Click on any of the pictures to the right to enlarge. Note: If you have a scanner on your mobile phone you can scan the barcode to the right to get an audio tour of the Museum.

We had plans to visit places in Vicksburg but they are closed for up to six months due to the current flooding in the area. So, we chose to visit an outdoor airplane museum we found online the previous night. The weather could not have been better.

We were stopped at the gate by armed military guards and surrendered our driver’s licenses for the duration of our stay. The car was modestly searched. They didn’t find Ellen’s Wooden Tai-Chi saber a threat and let us go in.

Interestingly, Tickle was allowed to go into the indoor part of the museum but not the outside where the planes were located. Rules are rules! The inside part of the museum was modest but effective. It honored the airmen who made America great in both war and peace.

The podium that President George W. Bush used on September 11, 2001 was exhibited. Hoy Barksdale, the namesake of the location, was also honored. Others from WWII such as the flyers of the Memphis Belle were honored.

Outside it was a wonder to see all these airplanes to scale. We’ve seen many airplanes in hangers and museums (indoors) but seeing them outside was a treat. This is a must go-to place if you ever drive through Shreveport LA.

Below are two pictures about the Women’s Airforce Services during WWII. A dear friend of ours, Agnes Jones, was one of these ladies. Her daughter’s asked us once if she had made up the story. Nope! She was a real thing…an American Heroine.