WWII Aircraft/Military Museums - World Tour

[freebird]

Survey of various Aircraft/Military around the world

We were discussing earlier whether it's better to have a separate thread for each museum, or to combine them all on one thread. I have pics from several museums, so I think I'll post them all on this thread, with links to all the other museums that have had separate threads.

Originally Posted by comiso90

I cant see enough museums

Originally Posted by Konigstiger205

I would love to take a tour of all military museums in U.S.A.

I'll also post a map of the different locations. The idea is so that anyone can find a Museum by location if they are visiting a different state/country, and check out the exibits.

Feel free to post your pics on this thread as well, or post a link if you have them elsewhere.

FlyboyJ posted pics from Wright Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/air...trip-2040.html (PHOTOS FROM A BOARING BUSINESS TRIP)

pbFoot posted these from Niagara & Hamilton, Ontario

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/per...otos-4053.html

Thorlifter posted these: - Stinson field, Texas

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...eld-12401.html (Texas Air Museum - Stinson Field)

And the Pacific War Museum in Fredricksburg, Texas {near San Antonio}

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...ever-7325.html (Best weekend EVER)
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...own-12397.html (Surprise in a small Texas town)

Syscom3 posted - March Airfield in Riverside California

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/war...eum-12537.html (March AFB Museum)


EvanGilder posted pics from the Estrella Warbird Museum in Paso Robles, California.
And from Camarillo, California museum + a link to the Virginia Aviation Museum.

Van Gilder Aviation Photography of Southern California- Aircraft at the Estrella Warbird Museum
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/war...seum-1207.html (Surprises at the museum)
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/war...uem-12458.html (Virginia Aviation Musuem)

Str8jax posted pics from the Lone Star Flight museum -Galveston, Texas

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/air...seum-7283.html (Trip to the Lone Star Flight Museum)

Eco-81 posted pics from the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/war...tml#post351978 (Some Good Museums)

Der Adler has posted pics from two museums, both near Munich I think.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/off...ich-10217.html (Munich)

Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet

Deutsches Museum. - post # 16

Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet

Sinsheim Museum. - post # 27

Rochie posted:

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/per...eum-13080.html (day at air museum)

Konigtiger posted pics from the Military Museum {Bucharest, Romania?}

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/off...eum-12359.html (A visit at the military museum)

Marcel & Crashgate both posted pics from the RAF museum in Hendon

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/air...ndon-9876.html (My visit at the RAF museum in Hendon (London))
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/air...ures-9497.html (More Hendon Pictures)

Negative Creep posted pictures from the Fleet Air Arm Museum

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/air...eum-13734.html (Pictures from the Fleet Air Arm Museum)

SeptemberFury posted pics from the Midland museum in England

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/pos...seum-5104.html (What I do at Midland Air Museum)

Thanks to Comiso for the link to the Russian Air Museum in Monino

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/war...nino-9895.html (Russian Air Force Museum at Monino)

Seesul posted these links to the Czech Museums

VHÚ Praha - Letecké muzeum Kbely - Expozice
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...blic-9882.html (August 29,1944- museum in Sanov, Czech Republic)
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/avi...blic-9884.html (August 29,1944- museum in Slavicin, Czech Republic)
Kbely Airmuseum-Letecke Muzeum-Praha

Wildcat posted pics from the South Australian Aviation Museum in Adelaide, South Australia

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/per...sit-10654.html (Train and plane museum visit.)

And also the RAAF museum in Victoria

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/per...ics-10027.html (Museum Pics)


Douglas Jr. posted pics from the Brazilian Aviation Museum

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/war...seum-7013.html ("Wings of a Dream" - Brazilian Aviation Museum)

[freebird]

I'll update the locations on the map as it progresses...

Future additions:

Palm Springs, Calif. from EvanGilder
Ft Rucker, Alabama from Der Adler
Washington D.C. from Der Adler
Hill AFB - Ogden, Utah from Freebird
Lancaster museum - Nanton, Alberta from Freebird
Polish Aviation Museum - Cracow, Poland from V2

[freebird]

Europe map

I have some pictures from Sevastopol and from the Ukrainian Museum in Kiev that I will post too.

[freebird]

Well to start off with I've got some pictures from the Commonweath Air training Museum, at Brandon, Manitoba in Canada.

This is the only Commonweath Training Museum today, it has examples of almost all of the major types used in the program

[freebird]

Bristol Bolingbroke

Sorry for the bright windows in the background, a dark hanger against a bright window is a little tricky.

Originally Posted by evangilder

Lighting in museums can be a real bear to shoot in.

These didn't turn out as well as I had hoped, I think I might have to go back and re-shoot
I should probably try to take the pics on a dark day {with flash of course}

[freebird]

The only one that they can still fly, the Stinson

[freebird]

Aren't Texans a blast?!

Yep, a great aircraft. Almost as good as a Harvard!

[freebird]

A Fairey Battle under restoration....

[freebird]

The Avro Anson

[Micdrow]

Great job there Freebird. Big thumbs up!!!!

[freebird]

Hey Thanks Micdrow!

I was starting to think nobody noticed...


I have some more from the C.A.T. museum on the next roll for later.

For now I'll post the some from the Warhawk museum in Nampa, Idaho.

This museum is somewhat aircraft poor, they have only a Warhawk & a Hurricane. {+ a parial Waco & an older Fokker}. However they have a HUGE collection of WWII memorabilia, one of the most extensive I've seen other than in "National" museums

[freebird]

The Warhawk

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I don't know if this is originally an RAF or RCAF.

[Njaco]

Great thread, Freebird! I'll have to get some pics of some nearby here. Going to Reading and the Mid-Atlantic Air Musuem so will definately post some soon.

[freebird]

Originally Posted by Njaco

Great thread, Freebird! I'll have to get some pics of some nearby here. Going to Reading and the Mid-Atlantic Air Musuem so will definately post some soon.

Thanks Njaco! Maybe we {all of us} can fill in all 50 states?

I have some funny pics from the Warhawk museum, {maybe not quite PC!}

These were bags filled with sand, used at county fairs to throw baseballs at. {knock-em down}