Lone Star Flight Museum [Houston, Texas]

[skribetm]

the pretty planes will be moving inland, and a lot closer to downtown.

GALVESTON - Hurricane Ike continues to take a toll in Galveston almost three years after striking the island city. The latest casualty is the Lone Star Flight Museum, a Galveston tourist attraction since 1990.

The storm did more than $18 million in damage to the museum, resulting in its relocation to Ellington International Airport.

"I can't risk another 8 feet of water being in the facility," said the museum's executive director, Larry Gregory.

The decision will cost Galveston an attraction that drew 50,000 visitors a year, but it will be part of what is shaping up to be a major aircraft exhibition center at Ellington. At the museum's new home, its 13 flying and six display aircraft will join a half-dozen Vietnam War-era aircraft owned by the Collings Foundation-Houston and a growing collection of vintage military aircraft owned by the Texas Flying Legends.

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[skorpion]

circus jug!!!!      (im a p47 freak  )

[M0nkey_Man]

 

used to like the airshows

[skribetm]

if you look here the damage to the museum after ike was incredible. http://www.lsfm.org/36hours.html

[M0nkey_Man]

if you look here the damage to the museum after ike was incredible. http://www.lsfm.org/36hours.html

ya, they had to get rid of almost half their stuff

[F22RaptorDude]

if you look here the damage to the museum after ike was incredible. http://www.lsfm.org/36hours.html

Was there anything that wasn't utterly destroyed in the museum after?

[M0nkey_Man]

Was there anything that wasn't utterly destroyed in the museum after?

they were able to clean the sea water out of some of the planes. not all though

[F22RaptorDude]

they were able to clean the sea water out of some of the planes. not all though

Thats a big shame, I guess they weren't expecting it to be that bad?

[M0nkey_Man]

Thats a big shame, I guess they weren't expecting it to be that bad?

Ike was only a cat. 2, not that bad except the hurricane was a massive cat. 2

[Puma44]

the pretty planes will be moving inland, and a lot closer to downtown.

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Absolutely no punt intended.  I've been out of town since this was posted.  For you Jug enthusiasts, here are a few shots of the Jug in flight at the annual Heritage Flight Conference in 2008.

[skorpion]

  woah sexy plane alert!!! (circus jug ftw )

[StabOps]

Had a meet with some airwarriors back in like 98-99...Dipsy, Mous from ACCS and a couple of others. Spent the day at the Strand Brewery letting Dipsy order us different microbrews and laughing...alot....Finished up the day at the Lone Star....Still have the hat and 'fridge magnet...and fuzzy memories.

Worth the trip anytime you can put a face to the name.

Stabs