"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/21/2016 at 15:06 • Filed to: planelopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/21/2016 at 15:06 • Filed to: planelopnik | 0
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This Air Force film, complete with overly dramatic music, documents the move of historic Air Force aircraft from the original Air Force museum at Patterson Field (now Wright-Patterson AFB) down State Route 444 to the new National Museum of the Air Force at the adjacent Wright Field in 1970. There’s a B-17, a B-29 (B-50?) with the wings removed, an F-82 Twin Mustang that barely clears the guardrail, and the massive XB-70 Valkyrie.
Roundbadge
> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 15:10 |
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“Wright Field”
I remember finding a phone list at my grandmother’s house that showed important telephone numbers, written during WWII. Wright Field was listed on it. I think it was a 5-digit number, but my memory is a bit fuzzy and it’s been around 22 years since I found that list.
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ttyymmnn
> Roundbadge
03/21/2016 at 15:14 |
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Named after Wilbur Wright. Sadly, Wilbur died in 1912, while Orville survived into the supersonic age, from First Flight to Mach 1 in the span of one man’s life. Orville’s last flight was on board a Lockheed Constellation with none other than Howard Hughes at the controls. During the flight, Orville commented that the wingspan on the Connie was longer than their first flight. Amazing.
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> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 15:20 |
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That A-26 tho. Love those. I have a friend who’s grandpa flies on this one. https://www.facebook.com/A26SpiritOfNc/
DrJohannVegas
> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 15:29 |
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I’m just here for the Valkyrie.
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ttyymmnn
> THShorn92 - Left his car in America
03/21/2016 at 15:36 |
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I must have missed the -26. Another great plane, to be sure. I saw the link for the Tigercat on the Facebook page. Now that’s a plane I’d like to see in the flesh! I think it might be the only flying example left.
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Roundbadge
> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 15:37 |
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When I still had a subscription to Air & Space magazine, I remember reading that their first flight was shorter than a C5's cargo bay (120' for the former, 121' for the latter).
I grew up in the area. My dad and I used to go to the Wright Brothers Memorial park and watch C-141s take off. When I read “Wright Field”, it took a minute but I figured out what it was talking about.
Edit: before bullhonkery is called on me, I’m not entirely sure where it was that we watched planes from. Looking at Google Maps, the area looks totally unfamiliar now.
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ttyymmnn
> DrJohannVegas
03/21/2016 at 15:38 |
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I have seen it at the AF Museum, but you really get a sense in this video for just how big it really is. The road was only just wide enough....
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> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 15:38 |
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That’s not just any B-29. That’s Bockscar.
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DrJohannVegas
> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 15:45 |
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Yea, I’ve been a couple of times (although, given my relative proximity, I ought to go more often) and am always blown away by how frackin massive the thing is. Like, you know it’s a bomber, and therefore large, but the thinness of the wings deceives.
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> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 15:50 |
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I’d like to see how they navigated the next three highway interchanges to get to the museum grounds from there.
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ttyymmnn
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03/21/2016 at 16:03 |
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Well, there you go. I’ve seen the Enola Gay, and having been to the AF Museum (albeit about 20 years ago), I’ve probably seen Bockscar too.
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ttyymmnn
> Roundbadge
03/21/2016 at 16:04 |
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I applied for a teaching gig at Wright State. I didn’t know that it was right next to Wright Pat. I wish I had gotten the job!
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> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 17:44 |
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If you saw a B-29, that’s the one.
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ttyymmnn
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03/21/2016 at 17:44 |
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I wasn’t paying as much attention back then as I would now.
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> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 17:46 |
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I’ve been there dozens of times and still find things I’ve never noticed.