Thanks -- Actually they have several events a year. These are small, as this is a family museum with limited space for a crowd. Actually I'm going to cut and paste a post I did today on another forum, as there are to be a couple more of these events this summer:
I think this is a good time to put in a major plug for the Paul family and their Warhawk Museum in Nampa Idaho. They are great people, with a large and seemingly very dedicated group of volunteers, The museum itself is great. Along with the two Hawks (E and N, Kitti- and War-) there is an immaculate P-51C that they hope to fly in the next month or so, and an F-86F Sabre (static) that is about done and which will be painted in the Korean War colors of their old friend Bob Love. The Pauls have at least enough land for another large hangar, and recently acquired a half interest in "Pacific Princess", so will soon be adding a flying B-25 to the museum collection. There are also lots of interesting exhibits (the museum other than the airplanes is primarily the domain of Sue Paul and the volunteers). The museum also has a very active educational outreach program with local schools and a Veteran's History program interviewing American war veterans and preserving their stories.
The weekend event was very successful, drawing 1400 and 1300 admissions on Saturday and Sunday, in distinctly unfavourable weather. They were selling sodas for a dollar and hot dogs for a buck and a half, I think. What did you pay for your last soda at Reno? They had two world War II P-38 vets speaking between the flying segments, along with Bob Cardin giving a great slide presentation on the recovery (for which he was project manager) of Glacier Girl from the Greenland ice cap ( 26 stories beneath the surface, which I had not quite comprehended before!). I especially enjoyed spending some time with P-38 pilot (and F-86s in Korea) Stan Richardson who, among many other exploits, was the pilot for General Eisenhower's famous flight over Normandy in June 1944 in a "droop snoot" P-38. A fascinating man and an American hero. All the presentations both days were standing room only, and with interesting and worthwhile audience questions afterwards.
There will be more events this year, including a "Navy Days" and a "B-25 weekend", along with a Pearl Harbor remembrance in December. All in all this is a remarkable effort for a small family-supported community-oriented museum.. I highly recommend it for anybody who is in the Rocky Mountain region and needs a Warbird fix.
http://www.warhawkairmuseum.org/
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Is Diamond Back a TF? Seems like a great distance between the PIC helmet and the rear seat.
