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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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  • Liberty L-6

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The six-cylinder water-cooled Liberty, which developed 200-215 hp, was built during World War I by Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corp. and Wright Aeronautical Corp. Since the L-6 was too large for mail airplanes and other types of engines were available for other

  • Liberty L-4

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The four-cylinder Liberty was an experimental water-cooled engine of 102 hp, built during World War I by the Hudson Motor Co. and intended primarily for use in training airplanes. Only two were produced since other types of engines for trainers were perfected

  • LeRhone C-9

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The LeRhone C-9 was a French air-cooled rotary engine rated at 80 hp. It was installed in combat airplanes early in World War I, but as larger and more powerful engines were developed, it was gradually relegated to training-type airplanes.LeRhone engines were

  • Lorraine-Dietrich 8Be

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Production of the French Lorraine-Dietrich V-8 type engine began in late 1917 and included the 8B, 8Ba, 8Bd and 8Be. This 8Be engine is of the same general type as that used in the two-place SPAD XVI aircraft of World War I. TECHNICAL NOTES: Model: 8Be Type:

  • Life Raft Bullet Hole Plug

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This was part of a kit for a life raft carried on an aircraft. Donated by Mr. Duane J. Bonvallet. Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Lafayette Escadrille Banner

    Note: This item is currently in storage.During World War I, many Americans citizens volunteered with the Lafayette Flying Corps to serve as volunteer pilots and observers in French combat squadrons. In April 1916, the most famous American squadron, N124 "Escadrille Americaine," was established. Once

  • Lockheed XF-90

    The XF-90 was developed to meet a USAF requirement for a long-range penetration fighter. Two prototype aircraft were built. The first was powered by two Westinghouse J34 turbojets without afterburners, but these proved inadequate. The second aircraft was adapted for afterburning J34s and had better,

  • Litton Suit

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This USAF Mark I Extravehicular and Lunar Surface Suit, designed and built by Litton Industries, predated both the launch of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union and the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by the United States. Based on a

  • Lafayette Flying Corps Ribbon

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Lafayette Flying Corps ribbon was awarded in the fall of 1918 to the 214 Americans in the French Air Service. This ribbon belonged to David E. Putnam.Donated by Mrs. Elinor P. Taintor.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Lavochkin La-17M Target Drone

    Note: This item is currently in storage.In 1950 the Soviet Air Force began development of a radio-controlled aerial target for training fighter pilots. Production of the Lavochkin La-17 target drone began in 1954. Over the next 40 years, the La-17 incorporated various improvements, including an