USS Midway

One of the newest attractions in San Diego is the retired airplane carrier USS Midway which is open to the public. Even though it was build in 1945 as a gas propelled ship it is huge and before it got retired it took part in the first gulf war in 1991. The gas millage on that thing is an astonishing 3 feed to a gallon! So please, don't complain about your car anymore now ;-)



The 300 m long flight deck is cramped with different plants and helicopters which are ranging from old F-4 Phantoms to the much newer F/A-18. Very interesting is that they have retired pilots talking about the landing and starting procedure an a carrier there. You have to be a genius and totally crazy to do that... reminds me of my job. Impressive!



Even more impressive are the different canteens on that ship. On a normal day they had to accommodate 1400 people so they have several of them all over the ship. Unfortunately the food is nowadays made out of plastic... not very healthy I think, but I am not an expert ;-)