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Military Tour
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website: www.firstdivisionmuseum.org
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website: www.asomf.org
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website: www.worldwar2tours.com
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website: www.visitlawrenceburg-andersonco.com
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Guide over 900 Aircraft Museums
U.S. & Canada, 21st Edition. • 952 US Aircraft Museums • 97 Canadian Aircraft Museums • 239 City Displayed Aircraft • 51 Restaurant w/Aircraft • 57 US Naval Museums w/Aircraft • 27 WWII Landmarks • 8700 Aircraft Listed Alphabetically. For a copy of this 184 page book, Send $18 (plus postage) to: Michael A. Blaugher Attn: AV • 124 East Foster Parkway, Ft. Wayne, IN 46806-1730 • Postage to USA $2.00 for Media, Mail or $4.00, Priority Mail Postage to Canada $4.00, Overseas $10.00 • 260-744-1020 •
website: www.aircraftmuseums.com
email: airmuseums@aol.com
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Museum Of Aviation
Museum Of Aviation Flight & Technology Center - Where legend come alive - Only 90 minutes from Atlanta 478-926-6870
website: www.museumofaviation.org
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The Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park
website: www.campblanding-museum.org
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United States Air Force Museum and IMAX Theatre
Ohio's #1 free tourist attention. Over a million visitors tour the three buildings of the complex annually, to see nearly 300 aircraft, missiles and thousands of aviation artifacts. There is a gift shop, bookstore and model shop and café. Admission and parking are free. In addition the museum has 500 seat IMAX theatre. This theater contains a giant six story screen which enables the audience to fell as if they are part of the action. Admission charges to the theater only. Open seven days a week. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission and parking are free. Entrance on Springfield Street. Museum: 937-255-3284 IMAX Theatre: 937-253-IMAX
website: www.afmuseum.com
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USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park's mission is to restore and preserve the WWII submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287). Bowfin Park's parent organization the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association (PFSMA) is a non profit group that receives no federal, state or local funding. All restoration, preservation and operation effort are funded through admissions. Gift Shop Sales and donations.
USS Bowfin (SS-287) was launched on 7 December 1942 and nicknamed the "Pearl Harbor Avenger." She completed nine successful war patrols and earned the Presidential Unit Citation and the Navy Unit Commendation. In 1986 she was designated a National Historic Landmark. BOWFIN was acquired from the Navy in 1979 and opened to the public for tours in 1981. A walkman-style headset narrates the tour as visitors explore on board this historic WWII submarine, one of only 15 U.S. WWII submarines still in existence today.
THE MUSEUM exhibits an impressive collection of submarine-related artifacts such as submarine photographs, battleflags, original recruiting posters, submarine models, and weapons systems all illustrating the history of the U.S. Submarine service. The Museum collection also includes a cutaway mockup of a Poseideon C-3 missiles, the only one its kind to be on public display, which allow visitors to examine the inner workings of a missile. Located inside of the Museum, the mini-theater, which seats approximately 40 visitors, features submarine-related videos. There are also several outdoor exhibits. Including the conning lower of USS Patche (SS-384) and a rare kaiten or a Japanese suicide torpedo. Archives and Library are open to the public by appointment.
Within Bowfin Park stands a public memorial honoring the 52 American submarines and the more than 3.500 submarines lost during World War II.br>
Located adjacent to the Arizona Memorial Visitor Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• Open daily 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.)
• Last tour of the submarine at 4:30 p.m. All approximately an hour for a complete tour
• Children under 4 years of age are not allowed aboard the submarine for safety reasons, however they are admitted to the Museum free.
• Admission Fees ~ Submarine & Museum: $8.00 Adult, $3.00 Children (4-12), Museum Only: $4.00 Adults, $2.00 Children (4-12) Combination tour of USS Bowfin Submarine & Museum & USS Museum $18.00, $9.00 Children (4-12) Call (808)423-1341 or fax (808)422-5201 for more information
website: www.bowfin.org
email: bowfn@aloha.net
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