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| James Wichita, Kansas |  The Museum in Slaton is not closing,only the one in Rio Hondo closed. James 01/28/2006 @ 20:18 [ref: 4748] |
| Geoff Waldron SOUTHAMPTON Hampshire, | It's very sad that your museum is closing up shop. If any of the remeining enthusiasts can point me in the right direction... I'm looking for a complete dash panel for a DC3 / C 147. The new museum in Malaga, Spain have an aircraft but the dash was stripped out for spares before it was passed on. Nice guys down there by the way. Pop in if you're passing. Best wishes for 2006 Geoff 01/15/2006 @ 08:19 [ref: 4712] |
| Sparticus Jones , Texas | Hello all, a friend just sent me the link to this board and thought I'd say hi. I'm pleased to see people out there like yourselves being so supportive of TAM. Anyway, as for TAM Rio Hondo, a good deal of the aircraft and artifacts have already been moved. The Aeronca Champ was sold, along with the last remaining AN2. The PBY and TA4J and simulator(which were on loan from the navy), went to a museum in Tyler, TX. The J3 cup and Supercub are now in San Antonio, the Skyraider is still here but going to Slaton sometime in the near future. Most of the display cases and artifacts have been more or less evenly dispersed between the two locations. The Iwo Jima and Cabot will be up for sale at some point, but will not be scrapped. Those are the last hulls that can ever be legally required without an act of congress, so they will be kept intact. The land is or will be for sale at some point. It is sad to see the Rio Hondo chapter close and I know there are some disgruntled people, but frankly the local community there never stepped up to contribute or to even show any interest in museum. The winter Texans were the core of the museum, but sadly, many sadly passed on or no longer have the physical capacity to volunteer as in the past. Let me also say this... the Slaton crew has done a tremendous job aquiring and displaying their aircraft and artifacts and they put on a hell of an airshow! When all is said and done, the TAM chapters will be world class museums and an even better asset to their communities. 06/20/2005 @ 02:02 [ref: 4156] |
| Mike , Arizona |  Bruce, the P-38 is clipart of the Aviation Enthusiast Corner Site.The superstructures of the Iwo and Cabot I think are going to be broken up,since the land is supposed to be sold. Slaton received various artifacts from Rio Hondo and has the Sonia(Chopstick0 and the Taylorcraft L-2 and I think the Skyraider. 06/07/2005 @ 00:10 [ref: 4124] |
| Bruce Furu Virginia,, Minnesota | Above, in your heading, you show a P-38 WW2 aircraft. Is there a P-38 in your exhibits? Since John Houston's original T.A.M. was closed in February 2005, what aircraft from Rio Hondo has been transferred to San Antonio, and Slaton? How about the USS Iwo Jima, and USS Cabot superstructures? Will these two be taken apart and moved to San Antonio, and Slaton? I was a Winter Texan in Rio Hondo, and volunteered in the gift shop, and on the grounds. Thank you. 05/18/2005 @ 18:02 [ref: 4074] |
| Mike Friedrich Phoenix, Arizona | ..and also has another satellite now, in Snyder,Tx,80 miles SE of Lubbock!!! 11/06/2004 @ 09:28 [ref: 3556] |
| Mike Letalien Lubbock, Texas | Texas Air Museum IS in Slaton...and in Rio Hondo...and in San Antonio. There are three museum branches, available at texasairmuseum.com,.net, and .org. 05/25/2004 @ 16:11 [ref: 3175] |
| Jim Marshall Mission, Texas |  The Texas Air Museum is listed on the Aviation Enthusiast Corner as being located in Slayton, Texas in west Texas which is incorrect. The TAM is loacted in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Rio Hondo, Texas which is over 500 miles from Slayton. The museum now boasts several additional exhibits of interest. 05/18/2004 @ 11:59 [ref: 3164] |
| Mike Letalien Lubbock, Texas |  Just finished revising the website and wanted to extend an invitation to stop by at www.Texas AirMuseum.net. Also, to help clear up things a bit: Rio Hondo Branch is TexasAirMuseum.com and San Antonio Branch is TexasAirMuseum.org. 06/17/2003 @ 11:57 [ref: 2873] |
| Mike Friedrich , Arizona | Great Museum,something new every time! love those Fly-ins/Airshows you guys put on! 10/09/2002 @ 22:25 [ref: 2541] |
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