c-series don 10,145 #1 Posted July 27 We were in northern Connecticut today to look at purchasing a camper( which we did!) and had some time to kill, so this is where we went. I took some pictures for you folks! 5 8 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,990 #2 Posted July 27 Cool stuff Don! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,338 #3 Posted July 27 45 minutes ago, c-series don said: Humina humina humina. B-29 is my second favorite plane ever. I cried watching the PBS documentary about Kee Bird. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PWL216 1,101 #4 Posted July 28 I was an airframes structures mechanic on the A4 Skyhawks in the Marines back in the day - so I’m partial to them 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 312-8 147 #5 Posted July 28 @c-series don very cool! Thank you for posting. You know you are getting older when three aircraft you have worked on are now represented in a museum... F-14 Tomcat (Anytime Baby!), AH-1 Cobra, and UH-1 Huey. The F-14 from VF-143, squadron name, "The Puking Dogs" Dan 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Treepep 697 #6 Posted July 28 Very cool. Many thanks! Dad and granddad were Air force. Grampa was a pilot, Dad was a Mechanic. Growing up in the Midwest we would go to S.A.C museum and airshows. Folks would gather around to listen to them thinking they worked there being so knowledgeable. As a kid it made little sense. Just proud and could not comprehend how they gathered so much information about aircraft. Thanks, Great memories! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 9,309 #7 Posted July 28 @c-series don thank you for that , done the boeing air museum , and the https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/ oregon , walked the howard hughes wooden flying boat there , lots of european fighters , another neat on is on the way to the grand canyon , just before going on to indian nation radio drive in .to canyon grandson , marines , crew chief c-130-j , he walks his aircraft daily , pete 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,858 #8 Posted July 28 23 hours ago, c-series don said: We were in northern Connecticut today to look at purchasing a camper( which we did!) and had some time to kill, so this is where we went. I took some pictures for you folks! So will that little robot zap you if you step over the chain? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,481 #9 Posted July 28 Yesterday I was setting in the shop sipping tea with a neighbor when I heard a twin engine airplane flying over. Those old twin engine prop planes make a unique sound as they lumber along. I don't know what kind it was but the bright polished aluminum shown brightly. By the time I found my binoculars, it was too far gone. We wondered if it was heading southwest from the Oshkosh fly in. I'm glad there are folks out there that have the resources to preserve these flying machines and still use them. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,990 #10 Posted July 28 4 minutes ago, Beap52 said: Yesterday I was setting in the shop sipping tea with a neighbor when I heard a twin engine airplane flying over. Those old twin engine prop planes make a unique sound as they lumber along. I don't know what kind it was but the bright polished aluminum shown brightly. By the time I found my binoculars, it was too far gone. We wondered if it was heading southwest from the Oshkosh fly in. I'm glad there are folks out there that have the resources to preserve these flying machines and still use them. Bunches of them will be in Maine this coming weekend. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 138 #11 Posted July 30 If you find yourself near Dayton, Ohio, definitely check out the National Museum of the US Air Force. Wear comfortable walking shoes because you will spend all day there. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,379 #12 Posted July 30 Only twenty minutes from, but have not been there in years. Use to go with my Tech Ed students. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-85 769 #13 Posted July 31 I'm glad to see this, that museum seems like a hidden secret! We went there about 15 years ago and I was very impressed! Back then they had a A10 out back and from these pictures it looks like it's being displayed inside now, so that's good to see. During my time in Desert Storm in 1990/1991 I feel that the Apache helicopters and the A10s probably helped save our lives! I've read how the Air Force is trying to decommission the A10s due the the new F35s and I don't know if that's a good thing or not. C-85 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,592 #14 Posted July 31 I just thank all who served - ground or air - to make our freedom possible... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,858 #15 Posted July 31 48 minutes ago, C-85 said: I've read how the Air Force is trying to decommission the A10s due the the new F35s and I don't know if that's a good thing or not. Warthogs fly over my house regularly for training. I hate to think that such a proven plane would be history. The F35 is a whole different plane and I think there is a place for both, but spending money seems to be the priority. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,338 #16 Posted July 31 (edited) 1 hour ago, C-85 said: During my time in Desert Storm in 1990/1991 I feel that the Apache helicopters and the A10s probably helped save our lives! A10 go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttt Edited July 31 by adsm08 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CCW 1,379 #17 Posted August 1 CT Air Guard used to fly A-10s out of their base next to Bradley Airport. They were moved years ago and I still miss seeing them fly over. There was always a trio that did a fly by of the Memorial Day parade here in town. Now a single giant cargo plane does it and just not the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,338 #18 Posted August 1 We get A10s and choppers from The Gap, and C130s out of New Cumblerland, and sometimes you see jets at HIA. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
