Ellsworth Air and Space Museum
Sep 29, 2020 17:10:15 #
Had to use the base pharmacy yesterday. Told me it would take an hour to fill prescription. So how to kill an hour? Ok, the museum! Tried to take lots of pictures but the wind was gusting from the north @45 mph. Hard to hold a camera steady! So here's some shots. Enjoy!
B1 Lancer
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Up Close
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Side Cockpit View
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Engine/landing gear
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B29 Stratofortress
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Minuteman 3 (my old weapon system)
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Titan
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Sep 29, 2020 17:39:05 #
Sep 29, 2020 17:50:42 #
HRBIEL wrote:
Had to use the base pharmacy yesterday. Told me it would take an hour to fill prescription. So how to kill an hour? Ok, the museum! Tried to take lots of pictures but the wind was gusting from the north @45 mph. Hard to hold a camera steady! So here's some shots. Enjoy!
Well taken.
Sep 29, 2020 17:55:33 #
Good series. Interesting place to visit.
I've been there three times and the wind just about blew me over each time.
I've been there three times and the wind just about blew me over each time.
Sep 29, 2020 18:10:20 #
Very nice series of shots. 
I'm a Former Navy Aircrew man, 16 years in the Navy Air Reserve and crewed on a number of different types of aircraft. Have a private pilots license and just love anything to do with planes.
I'm a Former Navy Aircrew man, 16 years in the Navy Air Reserve and crewed on a number of different types of aircraft. Have a private pilots license and just love anything to do with planes.
Sep 29, 2020 23:02:56 #
Not something the bad guys want to see when they look up!
Sep 30, 2020 07:11:05 #
ken patton
Loc: Portland, OR
Nice shots. Have you been inside? I was there a couple of summers ago, killing time while our van was being serviced. Lots of displays, took the silo tour as well. Mostly for my in-laws as they never saw this stuff up close. I was stationed as Ellsworth in the 70’s as an Aircrew Life Support specialist. Retrained into 463 career field in the 80’s (missle and gravity weapons), then retrained again in the 90’s into Ground Radio. Was able to show the in-laws all the things I worked on/maintained. The buss driver, who took us to the training silo, was a B52 pilot that was stationed there in the 70’s as well. He remembered me as I maintained his life support gear (helmet/mask) and I taught survival classes as well. Small world. Extremely surprised as to the quality and volume of the displays. Planning to go back next summer.
Sep 30, 2020 07:51:09 #
Sep 30, 2020 09:14:31 #
That's one impressive airplane. I don't think I'd want to see that bad boy bearing down on me.
Sep 30, 2020 11:31:37 #
Sep 30, 2020 11:53:15 #
I heard at one time they got a mock up of the Stealth Bomber (now the B-2) that was used in a Honda commercial. Did you see it? Great shots by the way!
Sep 30, 2020 12:01:33 #
Nice shots. Just 1 correction. I think the B-29 was called the Superfortress not Stratofortress, my interest being my Dad who worked on them at Roswell and Carlsbad AAC bases during WWII.
Sep 30, 2020 12:19:56 #
Big Yankee Fan wrote:
Nice shots. Just 1 correction. I think the B-29 was called the Superfortress not Stratofortress, my interest being my Dad who worked on them at Roswell and Carlsbad AAC bases during WWII.
Oops, you’re correct. The B52 was the Stratofortress. My bad. Thanks for looking and for the correction!
Sep 30, 2020 13:20:38 #
Larry Powell
Loc: Columbus OH
Nice images. Minutman was my AF gig at Malmstrom AFB, Montana. I worked on all the electronics as an E-Lab Missile Electronics Equipment Specialist. I also was an engineer on the B1-B at North American/Rockwell in Columbus, OH 1982-84.
Sep 30, 2020 16:34:44 #
ken patton wrote:
Nice shots. Have you been inside? I was there a co... (show quote)
I was stationed at Ellsworth from 1970-1976 as a Minuteman Missile Combat Crew Deputy, Commander and Instructor. Inside the museum is the Minuteman Missile Procedures Trainer. I spent quite a lot of time instructing combat crew members in “the box”. Also be sure to visit the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site outside of Philip, SD. Speaking of small worlds, I ran into my old crew commander the first time I visited the site!
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