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On 06/06/2015 21:50, Charles Lindbergh wrote:
>
> Have you ever visited the museum of the United States Air Force at Wright
> Patterson Air Force base in Dayton Ohio? If not, you might put it on your list
> along with the Smithsonian Air & Space museum, in Washington. The Smithsonian
> has several fantastic facilities and as an aviation nut it took me close to 5
> days to go through it and I felt rushed at that. My wife wanted to kill
> me...... (snicker).
>
> Another fantastic place is the Planes of Fame museum in Chino California. You
> can actually walk up and touch the only remaining, flyable Japanese Zero (A6M5)
> which has a genuine Japanese Sakae engine. It was recovered from Saipan. Being
> able to touch that aircraft sent chills down my spine.
>
Thank you for your recommendations here Charles, and they'll certainly
go on my wish list, although at my age it's more like a bucket list.
:-)
So much to see and do and so little time remaining, but at some time I
may well end up on your side of the pond!
Regards,
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