Test your Cold War aviation knowledge by identifying 18 aircraft from various museums. At the end, you’ll see correct answers and links to museums where each jet is on display.
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Navy
Moffett Field Museum
The Moffett Field Museum, located at the former Naval Air Station Moffett Field near Mountain View, California, showcases the history of naval aviation from the Macon era to the Cold War and beyond.
A short history of the Martin Mars flying boats
The story of the Martin Mars flying boats started in 1938, when the United States Navy placed an order to the Martin Aircraft Company for a large maritime patrol bomber.
PBY Naval Air Museum
The history of the PBY Naval Air Museum began in 1998 when the PBY Memorial Foundation was formed with a mission to preserve history and artifacts related to the PBY Catalina seaplane base in Oak Harbor, WA.
Lauridsen Aviation Museum
Private collection of over 30 airplanes located at the Buckeye Municipal Airport, west of Phoenix, Arizona.
USS Midway Museum
The USS Midway Museum is one of the 5 aircraft carrier museums in the US and one of only two on the West Coast.
Erickson Aircraft Collection
Jack Erickson, the founder of Erickson Aviation, began collecting warbirds in 1980 with a purchase of a North American P-51D Mustang.
Estrella Warbirds Museum
Estrella Warbirds Museum is located at the Paso Robles Municipal Airport, originally built in 1943 as the Estrella Army Air Field.
National Museum of World War II Aviation
The National Museum of World War II Aviation is located in Colorado Springs, adjacent to the runways of the Colorado Springs Airport.
Oakland Aviation Museum
The Oakland Aviation Museum occupies a hangar of the former Boeing School of Aeronautics which initially trained civilian pilots and then aircraft mechanics for the Army Air Corps and Navy during World War II.
