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  • Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000

    Note: Visitors are permitted to walk through this aircraft. (width of the interior is about 19 inches)The Boeing VC-137C on display was the first jet aircraft built specifically for use by the President of the United States. During its 36 year flying career, it carried eight sitting presidents and

  • Lockheed VC-121E “Columbine III”

    Note: Visitors are permitted to walk through this aircraft. (width of the interior is about 19 inches)The aircraft on display, the only Lockheed VC-121E built, served as President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s personal airplane from 1954 until he left office in January 1961. A military version of the

  • Douglas VC-118 “The Independence”

    Note: Visitors are permitted to walk through this aircraft. (width of the interior is about 19 inches)This Douglas VC-118 on display was the second aircraft built specifically to transport the President of the United States. A military version of the Douglas DC-6 commercial airliner, it was used by

  • Douglas VC-54C “Sacred Cow”

    The First U.S. Presidential Aircraft Note: Visitors are permitted to walk through this aircraft. (width of the interior is about 19 inches)The Douglas VC-54C Skymaster is the first aircraft purpose-built to fly the President of the United States.  Carrying the staff transport “VC” designation, the

  • Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and 94th Aero Squadron Insignia

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker was the charismatic commander of the 94th Aero Squadron and was America’s highest scoring ace of World War I. The 94th Aero Squadron was known informally as the “Hat in the Ring Squadron,” a name that was inspired by their

  • Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor

    Please note: This aircraft is in storage.Originally conceived in the mid-1940s as an interceptor, the XF-91 was America’s first rocket-powered fighter to fly faster than the speed of sound. The Thunderceptor’s rocket engine supplemented its main turbojet engine, greatly increasing the aircraft’s

  • Sikorsky CH-3E

    The CH-3E is the U.S. Air Force's version of the Sikorsky S-61 amphibious transport helicopter developed for the U.S. Navy. The USAF initially operated six Navy HSS-2 (SH-3A) versions of the S-61 in 1962, eventually designating them CH-3A/Bs. They were so successful the USAF ordered 75 modified

  • WWI French Pneumatic Mortar Bomb

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This is a pneumatic mortar bomb, commonly used in the trenches of World War I. This projectile was typically loaded into a short barrel, and then with the use of pressurized gas or air (pneumatics) was projected at a high velocity at a short-range target.This

  • Propaganda Leaflet in German

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Towards the end of the war, Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to surrender on Sept. 29, 1918. By Oct. 28, it was apparent that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was also contemplating surrender. The Ottoman Empire officially surrendered on Oct. 30, with

  • General Electric TF39 Turbofan

    The General Electric TF39 was the first high-bypass turbofan engine. Very fuel efficient, turbofan engines are useful for military and civilian transport aircraft where high speed is not a priority. General Electric developed the TF39 in the mid-1960s to power the Lockheed Martin C-5