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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  • Signals Between Aeroplanes and Artillery

    Note: This item is currently in storage.This Royal Flying Corps instruction book and signal guide was produced on heavy card stock and provided quick reference for pilots and observers directing artillery fire by airplane. This guide belonged to Lt. John A. Sperry, a pilot with the 139th Aero

  • Scrapbook photos of Master Sgt. Carl T. Hale

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Master Sgt. Carl T. Hale, one of the first enlisted men assigned to the Aviation Section of the Army Signal Corps, was assigned to the Wright section first at College Park, Md., and later at Texas City, Texas. This series of photos depicts early flying

  • Salmson Z-9

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Salmson Z-9 engine, rated at 280 hp, was quite unique. Although it was a radial engine, it was cooled by water. The Z-9 was installed in the Salmson 2A.2 airplane, which arrived on the Front early in 1918. The U.S. Air Service purchased 705 Salmson 2A.2s

  • Simulated Ramjet

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Following its modification for an extended performance program, the X-15A-2 was to have served in the late 1960s as a testbed for hypersonic ramjet engines. This is one of the simulated ramjet engine shells, designed to test the aerodynamics of the proposed

  • Sweetheart Memorabilia

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Sending "sweetheart memorabilia" like earrings, pillow tops and handkerchiefs to loved ones back home started during World War I and still is a tradition today. Wearing an displaying the mementoes shows their patriotism and helps them to feel close to those

  • Sweetheart Basic Parachutist ID Badge

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Gold-plated sterling silver sweetheart basic parachutist ID badge with rhinestones. This item belonged to the donor's husband, who was a member of the 11th Airborne Division during World War II.Donated by Mrs. Julia F. Rupert.Click here to return to the

  • Spot a Plane Game

    Note: This item is currently in storage. This Spot a Plane game was produced by Toy Creations Inc. in 1942. According to an article in Time, players progressed around the game board from "TakeOff" point to "Mission Accomplished" by identifying correctly the silhouettes of enemy nations'

  • Security Forces Bicycle

    Note: This item is currently in storage.Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Security Forces started a bike patrol program in the 1980s. The bicycles are modified for police work, and their uniforms have additions to be reflective. All current riders are International Police Mountain Bike Association

  • Sukhoi SU-22M4

    Note: This aircraft is currently in storage. This powerful Russian-designed ground attack aircraft was a versatile weapon in the Soviet Union's air forces for many years, and it was one of the Soviets' first variable geometry or "swing-wing" attack aircraft. Variable geometry wings allow aircraft to

  • SA-4 Ganef

    Note: This item is currently in storage.The Soviet, now Russian, SA-4 (NATO designation "Ganef") is a medium- to high-altitude surface-to-air missile developed in the late 1950s by the Lyulev OKB design bureau. Fielded in 1967, it became fully operational in 1969. Four solid booster rockets that