The National Air Force Museum website is loaded with awesome and interesting items to spice up your lessons and pique your students' interests. These include primary source such as newspapers and videos, specifications on nearly all aircraft from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War era. Also, a Virtual Tour of the planes in their huge hangers will knock your socks off! Still there are too many resources to list here...
But the gem of gems on this website are the virtual interior tours of historical aircraft. These aircraft include B-24 Liberators and B-29 Super Fortress from World War II. Students can virtual sit at the controls of these aircraft and look up, down, left, right, zoom in or out. The virtual interior tour also includes other places to view including the radio operator station, bombardier, or the tail gunner.
But this is not limited to World War II aircraft only. The virtual interior tours include aircraft from the Korean War, Cold War, a Space Shuttle, and Air Force One!
But, the bottom line is this: The National Air Force Museum is your resource if you are looking for information about aircraft, missiles, or spacecraft. The URL is
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/.
I hope this resource is helpful, after all my job is to help make your job easier and better!
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