![]() The museum has a huge collection of aircraft. Inside you’ll find well-conserved displays of accompanying memorabilia. Everywhere you look outside the Krakow museum there’s a string of Soviet-era, Cold War jets. Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesĬommunist-era aircraft dominate here. ![]() The Polish Avation Museum is located on one of the oldest military airfields in Europe. Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, California +1 7 “We are a living history museum, and it’s not uncommon for visitors to speak to someone who flew one of our aircraft in either Korea or Vietnam.” “Our 8,700-volume library consists of first-person narratives, including an 800-volume collection of books devoted to the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations during World War II. “We love to bring in temporary exhibits – our fleet of aircraft are not static, and there are no ropes to prevent visitors from getting up close,” says managing director Fred Bell. It’s one of the few where you can climb inside the exhibits, talk to a pilot or enjoy a biplane ride. Palm Springs Air Museum is small, but that’s a good thing. Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, California January 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the “Miracle on the Hudson,” when US Airways Flight 1549 lost both engines following bird strikes and was forced to ditch into the Hudson River, with no loss of life.įollowing the retrieval and investigation, the Airbus A320 found a home at the Carolinas Aviation Museum as part of a permanent exhibit on the extraordinary event.Īlthough the Carolinas Aviation Museum is relatively small compared to others in this list, with only around 50 aircraft on static display, its location on the grounds of Charlotte Douglas International Airport makes it convenient for travelers on lengthy layovers.Ĭarolinas Aviation Museum, 4672 1st Flight Dr, Charlotte, NC 28208 +1 7 The plane that made "Sully" a national hero is on display in Charlotte, NC. Wings Over the Rockies, 7711 East Academy Blvd., Denver, Colorado, 80230 +1 3 “Pro tip: check the events calendar for special experiences, like cockpit demos and exclusive lectures,” notes Jillian Smith, a Denver realtor. ![]() “It’s a fun museum and mostly caters to military aviation, but there’s an excellent collection of commercial aircraft models and space exhibits,” says aerospace blogger Isaac Alexander. With 182,000 square feet of exhibits on the grounds of the former Lowry Air Force base, Denver’s Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum has enough to command more than a few hours of anyone’s time.Īmong exhibits that span the history of aviation in the United States is one automotive surprise: The museum houses the “Spirit of America – Sonic Arrow,” adventurer Steve Fossett’s jet engine-powered car, which reached a speed of 675 mph in 1996.Ī satellite museum, the Boeing Blue Sky Aviation Gallery, sits at Denver’s Centennial Airport and allows visitors up-close inspections of historic aircraft, including a 1942 Douglas DC-3 and a 1936 Stearman biplane. The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum mostly celebrates military aviation.
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