Udvar-Hazy (Smithsonian) - up to '45

[iainpeden]

The Udvar-Hazy centre at Dulles Airport, Washington DC is the “displayable storage” facility of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The downtown museum reopens this autumn (fall) after a massive refurbishment.

Just a small selection below.

usa 02 300 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

usa 02 265 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

usa 02 250 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

usa 02 249 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6766 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

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IMG_6763 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6762 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6760 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6755 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6753 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6752 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6749 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6746 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6744 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6742 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6740 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6736 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6733 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6728 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6723 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6720 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

IMG_6759 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

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20220922_120957 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

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[TonyC]

Some great shots there, I would love to go there one day, just to see the Axis aircraft that the facility holds!

I wouldn't mind betting that this museum wont be disposing of these due to duplication!

[iainpeden]

I wouldn't mind betting that this museum wont be disposing of these due to duplication!

Very true - if you have had the chance to look at my posts of the NMUSAF you will have noticed the 3 Phantoms, 2 x F-82s, 2x Constellations, 3 x c-130s etc! (FOUR Sabres!!)

[Gt5500]

I wouldn't mind betting that this museum wont be disposing of these due to duplication!

I was going to post the exact same thing, strange to see an aviation museum that seems to think aircraft are the main attraction...

[pb643]

Some great shots there, I would love to go there one day, just to see the Axis aircraft that the facility holds!

I wouldn't mind betting that this museum wont be disposing of these due to duplication!

I had the pleasure of seeing a number of these aircraft on a tour of the Garber facility, DC in 2000, the previous NASM storage and restoration facility. A fascinating trip, clearly a much better experience now, with much better views. But without the Indiana Jones sense of adventure you got walking through 8 or 10 sheds crammed with artifacts, trying to understand what you were looking. You genuinely felt as if some thoses things had been untouched since arriving after WWII.