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Museum of Flight & Aerial Firefighting


 


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Spend a couple of hours in the Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting at the airport in Greybull.
A nationally renowned historic assembly, the museum contains dozens of the last remaining examples of
World War II's mighty bombers and transport aircraft.

These magnificent aircraft are restored and retired here to whet the imaginations of many,
a true or would-have-been flying ace.
You can see four of the last remaining flying PB4Y-2 planes used against the Japanese in the South Pacific.
So heavily fortified, these planes' awesome firepower caused the Japanese to abandon some of their islands
when they heard these planes would be used against them.

The Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting was founded in 1987 and incorporated in 1992.
The purposes for starting the Museum are numerous but the major reason is to preserve
a part of history that other aviation museums do not.

There have been many types of aircraft used to combat forest fires since the late 1920's
and many different designs for fire retardant drop systems.

The Museum of Flight is dedicated to educating people about the numerous types of aircraft and retardant systems
that have evolved over the years into the awesome aerial firefighting capabilities used today.
We hope someday to be able to display a wide representation of the aircraft and equipment used in Aerial Firefighting.
The museum is interested in preserving and displaying other historical aircraft in flying condition, for demonstrations.
ASK OUR OFFICE ABOUT THE OPENING HOURS.

AFTER SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY IT'S NICE TO BE BACK AT THE GREYBULL KOA TO RELAX AT OUR REFRESHING POOL.

 

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