B-47 @ Kansas Aviation Museum
Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:44 pm
Hello all. I was in Wichita last week for Beechjet maintenance training, and I got a chance to briefly drop in at the Kansas Av. Museum on Friday. Just so happens the B-47E (S/N 51-2387) from Oklahoma City fairgrounds had arrived the day before. Looks pretty rough. Wings had to be cut, but the cut was clean. Also got a look at Doc (B-29 S/N 44-69972) from behind a small fence. Looks really good, but a shame to see it outside. I wish I had the $$$$$$ to get it inside!
They also have several other aircraft outside, such as Vietnam vets B-52D (55-0094) & Super SkyMaster (67-21469), a KC-135E (56-3658), a F-84, and a T-33. Also a Lear 23 (s/n 6), a Beech Starship, ex-FedEx 727, and ex-SouthWest 737. Pretty neat museum located in Wichita's first airport terminal building. I'll try and post some pictures when I get a photobucket account.
-Todd
They also have several other aircraft outside, such as Vietnam vets B-52D (55-0094) & Super SkyMaster (67-21469), a KC-135E (56-3658), a F-84, and a T-33. Also a Lear 23 (s/n 6), a Beech Starship, ex-FedEx 727, and ex-SouthWest 737. Pretty neat museum located in Wichita's first airport terminal building. I'll try and post some pictures when I get a photobucket account.
-Todd
Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:57 am
Hey Todd...just a little drive east of you is the Grissom Air Museum (south of Peru on highway 31). We have a lovely B-47 on display along with several other rare and lovely aircraft. I am trying diligently to figure out how to start a photobucket account and post pics here myself as I have a ton from Grissom as well as several airshows throughout the years.
Stop in at Grissom sometime...well worth the drive for ya
Stop in at Grissom sometime...well worth the drive for ya
Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:49 pm
6trn, been to Grissom a few times, but not lately. You're right, definately worth the drive! I believe the B-25 there is a Catch 22 star. I'll have to head over there again soon! -Todd
Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:28 pm
Hmmm,
The flightsafety Raytheon (Hawker Beechcraft) Maintenance training center. I know it well.
Bill Magyar, Mikey Barr, Rob Tanner, Jim Venn and the rest of the boys have been very good to us.
I went to see Doc when it was still inside, the last time I was out there it was for KA 350 Advanced T-Shooting, I also got to see the last Afterburner Night at the KAM
Definitely stop by the Yard, Hit the Starlite drive in, The Zoo is good, Oh how I miss having to go to Wichita.
Oh Oh Oh, and there is I-81 speedway just north of town, it was good on thursday nights.
Did the new company continue the Cafeteria?
The flightsafety Raytheon (Hawker Beechcraft) Maintenance training center. I know it well.
Bill Magyar, Mikey Barr, Rob Tanner, Jim Venn and the rest of the boys have been very good to us.
I went to see Doc when it was still inside, the last time I was out there it was for KA 350 Advanced T-Shooting, I also got to see the last Afterburner Night at the KAM
Definitely stop by the Yard, Hit the Starlite drive in, The Zoo is good, Oh how I miss having to go to Wichita.
Oh Oh Oh, and there is I-81 speedway just north of town, it was good on thursday nights.
Did the new company continue the Cafeteria?
Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:44 pm
They've got a B-47 now? I guess I know where I'm driving after work tomorrow!
Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:01 pm
Wolverine wrote:They've got a B-47 now? I guess I know where I'm driving after work tomorrow!
Any pictures of this yet?
Shay
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Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:00 pm
Sadly not on this computer. I can't access the one they're on until... well, I don't know yet, but I did get pictures. Shall I upload some of Doc too?
It's a shame they don't have the money for a hangar yet. You'd think if someone's gonna donate a T-rex to the Museum of World Treasures (Downtown), that somebody else would have the cash to build a hangar.
In all, maybe 8-10 planes are displayed indoors (in a very cramped location, I might add) with another 10-15 outside. They have about three times that many airplanes in storage.
It's a shame they don't have the money for a hangar yet. You'd think if someone's gonna donate a T-rex to the Museum of World Treasures (Downtown), that somebody else would have the cash to build a hangar.
In all, maybe 8-10 planes are displayed indoors (in a very cramped location, I might add) with another 10-15 outside. They have about three times that many airplanes in storage.
Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:31 pm
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A few planes... Didn't take many this time as I had very little time. This was a few weeks ago, but I've had the hardest time hosting them online.