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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

20220922_110949 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

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

20220922_121004 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

20220922_120957 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

20220922_120528 by Iain Peden, on Flickr

Wowwww, just wowwww. Stunning collection, thanks for sharing.

just an amazing museum, The Me-219nUhu was still in bits when I was there in 2012.

Wow, just awesome, what a collection of aircraft there, many thanks for posting these, great to see them,

Rob

Thanks Iain, Another stunning collection of shots and the subject matter is superb. Nice to see the P-61, plus all the German and Japanese types. I recognise the B-26 in the restoration area, some fifty years ago I built a model of that, as produced by Revell. Sadly that and many others were disposed of prior to a house move. Thanks once again for putting these up.

Screens nurse, please!!.

Excellent images Iain.
I was fortunate enough to visit the UHC in 2018 and the Do Uhu was on display but not assembled, otherwise it looks not much different.
For anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of the 'special relationship' l cannot recommend too highly the book 'Watsons Whizzers'. It tells the story of the race to grab the best of German aerospace technology in the aftermath of WW2.

Hi Iain

Uhu, Pfeil, Komet, Blitz, Black Widow

What an amazing collection

You’d have had to drag me out of there, eventually

Thanks for a stunning post

Paddyboy

Sony,
I think you'll find that Heinkel built the '219. One of the first to have a basic ejector seat too!
It shot down five RAF bombers on it's first night sortie, so it was a good job they didn't have too many of them.

It is a really amazing museum, and well worth the effort of getting there from Washington.

The size of the place is amazing. Went there in 2012, got the bus from Arlington to Dulles then a shuttle to the museum, might have changed by now.

If you are in Washington DC for a trip, a long weekend trip to Dayton, Ohio for the National Museum of the Air Force is well worth it.

Amazing.
I would imagine some of those German airframes are the only examples in existence?
Thanks for posting.
Regards,
Ferrari

Excellent set of shots!