KC and I flew down to the Pueblo Airport to see the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum (PWAM) for a second time. We were hoping to see the F104 Starfighter which was supposed to be finished. It was not, but they did get an A-10 Thunderbolt II. If you didn't know, the first Thunderbolt was the P-47. It was good to stand next to one again to remember how big they are. And we had nachos and hot dogs at the airport's FBO, formally Flower, now Freeman Holdings or Freeman Jet Center. They have a great setup.
On the way down and in front of the museum.
Pretty hot day but surprisingly green for the area.
This is their new A-10 (699). It's on loan, but for sale here. This jet flew 64 missions in Operation Desert Storm, from King Fahd International Airport, Saudi Arabia. The picture on the left is at Pueblo, the picture on the right is from September 2023.
We stumbled across the STEM corner where a 3D printer was toiling away. However, next to it was one of the best things in the museum. It is the MICROEYE Discovery. I think it was taking things (whatever you placed under it) up to 4K magnification. It was amazing. And we even saw a real grasshopper which happened to be in the area. We finished the day with a nice steak supper and homemade Caesar dressing.
I added this because it's kind of a museum piece. It was a nice little model for
teaching at a flight school where I fly. It was sad to see it like this one day.
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