Treasure trove unveiled at Fantasy of Flight

jack973 · **Joined:** Mon May 28, 2012 11:14 am **Posts:** 215

Fantasy of Flight opens facility of treasures
Fantasy of Flight has opened the 20,000-square-foot Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Suitland, Md., to the public. Guests can visit the facility aboard an open-air trolley; among the aircraft on display are a Grumman Duck amphibian, a DeHavilland Vampire and a Sikorsky S-55 helicopter.

http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2013 ... dium=email

p51 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:25 pm

Boy, you really got that wrong. You need to go back and read that article. Fantasy of Flight has nothing to do with the Garber facility...

jack973 · **Joined:** Mon May 28, 2012 11:14 am **Posts:** 215

well, they send a wrong information then because i just received an email and did copy-paste just to post it here.

mustanglover · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:45 pm

jack973 wrote:

Fantasy of Flight opens facility of treasures
Fantasy of Flight has opened the 20,000-square-foot Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Suitland, Md., to the public. Guests can visit the facility aboard an open-air trolley; among the aircraft on display are a Grumman Duck amphibian, a DeHavilland Vampire and a Sikorsky S-55 helicopter.

http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2013 ... dium=email

Umm............

This treasure trove of historical nuggets is Phase II of “Golden Hill,” a nod to Silver Hill, the nickname for The Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Suitland, Md.

k5083 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:15 pm

Okay, F for reading comprehension but A for bringing a much anticipated event to our attention. I look forward to the first photo gallery someone posts after a walk-through.

August

old iron · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:22 pm

Tours of the Garber Facility did not cost $29.95

bombadier29 · **Joined:** Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:17 pm **Posts:** 272

p51 wrote:

Boy, you really got that wrong. You need to go back and read that article. Fantasy of Flight has nothing to do with the Garber facility...

Perhaps YOU need to go back and read the article.

p51 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 4:07 pm

bombadier29 wrote:

Perhaps YOU need to go back and read the article.

Funny, because you couldn't possibly have read it yourself if you posted this, or simply weren't pay attention.
Really, go back and read it.

PinecastleAAF · **Joined:** Fri May 25, 2007 4:50 pm **Posts:** 1028

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Treasure trove unveiled at Fantasy of Flight
March 11, 2013 by General Aviation News Staff Leave a Comment
POLK CITY, Fla. — Everyone likes to go behind the scenes and get a glimpse of what happens “behind the curtain”… Now, at Fantasy of Flight, the curtains have been thrown open and guests can see what was previously off limits — an additional 20,000 square feet filled with more rare and vintage aircraft, aircraft parts and flight artifacts.

This treasure trove of historical nuggets is Phase II of “Golden Hill,” a nod to Silver Hill, the nickname for The Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Suitland, Md.

Well that's cool.

b747cf · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:21 pm

Well here's Fantasy of Flight and Oak Hill
from March 2,2013.

https://picasaweb.google.com/115457112661997713943/FantasyOfFlight03022013

Mark Fidler

P51Mstg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:36 am **Posts:** 1202

Kermit... Is opening his warehouse to the public.... The story has nothing to do with Garber or Silver Hill other than mentioning it...

Mark H

Vital Spark · **Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:00 pm **Posts:** 89

p51 wrote:

Boy, you really got that wrong. You need to go back and read that article. Fantasy of Flight has nothing to do with the Garber facility...

Well, to be fair Silver Hill was mentioned in the article.

Sounds like a pretty cool place to turn on the drool spigot regardless.

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:15 pm

Kermit actually has two "Golden Hill" hangars. When we visited FoF last summer, he only had one of them open to the public..here are a couple of pics.

Oh, and Golden Hill doesn't include his restoration shop, engine barn, and several other storage hangars. If he was ever to get everything he owns restored and on display, he'd need a facility the size of Udvar-Hazy.

SN

old iron · **Posted:** Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:05 am

Interesting aircraft here. Could someone provide a list.

Any photos or informaton on the Sopwith one-and-a-half strutter that has been listed in the collection? Was it seriously damaged in Hurricane Andrew?

APG85 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:14 am

Restore the B-29...!!!!

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