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Thank you for the pics. I had no idea that museum had such a large collection. A must see, now on my list ................
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Pretty cool and worth the trip ain't it? Nice pix thanx a bunch for sharing- :wink:

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Any word on whether the Oscar still flies regularly or not. I know that for a while there, they were flying it a lot just after it arrived at the Museum. Has it effectively been grounded now?
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Somebody's been growin' a beard since the last time we've seen you! So, how's the bear catchin' doing Grizzley Adams? :D

Sorry-just a bit of 70's reference for you young-un's.

Cool picture!


Spooky, a question for you. Does that blimp hangar have any of the enrivonmental concerns (lead, asbestos, etc.) that the blimp hangars have at Moffett?
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Cool pictures.

That blimp hanger looks just like the ones at the former MCAS Tustin.
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Nice pics. You were lucky to catch several of the good airplanes out of the tent. There was very little out on the floor when I went there a few years ago.

Although it's a great building for an air museum in the sentimental sense, it isn't really a safe building to house aircraft. There's a reason most of them are kept in a tent. Also, most people would take the spectacular destruction by fire of the identical building next door several years ago as a little bit of a heads-up. But as long as luck holds out, it's a fun place to visit.

Many of the derelict base structures nearby also have a lot of character.

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Wow, really cool photo's! :D

Thanks for sharing!

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Did you shoot any hoops while you were there? When I was there in 2005, there was a basketball hoop at one of end of the hangar centered over the door.

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Al, any nose art or other shots of the A-26? Thanks.


No nose art on the 26. Here are a few more pics of it.

There's just something weird about seeing an A-26 in a tent. :)

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Is the P-39 project still displayed or maybe in restoration in their other building?

What is/was the identity (serial number) of that Airacobra? Was it one from a Canadian lake?


No sign of a P-39. It would've been cool to see in any stage though.

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Any word on whether the Oscar still flies regularly or not. I know that for a while there, they were flying it a lot just after it arrived at the Museum. Has it effectively been grounded now?


I guess the Oscar has been a regular flyer.

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Did you shoot any hoops while you were there? When I was there in 2005, there was a basketball hoop at one of end of the hangar centered over the door.

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As long as they don't store hay in there, like they did with the other hanger that burned due to spontanious combustion it should be OK. The tenting keeps funky stained rain water that leaks in through the roof and bird poop off the aircraft- :roll:

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Is that Invader in as good shape as it appears?

I'm not very familiar with this museum - how many (if any) of these birds fly?

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Ken wrote:
Is that Invader in as good shape as it appears?

I'm not very familiar with this museum - how many (if any) of these birds fly?


It looked pretty good to me and I wouldn't be surprised if it's flyable. most of the collection seems to be.

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