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TAdan
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I visited the A&S Udvar-Hazy center yesterday. This was the first time I have been there, and the place was fantastic! I visited the Mall A&S Museum on Friday.

Here are most of the WWII warbirds on display at U-H.

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let me know if you want more! I took pics of just about all of the WWII stuff. :)

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Nice photos! Yes, we want more! The place is looking good. Cant wait to see the He 219 w/ its wings on.

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Well if you insist. :D

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Anyone know if this P-26 is real or a replica?
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Is it just me or is the Arado smaller than the Dornier? Great pics, more please?!
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Fantastic pictures! I love the darkness of your shots! Especially the dark P-38!

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8) 8) 8) 8) :supz: :supz:

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Very nice shots, you have a great eye for a photo
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Thanks for the compliments. All the pics were with a small point and shoot.
I know the pics are not perfect, but I did what I could. :)
The museum provides visitors with fantastic photo opportunities with the mezzanine levels.

I'll upload a few more. ;)

shilo53, I was very surprised to see how big the Dornier was, it was a very large aircraft!

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Here are a few more from U-H and a few at the Mall A&S museum.

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TAdan wrote:
Here are a few more from U-H and a few at the Mall A&S museum.

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Perfect contrast between past and present! I was there in 92 and took the same pictures of the zero, machi,sbd etc. I am not diminishing your trip or pictures but trying to make a point about the difference between past and present. If you have more please post em'! Thank you for sharing you experience!

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Great pictures Dan
Can anyone fill me in on the rough looking P-38?
Very interesting!

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I know what you mean. The WWII gallery on the Mall has not changed since I was there in 94 or 95 either.

The Mall museum was jam packed on Friday afternoon when I visited. I think it is the right venue for getting our nations general aviation history to the general public.

Udvar-Hazy never felt crowded on Monday afternoon. All of the aircraft could be viewed and photographed from multiple angles. It is a great leap forward compared to the Mall location. Both serve important purposes. I look forward to my next visit to U-H!

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TAdan wrote:
I know what you mean. The WWII gallery on the Mall has not changed since I was there in 94 or 95 either.

The Mall museum was jam packed on Friday afternoon when I visited. I think it is the right venue for getting our nations general aviation history to the general public.

Udvar-Hazy never felt crowded on Monday afternoon. All of the aircraft could be viewed and photographed from multiple angles. It is a great leap forward compared to the Mall location. Both serve important purposes. I look forward to my next visit to U-H!


Thank you for going, taking pictures and posting them! :supz:

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Great pictures Dan
Can anyone fill me in on the rough looking P-38?
Very interesting!

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The P-38 is wearing it's wartime paint. It was based out of Wright-Patterson and flown on a test flight by Dick Bong.

My only complaint about U-H was that there was not enough information about the history of the aircraft/artifacts on display. There was a paragraph or two about the type history and then only a line or two about each particular airframe... but I guess that is just the anorak in me... :D

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Good stuff!

Got any pictures of the Winnie Mae?
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