Pensacola Museum question.

[Erik \Falcon\ Glascoe]

I might be going to the Penacola Naval Air museum this September with my
folks. I have a question. Did the hurricanes destoryed the museum? Thanks
in advance

Falcon

[Tex Houston]

"Erik "Falcon" Glascoe" > wrote in message
. 63.158...
>I might be going to the Penacola Naval Air museum this September with my
> folks. I have a question. Did the hurricanes destoryed the museum? Thanks
> in advance
>
> Falcon

The museum survived with little damage. The outside exhibits did not do
that well. Some were mostly destroyed, some damaged moderately and some
suffered little damage.

Museum itself was ready to open as soon as the base was cleared enough to
host visitors. See
http://broadcast.illuminatedtech.com/display/story.cfm?bp=134&sid=8466 .

Tex

[Erik \Falcon\ Glascoe]

"Tex Houston" > wrote in news:X5Odnbi_jNCDe6jfRVn-
:

> http://broadcast.illuminatedtech.com/display/story.cfm?bp=134&sid=8466

Thanks for the info.

Falcon

[John A. Weeks III]

In article 8>,
"Erik \"Falcon\" Glascoe" > wrote:

> "Tex Houston" > wrote in news:X5Odnbi_jNCDe6jfRVn-
> :
>
> > http://broadcast.illuminatedtech.com/display/story.cfm?bp=134&sid=8466
>
> Thanks for the info.

While you are in the Pensacola area, make sure you see some of
the other airplane museums in the area. There is a great USAF
musuem at Eglin AFB, about 45 minutes east of Pensacola. And
to the west is the USS Alabama at Battleship Memorial Park,
just east of Mobile. Battleship Park has new aircraft museum
that includes an SR-71 (as does the USAF Armaments Museum at
Eglin AFB).

-john-

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[Erik \Falcon\ Glascoe]

> While you are in the Pensacola area, make sure you see some of
> the other airplane museums in the area. There is a great USAF
> musuem at Eglin AFB, about 45 minutes east of Pensacola. And
> to the west is the USS Alabama at Battleship Memorial Park,
> just east of Mobile. Battleship Park has new aircraft museum
> that includes an SR-71 (as does the USAF Armaments Museum at
> Eglin AFB).
>
> -john-
>

Do you have links for these places?

Falcon

[Jim]

Erik "Falcon" Glascoe wrote:
>>While you are in the Pensacola area, make sure you see some of
>>the other airplane museums in the area. There is a great USAF
>>musuem at Eglin AFB, about 45 minutes east of Pensacola. And
>>to the west is the USS Alabama at Battleship Memorial Park,
>>just east of Mobile. Battleship Park has new aircraft museum
>>that includes an SR-71 (as does the USAF Armaments Museum at
>>Eglin AFB).
>>
>>-john-
>>
>
>
> Do you have links for these places?
>
> Falcon
>
>

Google found these:

http://www.destin-ation.com/airforcearmamentmuseum/

http://www.ussalabama.com/index.php

[Tex Houston]

"Erik "Falcon" Glascoe" > wrote in message
. 63.158...
>> While you are in the Pensacola area, make sure you see some of
>> the other airplane museums in the area. There is a great USAF
>> musuem at Eglin AFB, about 45 minutes east of Pensacola. And
>> to the west is the USS Alabama at Battleship Memorial Park,
>> just east of Mobile. Battleship Park has new aircraft museum
>> that includes an SR-71 (as does the USAF Armaments Museum at
>> Eglin AFB).
>>
>> -john-
>>
>
> Do you have links for these places?
>
> Falcon

http://www.ussalabama.com/

http://www.destin-ation.com/airforcearmamentmuseum/

Tex

[Erik \Falcon\ Glascoe]

"Tex Houston" > wrote in news:Zt6dnbZXQffwE6rfRVn-
:

>
> "Erik "Falcon" Glascoe" > wrote in message
> . 63.158...
>>> While you are in the Pensacola area, make sure you see some of
>>> the other airplane museums in the area. There is a great USAF
>>> musuem at Eglin AFB, about 45 minutes east of Pensacola. And
>>> to the west is the USS Alabama at Battleship Memorial Park,
>>> just east of Mobile. Battleship Park has new aircraft museum
>>> that includes an SR-71 (as does the USAF Armaments Museum at
>>> Eglin AFB).
>>>
>>> -john-
>>>
>>
>> Do you have links for these places?
>>
>> Falcon
>
> http://www.ussalabama.com/
>
> http://www.destin-ation.com/airforcearmamentmuseum/
>
> Tex
>
>
>


Thanks.

Falcon

[Matt Wiser]

Is the Eglin AFB museum open to the public? Since 9-11 several bases have
had to restrict museum attendance to DOD personnel or to school/civic groups
(e.g Peterson AFB and Dover AFB, among others). I'd love to visit Eglin's
if there are no such restrictions.



"John A. Weeks III" > wrote:
>In article 8>,
> "Erik \"Falcon\" Glascoe" > wrote:
>
>> "Tex Houston" > wrote in news:X5Odnbi_jNCDe6jfRVn-
>> :
>>
>> > http://broadcast.illuminatedtech.com/display/story.cfm?bp=134&sid=8466
>>
>> Thanks for the info.
>
>While you are in the Pensacola area, make sure you see some of
>the other airplane museums in the area. There is a great USAF
>musuem at Eglin AFB, about 45 minutes east of Pensacola. And
>to the west is the USS Alabama at Battleship Memorial Park,
>just east of Mobile. Battleship Park has new aircraft museum
>that includes an SR-71 (as does the USAF Armaments Museum at
>Eglin AFB).
>
>-john-
>
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>Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com
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[Jim Carriere]

Matt Wiser wrote:
> Is the Eglin AFB museum open to the public? Since 9-11 several bases have
> had to restrict museum attendance to DOD personnel or to school/civic groups
> (e.g Peterson AFB and Dover AFB, among others). I'd love to visit Eglin's
> if there are no such restrictions.

Good question. Don't know the answer to that one, I'd call them in
the morning if I were you:

http://www.eglin.af.mil/phone-listing.htm

By the way, the operator at the first number can help you if none of
the others quite match what you want. There have to be a whole lot
more phone numbers for a base that size.

One more thing, I'm pretty sure Eglin has an airshow in about a
month. Timing is everything :)

[John A. Weeks III]

In article >,
"Matt Wiser" > wrote:

> Is the Eglin AFB museum open to the public? Since 9-11 several bases have
> had to restrict museum attendance to DOD personnel or to school/civic groups
> (e.g Peterson AFB and Dover AFB, among others). I'd love to visit Eglin's
> if there are no such restrictions.

While I have not been there since the hurricanes, I was there
since 9/11. You do not have to enter the base to visit the
museum, and the museum is on public streets. In fact, while
the museum building closes at something like 4PM, the grounds
are open until dark.

-john-

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"John A. Weeks III" > wrote:
>In article >,
> "Matt Wiser" > wrote:
>
>> Is the Eglin AFB museum open to the public? Since 9-11 several bases have
>> had to restrict museum attendance to DOD personnel or to school/civic
groups
>> (e.g Peterson AFB and Dover AFB, among others). I'd love to visit Eglin's
>> if there are no such restrictions.
>
>While I have not been there since the hurricanes, I was there
>since 9/11. You do not have to enter the base to visit the
>museum, and the museum is on public streets. In fact, while
>the museum building closes at something like 4PM, the grounds
>are open until dark.
>
>-john-
>



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Where is the museum exactly? Close to I-10 or is it near the Gulf?


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[John A. Weeks III]

In article >, :7501>
wrote:

> >> Is the Eglin AFB museum open to the public?

> Where is the museum exactly? Close to I-10 or is it near the Gulf?

From Pensacola, take US-98 along the gulf to Fort Walton
Beach. Then take Highway 85 north a few miles. The
museum is just outside of the west gate to Eglin at
the intersection of Highway 189. I have also taken
Highway 393 off of US-98, then turned on 189. This area
is very confusing since it is growing very fast, and
maps cannot keep up with the rapid change.

-john-

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[Matt Wiser]

"John A. Weeks III" > wrote:
>In article >, :7501>
>wrote:
>
>> >> Is the Eglin AFB museum open to the public?
>
>> Where is the museum exactly? Close to I-10 or is it near the Gulf?
>
>From Pensacola, take US-98 along the gulf to Fort Walton
>Beach. Then take Highway 85 north a few miles. The
>museum is just outside of the west gate to Eglin at
>the intersection of Highway 189. I have also taken
>Highway 393 off of US-98, then turned on 189. This area
>is very confusing since it is growing very fast, and
>maps cannot keep up with the rapid change.
>
>-john-
>
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Thanks for the directions: I don't know who asked that question, but they
did it for me anyway.


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