How about a dedicated thread for places to see? I have a few pictures from the USAF Museum in Dayton Ohio. Find the crew hatch under the windows. Here's a link to the AF Cockpit 360 app for virtual views. Cockpit360
The wing looks like grey velvet. And the office of the F16 is cramped. You climb into the seat but once you're sitting it's comfortable other than I hit my elbows several times just looking around. Those are my shins in brown.
National Museum of the Marines, or as we used to say in the Navy……………simply outstanding, The National Museum of the Marine Corps
Col. Kearby's Fiery Ginger with the colors of the 340th (red), 341st (yellow) and 342nd (blue) on the tail. The tail section is from his actual plane.
D-Day museum in Portsmouth, UK is well worth a visit. The D-Day Story Collection So is the IWM- Imperial War Museums The Scottish National War Museum- National War Museum & the tank museum at Bovington- Home - The Tank Museum
In July 2022 I went to Finland for the first time. Visited all these excellent museums. Links take you to threads on ww2talk.com Military Museum, Suomenlinna, Finland. Simo Häyhä museum, Finland. Artillery and Engineers Museum, Hämeenlinna , Finland. Parola Armour Museum, Finland. Infantry Museum, Mikkeli, Finland Finland's Lotta Svärd . Salpa Line . Finland. Miehikkälän Salpalinja-museo | Salpakeskus
I have to second your opinion; it is a truly excellent museum. I always had a hard time choosing between it and the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola as to which one was my favorite. Unfortunately, a limp dork jihadi who enjoyed coitus with goats, screwed it all up when he shot up a number of students at the aviation school, (three killed, eight wounded, including two deputies) on NAS Pensacola. Now, in true nanny state form, the testicleless DoD shuts the base to all non-DoD ID card holders, which precludes most of the American/general public from visiting now. Why this makes absolutely no sense, is the shooter was a Royal Saudi Airforce pilot, training at Pensacola in a DoD sponsored program, vetted by the DoD and would have access to the base today, in spite of the new restrictions. Only our civilian populace is affected by a DoD policy that would do/have done nothing to avert the incident that led to its implementation. You can view the museum online at: National Naval Aviation Museum | Official Website The Marine Corps Museum currently has an exhibition of Col. Charles Waterhouse, combat art. Focused on Medal of Honor recipients and their actions, by a combat wounded artist! Link here: Charles Waterhouse — Google Arts & Culture Click on the first picture and you can scroll through the entire exhibit.
I will most likely be in Dayton next month and I am going to set aside some time to go see this museum.
I did it in three and a half to fours but that was only hitting the high spots of interest. Five hours would have been better. A whole day (or two) if I had been by myself wouldn't be too much ! Fight simulators, IMAX theater, interactive displays or just sitting there looking and drooling.
