Also, on the subject of Apollo stuff... there used to be a sort of museum
at Florence, SC on the airport. Calling it a museum perhaps gives it more
dignity than it deserves. It was really just a pile of interesting old
junk. Included amongst the objects there were some things that looked like
the consoles for the Apollo program. I think that "museum" isn't there any
more, but I'm not sure. It was there ~15 years ago.

I'm always amazed by how haphazard we are with our priceless history. A
few years ago we randomly landed at an airfield near Springfield, IL, and
were astounded to find a really cool museum of World War II "stuff".

It was obviously someone's personal collection, and that "someone" was
apparently dead, judging by the condition of the displays, and the general
lack of maintenance (or even anyone in attendance). Here were all these
priceless artifacts, untended, rotting away at some grass strip in
Illinois... One fire, or even a casual vandal, and *poof* there goes a
bunch of irreplaceable history.

Another example: There is apparently no "Airmail Museum" in America.
Anyone who knows the amazing history of the airmail pilots and planes must
surely be astounded by this gaping hole in our aviation history, and I've
often wondered at how this travesty has been allowed to happen.

Perhaps it's because aviation is still so new, but in 500 years people will
be surely be cursing us for so casually discarding much of the early legacy
of flight.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"