The San Diego Aerospace Museum has a small section dedicated to WWI exhibits. Unfortunately the museum has outgrown its present facility and the exhibits are crammed into a too small and too dark area. It is so dark that I recommend taking a large flash light if you plan on visiting the museum. A pity as the museum has some very interesting exhibits. My photos of the reproduction Albatros D.V and Fokker Dr.1 did not produce useable images.I took these photos with the built in flash on a Sony Mavica camera. I apologize for the poor quality of the photos.
This restored SPAD VII was built by Mann Edgerton and Co. According to the museum it is 95% original.
The Fokker E.III is a reproduction built in the museum's workshops.
Sopwith Pup reproduction built in the museum's workshops
Mock up of a Sopwith Pup forward fuselage to demonstrate the interrupter gear
Chrome plated(
) Curtiss OX-5 engine
Large scale model of a Curtiss JN4. I estimate the wingspan to be about 10 ft/3 metres
Liberty engine.One of the few displays you could walk up to and touch. Everything else was hung from the ceiling or behind Plexiglas and barricades
Hispano Suiza. Surprisingly small engine.
Nieuport 11 reproduction. Built by Jim Appleby.
Nieuport 28 restoration. Previously owned by Frank Tallman.
Model T ambulance restoration
1/48 scale model of Zeppelin L31. This has been on display in the museum for as long as I can remember. I estimate it to be about 12 ft/4 metres long
