my profile |
register |
faq |
search upload photo | donate | calendar |
01-04-2021, 02:04 PM | #1 |
User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 1,234
Thanks: 116
Thanked 706 Times in 368 Posts
|
Aviation Graveyard - Kingman Arizona
__________________
Laugh hard and often. Gary |
01-05-2021, 09:47 AM | #3 |
Super Moderator - Patron
LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA
Posts: 3,907
Thanks: 1,374
Thanked 3,108 Times in 1,509 Posts
|
When working in Tucson several years ago, I drove over to the aviation graveyard. It's a stunning, even sobering sight.
There is a great aviation museum nearby. That is where I got to touch a SR-71 Blackbird... and visit a Constellation. https://kingmanhistoricdistrict.com/...seum/index.htm https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/lockheed-sr-71a/ And when in Dayton, Ohio next time I plan on visiting the Air Force museum: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/ Also, near Dulles Airport in Virginia the Smithsonian air collection is worth the visit: https://airandspace.si.edu/udvar-hazy-center
__________________
Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war. |
01-06-2021, 10:36 AM | #4 |
User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 464
Thanks: 36
Thanked 113 Times in 60 Posts
|
[QUOTE=mrerick;335980]When working in Tucson several years ago, I drove over to the aviation graveyard. It's a stunning, even sobering sight.
There is a great aviation museum nearby. That is where I got to touch a SR-71 Blackbird... and visit a Constellation. https://kingmanhistoricdistrict.com/...seum/index.htm https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/lockheed-sr-71a/ And when in Dayton, Ohio next time I plan on visiting the Air Force museum: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/ I was at DM, in Tucson in 1996. I was part of a USAF special recovery team who was tasked with recovering engines off of A10 aircraft that were sent to AMARC after the Gulf war. I got to see a lot of cool stuff in there! Got to watch a B52 get cut up as well I also visited nearby Pima Air Museum, as well as the Chaplain Fighter Museum. Great stuff! Matt |
The following member says Thank You to MP38 for your post: |
01-06-2021, 11:39 AM | #5 |
User
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 828
Thanks: 778
Thanked 840 Times in 399 Posts
|
I grew up near Dayton and went frequently. In fact I went so much (and was so interested in military aviation) that I would beat tour guides to the punch on later visits.
__________________
-QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22 |
01-07-2021, 12:42 AM | #6 |
User
Join Date: Apr 2020
Location: The Mountains of Western North Carolina
Posts: 38
Thanks: 563
Thanked 33 Times in 21 Posts
|
If any of y'all see an old Crusader there, give it a nudge for me. It might even be one I used to fly.
__________________
Cursum Perficio |
The following member says Thank You to frankenlugerguy for your post: |
|
|