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Tibherine East Crash Site
An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.
Savigny-lès-Beaune, France
ChĂ¢teau de Savigny-lès-Beaune
This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.
Schorfheide, Germany
Finowfurt Aviation Museum
This former Soviet military base has over 10 original aircraft and an enormous amount of memorabilia on display.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Catalina Wreck
The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.
Tehran, Iran
Tehran Aerospace Exhibition Center
A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.
Ibi, Spain
Toy Autogyro Sculpture
This fantastic sculpture of an early model helicopter celebrates the local toy industry.
Ndola, Zambia
Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site
A memorial marks the spot where a plane crash killed several United Nations members on a peace mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Glasgow, Scotland
Spitfire LA198
An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
Leighton Buzzard, England
Ivinghoe Beacon
Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Museum of Aviation
A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.
Peterborough, England
Glenn Miller Memorial at King's Cliffe
This World War II airfield is the last place the bandleader performed before he disappeared.
Chino, California
Chino Planes of Fame Air Museum
A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.
Sundance, Wyoming
The Quaal Windsock
An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.
Entebbe, Uganda
Aero Beach
An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.
aviation
How One Pan Am Fan Recreated the Golden Age of Air Travel
It took years of dedication and a few visits to the airplane graveyard.
Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, Québec
Liberator III Crash Site
The remains of the worst military aviation accident in Canada's history.
Talasea, Papua New Guinea
Talasea Airstrip
Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.
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Wisbech, England
Fenland and West Norfolk Aviation Museum
Peek inside restored planes at this off-the-beaten-path collection of aviation archaeology.
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