The following pictures were taken by me at today's
Silent Wings Museum's 69th Anniversity of D-Day. The Allied invasion of
Normandy, France, in
World War Two. To remember the great sacrifice of the Allies who gave all. And especially of the
Glider Pilots of which the
Lubbock International Airport was once upon a time the training base for the glider pilots.
Two aircraft from the
CAF (Commemorative Air Force) along with the
Texas Air Museum will offer rides on the
C-47 known as the
"Southern Cross" for $75.00 a person. If you wanted to ride the
B-25 bomber known as
"The Yellow Rose", you better be ready to lay down almost $400 for a 30 minute ride of a lifetime.
As a side note, this blogger did spend such a large amount to ride the
B-17G known as
"The Liberty Belle."
Ricky Taylor of
Shallowater, Texas, provided free Jeep rides around the parking lot in front of the museum today. Other military vehicles such as the Army cargo truck and trailor was provided by
Troy Swinney and
Sam Dunn had his own
1951 M38 jeep that his father had shipped back from Korea to his home in
Arizona after the
Korean War.
Ricky's Grandson
Zander Morrison wore my father's
USAAF service cap for this picture. That is his grandmother
Karen behind him.
And for those of us who love
Aircraft Nose Art...
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Ref:
1. Flash Force 255 Bunker. "The 1955 M606 Jeep Gift" April 28, 2013. By Don W. Shanks. ( http://flash255bunker.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-1955-m606-jeep-gift.html ).
2. Flash Force 255 Bunker. "A Shop Full of Jeeps!" May 22, 2013. By Don W. Shanks. ( http://flash255bunker.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-shop-full-of-jeeps.html ).
3. City of Lubbock. "Commemoration of the Sixty-Ninth Anniversary of D-Day" ( http://www.ci.lubbock.tx.us/news-item/2013/06/06/Department ).
4. Flash Force 255 Bunker. "B-17 Liberty Belle" July 26, 2008. By Don W. Shanks. ( http://aerospacedreams.blogspot.com/2008/07/warbirds.html )
5. Silent Wings Museum website ( http://www.mylubbock.us/departmental-websites/departments/silent-wings-museum/home ).
Silent Wings Museum contact information: 6202 Interstate 27 Frontage, Lubbock, TX 79403. Phone number is 806.775.3049. Or their website (http://www.mylubbock.us/departmental-websites/departments/silent-wings-museum/home).
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