The Wright Brothers 'Wright Flyer' making a flyby

The spectator area had big screens so everyone could see the band on stage as well as the flybys

A view of the crowd and stage

Another flyby of the flyer

The C-5 Galaxy making it's slow flyby. Amazing how something so big can get off the ground

Fireworks were awesome.

This was the best fireworks display I have seen

There were even some fireworks that burst into letters and they spelled out USA

It was amazing

More fireworks as the finally of the Tattoo

Here is a cup Given to a Luftwaffe pilot by Hermann Goring

A closer view of the cup. I apologize for the blurriness but the lights were causing havoc with my camera and had difficulty focusing.

The B-29 that carried the second atom bomb.

The nose artwork of the B-29

I love nose artwork of the warcraft and took some photos while I was there. This one on a PBY.

A suicide bomb actually designed by the Germans.

Me-262 Jet fighter

A different view

The Me163 Komet was a rocket propelled fighter. When launched, it would go straight up at a high rate of speed and attacked American bombers and then glided back down and landed on its skids, the wheels actually came off when it took off. Wanna land that one?

Per request by my online WW2F buddy TA152, here is the beginning of photos of a German Ju-88 bomber. One of the Luftwaffe's most verstatile aircraft.

The rear view

Dual upper machine gun position

From the starboard side. This aircraft was used as a bomber

also as a night fighter....

....a dive bomber......

From the port side

This particular Ju-88 had Rumanian markings. Many of Germany's allies used German weapons of war since they did not have update aircraft themselves.

From the rear port side. I hope TA152 approves of these photos.

This is a German radio guided missle usually launched from a He-111 bomber. The operator would sit in the front plexiglass bombardier position and guide the missle to its target. Usually used against shipping.

Another view of the Ju-88

Again

Now for a fighter, the famous Bf-109

Starboard side with engine exposed

Close view of the fuel injected engine

From the front port side

Tried to get a photo of the unit emblem but again the lights caused some blurriness.

B-17 artwork of which this particular one was famous

Another request from my WW2F buddies, this one from Carl G E von Mannerheim....enjoy.

a B-24 Liberator bomber.

An Italian fighter. Don't see many of these around.

Sorry for the blurriness but Walt Disney created unit emblems using his cartoons to raise morale of the troops. Here were some on display.

This one my wife liked of Dumbo giving a tiger a bottle. It was for a refueling unit

Here is a different version for a refueling unit

This one I liked of Donald Duck

Ah, the presidential hanger. This is the Boeing 707 that carried JFK's body from Dallas as well as presidents from Johnson to Bush Sr. I actually was assigned to the White House communication corps for temporary duty and flew around with then VP Qualye

My wife imitating a female president, perhaps Hillary...........NOT!

This is where I sat. As you enter the aircraft and turn right, there are two comm seats on the right side. The presidential galley was right behind us. Of course some equipment is missing but I would mention specifics.

The other comm seat.

The president's office is off to the left and his senior staff sat here. The seats moved forward and reclined back into a bed.

On the other side of the aircraft. More senior staff seating

Moving back into the aircraft a conference area for junior staff members

The rear exit/entrance. This was used by all other travelers such as junior staff members and the press corps. The military staff used the front entrance but we were inside way before the president made it to the plane

A smaller presidential aircraft used for very short trips.

This is the X-13 Vertijet and it launched in the upright position and land the same way. Needless to say, it did not make it into production.

Now this was a weird and huge plane. The XP70 was designed as a supersonic nuclear bomber. Only 2 were made, one of which crashed. This is the front

and here is the rest of it. The wing was a huge delta wing and it had 6 engines at the rear.

We are now outside and here is the Hanoi Taxi. A C-141 used to bring back the POWs from Vietnam.

The C-141

Ah....my favorite plane

She is so ugly, she is just beautiful. The Ju 52 transport

Originally designed as a disguised bomber in the 30's but under civilian service as a Lufthansa airliner.

As you can see, she has 3 motors but originally was designed with one but was severly underpowered.

His Imperial IT Highness gracing his presence

Ah, Maybe I will leave it to someone else to start it.

She flew in the Spanish Civil War as a transport and bomber

Made of corrugated steel. She proved to be weak in the bomber role

But her versatility, reliability and ease of flying made her a valuable transport to Germany's fleet.

Another aircraft I flew in during my Air Force stint

The EC-135 was an electronic intelligence gathering platform. I flew in it during operation pony express with the air craft 'Cobra Ball'

She does have a weeeeeee bit of a nose.

Nose art needs a little help.

From a far

I found this to be an interesting site

A replica of a WWII control tower used in the UK.

The Control room on the second floor

The radio equipment

Now, the website said the entrance fee was free......as you can see my son..........

and myself are suited up to do some work on the international space station.. So much for free entrance.

And there is my wife in a heavenly slumber.

Ta da! Here I am.

My son getting into the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom. My father flew these in Vietnam as a wild weasel. My son was excited to learn more about them. He is going into the Air Force in his father's and Mother's footsteps.

My wife at the controls.

As you can see, she is not a backseat driver.

Gig em' Aggies.

My son has his driver's permit so why not let him drive

My wife liked the A-37 Dragonfly.

My son and me in front of a tire for the XP70 Aircraft. Just to show how big the aircraft landing gear really is.

Finally, the most modern bomber in America's fleet. The B-2 Spirit.