Chanute AFB Museum

[mustangdriver]

My friend Rob and I visited the museum on what I think was the coldest day ever. We had a blast, and the museum was basically just us as it was snowing and cold. THe museum looks like it is moving in the right direction, and the P-51H looks cool.

[APG85]

Nice! I like that Constellation but I've heard it is going to be transferred...

[Django]

Any more pics of the Mustang?

[mustangdriver]

[Holedigger]

Looks like a fairly well kept collection, at least the birds inside. The ones outside look like they a suffering a bit, but I would too if I had to stay outside!

[mustangdriver]

They were saying that there are plans on them getting two of the super large hangars on the field. If they get them, all of the aircraft will be coming indoors. They are carrying restoration projects a few at a time using the man power they have. THe Mustang looks really nice. Alot of these were gate guard aircraft around the base, and the museum took them into their collection.

[Dan K]

Chris, any background on the P-51H's new paint job? Nose art appears to be "Heat Wave" with 11 swastikas.

[John Kerr]

for more information on this P-51H go to:

http://p51h.home.comcast.net/~p51h/cc.htm

[mustangdriver]

Funny as that kind of fits in with the thread about people putting their WWII kills on their later aircraft.

[Dan K]

for more information on this P-51H go to:

http://p51h.home.comcast.net/~p51h/cc.htm

Many thanks, John!

Any chance you'll be coming this way again for that little fly-in we do in July?

[Django]

That's a good choice. And a good tie in to WWII for an H model.