2nd Annual AirPigz/Air Force Museum Meetup: January 27-29, 2012
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 07:19AM 
A de Havilland Mosquito in U.S. markings at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio
2nd annual AirPigz meetup at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio will
take place January 27-29, 2012 (Fri, Sat, Sun - come 1, 2 or all 3 days)
Click here to be added to the meetup email list for more details
(10 pix)
Come-if-you-can to this casual gathering of avgeeks to again experience the amazing collection of aircraft at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Nine people made the trip in 2011, including two that flew via the airlines to join in. Museum admission is free and of course the meetup is too. This is a great winter getaway and a fantastic aviation history experience.
Friday (January 27, 2012) will include the behind-the-scenes restoration shop tour. You must register in advance with the museum for the restoration shop tour (free) that only runs on Fridays - click here for more info and to register (look for the behind-the-scenes info in the lower left) - BE SURE YOU REGISTER FOR THE JANUARY 27TH DATE. Tour check-in is at 11:45am, with the short bus trip across Wright-Patterson AFB at 12:15pm. The guided walking tour runs about 3 hours... and it's worth the trip no matter how far away you are! Check out the pix below from the restoration shop last year.
Saturday & Sunday (January 28 & 29, 2012) will give you the chance to take in the massive collection of unique and historic aircraft at your own pace, with a casual gathering for lunch (buy your own) in the Valkyrie Cafe inside the museum from 11:30 to 12:30 both days. You can come for just one of the meetup days, or two, or even all three if you have the availability.
We'll plan to meet in the entrance lobby Saturday and Sunday at 9am (museum hours are 9 to 5) and then people can journey into the museum on your own or together with friends. For more info on the meetup, click here to get on the Air Force Museum Meetup email list.
And here's a few more pix from last year at the museum to help convince you that you should make the trip! (and you can also check out the AirForceMuseum AirPigz category for a few more posts)
The 'Swoose' B-17 project in the Air Force Museum restoration shop
The 'Memphis Belle' B-17 project in the air Force museum restoration shop
The weird but fascinating Boeing X-32A in the restoration shop
A Piper L-4 and a Russian Mig 25(!) in the restoration shop - (diversity!)
A skinless F-86 in one of the main museum areas
A Convair B-58 Hustler in one of the main museum areas
A German Me 163 in one of the main museum areas
Make plans to join the 2nd annual AirPigz Air Force Museum meetup!
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Reader Comments (10)
Registered for 27th, look forward to meeting everyone again.
Not sure if I will be able to attend this year. My son is wanting us to attend the district winter campout the same weekend versus looking at planes...lol I know, I don't know what is wrong with him... :-)
tim
Going to have to pass this year. Going to Sun n' Fun 2012 and that will take quite a bit of my mad money and airline points.
For anyone thinking of going. Do it!! Last year's was a whole lot of fun and if you haven't seen the Dayton museum you're missing a real treat.
seerjfly- great! it'll be great to see you again.
Tican- here's hoping your son gets some avgeek priority figured out : )
EyeNo- I was hoping it would work out for you again but knew it would be a stretch given the distance... hopefully I'll be able to make SnF and see you there.
I'm registered for the tour and everything's booked, looking forward to seeing the museum again.
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