I have a free Plane ticket

nikimcbee · 10-22-08, 11:40 PM

Okay, I have a free plane ticket on southwest.

1. any cool naval parks in your part of the country?
2. What airport would be the best to fly into to go to Gettysburg or Antietam?

GoldenRivet · 10-23-08, 01:11 AM

battleship park in mobile Alabama... but i dont know if southwest goes there

jeremy8529 · 10-23-08, 05:48 AM

I've been to battleship park before twice, and I can say the Alabama is a sight to behold, along with their collection of military aircraft.

Pioneer · 10-23-08, 10:47 AM

San Diego Maritime Museum.

The Star of India, The Midway, The Russian B39 submarine...plus, it doesn't matter what time of year you arrive, it's generally warmer then the rest of the country.

Side issue: as you fly in, you can see the Maritime Museum out the port side windows of the plane, plus, if you come in on a commuter flight, you will arrive at the original Terminal where the predecessor of South West Airlines began flight operations.

No it was not Lindburg, his hanger is on the other side of the airport.

Accommodation reasonable on the waterfront, you can walk into the downtown area...actually, it would make a great place for a Subsim meeting. :::hint hint:::

AVGWarhawk · 10-23-08, 11:03 AM

It is not a free plane ticket. You will have to declare it on this years tax return as part of your gross income. Nothing in life is free anymore.

Anyway, Gettysburg you can use BWI or Harrisburg Intl airport. Personally, I would use BWI because you are dead center of Washington DC and Gettysburg...relatively. You can get a rental car for about $15.00 a day. See Washington and Gettysburg. Visit the Torsk, Taney and Constellation. All of this about 1-1 1/2 hours from BWI.

Hylander_1314 · 10-23-08, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Okay, I have a free plane ticket on southwest.

1. any cool naval parks in your part of the country?
2. What airport would be the best to fly into to go to Gettysburg or Antietam?

Just fly into Philly man. It puts you in the middle of both of them. I lived about an hours drive from Gettysburg in between Lancaster and Philly, but to get to Arlington was a 2 to 3 hour drive for me. And Bull Run is there, and lots of sobering memorials from the War Between the States. I remember one memorial on a mound dedicated to 3,000 unkowns from the 2nd battle at Bull Run. It was quite a bit for a 19 yearold kid to comprehend.

There are also some cool naval exibits in the DC area too, and in Maryland, so you can catch them all if you have the time.

nikimcbee · 10-25-08, 02:02 AM

Whoa, I could fly to Hartford CN, and see the USS Nautilus and the sub force museum.

:hmm:

10-22-08, 11:40 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I have a free Plane ticket Okay, I have a free plane ticket on southwest. 1. any cool naval parks in your part of the country? 2. What airport would be the best to fly into to go to Gettysburg or Antietam? __________________

10-23-08, 01:11 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	battleship park in mobile Alabama... but i dont know if southwest goes there __________________

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jeremy8529 A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Etowah TN Posts: 79 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I've been to battleship park before twice, and I can say the Alabama is a sight to behold, along with their collection of military aircraft. __________________

10-23-08, 10:47 AM	#4
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	San Diego Maritime Museum. The Star of India, The Midway, The Russian B39 submarine...plus, it doesn't matter what time of year you arrive, it's generally warmer then the rest of the country. Side issue: as you fly in, you can see the Maritime Museum out the port side windows of the plane, plus, if you come in on a commuter flight, you will arrive at the original Terminal where the predecessor of South West Airlines began flight operations. No it was not Lindburg, his hanger is on the other side of the airport. Accommodation reasonable on the waterfront, you can walk into the downtown area...actually, it would make a great place for a Subsim meeting. :::hint hint::: __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA. The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles

10-23-08, 11:03 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It is not a free plane ticket. You will have to declare it on this years tax return as part of your gross income. Nothing in life is free anymore. Anyway, Gettysburg you can use BWI or Harrisburg Intl airport. Personally, I would use BWI because you are dead center of Washington DC and Gettysburg...relatively. You can get a rental car for about $15.00 a day. See Washington and Gettysburg. Visit the Torsk, Taney and Constellation. All of this about 1-1 1/2 hours from BWI. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

10-25-08, 02:02 AM	#7
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Whoa, I could fly to Hartford CN, and see the USS Nautilus and the sub force museum. :hmm: __________________

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