OT: Duxford IWM

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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

It appears I've lost my mind. The USS Dallas is still in service and was used in the film "Red October". I remember being on a decommissioned US sub in the NW somewhere and must have conflated it with the Dallas. The Dallas is nuclear powered and the boat I toured was not.

""What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is." -Dan Quayle

The one in Portland is the USS Blueback, SS-581, the last non-nuclear attack sub.

(A nice pic of it here by someone named Craig Paup).

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One more from Duxford. Love this Cat!

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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

There's an artillery museum near Ft. Sill that I'd like to go see. It's got all manner of self propelled artillery that I haven't seen elsewhere and it's a day's drive away but I don't get out much anymore.

I've been, if you go check in advance. Last time I went the indoor part was closed and the times its open are rather limited, or by appointment, or something. Although it could've changed again as its been a number of years since I've been. The outside, which has most of the stuff, is of course available.

Hey, just thought of this. I'm supposed to go to OKC in June, maybe we could meet up. I'll PM you when the time gets closer.

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ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson 3

ORIGINAL: Anthropoid

There is a submarine in San Francicso that is well worth the visit. You can traipse all through it and marvel at how confined and mechanical it is in there.

Went there on my trans USA trip - that was when we had a currency worth anything!



Amazingly claustrophobic. Its the Pampanito, I try to look after that one in the game....

Roger

Been on her, and the Liberty/Victory ship tied up there too.

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Hard to believe but maybe you were victim of an alien abduction?!

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Duxford is awesome. One can spend a day there between all the exhibits. Go on an airshow day and you will be in hog heaven. IWM at Hendon also worth 1/2 a day in my opinion - and reachable by tube. And of course there is the main IWM in London. That could take a few days to get through, but not too far from HMS Belfast, which is also a treat. Have never made it to Bovington. Just got to London tonight so maybe that's my day trip tomorrow.....

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Go on an airshow day and you will be in hog heaven.

And then some... I simply get lost in these places when I'm there, its like time stands still.

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And if anyone wants to grab a pint or any other beverage, please let me know and I will buy......the better half is still in the States....