Greetings from MI

[Patrick Kelly]

Hello everyone. Just an obligatory intro post to a new message board. If you're interested in a little background here it goes:

My name is Patrick
I'm married with no kids
I'm from Ohio, lived in NYC, currently in Michigan
My interest in history is mostly in US Naval, but also includes general WWII, US politics, and pretty much mil his in general.
I've worked in retail most of my life. While in NYC, I volunteered as a docent aboard USS Intrepid CV-11.

Thanks for taking a second to say hi. Have a good day.

 

[Airframes]

Welcome from England.

 

[Wurger]

Welcome to the site.

 

[Robert Porter]

Welcome aboard! Hmm docent eh? Does that mean you might have some nice walk around photos to share?

 

[Gnomey]

Welcome.

 

[Shortround6]

Welcome

 

[Patrick Kelly]

I've got a bunch of photos, but nothing behind the scenes, really. The deck below the hanger has lockers and break rooms for the volunteers and workers. Most of the deck directly above (where the pilot ready rooms would be) have been converted to office space. They've only got one WWII aircraft, a TBM Avenger. I was told there were full-size replicas of a F6F and a SB2C, but they were sold for space for actual aircraft.

 

[Patrick Kelly]

 

[Patrick Kelly]

That's our TBM. Bu No.24803 On permanent loan from Pensacola. It's painted in the likeness of #2 of VT-18.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Welcome

 

[Wayne Little]

Welcome aboard mate..

 

[Crimea_River]

Welcome aboard. Beer's in the fridge.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Lucky13]

Welcome to the adult daycare!

 

[Robert Porter]

Welcome to the adult daycare!

Hey! I resemble that remark!

 

[fubar57]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Thorlifter]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Mungo60]

Welcome in Pat, im a newby as well, great bunch of blokes here.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Welcome aboard, shipmate! In this den of zoomies another squid is always welcome. "Wetting down" in the dirty shirt wardroom at 1800!
Cheers,
Wes