A little impediment like a honeymoon wouldn't prevent me from feeding my inner history buff.
My wife was then spoiled with an entire morning at the Military History Museum in Vienna.
I thought the forum would appreciate some pics from there!
Etrich Taube plane model - for the Bibliophiles on the forum, this was the plane J.Biggins's character O.Prohaszka learns to fly in «The Emperor's coloured coat»
Albatros B.II, 2-seater prototype
Sound locator to hear approaching planes
AA Cannon
AA Machine gun mounted on a carriage wheel to allow a 360º arc of fire (way more deadly than the in-game ones I believe
Flight gear and weaponry, mounted or carried on Austro-Hungarian planes
Last but not least, decorations, flight gear and rudder belonged to K.u.K. Ace Gottfried von Banfield
Unfortunately the pictures are not a great display of photography but naturally flash was out of the question due to preservation concerns and I didn't want to "cheat" using an editor!
Anyone passing by Vienna should take the chance to visit this gem of a museum!
In the shop they even sell replica of Austro-Hungarian decorations, in case you play such a good game of WoG that you feel compelled to make yourself a Knight of the Order of Maria Theresa!
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