Dayton, Ohio
SAM 26000
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
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Dayton, Ohio
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
McMinnville, Oregon
The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
The world's only bushplane museum captures the spirit of the early planes and pilots and their contributions to northern life in Canada.
Talasea, Papua New Guinea
Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.
Tehran, Iran
A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.
Savigny-lès-Beaune, France
This French chateau is home to the world’s largest private collection of fighter jets.
Morocco
An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.
Glossop, England
The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.
Bedford, Virginia
A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.
Reguengo do Fetal, Portugal
Some 4,000 individual tiles make up this striking blue billboard from the golden age of air travel.
Valentine Plains, Australia
For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.
Wanlockhead, Scotland
Though it looks like a golf ball teed up for a hit, this hilltop station is actually used to monitor air traffic.
Silver Plume, Colorado
The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.
Coconino County, Arizona
The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.
Madrid, Spain
The magic of Spanish aviation housed under one roof.
Palmdale, California
See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
This small museum houses rare airplanes from aviation's golden age.
Garden City, New York
This museum-within-a-museum pays tribute to "The World's Most Experienced Airline."
Kovach, Alberta
Three pristine alpine lakes named in memorial of an accident that resulted in three different plane crashes.
Noonamah, Australia
This preserved site served as part of Northern Australia’s defense in World War II.
Utqiagvik, Alaska
Commemorating the lives of a renowned humorist and a famed aviator who died in a plane crash in northern Alaska.