Museums - Smithsonian Air at Dulles

 While returning the hire car to the airport we also visited the air museum.

 It covered from the start of flight , the plane that dropped the A bomb , jets , to breaking the sound barrier to space flight all under one roof . A fantastic collection the SR71 was personal favourite .

Museums - Marine Corps - part 2 Korea and Recent Wars

 Some more areas 

Korea

The Korean War gallery was very well done - in particular the Chosin Reservoir area had the air turn turned way down cold to represent the bitter winter fighting - cleverly done , along with light and sound accompanying it. 

 

It also covered the landings at Inchon 

Recent Wars 

Plenty of great stuff to look at 

Museums - USMC museum part 1 - Vietnam & WW2.

 After touring battlefields we went on to do the Marine Corps museum. It’s a full day visit just to do a basic wander through . I was really impressed with the quality of the exhibits. 

Interesting bit in the design is that the piece sticking out the top is supposed to be set at the same angle as the flag being raised over Mount Suribachi . That is also in the museum

There are a number of exhibits in the main foyer then galleries all around the cover  the full history of the Marine Corps .all of the mannequins were really life like - I was told they are modelled on actual Marines.

 

Having been working on Vietnam I was interested in this set up in the foyer . Along with the band who were playing - that somehow I missed a picture of . 

I have some stuff in the stash to do Pacific Island hopping - next years project I think 

Vietnam

The flight into Khe Sahn

WW2

The 2nd larger flag that was raised over Mt Suribachi.