| National Warplane Museum |
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Reviews / Comments by our visitors
| C Horn West Palm Beach, Florida |  Please make a correction to the Main Inventory List. The Martin B-26 Marauder is actually a Douglas B-26 (A-26) Invader. You can double check this on the Website of the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center. 05/02/2008 @ 07:37 [ref: 7437] |
| Nathan W , Georgia |  This Museum is now in Horseheads, New York, and is now called the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center 04/26/2008 @ 07:02 [ref: 7420] |
| Steve Crowley Warner Robins, Georgia |  Fuddy and the pigboat were the centerpieces of the museum. Way to sell'em, nimrods. All we have now are the memories. What a shame. 01/19/2008 @ 15:38 [ref: 6686] |
| Dany Ocean , Alaska |  Has anyone ever considered moving the museum to Havana in Cuba? There's more than enough room and space, also aircrafts there can't suffering the effects of the upstate NY bad weather. 01/18/2008 @ 03:28 [ref: 6684] |
| Mike H. , New York | Has anyone ever considered moving the museum to Syracuse? There's more than enough room at Hancock Airport on the old unused runway. The 174th has some old warbirds sitting on the corner of the base(F-16,A-10,F-86,F-94,etc) that could be put on display as well. There's more than enough traffic to sustain a museum financially. 06/17/2007 @ 17:03 [ref: 5985] |
| Matt Dixon Brisbane, Pennsylvania | I go to this museum every time I return to the United States to visit my in-laws which is roughly every 2 years. I have to rate it as a 5. I never get bored with this museum, it’s a tribute to the staff who work there, the way the aircraft are looked after and the passion shown by the volunteers. . My son who is now 5 absolutely loves the place and the first thing he wants to do when he gets back to the States in August is go up to see the museum. With absolute due respect to Ken I hope his comments are incorrect as it would be a travesty for this museum to downsize or worse close down due to the financial pressures. Being an Australian with an American wife I’m extremely grateful for what the United States has done for Australia particularly during WW2. It is imperative that museums such as this are kept open as it reminds not only Australians but the rest of the world the incredible heroism and ingenuity shown by the American people. I only hope that this museum is kept operating so I can keep taking my 2 young kids back over and over again so I can educate them on the sacrifices and dedication shown by the American people. For some Europeans a tour of the National Warplane Museum should be made compulsory. 04/22/2007 @ 22:39 [ref: 5859] |
| Ken Neubeck Patchogue, New York | I went to this museum last fall in order to take pictures of the OV-1C for a book project. The museum is very impressive on the outside when you first come in and the displays inside are very nice. Unfortunately for me, both the OV-1C and A-10A were moved outside and was suffering the effects of the upstate NY weather. I have been told that the museum faces financial challenges and they are located in a remote area away from the highway that makes it hard to draw casual observers. I hope that it works out for them. 04/20/2007 @ 10:23 [ref: 5848] |
| ricard bauman horsheads, New York | sans the sour grapes of the last person to comment, who needs to let the past be what it was and get on with life. Yes there are 2 museums. Wings of Eagles Discover Center in Big Flats NY 607-739-8200. which is the group that split and moved there a few years ago. They are active and have about 40 aircraft and 2 huge hangers of displays. The discovey center has startd an educational course for young adults and has other items in planning. Yes they did sell the B-17, and the PBY is now a joint venture with the air group from long island. The plane still sits in the main repair hanger on display. The other group is the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group, located in Geneseo and their phone number is 585-243-2100. This is the origonal group still headed by the Wadsworh family. The museum has a nice collection of aircraft and was granted museum status the end of 2006 by the us gov. They have a great air show each year. Both museums are worth visiting and both have web sites. http://www.wingsofeagles.com/ http://www.1941hag.org/ Both groups do a great job, and have a similar but differant vision of the future. Both groups deserve your attention and support. Go and enjoy the past and the future. 01/25/2007 @ 14:39 [ref: 5566] |
| ADM , New York |  Sorry to report this, but this entire listing is incorrect! The information listed is for the OLD National Warplane Museum when it was in Geneseo, NY... the museum that MOVED to Elmira in 1997. There is a new museum, the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group, located in Geneseo and their phone number is 585-243-2100. Don't bother looking up the information for the OLD NWM that moved... they've sold the B-17 AND the PBY, so there's not much to see there now! Keep 'em flying! 01/13/2007 @ 15:09 [ref: 5542] |
| Gary Cohen McLean, Virginia | Hi, stumbled on this site and found the comments very interesting. My dad, Emil Cohen, was the youngest B-17 pilot in the 8th AF and flew the Barbara Jane out of Rattlesden England. In 2002 he was honored at Dover AFB, along with 3 other pilots, when they named a C-5 after a B-17 he flew (Blue Hen Chick). My dad flew 35 missions and was flying at 17, and I believe he was commanding before his 18th birthday. Pretty incredible. His interest in flying and with the military led me to a career working in the Pentagon in various activities including the Comptroller and the Joint Chiefs of Staff where I served as a civilian analyst in Strategic Plans. I have completed a great deal of research on the 8th and my brother and I donated my dad's papers and log books to the Jewish War Veterans museum in Washington, DC. 11/03/2006 @ 08:49 [ref: 5392] |
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Last updated: 02/14/00.
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