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National Aviation History Month

Cornerstone and DC-3
Just inside the main The Henry Ford Museum entrance sits the cornerstone of Edison Institute signed by Thomas A. Edison (and footprints), September 27, 1928; commemorating the dedication of The Henry Ford. Made from Portland cement refined from blast furnace slag at Ford's Rouge plant. Hanging in the background is a 1939 Douglas DC-3 airplane painted in the Northwest Airlines livery. The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a large indoor and outdoor history museum complex and a National Historic Landmark in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan. It is the largest indoor-outdoor museum complex in the United States and is visited by over 1.7 million people each year. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981.
Josephine Ford Airplane
This airplane located inside The Henry Ford Museum is a 1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor, named "Josephine Ford." Flown Over the North Pole by famed American explorer Richard Byrd in 1926. Though Byrd generally is credited with reaching the Pole, controversy remains. Edsel Ford financed the expedition, and Byrd acknowledged his patron by naming the airplane after Ford's daughter Josephine. The Henry Ford (also known as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village, and as the Edison Institute) is a large indoor and outdoor history museum complex and a National Historic Landmark in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan. It is the largest indoor-outdoor museum complex in the United States and is visited by over 1.7 million people each year. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1981. This image was processed as an HDR (High Dynamic Range) composition.
North American B-25B Mitchell
The North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber was one of America's most famous airplanes of World War II. It was the type used by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle for the Tokyo Raid on April 18, 1942. The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 6 miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world, with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display. NMUSAF & Wikipedia
North American B-25B Mitchell
The North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber was one of America's most famous airplanes of World War II. It was the type used by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle for the Tokyo Raid on April 18, 1942. The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 6 miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world, with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display. NMUSAF & Wikipedia
Grumman HU-16B Albatross
Grumman designed the versatile Albatross to meet a U.S. Navy requirement for an amphibious utility aircraft, which could also operate from snow and ice with skis. The HU-16 on display was one of the last operational USAF Albatrosses. The aircraft established a world altitude record for twin-engine amphibians when it reached 32,883 feet on July 4, 1973. Two weeks later, the aircraft was retired and flown to the museum. The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 6 miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world, with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display. NMUSAF & Wikipedia

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