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Tag Archives: WWII
The scientific tourist #249 — the V-1 comes to Kansas
Seen at the Kansas Cosmosphere, it’s a V-1 cruise missile… Continue reading
The scientific tourist #230 — B-24 “Liberator” bomber
On display at the Pima Air Museum outside of Tucson, Arizona — it’s a Consolidated B-24 “Liberator” bomber…
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The scientific tourist #208 — A6M7 Zero fighter
Coming to you from the San Diego Air and Space Museum, it’s an A6M7 Zero fighter…
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The scientific tourist #197 — Ike’s ride
Another interesting bit of history from the South Dakota Air and Space Museum — a B-25J “Mitchell III” bomber, converted into a transport for General Dwight Eisenhower during WWII…
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Casual Friday — Top Secret Rosies
This is the trailer for a documentary on female “computers” in World War II — mathematicians who fought the war at home, and helped usher in the computer age…
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The scientific tourist #148 — the battleship Texas
A short drive from downtown Houston, the Battleship Texas State Historic Site is a hands-on piece of technological history…
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The scientific tourist #140 — the Messerschmitt Bf-109
This week’s image is of a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany…
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The scientific tourist #136 — the Dornier Do 335
I’ve always thought that the Do 335 has to take the prize for “oddest looking military aircraft,” but then its performance more than made up for its unusual appearance…
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The scientific tourist #132 — The Focke-Wulf Fw 190
This weeks image is of a Fw 190 fighter at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia…
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The scientific tourist #126 — the Arado Ar 234B
Now residing at the National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia — the Arado AR 234 Blitz…
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