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Visit to the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum Map Saturday, July 15, 2017 45 Members and 2 Guests in Attendance CTV Participants Bob & Cindy Adams Michelle Aggas Kevin & Cathy Anthony Don & Cindy Brown David & Becky Clark Jerry & Phyllis Crim John, Nancy & Jenny Dick Larry & Janice Dyer Jack & Karla Gandy Gary & Gwynne Hanna Keith Hunten PJ & Debra Jackson Doug & Glenda McMahan Ronnie & Connie McCrary Craig Murphy & Guest Mary Pittman & William Nolan Willie Owens Bob and Lou Ann Presley Fred & Margaret Proctor Mickey & Patricia Rigney Carol Savage Tom & Grace Shelhimer Raley & Jo Anne Smith William Vanburen Norman & Ann Walker Rick & Karen Watson
Photos labeled provided by Doug McMahan
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| We met at the Museum Gary & Gwynne Hanna had made special group arrangements | |
![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8163_small.jpg) | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8193_small.jpg) | we arrived, most of us in the rain / drizzle
no, Corvettes don't melt! | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8166_small.jpg) |
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| our visit started off with the movie around CR Smith and American Airlines | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8130_small.jpg) | |
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| Inside the Museum | |
![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8182_small.jpg) | just inside the entrance, you find a memorial to the 9/11 tragedies of 4 high jacked planes two of which took numerous American Airline employee's lives Flight 11 Flight 77 | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8183_small.jpg) | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8184_small.jpg) |
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| ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8187_small.jpg) | How many of you remember the PINs? | |
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| The Displays | |
![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8134_small.jpg) | The museum has displays representing special airplanes, engines, scale models of aircraft, cut-aways, reenactments of job functions, etc. | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8133_small.jpg) |
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| The DC-3 - American Airlines Flagship Airline | |
![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8151_small.jpg) | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8142_small.jpg) | CR Smith had Douglas design & build the DC-3 for their needs which began service with American Airlines in 1936 | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8152_small.jpg) |
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| 18 more photos of the DC-3 and in the Museum | |
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![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8196_small.jpg) | Everyone gathered for a group photo before we left the museum | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8200_small.jpg) |
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| Time to Head to lunch | |
![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8192_small.jpg) | The rain had stopped and the parking lot and roads were drying out | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8190_small.jpg) |
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![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8203_small.jpg) | Grabbing our Cruiser Photo for attending this event - did you remember to grab yours? | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8204_small.jpg) |
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![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8211_small.jpg) | we caravanned by heading south on 360 to Division, then west over to the restaurant. We had a small delay as we headed down Division; we met a funeral precession and pulled over to pay respect. | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8213_small.jpg) |
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| Lunch | |
The group had lunch at the Grease Monkey in Arlington |
![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8217_small.jpg) | They had tables reserved for us - they were also having a fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen 3-day breast cancer walk | ![](../../images/2017/071517-CTV/MACs8218_small.jpg) |
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