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Not a riding report, but part of a trip report. On our way to Colorado Spring, we noticed a sign for an air museum in Pueblo. I'd never heard of it, but looked it up on my phone, and they were having cockpit tours of their B-29. One U-turn and a few miles later, and we were there. It's a nice museum located at the Pueblo airport.
They have some planes I've never seen before, and their B-29 is impressive. Here's the nose art:
According to the literature, Peachy was the pilot's sister, and she worked as a hostess at the base. I suspect she dressed a little differently.
Here's the Pilot's seat:
The Co-pilot's station:
The controls between their seats:
The Bombardier's station:
The Flight Engineer's station:
The nose:
In that hangar they had a lot of interpretive exhibits, and quite a few planes, some of which were under restoration, including an A-26.
Here's a Skyhawk, as if it were landing over you:
From the front:
A Cougar:
One of two Hueys:
A Bell 47 (anyone else hear the theme from M.A.S.H.?):
A Hawk missile:
A nice half track:
Hangar 2 had some very nicely restored machines. Here's a bunch of them, taken from the stairs that let you look down into an F-86D:
They had the only Vigilante I've ever seen:
And again:
An F-100. Love that big intake:
A Douglas Skyray:
A T-37 Tweety Bird:
A big Sikorsky, the type used to pick up the astronauts from their splashdowns:
A cute little Weasel:
The cockpit of a Vertol helicopter (Flying Bannana):
There was also an F-104 and an F-11 Tiger, but the pics of those didn't turn out.
Here's a C-131 for Janet:
Outdoors was a B-47:
A C-119 shows that even pigeons like old planes:
They also had a P2v-5 Neptune but the pick didn't turn out. There was this lovely old tractor out there:
Really a nice museum, and worth a stop if you're up in Colorado.
They have some planes I've never seen before, and their B-29 is impressive. Here's the nose art:
According to the literature, Peachy was the pilot's sister, and she worked as a hostess at the base. I suspect she dressed a little differently.
Here's the Pilot's seat:
The Co-pilot's station:
The controls between their seats:
The Bombardier's station:
The Flight Engineer's station:
The nose:
In that hangar they had a lot of interpretive exhibits, and quite a few planes, some of which were under restoration, including an A-26.
Here's a Skyhawk, as if it were landing over you:
From the front:
A Cougar:
One of two Hueys:
A Bell 47 (anyone else hear the theme from M.A.S.H.?):
A Hawk missile:
A nice half track:
Hangar 2 had some very nicely restored machines. Here's a bunch of them, taken from the stairs that let you look down into an F-86D:
They had the only Vigilante I've ever seen:
And again:
An F-100. Love that big intake:
A Douglas Skyray:
A T-37 Tweety Bird:
A big Sikorsky, the type used to pick up the astronauts from their splashdowns:
A cute little Weasel:
The cockpit of a Vertol helicopter (Flying Bannana):
There was also an F-104 and an F-11 Tiger, but the pics of those didn't turn out.
Here's a C-131 for Janet:
Outdoors was a B-47:
A C-119 shows that even pigeons like old planes:
They also had a P2v-5 Neptune but the pick didn't turn out. There was this lovely old tractor out there:
Really a nice museum, and worth a stop if you're up in Colorado.
