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

Guided tours of the 4th building, normally scheduled at 3:00 p.m. daily, are canceled through May 28.

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 June 5, 2025.

"Something Better Than the Shrike": The First USAF AGM-78 Standard Mission

After participating in the test program, Capts. George Acree and Frank O'Donnell flew on the first USAF AGM-78 missions over North Vietnam on March 10, 1968. Four Wild Weasel F-105s, each carrying two AGM-78s, covered a strike missions against a barracks near Hanoi. Acree and O'Donnell fired the first Standard. Although three of the eight AGM-78s fired by "Barracuda" flight failed, three hit their targets and two probably did -- a success rate nearly three times better than the Shrike.

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