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Aviation

Willowbrook, Illinois

TWA Flight 529 Memorial

A memorial for the victims of a plane crash that, at the time, was the deadliest plane disaster in American history.

Airpower Museum

Come see unique aviation history from years ago all in one place

RAAF Base Point Cook and RAAF Museum

Point Cook, Australia

RAAF Base Point Cook and RAAF Museum

The oldest continually operating military airfield in the world

Wanhua District, Taiwan

Iûnn Tshing-khe Plane Crash Memorial

A tiny airplane-shaped monument marks the story of Taiwan’s first civilian pilot and his fatal crash in 1934.

Praha 1, Czechia

Butterflies on Máj

Spitfire airplanes with butterfly wings hover over Prague’s skyline.

Medford, Massachusetts

Amelia Earhart Home

The aviator lived here from 1924 until she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane in 1928.

Domodossola, Italy

Geo Chavez Memorial

A moving memorial to the first flight across the Alps and its tragic outcome.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

United 585 Memorial

When a mechanical flaw rewrote aviation rules.

Lo Fu Ngam, Hong Kong

Checkerboard Hill

This restored landmark once guided airliners into Kai Tak, Hong Kong's infamously dangerous former airport.

Marana, Arizona

Pinal Airpark

Commercial aircraft storage facility, where you can see a TWA 747.

Everett, Washington

Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum

Three hangars filled with meticulously restored aircraft and armored vehicles.

First Flight Monument

A monument marking the first airplane flights in Japan hints at the dark history behind its peaceful park setting.

Tukwila, Washington

The Museum of Flight

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

Port Clinton, Ohio

Liberty Aviation Museum

Inside an airport, visitors can explore this museum where history takes flight.

East Wenatchee, Washington

Pangborn-Herndon Memorial

A monument tucked within a suburban neighborhood commemorates the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.

Saint Exupéry Monument

This statue stands in honor of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the French author of 'The Little Prince' and an aviation hero.

Burbank, California

The 'Spirit of Burbank' F-104 Starfighter

This distinctive blue and white jet fighter is a symbol of the area’s relationship with aviation.

Luftskipsmasta (Airship Tower)

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship docked here before leading the first-ever flight over the North Pole.