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USAF Museum - Anybody Wanna Go on March 11?
« on: February 08, 2001, 12:54:00 AM »
Dinger and I are planning a visit to the USAF Museum in Dayton OH.  We are tenatively planning to tour the museum on Sunday 3/11 and visit the research office on Monday 3/12.  If anybody is interested in meeting up with us on either day, let me know.
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Museum website:  http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/
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Offline StSanta

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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2001, 06:50:00 AM »
I'll go funked.

How are you going to pay for my air trip?

 

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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2001, 08:33:00 AM »
Count me in!

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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2001, 09:44:00 AM »
Hey guyz
  If ya ever get a chance to visit the Naval A/C museum at Pensacola NAS...there's lots of WWII stuff there and it's a pretty awesome site!
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2001, 09:46:00 AM »
That sounds interesting - might be fun to drive out there from good ol' MA. Anyone else in this area who would want to come with?
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2001, 01:14:00 PM »
Anyone interested in visiting the Champlin (sp) aircraft museum in Mesa AZ (Phoenix) I'll be happy to meet you there. I live in Tucson and it's only about 90 minutes drive or 30 minutes flight time depending on weather.

Boeing bought the museums displays so it won't be here much more than a year before being moved to Washington State.  

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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2001, 04:05:00 PM »
I was just at WBAFB museum last fall (I live 3 hours from it).   Some of their more interesting exhibits (the WW2 planes) include:

P-40; P-39; P-38 (some variant); P-47 Razorback; P-51A and P-51D; B-17; B-24; B-25; B-26; A-20; A-26; P-61; Bf-109G-10; FW-190D-9; ME-262; Me-163; Spitfire 5; PBY; C-47; and a few others I can't recall

Their Korean-era exhibits are awesome too.  Plus, they have a large number of modern jet aircraft (including an F-22).  It's definately worth the trip.

If possible, be there a good amount of time before closing and get a pass to go into the hangar with the executive jets--not many people bother to do so.


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« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2001, 05:17:00 PM »
The P-51A is an A-36, the Mustang with the 4 .50 cals in the nose, its an attack aircraft.

The Spitfire faces a wall, and the P-40 is with the Pre-WWII stuff!

They have one of the few existing P-36 Hawks in existance though.

From World War One they have some of the canvas from Baron Manfred Von Richthofen's "Vermillion" colored Dr VII.  In which he met his demise.

Also Teddy Roosevelt Junior was buried near his brother who was shot down and killed in the first war.  (Both of Teddy Sr.s sons died in France.)

Bongs .45 and a letter chastising him for his 35 kill.

Maguires clarinet.

All the guns!  A Schwalbe and a Komit!  (Next to the B-17) and an 88!

Good day, take your own Camera and a TriPod.

Take money for the Book Store! (Even if you don't buy books, get me the AVG/Flying Tiger P-40 Mouse pad please!)

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« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2001, 06:02:00 PM »
Boy thanks for asking funked. I wish I could. Tell us all about it.
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« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2001, 09:23:00 PM »
Anyone willing to give me a round trip, all expenses paid trip to Europe complete with tour of the countries of my choice, drop me a line.   BTW, I'd prefer a Ferrari Modena or F50 as my rental ride. Thanks...Oh and first class please...with the little TVs. That is all.

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« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2001, 09:34:00 PM »
Love 2 but to expensive for me
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Offline chunder'

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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2001, 10:23:00 PM »
The museum annex with the presidential planes is also worthy of a visit for some of the other aircraft they have there including a P59, P47D-30, Ju88, P75, and P63.  BTW, the P38 they have is an L model.
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2001, 10:27:00 PM »
Also of added interest, the museum has an N1K2 George.
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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2001, 10:35:00 PM »
One last thing    The USAF museum also has a Ju52 and the world's only surviving B23.
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« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2001, 11:40:00 PM »
They are also currently refurbishing one of the YF-23A prototypes (At the annex) to be displayed next to the YF-22A prototype they have there. I believe it is the YF-23A they used for their 'live fire' tests to see how advanced composites stand up against AA fire.(They could have just made it a perk plane in AH for that!    ).

Going back already Funked!   Have fun!

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