February 2009 Ride Recap
March Air Force Base

We were supposed to go to the Rock Store, but due to the weather and checking the road conditions it was decided for safety reasons to skip the Rock Store and go to March Air Force Base instead. We started the day with our chapter meeting. It was announced that Travis Rosser was taking on the duties of Secretary and Jay Walters has volunteered to be our Treasure, thanks guys we appreciate the help.
We took Scott Howard to the parking lot and asked him to bribe his way into our little riding association. You know what, we asked if he had money and he was ready, he showed us the money, so we voted him in. Congratulations Scott and welcome to our family. After voting Scott in we headed down to March Air Force Base.
On 20 March 1918, Alessandro Flying Training Field became March Field, named in honor of Second Lieutenant Peyton C. March, Jr., son of the Army Chief of Staff, who had been killed in a flying accident in Texas the previous month. By late April 1918, enough progress had been made in the construction of the new field to allow the arrival of the first troops. In April 1923, March Field closed its doors with one sergeant left in charge.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews. Throughout World War II, many soon-to-be-famous bombardment groups performed their final training at March before embarking for duty in the Pacific. On a lighter note, entertainer Bob Hope's first USO show was held at March on 6 May 1941. March Field Air Museum, and the P-38 National Museum are adjacent to the March Air Reserve Base, Riverside, California. March Field Air Museum serves as home to over 60 historic aircraft and many inside displays relating to the history of March Field, now known as March Air Reserve Base. (Wikipedia)