Tuesday, January 25 to Thursday, January 27, 2022 (The Oasis Resort, Palm Springs, CA PART 2)

Our week in Palm Springs continues...for those of you who know Steve, he loves airplanes, so whenever there is a museum close, he has to check it out!

Tuesday afternoon, Allison and I dropped Steve off at the Palm Springs Air Museum while we went for haircuts. Needless to say, he was in his glory...Earl's back is still acting up, so unfortunately, he missed out on the museum. I'll pass this over to Steve now....

If you have the dollars you are able to take a flight in one of the many aircraft from $99 to $4,995!!! They have a huge aeronautics library, and half a dozen flight simulators to play on. 

Left - North American F-86 Sabre, Bell Hue UH-1B Helicopter...
                                                                              Right - AH-1 Huey Cobra, Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw

REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT FIGHTER BOMBER (JUG)
Side view...
NORTH AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER
SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MARK XIV
WACO CG-4A MILITARY GLIDER
BELL P-63 KINGCOBRA FIGHTER BOMBER (The engine is behind the cockpit and the prop is driven by a long driveshaft)
SBD "DAUNTLESS" SCOUT DIVE BOMBER
GRUMMAN TBF/TBM AVENGER...the type of aircraft former President George H.W. Bush flew...


F4/FM-2 "WILDCAT" NAVAL FIGHTER
F6F-5 "HELLCAT" NAVY FIGHTER
A26-C "INVADER" ATTACK BOMBER
GRUMMAN F7F-3 (MODELG51) TIGERCAT -NIGHT FIGHTER BOMBER
F4U / FG-4 / F3A "CORSAIR" FIGHTER BOMBER
Rear view...
P-40 WARHAWK FIGHTER
Rear view...
USS THE SULLIVANS (DD-537)

USS MISSOURI (BB-63) The surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. 
We toured this ship a few years ago in Pearl Harbor...
USS MINNEAPOLIS (CA-36)
USS LEXINGTON  (CV-2) Sunk May 8,1942
BELL HUEY UH-1H

F8F "BEARCAT" FIGHTER
Rear view




SHORT VIDEO OF NORTH AMERICAN T-28 TROJAN
ANOTHER NORTH AMERICAN T-28 TROJAN
NORTH AMERICAN F-100 SUPER SABRE
The description was blank but I believe this to be a REPUBLIC F-105 THUNDERCHIEF
Another blank description but I believe this to be an LTV A-7 CORSAIR II
F-14 TOMCAT ( Made famous in the TOPGUN movie)
GRUMMAN EA-6B PROWLER
CONVAIR F-106 DELTA DART
STUDEBAKER...don't know why this was on the flight line...
F-4B PHANTOM II FIGHTER BOMBER
C-1A "COD" TRANSPORT
MIKOYAN-GUREVICH MIG-21
GRUMMAN F9F-P PANTHER
PV-2 HARPOON
LOCKHEED F-104G STARFIGHTER
PBY-5A CATALINA waiting for restoration...
F-117 NIGHTHAWK undergoing restoration...


BOEING B-17 HIGH ALTITUDE LONG RANGE BOMBER 
Rear view...


NORTH AMERICAN AT-6 TEXAN (Known as a Harvard in Canada) under restoration...
The following were on display in front of the museum...

GRUMMAN A-6E INTRUDER
McDONNELL DOUGLAS F-18 HORNET
MIG-17
McDONNELL DOUGLAS A-4 SKYHAWK
There was much more to see and read but the girls were done and ready to pick me up. Great afternoon!

This one I didn't see until we were leaving the museum...
GENERAL DYNAMICS F-16 FIGHTING FALCON

Wednesday...and our last full day here! Bummer! Allison and I headed off for a final Costco shop. We were home around noon, and after lunch Steve and I went to the pool one final time. Earl and Allison joined us a little later after they got back from another shopping trip.

Earl cooked us a delicious chicken curry for dinner....
Thursday morning we had the truck all packed up by about 10:00 and then decided to take one final walk around the resort. After checking out, we hit the road east and had an uneventful drive home, make one final stop at Albertson's in Blythe to pick up the last of the groceries needed.

We arrived back in Q just after 2:00...and then the fun of unloading and putting away got started! Thank goodness for Earl's pickup...we were fully loaded, including groceries on the floor by our feet!
Such a wonderful week away...and a nice change! We might have to do it next January too!

6 comments:

  1. Love those WWII fighters... and a lot on display too. Will have to visit next time we're there.

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    1. I think their display changes at times as some of the aircraft are on loan. For example the P51 Mustang is on their website but wasn’t there.
      Another good museum is in Mesa if you’re in the area. https://www.azcaf.org/

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  2. Fantastic way to avoid the crowds at the RV show in Q!

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  3. Looks like a really nice place to "vacation". Too bad Earl's back decided to get bad during the trip :( Impressive collection of airplanes Steve! Kid in a candy store lol.

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    1. It was a nice break from BoonDocking and the full on endless hot showers were a treat for all! Definitely a kid in a candy store.

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