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Monthly Archives: May 2008

Smithsonian Air and Space, #2

So the area with the WW2 artifacts occupies two rooms the A&S museum in DC, and truth be told, it feels a little  cramped. For a more wide-open experience, check The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (in lovely Dulles near the airport). In this photo, you can see how things are pretty much on top of […]

Smithsonian Air and Space

So today I visited the SA&S museum with the FAM down in DC. If you ever get the chance to visit DC in late May, don’t. The weather was fine, but goodness, there were about 10 million middle school kids in town from all over the eastern seaboard. I’ve never seen anything like it: mobs […]

More on Battle 360 on the History Channel

From reader JS (used with permission): As a carrier buff with particular interest in the USS Enterprise and Solomon campaigns, I was excited with the news of The History Channel’s Battle360 project and awaiting this expensive and multipart series with much anticipation. Indeed, Big E, a gallant ship and crew, served in every major campaign […]

Carrier on PBS

Not WW2 related, I know, but it’s been an interesting ride seeing all the different views aboard the USS Nimitz. Check the Carrier web site on PBS for details.