Virginia Air & Space Center
Pictures from a visit august 26, 2019. Continue reading
Tag: USA
Blackbird Air Park
Blackbird Air Park opened officially on September 27, 1991.
Blackbird Air Park is next to Joe Davies Heritage Airpark. Continue reading
Melbourne Air & Space Show
Melbourne Air & Space Show took place at Orlando Melbourne International Airport on march 30-31, 2019. Continue reading
USS Alabama
The battleship USS Alabama is located outside Mobile, Alabama, in the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. Besides the battleship, here is also the submarine “USS Drum”, as well as a number of aircraft, helicopters and tanks. Continue reading
San Diego Air & Space Museum
The museum is located in Balboa Park, San Diego. The museum building itself is round and in the center is the “Edwin D. McKellar Pavilion of Flight” which exhibits among other things Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Bell AH-1E Cobra Helicopter and a Ford 5-A-B Trimotor. Continue reading
The National Navy SEAL Museum
The museum is located on the coast of Fort Pierce, where the Navy Seals were initially established, though not as we know them today. Continue reading
Armstrong Air & Space Museum
The museum honours pilot and astronaut Neil Alden Armstrong and all other Ohioans (people from Ohio) who have defied gravity. In fact, more than 20 astronauts originate from Ohio, including John Glenn. Continue reading
Jacksonville Beach Sea & Sky Spectacular
In October / November 2012, I visited the southern United States. I visited a number of aircraft museums as well as a single airshow. The Airshow was “Jacksonville Beach Sea & Sky Spectacular” on October 20-21. Continue reading
B-52 Memorial Park
B-52 Memorial Park is dedicated to men and women from 360 Bomb Wing and residents of the Orlando area to honor the close association between the members of The USAF Strategic Air Bomb Command and the area from 1957 to 1974. Continue reading
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
The museum is located at Charleston Harbor at Patriots Point. The museum’s main attraction is the aircraft carrier USS YORKTOWN (CV-10). USS Yorktown (CV-10) was the tenth aircraft carrier in the US Navy. Under construction as “Bon Homme Richard”, the aircraft carrier was renamed in honor of Yorktown (CV-5) who sank at “The battle of Midway” (June 1942). Continue reading
