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A few fun things to share about this fly-in. First the museum treated us very well. We were able to park on the ramp just out the back door, and they put on a lunch for the Beech Aero Club and EAA Club 377 that included roast beef, mashed potatoes, green beans, and pie. It was all excellent!
A tour guide of the museum remembers when Beechcraft was operating the factory in the building and putting out our baby Beech aircraft. There was a lady and man with the EAA club that were live time residents of Liberal and remembered when the building was built and when production began. All three were eager to answer any questions I could think of. A Sport is on display.
There is a very good display of aircraft. A couple note able ones.
I included a picture of the Bronco because if you haven’t read the book ‘A Lonely Kind of War’, I highly recommend it. The Bronco was flown by Forward Air Controllers in Vietnam. They coordinated the fighters and helicopter gun ships during the war. At Low altitude over the target and usually came back full of holes if they came back. They operated out of the fire bases on dirt strips and endured nightly rocket and mortar attacks.
The trip to Liberal is worth the time if you like air museums.
A tour guide of the museum remembers when Beechcraft was operating the factory in the building and putting out our baby Beech aircraft. There was a lady and man with the EAA club that were live time residents of Liberal and remembered when the building was built and when production began. All three were eager to answer any questions I could think of. A Sport is on display.
There is a very good display of aircraft. A couple note able ones.
I included a picture of the Bronco because if you haven’t read the book ‘A Lonely Kind of War’, I highly recommend it. The Bronco was flown by Forward Air Controllers in Vietnam. They coordinated the fighters and helicopter gun ships during the war. At Low altitude over the target and usually came back full of holes if they came back. They operated out of the fire bases on dirt strips and endured nightly rocket and mortar attacks.
The trip to Liberal is worth the time if you like air museums.
