Hurricane Ike and Warbirds

[JBrawner]

ok great some of them made it up here, so where they hiding... im off from school tomorrow and if they are here i want to warbird looking. before the tropical storm hits us up here saturday.

[wendovertom]

Brawner - I thought you'd be with the Prowler in Idaho this weekend!

Tom P.

[JBrawner]

nope in a&p school for another year havent been anywhere in a year and not up in a warbird since january.... getting withdraws

[Steve Nelson]

They're now saying Galveston is gonna take a direct hit..category III with a possible 20 ft storm surge. I don't know the layout of things, but isn't LSFM right on the gulf (and just a few feet above sea level?

SN

[Tim L]

I hate hurricanes. Good luck folks, prayers and best wishes to everyone in Ike's path. fingers crossed for a weakened storm.

Tim

[Tom Crawford]

To answer your question Steve, the museum is located at the North end of Scholes field on the Northside of the Island. It's protected by the seawall on the South but is vulnerable from high water backing in from the West Galveston Bay/Offats Bayou to the North. Scholes Field is only a few feet above sea level. Moody Gardens and a Waterpark are located next to the museum. You can google earth the island and Scholes
Field and see the museum.
Hopefully "Airnutz" has gotten to higher ground, all the best to him.
Tom

[Canso42]

Steve N. Unfortunately, your question is on the mark. The museum is a few hundred yards from Offat Bayou and the back bay. IIRC the ramp is nine feet above sea level. The hangar floor is eleven. There's five foot earthworks around three sides and we have steel flood shields -hydraulic I think- just inside the big doors that can give two more feet. I don't want to do the math at this point.
If you've been to the museum, the clanking blue slab along the door is the flood shield.
The seawall is sixteen to eighteen feet in height and 'down island' i.e. beyond the end of the seawall was already awash in some spots early today.
I live in Brenham, Tx. an hour NW of Houston. We were under the gun all day but about quitting time this p.m. it shifted slightly so we may take a lighter blow but it sounds ugle for the Galveston-Houston low lying area. In Brenham, we're most worried about the wind. Flooding is only a concern in low areas, and there's a valid reason my subdivision is called Hilltop Acres.
We'll try to keep y'all posted.

Doug Ratchford

[RyanShort1]

I've been there and I'd sure be concerned... Will have to see if I can dig out some pictures.

Ryan

[Steve Nelson]

I've never been there, but hope to see the museum someday. Of course, when it comes down to it a few hunks of tin aren't worth a human life. Everybody down there stay safe! If you have to get out, then git..the peices can be picked up later.

SN

[Lynn Allen]

Steve N. Unfortunately, your question is on the mark. The museum is a few hundred yards from Offat Bayou and the back bay. IIRC the ramp is nine feet above sea level. The hangar floor is eleven. There's five foot earthworks around three sides and we have steel flood shields -hydraulic I think- just inside the big doors that can give two more feet. I don't want to do the math at this point.
If you've been to the museum, the clanking blue slab along the door is the flood shield.
The seawall is sixteen to eighteen feet in height and 'down island' i.e. beyond the end of the seawall was already awash in some spots early today.
I live in Brenham, Tx. an hour NW of Houston. We were under the gun all day but about quitting time this p.m. it shifted slightly so we may take a lighter blow but it sounds ugle for the Galveston-Houston low lying area. In Brenham, we're most worried about the wind. Flooding is only a concern in low areas, and there's a valid reason my subdivision is called Hilltop Acres.
We'll try to keep y'all posted.

Doug Ratchford

Doug, you all have to protect "Blue Bell" hate to see all that Tin Roof go away

Lynn

[wendovertom]

well, it sounds like if you were stuck in Galveston, the cockpit of the Hustler would at least be above the flood surge (barely)!

Jeez I hope it is not as bad as it sounds. . . .

Tom P.

[kenlyco]

Good luck, and God Bless,when I went thru Frances (cat 2) and Jeanne (cat 3) in 04, 3 weeks apart, its something you do not forget.please make sure you have supplies for at least a few weeks,I will be thinking about all of you.

[Alan Brooks]

Be Safe guys and girls.... used to live/work in Beaumont, Nederland area...... lots of family there and in Galveston. Tom and Doug, I know of a bunch of dry hangers in Midland...... hint, hint!!!!!!!!!!!!! Airsho is next week.... Alan

[Cking]

I visited this fine museum and fine part of the States last month and I wish all the folks there good luck.

Rgds Cking

[GIJOE290]

I visited LSFM in 2003 it's a great & cool musuem. I wish ya'll the best of luck guys. Please be SAFE.

Thoughts & prayers from Florida.