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From: jm21%prism@gatech.edu (Jim Marks)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: My trip to USAF Museum
Summary: Yes, the Navy has an aviation museum
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Date: 28 Jun 90 02:57:46 GMT
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From: jm21%prism@gatech.edu (Jim Marks)

In article <1990Jun27.020916.1083@cbnews.att.com> creps@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Steve Creps) writes:
>
>   What I did miss seeing were Navy aircraft. No F4F's, F6F's, SBD's, F-14's,
>or the like. I guess they really mean it when they say USAF Museum. However,
>they did have some Air Force versions of Navy planes, such as a Skyraider,
>a Catalina (PBY), and a "Duck," but these were painted in USAF schemes.

Well, after all, it IS a USAF museum.  I would be SURPRISED to see Navy
aircraft there (at least with Navy paint). :-)  By the way, I've seen some
of these sorts at the museum at Robins AFB in Warner Robins, GA, too.  They
don't have nearly as many planes as the W-P museum; however, they do (recently)
have an SR-71 and a U-2.  I've been to Wright-Pat only once (on business), and
I didn't have time to go see the museum.  If I go there again, I'm going to 
make sure to plan some free time into my trip.  Seeing it just driving by, it
looks great.

>p.s. I planning a trip east this summer. Does the Navy have anything
>similar to the museum at Dayton?

I've never been there, but the Navy has an aviation museum at Pensacola NAS,
in Pensacola, FL.




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