Hold on to your hats!

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Beth and I just returned from Virginia Beach!

I think she found a new boyfriend...



Looks like he hits the gym. :-(

Did several activities while we were there, but by far my favorite was the

Military Aviation Museum | Aircraft Collections | Virginia Beach, VA

The Military Aviation Museum, located in Virginia Beach, is home to the world's largest collection of airworthy vintage military aircraft.

www.militaryaviationmuseum.org

Our tour guide was callsign "Flash" who took us through several hangars full of aircraft and support vehicles dating from "The Great War" through WW2. "Flash" is a former U.S. Navy F14 pilot, after which he worked for FedEx for a number of years. He is very knowledgeable about all things regarding military aviation.

Pictures will be incoming on this thread, as we just got home today.

As an aside, let me tell you, Norfolk traffic is a BITCH. For the past 10ish years, I've been used to the sedate pace of Tri-Cities TN traffic...LMAO, no more! Norfolk is 5 lanes of hell at 80+ mph.

 

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Let's start with a car, the Messerschmitt KR200.



After the war Messerschmitt tried to move into the automotive market.

D.

 

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So they took the 109 cockpit and put wheels on it?

 

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So they took the 109 cockpit and put wheels on it?

Yea, kinda.

Before we moved into the German aircraft hanger, Flash warned us that there would be swastikas, and if anybody's feelings might be hurt to speak now and be escorted back to the beginning.

 

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Snowflakes.

 

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Any of you ever watch Bah Bah Black Sheep?



75% of the planes in the museum are still airworthy, and are flown at airshows. Some of them tend to "mark their territory" with oil puddles.

 

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British "25 pounder"

According to the placard, regarded as the best artillery piece of WW2.

 

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Any of you ever watch Bah Bah Black Sheep?

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75% of the planes in the museum are still airworthy, and are flown at airshows. Some of them tend to "mark their territory" with oil puddles.

My father-in-law flew those birds off of flattops in the Pacific during WW2.

 

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Double Trouble

The pictures I took are coming to an end, because I was far more interested in Flash's stories about ariel history and combat than about taking pics. Beth, however, tended to wander the hangars taking photos. I'll try to dig into those soon.



D.

 

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As for Colonial Williamsburg...whole thing seemed like a pretentious money grab to me, Colonial DisneyBurg.

 

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But the Williamsburg Inn, with the adjoining Golden Horseshoe golf course, is a very nice few days.

 

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But the Williamsburg Inn, with the adjoining Golden Horseshoe golf course, is a very nice few days.

I'm not a golfer, yet, and am probably not sophisticated enough to appreciate the Colonial Williamsburg night life.