I think I've related this before, but the evening after I visited the Pima
Air and Space museum in Tucson, a friend asked me if I'd noticed the black
B-52 parked out by the parking lot. I said that I had, and he told me this
story.

It seems that after the first Gulf war, the Airforce was relocating their
B-52's and the Base Commander at Davis-Monthan next door called up the
curator of the museum and asked him if he wanted a B-52. They had one that
had come in from the Gulf that was too tired to warrant saving, and the
Commander thought that perhaps the museum would like it. The museum curator
said thanks, but they already had two, and he didn't really think that they
could use another one. They chatted for a bit more, said goodby, and the
curator went home for the weekend.

Monday morning when he drove into the museum parking lot he was surprised to
find a B-52 parked there. It seems that over the weekend the Air Force had
taken down the fence that separates the museum from the base, pulled the
B-52 into the parking lot, replaced the fence and left the bomber abandoned
like an old pickup truck. The Air Force refused to take it back, so they
pulled it into the corner of the parking lot, extended the fence around it,
and it now welcomes visitors.

Jay, perhaps you should call the Air Force. Your inn is next to an airport.
Perhaps they can take down the fence and park a B-52 over your pool.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
newsFlRd.8656$g44.6862@attbi_s54...
http://www.thebomber.com/history.asp

Now THAT is cool.

I wonder if I could get an old, clapped out B-52 to put over the pool?

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"