CR Smith Museum
01-17-2014, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by R57 relay
Is the CR Smith Museum worth a dedicated trip for a lifelong airline nerd?
Unless they are in the close vicinity anyway.
I personally wouldn't make a special trip over 10 miles
01-17-2014, 06:16 PM
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It's well done, but it's a rather small collection. It's mostly memorabilia and small nic nac type stuff. There's a jet engine cutaway and a polished DC3, but to be honest, the coolest aspect of the museum is the building itself.
01-20-2014, 07:32 AM
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I was there 2 months ago. Some of the old nostalgic stuff is pretty cool. Put my overall impression was that this was a company that has been broke for the last 5 years, and no money was spent on the place for the last 10 years. Many displays are broken. the DC-3 smells like mold and rot inside. The movies they show are neat, but old and out of focus.
01-20-2014, 07:46 AM
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I liked it!
I actually thought it was a really great museum! It especially has some great stuff for kids there (or kids at heart) like an engine cutaway, a simple sit-in style simulator where you can load up all sorts of different a/c to fly, and great history! Interesting note about the DC-3… according to John (one of the nice volunteers that worked there and USAF vet who flew P-51s through the F-111) it was the first one ever built and when AA bought it for the museum it was being used as a crop duster.
I can't wait to take my wife and kids, too next time I'm in Ft Worth!
I can't wait to take my wife and kids, too next time I'm in Ft Worth!
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