Pima Air and Space Museum – Wednesday 11/19/2025
Trip Cost $30.00
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must register for this 
trip no later than October 17th so we can finalize our group reservation. We also need at least 15 people to register by then or we will have to cancel this trip.
Take a tour of one of the largest non-governmental air and space museums in the world. You’ll be fascinated by approximately 400 historical aircraft and spacecraft from the United States and around the world. Learn more about the museum here.
We’ll meet at the Photography Club upper-level parking lot at 7:45 AM for carpooling, departure at 8:15 AM. Wear comfortable shoes and a hat or sunshade, sunscreen and water. Please wear your GVR Photography Club or Camera Club badge if you have one. For those carpooling, $5.00 is an appropriate contribution to the driver.
The field trip will begin with a docent-led, 45-minute private walking tour of the museum’s three World War II hangars, featuring bombers such as the B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell and B-29 Superfortress; fighters like the P-51 Mustang and P-40 Warhawk; and transport and utility aircraft such as the C-47 Skytrain.
From there, you’re free to explore the museum and its grounds on your own. You can purchase a ticket for a public, 45-minute narrated tram tour of the 80-acre outdoor display area. You’ll see more than 150 aircraft on this 1 ½ mile circuit. The tram tour does not stop for photographs, but you’ll have plenty of opportunities for some great outdoor shots, so keep your camera or smartphone handy. Be sure to look for the latest additions to the museum’s collection – including a replica of the infamous X-15 carried under the wing of its actual B-52 mothership “The High and the Mighty.”
You’re also welcome to explore the museum’s vast indoor collection, including the Spirit of Freedom Hangar (Hangar 1) featuring many historic and iconic aircraft as well as the Flight Grill and Museum Store, and the Aerospace Gallery featuring the capsule from the movie Apollo 13, exhibits highlighting the space race, and the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame.
Included in our admission and not to be missed, the 390th Bomb Group Museum features a fully restored B-17 Flying Fortress, along with many other World War II artifacts.
THIS TOUR WILL INVOLVE EXTENSIVE WALKING AND STANDING.
You may bring your own water, but no outside food or beverages are allowed. You can have lunch on your own at the Flight Grill. The typical museum visit is 3-4 hours, but you are welcome to stay as long as you want; the museum closes at 5:00 PM.
Tom Parker will be our trip leader. Contact Tom at 618-304-1456 or tparker324@aol.com with any questions. He will be disseminating more information to registered participants via e-mail as we get closer to the event.
NOTICE:
All participants need to be responsible for an assessment of their mobility and health issues relating to field trips. Some trips may not be appropriate, but you must make that determination. However, the trip leader may deny participation in a specific field trip to anyone deemed not suitably prepared or able to walk with the group.
The club strives to provide several field trips specifically designed for members with physical limitations.
In order to participate in this event, you must be a member of the GVR Photography Club and GVR.
The GVR Photography Club is located in the Recreation Village of Santa Rita Springs.