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Visited the 45th Infantry Museum (Thunerbirds) in Oklahoma City, OK.
The Thunderbirds have an original Walker displayed, many firearms from our history including the earliest flintlocks made by our aresnals (no glasses so I couldn't see if it was Harper's Ferry or Springfield Armory), a Confederate Whitworth, Mosby's cannon that was captured from him, various percussion arms including an 1855 Springfield with Maynard Tape Primer (and tape), Confederate Morse Carbine with a brass cartridge, a Colt Root revolving rifle, early conversions to breechloaders, 03A4, M-1Ds, Hitlery's cape (its owner used to wear it and play Batman until his father stopped him), Hitler's silverware and table setting stuff (looted by members of the 45th while on their European Tour), original Bill Mauldin cartoons, and all sorts of neat militaria.
They've 2 M4A1 Shermans and a M4A3E8 with 76 mm gun there. There's a M48 rearmed with a 105 mm gun, M60, M103 (heavy tank) and numerous other vehicles as well as various aircraft flown by the Army Air Corps or OK Air Nat. Guard. A DUKW is outside and a WW II Weasel inside.
It is a must see museum in you're in Oklahoma City.
Here's something I've never seen elsewhere, courtesy of Walt Disney's artists.
The Thunderbirds have an original Walker displayed, many firearms from our history including the earliest flintlocks made by our aresnals (no glasses so I couldn't see if it was Harper's Ferry or Springfield Armory), a Confederate Whitworth, Mosby's cannon that was captured from him, various percussion arms including an 1855 Springfield with Maynard Tape Primer (and tape), Confederate Morse Carbine with a brass cartridge, a Colt Root revolving rifle, early conversions to breechloaders, 03A4, M-1Ds, Hitlery's cape (its owner used to wear it and play Batman until his father stopped him), Hitler's silverware and table setting stuff (looted by members of the 45th while on their European Tour), original Bill Mauldin cartoons, and all sorts of neat militaria.
They've 2 M4A1 Shermans and a M4A3E8 with 76 mm gun there. There's a M48 rearmed with a 105 mm gun, M60, M103 (heavy tank) and numerous other vehicles as well as various aircraft flown by the Army Air Corps or OK Air Nat. Guard. A DUKW is outside and a WW II Weasel inside.
It is a must see museum in you're in Oklahoma City.
Here's something I've never seen elsewhere, courtesy of Walt Disney's artists.