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LOS ANGELES TIMES SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12 1983 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT I 001 Ilitib 3 RH i 4 MU (i In 1 II 11111 tp7 4t t--- aHa 194 vif vD 1 111116 ik: 0 din 14 0::: WAIIVINOe'Vhis I 70- i --4 044 11 i 1 7r7 4ti Lti '1 V777 f470-- 01 :::11 ca 1) :7 7 i' 4 i) 4': 1 -1:" I I i4ii 1 1 't i 4x7p Flying machines from WWII to Vietnam on display By MICHAEL MOREAU Special Sections Writer Visitors at March Air Force Base's annual open house Sunday can observe close-up some of the country's classic examples of Army Air Corps and Air Force aircraft at the March Field Museum where flying machines from World War II through Vietnam stand as benign reminders of air battles fought in Europe the Pacific and the Far East As well as indoor exhibits of uniforms weapons and other memorabilia the grounds contain preserved or reconstructed aircraft spanning nearly 50 years of warfare including a B-17 B-25 B-29 F-86 F-I05 a U-2 spy plane a B-52 and other fighter cargo and reconnaissance planes There are also satellite-launching Titan I and Minuteman missiles Museum director Maj Michael Freitas hopes many of Please Turn to Page 5 1 7 4 1 I 1 1 L-1 I ''T7 91 1 IP 1 4::: I 1f cr 1 -NN 0: -f '4 1 i 11'404 4011 '1 c1-! 17 't1'i' 1 'Nfi--' vt 0--i-i- iii 0 I itl'l I I 1 Iilt l' S't OP" ''4 "111161111111411111:717 Photos by Wheel Moreau Ma Michael Freitas next to a Stearman biplane (circa 1933) at right is director of the March Field Museum Among the museum's exhibits is a diverse collection of uniforms equipment and aircraft some with classic examples of nose art Planes on exhibit span from World War II through the Vietnam war.