Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Terry Baker, co-founder of the NetLetter scours the internet for aviation related Trivia and Travel Tips for you, our readers, to peruse.

The Airplane Restaurant KC-97. 

1665 N. Newport Rd. Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Rich in history, and luck.

Returning from one of the many refueling missions to Europe, our KC-97’s crew thought they were going to have to ditch in the Atlantic. They couldn’t remember where they put the Azores (islands located 970 miles west of Portugal)!

Luckily for the crew, the plane, and 'The Airplane Restaurant', the Azores were rediscovered and the plane didn’t end up on the bottom of the ocean. 

The Airplane Restaurant centerpiece is a fully intact Boeing KC-97 tanker. Built in 1953, this magnificent airplane refueled aircraft throughout the world.

Then, in May 2002, it began its second mission to be the preeminent aviation restaurant in the United States. Forty-two passengers can actually eat in the plane of the
275-seat restaurant. Rich in aviation history, displaying 100's of pictures, memorabilia and rare artifacts, Solo's offers much more than great food, it offers a flight through aviation history.

Treat yourself to first class and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Flight and fly onto Solo's!

Source: TheAirplaneRestaurant.com