What's New?
The 8AF Museum Association needs
volunteers to include docents and a dedicated webmaster. If you can assist us,
Please contact us at (318)
752-0055
UPDATES!
Nov 30, 2009 – Please excuse us while we
try to load our new Web Page Files to our new Web Service Provider! In the meantime,
Please enjoy our old web files, there’s lots to see
and do on these sacred pages!
Follow this link for our current Gift Shop listings
on eBay! If you have questions, call
the gift shop at 318-752-0055
See our new eBay store!!! Our name is Eighth Air Force Museum Association, or 8AFMA .
Follow this link: http://stores.ebay.com/Eighth-Air-Force-Museum-Association
Feb 2007 -- New photos of our airpark assets, see “The Aircraft” link
March 17, 2007 -- You can now see photos on our SR-71 page link, please take a look!
March 18, 2007 – See additional photos in
our “Inside the Museum” link
April 9, 2007 – Added new items to the Museum Gift Shop
April 9, 2007 – See “The Restoration of an FB-111A”
here!
See what MSgt (ret) Mike Kaplan, an F-111 Avionics
Technician (B-Shopper, Jan 1982 – Oct 1996),
did to honor those who worked on, flew and fought in, and supported the
General Dynamics F-111 Fighter/Bomber
for all the
years she was in service. Mike has been
the crew chief of FB-111A 68-0284 since arriving for his first assignment as a
3V0X1 graphics troop at Barksdale AFB in April 1996.
He left for Aviano AB, Italy in Nov 1998, and
returned to Barksdale in Nov 2001 to continue his duties as FB-111A crew
chief! Mike is now retired, and also
the Vice President of the Eighth Air Force Museum Association.
(Special thanks to our sister F-111 sites for
allowing us to use this file, whilst we build our own. See them on our LINKS
page)
April 11, 2007 - View photos of the Berlin Airlift Veterans Association
Memorial Dedication here, held on Sep 27, 2002 in the airpark
May 22, 2007 – View a Photo Essay
of the Eighth Air Force Museum’s “Adopt-a-Plane” Program.
Initiated on May 7, 2004 by the 2 BW Commander, Col
Mike “M2” Moeller, this program enlisted the aid of Barksdale AFB units and organizations
to provide some TLC to the many museum assets.
Four months later, a ceremony was held to commemoratethe completion of
Phase’s 1 & 2, which included the inspection, cleaning,
repainting/repolishing and general maintenance of the Airpark Assets.
With your generous support, the 8AF Museum
Association provided over $10,000 towards the purchase of cleaning supplies,
paint and other items necessary to complete these important steps. To this day, the adopting squadrons and
organizations provide monthly inspections, and complete quarterly/annual
checklist items to ensure that the History of Aerial Bombardment is alive and
well cared for at the Eighth Air Force Museum!
These photo’s are a representation of literally thousands of hours of
volunteer work. Visit your 8AF Museum
soon!
Aug 15, 2007 – As we try to grow, we
are asking for your help… The time
has come to take serious action to build a new museum, as well as new storage,
restoration and maintenance facilities.
These
aircraft need to get out of the hot and humid NW Louisiana weather ASAP!
We need your
financial assistance and manpower to further build our 8AF Museum Association
into a full-fledged foundation, with a crack team of dedicated individuals who
can go after state support, financial and building grants to make this dream
come true.
If you can help, please call us and we’ll direct you
to our Association President, Colonel Dave Lay (USAF, ret).
See our new eBay store!!! Our name is Eighth Air Force Museum
Association, or 8AFMA .
Follow this link: http://stores.ebay.com/Eighth-Air-Force-Museum-Association
Email us at 8afmuassoc@bellsouth.net