The historic Proud Bird restaurant, a short Ube ride from LAX, is a plane spotter s paradise, both for the jets roaring overhead and the permanently parked planes.
Apart perhaps from the B-17 "Flying Fortress," no other World War II aircraft is as famous as the Supermarine Spitfire. The British-made single-seat fighter aircraft was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after the Second World War. It was also the only British fighter to be continuously produced throughout the conflict.
If you're in the market to pick up a warplane from the WWII or Cold War era, here are six you can consider from the U.S., the U.K., China, and the Soviet Union.