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Henry
Ford Museum - Dearborn, Michigan
The Henry Ford
Museum is like a mini "Smithsonian of the Midwest", of course
it's not so "mini". This vast complex goes far beyond the automobile
with stunning displays of aviation, pop culture, histroy, and architecture.
Set aside a full day or two for this awesome experience. |
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Boeing Model 40B
This was Boeing's
first commercial mail and passenger aircraft (barely). |
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Admiral Byrd's Ford
Tri-Motor
This was the first
plane to fly overf the South Pole. Fokker insisted on having his company's
name on the side of the plane for Ford to use its engines. |
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Northwest Airlines Douglas
DC-3
This DC-3 flew
for Eastern, Northwest, and North Central. When it was donated to the Henry
Ford in 1975, it had the most hours of flight time of any airplane in history.
This record has since been broken. |
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Spirit of St. Louis
Movie Replica
One of 3 replicas
made for the movie, this was once owned by the movie's star Jimmy Stewart. |
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WWJ / "Detroit
News" Auto Gyro
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Ford Tri-Motor Seat
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Ford Tri-Motor Airliner
In the late
1920s, this was the world's state of the art airliner. Henry Ford, himself
hated to fly and never flew on his own Tri-Motor.
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Ameilia Earhart's Lockheed
Vegas
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The Wright Flyer
Replica (2003)
This plane was built to commemorate
the 100th Anniversary of Flight. It actually flew, but due to high winds
didn't fly on December 17th. |
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Airline Memorabilia
and Timetable Collection
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DC-3 (front) / Tri-Motor
(middle) / Boeing 40 Cabin Size (rear) Comparison Display
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Boeing 40 Passenger
Cabin
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Ford Tri-Motor Passenger
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