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[56FLE]

The Roosters and I took an afternoon trip to the Air Museum. Terry found a trainer plane to test out. This Air museum is the home of the Spruce Goose.

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The afternoon started at the local Brew Pub for lunch and a few 

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The B25 plane same as the ones used in the Dolittle raid on Tokyo.

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The B-17 Flying Fortress

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B17 tail gunner

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The Spruce Goose, there is only one.

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Inside the Spruce Goose

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Another shot of the Goose

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The Goose is big but mainly made of Birch not Spruce.

[Hugh Janis]

Great place, I'd like to go to some day.  Thanks for sharing the pics.

[Mrs Rooster]

 It was a fun day, rooftop dining at the brew pub (McMenamins) in McMinnville. Evergreen Aviation Museum was fun, John & Terry were like little boys, they had computers on tables with joy sticks so you could try your hand at flying, not sure I would fly with those two. They got up in the air and were flying, their loops and rolls were funny then came the crash.
 Terry use to work for Del Smith (owner of Evergreen) back in the 70's doing helicopter logging. He had fun looking at the old helicopters, and telling John some of the stories. It was a fun day, and good news for John that morning when he found out he was getting a new motor, he was doing the happy dance when he got off the phone.

[NWbiker]

It was a fun day, rooftop dining at the brew pub (McMenamins) in McMinnville. Evergreen Aviation Museum was fun, John & Terry were like little boys, they had computers on tables with joy sticks so you could try your hand at flying, not sure I would fly with those two. They got up in the air and were flying, their loops and rolls were funny then came the crash.
 Terry use to work for Del Smith (owner of Evergreen) back in the 70's doing helicopter logging. He had fun looking at the old helicopters, and telling John some of the stories. It was a fun day, and good news for John that morning when he found out he was getting a new motor, he was doing the happy dance when he got off the phone.

Been there several times and what a cool place.  Our HOG chapter has even done a ride out to the Museum.  There is another museum in Tillamook Oregon where they housed the Blimps during WWII and it is full of old WWII aircraft.  I like the WWII fighters there at Evergreen to, one is a British Spitfire. 
That's interesting he worked for Evergreen. I worked for their competition Columbia Helicopters as an A&P mechanic out of Portland doing logging several years ago and used to watch the Evergreen sky-cranes flying in their loads of logs.    

[Rooster]

 Went through Tillamook on Sat., from Grand Ronde took him through McMinnville, Carlton, Forest Grove to 26, lunch @ Camp 18, dropped into Seaside and headed south, did all the pull outs for pictures etc...
 John wanted to know what the big deal was with Tillamook Cheese Factory  , some things we just take for granted.

[56FLE]

Been there several times and what a cool place.  Our HOG chapter has even done a ride out to the Museum.  There is another museum in Tillamook Oregon where they housed the Blimps during WWII and it is full of old WWII aircraft.  I like the WWII fighters there at Evergreen to, one is a British Spitfire. 
That's interesting he worked for Evergreen. I worked for their competition Columbia Helicopters as an A&P mechanic out of Portland doing logging several years ago and used to watch the Evergreen sky-cranes flying in their loads of logs.    

Here is the British Spitfire

[planenut]

thanks for the great pics on my list of to do's as also an avid aircraft nut(planenut)

 thanks jon



more pics please