A great place to visit if you are ever in the area is the
National Warplane Museum in Gennesseo, New York.  They have 
(among other types) a B-17G 'Fuddy Duddy', a P-40(E?) Warhawk,
PB4Y Catalina, P-51D Mustang, Stearman PT-17.....

Last time I was there they were also in the process of restoring
a Spanish built bf-109 (Hispano Buchon?) Merlin powered fighter and
also a Supermarine Spitfire (not sure as to which model).

NWM puts on a great Warbird airshow every August.  This is an incredible
show.  Last time I was there were 5 or 6 Mustangs, six B-17's including a 
rare 'F' model, B-24J Liberator 'All American', Avro Lancaster, FG-1D Corsair,
Hurricane, three or four B-25's, A-26 Invader, and many more.  There 
was supposed to be a P-38 there (who's and from where I don't know) but
it didn't show.
 
Dave

"Yes, I to, wish I owned a P-51 Mustang"

And of course these thoughts are all mine and not my employer's....



In <1992Nov16.050109.11179@fcom.cc.utah.edu> tcrook@u.cc.utah.edu (Tom Crook):
> Many times on business trips, I've run across a museum by accident.  It
> would be nice to know if there's one in an area I just happen to passing
> through.

There are a few airplane museum guide books available.  The best plane to
find them are in the gift shops of airplane museums.  I picked up three good
ones at the USAF Museum gift shop:

	Robert Ogden, The Aircraft Museums And Collections Of North America
	(this book is very good, but it is getting out of date)

	Michael Blaugher, Guide to 475 Aircraft Museums
	(has a very extensive list of places to go, but it has sent me on
	more than one wild goose chase)

	Michael Morlan, Kitty Hawk To NASA
	(lists only the larger museums, but the information is very accurate
	and the directions to the museums are often quite helpful)

Between these three books, I have been able to plan a number of interesting
side trips while traveling.  If you are only interested in the bigger
museumsk, Robert Ogden has another book called The Great Aircraft Collections
Of The World.

Another helpful publication is "Airshows International", an annual guide to
airshows published by Challenge Publications (the people who publish Air
Progress, Air Combat, and Warbirds International).  I often want to take
photos of planes displayed on military bases that are closed to the public.
My trick is to visit the closed military bases during their annual open
house.

-john-

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