In support of an official event 

The Museum will be closed Sunday, May 25
In addition, the Fourth Hangar will be closed Saturday, May 24

Guided tours of the 4th building, normally scheduled at 3:00 p.m. daily, are canceled through May 28.

Effective immediately, the William E. Boeing Presidential Gallery will have limited guest access due to scheduled event preparations. The only accessible exhibits during this time include: Douglas VC-54 Sacred Cow, Flying the President Exhibit, USAF Established Artifact. We anticipate full gallery access will resume by June 5, 2025.

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U-2s Around the World in the Cold War

A USAF U-2 equipped for High Altitude Sampling Program (HASP) missions. The aircraft lands and characteristically falls to one side on its wing skids as it slows. A ground crewman runs to collect the braking parachute. Others inserted “pogo” wheels in the wings to right the aircraft and allow it to maneuver on the ground. The U-2 in this picture is on Fiji Island en route to Australia in 1961. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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