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Mask Policy:
In accordance with the updated guidance released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Defense (DoD) and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will require all visitors to wear face masks indoors effective July 30, 2021 until further notice.

Visitors ages three and up will be required to wear masks while indoors at the museum. This policy applies to all visitors, staff and volunteers regardless of vaccination status. Visitors may wear their own masks or a free paper mask will be provided. Cloth masks will also be available for purchase in the Museum Store.
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Characteristics Summary (Jan. 25, 1950)
Characteristics Summary25 January 1950Fighter - XF-90:Wing area = 350 sq. ft.Span = 40.0 ft.Length = 56.2 ft.Height = 15.8 ft.Status: 1. Teletype Authorization: 11 April 1946 2. Contract Date: 20 June 1946 3. Mock-up Inspection: December 1947 4. Engineering Inspection: April 1949 5. First Flight: (1st Art.) 3 June 1946; (2nd Art.) March 1950 Power
Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois
These were the blouse and Sam Browne belt of Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois who took the 1909 Wright Flyer, Military Aeroplane No. 1, to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in 1910 and taught himself to fly. He was Chief of the Air Corps when he retired 25 years later while the first B-17 Flying Fortress was being built. These uniform items were transferred
MHU-110 Munitions Handling Trailer
The MHU-110 munitions handling trailer is used to transport munitions between the storage area and the flight line. It has a 15,000-pound capacity and can accommodate a variety of munitions using various adapters, cradles and chocks.Click here to return to the Equipment Gallery.
Terry Aitken
Terry Aitken is senior curator of the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In this position, Aitken helps guide the museum in its mission of preserving the heritage of the U.S. Air Force and for its interpretation and exhibit to the American public and international audiences. As senior curator,
Special Congressional Medal of Honor
This is the Special Congressional Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to Mitchell in 1946. This medallion, the only one of its kind in existence, was sculptured by Erwin F. Springweiler, and was struck by the Philadelphia Mint. The inscription on the front of the medallion reads: BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM MITCHELL The inscription on the reverse
World War I Flyer
Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association
Aircrews from all services of the United States military flying over the Red River Valley in North Vietnam encountered the most heavily defended airspace in the history of aerial combat. The Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association (or River Rats as the members call themselves) was born in 1967 when aircrews of different organizations gathered