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Theme of Farktography Contest No. 277: "The Book of Armaments"

FARK.com: (5577392) Theme of Farktography Contest No. 277: "The Book of Armaments" Details and rules in first post. LGT next week's theme My three entries are from my visit to the Pensacola National Naval Aviation Museum (right after 9/11) and a much more recent visit to the Dulles annex of the National Air & Space museum (the Udvar-Hazy center ):  Image by pvera via Flickr Model of the Fat Man nuclear weapon  Bell AH-1 Cobra Curtiss P40-E Warhawk Curtiss P-40E Warhawk , it is painted as "Lope's Hope" in memory of USAAC/USAF pilot and World War II ace, Donald S. Lopez (former Deputy Museum Director at the same museum). At the National Air and Space Museum , Smithsonian Institution , Udvar-Hazy Center (The "Dulles Annex"). Related articles by Zemanta World War II Divebomber Lifted From The Depths (luxist.com) Divers work to lift WWII plane from Calif. lake (seattletimes.nwsource.com)