camper1 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Hi Folks A few more from my recent trip,Yorktown is docked at Patriots Point a few miles outside Charleston. Unlike Intrepid in New York most of the ship is open to the public and shows very well the conditions the crews had to work in and also how the ship worked. I was struck by how small the stairwells and corridors were, images on newsreels show aircrew running out of doors and up ladders,all I can say is there must have been a lot of banged heads and knees. This is a very impressive museum and the Vietnam experience which only opened this year is excellent if you are in Charleston go and visit.Recommended. Cheers Ian 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Thanks for sharing Ian, I was not aware that Yorktown was still afloat. that is a nice collection of aircraft as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Those are great, thanks for sharing. Another on my world tour of aircraft museums, on a ship too, what could be better. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Thanks for posting these images Ian. The exhibits look to be in excellent condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelldoc Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Yes, it's a verry good museum. Was thre sometimes. When you are in Charleston, use the Water Taxi, it's the best way to go with good points for pictures. modelldoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camper1 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 9 hours ago, modelldoc said: Yes, it's a verry good museum. Was thre sometimes. When you are in Charleston, use the Water Taxi, it's the best way to go with good points for pictures. modelldoc We used the water taxi from Patriots Point by far the easiest way to get about without using a car,parking charges are way more than we pay in the UK. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Glad you had a good time mate and cheers for sharing your pics,......Yorktown looks to be a `friendly ship' with a brilliant aircraft collection to boot...... all relevant and nothing silly like a Space Shuttle or F-16,... just naval aircraft or those with a connection to the ship,..... speaking of which, the B-25 should look great when it has been de converted back to military configuration, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Awesome! That Pukin Dogs Tomcat looks superb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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