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Off to Phoenix

Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:17 am

I'm heading to Phoenix for a week today. Anything going on or I should (can) see warbird wise while there?

Re: Off to Phoenix

Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:14 pm

AZ Wing of the CAF at Mesa Falcon (FFZ) is a must see. Other than that, not too much, unless you want to drive down to Tucson.

Re: Off to Phoenix

Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:18 pm

Fearless Tower wrote:AZ Wing of the CAF at Mesa Falcon (FFZ) is a must see. Other than that, not too much, unless you want to drive down to Tucson.


Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson is definitely worth the trip. Just don't drive down in a 3-Cylinder Kia with a top speed of 53 mph.... in July.... :cry:

Re: Off to Phoenix

Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:32 pm

You're about 20 years too late.
There used to be the Champlin Fighter Museum and lots of neat/old stuff at Mesa's Falcon Field.
Likewise Chandler Memorial (not municipal) had old firebombers and the field of H-19s...the 19s are gone now.
There was a F-86 on a pole in Chandler and statics at Luke.
The statics at Williams were taken out when the AF closed the base (I don't know why they didn't leave the T-37 and T-38..they're not exactly rare).

Re: Off to Phoenix

Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:17 pm

Here is a listing of locations in Phoenix...
ImageAerial Visuals Locator Search - Phoenix

But as indicated in other posts you may wish to expand search further out in Arizona...
ImageAerial Visuals Locator Search - Arizona

You can find pictures from my visit there last September in this thread...
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=43090&start=120

Mike
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