Eagle3
04-09-03, 09:29 PM
www.midway.kintera.org
The effort to bring USS MIDWAY to San Diego continues to grow. With over 100 volunteers assisting with aircraft restoration,community outreach and fundraising, we have been able to make tremendous progress. A curatorial office has been established and museum artifacts are being catalogued. Work continues on our aircraft collection with 20 volunteers working 4 days per week to ready a historic airwing for display.
Project organizers are developing plans for ship restoration and making arrangements for temporary mooring in Astoria, OR. Our Executive Director, Riley Mixson, met recently with NAVSEA. A project team will follow up in February with representatives from NAVSEA in Washington, DC to complete the program requirements for the eventual ship donation. The revised schedule calls for MIDWAY to arrive in San Diego in fall of 2003.
Restoration of our airwing continues. Aircraft in our inventory include a radar surveillance plane; five jet fighters; a photo reconnaissance plane; two attack bombers; an anti-submarine plane; two ferry and supply planes; and two helicopters. With our E-2C and F-14A complete, our Corsair A-7B is next in line for completion. Our thanks go out to the many hard working volunteers who continue to labor to help restore these naval treasures for opening day exhibition.
COLLECTING MIDWAY MAGIC'S MEMORY MAKERS!
Every crewmember of USS Midway has a story, a lifetime memory from his time aboard her. Some are funny, others sad, and more than a few changed someone's life. We're collecting the memories and stories of the crew of USS Midway. Some will be published on the Web site; others may be used in newsletters, books, or other publications. These stories help explain "Midway Magic."
If you'd like to share a memory, adventure or other recollection, send us your name, contact info, years aboard Midway and a short summary of your most cherished memories to: ussmidwaybook@yahoo.com. We will collect and save them all, and in a few cases will give you a call for additional details. And thanks for helping preserve the history and accomplishments of USS Midway. And tell your Midway buddies to contact us, too!
SITE DEVELOPMENT
MIDWAY will be moored in downtown San Diego along the Embarcadero at Navy Pier 11A. Plans are underway for developing the mooring site. The designs for the mooring platforms are complete and a survey for utility service has begun. An environmental consulting firm has been retained to develop the property in South Bay as part of the project's mitigation agreement. The marsh will provide new habitat for San Diego waterfowl and marine plants.
The site on Navy Pier will provide for a museum entrance, parking, special events access, and a Museum store. Restoration of the pier is planned to begin in late spring of 2003. The pier will be utilized for Welcome Home festivities upon MIDWAY's arrival.
The San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum is a registered nonprofit 501 C 3. To make a donation to the project send a check payable to SDACM to1355 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101. Or donate online at www.midway.kintera.org.
San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum
1355 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
www.midway.org
The effort to bring USS MIDWAY to San Diego continues to grow. With over 100 volunteers assisting with aircraft restoration,community outreach and fundraising, we have been able to make tremendous progress. A curatorial office has been established and museum artifacts are being catalogued. Work continues on our aircraft collection with 20 volunteers working 4 days per week to ready a historic airwing for display.
Project organizers are developing plans for ship restoration and making arrangements for temporary mooring in Astoria, OR. Our Executive Director, Riley Mixson, met recently with NAVSEA. A project team will follow up in February with representatives from NAVSEA in Washington, DC to complete the program requirements for the eventual ship donation. The revised schedule calls for MIDWAY to arrive in San Diego in fall of 2003.
Restoration of our airwing continues. Aircraft in our inventory include a radar surveillance plane; five jet fighters; a photo reconnaissance plane; two attack bombers; an anti-submarine plane; two ferry and supply planes; and two helicopters. With our E-2C and F-14A complete, our Corsair A-7B is next in line for completion. Our thanks go out to the many hard working volunteers who continue to labor to help restore these naval treasures for opening day exhibition.
COLLECTING MIDWAY MAGIC'S MEMORY MAKERS!
Every crewmember of USS Midway has a story, a lifetime memory from his time aboard her. Some are funny, others sad, and more than a few changed someone's life. We're collecting the memories and stories of the crew of USS Midway. Some will be published on the Web site; others may be used in newsletters, books, or other publications. These stories help explain "Midway Magic."
If you'd like to share a memory, adventure or other recollection, send us your name, contact info, years aboard Midway and a short summary of your most cherished memories to: ussmidwaybook@yahoo.com. We will collect and save them all, and in a few cases will give you a call for additional details. And thanks for helping preserve the history and accomplishments of USS Midway. And tell your Midway buddies to contact us, too!
SITE DEVELOPMENT
MIDWAY will be moored in downtown San Diego along the Embarcadero at Navy Pier 11A. Plans are underway for developing the mooring site. The designs for the mooring platforms are complete and a survey for utility service has begun. An environmental consulting firm has been retained to develop the property in South Bay as part of the project's mitigation agreement. The marsh will provide new habitat for San Diego waterfowl and marine plants.
The site on Navy Pier will provide for a museum entrance, parking, special events access, and a Museum store. Restoration of the pier is planned to begin in late spring of 2003. The pier will be utilized for Welcome Home festivities upon MIDWAY's arrival.
The San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum is a registered nonprofit 501 C 3. To make a donation to the project send a check payable to SDACM to1355 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101. Or donate online at www.midway.kintera.org.
San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum
1355 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
www.midway.org