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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  • MHU-12/M Munitions Handling Trailer

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The MHU-12 munitions handling trailer is used to transport munitions between the storage area and the flightline. It can accommodate a wide variety of munitions using various adapters, cradles and chocks. Two hinged deck panels in the center of the trailer bed

  • MHU-12 Munitions Handling Trailer

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The MHU-12 munitions handling trailer is used to transport munitions between the storage areas and the flightline. It has a 5,000 pound capacity and can accommodate a wide variety of munitions. The trailer on display was refurbished by the 1st Equipment

  • Manchurian Flag

    Note: This item is currently in storage.According to the donor, the flag was given to him by a Russian soldier when he was liberated from a Manchurian prison camp in 1945.Donated by Maj. (Ret.) Charles Beck.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • Maj. Jack M. Ilfrey Service Coat

    Note: This item is currently in storage. Maj. Jack M. Ilfrey, a World War II USAAF ace with eight victories, wore this service coat. The "winged boot" insignia on the left pocket flap is an unofficial badge for downed airmen who escaped from behind enemy lines. Maj. Ilfrey flew a P-38 Lightning

  • MA 2-30 Wrist Altimeter Indicator

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This professional civilian model was used by USAF pararescuemen for High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) parachute jumps.Donated by Master Sgt. Robert Bean.Click here to return to the Featured Accessions index.

  • M1941 Field Jacket

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This M1941 field jacket was worn by Staff Sgt. Donald John Shaw while a member of the 398th Bombardment Group, 602nd Squadron. The bombs detailed on the back depict his 35 missions as a waist gunner on a B-17 from October 1944 to April 1945.Donated by the Shaw

  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25

    Note: This aircraft is currently in the restoration hangar. The Soviet MiG-25 (NATO code-name "Foxbat") was a high-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft. The aircraft entered service in 1970 and has a top speed of Mach 2.83, powerful radar, and could carry up to four air-to-air missiles. The

  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23MLD

    Note: This aircraft is currently in storage.The MiG-23/27 Flogger series of aircraft was used extensively by the former Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies. The MiG-23 series served as fighter-interceptors, with a secondary capability of ground attack. The MiG-23 was designed in 1964-1966 as a

  • McDonnell Douglas F-15 Streak Eagle

    This aircraft is on public display in the R&D hangar (May 28,2024)The F-15 is a twin engine, high-performance, all-weather air superiority fighter. First flown in July 1972, the Eagle entered the USAF inventory in November 1974. It was the first U.S. fighter to have engine thrust greater than the

  • McDonnell Douglas YF-4E Phantom II

    Note: This aircraft is currently in storage.The museum's airframe served as a prototype for the RF-4C reconnaissance version and later the F-4E fighter-bomber variant. It also was the test bed for such advanced ideas as F-4 leading edge slats and the "Fly-By-Wire" concept (electrical rather than