Located on the Southeast side of Orlando, is the CPL Larry E. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum, which honors the men and women that served in the Vietnam War. This was our first visit to the museum and there are a number of displays of land, air and water vehicles to see.

The museum is opne on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5PM. Suggest calling for visiting. For more details, please visit their website: http://originalbunker.org/

There is a cockpit section from a C-7A Caribou, SN 61-02389. This aircraft is an actual Air America veteran, having flown in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam in the 1960’s and 1970’s. It is officially documented at the very last Air America aircraft to leave Laos in 1974 according to online references.

There is a US Navy Beech T-34C Turbo Mentor, SN GL-179 on site.

The ever popular Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter.

There is a US Navy Douglas A-4B Skyhawk, BuNo 142741.

And here are some photos of the land and water crafts.

Made a stop by the Deland Naval Air Station Museum to visit the work going on there. They are working to restore a TBF Avenger and a TV2 / T-33 Shooting Star, with displays of a F-14 and other Navy artifacts both inside and outside the museum. Great place to visit for a few hours, with awesome tour guides.

My visit was prior to the museum setting up a new building in front of the hangar.

          

I am behind on posting some trip reports. Here are some photos from the Open Hangar Day from Nov 2017 at American Aero Services.

     

     

American Aero Services will be hosting a Pancake Fly-In/Drive breakfast to benefit the Southeast Volusia Humane Society. Pancakes, eggs, assorted baked goods and beverages. Starts at 8am and runs to 11 am.

Your small donation will go a long way in helping the animals at the Southeast Volusia Humane Society. All proceeds from food sales will benefit SEVHS. Dogs and cats will be there looking for the forever homes. WWII aircraft and military vehicles will be on display

The P-40N owned by the Cavanaugh Flight Museum will be attending Sun N Fun 2018.

Also, Air Force Heritage Flight to the daily airshows this Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!

Major John “Rain” Waters of the F-16 Viper Demo Team will be joined by Steve Hinton flying Lewis Air Legends’ P-38 “Glacier Girl” and Stuart Milson flying the P-40 Warhawk owned by the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.