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nooshinjohn

Today my mom and I made a three hour drive down to Dayton Ohio, and the National Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson. This is hands down one of the finest displays of Military airpower on the planet, and best of all, they never charge admission! Everything form the earliest Wright Flyer to the B-2 Spirit are on display and close enough to touch!. They even have the actual crew module from Apollo 15 and the famed AF26000 on display, otherwise known as JFK's Air Force One, which is open for the public to walk through.

I went there with somewhat low expectations as to the quality of the exibits, and left feeling that this is among the finest exibits anywhere in the world, proud to have met some of the people that made the Hall of Fame, and thankful that I live in a country that has such wonderful toys!:D I cannot recommend visiting this museum enough, If you are within driving distance, it is a must see, and even worth spending the night in a hotel if you must. And the best part, it was free to the public, though I gladly donated twenty dollars on the way out, and would have paid the cost of a movie ticket to get in. I will post some pics when I get them tommorow...


Semper Fi:p

John

lightman1

Why didn't you take me? I was in the cornfield this morning, and when I came out, Y'all were gone.:(











civilian Semper Fi to you, John. We live in a great country.

CaligulaPolk

nooshinjohn wrote: »

Today my mom and I made a three hour drive down to Dayton Ohio, and the National Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson. This is hands down one of the finest displays of Military airpower on the planet, and best of all, they never charge admission! Everything form the earliest Wright Flyer to the B-2 Spirit are on display and close enough to touch!. They even have the actual crew module from Apollo 15 and the famed AF26000 on display, otherwise known as JFK's Air Force One, which is open for the public to walk through.

I went there with somewhat low expectations as to the quality of the exibits, and left feeling that this is among the finest exibits anywhere in the world, proud to have met some of the people that made the Hall of Fame, and thankful that I live in a country that has such wonderful toys!:D I cannot recommend visiting this museum enough, If you are within driving distance, it is a must see, and even worth spending the night in a hotel if you must. And the best part, it was free to the public, though I gladly donated twenty dollars on the way out, and would have paid the cost of a movie ticket to get in. I will post some pics when I get them tommorow...


Semper Fi:p

John

I have been there many times, yes its fun place to look at airplanes. Yes very nice museum as well, its nice to actually sit in cockpit and get some feel being in warplanes. Glad you enjoyed the museum and everyone here should attend.

superjunior

very cool,that's only about an hour drive from me. thanks for the tip John

Rodeo0530

I live about 10 minutes away so I try to make it over there at least once a year. If you like history, you'll fall in love with this place instantaneously. If you don't like history like my g/f you still get enjoyment out of it because there are so many interesting facts presented to you, along with a lot of close-up looks at some wonderful planes and more. Would definitely recommend this to anyone.

engtaz

Pensacola Naval Air Museum is very nice also.

nooshinjohn

every SINGLE picture i took was crap!!! I am so upset.. three roles of film and not one picture on any of the roles. I will be going back soon though. Would anyone else be interested in setting up a trip and picnic lunch at the museum?

tcrossma

nooshinjohn wrote: »

every SINGLE picture i took was crap!!! I am so upset.. three roles of film and not one picture on any of the roles. I will be going back soon though. Would anyone else be interested in setting up a trip and picnic lunch at the museum?

Did you say film? Digital cameras are cheap, and you can tell immediately how the picture came out...

Rodeo0530

I've been wanting to go there for a while, but simply have no time! Moving into a new house this month and have all kinds of stuff to get done before that happens. When I go, I typically spend all day there because I just enjoy it so much. It is definitely worth going back though because you won't believe how much you missed your first time through. Definitely buy a digital camera...well worth the money.