Perhaps there aren't many reasons to go to Ohio . . . but one big one is the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Four huge hangars house aircraft, spacecraft, and other articles relevant to the history of flight. It is . . . an astounding experience. The first hangar starts at the beginning, looking at the Wright brothers and the first generation of aircraft:
The hangar continues, looking at WWII-era planes and includes Bockscar, which dropped the second atomic bomb on Japan:
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| This is why we can't have nice things. And why there is so much mandatory training now. |
The second hangar is a mixture of Vietnam aircraft and some drones/stealth fighters:
The Third has Cold War aircraft:
Then you head through a ballistic missile gallery:
The fourth is space and presidential planes. You could go in three (FDR's, Truman's, and LBJ's):
Overall, this is an amazing experience and hard to see in just one day. I went on consecutive days and could spend a third easily. Highly recommended.
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