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Ballum, Netherlands

Dixie Flyer Crash

Found in the waddenzee, this propeller has been put on public display as a reminder of the Second World War.

Pan Am Flight 812 Memorial

Denpasar, Indonesia

Pan Am Flight 812 Memorial

A lonely memorial to the 107 victims of Pan Am Flight 812, which crashed in Bali in 1974.

8 Restaurants Hiding in Refurbished Planes and Trains

Satisfy your cravings for food and travel.

Sam O'Brien February 19, 2021

Retirement for this 707 means being parked beside a forest.

The Last Plane at Tegel Airport Has Survived Hijackers and Cold War

Parked far from the runway, the dilapidated 707 is an artifact of Berlin's divided past.

Susannah Edelbaum February 17, 2021

Permanently Closed

Sylva, North Carolina

Plane Crash at Waterrock Knob

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

SR-71C Blackbird

Clearfield, Utah

SR-71C Blackbird

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

Memorial plaque for the pilots.

West Vancouver, British Columbia

Mount Strachan Crash Site and Memorial

The scattered debris of a T-33 Canadian naval jet crash from 1963 now stands as a memorial.

Taupō, New Zealand

Taupō McDonald's Airplane

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

First International Flight Stone and Plaque

Bridgetown, Barbados

First International Flight Stone and Plaque

This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.

Zephyrhills, Florida

Zephyrhills Museum of Military History

This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.

Murray Town, Australia

Charlie's Aeroplane

One man’s legacy soars high on the wings of a miniature plane.

B-29 ‘Over Exposed’ Crash Site

Glossop, England

B-29 'Over Exposed' Crash Site

The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.

Permanently Closed

Abandoned Private Jet

Cartersville, Georgia

The Cartersville Abandoned Plane

This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.

A U-2 spy plane takes off on from RAF Fairford, UK, in 2014. While the exterior looks the same as it did decades ago, the interior has been modernized.

U-2 Spy Plane Photos Are Windows Onto Ancient Civilizations

Traces from the ancient past are hidden in photographs from the Cold War.

Emily Hammer March 2, 2020

Archaeology exhibit inside the Athens airport

Archeological Exhibit at Athens International Airport

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

A peregrine falcon who just had lunch.

Peregrine Falcons Came Home to Roost in a Boeing 737 Plant

After pausing production of the 737 MAX, Boeing will get help evicting its resident birds of prey.

Sabrina Imbler February 13, 2020

“Pennies from Heaven.”

Falls Church, Virginia

'Pennies from Heaven'

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

Planes@Plaza Store

Schiphol, Netherlands

Planes@Plaza

This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.