Searching for local museums to visit, I found the Lone Star Flight Museum on line. I expected a quick visit. Three hours and 78 pictures later…
There was a substantial section on space travel. Houston is Space City after all. Thinking of the pilot in the family, we saw lots of information on military pilot training starting with WW1.
Heritage Hangar with the Space Gallery to the right.
Waltrip Hangar.
Space Shuttle simulator.
Space Shuttle simulator interior.
Curtiss A-1 Triad. 14 were purchased by the US Navy in 1911. “Triad” for its retractable landing gear. This is a replica.
DC-3 was widely used in both commercial and military versions. One military version towed the gliders my Dad rode to Normandy.
I was enamored of the images on the fuselage. This is on a Douglas Skyraider, a US Navy aircraft carrier bases attack plane first flown in 1945.
The renowned Exxon Flyin’ Tiger was built and flown by aviation legend Bruce, Bohannon. 30 records between 1999 and 2006.
The Museum’s B-25 remained stateside during World War II and was converted into a trainer after the war. Acquired by the CIA, it reportedly flew covert missions during the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion.
The DC-3 reminded me of my first commercial flight on a DC-6, Cleveland to Chicago with a stop in Toledo for refueling. We were already on the runway for takeoff when they realized they needed to return to actually refuel. Not a great start for a first-time flyer. Then from Chicago to Phoenix on a 707. Since then I’ve been on all the 7×7’s.
