Imperial War Museum in Duxford

Some aircraft photos from the Duxford air museum.  Last time I was here I had a simple camera so the photos didn't come out there best, so this time I took my Nikon and 70-300mm to see what kind of photos I could get.

Concord control panel seen from outside

Concord cockpit from inside

Poland on a Spitfire

Polish Squadron 

A-10 Warthog - This aircraft is the ugliest thing to fly, but I like it!

Taking off from the airfield

Polish pilots in the Battle of Britain

Polish pilots played a important role in the Battle of Britain.  Before the Americans' entered the European war, the Poles were flying British Spitfires with small "Poland" insignia's on their fuselages.

The US Air Force brought in a much bigger force, their own planes and pilots.  After that, Polish contribution was mostly forgotten.  These planes are at the Duxford airport and museum where one can buy a ticket and fly in one.

Concorde

At the Sinsheim Technical Museum in Germany, one can visit the Concorde and also the Soviet version, the TU-144, also known as the Concordsky.

Both are amazing planes, both flew and both carried passengers   Even thought both programs were criticized for being too costly, it's still amazing to think that the US never have a super-sonic passenger aircraft.

Shuttle Launch

Seeing the Space Shuttle launch from Tampa is quite amazing.  Cape Canaveral is 130 miles away and this stream of smoke is clearly visible in the sky.

Sadly this is the shuttle that disintegrated when it came back for landing in the atmosphere.