Hangar Bay 1 @ 28NOV10

[Owen Miller]

I am just returned from NNAM and looking through Hangar Bay 1
for the first time since it officially opened 10NOV. I have waited
to see an addition that will get more aircraft inside and out of the
weather for a good ten years. Much work remains. My understand-
ing is the both "Que Serra Serra" and the " 'Turtle" will eventually
hang from the overhead, freeing up floor space to get more inside.
None of the exhibits are in place yet, save the aircraft themselves,
but things are off to a great start.

When I look at some of the aircraft as they sit today and think back
what they looked like after Hurricane Ivan it is amazing. If you go
back and look at my Webshots album taken shortly after Ivan you
will be amazed too.

Link to Hangar Bay 1.....
http://community.webshots.com/album/579 ... =community

Link to Ivan photos................
http://rides.webshots.com/album/2053502 ... host=rides

[RMAllnutt]

Thanks for posting this Owen... it's great to see these aircraft so well looked after and indoors now. I hope they can get the others indoors too before long, and am sure the museum is working very hard to do this.

Cheers,
Richard

[DaveG]

Thanks for posting, Owen. Sure looks great so far, and I really like the ordnance slung under the A-6, the A-7, and off the side of the F-8.

[Pat Carry]

Wow Owen, the place is looking good! Thanks for the photos. I must be having a senoir moment however. What is the blue colored plane in the corner called "The Turtle". I just dont recognize it.

[Owen Miller]

Hi Pat, check here....

http://www.vpnavy.com/turtle_01.html


http://steeljawscribe.com/2008/09/25/fl ... ent-turtle

[Pat Carry]

Thanks Owen. Very interesting.

[Owen Miller]

Here's a link to a local TV story.....

http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stor ... 2377.shtml

[Pat Carry]

Owen, Once all the planes are moved around will they be able to fit all the ones on display outside inside?

[Owen Miller]

That's the goal. The Privateer and Coronado will come inside
the main museum in pieces and be reassembled once inside.
To do that most everything has to come out. My understand-
ing is that the planes will be grouped into "eras", i.e. the early
years & WWI, the 20s & 30s, WWII, right on up through modern
jets. This ain't set in stone and is subject to change.

I was really glad to see the OV-1 in the overhead and to see
some long time residents of the flight line inside already.

[mustangdriver]

Owen I worked on the B-25/PBJ there. can you post some pics when they move it. Same with the PBY-5A

[Owen Miller]

Buddy, I'll sure try, but remember, they set lights up
at night and move the stuff then. They are open
during the day. You don't want to be moving stuff
around with visitors everywhere. Too much of a
chance someone might get hurt.