Forums F-106 Delta Dart - Ultimate Forum for the Ultimate Interceptor :: F-106 Delta Dart - The Ultimate Interceptor :: Museums, Displays and Restorations :: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Page 2 of 2 Jump to page   Go     Author Topic: McChord AFB Museum Visit. (Read 1,793 times) Bullhunter Moderator member is offline 318th FIS Jet Shop 1975-78 Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 2,155 Location: Port Ludlow, WA Karma: 14 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #15 on May 21, 2009, 4:34am » I'm not sure I'd know what I'm looking for. Next time I'm there I'll try to remember to take a few pictures of the wheel well and you can see for yourself and point it out for us. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Bullhunter Moderator member is offline 318th FIS Jet Shop 1975-78 Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 2,155 Location: Port Ludlow, WA Karma: 14 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #16 on Jun 16, 2009, 5:48pm » Photo of McChord's F-106 display at night. « Last Edit: Jun 16, 2009, 5:51pm by Bullhunter » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Bullhunter Moderator member is offline 318th FIS Jet Shop 1975-78 Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 2,155 Location: Port Ludlow, WA Karma: 14 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #17 on Sept 23, 2009, 9:37am » This was taken in the mid 1980's (1984'ish) at the McChord Air Musecum. My Dad's 1st visit to the air park. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Bullhunter Moderator member is offline 318th FIS Jet Shop 1975-78 Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 2,155 Location: Port Ludlow, WA Karma: 14 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #18 on Jan 14, 2010, 12:30pm » Stopped at the Restoration hanger today. Took this pic from above. I expect to assist alittle this spring helping to finish the PBY wings and installing them. Please login to download attachments. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Bullhunter Moderator member is offline 318th FIS Jet Shop 1975-78 Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 2,155 Location: Port Ludlow, WA Karma: 14 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #19 on Jan 14, 2010, 4:14pm » I noticed this hanging on the wall in the museum and i don't recall seeing it before. So I snapped a photo of it. Please login to download attachments. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged duy Chief Member in Charge member is offline MA-1 Joined: Aug 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 336 Location: Washington State Karma: 7 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #20 on Jan 18, 2010, 12:03am » I have seen that black and white picture drawing before long ago, but I can't quite remember what it was for or what building. My question is about the seaplane above. I remember many years ago when it first showed up at mcChord. I never saw the wings to it. Are they in storage or are they missing? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged F106's/F15A's & B's/F111's http://felinecafe.blogspot.com Bullhunter Moderator member is offline 318th FIS Jet Shop 1975-78 Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 2,155 Location: Port Ludlow, WA Karma: 14 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #21 on Jan 18, 2010, 7:36am » The wings are in the museum's maintenance hanger. The photo shows the wings being overhauled. That PBY was doing some maping work I believe in Canada when it lost and engine. It was not able to stay in the air. Thats when the co-pilot likely asked, "How far can we go on one engine?" The pilot likely said, "All the way to the scean of the crash!" They crash landed in a logged area, hit a big stump, and suffered major damage. Busted up the nose and turret, ripped a long hole in the fusaledge, and broke the keal. I got a contract passed for a proffessionl aircraft restorer to come in and rebuild the keal, nose, and belly using photos and old blueprints. The turret was very damaged and all the glass was broken out. I found a servicable turret at Buckley Field, CO and one of our C-141's dropped in and picked it up for us. The problem with the wings is that they were cut off instead of removing them. Zillions of bolts and nuts hold on the outer wings.The wing spars and the mounting arears have to be reconstructed and strengthened to hold the wings during heavy snows. Thousands of volunteer man-hours and dollars have went into this project. My kids have even worked on this PBY and the F-86D that is out in the air park, as well as the B-23. It's all well worth it. Please login to download attachments. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged dude God of the Darts member is offline MA-1 Joined: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 512 Location: South Central Pennsylvania Karma: 4 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #22 on Jan 18, 2010, 10:47am » Bull, Next time you go to McChord's museum tell them that Ellsworth's museum has one of the old F-106 cockpit simulators just sitting in a corner collecting dust. I don't think Ellsworth ever had the Six, so I don't know how they ended up with it. But I'll bet a museum like McChord that knows how to treat a Six right, might be interested. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Bullhunter Moderator member is offline 318th FIS Jet Shop 1975-78 Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 2,155 Location: Port Ludlow, WA Karma: 14 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #23 on Jan 18, 2010, 1:31pm » McChord has a nice simulator and here is a picture of it. I'll be sure to tell them but I'm sure that the Museum HQ at Wright-Pat AFB will not let them have 2 simulators. I bet there is a museum some place that would love to have one. Please login to download attachments. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged dude God of the Darts member is offline MA-1 Joined: Feb 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 512 Location: South Central Pennsylvania Karma: 4 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #24 on Jan 19, 2010, 5:01am » Yep that be it and McChord's is in a lot better shape. Maybe if they need some spare parts... Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged 19791989klegin Fresh Out of Basic! member is offline Joined: Nov 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 16 Location: HILL AFB UT Karma: -1 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #25 on Feb 26, 2010, 9:52am » Pat, Wasn't there talk about getting 459 flyable again. I could've sworn most of the airframe was in tact as we put it up on display. Couldn't remember the motor being complete, though since we still had flying "sixes" in the USAF inventory. Did we just install the AB liner? It's been so long... Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged 19791989klegin Fresh Out of Basic! member is offline Joined: Nov 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 16 Location: HILL AFB UT Karma: -1 Re: McChord AFB Museum Visit. « Reply #26 on Feb 26, 2010, 9:55am » The black and white drawing was authoured by Lt John Harris. I had one, but unfortunately, it got mis-placed during the numerous moves, lost track of it... 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