R2D2 visits the "Close Encounter of the Third Kind" Mother Ship
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 5hills
N 38° 54.688 W 077° 26.698
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A small R2D2 found on a model of the Close Encounter of the Third Kind mother ship model at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum next to Dulles International.
Waymark Code: WM5FBH
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Lord Elwood
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A convergence of two Steven Spielberg mega-productions. My son is the one that found this tiny R2D2. The Close Encounter of the Third Kind mother ship model is located, appropriately, in the space wing of the museum.

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