The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum is sponsoring an Open Cockpit Day at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum located on the grounds of the Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB).

The museum is located 6 miles east of Pueblo Colorado on US Highway 96/US Highway 50 East.

WHEN: 13 February 2010 from 10 AM to 4 PM. COST: $7 for persons aged 10 years of age and over. Active duty military admitted free with valid military ID. There is no additional cost to sit in the cockpit of the aircraft.

On Display:

• T-28 Trojan was used extensively by the US military as a training aircraft to instruct future fighter pilots before advancement on to jet aircraft. The taking of pictures are allowed and encouraged. This aircraft type was used in combat and was exported to many allied nations.
• P-80 was the first operational US Air Force jet fighter aircraft. It was also the first aircraft type to engage in jet on jet air to air combat during the Korean War. 
• B-29 Superfortress carried out the strategic bombing campaign against the Empire of Japan during World War II. The B-29 also carried out the world's first attacks with nuclear weapons against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The museum opens the B-29 to the public on this date to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the end of World War II in the Pacific.
• C-47 was one of the most widely used transport aircraft of World War II and was extensively used by airforces around the world.

 The taking of photos is permitted and encouraged. See  www.pwam.org for more information

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