Carolina Aviation Museum-Charlotte, NC

[mtnrebel]

just a little sample of the aircraft at the museum in Charlotte.

 

[FrankUSMC]

A couple of notes on some of the birds in the photos.
The Ch46 Marine helocopter in the photo, was called the Medal of Honor bird by the squidrons that had her. I can try to look up the story she was involved in a firefight in Viet Nam and one of the Marines she had just picked up ran off her to rescue another wounded Marine. The Marine was later awarded the Medal of Honor. I read the story years ago when the CH46 was given to the museum.
The F4 in the photo is one lucky bird. We had alot of F4s here and were converting them into drones. One way flight to shot down. A few of the F4s were pulled from the program and sent to museums that wanted them. Most were made into drones.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET

 

[mtnrebel]

your right frank, i didn't mention about her, the Medal of Honor bird. She actually was in the sandbox, being used over there, when they found out about her. Being shipped by truck to the port, the tail section hit a low overpass and ripped her tail section off, but it was fully repaired. The chopper is beautiful! and she was named blood, sweat, and tears, cause that was the pilot's favorite group back in the day.

 

[vtdeucedriver]

WOW they built a hangar!!! Nice to see that stuff all get inside!!! The CH-46 came out great since the last time I was there. She was outside and they had some of the repairs done. She was still in her Sand box colors at the time. Do they still have the C-47 or is it gone now???? They also had more than one Mowhawk. BTW, the Mowhawk is a flyer!!!

 

[FrankUSMC]

I saw the write up on the CH46 here at MCAS Cherry Point. She might have been rebuilt and repainted here because they did do a write up on her about going to a museum. That is were I work at now is the rebuild facility. We get in HC46s and send them out as new birds. We do get birds in here that are trucked in, then trucked back out for museums.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET

 

[asgtoolman]

Is this the museum that will house the USAir plane that Captain Sully landed on the river and everyone lived to tell the tale?
I understand it is on the way from New Jersey to Charlotte to a museum.

 

[jwaller]

Is this the museum that will house the USAir plane that Captain Sully landed on the river and everyone lived to tell the tale?
I understand it is on the way from New Jersey to Charlotte to a museum.

yes it is.

 

[downeast]

Just visited the museum last month. Well worth the trip. FYI, there's a little hamburger stand about a half mile west of the place that makes awesome cheeseburgers. Unfortunately, the name of the joint slips my mind.

 

[asgtoolman]

Just visited the museum last month. Well worth the trip. FYI, there's a little hamburger stand about a half mile west of the place that makes awesome cheeseburgers. Unfortunately, the name of the joint slips my mind.

I think that the cholesterol in cheeseburgers blocks something in the brain that makes you forget things; I think this is true but I'm not sure I'm remembering correctly--oops--maybe too many cheeseburgers!

 

[CStillings82]

I can't wait to visit the museum. Rumor has it there are two F4s from VMFA-235 at the museum?

I'm still investigating, but there is a chance that they may have the exact F4 that my dad flew. He flew the F4 in VMFA-235.

He passed away 16 years ago but I'm scrounging up as many photos as I can of his bird for comparison. Great to see these photos!

 

[firefirefire90]

I know the F14 and F4 aren't flyers, but is the A7?