HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The Hill Aerospace Museum will host a series of “Plane Talk” events during the month of November.
Plane Talk features speakers related to the military, aerospace and the defense industry. Events are held Saturdays at 1 p.m. in the museum auditorium. Talks are open to the public and admission is free.
Featured speakers:
Robert A. Condie - Nov. 5
Condie was born and raised in Salt Lake City. He attended the University of Utah and then became an Air Force cadet pilot. Condie served as an active duty Air Force pilot from 1953-1956. Following his service he was a pilot for the Utah Air National Guard. Condie flew the T-33, F-80, F-86E, F-86A, F-86F, and the F-100.
Following his flying career, Bob developed and operated Pride Oil Company, built and owned hotels in Utah and Idaho, was director of the National Cutting Horse Association and was director and president of the Utah Cutting Horse Association. Condie was the National Cutting Horse World Champion in 1981 with his horse, Doc's Marmoset. Bob is co-author of the book, “We Pushed the Limits – Reflections of Five Old Fighter Pilots.”
Gary Pilgrim - Nov. 12
Pilgrim is a volunteer at the Hill Aerospace Museum. He grew-up as an “Air Force Brat” and, of course, lived all over the world. He started high school in Hawaii and then graduated from Clearfield High School, Utah. He now calls Utah home. Gary served active duty in the Air Force from 1966-1970. He served in the Utah Air National Guard for 12 years and in the Air Force Reserve for 13 years before retiring in 2002 as a master sergeant.
During his active duty days he was a photographer stationed in Thailand and Vietnam. In the Reserve he mostly served in the Emergency Management career field. Pilgrim’s father was a B-17 tail gunner during World War II. He was a member of the 8th Air Force and the 100th Bomb Group, “the Bloody Hundred.” Gary will be speaking about his father’s experience in World War II.
James W. Dooley - Nov. 19
Dooley served in the United States Marine Corps from 1969-1973. He was in an A-6 Intruder training squadron and was then assigned as a Naval Flight Officer and pilot during the Vietnam War. Dooley was assigned as a bombardier/navigator in an all-weather attack squadron. He was a part of the air component of “Task Force Delta/ MCAS Rose Garden” and was involved with Operation Linebacker I and Linebacker II.
He received the Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and an Air Medal. Dooley was a Marine captain. Dooley also served in the Air Force from 1984-2008, retiring as a colonel. He served in numerous areas including biomedical sciences, hyperbaric physiology and medicine, high altitude physiology, and flight motion effects. He served as Director of Health & Fitness at the Air Mobility Warfare Center at Fort Dix, N.J.; Chief, Department Hyperbaric Medicine & Associate Dean of the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks AFB, Texas; and Aerospace Physiology Consultant, Air Combat Command Surgeon’s Office at Langley AFB, Va.
Dooley received a doctorate in Advanced Studies in in Physical Education (Exercise Science) from Brigham Young University. He has received numerous awards throughout his distinguished career including the Fred A. Hitchcock Award, Career Excellence in Aerospace Physiology in 2007.