The e-mail address for the President of the VW-1 Association is
He is Ed Metzger Flight Engineer primarily on TE-5 '65-'67. He or his wife Sally will send you the appropriate enrollment information if you contact them. Their address and phone number is
710 Edgewater Dr.
Inverness FL 34453,
Phone (352) 726-4943.
Cost is $15.00 @year, for our quarterly news letter, the VW-1 TRACKER, its mailing costs, and support of this website. They will snail mail you the enrollment information, so please include your mailing address with your request.
This association was formed December 30th 1998 by Ed and Sally Metzger, the 1st reunion was 24 - 27 October 1999 in Branson, MO. The members voted on having reunions approximately every year and a half, and keeping the costs to a reasonable level. Ed Metzger was nominated and voted in as President, his wife Sally as Secretary / Treasurer, they still hold those positions.
The 2nd reunion was 30 April through 4 May 2000 in San Antonio, TX.
The 3rd was 30 April through 3 May 2002 in Pensacola, FL.
The 4th was 15 - 19 Sept, 2003. in Reno NV
The 5th was May 2nd - 5th of 2005 in Myrtle Beach SC.
The 6th was Oct. 23rd - 27th of 2006 in San Diego CA.
The next reunion will be in late spring of 2008 in Colorado Springs CO.. We cordially invite all active members of the VW-1 Association and their families to join us in the festivities. Select VW-1 Association History below for a narrative of our association.
The association has 190+ active members, they range in squadron assignment dates from the early '50s to early '70s. We are a varied group, from career people to one termer's, Commanding Officers to mess cooks. Association members include, 'nose pickers', 'bubble chasers', 'tin benders', 'scope dopes', 'weather guessers', 'tweets and ditty dahs'. Our membership includes all years, ranks and rates, some flew the old PB-1W's others the Willie Victors.
If you are interested, contact Ed and Sally Metzger or Pete Wasmund for more information.
President and Secretary/Treasurer
VW-1 All Hands Alumni Association
(All years, all ranks and rates)
VW-1 Association
Membership Committee
and Website Manager