![]() ![]() They weren’t necessarily the stories one would read in a text book, but rather their own personal experiences.Īll in all, it was a great day. The best part was all the guides were veterans. Although we didn’t take an official tour, we did have the chance to hear stories from Dave, who was a tour guide and had some incredible tales to tell. We spent a good 2-3 hours at the museum, toured some really neat aircraft, and heard some great stories. Literally, the museum itself consists of the open airplane hanger (weather permits whether or not the hanger doors are open to the outside) and a few small memorial hallways which are mainly dedicated to different battles/wars and their ties to the Ohio area. My wife and I took our daughter, who loves watching airplanes, so she could see some up close. Now, with my own family, I’m glad we took a day to do so. Upstairs in the hangar is the Ohio Military Museum.īorn, raised & currently residing in Green, I never took the opportunity to visit the MAPS museum. And do not miss the field hospital exhibit. There also is a lot of information about the contributions of women to the war effort during World War II. They have a decent Tuskegee exhibit, concentrating of course on an Ohio Tuskegee airman. A docent told me they did not know the province of the aircraft. Their MiG-21 was unusual in that it had Chinese markings but the cockpit was in Czech (which I can read). They also had three different Soviet-designed MiG aircraft, but sadly no rare MiG-19. ![]() One surprise was a gondola from one of the Goodyear blimps. Other than that, this is a pretty good museum. As a matter of fact, some of the canopies were so discolored, there was nothing to be seen and photographed. There is no reason I can think of for people to climb both sides to look into the same cramped cockpit. I would have given this museum five stars (Bubbles) if not for the fact that some of the airplanes had wooden ramps on both sides of them, making a decent photo impossible. ![]()
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