Opening Comments from J.R. Williams and the first presentation from Greg Vanwynegarden.
The sky was clear over Monterrey on the first official morning of the OTF conference, with both the sun and the moon taking up prominent positions overhead. After a simple, brief, breakfast we were ushered down the hall to the conference room were the day's proceedings were to take place.
The conference began with opening remarks from J.R. Williams in asking who was new to League conferences – of which maybe a third of the room were, and who had been members of the league for less than two years – and again a large portion of the room raised their hands. He then went on to encourage everyone in the room to continue to promote the League and to try and get as many new members as possible.
Ted Huscher then introduced the poster he created for the conference, his seventh, for the attendees to sign.
The first presentation was from Greg Vanwyngarden on “Jasta 18, the Staffel with the Split Personality.” Jasta 18 is the focus if his recent book: "Jasta 18 - The Red Noses." Greg wove a compelling story of the flying unit using many detailed photos as well as first person quotations, primarily from the translated journals of pilot Rudolf Berthold. His presentation laced together both the story of this jasta, as well as the pilots who few against them.
Vanwyngarden’s presentation also included use of artwork from Russell Smith and Jim Deitz among others.
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