We were happy to see that the National Museum of the Air Force opened back up on 6 July. Which made our visit today possible. We started the day with some local Mexican Food in Springfield. It was ok, but definitely not Southwest Mexican food. When we entered the new entrance to the Museum we were questioned about possession of knifes and other items. Of course David had his Swiss Army Knife in his pocket, so he had to walk back to the Behemoth to drop it off. After passing our entrance exam, we talked with one of the volunteers to figure out what had changed since the last time David had been there. We decided to head to the back of the museum where the new experimental aircraft and space display was located. Then we worked our way to the front. It was sad for David to see some of the aircraft he had worked on in a museum, but also exciting to see some of the new additions. We also saw aircraft that David’s Dad had worked on (B-58 Hustler). The highlight was the Memphis Belle. A B-17E bomber that underwent 8 years of restoration and went on display in 2018. It was the first bomber and crew to survive 25 missions over Europe. They did an incredible job of restoring her to almost factory new condition. We think this was Leslie’s second visit to the museum but we were only able to do the front portion of the museum on that trip.
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| Entrance Sign |
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| B-58 Hustler |
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| Missile Room |
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| SR-71 |
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| YF-23 |
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| XB-70 |
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| F-16 in Blue Angles colors |
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| B-2 Spirit |
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| B-36 |
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| F-22 |
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| B-17E Memphis Belle |
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