Ships and Aircraft Display at Buffalo and Erie Military Park

Everyone has a preference when it comes to parks and recreation.  We specifically like military parks like the one we  we went to in Pensacola Florida and Corpus Cristi, Texas.  The recent one we visited is the Buffalo and Erie Military Park in Buffalo, New York.  Among the ships that were on the display include the  USS Little Rock, USS The Sullivans, and USS Croaker.  The ships in the park remain property of the United States Navy which inspects them annually.

Along with the ships, there are variety of smaller vehicles, vessels, and aircraft that are also on display at the park. These include the following:

1. Gyrodyne X-Ron 1 Rotorcycle one-man helicopter used by the US Marine Corps in the late fifties and early sixties,
2. An Army M41 Walker Bulldog tank used in the Korean War,
3. A Marine M-84 Armored personnel carrier,
4. A UH-1 Huey flown in Vietnam,
5. An Air Force F-101 Voodoo flown by the New York Air National Guard's 136th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
6. A Nasty-class Fast Patrol Boat (PTF) used by the Navy in Vietnam,
7. A Navy FJ Fury (FJ-4) jet (equivalent to the Air Force's F-86 Sabre), and
8. A USAAF P-39 Airacobra manufactured at Bell Aircraft in Buffalo which saw service in World War II.
9. The sail and rudder of the submarine USS Boston are also on display here.

In 1976 the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency and the Buffalo Naval and Servicemen's Park requested the United States Department of the Navy to supply a decommissioned naval vessel to construct a naval park. The Cleveland-class cruiser USS Little Rock and the Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans were part of the original display. In 1988 the Gato-class submarine USS Croaker was added. In 1989 Croaker underwent a refit. - 

On December 16, 2017 USS Little Rock (LCS-9) was commissioned at the park alongside its namesake USS Little Rock (CG-4). The commissioning was the first time a United States Naval vessel was commissioned alongside its namesake. 

Pictures were taken by me.  Information source is wikipedia.org

I wish we have a big military park like this in our area. The only memorial park dedicated to the service members here is a display of old equipment but then again, our  city small.  We do however a lot of veterans that came from this area and we have so many display of their names on designated places.

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Had a mini date with my husband. I appreciate every little things we do together, it’s hard to find time but we take every opportunity we are given. Even just walking in the park, working out in the gym, or have a dinner together when the kids are with their friends, is precious to me. #relationship #marriage #CoupleGoals💑 #Dating

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