[ARC5] Aircraft Recovery- Lake Michigan

[RAY FRIESS]

AND ..  you will usually have lots of time to view it because Midway, like its counterpart O'Hare, can't seem to get
a plane off on time even in good weather.    At least that's my experience...



> Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 09:59:33 -0500
> From: ka1kaq at gmail.com
> To: arc5 at ix.netcom.com
> CC: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Aircraft Recovery- Lake Michigan
> 
> Midway airport south of Chicago that has the nice presentation about the
> training fleet. They also have one of the recovered SBD aircraft on
> display, hanging from the rafters. There's a looped video explaining the
> converted ships, including the Wolverine, also aircraft recovery, a lot of
> photos and other documentation. And quite a bit about the battle of Midway,
> of course. Was through there a few years back, one of the only layovers I
> can recall actually enjoying.
> 
> ~ Todd/KAQ
> 
> 
> On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 7:20 PM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> > You might enjoy this.  Did you know the biggest training carrier on
> > Lake Michigan was a side-wheeler??
> >
> >
> > http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,32015456001_1915688,00.html?iid=tabvidrecirc
> >
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