A few years ago when our teens were tweens we visited the Washington DC area for a family reunion. Along the way we were able to do some sight seeing including visits to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum on the Mall in DC and the even larger Udvar-Hazy annex near Dulles airport. Between the two museums we saw every era of flight from early Wright Brother’s craft to man’s mission in space. Both parents and kids were fascinated by the many different types of aircraft on exhibit. The World War I and World War II vintage planes looked so small when we considered what a critical role they played in battle. Our son who is a bit of a military historian was particularly interested in these. We were also [...]
