Lauridsen
Aviation Museum
Glendale Arizona
Volunteers
Lauridsen
Thanks to the many volunteers
The creation of the museum wouldn't be possible without the many hours donated by a wonderful group of dedicated volunteers. If you also feel you have time and talent that could help us bring the museum to fruition, please contact me personally.
Hans Lauridsen
Wiley Parker
A world war II veteran who works almost daily to
help restore the old aircraft. Wiley lives in Sun City West where he
is able to use the metal shop of the Recreation Center to help craft parts.
Matt Gunsch
Matts been around airplanes all his life and loves
them all. He has worked on the following WWII aircraft at the museum:
A-26, DC-3, PBY-5A, C-1A, TBM, B-25, T-6D, PT-17, C-45H, C-119 and the T-28. Matt
holds A&P,
IA and PP certifications. When not working on planes, he's talking about them
on the web. You
can usually find Matt sharing ideas on the forum at www.warbirdinformationexchange.org
Chuck Wood
was born in Sioux City, IA, but now lives
in Sioux Falls.SD and Sun City, AZ. During WWII, he
was one of 10,000 US Air Corp Aviation Cadets washed out in May 1945 when Congress
decided to eliminate primary training for all cadets; he ended up in
B-29 School. Over the years he has owned a Cessna
and two Bonanzas. Chuck says, "My love for airplanes, especially old ones
never wanes and my association with Hans and his Museum is a privilege and a
labor of love."
Stanley Johnson
Dick Milhouse
Rich Roth