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Washington D.C.

America, British, German, Italian, and Japanese planes are everywhere, displayed on the floor as well as hanging overhead.

Some interesting placards describing the aircraft and their various components.


SEA-AIR OPERATIONS

The Sea-Air Operations Gallery is a creative and clever one. It simulates the Hangar Deck within the make believe aircraft carrier, USS Smithsonian, CVM-76.

I enter the USS Smithsonian.

In the background, the Museum is playing a tape that mimics the sounds one would expect to hear aboard a busy aircraft carrier. There are planes everywhere, including:

There's even an exhibit of the ship's bridge.


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