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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  • AN/GRC-206(V)5 Radio Set

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This radio set is a modified version of the AN/GRC-206(V)3, which is a multiband radio set that includes equipment for HF/SSB, VHF/FM, VHF/AM and UHF/AM. It can be remotely-controlled from up to two miles away via fiber optic cable and includes a microcomputer

  • AN/ASQ-213A HARM Targeting System

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The High speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) Targeting Pod (HTS) is used on F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft to engage targets faster and more accurately when tasked with Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) missions. The HTS pod is mounted to the side of F-16

  • ANB-H-1 Headset

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This headset was owned and used by Staff Sgt. Frank P. Cicerello, who was Gen. Douglas MacArthur's radio operator.Donated by Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Frank P. Cicerello.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • A2C Electronic Countermeasure

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This A2C electronic countermeasure was designed specifically for use on the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.Transferred from Air Force Research Laboratories.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.  Find Out More

  • Air Force One Maintenance Shirt

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The donor of this blue long-sleeve maintenance shirt served 32 years in the Air Force, retiring on Aug. 1, 2006. He donated this item from his time as chief of maintenance for Air Force One from 1991-1994.Donated by Col. (Ret.) Howard J. Hemeon III.Click here

  • Air Force One Typewriter

    This typewriter was used by President John F. Kennedy to make changes to speeches while on board Air Force One.Donated by Col. (Ret.) James Swindal, who was a pilot of presidential aircraft during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index. 

  • Altimeter Indicator

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This altimeter indicator belonged to the donor's uncle, William Thaw, who flew with the Lafayette Escadrille. The item reads "Improved Altitude Scale Aneroid, Compensated."Donated by Ms. Sylvia S. Donohue. Click here to return to the Featured Accessions

  • Arado Data Plate

    Note: This item is currently in storage. The donor of this data plate was a B-24 tail gunner with the 739th Bomb Squadron. He acquired the data plate and other items from a Hungarian training field near Szekesfehervar, Hungary, near Lake Balaton during March and April 1945.Donated by Mr. William F.

  • A-7 Octant

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This A-7 octant indicator was used by the donor while flying anti-submarine patrol as a navigator in B-17s and B-24s in the 6th Air Force.Donated by Lt. Col. (Ret.) David J. Snow.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index. 

  • A-3A Autopilot Bank-Climb Gyro Indicator

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This was an automatic pilot from Argonaut IV used by Gen. Hap Arnold for his flight to the Potsdam Conference in 1945. Argonaut IV was a four-engine Douglas C-54 transport aircraft.Donated by the Lower Merion School District.Click here to return to the