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  • Global Reach Gallery Introduction

    "American power can be projected quickly anywhere on the earth as a result of the Air Force’s ability to fly air refueling tankers and cargo planes globally on short notice. It provides swift deployment, in-flight refueling, and the means of sustaining operations from major combat to humanitarian

  • General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark

    The F-111 featured a variable swept-wing design that allowed pilots to reduce takeoff and landing distance by extending the aircraft’s wings and sweeping them to reach supersonic speeds at high and low altitudes. The aircraft combined a terrain-following navigation system with the Pave Tack target

  • General Atomics Aeronautical Systems RQ-1 Predator

    Technically, the RQ-1 Predator is not just an aircraft but an entire system. Developed as an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD), this system consisted of four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a ground control station, a satellite communications terminal and 55 personnel. The Predator

  • General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon

    The F-16 on display (S/N 81-0663) was one of the first F-16s to be received by the Thunderbirds in 1982 when they transitioned from T-38s to F-16s. The Thunderbirds continued to fly this aircraft until 1992 when they converted to F-16Cs. It was then modified to operational condition and assigned to

  • Gnome B-9

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The French Gnome B-9 air-cooled engine of 100 hp was built in the United States under license by the General Vehicle Co. of Long Island City, N.Y. It was a "Monosoupape" type in that it had only one valve per cylinder. The B-9 was installed in several types of

  • GBU-15 Modular Guided Weapon System

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The GBU-15 is a 2,000-pound bomb fitted with either a TV or infrared seeker on the nose and mechanical control fins on the tail. This weapon provides significant stand-off range due to the glide capability of the bomb and the fact that targets can be acquired

  • Gremlin Mascot

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This good luck mascot -- a gremlin -- flew on all of the donor's B-17 missions over Germany from 1942-1945. The crew was part of the 482nd Bomb Group (Heavy). The mascot was made locally by a woman in the village near Alconbury Air Base, England.Although this

  • Gosport Tube

     Note: This item is currently in storage.A Gosport Tube was a voice tube used by flight instructors in the early days of military aviation to give instructions and directions to their students. It was invented by flying instructor Robert Raymond Smith-Barry at the School of Special Flying he opened

  • German Tachometer

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This tachometer is part of the museum's Eddie Rickenbacker collection.Donated by Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacker.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • German Observation Binoculars

    Note: This item is currently in storage.These anti-aircraft artillery binoculars with eyepad had a counting base, a connecting cord for night reticule illumination, and a finding sight. A tripod is also included.Donated by Mr. Dennis Gutmann.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.