Airplane Museums in Virginia?

Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:02 pm

Going to be in the DC/Williamsburg area next week and hoping to be able to persuade my wife and daughter to spend 3-4 hours at an airplane museum. We've been to Udvar-Hazy and the Air & Space Musuem, looking for a new one to see. Saw the website for the Virginia Air and Space Museum near Williamsburg, but didn't appear to have many planes. Any recommendations?

Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:10 pm

Fighter Factory/Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach,
http://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/

Marine Corps Museum, in Quantico
http://www.usmcmuseum.com/index.asp

Washington Naval Museum, DC,
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/nhcorg8.htm

Just a few.
Jerry

Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:35 am

Don't overlook the National Museum of the US Marine Corps in Quantico, VA.
http://www.usmcmuseum.org/
A really immersive and informative experience with a few a/c including 2 Corsairs flying in the atrium. Also has a restaurant with good food. You won't regret spending time there.

Virginia Aviation Museum in Richmond
http://www.vam.smv.org/
A great little museum with a diverse collection - worth the effort...if you have the time.

Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:08 am

You are going to get Mike upset

Try the locator
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Locator.php
An excellent source for what is in the area.

Eric

Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:57 am

AIRIC wrote:You are going to get Mike upset

Snort!

AIRIC wrote:Try the locator
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Locator.php
An excellent source for what is in the area.

Ahhhhh shucks..... Here is the Virginia listing...

Aerial Visuals Locator Search - Virginia

I try to note which locations are not accessible to the public, but even if not explicitly states, you may wish to assume the military bases are off limits.

Mike

P.S. I am trying to find a work around to a bug in Internet Explorer introduced by Microsoft last fall. It is not going well. The best advice I have for now is switch to Firefox.

Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:08 pm

Few people know this but there is Air Power Park on Mercury Blvd in Hampton. It isn't much - it's an outdoor display of some missiles and aircraft right before the La Salle Avenue exit.

Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:20 pm

Thanks for all the suggestions. Hopefully we'll make one of them although the long term weather outlook isn't the best.

Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:56 pm

Steven Holzinger wrote:Few people know this but there is Air Power Park on Mercury Blvd in Hampton. It isn't much - it's an outdoor display of some missiles and aircraft right before the La Salle Avenue exit.

I was there last year. An odd but cool stop. I was the only person there. Not even any workers or volunteers.