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Re: Pictures and story from my "spy" visit NASM Udvar-Hazy

Posted by Ryan Keough on Thu Oct 16, 2003 09:30:43 AM

In reply top Re: Pictures and story from my "spy" visit NASM Udvar-Hazy posted by Pat Carry on Thu Oct 16, 2003 09:13:35 AM

Pat,

There is still a lot of display work left and I am sure that the facility will be much less dim when it is at operating speed. I also think that maybe the full lighting array was not turned on to save energy when most of the workers and projects use spot lighting for their needs.

My personal opinion was that the P-38 is much more powerful in this condition if it is indeed a wartime scheme as very few aircraft can say they have the paint on them that they wore during the war. I know I was astounded and took some time looking at it because of this.

I just wish the dust tarps were off of more of the aircraft!

Ryan Keough

: Ryan, Great report from the Hazy Center! My wife and I
: will be attending members preview day there in early Dece
: mber and I cant wait to see the place. I'm kind of surpri
: sed that he P-38 wasnt repainted before being placed in th
: e new building. You mentioned that the lighting was dim.
: Does the facility have a lighting system which will make t
: he place brighter when it opens? Finally the P-51 you saw
: is P-51C "Excalibur III" 44-10947.

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