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On 06/06/2015 17:52, Charles Lindbergh wrote:
On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 17:33:57 +0100, Ri©ardo wrote:

Ri©ardo

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.

Ri©ardo

Sorry about the quality of the picture - I dropped the lens!

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"Charles Lindbergh" wrote in message
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On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:59:17 +0100, Ri©ardo
wrote:

On 06/06/2015 17:52, Charles Lindbergh wrote:
On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 17:33:57 +0100, Ri©ardo
wrote:

Ri©ardo

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.

Ri©ardo

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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On 06/06/2015 21:50, Charles Lindbergh wrote:


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.


Thank you for your recommendations here Charles, and they'll certainly
go on my wish list, although at my age it's more like a bucket list.

:-)

So much to see and do and so little time remaining, but at some time I
may well end up on your side of the pond!

Regards,

Ri©ardo

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