A favorite place to visit and this time brought my soon to be wife Debbie with me. This museum is actually sort of the "annex" as it is the second of the two museums in the Washington, DC area, this one located outside of the actual city. This plane is of note, and is famous for being the last remaining actual plane that was in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The damage is from age, not from the attack.
Not so damaged is the Space Shuttle Discovery seen at the museum. They wanted to display it with a "just back from Space look", so NASA delivered it (after removing some of the dangerous chemicals) inside it.
A little more damaged (and like the plane above a little worn) is the guy in front. That's me....and Debbie took this photo.
Always enjoy seeing this remarkable spacecraft. There are a number of bigger aircraft here...the Enola Gay, the SR-71, the Boeing 747 and the Concorde are just a few of the ones you can see.
Lots of really older planes from World War 1 and even a few older flying machines are at the museum. It is a great place to visit if you are ever in the area. Parking is $15 but admission is free and well worth it. It is one of the many things to see in the Washington, DC region and believe me there are quite a few more.
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