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! |