Route: HSR ~ LBF ~ 7V7 ~ 12K ~ KLOU 448 nautical miles
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| EB-57 on display at National Guard Museum, Topeka Kansas. |
Keith took me to the Hot Springs Airport Early on his way to work and I unleashed the plane and headed South-East to North Platte Regional Airport in Nebraska. Fueled up and flew to Red Cloud Muni (7V7) which was locked up, so no fuel there - flew on to Superior Muni (12K) landing on the turf cross wind strip 18 as the wind was gusting to 25+, one gust had me flying again! Fueled up again and then on to Topeka Kansas at Forbes Field (KFOE). A former Military Airfield of Immense Dimensions! The Kansas National Guard has a museum there as well as the other one, which I did not get to see as it was closed for the day. Didn't take too many pictures on the way down, battery had died early on.
Spent the night in Topeka Kansas (KFOE), Million Air Topeka was Fantastic! They fueled me up, arranged a motel very close by, (At a reduced corporate rate!) and gave me a chit that got me a BarBQue Beef sandwich, chips and drink for $1.00). They were Super! The Military Museum there must of had a slow day they were closed and locked up, or maybe my clock was off; so I went to the outdoor Kansas National Guard Museum which is much better!
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| M42 Duster 40mm |
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| M7 Priest 105mm Self-Propelled Howitzer |
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| CH-54 Skycrane with rare attachable pod! |
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| M109A-5 155mm Howitzer, it sure was Big! Had plow blades off the rear end to dig in so it would not travel backward when fired! |
While I was eating some Marine Officers left and climbed into their Jet and flew off for Camp Pendleton!
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| USMC jet at KFOE flying back to San Diego, a really cool plane finished off in a old-time military paint scheme! |
