Air and Space Museum

Black and white V2 rocket on left-Green and yellow V1 bomber suspended from ceiling on right
Amy Earhart's plane used to set record of 1st solo flight across Atlantic by a woman
Dave and DC3

Dave has often spoken about how good the Air and Space museum is so this was obviously our first choice. It is laid out in a similar way to the Imperial War museum in London (apart from the obligatory airport security which is everywhere in the States now). Immediately in front of you are 2 Apollo mission re-entry pods, much smaller than you imagine for 3 astronauts. There is a V1 and V2 rocket, and numerous aircraft, including a DC3 suspended from the ceiling.
The V1 was introduced into combat in June 1944 and was the World’s first functioning Cruise missile. It was 27ft long, weighed 4900 lb and had a range of 150-200 miles. They were also known as ‘buzz bombs’. Fortunately they were relatively slow so could be intercepted and shot down.
Unlike the V2, which was supersonic. This rocket was 46ft high, weighed 28000 lb and had a similar range of 150-190 miles. The black and white markings made the missile easily visible for accurate assessment of its flight performance ie.if it was turning on launch.
I particularly enjoyed seeing Amy Earhart’s Lockhead Vega that she used to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932, the first time this had been achieved by a woman. With a top speed of 135mph this flight took her15 hours and 18 minutes.
The WW11 section was also good with a Spitfire, P51 Mustang, Messerschmitt and Japanese Zero (the fighter planes used in Kamikaze attacks).
The Space exhibits were extensive with an original lunar landing model (which looked like it was made out of tin foil), but I prefer the planes.