Couple of Grissom Air Museum birds
Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:06 am
These are the only ones I have for now. A bunch of others on a dead harddrive 
Feel free to use any of these pix any way you want 
Feel free to use any of these pix any way you want
Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:08 am
Couple more:
Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:27 am
Hey, I like the new paint job on the B-25.
Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:08 pm
Thought Stoney might like to see that...was Passionate Paulette in Catch-22.
Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:22 pm
they are well maintained & cared for, i salute the base commander or historical curator!!
Grissom
Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:31 am
RE: the B-58,
Have you ever laid awake at night wondering how the nose gear on a Hustler could possibly retract rearward with that big pod right there?
I had an x B-58 pilot 'splain it to me at Pima a couple of years ago. nteresting.
H
Have you ever laid awake at night wondering how the nose gear on a Hustler could possibly retract rearward with that big pod right there?
I had an x B-58 pilot 'splain it to me at Pima a couple of years ago. nteresting.
H
Re: Grissom
Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:39 am
Tailspin wrote:RE: the B-58,
Have you ever laid awake at night wondering how the nose gear on a Hustler could possibly retract rearward with that big pod right there?
I had an x B-58 pilot 'splain it to me at Pima a couple of years ago. nteresting.
H
I wondered the same thing until I saw the NMUSAF's up close and figured it out.
Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:05 am
We have a mock up of the nose gear in a display at the NMUSAF that shows how it is done. It is a pretty complex movement.
Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:57 am
Thanks for posting the photos.
If you ever get a chance to go to the Grissom Air Museum do so. I was there back in 2000 and had a great time. I've been wanting to go back but can't find the time to do so.
If you ever get a chance to go to the Grissom Air Museum do so. I was there back in 2000 and had a great time. I've been wanting to go back but can't find the time to do so.
Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:22 am
Thanx for the kind words there Mike I was a volunteer there for more than a year...cleaning bird poop off the planes, trimming around the enclosures and best of all getting to talk to some of the veterans that would show-up from time to time. Have been inside most of the planes there and have tons more pix that are unfortunately on a dead harddrive As you said, a great place to spend the day walking around amongst the planes, daydreaming. Rollie Douglas (ball turret gunner from the bloody 100th) volunteers his time on Saturdays and is a fine gentleman to listen to 
I am gonna sorely miss that place and the people
I was a volunteer there for more than a year...cleaning bird poop off the planes, trimming around the enclosures and best of all getting to talk to some of the veterans that would show-up from time to time. Have been inside most of the planes there and have tons more pix that are unfortunately on a dead harddrive As you said, a great place to spend the day walking around amongst the planes, daydreaming. Rollie Douglas (ball turret gunner from the bloody 100th) volunteers his time on Saturdays and is a fine gentleman to listen to
I am gonna sorely miss that place and the people
Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:23 am
For an outside display, the planes look very well kept up. Nice pictures...
Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:24 am
Was this park named after Astronaut Gus Grissom?
Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:42 am
I imagine It was named after him yes.
Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:27 am
Grissom was an Indiana native and Purdue alumni.
BEAT N.D.!!
VL
BEAT N.D.!!
VL
Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:35 am
Pretty spiffy looking birds. I travel between Michigan and sounthwest Indiana on a fairly regular basis..need to stop by there one of these days (but when the weather's a lot nicer than it is right now!)
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