PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUM, Tucson, Arizona

What an overwhelming experience...1000s of airplanes, past and near-present...in hangers and out in the arid Arizona air. Probably more than 5000 aircraft. Inside were hundreds of airplanes, space aircraft, choppers, small and large. My favorite was this ... the Blackbird, an enormous 2300 mph airplane:
One display honors Commander Dick Scobee who piloted the Challenger space ship that exploded shortly after liftoff, killing all the crew. We met Commander Scobee and his wife June at the Air Force Academy where our sons were roomates.

Here are other interesting airplanes among the 1000s we saw: