1958 Rodeo Phamplet
Bakalar AFB
Columbus, Indiana




Portion of a booklet on Ebay 09/2007, for the 1958 Rodeo at Bakalar AFB.

"The Air Force Reserves' Troop Carrier Rodeo which took place on 8 - 11 March, 1958 at Bakalar Air Force Base, Camp Atterbury Drop Zone, Columbus, Indiana. The program contains 16 mimeographed pages including a letter from the base commander, Colonel Junius W. Dennison, Jr.; The Base Mission; The Rodeo - What It's About; Schedule of Events; General Information; Movie Schedule; Maps of the base and drop zone; Operations Organizational Chart, Scoring Rules and score sheet. There is also a copy of Wing Regulation Number 55-3 from Headquarters 434th Troop Carrier Wing (M), and a small 12 page pamphlet titled "This is the Hoosier Wing", about the 434th Troop Carrier Wing with photos of what I believe are C-119 Flying Boxcars. This wing was mobilized in 1962 for the Cuban Missile Crisis."