Located on the Joint Base Lewis McChord military facility, the history of the land is as follows: Native American then British Hudson Bay Company’s Puget Sound Agricultural Company then Pierce County Airport then Tacoma Field then Northwest Air Base then McChord Field then McChord Air Force Base then Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Named for Colonel William C. McChord who spent a lifetime in military aviation and died in a plan crash near Richmond , Va August 18, 1937 .
The museum was small, but fully packed…including this F-106 aircrew training device which you are allowed to climb inside.
Above is a Sperry lower ball turret which protected the belly of B-24s and B-17s. The gunner curled inside the ball, could track targets in a complete circle beneath the bomber.
I'd like a watch like this to help me with military time:
Wonder what year those were from?
After the air traffic controller’s room at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
They have a lot of very interesting history on their web page: Link to: McChord Air Museum
