Rear View of Singapore 777 |
Showing posts with label SFO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SFO. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Here's A Picture I Like
It's snowing in Denver, but this picture has me dreaming of a trip on Singapore Airlines.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Mitchell Gallery of Flight - My Favorite Airport Museum
Quite a few airports have museums or historical displays and
most are quite interesting. San Francisco Airport’s museum is the most famous and accredited; they have changing exhibits
spread across the airport. A recent
favorite of mine was TV’s over time and historic racing motorcycles. SFO has a large budget and lands high profile
exhibits worthy of any museum. The disappointing
aspect is there are rarely aviation themed displays.
There is an impressive display on Billy Mitchell, famous WWI
aviator and military aviation pioneer.
There is also a display of the evolution of flight and the growth of
Milwaukee’s airport. Jim Lovell, Gemini
and Apollo astronaut and Naval aviator, has lent two cases of personal items
from his flying career to display. Most
airlines operating from MKE have cases with model planes and information about
their service. Unique artifacts and
models abound.
Early Television at SFO Museum |
Classic Racing Motorcycles at SFO Airport Museum |
Milwaukee has a permanent museum dedicated to aviation. Most of the items are related to Milwaukee
aviation or local famous aviators. The
Mitchell Gallery of Flight is my favorite airport museum. The displays are relatively static (the
Midwest meal service display is gone and an Airtran case is new) and generally
interesting. The museum is located in
the main terminal outside security, can’t miss it. The celebration of flight is everywhere and makes me enamored of the museum.
Mitchell Airport Museum, Milwaukee |
Billy Mitchell Portrait |
Midwest Express, Now Aviation History |
Mitchell Airport Museum Displays |
Phoenix’s museum tries to be a local art gallery. SFO tries to be a downtown museum. ORD has a Hellcat bomber and a small case on
Butch O’Hare. Other airports follow
suit with little or nothing on display, but only Milwaukee dedicates their museum (well Montevideo too) to the
wonders of flight. The Mitchell Gallery
of Flight is worth a visit and don’t be surprised if you spend 15 or 30 minutes
looking around.
Capt. James Lovell's NASA Gear on Display at MKE |
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Montevideo Uruguay,
ORD,
PHX,
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