Clark Museum (Clark Airfield)
Details:
Adjacent to the former airfield. Museum
A museum that remembers the history of Clark Airfield from its pre-airfield Philippine roots to modern day. An exhibit remembers Captain Colin Purdie Kelly, Jr., who was the pilot of the first B-17 shot down during WW2 at Clark Field.
From the Clark Museum website:
Clark Museum tells the rich and vibrant history of the land and its people across four galleries. On the edge of the former American parade grounds, this well-presented museum details the history of Clark from 1901 up to its development of the Freeport Zone. It includes some great military memorabilia, photos and displays on Mt Pinatubo's dramatic eruption. and info on the indigenous Aeta. From its humble beginnings as the pati (settlement) of Aetas, Clark grew into one of the largest American military installations outside of the U.S. mainland. The abrupt and disastrous 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo threatened to end it all were it not for the bravery, industry, and ingenuity of the Filipino spirit that transformed Clark into the beacon of economic progress and development it is today.
Source: http://www.visitclark.com/article_places.php?id=5
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Commemorates:
People:
Units:
19th Bomber Group, Heavy
United States Air Force
United States Army
United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE)
United States Forces in the Philippines (USFIP)
United States Navy
US Army Air Corps
Wars:
Cold War
WWI
WWII
Battles:
Pacific Theater
Philippines Campaign (1941–1942)
Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)
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