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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  • Lockheed F-104C Starfighter

    Designed as a supersonic superiority fighter, the F-104 was produced in two major versions. Armed with a six-barrel M-61 20mm Vulcan cannon, it served as a tactical fighter, and when equipped additionally with heat-seeking Sidewinder missiles, as a day-night interceptor. Development of the F-104

  • LTV A-7D Corsair II

    The A-7D is a single-seat, tactical close air support aircraft derived from the U.S. Navy's A-7. The first A-7D made its initial flight in April 1968, and deliveries of production models began in December 1968. When A-7D production ended in 1976, LTV had delivered 459 to the U.S. Air Force. The A-7D

  • Lt. Howard G. Mayes Prisoner of War Correspondence

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This collection of papers pertaining to Lt. Howard G. Mayes poignantly illustrates the human cost of the war effort. This selection of correspondence illustrates what it was like for many American families to learn a loved one had been injured, captured or

  • Lt. Harold R. Harris Letter

    Note: This item is currently in storage.In September 1917, Lt. Harold R. Harris, who had recently completed Ground School at the University of California Berkeley, was en-route to Italy, to assist in establishing the 8th Aviation Instruction Center for the Allied Expeditionary Force in Foggia.

  • Lt. Frank S. Ennis and the 147th Aero Squadron

    Note: This item is currently in storage.During World War I, commercial ocean liners were often requisitioned for war service and were converted to troop transports on their way to the Western Front. One such ship was the RMS Cedric of the White Star Line. On March 11, 1918, the Cedric departed

  • Lt. Col. William Thaw

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Lt. Col. William Thaw, pictured here in a pencil drawing by Henri Farré, was a World War I flying ace who flew with the Lafayette Escadrille. Flying a Nieuport, he scored his first victory in May 1916 and eventually achieved five confirmed and two unconfirmed

  • Liberty Bond and War Saving Stamps Leaflets

    Note: This item is currently in storage.During World War I, the United States Treasury issued Liberty Bonds and War Saving Stamps to citizens who were eager to support the war effort. In order to promote the sale of these bonds and stamps, the Treasury Department created the War Savings

  • Lafayette Escadrille Pin

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This Lafayette Escadrille pin belonged to Charles Heave "Carl" Dolan Jr., who in 1915 was the 31st volunteer of the Lafayette Escadrille (Escadrille N. 124), which was a group of 38 Americans who volunteered to join the French Flying Corps before the United

  • LoFLYTE Waverider Wind Tunnel Model

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This wind tunnel model is an example of the so-called "waverider" shape that the U.S. Air Force and NASA are developing to fly faster than conventional aircraft. A waverider is a craft that "surfs" on the shockwave created as it flies at hypersonic speeds --

  • Liberty L-8

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The eight-cylinder version of the Liberty, also water-cooled, was the first Liberty designed and built; it preceded not only the Liberty 12 but also the four- and six-cylinder versions. It was also the first Liberty flight-tested in an airplane (Aug. 29,