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"Charles Lindbergh" <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in message
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> wrote:
>
>>On 06/06/2015 17:52, Charles Lindbergh wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Great pictures of what we in the USMC used to call "targets".
>>>
>>> However that museum could use a lot more indoor space! They have a
>>> great
>>> collection but just not enough indoor room!
>>>
>>> I suppose money for such things is at a real premium in smaller
>>> countries.
>>>
>>> Thanks again!
>>>
>>
>>Hi Charles,
>>
>>Thank you for your comments.
>>
>>I'd read some reviews of the museum before going and I specifically
>>packed a wide angle lens because of the comments about the space
>>situation for the indoor exhibits. In other indoor areas the lighting
>>situation is dreadful which is an added complication in the absence of a
>>flashgun.
>>
>>Nonetheless they have a great collection of aircraft and staff
>>throughout the museum are very pleasant and polite and will do their
>>best to assist if they can.
>>
>>One of their problems is that they are located on a working air force
>>base, hence expansion does not seem to be an option. Indeed, there's a
>>large graveyard of old Soviet era aircraft which, unfortunately, is
>>located within a military restricted zone where photography is
>>prohibited - and it's always wise when in someone else's country to
>>abide by their rules.
>>
>>Money is indeed one of their problems, following the division of
>>Czechoslovakia in the early nineties into the Czech Republic and the
>>Slovak Republic, although both of them are now EU members and things are
>>improving. The rebuilding of the economies of the eastern European
>>countries, once released from Soviet domination, has not, however, been
>>an easy process.
>>
>>
>>Sorry about the quality of the picture - I dropped the lens!
>
> I am curious about the monument depicted in your photograph, is there some
> kind
> of statue?
>
> Have you ever visited the museum of the United States Air Force at Wright
> Patterson Air Force base in Dayton Ohio? If not, you might put it on your
> list
> along with the Smithsonian Air & Space museum, in Washington. The
> Smithsonian
> has several fantastic facilities and as an aviation nut it took me close
> to 5
> days to go through it and I felt rushed at that. My wife wanted to kill
> me...... (snicker).
>
> Another fantastic place is the Planes of Fame museum in Chino California.
> You
> can actually walk up and touch the only remaining, flyable Japanese Zero
> (A6M5)
> which has a genuine Japanese Sakae engine. It was recovered from Saipan.
> Being
> able to touch that aircraft sent chills down my spine.
I second the recommendation of the USAF museum in Dayton. I have visited a
couple of times on my way to Florida. It helps to have a patient wife. ;-)
All being well I'm planning a visit to the Udvar Hazy museum in Washington
next October. I'll have to hone my low shutter speed hand holding technique
because they don't allow a tripod.
Another wonderful museum well worth a visit is Pima near Tucson, Arizona.
An added bonus is the adjacent Davis Monthan graveyard.
Cheers,
Indrek Aavisto
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