The Clubhouse is located in the Northrop Grumman Cafeteria complex on Crenshaw Blvd. A t each Club meeting, a guest speaker provides an entertaining and informative presentation. Tom presented a behind the scenes video chronicling the history of YF-23A Black Widow II, from the start of the program, through its restoration at the Western Museum of Flight. The video included interviews with key Northrop personnel including the two Northrop flight test pilots, Paul Metz and Jim Sandberg. In addition, YF-23A flight test footage that was never before seen on public television was included.
Reconnaissance is the gathering of intelligence data.
Jack Northrop's quest was traced from his early days in Santa Barbara with the Loughhead brothers to the B-2 of today. There was also one at Douglas that he and Ed Heinemann 'toyed' with. The cause and effects of the circumstances that caused the demise of Jack Northrop s big wings was also examined. In commemoration of the 13th annual Hawthorne Air Faire held the week before the meeting, this program featured the many interesting and unique aircraft that have participated in the previous twelve years of the Hawthorne Air Faire. Ranging from the experimental Learfan 2100 to the awesome B-2 Spirit bomber, the Hawthorne Air Faire has played host to a staggering array of warbirds, homebuilts, civilian and military aircraft.