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

Access to the Presidential Gallery will be limited from May 15 to June 5

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 5 June 2025.

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  • "Tempest Turner" Jacket

    "Tempest Turner," an 18th Bomb Squadron B-17, was named for movie actress Lana Turner. The donor, pilot of the aircraft, painted this B-15 jacket at war's end with the emblem of the 34th Bomb Group and counters to indicate 19 bombing missions. The "grocery sacks" show six missions making food drops

  • "The Flyin' Moose" Jacket

    "The Flyin' Moose" was a B-24J assigned to the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, based at Hardwick, England. The pilot, Lt. Howard F. Bolton, named the aircraft for his father, "The Moose," and decorated his A-2 jacket with the bomb-carrying panda squadron insigne, bomb symbols for 35 missions

  • "Thumper" Jacket

    "Thumper" was a 9th Air Force B-26 Marauder with the 587th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group, based in England and then in western Europe. Eventually, three of the unit's B-26's carried the nickname, for it was transferred to subsequent aircraft as the previous "Thumper" was lost. The numbers after

  • "Times A'wastin'" Jacket

    The donor, a B-17 pilot with the 91st Bomb Group, paid about $4 each to have "Times A-wastin'" and the 401st Bomb Squadron insigne, featuring Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat from the Lil' Abner comic strip, painted on this jacket. The bombs represent 35 missions over France. The artist was Sgt.

  • "The Knockout Drops" Jacket

    "The Knockout Drops" was selected by the crew as the nickname for their B-17G and the radio operator painted appropriate artwork on the aircraft and the crew's jackets. The donor flew as flight engineer and gunner on 26 bombing raids between September 1944 and May 1945, plus food drop missions to

  • 52nd Bomb Squadron Jacket

    This B-10 jacket provides a detailed record of dates and targets of 28 B-29 missions. The donor, who painted this jacket, flew as a pilot with the 52nd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group, beginning in early 1945. The first mission marker represents the war's most destructive incendiary raid against

  • "Flying Circus" Jacket

    In 1944 the 380th Bomb Group adopted the name "Flying Circus." The donor served with the group in the Pacific as a statistical control officer and sometimes flew as an observer on B-24 missions, wearing this jacket.This jacket was donated by Mr. Max Markman, South Euclid, Ohio.Click here to return

  • "Stinky" Jacket

    "Stinky" was a B-17 with the 447th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. Capt. Marvin Lubinsky flew 30 missions with the 708th Bomb Squadron.This jacket was donated by Mr. Marvin Lubinsky, Dunedin, Fla.Click here to return to the WWII Aviator Jackets Overview.  Find Out More

  • "Mrs Aldaflak" Jacket

    In a fine play of words, "Mrs Aldaflak" was the nickname chosen for their B-17 by a crew in the 615th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group. As a flight engineer, the donor flew 35 missions between July and November 1944. The artwork was applied by a squadron member who decorated many jackets.The jacket

  • WWII Aviator Jackets

    Note: This exhibit is located in the connecting link between the World War II and Korean War Galleries. World War II USAAF aviators often personalized their flight jackets (usually the popular leather A-2 jacket), using such painted decorations as unit insignia, artwork that appeared on their