Marcus From Mexico, joined Apr 2001, 1719 posts, RR: 2 Posted (9 years 3 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1150 times:
Either this Saturday or Sunday I will be visiting the USAF museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio, if you have been there do you have any recomendations on what displays not to miss?
Thank you in advance
Marcus
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Broke From United States of America, joined Apr 2002, 1322 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (9 years 3 months 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1110 times:
Marcus,
The Air Force Museum is a very large facility and if you take your time at all, you will not see it all.
The main galleries are; Early Years - From the early days of flight up to the Battle of Britain - Leave the gift shop area and turn right.
War Power Gallery - WW II - To take it in the order it is laid out turn left, go to the Berlin Wall Exhibit and turn right and go past the Bob Hope and Hap Arnold exhibits and then left into the gallery.
Modern Flight Gallery - To right Korea, to the left Vietnam - you enter the passageway just past the Hap Arnold exhibit.
Cold War Gallery - Mostly Cold War - To the left, you will reach the area dedicated to Desert Storm. There are the following there; B-1B, B-2A (yup), B-36J, B-58A, SR-71A, U-2, ex-RAF Tornado GR 1, etc. You enter at the far side of the Modern Flight Hangar.
Across the field (take a bus) to the Presidential Hangar - Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy - principal airplanes there plus other smaller airplanes that served the Presidents.
Next door - Research and Development Hangar - X-1B, X-3, X-4, X-5, X-15, X-29, XB-70A, XF-92A, F-107A etc.
I'll be working the Cold Gallery Saturday morning and Modern Flight in the afternoon.
Oh yes, Saturday is Family Day (3rd Saturday of each month), activities for kids from 3 to 13.
Enjoy, Bernie
PS We also have an art exhibit that features 80 paintings by 50 American artists. You get there by turning left just before the Early Years Gallery.
Dalmd88 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2365 posts, RR: 15 Reply 4, posted (9 years 3 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 1084 times:
I was there about 10 years ago. I missed the Presidential and X plane hangar. Was that part of it back then? Seeing the B-36 and the XB-70 made the trip. I guess I now have agreat reason to go back.
BH346 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3265 posts, RR: 17 Reply 5, posted (9 years 3 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1061 times:
I was in the USAF Museum a couple months ago. It's a great museum, lots to see. I found the Presidential and Experimental hangars interesting. You need to be sure and sign up for it since it requires a bus ride across the base. The place to sign up is next to the hangar with the WWII aircraft.
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IMisspiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6201 posts, RR: 43 Reply 7, posted (9 years 3 months 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 1039 times:
I spent a day there in 1989 with a very understanding girlfriend and was very rushed. If I ever get back, I'll allow 3 full days and that will still not be enough.
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SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71 Reply 8, posted (9 years 3 months 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1033 times:
It is all great. Terrific displays everywhere you look, not just the airplanes themselves but all the artifacts.
Save some time (and money) for the gift shop. One of the best around.
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N766UA From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 7988 posts, RR: 27 Reply 9, posted (9 years 3 months 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1017 times:
Make sure to ride over to the hangars on the far side of the field where they have the old AF-1s etc. The original SR-71 is also over there. I've been to the museum a few times, although not recently. A few months ago I was on base and saw they were building a new annex. I beleive it's open now, but I've not been inside.
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