Military Aviation Museum - Virginia Beach, VA

[Calengor]

This past weekend we were fortunate enough to have access to a timeshare in Virginia Beach thanks to the Girl's aunt and uncle. We were right in the flight path for a lot of F-18s flying out of Oceana NAS, which was neat, and got to see a C-5 and a couple of C-130s as well. On Sunday we visited the Military Aviation Museum, which is about 30 minutes from the beach proper. Below are the pictures I was fortunate enough to take. One photography lesson learned: when changing the ISO, make sure you didn't also change the file format from RAW to JPG... thankfully I realized this before the P-51 started flying!

First, some pictures from Virginia Beach:



Poseidon


1940s carrier aviation


Modern carrier aviation


Standard post-card type shot

[Calengor]

V1 "Buzz-bomb"

Moped in a suitcase

BMW Motorcycle

"Dingo" Scout Car

Small artillery piece

Tracked vehicle

Ford Jeep

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Wright-built flyer

Polikarpov I-153

P-26D Peashooter Insignia

Polikarpov PO-2

Russian Markings

Tigermoth

Tigermoth air intake

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U.S. Army Glider

De Havilland Mosquito Guns

De Havilland Mosquito

De Havilland Mosquito Cockpit Detail

Spitfire

Propeller Closeup

Yak-3

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Curtiss P-40 guns

Army Hangar - Curtiss P-40 in center

Army Hangar

Navy Hangar

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I think this is a Wildcat

Canary N-3 engine

I think this is an Avenger

PBY Catalina

PBY Catalina Landing Gear

A cool motorcycle

[Calengor]

Navy Stearman and P-51 Mustang



P-51 Mustang

Navy Stearman and its Pilot

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93 year old veteran about to go on a P-51 mustang ride

Pilot getting ready

Firing up the engine

Prop spinning

Takeoff!

Gear up




P-51 Mustang Fly-by

[Fathom_Arms]

Excellent pictures!

[UWone77]

Calengor, when it comes to those outdoor shots, your photography is second to none! Well done and thanks for sharing.

[Calengor]

Thanks for the compliments guys! Knowing that people like the shots helps keep me going. Seriously considering which kidney to sell in order to get into a full frame DSLR at this point.

[UWone77]

Thanks for the compliments guys! Knowing that people like the shots helps keep me going. Seriously considering which kidney to sell in order to get into a full frame DSLR at this point.

Next Spring, I'm hoping to pony up for the new Canon 5D

[GOST]

Great photos Calengor, that place looks very nice. I've been to the Smithsonian and the one in Dayton, looks like I need to check this one out also.

[GaSwamper]

Beautiful shots of the P-51. When i worked the c-5 I had to make several visits to Dover, they have a museum that's pretty good. Our's at Robins is pretty nice, kinda small but good stuff.

[Calengor]

I have to make a trip down to the Smithsonian's annex one of these days. They're only about 1-1.5 hours away.