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Re: Barksdale AFB

Posted by Rob Mears on Tue Apr 29, 2003 12:01:21 PM

In reply top Barksdale AFB posted by Pat Carry on Tue Apr 29, 2003 11:39:28 AM

I'm a local. The base is just a few miles away, and the girlfriend works there for the 93rd Bomber Squadron.

I can't recall the sub-types of some of them, but here's a preliminary list:

B-17G
B-24
B-29
B-47
KC-97
B-52 (2 variants)
P-51D
C-47
F-84 (swept wing)
Vulcan
Mig-21
Beech-18 (2 different variants I believe)

...also a couple of missle types, and other miscellaneous outdoor displays. The displays indoors are very interesting and include all types of memorabilia, uniforms, photos, aircraft bits, and there is a museum store as well.

They had a group of volunteers out to clean one of the bombers last week, but alas I didn't make the list. The TV news anchors have been spending so much time lately shooting with the WWII bombers in the background, I suppose the museum decided to polish them up a bit. I'd still love to see the planes put under a roof somewhere.

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