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.