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Silent Wings Museum
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06/09/2009 08:20:13 PM
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Re:Silent Wings Museum
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06/09/2009 08:41:55 PM
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Oddly enough, I was there on Friday and Saturday. I took part in a D-Day commemoration event they held as part of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team; we flew our C-47 over for the event, and added some static displays about the paratrooper aspect of airborne for the public event. It really is a first class facility, staffed by great folks. I've been there three times over the last couple of years, and continue to be more and more impressed! Here's a photo album with some pictures from the museum, as well as a small airshow we took part in at Slaton, TX: http://s174.photobucket...009/?albumview=slideshow Nextgen
I spent a few hours at the Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock, TX this weekend. I'd been to their old location east of Dallas but hadn't seen the new facility since they moved to Lubbock. It's really first class and only $5 admission. Will try to attach a few pics.
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Re:Silent Wings Museum
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06/10/2009 08:32:42 PM
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Great pics, wish I could have been there on Sat. Where is your C-47 based?
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Re:Silent Wings Museum
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06/11/2009 06:30:36 AM
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We're based in Frederick, Oklahoma. Our website is: www.wwiiadt.org Regards, Andy Nextgen
Great pics, wish I could have been there on Sat. Where is your C-47 based?
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Re:Silent Wings Museum
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06/11/2009 06:59:44 PM
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There's a C-47 in Ft Worth in D-Day markings about ready to hit the arishow circut. We also have a Stinson in British paint similar to the one in your pics in the museum.
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Re:Silent Wings Museum
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06/15/2009 08:20:33 PM
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Just a few more pictures from the D-Day Commemoration at the Silent Wings Museum. WWII ADT C-47 "Boogie Baby" on the ramp:  Troopers gearing up fro a jump:  Pre-Jump Inspections:  Going out the door:  Regards, Andy
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Re:Silent Wings Museum
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06/16/2009 08:08:10 PM
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Re:Silent Wings Museum
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06/17/2009 06:47:17 AM
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Nextgen,
Good pictures, but I have question about the Southern Star. As a matter of authenticity, how come it has a P-47 serial number and why are the stripes so perfect?
Charles Day
Charles Day Silent Ones, WWII Invasion Glider Test & Experiment
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Re:Silent Wings Museum
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06/18/2009 07:52:36 PM
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Good point, my souce bears out what you said about the serial #. Will have to ask the owner when he's back in town. He's was out on the airshow circut in is B-25 last weekend.
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Re:Silent Wings Museum
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06/19/2009 08:17:13 AM
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Next question:
Why is the number painted as 41-6531 when it would have been painted as 16531?
Charles Day
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Re:Silent Wings Museum
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06/21/2009 05:31:18 PM
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GLIDERMAN1
Next question:
Why is the number painted as 41-6531 when it would have been painted as 16531?
Charles Day
Or, if the hyphen is an error and it is supposed to be 44-16531, that was a serial number reserved for an RAF Baltimore VI (A-30C) that was never built.
Bernie Shearon Push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. Pull the stick back, the houses get smaller (unless you keep pulling -- then they get bigger again)
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