Operation Bootstrap Revisited

Embry-Riddle commemorates 50 years in Daytona Beach at 2015 Alumni Homecoming Weekend.

Oct. 7 – 10, 2015

Students, alumni, faculty and staff gathered for a historic all-campus photo at the Operation Bootstrap 50th Anniversary celebration. (Daryl Labello photo)
Students, alumni, faculty and staff gathered for a historic all-campus photo at the Operation Bootstrap 50th Anniversary celebration. (Daryl Labello photo)
A total of 25 faculty, staff and student groups competed in the Pull-A-Plane contest. Team Army was the winner, pulling the 44,000-pound Gulfstream III 15 feet in 9.3 seconds. Pictured is the Hunt Library team. (Chris DeAugustine photo)
A total of 25 faculty, staff and student groups competed in the Pull-A-Plane contest. Team Army was the winner, pulling the 44,000-pound Gulfstream III 15 feet in 9.3 seconds. Pictured is the Hunt Library team. (Chris DeAugustine photo)
The campus-community party included games and activities, a band, dancing, food trucks, a beer garden, and fireworks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Operation Bootstrap, Embry-Riddle’s move from the Miami Campus in 1965 to Daytona Beach, Fla. (David Massey photo)
The campus-community party included games and activities, a band, dancing, food trucks, a beer garden, and fireworks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Operation Bootstrap, Embry-Riddle’s move from the Miami Campus in 1965 to Daytona Beach, Fla. (David Massey photo)
Alumni tour the largest university research telescope in Florida, located atop the College of Arts and Sciences building. (Daryl Labello photo)
Alumni tour the largest university research telescope in Florida, located atop the College of Arts and Sciences building. (Daryl Labello photo)
Fireworks were launched from the baseball diamond. (David Massey photo)
Fireworks were launched from the baseball diamond. (David Massey photo)
Alumni members of the Alpha Eta Rho professional aviation fraternity enjoy the Fly-In Static Display. (Chris DeAugustine photo)
Alumni members of the Alpha Eta Rho professional aviation fraternity enjoy the Fly-In Static Display. (Chris DeAugustine photo)