palm Springs Air Museum July 4, 2009 Palm Springs Air Museum 745 North Gene Autry Trail Palm Springs, California 92262 760-778-6262 ext: 222 Email:
Sharon@PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org http://www.palmspringsairmuseum.org/
Book Launch Just Doing My Job Planes of Fame Air Museum June 20, 2009 10:00 - 12:00 7000 Merrill Ave. #17 Chino, CA 91710 http://www.planesoffame.org/ (909) 597-3722 Featured Guests Include: Bob Coates, Wes Coss, Vi Cowden, Claude Davis,John Doolittle, Tom Griffin, Bonnie Gwaltney, Jack Hammett, David Lester, Edith McClure, Marie Moramarco, Billie Reeg, Dick Troxcil, and Cindy Woods
El Segundo Public Library 2009 Author Fair June 7, 2009 12:45-4:45 Friends of the El Segundo Library 111 West Mariposa Avenue El Segundo, CA 90245
Cambridge American Cemetery May 25, 2009 Madingley Road Coton Cambridge CB3 7PH United Kingdom http://www.madingleyamericancemetery.info/
Bassingbourn Barracks May 23, 2009 10:30 - 5:00 The Tower Museum The Life and Times of General Jimmy Doolittle Hanger 3, Bassingbourn Barracks Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5LX England http://www.towermuseumbassingbourn.co.uk/ (+44) 01762 243 500
8th Air Force Historical Society May 15 - 17, 2009 Crown Plaza National Airport Washington, DC www.cpnationalairport.com/index.php
Andrews Air Force Base Air Show May 15 - 17 www.8thafhs.org/specialevent.htm
Huntington Beach Library May 12, 2009 6:30 PM 7111 Talbert Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92648 www.hbpl.org 714-842-2281
Pacific Air Museum April 18, 2009 5 - 7 PM Book Signing by Jonna Hoppes 7 - 8:30 PM Rightous Revenge - Dramatic Reading of new play by Joe Moore 8:30 PM "Meet the Cast" Dessert Reception Hangar 37 on Ford Island 319 Lexington Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/joemoore.php $15.00 members $35.00 non members 808-441-1008
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 26, 2009 UCLA Campus Santa Monica Press
Book Launch for Just Doing My Job Warhawk Air Museum May 2, 2009 Warhawk Air Museum 201 Municipal Way Nampa, ID 83687 www.warhawkairmuseum.org (208) 465-6446
Festival of Women Authors Literary Guild of Orange County May 9, 2009 Marriott Hotel 18000 Von Karman Irvine, CA Jonna will be attending and encourages other interested readers to attend. www.litguildoc.org
Aviation Hall of Fame March 13 - 15 Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviators Dayton, Ohio www.reelstufffilmfest.com
Historical Society of Palm Springs February 27, 2009 Portola Community Center Palm Desert, CA http://hspd.org
American Airlines Vanguards Gardena Elks Club January 13, 2009 Gardena, California
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2008
Arizona Memorial December 8, 2008 Arizona National Monument
Arizona Memorial December 7, 2008 1 Arizona Memorial Place Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 http://www.nps.gov/usar
Pacific Aviation Museum 2nd Anniversary Dinner December 6, 2008 Hangar 37 on Ford Island Honolulu HI 96818 www.pacificaviationmuseum.org
Arizona Memorial After Hours in the Park December 5, 2008 Arizona National Monument Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
Arizona Memorial After Hours in the Park December 4, 2008 Arizona National Monument Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
March Field Air Museum Dinner November 19, 2008 Riverside, CA 92518 www.marchfield.org/mfm.htm
Company Grade Officers Luncheon November 17, 2008 Gordon Conference Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base
Night of the Stars November 17, 2008 Griffith Observatory Los Angeles, CA 90027 www.griffithobs.org
Air Force Week Film Festival November 14 - 18, 2008
Film Festival: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences November 18, 2008 Linwood Dunn Theater Hollywood, CA 90028 Lt Col (ret) Richard E. Cole (Raider) Maj (ret) Thomas Griffin (Raider) Tom Liu (Chinese citizen who helped rescue downed Raider crew) Edith McClure (spouse of Raider and WWII nurse in England) Jonna Doolittle Hoppes (author, granddaughter of Gen. Doolittle)
South Coast Alumnae of Beta Phi November 13, 2008 Sherman Gardens Newport Beach, CA
American Legion Post 257 October 23, 2008 Clubhouse One Laguna Woods Village Laguna Woods, CA
Goldenwest Chapter of MOAA October 3, 2008
Planes of Fame Special Event September 20
Reno Air Races September 10 - 14, 2008 Stead Field Reno, NV
B25 Invitational Warhawk Air Museum August 15 - 17, 2008 Nampa, ID 83687 www.warhawkairmuseum.org
Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club July 29, 2008 Five Crowns Restaurant Corona Del Mar, CA
Museum of Flying Volunteers July 25, 2008 Private Event
Ginny Stevenson's Book Club July 24, 2008 Private Event
Old Farts Flying Club July 23, 2008 Burbank Airport Stonehurst Park Auditorium Sun Valley, CA
8th Air Force Association Jimmy Doolittle Chapter July 19, 2008 Twilight Meeting Oakland Air Museum
Westminister School District Educational Program June 27, 2008
Doolittle Raiders Homecoming 1942 - 2008 May 27 - 31, 2008 Fort Walton Beach, FL All proceeds benefit The Fisher House of the Emerald Coast Planes of Fame Air Show May 17 - 18, 2008 Chino, CA www.planesoffame.org
Freedom Committee Historical Society May 14, 2008 Costa Mesa, CA
Sally Valentine's Book Club April 24, 2008 Private event
Frontiers of Flight Museum April 17, 2008 Luncheon, Presentations, and Book Signing
Cavanaugh Flight Museum: April 18, 2008 (Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid) Luncheon, Presentation, and Book Signing
Frontiers of Flight Museum April 18, 2008 Celebrity Speaker Reception and Banquet featuring General T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff, USAF
University of Texas at Dallas April 19, 2008 Presentation and Book Signing UTD Conference Room Richardson, TX
Doolittle Raiders' Reunion April 16 - 20, 2008 Frontiers of Flight Museum Dallas, TX 75209 www.doolittleraider.com
Cavanaugh Flight Museum April 15, 2008 Addison, TX 75001 www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com
Orange County Military Officers Association of America April 12, 2007 Cavanaugh Flight Museum Tales and Tails Gala March 28, 2008 Dallas, TX www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/
Wings over Wendy's World War II Veterans March 10, 2008 Canoga Park, CA
The Flight Path Museum March 15, 2008 Los Angeles, CA
Wings over Wendy's World War II Veterans March 10, 2008 Canoga Park, CA
Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum Pooler, GA http://www.mightyeighth.org/word/index.php
Society of Women Adventurers January 20, 2008 Los Angeles, CA
B-17 Combat Crewmen and Wingmen January 13, 2008
Long Beach, CA
2007
AMA - Desert Storm Squadron December 14, 2007 Palm Springs, CA
Pacific Aviation Museum - Pearl Harbor December 6 - 9, 2007 with John Doolittle and Richard Cole Ford Island Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 www.pacificaviationmuseum.org
Air Force Association Jimmy Doolittle Chapter December 1, 2007 The Underground Hermosa Beach, CA
Stuart Air Show Witham Field Airport November 8 - 11, 2007 with Dick Cole, Tom Griffin and Ed Horton Stuart, FL www.vnaairshow.com/index.asp
Friends of the Signal Hill Library Monday, November 5, 2007 Signal Hill, CA
39th Fighter Squadron September 22, 2007 Eagle, ID 83616
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center September 17, 2007 With Richard Cole www.si.edu/visit/directions.htm
Notes on the Doolittle Tokyo Raid www.nasm.si.edu/udvarhazy
Constitution Day Celebration September 16, 2007 With Dick Cole Washington, DC
B25 Invitational Warhawk Air Museum August 11 and 12, 2007 With Dick Cole, Tom Griffin, and Dave Thatcher Nampa, ID 83687 www.warhawkairmuseum.org
Eighth Air Force Historical Society Reunion July 21, 2007 Kalamazoo, MI
Ramstein Air Force Base Friday, June 29, 2007 This event is a fund raiser for the Fisher House. www.fisherhouse.org Ramstein, Germany
Alaska Aviation Museum Friday, June 1, 2007 Anchorage, AK
Prince William Sound Museum Thursday, May 31, 2007 Whittier, AK
John Wayne Airport Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Santa Ana, CA
Long Beach Library Saturday, May 19, 2007 Long Beach, CA
Dedication of the AFSOUTH Doolittle Combined Air and Space Operations May 9, 2007 Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ
The Aviation Museum of Santa Paula Tuesday, May 1, 2007 Santa Paula Airport Santa Paula, CA 93060
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Reunion April 17 - 21, 2007 San Antonio, TX
March Field Air Museum Friday, April 13, 2007 Riverside, CA 92518
Riverside Public Library Thursday, April 12, 2007 Riverside, CA 92501
World War II Bomber Days Saturday, March 3, 2007 Planes of Fame Chino, CA 91710 Jonna with Dick Cole, Tom Griffin, and John Doolittle
Los Angeles Air Force Base February 27, 2007 Jonna with Dick Cole, Tom Griffin, and John Doolittle
Huntington Beach Library February 27, 2007 Friends of the Library Central Library Huntington Beach, CA http://www.hbpl.org Jonna with Dick Cole, Tom Griffin, and John Doolittle
Regency Point February 21, 2007 Irvine, CA http://www.regentspoint.com/rp
Bakersfield Navy League Wednesday, January 17, 2007 American Legion Post #26 Bakersfield, CA
2006
Fantasy of Flight December 9, 2006 Broadway Boulevard Polk City, FL http://www.fantasyofflight.com/directions.htm
Sarasota News and Books December 7, 2006 Sarasota, FL http://www.sarasotanewsandbooks.com
Panama City Library
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
The Historic Martin Theater
Down Town Panama City, FL
Tyndall Air Force Base Tuesday, December 5, 2006 TAFB, FL
Barnes and Noble December 3, 2006 Naples, FL http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com
Barnes and Noble December 2, 2006 St Petersburg, FL http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com
Barnes and Noble December 1, 2006 Tampa, FL http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com
Association of Naval Aviators Two Block Fox Squadron November 16, 2006 Granada Hills, CA
World War II Veterans Committee Ninth Annual Conference November 8 - 11, 2006 Arlington, Virginia
Community United Methodist Church Saturday, November 18, 2006 Huntington Beach, CA
American Association of University Women (AAUW) November 4, 2006
Long Beach, CA
Castle Air Force Base Museum Open Cockpit Days October 28 - 29 Atwater, CA http://www.elite.net/castle-air/contact.htm
Airventures October 19, 2006 West Los Angeles, CA
Aero Association of the California Institute of Technology Caltech/JPL Flying Club October 18, 2006 http://aacit.caltech.edu
Adler Creek Middle School September 29, 2006 Squaw Valley Institute Olympic Valley, CA http://www.squawvalleyinstitute.org
Barnes and Noble September 15, 2006 San Pedro Crossing San Antonio, TX http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com
Stories of Service Symposium 2006 August 13 - 14, 2006 History Park San Jose San Jose, CA www.StoriesofServiceSymposium2006.doc
The Shirley Street Antique Mall July 26, 2006 Naples, FL
Sarasota News & Books July 22, 2006 1341 Main St. Sarasota, FL
Wings of Freedom Tour Wednesday - Monday, May 31 - June 5, 2006 Moffett Federal Airfield Mountain View, CA http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm
Wings of Freedom 2006 Air Show Friday - Sunday, May 26 - 28, 2006 Red Wing Regional Airport Bay City, WI info@wingsoffreedom.org http://www.wingsoffreedom.org/index.html
The Adventurers Club of Los Angeles Thursday, May 18, 2006 Los Angeles, CA www.adventurersclub.org/
Wings of Freedom Tour Friday - Sunday, May 19 - 21, 2006 Hollister Municipal Airport Hollister, CA http://www.collingsfoundation.org/
Wings of Freedom Tour Thursday - Monday, May 12 - 15, 2006 San Luis County Regional Airport San Luis Obispo, CA http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm
Fountain Valley Historical Society Sunday, April 23, 2006 Fountain Valley, CA
Books & Co. Friday, April 21, 2006 Dayton, OH
64th Doolittle Raiders Reunion Monday - Friday, April 17 – 21, 2006 The National Museum of the Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, OH www.doolittletokyoraiders.com/
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Saturday - April 8, 2006 Chantilly, VA
National Air and Space Museum Thursday, April 6, 2006 Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater Washington, D.C. www.nasm.si.edu
Assistance League Author Luncheon Tuesday, March 21, 2006 Long Beach, CA
The Antique Airplane Association of Colorado Presents: "An Evening with Jimmy Doolittle" Wednesday, March 16, 2006 Boulder, CO
Tattered Cover Book Store Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Highlands Ranch, CO www.tatteredcover.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp
U.S. Air Force Academy Tuesday, March 14, 2006 USAFA, CO With Bill Bower, Dick Cole, and John Doolittle
Air Force Association Curtis E. LeMay - Orange County Chapter Saturday, March 11, 2006 Costa Mesa, CA
American Business Women's Association Authors Day Sunday, February 26, 2006 San Pedro, CA
8th Air Force Reunion Saturday, February 25, 2006 Anaheim, CA
Aero-Space Club Friday, February 24, 2006 Laguna Woods, CA
The Adventurers Club Friday, February 17, 2006 Chicago, IL 60610 www.theadventurersclub.org
Pritzker Military Library (Calculated Risk was nominated for a Colby Award) Thursday, February 16, 2006 Chicago, IL 60611 www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org
Huntington Beach Library Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Friends of the Library Central Library Huntington Beach, CA http://www.hbpl.org/
World War II Bomber Days Planes of Fame Saturday, January 7, 2006 Chino, CA 91710
Aviation Breakfast Club Sunday, January 8, 2006 Fountain Valley, CA
Los Alamitos High School December 2, 2005 Los Alamitos, CA
Gathering of Eagles Friday, October 21, 2005 Lancaster, CA
Newport Beach Public Library Thursday, October 20, 2005 Newport Beach, CA http://www.nbplfoundation.org/lectures.htm
CopperState Fly-In Thursday - Sunday Casa Grande, AZ http://www.copperstate.org/travel
Aerospace Walk of Honor Saturday, September 24, 2005 Lancaster, CA http://www.awoh.org/index2.htm
Rio Vista VFW Hall Thursday, September 29, 2005 Rio Vista ,CA
Vacaville Public Library, Town Square Saturday, October 1, 2005 Vacaville, CA http://www.solanolibrary.com/vacts.cfm
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