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  • 1976 Corben Super Ace

    Note: This aircraft was offered for exchange as part of NMUSAF Solicitation 19-001 (Closed).1976 Corben Super Ace aircraft project, owned by the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) and determined excess to collection needs. Aircraft has an automotive engine and is not airworthy

  • 1943 Fairchild PT-26

    Note: This aircraft was offered for exchange as part of NMUSAF Solicitation 19-001 (Closed).1943 Fairchild PT-26 (M-62A-4, S/N FC-120) aircraft project, owned by the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) and determined excess to collection needs. Aircraft has a Ranger engine and is

  • 1949 Consolidated Vultee L-13A

    Note: This aircraft was offered for exchange as part of NMUSAF Solicitation 19-001 (Closed).1949 Consolidated Vultee L-13A (S/N 47-323) aircraft project, owned by the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) and determined excess to collection needs. Aircraft has a Franklin engine and

  • 1941 Ercoupe 415-C

    Note: This aircraft was offered for exchange as part of NMUSAF Solicitation 19-001 (Closed).1941 Ercoupe 415-C (S/N 86) aircraft project, owned by the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) and determined excess to collection needs. Aircraft has a Continental engine and is not

  • United States Air Force Academy

    Memorials at the National Museum of the USAF.First Class at the Air Force Academy 1959 (Front View)First Class at the Air Force Academy 1959 (Rear View)First Class at the Air Force Academy 1959 (Graduate List)

  • CONSTANT PEG: Secret MiGs in the Desert

    Project Constant Peg was a secret program to train US Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps fighter aircrews to fly against Soviet-designed aircraft. The USAF’s 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), nicknamed the “Red Eagles,” flew MiG-17 “Fresco,” MiG-21 “Fishbed,” and later MiG-23 “Flogger”

  • Hall of Honor

     The Hall of Honor is located near the entrance to the Early Years Gallery. This hall is used to display temporary exhibits, such as art exhibits for special occasions or historic anniversaries. Beginning November 22, 2019 this hall will feature a propaganda poster exhibit titled "Posters at Home

  • T-38 Sit-in Cockpit

    This has temporarily been removed from public display. This T-38 cockpit simulator, made by Quintron Systems Corporation, trained pilots to operate a T-38 aircraft’s controls and instruments during takeoff, approach, and landing at night.  The Northrop T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude,

  • Bomber Crew Protection

    A 1942 study determined that relatively low velocity projectiles such as deflected flak fragments or shattered pieces of aircraft structure caused 70% of bomber crew wounds.  Body armor and helmets helped protect against this threat and saved thousands of bomber crewmen from injury or death.  Col

  • Crippling the Nazi War Machine: USAAF Strategic Bombing in Europe

      At great sacrifice, the US Army Air Forces’ (USAAF) daylight strategic bombing campaign played a critical role in winning the war in Europe.        What is Strategic Bombing?          Strategic bombing is a strategy to destroy a country’s ability or will to fight by attacking its homeland from the