On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:26:26 -0500, Mitchell Holman
<noemail@verizont.net> wrote:
>Stormin' Norman <norman@schwarzkopf.in.memorium> wrote in
>news:27laodpj93crles64mnpr4ts4sbvm6jd2u@4ax.com:
>
>> On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 07:49:01 -0500, Mitchell Holman
>> <noemail@verizont.net> wrote:
>>
>> Beautiful collection. I wonder if any of the aircraft, such as the
>> comet or V-1 are replicas? I was surprised to discover that there is
>> a big business in making museum replicas.
>>
>>
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> The only replicas in the Museum are the
>mockups of the 2 atomic bombs. The placards
>for each airplane and tank includes where
>the item came from and how the museum
>(funded by Paul Allen, of Microsoft fame)
>acquired it.
Many of their aircraft are airworthy and flown several times a year at
'Fly Days' Some really nice birds.
They recently changed the name to Flying Heritage & Combat Armor
Museum (from Flying Heritage Collection, lots of functional armor,
too)
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