It looks terrible outside. It looks like it might rain any minute but the weatherman says it isn't going to. We decided to head out and check out a couple of things in the area.
Our first destination was the Huffman Prairie Flying Field that is in the C section of the base. We could see it as we drove but had to leave the A section to get there. Anyway, the Huffman Prairie Flying Field is where the Wright Bros returned to after their flights in Kittyhawk to perfect their plane. They created the first airport in this location. This is where they taught others to fly. Now the field is just a field with some information plaques. There is a reproduction of their workshop and of the catapult they used to launch their planes.
A little further down the road is a National Park interperative center dedicated to the Wright Bros and their connection to Wright-Patterson AFB. We enjoyed our time here.
It was really cold and windy while we were here. Actually, every time we are at a Wright Bros location it is cold and windy. I bet that this why they were there.
In connection with the Air Force Museum there are two hangers that are not on the museum grounds. They are actually in area B of Wright-Patterson. If you do not have the ability to access a base you can take a bus from the museum. Since we can go on base we drove there ourselves. Located in these hangers are Presidential Airplanes and experimental planes. They have planes that Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Carter used. They have the actual plane that Kennedy flew to Dallas in and that was used to fly his body back to Washington. Johnson was sworn in as President in this plane.
Prior to Kennedy, the Presidents named their planes. Kennedy didn't and that is when the Presidential plane started being call Air Force One. Originally the plane was called by its tail number. Remember, it is only Air Force One when the President is actually on board.
They had some interesting experimental planes also. There was a really big one, a bunch of really small ones. some helicopters and rockets.
When we returned to the rig we got ready for a holiday potluck one of the couples organized. I made brownies and deviled eggs. We took hot dogs to cook as our protein. We had a really good time visiting with the other campers. We had a fire that kept us all warm. We did put jeans and jackets on before going out as it was cold! The potluck was good, everyone brought some good food. Bill and I are back on our diet as we have been eating all the wrong things lately.
Enjoy all the pictures.
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