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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>"We fight our country's battles / In the air, on land, and sea...." So says the Marines' Hymn.<br><br>Geoffrey Morrison/CNET<br><br><br>When you think of military air power in the United States, your first thought is probably the Air Force. After that,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-sapa-tu-ha-noi-3-ngay-2-dem-2-ngay-1-dem-tour-sapa-ban-cat-cat-fansipan-thac-bac-ham-rong-tour-sapa-gia-re.html tour sapa giá rẻ] maybe you think of the Navy, no doubt helped by the popularity of the 1986 film [/news/top-gun-maverick-trailer-puts-tom-cruise-back-in-the-cockpit/ Top Gun]. But the Marines? Sure they have helicopters, but they also have a long history of fixed-wing aircraft.<br>North of San Diego,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-sapa-tu-ha-noi-3-ngay-2-dem-2-ngay-1-dem-tour-sapa-ban-cat-cat-fansipan-thac-bac-ham-rong-tour-sapa-gia-re.html tour sapa giá rẻ] next to [http://www.zixiutangpollencapsules.com/?s=Marine%20Corps Marine Corps] Air Station Miramar (the former home of [ the Navy's Top Gun flight school]), is the [ Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum]. Aircraft flown by Marines from World War II to the modern day are on display. Sure, there are easily recognizable craft like Hueys and F/A-18 Hornets, but what makes this museum truly [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?sel=site&searchPhrase=special special] is how many rare early Cold War aircraft are here as well. Have you ever seen a Skyray, Panther or Banshee? <br><br>At the Leatherneck Aviation Museum, you can, or at least you could -- I visited before the [ coronavirus pandemic]. Here's a look around.<br>