USAF Museum Dayton OH

A Tupolev · 09-23-2007, 08:07 AM

I'll be at the USAF Museum in two hours. I'll be posting some cool pics over the next few days of the museum collection.

Bill-ay · 09-23-2007, 10:43 AM

Tupi, you will be very pleased at all the neat stuff they have.
I personally like the Vietnam era section the best(B-52, Connie, Voodoo, F-100, F-86, LoadMaster, C-141, etc!).

gospodin · 09-23-2007, 10:55 AM

Get some pics of the B-36 and B-58...I've never seen those two aircraft in person.

D-AIHC · 09-23-2007, 01:23 PM

An XB-70 for me, please!

A Tupolev · 09-23-2007, 07:15 PM

This should take care of all requests except for XB-70 (arrived to late to RSVP shuttle to XB-70 hanger).

A Tupolev · 09-23-2007, 07:19 PM

Here's two more. Will post to web site next week.

Bill-ay · 09-23-2007, 08:10 PM

Deja vu! The F-86 is funny because those 'guns' are just stickers.
Tupi, did you see the little russian checkpoint while walking to the Vietnam era hanger?

A Tupolev · 09-23-2007, 08:23 PM

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Deja vu! The F-86 is funny because those 'guns' are just stickers.
Tupi, did you see the little russian checkpoint while walking to the Vietnam era hanger?

I got pictures of checkpoint Charlie on my last visit to USAFM.
I do have a picture of the Berlin Wall and a Trabant from this visit.
This is my 3rd visit to the USAF Museum. Diffidently not my last!

Bill-ay · 09-23-2007, 08:39 PM

Ah yes, I love this scene! I also like the one with the boy getting the glider out of the tree.

blueangel_78 · 09-27-2007, 01:36 AM

Cool pics!!! Thanks for posting them. I'd love to go there one day.

SDF · 09-27-2007, 09:18 PM

I've been going to the USAF Museum since I was a teenager, back when it was in a small building and all the aircraft except a very few, were outside and just parked in a haphazard fashion (this would be in the very late '50s and early '60s). It has been thrilling to see it grow over the years.

I had the joy of taking my pre-teenage son to his first visit. "You will see everything but the stealth fighter", I told him, since this was a very new plane at the time. We walked into the museum and there sat an F 117! Another visit with two friends from Delta had me leading them around talking about each aircraft and exhibit. Soon I noticed several others joinging us and listening to my explanations. The group seemed to grow a bit as we moved along. At the Martin B 26 ("Flack Bait") one of the membrers of our "group" recounted how he had flown them in Europe during WW II. "The damn thing tried to kill me every time I flew it," he said. "I know it wasn't easy to fly, but it brought you home, didn't it?" It had the lowest loss rate for all US bombers in WW II despite flying at medium altitude in a very hostile enviroment. When we finished the area, a lady came up to me and asked, "When is the next tour ready?"

I have been blessed living somewhat close to the museum. Louisville, Kentucky is about a 3-4 hour drive from Dayton, Ohio. Anyone from overseas who comes to the US for a vist, PLEASE do yourself a huge favor and schedule a trip to Dayton to visit the museum. Even if you think you are not all that interested in military subject, this military museum is an exception. You will need more than one day for your visit.

Tupi, I am so very glad you got to visit it.

A Tupolev · 09-28-2007, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SDF

I've been going to the USAF Museum since I was a teenager, back when it was in a small building and all the aircraft except a very few, were outside and just parked in a haphazard fashion (this would be in the very late '50s and early '60s). It has been thrilling to see it grow over the years.
I had the joy of taking my pre-teenage son to his first visit. "You will see everything but the stealth fighter", I told him, since this was a very new plane at the time. We walked into the museum and there sat an F 117! Another visit with two friends from Delta had me leading them around talking about each aircraft and exhibit. Soon I noticed several others joinging us and listening to my explanations. The group seemed to grow a bit as we moved along. At the Martin B 26 ("Flack Bait") one of the membrers of our "group" recounted how he had flown them in Europe during WW II. "The damn thing tried to kill me every time I flew it," he said. "I know it wasn't easy to fly, but it brought you home, didn't it?" It had the lowest loss rate for all US bombers in WW II despite flying at medium altitude in a very hostile enviroment. When we finished the area, a lady came up to me and asked, "When is the next tour ready?"
I have been blessed living somewhat close to the museum. Louisville, Kentucky is about a 3-4 hour drive from Dayton, Ohio. Anyone from overseas who comes to the US for a vist, PLEASE do yourself a huge favor and schedule a trip to Dayton to visit the museum. Even if you think you are not all that interested in military subject, this military museum is an exception. You will need more than one day for your visit.
Tupi, I am so very glad you got to visit it.

Great feedback SDF! This museum is a national treasure. Aviation was born in Dayton OH by the Wright Brothers. The USAF advanced the aviation science for the world and the museum chronicles these achievements. This is truly a world-class museum anyone visiting this country should see.

Like you, even though I have only been to this museum 3 times over the last ten years, every time I go I see new and interesting additions to the collection (on this visit it was the Mig 29 and F-22). Can’t wait until the new 4th hanger is added.

gospodin · 09-28-2007, 10:45 PM

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I got pictures of checkpoint Charlie on my last visit to USAFM.
I do have a picture of the Berlin Wall and a Trabant from this visit.
This is my 3rd visit to the USAF Museum. Diffidently not my last!

A Trabi! I bought one in Germany back in '91, but my wife made me get rid of it. It was slow and smelly, but easy to drive and indestructable, my own little plastic car... I was going to ship it home, but they told me I'd have to take the motor out of it and ship it separately at my own expense, so I sold it to a German friend for about what I paid for it (350 marks).

A Tupolev · 09-28-2007, 10:53 PM

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A Trabi! I bought one in Germany back in '91, but my wife made me get rid of it. It was slow and smelly, but easy to drive and indestructable, my own little plastic car... I was going to ship it home, but they told me I'd have to take the motor out of it and ship it separately at my own expense, so I sold it to a German friend for about what I paid for it (350 marks).

Very neat, would love to take a ride in a Tribant.

CRASH & BURN AIRLINES · 09-29-2007, 12:44 AM

It is a great museum. Here are a few of my pics from my visit this summer!

CRASH & BURN AIRLINES · 09-29-2007, 01:03 AM

A few more treasures from WPAFB!! A must see for any aviation nut!!

A Tupolev · 09-29-2007, 02:07 AM

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It is a great museum. Here are a few of my pics from my visit this summer!

C&B some nice photos of museum. The B-36 is my favorite aircraft at the museum.

D-AIHC · 09-29-2007, 08:46 AM

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It is a great museum. Here are a few of my pics from my visit this summer!

Thanks for the pics! Love that shot of the Valkyrie's cockpit/nose! Truly amazing!

champpitbull2 · 09-29-2007, 11:53 AM

Man wouldn't it be cool if that place was like Duxford and some of those planes actually flew? They would have one of the best airshows in the world.

gospodin · 09-29-2007, 12:52 PM

Those are some awesome pics! It kills me that I've never been there, I really have to make an effort. Beautiful, beautiful aircraft, some of them can't be found anywhere else. BTW, the little tow-headed boy in some of your shots, that your son? Kind of reminds me of the kid in "A Christmas Story".

Bill-ay · 09-29-2007, 04:37 PM

You are lucky that you got to see the presidential stuff. They wouldnt let us in and said it was for "appointment" only.

CRASH & BURN AIRLINES · 09-29-2007, 05:13 PM

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Those are some awesome pics! It kills me that I've never been there, I really have to make an effort. Beautiful, beautiful aircraft, some of them can't be found anywhere else. BTW, the little tow-headed boy in some of your shots, that your son? Kind of reminds me of the kid in "A Christmas Story".

HEHE

, Yes, I take him to every airshow and museum. So far he has not asked for the BB gun....I only give him planes and apollo type stuff!!

gospodin · 09-29-2007, 06:18 PM

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HEHE

, Yes, I take him to every airshow and museum. So far he has not asked for the BB gun....I only give him planes and apollo type stuff!!

Alright! A little buddy to share your hobby with. My daughters both think my collection is cool, but that's the extent of their interest. My wife's eyes glaze over when I mention planes, and her exaspiration shows when I get a parcel in the mail. So no shared love of this hobby at the Gospodin residence..

champpitbull2 · 09-29-2007, 07:53 PM

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Alright! A little buddy to share your hobby with. My daughters both think my collection is cool, but that's the extent of their interest. My wife's eyes glaze over when I mention planes, and her exaspiration shows when I get a parcel in the mail. So no shared love of this hobby at the Gospodin residence..

You and me both. We don't talk about model planes anymore, it's a very bad subject. This site isn't exactly my wifes favorite either.

It's pretty cool that the Hanoi Taxi is there. Can you go inside it?

Bill-ay · 09-29-2007, 07:54 PM

C&B, you are in Texas, correct?

CRASH & BURN AIRLINES · 09-29-2007, 08:31 PM

Hey Bill-ay,

Yes, I live in El Paso, TX .....600 miles from any real civilization

But have managed to make all my recent vacations incorporate an aviation museum.
The passion for aviation has made it necessary to see as much as possible in regards to aviation and aerospace. I read about, collect it and visit it.
Have been to the museum in Seattle (Boeing was on strike) so thats still pending, the two Air and Space Museums in DC, Grissom AFB in IN. Wright Patterson in OH. Kennedy in FL. And attend at least one airshow a year.

Hope my son catches the bug.....or should we call it a disease!

champpitbull2 · 09-29-2007, 09:13 PM

The SAC museum in between Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska is a pretty good museum to visit too. The only problem is there isn't much else to go and see once you're done.

Bill-ay · 09-29-2007, 09:42 PM

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Hey Bill-ay,

Yes, I live in El Paso, TX .....600 miles from any real civilization

But have managed to make all my recent vacations incorporate an aviation museum.
The passion for aviation has made it necessary to see as much as possible in regards to aviation and aerospace. I read about, collect it and visit it.
Have been to the museum in Seattle (Boeing was on strike) so thats still pending, the two Air and Space Museums in DC, Grissom AFB in IN. Wright Patterson in OH. Kennedy in FL. And attend at least one airshow a year.

Hope my son catches the bug.....or should we call it a disease!

ELP is a cool place

You've got some neat old Northwest 727's out there.
Have you ever been to the Flight Museum in Dallas, or the big alliance airshow in Fort Worth before?

Bill-ay · 09-29-2007, 09:57 PM

Hey, did you guys check out the awsome gift shop there? Talk about a lot of good airliner books! I got the DC10 and the Russian Airlines book.

CRASH & BURN AIRLINES · 09-29-2007, 10:40 PM

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ELP is a cool place

You've got some neat old Northwest 727's out there.
Have you ever been to the Flight Museum in Dallas, or the big alliance airshow in Fort Worth before?

Here are a few very old 727 at El Paso Airport.
I have not been to the Flight Museum, will have to put it on my list.

Bill-ay · 09-29-2007, 10:51 PM

Yep! Those are the good ole 727s!
You might not want to add the Flight museum to your list(kinda rinkidink).

D-AIHC · 09-30-2007, 01:29 AM

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The SAC museum in between Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska is a pretty good museum to visit too. The only problem is there isn't much else to go and see once you're done.

At Offutt AFB???

champpitbull2 · 09-30-2007, 08:21 AM

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At Offutt AFB???

It used to be at Offutt occupying a closed taxi-way. Now it is about a half hour away from Offutt and about 15 minutes away from Lincoln on I-80. The built a huge hangar that now houses all of the planes. Here is the link: Strategic Air and Space Museum especially cool is the restoration process.