Talk:Commemorative Air Force

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George W. Bush (later president 43) grew up in Midland. When CAF moved to Midland, George H. W. Bush was president 41. Co-incidence?

On the other hand, Midland probably has a dry climate suitable for the preservation of historic aircraft. —the preceding unsigned comment is by 203.12.97.47 (talk • contribs) 04:29, 24 November 2004 (UTC)

• Why are there so many idiots on wiki. TX is not dry, it's hot and humid. Midland was probably chosen because it was a larger airport with more space available to the CAF. Not everything is a conspiracy involving the President. PPGMD
  • Texas is a big place. The only idiotic statement one can make about its weather is one that assumes Texas has the same weather everywhere. -- Cyrius|✎ 20:47, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
• As someone who lives in West Texas (inc Midland) its rather dry (its a dry heat as the joke goes). —the preceding unsigned comment is by Candrade (talk • contribs) 07:14, 16 February 2005 (UTC)

Good grief. I guess the Bushs are responsible for the Black Death too.

Midland was chosen because of the available space. The CAF has a huge operational area now and can expand at will in the future. The former CAF headquarters in Harlingen was too small and shared space with Harlingen International Airport (now Rio Grande Valley International Airport). The CAF tried to work out a deal and wanted to buy more land in Harlingen, but city officials planned to expand their airport and make it a regional hub for the Valley (in which they somewhat succeeded). Agreement couldn't be reached, and the CAF started looking elsewhere and found an enthusiastic partner in Midland. I believe they seriously looked at Corpus Christi, but there just wasn't the same space available as at Midland.

Good for Midland, but too bad for Airsho visitors, perhaps. In the old days, you could combine a trip to the CAF with visits to South Padre Island and Mexico. With all due respect to Midland-- there ain't much there. 169.253.4.21 (talk) 18:04, 11 December 2007 (UTC)Texxasfinn

[edit] Rating now Start

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Meets one of the four.LanceBarber 05:06, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Updated to B-class and mid importance, meets all for LanceBarber 07:35, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] colonels

Aren't all the members (officers? disciples?)named as honourary Colonels? Think it is worth a mention, but I'm not sure of my facts. Epeeist smudge 14:27, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Almost right... but those "Colonels" pay BIG bucks, thousands, for the rank, and plus they have to be certified pilots, and pay for the training for the aircraft they will be flying. Someone will have the answer for us. LanceBarber 07:20, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Not so, Lance. Anyone with money can become a "Colonel." $160/year. CAF membership page All members are "Colonels" expressly so that no member outranks another. Uncle Milty 15:48, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

How about I edit "Today, the Commemorative Air Force is comprised of over 11,000 members, each given the honorary rank of Colonel, several hundred of whom serve as pilots and flight or maintenance crew members committed to preserving World War II American aviation heritage" Would that be correct? Epeeist smudge 13:36, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] photos

Wiki-commons do not have much on CAF, is there anyone out there that would like to donate and upload some pics of CAF's aircraft so we can enhance the article.?? LanceBarber 07:20, 15 August 2007 (UTC)