Arizona Wing-Caf Aircraft Museum

Today we went to the Arizona Wing Commemorative Aircraft Museum here in Mesa.

They have many planes used in wartime and dating back to World War Two. They also have some replicas of planes, even back to WWI.

Not only do they have planes, they have medals, flight jackets, uniforms, airmen's headgear, newspapers, photos, etc.

There was one aircraft that we were able to walk through, the B-17G. Although it looks big from the outside, you realize how cramped it is on the inside. It's a good thing we lost all the weight!



It was a neat perspective though, seeing the various gunning stations and the environment they worked in.

This is one of their planes you can pay to fly in, one of only eight that flies in the US.

Their webpage (arizonawingcaf.com) contains more information than we could ever write about. Anyone with an interest in military memorabilia should check out their webpage and even better, visit the museum. The museum is completely run by volunteers, who were all very nice and knowledgeable.

After the museum, we headed to Sam's Club to stock up on (too much) stuff.