Going to Air Force Museum - Page 2

Skipper · #26 (**permalink**) July 3rd, 2007, 05:59 PM

Thanks for these details PzJgr. There is one that crashed near my home in June 1944.

C.Evans · #27 (**permalink**) July 3rd, 2007, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TA152

If you are ever in the San Marcos area the CAF has some aircraft there that are nice. Ususally a P-40, P-39, Cub, T-33, B-25, several SNJ/ AT-6 types other L types and O types and some nice models on the second floor. They are housed in an old wooden hanger on the airport.

If you are in the San Antonio area, Lackland AFB has alot of aircraft on display but not in great condition. There is also an indoor museum. They used to let you on base without any problem but you may need permission for "homeland security".

Most aircraft are outside and painted in the wrong colors. The B-24 they had was shipped to the UK for the 8th Air Force Museum. They had a B-17, P-47, P-63, B-25, A-26, P-38 as well as other aircraft past WWII to the present.

The Lone Star Museum is the best, which is on the airport in Galveston next to moody gardens. All aircraft are inside in an air conditioned hanger and as many as possible are brought up to flying condition. They have a B-58 that I don't think will fly again but who knows.

Hi TA, thanks for letting me know. I had no idea any CAF birds were in San Marcos. Jeeze, its been over 20 years since I was last there-almost mover there at the time. I had not known there were any at Lackland either? Heck, thats just a hop-skip and a jump from where one of my uncles lives--who many years ago--had been stationed there as well as at Kelly.

TA152 · #28 (**permalink**) July 4th, 2007, 03:16 AM

Here is the web page for CAF San Marcos Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force

Lackland use to have one, you can look at Google.

TA152 · #29 (**permalink**) July 4th, 2007, 11:18 PM

I was surfing and found this EC-135 picture and wondered if you flew it also.
Military Aviation Stock Photography From Aeronautic Pictures

PzJgr · #30 (**permalink**) July 5th, 2007, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TA152

I was surfing and found this EC-135 picture and wondered if you flew it also.
Military Aviation Stock Photography From Aeronautic Pictures

Nope. I flew on the one with tail number 00374. The one pictured I believe is with tail number of 0329. There were six aircraft of the 'Snoop' version and ours did not have the unit badge on the side. I had to remember our tail number because of the routing in communications. Thanks for the photo, it brought back some good memories.

Another plane I was crew member of was the RC-135 pictured here.

http://www.bluecircle.org/rc135.jpg

Photo was too large so I am changing it to the url.

Slipdigit · #31 (**permalink**) July 5th, 2007, 03:27 AM

This museum was well worth the trip to Phoenix AZ. It has now moved to the Seattle area.

Aviation Museum: Champlin Fighter Museum

I visited the Champlin Fighter Museum in 1995, when it was still in AZ. It had a flying example of just about every major US fighter plane from the war, along with many from our co-belligerents and the Axis forces. There were also about 18 or so WWI aircraft (reproductions) and many post-WWII aircraft, all in flying conditions.

C.Evans · #32 (**permalink**) July 5th, 2007, 08:42 PM

Thanks for the links TA, I appreciate them and will check them out before I leave today.