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Re: Any of yall live in the Washington D.C. area?
Posted by Richard Allnutt on Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:05:28 AM
In reply top Any of yall live in the Washington D.C. area? posted by Brad on Tue Apr 20, 2004 01:50:55 AM
Hi Brad,
Welcome to DC! There's a good deal of interesting stuff in the area. There is of course a Hellcat at Andrews, as I hope that you have found already.
The Washington Navy Yard (http://www.history.navy.mil/nhc8.htm) has an interesting museum (Annacostia... a bit of a dodgy area, so go with caution). There is a corsair hanging from the ceiling there, and may be a few other airframes too, but not sure).
The Quantico Museum (http://users.erols.com/hyattg/usmcguns/usmcvols.htm)is officially closed, but you might be able to get permission for a private visit from the curator, Michael Starn.
College Park, MD (exit 26 on I495) has the US's (worlds?) oldest continually active airfield. There is a small, but interesting museum there dedicated to early flight. They have several interesting aircraft there from the first two decades of powered aviation.
A two hour drive down I-95 to Richmond will find you the Virginia Aviation Museum (http://www.vam.smv.org/). They have a pretty large and eclectic collection of airframes. Everything from an SR-71 to a Curtiss Jenny.
If you can afford a five hour drive to Virginia Beach, there is the Gerry Yagen's impressive collection (http://www.tidetech.com/fighterfactory/). Nearby, at Hampton Roads, is the Virginia Air & Space Center (http://www.vasc.org/). Very cool museum, with IMAX, and several very important artifacts.
Hope this helps. If you need anything, let me know.
Cheers and have fun.
Richard
: I'll be at Andrews AFB for the next two weeks, starting on
: Wednesday night. Besides the Smithsonian, is there anyth
: ing worth seeing aviation wise?