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My family and I made the pilgrimage to DC again this spring to do all the tourist things we had missed the last time we were there. There's a new sheriff in town, of course, which did tend to add to the sense of having a real adventure. I hated the crowds (as usual) but there were still a few fun things to see and do: The Air & Space Museum (in Chantilly, near Dulles Airport, not the National Mall version) had these items on display. Made me very happy to see them again.  & Lindbergh's Model 54  Most of the other displays on the Mall are nauseatingly PC, like the "Newseaum" where I spent most of my time explaining to my 13-year old why I largely disagreed with the message being conveyed. But this place was still pretty nice:   Getting in was a chore, but it was still worth it.
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If you missed the NRA museum, put it down for a must see next time.
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+1 on the NRA museum. Excellent collection of rare high grade doubles.
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Just had to show that Model 12, didn't ya?
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I know, please forgive me. But...after wandering the National Mall for days and getting a belly-full of new-age political correctness from almost every edifice there, I almost breathed a sigh of relief when I saw General Arnold's M12 still being displayed. DC seems to me to be a culture war on steroids now (maybe I'm just being overly sensitive?) and it does feel like the forces for the more-traditional values that I mainly embrace are in serious retreat there. I'm sure that part of that is a common old-guy lament but... not all of it. I'm not xenophobic or anything like that, but this is another one of my favorite displays there....  FiFi (the Condederate Air Force's B-29) does make it up here every once in a while, and while she is neat to see flying around, this bird is very impressive when you're up-close and personal. My father flew Boeings in WWII and this one just seems to be at the top of the heap from that era. If I ever have to do the DC thing again, I will make every effort to see the NRA museaum. I'm sure that would help improve my regional perspective.
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I just drooled all over my keyboard looking at that Model 12, that's all. I hate it when that happens. 
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At Air and Space, you are so close to the National Firearms Museum where you can see the best sporting shotgun display in the country, the Petersen Room.
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funny that even the general Arnold scratched up the receiver on his model 12.....
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funny that even the general Arnold scratched up the receiver on his model 12..... Ha, I thought the same thing. It has the dreaded slide-nick I try to avoid.
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