June 2014 - Air Force Museum Dayton Ohio
For an aviation junkie like myself there may be no better place on earth than the Air Force Museum . It is absolutely massive, I spent the entire day there which basically entailed making one pass through with little time study any one item. I would love to spend a long weekend there some day.
Several World War I aircraft - to be honest I have very little knowledge of this era of aviation.
Fokker D VII.
B-10 - the first "modern bomber"
B-18 Bolo - this was the main American bomber at the start of WWII.
B-17G Flying Fortress
B-24D Liberator
P-40E Warhawk
Italian MC200 fighter
German ME 109G
German JU 88D bomber
German FW 190
Japanese A6M2 Zero
B-29 Superfortess - This plane dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasiki
F-82 Twin Mustang - which is essentially two P-51 Mustangs fused together to produce a longer range plane
B-36 Peacemaker - Massive bomber with six piston engines and four jets
Iconic Korean War opponents - F-86 with MiG 15 in background. This particular MiG was used by a North Korean pilot to defect during the war.
T-6D Mosquito - Which was a WWII trainer configured for forward air control during the Korean War. My father flew 100 combat missions in a planes just like this.
Exhibit of Mosquito items
C-124 Globemaster II - My father flew this type plane for several years
Canadian CF-100
B-47H Stratojet
F-101B Voodoo
B-58A Hustler Supersonic Bomber
C-141 Starlifter - My father flew 141's when I was young
AC-130 Spectre Gunship with 75mm cannon from B-25
F-105G Thunderchief
SR-71 - In many ways the most impressive plane ever built
A-26C Invader
British Tornado GR1
F-117 Blackhawk - The original stealth fighter
B-2 Sprirt
This is half of one of the four hangers in which the museum is housed.
A couple panoramic shots I took with my phone