Since our goal yesterday was to visit the Mid American Air Museum and we were still in its parking lot, we decided to visit it before we headed on down the road to Tucumcari, NM. This museum is the 5th largest air museum in the country, one that surpasses it is also in Kansas. Which brings up one of the more amazing facts that I learned today: that Kansas is in the forefront of aviation history. Who knew? Well, I’m sure that many knew but I certainly didn’t.
Did you know that 1/3 of the aircraft produced in the world is made in Kansas?
Did you know that KS trained more airmen during WWII than all the other states combined?
Cessna, Stearman, Beech - recognize these names? If you’re into aircraft you certainly would. All of these men started in Kansas in a partnership. Eventually they all founded their own company: Cessna, Beech and Boeing.
The Museum certainly had a lot of planes and one of them was the type of plane that Gary worked on while in the Navy.
But we wanted to travel today, on to Gallup, NM so we left the museum and headed on down the highway.
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