Packard PT Boat Engine

Posted by JWL On 2010/11/30 12:45:09

My brother and I visited the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas, over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. On display in the Pacific Combat Zone section is a PT Boat and one of its three Packard engines. Here are some photos of the engine. Apologies to the Heart of Texas Packards, San Antonio, for cutting them off in the photo of the plaque. Also on display in the Combat Zone section is a mock up of a carrier hanger deck with an Avenger torpedo bomber. The new George H. W. Bush Gallery is a well done and documented exhibit, and provides a great presentation of the war in the Pacific. Well worth a visit if you get to central Texas.

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The four Texas Packard clubs sponsor the annual Packard Meet in Salado each spring.

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