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Always nice to see those BI planes.
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This is one place you should not miss. Where in the world you can find aircrafts from their invention to the most advanced. It has a special exhibit on Missiles and Space Shuttles as well. And a lot of humor - you have atomic bomb models and next placard may have a turkey recipe from USAF aviators.
Excellent stuff my friend to see these wonderful machines and the evolution. Of all I liked the "bug" and the cure Unmanned bomber.
Thank you for sharing..
What no Spitfire? :(
Amazing place, I always wanted to go here but have never managed to. I read a lot about World War II and have been advised by quite a few to visit this museum for the World War II based stuff on here. Someday I hope to fulfill my pilgrimage.
great pics. really cool place to visit. where is it located?
could you give some more information about when and how long is it open? would love to visit someday.
loved the f-16. your son looks cute especially when you fumbled with ISO.:D
Thanks everyone...
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Originally Posted by Spitfire
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What no Spitfire? :(
Amazing place, I always wanted to go here but have never managed to. I read a lot about World War II and have been advised by quite a few to visit this museum for the World War II based stuff on here. Someday I hope to fulfill my pilgrimage. |
You need to plan at least couple of days if you plan to visit this place as a pilgrimage. And they have Spitfire on display. I was only able to scratch the surface. You can check the details of WW II galery on their
website
The museum has gallery for each decade. Looks like America has been to war forever. One will see military aircrafts for wars fought all over the world. And almost each aircraft there has a history - it has sort of earned its place to be there.
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great pics. really cool place to visit. where is it located?
could you give some more information about when and how long is it open? would love to visit someday. |
It is in Dayton, Ohio. As per the website it is open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily except a few national holidays. The entry is free. You can check their
website1 and
website2.
Hey,
Awesome stuff you have shared here. Really good. Thanks for sharing this and please upload some more.
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Originally Posted by akbaree
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Where in the world you can find aircrafts from their invention to the most advanced. It has a special exhibit on Missiles and Space Shuttles as well. |
Buddy, you gotta visit the 2 Smithsonian Air and Space Museums in DC area---they have an equal number of aircraft and missiles. You can get to see those in my travelogue.
I never knew about this Dayton museum---but it looks like it is a must-see in my next visit to the US. From your post, it appears they have a better array of modern planes, including MiGs.
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What no Spitfire? :( |
It is there in DC---please see the pics in my recent travelogue
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ontinents.html
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Originally Posted by vnabhi
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Buddy, you gotta visit the 2 Smithsonian Air and Space Museums in DC area---they have an equal number of aircraft and missiles. You can get to see those in my travelogue. |
Looks like they have a nice collection as well. You have photographed Spitfire, Mustang, and Zero. My untrained eye got lost with so many aircrafts around. I haven't read much about aviation - military or otherwise. I was keen on taking pictures in difficult lighting conditions to try my hand at the manual mode :D.
Did you try the simulator? I need to go back just to try the simulator.
One key difference between the two museums is that the Dayton museum tracks the military history of the aircrafts (it is a US Air Force Museum). And the DC one is tracking the air and space history in general. I feel both are complimenting each other.
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I never knew about this Dayton museum---but it looks like it is a must-see in my next visit to the US. From your post, it appears they have a better array of modern planes, including MiGs. |
I just went thru your travelogue and you seem to have covered a lot of ground about the DC area. I have DC on my wish list before I travel back. And your travelogue will be a great help if I get to travel DC. Thanks for sharing.
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Originally Posted by akbaree
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Looks like they have a nice collection as well. You have photographed Spitfire, Mustang, and Zero.
Did you try the simulator? I need to go back just to try the simulator.
I just went thru your travelogue and you seem to have covered a lot of ground about the DC area. I have DC on my wish list before I travel back. And your travelogue will be a great help if I get to travel DC. Thanks for sharing. |
Yep, I've also covered the arch enemy of the Spitfire---the Me109.
Yes, I've given a vivid narration of the simulator ride in my travelogue.
As regards ground covered in DC, I could not visit so many museums there, nor could I go to the top of the Washington Memorial---our pre-paid tickets could not be used as there was a massive political rally on March 21st in the National Mall area, leading to traffic jams, and we got stuck on the way back from Baltimore aquarium.
We did try for the free tickets at 830 am on Mar 30th, but we missed the daily quota.
A stealth bomber
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This is the famous SR-71 Black Bird reconnaissance aircraft. It was the fastest aircraft when it was built with a speed of Mach 3. It was used to take photos of enemy territories. It could go well into the enemy territory and come back, as the enemy fighter jet could not intercept it.
It is not in service any more as now it is the era of spy satellites.
India was having MIG 25 which are also reconnaissance aircrafts. But was decommissioned recently as the need for a recce aircraft is not required any more. One of India's MIG 25 once flew over Pakistan and returned safely after completing the mission. Pakistan airforce tried to intercept it but could not reach near to it.
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