[katana]

Definitely. It makes the Smithsonian air and space museum seem like a side show. I remember my wife and daughter laughing at me as I kept going “Ooh, ooh, that’s an ME-109! Holy s***! That’s a German 88! My God! I’m standing under a B-52!”. Greatest military museum I’ve ever seen.

[TXnMA]

In the late 70's I had a (I*R-100 Award-winning) contract with the Air Force Materials Lab at Wright Pat.

Always regretted not taking my son out of school, dropping him off at the Museum, and then letting him be my museum "guide" when I finished with my AFML meeting...

So -- when he PCS'd from the 101st Airborne at Ft. Campbell, we drove back to MA together in his off-road pickup. We had a ball stopping at archaeological and historical battleground sites -- and spending a whole day together at the USAF Museum. Best father-son outing -- ever!!

And -- yes -- I did reach out and touch the leading edge of the SR-71's wing... '-)

[TXnMA]

Too bad they couldn’t get the entire B-36 inside the building... :-(