On our last day, we headed to Dulles Airport to visit the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum at the Udvar-Hazy Center. It is a huge airport hanger with everything related to air and space. It was amazing!
Luke's favorite was Blackbird!
The fastest jet...it flew from L.A. to D.C. in just over an hour and then was turned over to the Smithsonian.
There were planes from all of the armed forces, and they spanned all of aviation history. Each plane had a sign that explained when and where it was used. There were even enemy aircraft.
History Lesson...this is the Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan.
The Space Shuttle Discovery
PeePaw, the history buff, loved telling the boys about each and everything they saw!
Apollo 11
Whew.
We covered a lot of ground during our short stay in D.C. It was such a memorable and fun trip, and we can't wait to go back to see the sights we missed!
After leaving the Air & Space center, we headed back to North Carolina.
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