NASM's Paul E Garber Facility

[Aircraft Mech Paul]

Hi Pat,

the docents give the tours. Come on by for one!

Glenn

Glenn,

I have a question for you. I have been to Garber before during the initial restoration of the Enola Gay and the Sieran. I brought my father along, and at the time, one of the docents indicated that there was a plane in storage that is signifigant to my father. It was one he worked on many years ago, belonging to or rather perhaps flown by the Kennedy family. I can't for the life of me remember what aircraft it was....can you help me out here ??

Paul

[Jerry O'Neill]

Hi paul;
I believe the ol aircraft associated with the Kennedy's is the "Caroline" which I believe was a Convair 440 JFK used on his run for the presidency when he was a senator. I'm going by memory, so if someone knows for sure, please correct me. For a time, in one of the Downtown gallerys, the inside of "Caroline" was on display as a wallk through exhibit.
Blue skies,
Jerry

[DaveM2]

Convair 240 I believe

Dave

[APG85]

I might be wrong, but I don't think it's at Garber anymore. Perhaps it's at the Kennedy Library?

[Eric Friedebach]

Kennedy's Convair

From 1975 until 1982, the Museum of American History recognized the significance of the "Caroline" by borrowing the interior for their popular "We the People" exhibit. Following the close of the exhibit the interior was lent to the Kennedy Library until it was recently returned.

[Abbott]

I thought that I had herd, that Hazy was supposed to get a new restoration facility added into the museum....and it would be so that restoration could be viewed by vistors while "work in progress". I was thinking that this would totally wipe out Garber. I guess they would transfur them out as restoration comes available if Garber is still going to be used as storage.

[systemofadown1162]

Future expansion of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center will include a restoration area where the public can watch specialists restore air and space objects. Eventually, all restoration and preservation of historic aircraft (currently performed at the Garber Facility in Suitland, Md.) will occur at the Udvar-Hazy Center. There will also be space for museum archives and collections storage.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy/lookingahead.cfm

[Richard W.]

...These additions will occur as enough money is raised to cover their construction.
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I'm doing my part!

$12 for parking. Ouch.