On May 24th I took a road trip out to the 1941 HAG at Geneseo to meet up with a few of the guys that post on the message board over on the Museum site. I also used the trip to make a few stops along the way to see a few of the aircraft on display in different towns. The first stop was to see the A3D-1 that is now on display near Amsterdam, NY at the Fulton county Airport. This a/c was once on display on the USS intrepid in NYC but was moved with several other a/c to locations around the country.
The next stop was going to be Rome NY to the former Griffus AFB but it turned out after getting off the wrong exit I skipped to stop #3 to find the A-4 on display in Oriskany NY. It is located at the Oriskany Museum and due to the same size of the town not very difficult to find. The a/c looked very well taken care of and in great shape. If anyone who reads this know or is involved in the museum GREAT JOB! Some day I will go back to tour the Museum.
So after driving around a bit and no luck finding Griffus Tech Park or what ever its called now, I headed off to Geneseo before the guys I wanted to meet had left.
Next came Geneseo, what a great place. I hooked up with Joe, Sorry Joe I did not catch your last name, and was given a great tour of the Memphis Belle (B-17G N3703G). Slowly I found several of the group that I was there to meet and we talked inside the Belle for about 45 minutes. Good time, but it was a bit warm.
Next was off to the main Hanger, It appears that the HAG’s C-47A has a lot more work before it is flying again, but I could be very wrong. The last time I assumed that about a restoration it was up and flying in Chino a few months later (the P-39 that went to England). I really hope I’m wrong and it is up and flying soon. We were also treated to watching a UH-1 doing some training or something at the field. With a 3+ hour drive ahead of me I said my good byes and off I drove, to Wagman to pick up some White Hots for the upcoming weekend (anyone want to advise me the best way to cook them????).
I decide to make one more go at the Griffus B-52 and consulted the map to see if there was a close up to try and get a fix on the Location. I had my lead and off I drove. As I pulled up to where the front gate was, I remember the few time I went to the open houses there and was treated but the sight of B-52, FB-111 and F-4 demos. How I miss those days. After about a mile I could see the shape of the B-52G tail and the joy of a successful hunt. The B-52 was well cared for and the grounds around it were set up fairly nicely. I was also treated but the sight of a 109th LC-130H doing touch and goes at an airport close by. So I set off for home.
Check out a few more shots on my Webshots page:
http://community.webshots.com/myphotos? ... ity=TQMQeS
Tim
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