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
 

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  • B-29 Walk-through Fuselage

    Note: Visitors are permitted to walk through this aircraft.Command Decision was a 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group B-29 that became famous for shooting down five MiG-15s, unofficially making it a bomber "ace." It was named after a popular 1948 film about the difficult decisions and heavy

  • Douglas B-26C (A-26C) Invader

    During the Korean War, the Douglas B-26 played an important part in the U.S. Air Force's interdiction campaign against communist ground forces. Initially, B-26 crews flew during the day, but the introduction of the MiG-15 jet fighter forced them to fly most missions at night.The Douglas B-26

  • Field Order No. 58 Bomb Loading Annex

    Annex 1 to Field Order No 58 BOMB LOADING Target Force No. 1 1st Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with delay tail fuse from 1-6 hrs. 2nd Wave 6x500-lb bombs with delay tail fuses from 1-6 hrs. 3rd Wave 6x500-lb bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse. 4th Wave 6x500-lb bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse. All

  • Duty Above All: Tech. Sgt. Sator “Sandy” Sanchez

    Please note: This item is temporarily in storageTech. Sgt. Sator "Sandy" Sanchez was an aerial gunner on B-17s during World War II. He began his combat career with the 8th Air Force, 95th Bomb Group, 334th Bomb Squadron, in the fall of 1943. After having flown the required 25 combat missions with

  • Liaison Pilots

    *Artifacts from this exhibit have been temporarily removed for conservation.World War II produced another group of enlisted pilots, whose wings bore an "L" in the center, to fly light single-engine liaison aircraft. Included were many enlisted aviation students who washed out of pilot training after

  • End of an Era

    *Artifacts from this exhibit have been temporarily removed for conservation.The sergeant pilot training program ended in late 1942 since the educational requirement for cadets had been lowered to that for an aviation student (high school diploma) and all students were to be appointed at graduation

  • Staff Sergeant Pilot Jacket

    *Artifacts from this exhibit have been temporarily removed for conservation.A-2 jacket, goggles, sergeant stripes and helmet. Jacket was issued to the donor upon his assignment to Colorado Springs Army Air Base in August 1942 following graduation as a staff sergeant pilot. Promoted to flight officer

  • 1941-1945: World War II Sergeant Pilots

    *Artifacts from this exhibit have been temporarily removed for conservation.On the eve of World War II, it soon became apparent that there were not enough college graduates or young men with two years of college to fill planned aviation cadet requirements. As a result, in 1941 Congress authorized an

  • 1920-1939: Between the Wars

    *Artifacts from this exhibit have been temporarily removed for conservation.Between the world wars, at least 263 enlisted pilots served in the Air Corps. They were encouraged by the Air Corps Act of 1926 which directed at least 20 percent of pilots assigned to tactical units be enlisted, a rate that

  • Sergeant Pilot WWI-Era Uniform

    *Artifacts from this exhibit have been temporarily removed for conservation. Sergeant pilot William Beigel's World War I-era uniform trousers and coat. The enlisted pilot wing and propeller insignia is on the right sleeve. He was post sergeant-major at Rich Field in Waco, Texas, in 1919 when he