Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Washington, USA
The Smithsonian National Air and Sapce Centre, situated adjacent to Dulles International airport is very convenient to enthusiast passing through the airport. My wife and I was fortunate enough to have some time in August 2011 to visit this museum for a few brief hours before flying on to Chicago. As with the main Smithsonian situated in Washington city, this museum houses some priceless aircraft and artifacts. This one has arguably one of the most important aircraft of the 20th century, Enola Gay. This was the B28 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb in anger. One of the other important exhibits is the Space Shuttle Enterprise which was the first shuttle built and was used for testing and gliding purposes. This shuttle will be on the move soon and will go to the USS Intrepid in New York and the Smithsonian will get one of the four remaining shuttles that actually flew in space, Discovery.
Aircraft at the museum are plentiful and another most important exhibit is the very first Boeing 707. This was the first one to fly and the leader of so many other 707's to follow. To name all the interesting aircraft would take pages so the best way is to pick your favourite from the photographs and view them. There are just so many interesting aircraft in this museum.
The price of getting in to the museum - FREE! Ain't that great!
I recommend the museum to any aviation enthusiast as one of the greats. It will take you several hours if not a day to view all the exhibits.
Most photos taken with my Canon 5D mk II with no flash and 24-105mm lens.
