But wait, there's more. In a separate hangar is a collection of WWII fighters, some on loan (and some for sale), of interest. All are late models, and the Stuka (I think) is a reconstructed replica. As in "Knights of the Sky," "Dangerous Skies" tells many stories through many media, all impressive.
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| True story: 1940, the Brit pilot parachuted to safety, landing square in the middle of a garden party going on in Kent; the doctor depicted offers him a drink after
 attending to his minor injuries; guest of honor; he was stunned some weeks later
 to receive a bill for her services
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| "His" Hawker Hurricane, depicted after he had parachuted to safety; personally, I felt the Hurricane should have been presented with more dignity: Hurricanes,
 not Spitfires, accounted for 80% of the kills in the Battle of Britain
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| Much in the way of apparel, accoutrements, paraphrenalia | 
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| And posters | 
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| Avro reconnaissance plane | 
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| Late model Curtis-Wright P-40; a favorite, though it was not a star of the war
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| Mainly because of a boyhood infatuation with the Flying Tigers, a John Wayne movie; interest in such things lead me eventually to libraries and books, so it
 is not an altogether bad thing; it wasn't long before I learned what a patriot/
 scoundrel Claire Chennault was; my interest waned...
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| A reconstructed/replica Stuka, the famous German dive bomber that terrorized Europe from the Spanish Civil War on
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| The Jericho Trumpets (propellers) clearly in view on the landing gear | 
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| And, the pride of the show, a Spitfire | 
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| Great museum! | 
1 comment:
Oh, what an interesting place. My dad was in New Zealand during the War.
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