1) The Boeing C-17 on display in the museum’s Air Park has appeared in five major motion pictures, including “Transformers,” “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2” and “Man of Steel,” as well as country superstar Toby Keith’s Emmy Award-winning production of “American Soldier.” In fact, the aircraft has several camera icons painted on its fuselage depicting its many Hollywood roles. [Note: To move to the next image, use the arrows above the photo]

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2) When the United States began re-arming for World War II, millions of Americans willingly went into military service, and among them were many celebrities from stage, screen, sports, radio and music. The museum’s “Celebrities in Uniform” exhibit includes uniforms and personal memorabilia from well-known actors, including Jackie Coogan, who became known as Uncle Fester on the 1960s sitcom “The Addams Family;” Gene Raymond, a film, television and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s; Clark Gable, best known for his role as Rhett Butler in the film “Gone with the Wind;” Jimmy Stewart, who starred in many films and rose to the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force Reserve; and Ronald Reagan, who was a radio, film and television actor prior to pursuing politics and becoming the 40th president of the United States. [Note: To move to the next image, use the arrows above the photo]

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3) Glenn Miller, one of America’s greatest dance band leaders of the 1940s, is featured in another exhibit in the World War II Gallery. He joined the Army Air Forces in 1942, and within a year had organized and perfected what has been widely accepted as the greatest combination of dance musicians ever forged into a single unit, the Maj. Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. [Note: To move to the next image, use the arrows above the photo]

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4) Capt. Lillian Kinkela Keil’s extraordinary experiences as a flight nurse inspired the 1953 Hollywood movie “Flight Nurse,” starring Joan Leslie. Keil is pictured here on the right, with Leslie on the left. [Note: To move to the next image, use the arrows above the photo]

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5) Lt. Col. Russell L. Blaisdell, Lt. Col. Dean Hess and others organized help for nearly 1,000 Korean orphans during Operation Kiddy Car. In 1957 Hess published the Kiddy Car story in his book “Battle Hymn,” later made into a motion picture starring Rock Hudson. Royalties from the book and movie went to build a new orphanage near Seoul. [Note: To move to the next image, use the arrows above the photo]

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6) For more than 50 years, Bob Hope entertained men and women of the U.S. Air Force and the other services at home and overseas, in peace and in war. At least 10 million G.I.s benefited from his efforts, which are recognized in a museum exhibit that includes the Emmy Award he received in 1966 and many other pieces of his personal memorabilia. [Note: To move to the next image, use the arrows above the photo]

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7) The Korean War Gallery features photos of two celebrities – Marilyn Monroe and Eddie Fisher – who visited with troops during that war. [Note: To move to the next image, use the arrows above the photo]

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8) The museum has other “star” aircraft besides the C-17. Visitors can sit in the cockpit of a Navy F-4B that was used in the 1980s ABC television series “Call to Glory” when cockpit scenes of the F-4 were needed. [Note: To move to the next image, use the arrows above the photo]

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9) The Grumman OA-12 Duck on display in the Cold War Gallery appeared in “Murphy’s War,” a 1971 film starring Peter O’Toole. [Note: To move to the next image, use the arrows above the photo]

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10) The 1965 film “The Flight of the Phoenix” starred Jimmy Stewart and featured the museum’s C-82, which is currently undergoing restoration. [Note: To move to the next image, use the arrows above the photo]

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10 'celebrity' exhibits at the museum

Published Feb. 17, 2015

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