[303rd-Talk] Lone Star Flight Museum

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Absolutely terrible Gary, but I have to say...it could have been worse. 
Keep us posted.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Moncur" <glm at 303rdbg.com>
To: <303rd-Talk at 303rdBG.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:14 PM
Subject: [303rd-Talk] Lone Star Flight Museum


> Here's the latest extremely bad news:
>
> September 16, 2008 6:30 p.m. - Galveston, Texas
>
> A first site survey found damage from Ike as substantial. The hangars
> and Texas Aviation Hall of Fame had 7-8 feet of water in those areas.
> The gift shop and lobby area had 3-4 feet of water. The southwest
> side of both hangars appear compromised. The entire contents of the
> gift ship are lost. Every exhibit in the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame
> was destroyed although some artifacts may be able to be saved.. How
> many is yet to be determined.
>
> The airplanes received major water damage. Most remain in good shape
> physically. All plumbing and electrical systems are inoperable. The
> roof is okay minus one skylight. The second floor appears to be
> untouched. All evacuated aircraft are ok.
>
> Debris is everywhere as you will be able to see in these preliminary
> photos. Click here to see the first photos in from the damage caused
> by Hurricane Ike.
>
> The photo page is here:
> http://www.lsfm.org/ikephotogallery.html
> ------
>
> I am ill.......
>
> Gary
>
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