SAN DIEGO AIR

SAN DIEGO AIR & SPACE MUSEUM

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14TH 2015

MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE MUSEUM

THIS WAS THE FORD BUILDING DURING THE 1935-36 PACIFIC EXPOSITION

PICTURE OFF WEB OF THE FORD BUILDING AT THE EXPOSITION 1935

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BELL X-1 REPRO - FIRST PLANE TO BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER

THE REAL ONE HANGS IN THE NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM ON THE MALL IN WASHINGTON DC

FORD AT-5 TRIMOTOR 1928 - ONLY 198 WERE MADE BY FORD

THIS IS THE PLANE THAT JUMP STARTED PUBLIC FLYING AS WE KNOW IT - THEN CAME THE DOUGLAS DC-3

ABOUT 8 ARE STILL FLYING IN THE US - EAA HAS ONE AND SELLS PUBLIC RIDES - I'VE FLOWN IN 3 OF THEM

LOCKHEED VEGA 5-B REPRO - FOR MOVIE "AMELIA"

GEE BEE R-1 REPRO

CONVAIR YF2Y-1 SEADART - VERY RARE - ONLY 5 MADE, ONE CRASHED - NEVER WENT INTO PRODUCTION

LOCKHEED A-12 (SR-71 CAME DOWN FROM THIS MODEL)

THERE ARE 9 OF THESE ON DISPLAY AT MUSEUMS IN THE US