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| Introduction Vital information Phil's log |
The Pima Air & Space Museum (PASM) features over 200 aircraft on display and has five large hangars totaling 100,000 square feet of exhibit space. An original WWII barracks contains an extensive model collection, arranged chronologically, which shows virtually all U. S. military aircraft from pre- World War I to the present.
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Air Force One This DC 6 A was usedby John F. Kennedy. It was the only aircraft used as Air Force One from 1961 thru 1963. Then, a DC 9 was added to the presidential fleet, but this DC 6 A still remained in service and was used for shorter trips. It is, however, not the aircraft that JFK used on his very last trip, to Dallas, Texas. |
| Directions | From I-10 take Valencia Road exit east 2 miles to museum entrance. From northeast Tucson, take Kolb Road south to Valencia and turn west on Valencia to the museum entrance. | ||
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| Operating hours |
Jan 1 to May 31 / Sep 1 to Dec 31 |
9:00 am to 5:00 pm | open all year, Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day |
| Jun 1 to Aug 31 | 7:00 am to 3:00 pm | ||
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| Admission fees | Adults | USD 7.50 | |
| Kids 7 - 12 | USD 4.-- | ||
| Kids 6 and under | free | ||
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| Address |
Pima Air and Space Museum 6000 East Valencia Road Tucson, AZ 85706 | ||
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| Phone | (520) 574 04 62 | ||
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| Fax | (520) 574 92 38 | ||
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| edhpimaair@aol.com Ed Harrow, Director | |||
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| Official home page | http://www.pimaair.org/ | ||
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| Other links | Aviation site about the museum | ||
| Phil's visit to Pima Air and Space Museum | |||||||
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| Date | Monday, September 4, 2000 | ||||||
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| Accommodation |
Best Western Executive Inn 333 West Drachman Street Tucson AZ 85705
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It's very interesting to see the wide range of both civilian and military aircrafts from the very beginning of aviation to
recent history (there are, however, no brand new aircrafts. I guess that's why it's called a museum). The
visitor should be aware that it can be quite exhausting to enjoy the museum. Since aircrafts need a lot of space even when
they're parked, the exhibit area is huge, therefore you do a lot of walking in the hot Arizona sun.
My pictures of thePima Air & Space Museum
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