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Sept 19th is the USAF Marathon so we'd want to avoid that weekend as the Museum and surrounding area are crowded with that activity.
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yes, good catch there ... hotel accommodations would likely be rather harder to come by as well
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Just saw this on the local news. The Presidential and R&D gallery (currently housed inside the base in an old hangar) will be closed starting Oct 01, 2015 until sometime in early 2016. This is to allow for the move of those aircraft to the newly-constructed addition to the main museum which will house those aircraft - and eliminate the need for the special visitors passes/busing to see them.
Depending on how much our potential attendees want to see those particular aircraft, may want to plan around that. However there is still lots to see in the museum even aside from those planes. Thought I'd pass along though just in case. http://www.whio.com/news/news/local-...earch-g/nkR9s/ |
A bump - are we any closer to a DO?
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just a thought ... could we perhaps plan something for Fri 28 Aug and the morning of Sat 29 Aug, and then mosey up to Toledo (approx 2-2.5 hr drive, or so the experts say) for baseball?
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Originally Posted by jrl767
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just a thought ... could we perhaps plan something for Fri 28 Aug and the morning of Sat 29 Aug, and then mosey up to Toledo (approx 2-2.5 hr drive, or so the experts say) for baseball?
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given that I owe a visit to about a dozen of my former AF colleagues at WPAFB, I would most likely try to fly into DAY/CMH on Thurs afternoon (27th) and depart on Sun
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Originally Posted by jrl767
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just a thought ... could we perhaps plan something for Fri 28 Aug and the morning of Sat 29 Aug, and then mosey up to Toledo (approx 2-2.5 hr drive, or so the experts say) for baseball?
Consider this to be another vote for the weekend of Aug 28! |
Originally Posted by jrl767
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just a thought ... could we perhaps plan something for Fri 28 Aug and the morning of Sat 29 Aug, and then mosey up to Toledo (approx 2-2.5 hr drive, or so the experts say) for baseball?
I would ask if folks haven't already, please post to the Toledo thread so that I can keep track of who is interested in tickets. thanks. |
Are you all going with the Aug 28-29 dates? I'm going to VA to visit my parents that weekend, but I'd potentially be up for getting lunch Friday although I have class from 10-11 and 12-1 or dinner/drinks Thurs night if anyone is coming in early. The Dayton Dragons are in town that weekend too, so if you want to do lots of baseball during the weekend I'd love to go to the game on the 27th with anyone coming in early.
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We'll be hiking in Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park that weekend so unfortunately I won't be able to join you in Toledo. Have a great time everyone.
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At the Holy Toledo DO back in August, there was some discussion of trying this one again in summer 2016.
I thought I'd note that the Air Force Museum is in the process of moving the Presidential Aircraft and Research & Development aircraft into a brand new building connected to the main museum complex. Previously those aircraft were in an old "annex" inside WPAFB, and the aircraft aren't available for viewing during the move. The new addition is slated to open in June 2016 (exact date not yet announced). So it might be good, for those interested, to plan for a post-June date - though of course there is plenty to see at the museum even without viewing the Presidential/R&D collection. Someone at the Toledo event suggested that a Dayton Dragons baseball game could also be a part of the DO. Here is a link to the 2016 schedule: http://www.milb.com/schedule/index.j...459&m=7&y=2016 |
I stopped by DAY on the way to the Toledo Do last year; DAY is definitely DO-worthy!
I may end up going on my own to DAY, either at the end of July or after Labor Day, if the official DO dates don't fit into my schedule this summer. Last time I spent ~3 hours at Wright-Pat and covered only ~25% of all that was on display! |
Originally Posted by 84fiero
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At the Holy Toledo DO back in August, there was some discussion of trying this one again in summer 2016.
I thought I'd note that the Air Force Museum is in the process of moving the Presidential Aircraft and Research & Development aircraft into a brand new building connected to the main museum complex. Previously those aircraft were in an old "annex" inside WPAFB, and the aircraft aren't available for viewing during the move. The new addition is slated to open in June 2016 (exact date not yet announced). So it might be good, for those interested, to plan for a post-June date - though of course there is plenty to see at the museum even without viewing the Presidential/R&D collection. Someone at the Toledo event suggested that a Dayton Dragons baseball game could also be a part of the DO. Here is a link to the 2016 schedule: http://www.milb.com/schedule/index.j...459&m=7&y=2016 |
this will definitely be on my calendar as long as it doesn't conflict with our mid-Jul EDI/AMS trip ... however, I am also hopeful that mattp1987 and GRALISTAIR will organize some sort of beer- and/or bourbon-based meetup (preferably on a weekend) between now and the time Matt departs the fix at WPAFB in late Mar
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