Thu, Jan 31, 2008
CAF Col. Bill Coombes Voted In To Post
Aero-News recently learned on
Saturday, January 19, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) General
Staff voted CAF Col. Bill Coombes in as the next Chief of Staff for
the organization.
Born in Los Angeles, CA, Coombes considers Texas his home --
having lived there since 1957. He is a graduate of Southern
Methodist University and has spent his entire career working as an
educator. He has served as a school administrator, coach, college
professor and a classroom teacher. Currently Coombes is the college
counselor at Trinity School in Midland, TX.
Coombes has been a member of the CAF since 1980, the same year
he and his family acquired an SNJ and began to support CAF events
in Texas and New Mexico. While a member of the CAF, Coombes has
served in a variety of staff positions within the Desert Squadron
and the High Sky Wing. He holds a senior flight rating, is
formation qualified and is current in the SNJ, PT-19 and Fairchild
F-24/J2K.
Coombes has also served as the CAF AIRSHO chairman for the past
11 years and is chairman of the Commemorative Center committee
charged with overseeing the planning of the new
multi-million-dollar addition to the CAF Headquarters campus. He is
also a member of the long-range planning committee. Coombes also
assisted in creating the American Airpower Heritage Museum’s
“Remembrance of War” Seminar Series, which continues to
bring noted historians, authors and aviators to Midland and the
CAF.
"I look forward to working closely with Bill this year," said
CAF CEO Steve Brown. "His experience and leadership on the General
Staff will help us in our goal of strengthening the CAF for the
next 50 years."
"It is an honor to serve in this capacity," Coombes added.
The Commemorative Air Force is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to honoring the men and women who have served, or who are
serving, America by maintaining a flying museum of classic military
aircraft.
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