Tornado damage at NMUSAF (5-27-19)

[Chris Brame]

Per the NMUSAF, at thedrive.com:

Though the base remains open, it is unclear if any other areas suffered significant damage, as well. The tornado reportedly hit the National Museum of the Air Force, which is situated roughly a mile and a half southwest of the main base. On May 28, 2019, the Museum announced that the Early Years Gallery, which has displays covering the beginnings of U.S. military aviation, including a reproduction of a Wright Brothers 1909 Military Flyer, the first heavier-than-air military flying machine ever, would be closed for repairs.

The Early Years Gallery is temporarily closed for repairs.
— National Museum USAF (@AFmuseum) May 28, 2019
Hopefully, the total damage to Wright-Patterson will turn out to be relatively minor.

(Scott, can you merge the threads? We posted at the same time.)

[p51]

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2 ... by-tornado

[Steve Nelson]

A gentleman in a Facebook group I belong to said he drove by the museum today and they were open and it looked OK from the outside. He's planning to visit the museum tomorrow.

SN

[Cubs2jets]

Hmmmmm...

God's way of saying they need more light inside?

LOL !!

C2j

[ALOHADAVE]

The National Museum of the Air Force has now confirmed that it did suffer minor damage in the storm, but has also said that no aircraft or artifacts were damaged, according to Military.com reporter Oriana Pawlyk.

[Pat Carry]

Hmmmmm...

God's way of saying they need more light inside?

LOL !!

C2j

Yes!!