Wing Walking from the Raisin State to the Big Apple
and beyond. With two iconic U.S. Navy Aircraft carriers leading the way!
Just a very Short list of some interesting
sounding Museums I've Gleamed Thar’ Names over thou past Decade's plus
scribbblin' No Fenders from Near and Afar. But by no means complete…
ARIZONA
Pima Air and Space Museum
Location: Tucson
Located in the Dry Desert Climes 'O Tucson,
this museum features the largest array of military and civilian aircraft parked
outside in the Desert sun. The museum features multiple displays including an
X-15 Rocket ship plus a vast collection of Vietnam-era Jet Fighters, etc.
Basking outside, with one of America's largest Aviation "Boneyards,"
nee Davis-Monthan AFB nearby.
North
American X-15 A-2 Mockup
Museum website
CALIFORNIA
Planes of Fame Museum
Location: Chino
Have
“read”, Err heard about this museo’ many Moons ago, albeit I always thought it
was simply the Warbirds museum instead.
Reportedly
the museum houses some 160 Aeroplanes of various vintage. From the early 1900’s
and through the “golden” age of the 1920-30’s. Whilst the World War II
Fighters, nee Warbirds are naturally the centerpiece of their exhibit.
Whilst
there’s also Jet aircraft from the Korean and Vietnam wars, plus several test
aircraft, wit a total of some 35 actual flying aircraft! Many of which fly
around the nation for various events…
Museum website
USS Hornet Museum
Location: Alameda
Totally
stumbled into this by accident when searching for the other Aircraft Carrier
museo located in New York Me Thinks?
The
USS Hornet served through World War II up to being the recovery “vehicle” for
the Apollo 11 and 12 Astronauts. The first four men to step upon the Moon.
Apparently
you can wander the Aircraft carrier inside and out, i.e.; first, second and
main decks. With various aircraft, i.e.; F/A-18 Hornet, TBF Avenger and Sea King
Helicopter, to name just a few.
Sounds
like a very Cool museum to visit whenever in the Bay area and needing something
“different” to do…
Museum website
FLORIDA
Naval Aviation Museum
Location: Pensacola
Discovered
this vicariously when briefly reading about the unknown USS Hornet museo above.
As they claim to have on loan from the U.S. Naval Aviation museum an F/A-18
Hornet.
Although
“I Know Nothing” Herr Schulz! About this museum. Believe its home to the
legednous’ U.S. Navy’s Blue Angles, arguably the top Bananas of Seattle’s
yearly Seafair weekend…
Museum website
https://navalaviationmuseum.org/
NEW YORK
Glenn H. Curtiss Aviation museum
Location: Hammondsport
This is a wonderful little museum tucked away
in upstate New York that I had the pleasure of visiting in the Fall of 2007,
aye Karumba!
Glen Curtiss is one of the pioneers of
aviation, especially naval aviation and the museum features examples of
motorcycles, aircraft and aircraft engines and is Definitely worth a Gander if
you're in the area.
Museum website
https://glennhcurtissmuseum.org/
Intrepid Museum
Location: Pier 86,
Manhattan
Ran
across a story about the USS Intrepid Aircraft Carrier museum when perusing an
Air & Space Museum article via my NFB Newsline for The Blind’s telephone
service. Talking about the devastating effects the weather has upon the various
aircraft aboard the Carrier’s main deck! As there’s various planes such as a
F-14 Tomcat, a Lockeed A-12 Spyplane amongst others. As the website claims
they’ve also got the Enterprise Space Shuttle and a Supersonic Concorde to
boot. Not to mention a Cold War era Submarine nearby!
The
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
Museum website
WASHINGTON DC
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
Location: Washington,
DC
I've had the pleasure of visiting this Awesome
museum twice that I can recollect, albeit the last time being over three
decades ago, Crikeys!
As I can still vaguely recall the television
Starship Enterprise's Transporter Room, which you could take your picture in.
And the Starship’s bridge and Captain James T. Kirk’s “Commander’s” chair!
Along with the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Capsule module on display.
As this is arguably the Nation's Numero Uno,
Premiere aviation Museum, and if ever in the Nation's Capitol, it's totally
worth a visit, albeit a single day won't do justice to it!
Museum website
