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  • CASA 2.111H (Spanish HE-111H)

    Note: This aircraft is currently in storage. The CASA 2.111 was a medium bomber derived from the Heinkel He 111 and produced in Spain by Construcciones Aeronauticas SA. Following the Spanish Civil War, the Spanish Air Force received a number of He 111Bs from Germany. However, there was a need for

  • Douglas C-39

    Note: This aircraft is currently in storage.The C-39 transport, forerunner of the famous C-47, was a composite of Douglas military and civilian aircraft designs. Douglas built 35 C-39As and delivered them to the Air Corps in 1939. These aircraft were called upon to perform many rigorous transport

  • Douglas B-23 Dragon

    Note:  This aircraft was offered for exchange as NMUSAF Solicitation 24-001(Closed).Douglas B-23 Dragon (S/N 39-0037 / C/N 2723) Aircraft Project, owned by the NMUSAF and determined excess to collection needs.  Aircraft has two Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14 engines and is not airworthy or suitable for

  • Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle™

    Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress flew in every combat zone during World War II, but its most significant service was over Europe.  Along with the B-24 Liberator, the B-17 formed the backbone of the USAAF strategic bombing force, and it helped win the war by crippling

  • Boeing B-17D "The Swoose"

    The Boeing B-17D "The Swoose" is currently undergoing restoration. (April 2023)  Click here for the March 2025 Video.This aircraft is the oldest surviving B-17 Flying Fortress and the only D model in existence. Originally named Ole Betsy, this B-17D participated in several bombing missions in the

  • X-15 Pressure Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This suit is an example of an XMC-2 full pressure suit developed for use in the mid-1950s jointly by Wright Field personnel and David Clark Co. for X-15 pilots. It represented a major advance in pressure suit technology serving as prototype for those used

  • Tile Fixture

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This type of tile fixture was used to hold exterior surface tiles to the Space Shuttle.Donated by Mr. William Collins.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • "Sacred Cow" Space Relic

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Part of the Douglas VC-54C Sacred Cow was flown on Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-83, April 4-8, 1997. The items were flown on the mission in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. On July 26, 1947, President Harry Truman signed the National

  • Project Gemini Lightweight Space Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The David Clark G5C lightweight space suit was developed for long duration Project Gemini missions. It was designed to be easily removed during flight and to provide greater comfort than the typical space suits then in use. Astronauts Frank Borman and James A.

  • Northrop OV2-5 Space Satellite

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The OV2-5 was designed for solar, magnetic and cosmic ray research in space. On Sept. 28, 1968, it was boosted from the ground by a Titan III launch vehicle into a circular equatorial orbit at an altitude of 22,000 miles above the Earth. It was designed with