Wright-Patterson AF Museum, Part II

There was a wonderful exhibit on the Berlin Airlift.
When we first saw this photo, we thought it was of Fred and Peg when they were young, playing with Fred's parachute doll. It was actually depicting the "Chocolate Drop,"a program that delivered candy to the children via these little parachutes.

The XB-36. This plane is 163 feet long. Only 4 of them still exist, I believe. That's another plane under the wing on the right. A bit smaller than a 747, but it looks even longer as the fusilage is very and thin compared to the 747.

Fred under the belly of the beast (the B-36). He spoke to this docent for about 30-40 minutes. Actually, the docent kept following him around and starting new conversations, so it wasn't all Fred's fault. I had a book, but finally left for the gift shop.

Fred next to one of the original wheels/tires for the XB-36. The landing pressures were too great, so this was replaced by a set of four wheels and tires.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum, Part I

On our recent trip to Dayton, Ohio for Mini Meet East, we again visited the Air Force Museum. Wonderful as always, although we only spent a few hours there. It's free, so we feel we got our money's worth, and then some!  The Museum is located on the grounds of Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH.  Be sure to allow plenty of time!

P-51D Mustang

These French boxcars, known as Forty and Eight's, were used to haul troops, Allied POWs to prisoner-of-war camps, and Holocaust victims to the death camps. This diorama depicts US POWs being delivered to a POW camp. The Forty and Eight referred to the cars' supposed capacity were 40 men or 8 horses. Frequently as many as 90 people were forced onto these cars.

Nose Art

C-47s were used to snatch gliders into the air.