Fast bombers and sleek fighters at the Wings Over the Rockies Museum – By Geoffrey Morrison (CNET) / July 10 2021
From an ultra-rare B-1A bomber to air and space fighters, Denver’s Wings Over the Rockies Museum is a fascinating place. Here’s a look around.
I’m standing under a B-1 Lancer. It’s one of my favorite aircraft and yet, despite touring aviation museums all over the world, I’ve never seen one in person. Not only that, this is a B-1A — which is even more rare. Capable of Mach 2.2, here it is in all its swoopy, swing-wing glory.
True, I had come to the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver to see this one craft, but this museum has many, many more. Out front on a pedestal is a B-52, seemingly taking flight. Next to the B-1 is an F-111, which itself is next to an F-14: a supersonic swing-wing trio.
I decide to have a look around. Here’s how it looks.
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