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WWII Gallery
World War II Gallery
Harrowing and courageous moments are captured in the museum's World War II Gallery, which houses one of the world's top collections of WWII aircraft and a variety of engaging and evocative exhibits to tell the proud story of the U.S. Army Air Forces during the war. The gallery captures the pivotal moments, campaigns and figures of U.S. Army Air Forces' air power in both the Pacific and European Theaters.
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WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
World War II Virtual Tour
World War II Gallery
World War II Gallery
WWII Aircraft Moves(P-51 and P-47)
Importance of the B-17F Memphis Belle
Aircraft
Aeronca L-3B "Grasshopper"
Beech AT-10 Wichita
Beech AT-11 Kansan
Beech UC-43 Traveler
Bell P-39Q Airacobra
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Bristol Beaufighter
Cessna UC-78B Bobcat
Consolidated B-24D Liberator
Consolidated OA-10 Catalina
Culver PQ-14B
Curtiss AT-9 Jeep/Fledgling
C
urtiss C-46D Commando
Curtiss P-36A Hawk
C
urtiss P-40E Warhawk
De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito
Douglas A-20G Havoc
Douglas A-24
Douglas B-18 Bolo
Douglas C-47D Skytrain
Fairchild Model 24-C8F (UC-61J)
Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Sandpiper
Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9
Interstate L-6 "Grasshopper"
Junkers Ju 88D
Kawanishi N1K2-Ja
Shiden Kai
(George)
Laister-Kauffmann TG-4A
Lockheed P-38L Lightning
M
acchi MC.200 Saetta
M
artin B-26G Marauder
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10
Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet
M
esserschmitt Me 262A Schwalbe
Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero
N
oorduyn UC-64A Norseman
North American A-36A Apache
North American B-25B Mitchell
North American P-51D Mustang
N
orthrop P-61C Black Widow
Piper L-4A "Grasshopper"
Radioplane OQ-2A
R
epublic P-47D (Bubble Canopy Version)
Republic P-47D (Razorback Version)
Ryan PT-22 Recruit
Schweizer TG-3A
Seversky P-35
Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly
Sikorsky R-6A Hoverfly II
Stearman PT-13D Kaydet
Stinson L-5 Sentinel
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vc
Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI
Taylorcraft L-2M "Grasshopper"
Vultee BT-13B Valiant
Waco CG-4A Hadrian
Yokosuka MXY7-K1 Ohka
Engines
Walter HWK 509A
Walter HWK 509B-1
Junkers Jumo 004 Turbojet
Pratt & Whitney R-985
Wright R-1820
Wright R-2600 Cyclone 14
Wright R-2600-13
Pratt & Whitney R-2800
Wright R-3350-23 Duplex-Cyclone
Packard V-1650 Merlin
Allison V-1710
Allison V-1710-85 Engine & Drive Train for the P-39Q
Weapons
100-lb. Practice Bomb
AN-M26 Parachute Flares
B-17 Upper Machine Gun Turret (Type A-1A)
German BK-5 50mm Cannon
"Fat Man" Atomic Bomb
Flak 36 88mm Multipurpose Gun
Flakvierling 38 20mm Antiaircraft Gun
German 250-kg Bomb
German "Fritz X" Guided Bomb
Republic/Ford JB-2 Loon (V-1 Buzz Bomb)
"Little Boy" Atomic Bomb
Fragmentation Bomb Cluster M-1
M10 Airplane Smoke Tank
M29 Cluster Bomb
M65 1,000-lb. Bomb
Welrod Mark IIA Silenced Pistol
Mk XIII Aerial Torpedo
Mk 25 Mine
Mk 38 Depth Bomb
Mk 53 Depth Bomb
Rheinmetall MK 108 30mm Cannon
VB-1 Azon Guided Bomb
V-2 with
Meillerwagen
WWII U.S. Aircraft Armament
Ruhrstahl X-4 Air-to-Air Missile
Pacific Theater Exhibits
Day of Infamy: The Pearl Harbor Attack
Retreat in the Pacific
Zeamer and the "Eager Beavers"
First AAF Ace of WWII
Imperial Brutality: Bataan Death March
Combat Pacific
14th Air Force in China: From Volunteers to Regulars
Doolittle Raid
Balloon Bombs: Japan's Answer to Doolittle
Col. Neel E. Kearby: Pacific Thunderbolt Ace
Back to the Philippines
Turning the Tide in New Guinea
First Over the 'Hump:' The China National Aviation Corporation
Runways By Hand: China's Support of the Air War
War on the Asian Mainland
Tragic Story of
The Flying Dutchman
Marianas
Fire Bomb Raids
Iwo Jima
Ryukyus
Okinawa
Japan Devastated
Invasion Plans
Japan Surrenders
Bockscar:
The Aircraft that Ended WWII
European Theater Exhibits
Fighting U-Boats in American Waters
War of Secrets: Cryptology in WWII
Luftwaffe
General Staff Oil Painting
WWII Night Fighters
Operation CARPETBAGGER
Lend-Lease: Aircraft to the Soviet Union
AAF to England
AAF Enters Combat from England
North Africa
Pantelleria
Italy Surrenders
Ploesti
Daylight Bombing
Luftwaffe
Interceptors
AAF Fighter Escort
Heavy Bombers
Luftwaffe
Regains Superiority
"Lady Be Good"
WWII Relics from the Polders
Long Cold Flights and Long Cold Days
Col. Hubert "Hub" Zemke
Col. Joseph Laughlin
Down to Earth: USAAF Tactical Strike in Europe
Col. Bernt Balchen
Medium Bombers
Italy Invaded
Escort from Italy
Industry Crippled
Feb. 20-25, 1944: "The Big Week"
Duty Above All: Tech. Sgt. Sator “Sandy” Sanchez
Target Berlin
Fighters and Flak
Roads, Rails and Bridges
Invasion Nears
D-Day
Winged Angels: USAAF Flight Nurses in WWII
Strategic Bombing Resumed
Tactical Support
V-1 Buzz Bomb
Rome Liberated
Shuttle Raids to Russia
Battle at Arnhem
Rockets and Jets
Battle of the Bulge
Crossing the Rhine
Airborne Operations
Maj. Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band
Cushman Airborne Scooter
Glider Pilots: Silent Wings
AAF Aerial Supremacy
Northern Italy in 1945: The Noose Tightens
German V-Weapons: Desperate Measures
Operation LUSTY
A Test of Courage: 1st Lt. Jack W. Mathis
Winged Boot: Escape & Evasion in WWII
Defeat from the Sky
VE Day! Victory in Europe
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The
Memphis Belle
: American Icon
USAAF Strategic Bombing in Europe
Other Exhibits
AAF Training During WWII
Civilian Pilot Training Program
The Four Chaplains
Type F-1A Utility Heater
WWII Pierced Steel Planking
Strategic Bombing: Victory Through Air Power
WASP: Breaking Ground for Today's Female USAF Pilots
Disney Pins on Wings
Tuskegee Airmen
Sperry S-1 Bombsight
RAF Accumulator Cart
K-24 Camera
Celebrities in Uniform
AN/CRT-2 Radio Communications Jammer
M5 Bomb Trailer
WWII Prisoners of War
A Useful Souvenir: The "Short Snorter"
Engineer Aviation Battalions
Airmen in a World at War
Integration of the USAF
Enlisted Pilots: 1912-1945
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