Warbird Information Exchange

Doug, we've been dodging those jet skis all week.

Nice to meet you, too !

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Two articles about the Museum and recovery efforts, the first one having a video imbedded in the article.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6028699.html

http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewc ... Gwr30CFCCA

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wow. moving video. Good luck guys. Wish I could help.

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Wish I could help down there, I am off Fri and Sat how can I help? Who would I need to contact?

Show up and go in the side door under the parking awning, and I'm sure that some one will give you some direction.

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Nathan, actually just go around the corner to the right where you will see people and stuff all over the ramp. Don't bother with the side door. It goes into an empty room now.
And just for your convenience, print up a page that says "Lone Star Flight Museum Recovery Team" and stick it in your windshield. That will get you past any security there.
thanks for your concern and willingness to help.

Doug

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While the folks at LSFM welcome all the volunteer help they can get, what they need most for their recovery is money. Their recovery is going to be long and expensive. Running a living museum as they do is an expensive undertaking even in normal times.

Every aircraft that did not get out needs extensive cleaning and repair. Every aircraft that did get out still needs normal maintenance and inspections. For flyable aircraft, this work needs to be done by qualified professionals, and it costs lots of money. For aircraft under restoration, like the Privateer, the hurricane just adds a lot to what was already incredibly expensive efforts.

The normal daily income generated by visitors, the gift shop, and aircraft attending airshows is missing now. While some aircraft will start some airshow and ride efforts soon, the other income is lost for the forseeable future.

There are a group of dedicated staff and volunteers who are busting their butts right now to clean up and stabilize the situation as best they can. A close friend spent all day yesterday inside the Privateer rinsing it down and cleaning it out. He doesn't get paid to do this, he just loves the museum and what it stands for.

While your first instinct may be to hop in a car or onto a plane and go roll up your sleeves to help, you might want to consider taking the money you would expend in that effort and donating it to them instead. Yes, they need volunteers to help, but their long term recovery is going to need a lot of funding for quite some time. I was told flat out that yes, my presence would be a help, but it would be better if I just donated all the money I'd have spent on gas, hotel, and meals to their recovery account.

I am not a museum spokesman, these are just my thougts. I know a bunch of folks down there, many of whom have been fighting the battle every day since they could get back on the island. They deserve our support.

Well being a Houstonian and going through Ike and working at a grocery store I have already helped the public. I live 30 miles North of Galveston so gas and lodging not a problem LOL. BUT go figured I was asked to help out with the Galveston Krogers today hmm this sucks.

67cougar,
Thank you for the compliments and the words of encouragement. Are you actively involved with warbirds anywhere? You obviously have a good handle on the reality of the situation.

Everybody check out the Lone Star website; Larry posted an update last night along with some new photos.

blue skies,
Doug

p.s. 67cougar, pm me about your avatar/ride.

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Canso42 - I've been trying to PM you, but don't know if they went through or not. I haven't done that before, and nothing is showing up in my 'sentbox'.

Greetings
I was wondering like many are what is the status on the recovery at the Museum ? have any more birds been sent out to other shops for cleaning and such. Wish all the best

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Glen

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The Spitfire and F3F were sent to The Ezells place in Breckenridge, TX. The Hurricane is heading to Colorado. The museums website also has updates as well. www.lsfm.org

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www.LSFM.org

Trae

The N2S and L-5 have been adopted for restoration and the Tiger Moth too now. We spent Saturday cleaning and peeling it and getting it ready for disassebly and transport. It's actually in much better shape than I thought in my total ignorance of wood and fabric planes. Saturday was quite a learning experience.
The last couple of hours of the day were spent on shop equipment maint and recovery.

Hope to see some of you at Wings
Doug

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N2S ? Did I miss something ? Maybe the N3N ? Thought Robbie was taking that one ?

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Rick, probably a typo of mine. The yellow over silver Coast Guard stearman we both worked on two weeks ago. Yes Robbie is taking it.
BTW , what engine is on that thing? I couldnt read the tag in the bad light.

doug

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