Return to the USAF Museum, Dayton, Ohio (March 7, 2018)

 Easily one of the best aviation  museums I have been to in my life (and that list is rather big over 60 years) and always something interesting to see there. For instance this is an Autogyro, which was a development I guess on the way to the helicopter. Could not do all of what helicopters can which is why they were on the road to them, but nonetheless interesting flying machines. This is one of many, many amazing aircraft there.

Had lunch in the museum restaurant where I got this photo of the B-36. Nice to see that up there as down in the museum it is almost impossible to  get it whole. At ground level it is just a massive aircraft. I think the B-36 is one of the largest bombers ever to fly (in wingspan at least). Course the museum is one of the largest in the world of aviation and has grown greatly from when I first saw it many years ago. 

At any case the United Air Force Museum is a must visit stop. Planes from all eras and even a number of spacecraft including the Command Module from the Apollo 14 mission (which had an all Air Force Crew) can be seen there. You can also see a number of research aircraft and all the planes known as Air Force One (except the current one). Admission is free and hours can be found at the museum web site. 

Dayton Trip (March 1-March 8, 2018)

 During the first week of March, we made a road trip to Dayton, Ohio. It is the hometown of my soon to be wife and wanted to see the place, plus there where some things we had to do while there....items to bring back to Virginia and also she had some things to get done. We did an overtnight on the way down in West Virginia. We also made a trip to Rising Sun, Indiana which is not far and a place we both enjoy.

While there, and as noted in my "Racing with the Wind" blog, been a lot of snow in Virignia this winter (and now Spring...as I write this on March 21, it snowed this first full day of Spring) and the Dayton area has been no exception. During the trip I got this photo of a snowfall there. Luckily it was short lived. 
Thought it was pretty though, being retired snow takes on a whole different thing than when I was working. 

Took this shor in passing of Dayton which we got to explore quite a bit this trip. Had a nice tour of downtown and the Oregon District which is very interesting with friends of Debbie. I enjoy my visits there and we have a great time in the Gem City.