Naval Air Station Tillamook,Oregon

[nikimcbee]

I took a road trip with Rocky today, The destination: Naval Air Station Tillamook. Their blimps patrolled the West Coast from 1942~1948. One of the volunteers said that one of their blimps sank a Jap sub during the war.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4090/tam1os4.jpg (http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4090/tam1os4.jpg)

This place is huge. There used to be a second hanger, but it burned down 10, 15 years ago?
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7048/tam2qs1.jpg (http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7048/tam2qs1.jpg)

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8118/tam3uw6.jpg (http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8118/tam3uw6.jpg)

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1338/nastillamookoh2.jpg (http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/1338/nastillamookoh2.jpg)

The second hanger was built in 29 days!:o
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9146/builtstationqf5.jpg (http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9146/builtstationqf5.jpg)

Blimp models.

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3555/blimp1mc8.jpg (http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3555/blimp1mc8.jpg)

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/2286/blimp2lh4.jpg (http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/2286/blimp2lh4.jpg)

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/6885/blimp3vf3.jpg (http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/6885/blimp3vf3.jpg)

They have a large WW2 airplane collection:

Oscar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h0aokwWIvc


http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/4343/oscar1fj7.jpg (http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/4343/oscar1fj7.jpg)

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9416/oscar2gr8.jpg (http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/9416/oscar2gr8.jpg)

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/2269/oscar3cd0.jpg (http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/2269/oscar3cd0.jpg)


U-boat's worst nightmare...PBY Catalina

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WCGzj2_bxM


http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/8182/catalina1cl7.jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/8182/catalina1cl7.jpg)

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5852/catalina2en5.jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5852/catalina2en5.jpg)


more to come...

[Captain Strangelove]

Looks like an interesting place!

I didn't check, but there are probably not that many Osacrs around!

Cheers

Kai

[nikimcbee]

Looks like an interesting place!

I didn't check, but there are probably not that many Osacrs around!

Cheers

Kai

you are correct. This is the only flying one (so the museum said.)

[UnderseaLcpl]

Outstanding!
Thanks for the picture tour Jason:up: