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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: killnu on June 06, 2007, 12:04:05 AM
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Anyone ever been to the Planes of Fame in Valle, AZ?
I am in process of moving cross country from Charleston, SC to San Diego, CA...I am in the Navy. We are planning on going to the Grand Canyon tomorrow and on the way, I want to stop at the Planes of Fame museum....just wondering of anyone has any good info on it...is it worth it?
Thanks.
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Sorry Killin', been to the G.C. several times, but never even heard of the Planes of Fame museum. :( Sounds like it'll be great!
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here is link to it.
Looking at it tad closer...only 36 planes in Valle, AZ and there is over 120 in Chino, CA.
The one I really want to see is in Valle though...109G10!! woowoo
P38 is in Chino though.:(
Guess I will make journey north to Chino from San Diego at some point then.:D
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There's a Planes of Fame air museum in Chino, CA, which is the sister museum to the one in Valle, AZ. I haven't been to the one in Valle, but I can definitely vouch for the one in Chino -- it is awesome. An amazing selection of aircraft.
Since you are in the Navy, this might not be a treat for you, but for me it was great -- visiting the USS Midway in San Diego. They did a great job of laying out a tour everywhere in the ship (engine room on up), and the flight deck is full of aircraft. I spent 3 hours there and made it only 3/4 of the way though.
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I'm taking a trip to LA this weekend and plan to visit Planes of Fame in Chino again. Last time I was there, I saw, in addition to the more well-known WWII birds, a whole bunch of less-common ones and some very rare ones: an Me 262, a Bearcat, a Tigercat, a Shusui, an Me 163, the world's only flyable Zero, an Airacobra, an A-20, an He 162, a Horten flying-wing glider, a Betty, a Raiden, and a Northrop flying wing.
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Northrop Flying Wing:aok
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The one in Arizona used to be located at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie Minnesota. Bob Pond moved his collection to Arizona a few years back.
Should still have his B17G, B25, Spitfire XIV, Mustang, T-Bolt, some Cats and a few others worth seeing.
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well...not everything i dreamed of...but was nice. i will have to go to chino to check out that collection. I did get to see a 109G10 that served saw action with II/JG52 though!!!:D few picks of me next to it....will try to post at some point.
Was a bit miffed though...they wouldnt let me in the cockpit.:( :confused:
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Heck, you should have come to the PHX valley. I would have let you buy me lunch.
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I just drove through Phoenix...Im in Yuma now. tried to get a darn room in phx and 4 hotels was sold out.:mad: :furious
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whoaa....surprise? I just drove by there...
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I had an opportunity to spend an entire day at the champlin museum in mesa az. back in 1997. that was an awesome collection.
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Originally posted by Brooke
a Northrop flying wing.
the N9M?
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Killnu,
Once you get settled, look on line and make an appointment at Davis-Mothan to tour the bone yard (if you're interested). I flew Helos for the Navy for a number of years and had the opportunity to set up a time to tour the bone yard. Spent nerly 3 hours walking among everything from grumman gooses to B-52 relics.
I think it's only open to military folk as it is embedded on the base.
Just a thought.
NAVCAD
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid"
(John Wayne as SGT D.L. Stryker in "Sands of Iwo Jima"
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killnu,
I've been there. It's a 1/2 day (or less) musueum, but worth it for the 109. I did the same thing - stopped on the way back to Phoenix from the Grand Canyon. Wife made me stop for some cliff dwellings, which was a fair deal.
Regards,
Hammer
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I visited the Chino museum a few years ago. It really is a must-see for warbird fans. Besides the great collection of real planes, it has the biggest collection of scale models I've ever seen in one place.
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Originally posted by killnu
well...not everything i dreamed of...but was nice. i will have to go to chino to check out that collection. I did get to see a 109G10 that served saw action with II/JG52 though!!!:D few picks of me next to it....will try to post at some point.
Was a bit miffed though...they wouldnt let me in the cockpit.:( :confused:
They only let Experten in the cockpit :lol
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Originally posted by killnu
well...not everything i dreamed of...but was nice. i will have to go to chino to check out that collection. I did get to see a 109G10 that served saw action with II/JG52 though!!!:D few picks of me next to it....will try to post at some point.
Was a bit miffed though...they wouldnt let me in the cockpit.:( :confused:
too fat?
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Originally posted by Furball
too fat?
:rofl
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I may be Furbie!! grrrrr damn beer taste so good...when it hits your lips...mmmmmm
Apar? back?
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Nah just passing trough :D
:aok
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(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/1098_1181239838_1091.jpg)[/IMG]
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/1098_1181240001_1092.jpg)[/IMG]
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/1098_1181239815_109.jpg)[/IMG]
few pics of my fat arse next to G10.
had to resize pics...they were huge.
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Very nice....seeing those pics makes me wanne come back though :)
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post more of the those nice pics
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Is it illegal to smile? :D
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I smiled in the 2nd pic. :D :lol
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Originally posted by storch
the N9M?
Yep, it's a Northrop N9MB in flyable condition.
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Originally posted by Brooke
Yep, it's a Northrop N9MB in flyable condition.
that alone would make it worth the trip. thanks for posting that.
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A few of the other things that, to me, were astounding, all of them actual aircraft, not replicas:
The world's only flyable Zero and one of the few left in any condition.
An He-162A-1 Volksjager.
A J8M1 Shusui.
A G4M1 Betty.
A J2M3 Raiden.
A Horten Ho-IV Flying Wing Glider.
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Hey Kill, sorry I missed your post yesterday. I went there last year when we went to Nevada last summer. I thought it was well worth the $10 but then I'm a sucker for old cars and planes... here are a few shots from my trip
maybe if you're a cute little blonde kid they'd let you inside the 109?
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/874_1181249560_pofgto.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/874_1181249519_pofbf109.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/874_1181249538_pofdvii.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/874_1181249496_huff1pof.jpg)