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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Eddie V. Rickenbacker WWI Diary

Noon: The day has cleared and expect to have a little ride over the lines. 3:00PM: Order for protection job just arrived. Landed at Coincy to refill, started out to protect two French SPADs. Arrived on the lines saw nine Huns. The second time in one pulled up, rather down, on the SPAD. I pulled up got 50 rounds at him when my motor back fired. I thought same had been hit so over I went into a dive. Got my motor again and came back. Reed Chambers shot about 150 rounds thinks he got same. Let’s hope so.

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