Perry resident selected as volunteer of the quarter

Dale Newhart of

Perry has been selected as the Museum of Aviation Volunteer of the Quarter. Dale

and his wife, Carol, were honored at the Museum of Aviation Foundation Board of

Directors Meeting held at the Museum on Dec. 13.

Dale spent four years in the U. S. Air Force from 1956 to 1960 at Lowrey AFB,

Colo.; Niagara Falls, N.Y.; and Big Springs, Texas as a weapons control system

technician on F-102 fighter aircraft. After his Air Force service he attended

Penn State University where he received an associate degree in electrical engineering.

He then spent the next 29 years in engineering and procurement with IBM.

After retirement, he worked a few part time jobs at golf courses and apple

farms and in 1996 moved to Bonita Springs, Fla., where he worked part time for

The Florida Park Service and Hyatt’s Bently Village. He and his wife spent the

next 10 years hosting campgrounds throughout the United States with a six-week

stint with the Alaska Park Service.

Dale came to the Museum of Aviation in February 2007 and since then has

contributed over 1775 hours of volunteer service.

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