Places of Interest

[chrisswim]

Frances Taven, NYC. General George Washington final dinner with his command after the AWI.
Had lunch with my son-in-law after World Trade Center Tour.

[MechCommander]

my hometown of Grande Prairie just played host to its first Air show in 18 years back in July. alot of vintage aircraft was present there. and a weapons display setup by the 49th Edmonton Regiment.

[redleg]

I visited a local place this weekend – the March Field Museum. It’s only about 20 minutes from home and I have been there many times in the past, but it has been quite a while since my last visit. This time I took my daughter, and we spent a couple hours on site. There have been a lot of changes over the past few years. If you are ever in the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) I recommend you pay it a visit.

March Air Force Base was a bustling SAC base back in the day, but today it is March Air Reserve Base and it is just a small corner of the footprint. Nowadays they have a squadron each of C-17s and KC-135s, plus 4 F-16s on alert duty. The commissary is still open though and that’s where I do my grocery shopping!

The March Field Museum is adjacent to the March ARB runway, visible from I-215. The SR-71 has been moved inside, along with a few aircraft and a bunch of exhibits on uniforms and aviation history. I introduced my daughter to the Ma Deuce inside!




Most of the aircraft are outside, and there is an observation tower where you can get a bird’s eye view.










On the south side, there is a Vietnam exhibit, and there are also some ground vehicles in that area.










There are also some aircraft and vehicles in various stages of restoration that you can look at.


They have some Russian stuff.




And also something for my Canadian Friends!


They have a couple big boys there as well. The KC-10 and C-141 are cool, but the B-52 was my kid’s favorite!




And last but not least, there is the War Dog Memorial.

[MechCommander]

And also something for my Canadian Friends!


And RCAF Flying Boxcar cool! This makes me want to Visit the Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin, they have some Cool stuff over there too like a CF-104 CF-101. Even a John Deere Tractor that was Modified with Legs.

[Hoth_902]

That looks like a great time. If I am ever down that way, I need to check that out. Thanks for sharing.

[chrisswim]

Nice display and set up that you got to visit Mike.
How much did you have to pay the model to fire the m.g.? Then pose with the Hummv?
I liked the barracks, the two staff cars under cover, the F-4s,etc.
Thank you for posting.

[redleg]

I spent the night in LA last night, dropping the wife off at LAX for a flight early this morning, and we had dinner at a cool place called Proud Bird. It’s right next to LAX, and it’s part restaurant and part museum. The food is decent but not great, and the museum aspect is nice, but not spectacular. But the fact that you can get some food, a cold brew, and look at some classic fighters at the same time is pretty cool. There is outside seating near a variety of aircraft, and the inside seating is in front of windows that look out onto the LAX runway.

If you ever find yourself at LAX looking for a close place to eat, give it a shot!

https://www.theproudbird.com/