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The next time you find yours
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in Florence, S.C.?
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00 mounted on steel and conc
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dating back not farther than
Korean conflict era.
In front of each plane is a
que telling where the plane c
from in addition to informa
on the aircraft's manufacture,
of construction, cost, wings
and length. A brief descriptio
how the aircraft was used is a
able on some of the craft.
Included in.the collection
H-21-"Banana" Helicopter,
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.S. Fighter, the type which saw ex
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ivy piled what military authorities de
.S. scribe as an "extremely effective"
loss ratio of 13 to 1.
ers Also on display ia a WB-47-B
in medium bomber; the kind which
lar- the museum brochure describes as
me
ing the type of plane which accident
of ally dropped a nuclear device on
Florence itself. No elaboration on
are the incident is provided, however.
ete At least five missiles are also
lics displayed at the museum, includ
the ing a "Matador," "Regulus," "Bo
marc" and "Sparrow."
pla- Some of the larger planes may
ime be boarded and inspected although
:ion there is a charge of from 25 to 50
late cents per person for each plane
)an, boarded, in addition to a general
i of admission charge of 25 cents for
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children under 12 and 50 cents for
san adults.
ised The museum has free parking
hite and a snack bar providing refresh
6. ments and postcards.
I I-- From Columbia the museum
ssile can be reached in about two hours
d at driving time by taking S.C. 378
an west to I 95, then north to Flo
rence and U.S. 301.
The museum is open during
daylight hours. About two hours
should be allowed for a thorough
inspection of all the aircraft at the
exhibit.
All of the planes on display
were flown to the museum and de
militarized by special crews from
..Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter.
The museum has received the
South Carolina Travel Council A
ward twice from the State Cham
ber of Eommerce for being the
outstanding tourist attraction in
the Pee Dee area.
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