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12-13-2007, 12:02 PM
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Rivet Master 
1964 22' Safari
SACRAMENTO
, California
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We visited the U.S.S Hornet Museum at the Alameda Naval Air Station. We saw this static Display. very interesting..anyone of you been?
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12-13-2007, 12:54 PM
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Rivet Master 
2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
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Hi Paula. I'm glad you got a chance to visit! There was an older thread on this Airstream. We also have threads on other NASA Airstream trailers (beyond the moho used to take astronauts to the pad on launch day).
A bit of trivia -- CV-12 Hornet was sent home from the Pacific 2 months before the end of the war. She buried her nose during second of Halsey's Typhoons and broke the front of the flight deck. Halsey faced a court of inquiry and avoided a court martial due to the end of WWII and his flag command.
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12-13-2007, 01:49 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 22' Safari
SACRAMENTO
, California
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Hi Bob,
Thnx for the info..added note to this..Steve's NSGW org had their Dedication of the Pier there that day (which is why we were there initially) to honor Jimmy Doolittle..does the name ring a bell?
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12-13-2007, 02:03 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
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Ring a bell?
Only a little bit: CV-8 Hornet launched Doolittle's raid. CV-8 sunk on Oct. 27, 1942. Hull of Kearsarge, CV-12, renamed Hornet and launched 6 years to the day before I was born.  :
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12-13-2007, 02:08 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 22' Safari
SACRAMENTO
, California
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Hey Bob, You're Good! Her'e the NSGW Plaque unveiled at the Pier 3..
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12-13-2007, 02:25 PM
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We can tow it!
1996 28' Excella
Where the water tastes like wine
, Michigan
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,625
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Great thread! Thanks for the tour!
 Hey Paula, very nice little tour.  Hope you had fun!
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12-13-2007, 03:14 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 22' Safari
SACRAMENTO
, California
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Hi Steph,
The 'private tour' to the flight Deck and museum was fun for sure!
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12-13-2007, 06:17 PM
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Ready-to-Travel
2012 30' International
Walkerton
, Virginia
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Just today I saw another quarantine unit at the Udvar-Hazy ( prob spelled wrong) museum at Dulles. Not prominently displayed, though.
Pat
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12-13-2007, 06:55 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 22' Safari
SACRAMENTO
, California
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Hi Pat,
Just another way Airstreams can be utilized, right?
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12-13-2007, 09:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari FB SE
St. Cloud
, Minnesota
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12-13-2007, 09:59 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 22' Safari
SACRAMENTO
, California
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Bob, thnx much for the info on the govt. airforums 'silver pedia'..it's great to read about all of the different facilities.
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12-14-2007, 07:25 AM
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Rivet Master
1977 27' Overlander
Trotwood
, Ohio
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Paula
Thanks for the Pic's. I probably will not make it to Calf. to see a few things I yet want to see. Like this and the QueenMary and the SpruceGoose. That's life Thanks Paula
Roger
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