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  1. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    Indeed you ought to! I highly recommend it for anyone "in the neighborhood" during planned travels and well worth the trip for anyone who needs an aviation destination to justify a multi-stop trip.
  2. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    More.... Model Planes and other mementos... . . . . The B-1B case, under the nose of of the Bomber's nose section... Well, that's about all I've got to share from the HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM experience. If anyone else happens to have been there (past, present, or future...
  3. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    There are also A LOT of glass display cases. And I got LOTS of photos of them too. Most of the labels won't be readable if posted here. So, I'll just share a few of them.... . . . . . .
  4. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    The SNOOPY Class Patch Outside, there is a salvaged slab of concrete with a bronze plaque immortalizing it's story:
  5. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    Let's go back outside and see the Static Displays F100: HARRIER: T-33: And... This ambulance was once stationed at WEBB AFB, later decommissioned and passed on to the City/County Civil Defense organization, and now rests outside the Museum with the three outdoor aircraft. We...
  6. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    Random Pics - Indoors Large reproductions of some Class Patches: . Note the SNOOPY patch - More about this one later... And one recent addition waiting to be hung in the Hangar: Some other Wall-Art: . There's more to come! Stay tuned!!!
  7. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    B-52 Forward Section When the USA and USSR began the dismantling some of the Cold War's Nuclear Capabilities this airframe was one that was "destroyed" in the process. The fuselages were literally cut into several sections by dropping a HUGE blade through them. After verification of the...
  8. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    A-10 "THUNDERBOLT II" Rescue Trainer Module Retired from serving at the Goodfellow Air Force Base's Firefighter Training School at our hometown - San Angelo, Texas:
  9. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    Cessna T-37B "TWEET" This is just the empty and gutted fuselage, wings and tail section of this specimen. We're told that on its carriage it is so light that a single person can push it around the hangar floor. They won't take it outdoors since she might take flight in even the lightest of...
  10. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    Lockheed T-33A "SHOOTING STAR" Another of their airworthy birds: .
  11. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    North American T-28 (T-28A) "TROJAN" . . This is another airworthy bird in the Museum's collection.
  12. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    Some more shots of the AT-11 that I missed last evening.... . This aircraft is currently airworthy! What a prize in their collection :goodjob:
  13. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    The TOP SECRET Norden Bombsight In it's beginning, the training at Webb Air Force Base instructed Bombardiers in the highly technical and incredibly TOP SECRET Norden bombsight. Here, housed in a glass case, is an example of the now-declassified device.... Here'sa WIKI about this bombsight...
  14. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    Acknowledging the Almighty Very near the start of the Hangar Tour area there is a fitting tribute to the old Webb Air Force Base Chapel. The most stunning piece is the stained glass window from the Chapel building. We are told that the demolition crew removing the structure were not allowed...
  15. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    After passing through the lobby Gift Shop (Admission is FREE) and just inside the hangar bay.... I just HAD to stick my face into that helmet !
  16. USAFSS-ColdWarrior

    HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM - Big Spring, Texas - May 29, 2018

    On the day after Memorial Day I had an appointment at the VA Medical Center in Big Spring, Texas. We like to get in some sightseeing whenever we're out of town - even for doctor visits - so we dropped by the HANGAR 25 AIR MUSEUM at the Air Park in Big Spring. The Air Park is the former WEBB...
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