#204378 - 04/22/06 03:39 AM
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#204379 - 04/22/06 04:06 AM
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#204381 - 04/22/06 08:25 AM
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Awsome pics!
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#204382 - 04/22/06 01:44 PM
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Thanks for sharing. The U boat photos are awesome. I want to go see that now!
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#204383 - 04/23/06 01:47 AM
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I'll try and get the airforce museum pics up soon...I just have to decide which ones cuz I shot way too many...but here are a few wide angle panoramas...I pieced several shots together for each one to try and give a little scope of how big the hangars are. this one is the B-29 that dropped the"fat man" plutonium bomb on Nagasaki...its called "Bockscar" and is obviously in the WW2 hangar. the green bomb you see under the tail section is the "little boy" hydrogen bomb...the yellow box under the wing is the tail fins of "fat man" http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/thunderbat/Chicago2006/USAF/bockscar_wide.jpg a short bus ride over to the active base carries you to the experimental hangar...the centerpiece here is the supersonic XB-70 Valkyrie, which dwarfs everything else there...it literally reaches from the front door to the back wall...YF-12, X-29, X-1B and the X-15 are just a few of the rare birds stored here. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/thunderbat/Chicago2006/USAF/XB70wide.jpg the Cold War hangar houses some monsterous aircraft and many of which I had toys of as a kid...one of my all time faves was the B-47 Stratojet...its rocket assisted takeoffs were just amazing...to stand so close to this rare and magnificent bird was thrilling. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/thunderbat/Chicago2006/USAF/B47wide.jpg the F-117 Stealth fighter was there and a great laugh to my wife who joked,"where?...I can't see it"...thats her on the bench and she was such a great sport while I ran amok like a kid in the toy store. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/thunderbat/Chicago2006/USAF/F-117wide.jpg the balcony overlooking the Cold War hangar was a great place to take in the view of this awesome collection of airpower...the B-2 stealth, the B-1B Lancer (love that one), the F-104 Starfighter,the awesome B-58 Hustler and the gigantic B-36 Peacemaker are just a sampler of the birth of the Strategic Air Command. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/thunderbat/Chicago2006/USAF/ColdWar_wide.jpg more to come later...or check out the US Air Force museum website...lots of great pics!
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#204384 - 04/23/06 01:53 AM
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Awesome pics T-Bat!!!
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#204385 - 04/23/06 09:35 AM
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Great pics Bat boy ,thanks for sharing.Chico.
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#204387 - 04/23/06 09:46 PM
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excellent pics t-bat. just so you know, the B-2 is the plane that I work on in the AF. I actually inspect them I don't really work on them. Awesome aircraft.
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#204388 - 04/23/06 11:18 PM
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On the way back from Abilene this afternoon, the wife actually suggested Chicago as a vacation destination for this year. She broke her foot while in Abilene but that's another story. I told her you just went there on your vacation and I'd show her your pics as soon as she's able to hobble over to the computer.
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#204389 - 04/24/06 10:59 AM
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Some of those places look a bit familiar...  T-Bat, the third pic of the list is close to where I work. Bobby, come on up to the Windy City!
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#204390 - 04/24/06 12:54 PM
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Originally posted by framos242:
Bobby, come on up to the Windy City! I might... If I do I'll let you know!
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#204391 - 04/24/06 01:20 PM
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planning a trip after those awesome pics....
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#204392 - 04/24/06 02:27 PM
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im jelious
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