Once it's here for a few years, the new wears off and the entrance fees don't cover operating expenses, the city, county and state will be throwing taxpayer money at it because it will be so "important" to tourism in the area. In that light, we need to evaluate both the appropriateness and sustainability of such a museum even if it will initially be built with private funding. First, an occasional touch-n-go by empty planes and a retired crew member in the area hardly constitute deep historical bonds to Wilmington. I have a friend who played for an Angels' farm team, but the Angels aren't making a move to open their museum in Pollaksville, where he now lives. Wouldn't Andrews AFB (or somehwere close-by) be far more appropriate? What about the Air Force Academy if there's no room at Andrews. Second, does Air Force One itself justify an entire museum? The most fascinating aspects and capabilities of the aircraft are classified for security purposes; if the museum is going to only have a photo display and an aircraft or two, wouldn't a new wing at the National Air and Space Museum suffice? We live in an area that has a rich history from pre-colonial times up to post World War II. Why can't we develope something that is truly related to Wilmington's history? Last year it was "Bring the Kitty Hawk to Wilmington" (even though you couldn't get it past the Memorial Bridge), now it's an Air Force One museum. Let me ask again...why not something truly related to Wilmington's history? Hey! Maybe we can tow the Kitty Hawk up Smith Creek to the Kerr/MLK site and hoist one of the Air Force 747's onto its flight deck. That would be no sillier than that A-12 sitting on the deck of the USS Intrepid up in New York.