617 results found
| Registration / Serial: | 79-10781 |
| Alternate Serial: | 781 |
| Military Code: | ED |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed YF-117A Nighthawk |
| C/n (msn): | A.4006 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 819420Submit Correction |
| View count: | 124 |
A total of 59 F-117A stealth aircraft were built between 1981 and 1990. This is the second, specially modified for systems testing by AFSC at Edwards AFB. In September 1985 the left tail fin broke away while the aircraft was pulling up during a weapons test, but the pilot was able to land safely earning him a DFC. The Air Force retired it to the museum in 1991 after the test program was completed. During Operation Desert Storm, the F-117As flew 1,271 sorties, achieving an 80% mission success rate and suffered no losses or battle damage
| Registration / Serial: | 79-10781 |
| Alternate Serial: | 781 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed YF-117A Nighthawk |
| C/n (msn): | A.4006 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 79-10781 |
| Alternate Serial: | 781 |
| Military Code: | ED |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed YF-117A Nighthawk |
| C/n (msn): | A.4006 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 819420Submit Correction |
| View count: | 124 |
A total of 59 F-117A stealth aircraft were built between 1981 and 1990. This is the second, specially modified for systems testing by AFSC at Edwards AFB. In September 1985 the left tail fin broke away while the aircraft was pulling up during a weapons test, but the pilot was able to land safely earning him a DFC. The Air Force retired it to the museum in 1991 after the test program was completed. During Operation Desert Storm, the F-117As flew 1,271 sorties, achieving an 80% mission success rate and suffered no losses or battle damage
| Registration / Serial: | 79-10781 |
| Alternate Serial: | 781 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed YF-117A Nighthawk |
| C/n (msn): | A.4006 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "51-135" |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-10135 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas C-124 Globemaster II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas C-124 Globemaster II |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| C/n (msn): | 43975 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 819414Submit Correction |
| View count: | 109 |
Bringing back memories of seeing Globies over England in the late 60s, this is actually C-124C 52-1066 which during the Congo Airlift in 1960 went off-course on a flight from Chateauroux to Athens and was forced down by Yugoslav AF fighters. The aircraft and crew were held until diplomatic negotiations secure their release for return to France. In September 1974 it was consigned to MASDC for storage, after service with the last C-124 operator, the 165th TAG, Georgia ANG. Ferrying to the USAF Museum in August 1975, it is now displayed as an aircraft of the 756th MAS/909th MAG at Andrews AFB
| Registration / Serial: | "51-135" |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-10135 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| C/n (msn): | 43975 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "51-135" |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-10135 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas C-124 Globemaster II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas C-124 Globemaster II |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| C/n (msn): | 43975 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 819414Submit Correction |
| View count: | 109 |
Bringing back memories of seeing Globies over England in the late 60s, this is actually C-124C 52-1066 which during the Congo Airlift in 1960 went off-course on a flight from Chateauroux to Athens and was forced down by Yugoslav AF fighters. The aircraft and crew were held until diplomatic negotiations secure their release for return to France. In September 1974 it was consigned to MASDC for storage, after service with the last C-124 operator, the 165th TAG, Georgia ANG. Ferrying to the USAF Museum in August 1975, it is now displayed as an aircraft of the 756th MAS/909th MAG at Andrews AFB
| Registration / Serial: | "51-135" |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-10135 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| C/n (msn): | 43975 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | ZA374 |
| Military Code: | CN |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Panavia Tornado |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Panavia Tornado |
| Aircraft Version: | Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| C/n (msn): | BS056 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Miss Behavin' |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 16 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 819401Submit Correction |
| View count: | 104 |
When this Tornado was hastily prepared for duty in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, it was incorrectly marked ZD374 - this was never corrected and it still carries that serial having been donated to the NMUSAF in 2002
| Registration / Serial: | ZA374 |
| Aircraft Version: | Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| C/n (msn): | BS056 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 16 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | ZA374 |
| Military Code: | CN |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Panavia Tornado |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Panavia Tornado |
| Aircraft Version: | Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| C/n (msn): | BS056 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Miss Behavin' |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 16 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 819401Submit Correction |
| View count: | 104 |
When this Tornado was hastily prepared for duty in Operation Desert Storm in 1991, it was incorrectly marked ZD374 - this was never corrected and it still carries that serial having been donated to the NMUSAF in 2002
| Registration / Serial: | ZA374 |
| Aircraft Version: | Panavia Tornado GR1 |
| C/n (msn): | BS056 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 16 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 70-0970 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF70-970 |
| Military Code: | MB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | LTV A-7 Corsair II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | LTV A-7 Corsair II |
| Aircraft Version: | LTV A-7D Corsair II |
| C/n (msn): | D116 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 354 TFW |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 819365Submit Correction |
| View count: | 87 |
First assigned to the 355th TFS/354th TFW (Myrtle Beach AFB, SC), in September 1972 this A-7 deployed to Thailand for combat in Vietnam, returning to the USA by May 1974. By 1977 the aircraft had been transferred to the 120th TFS/140th TFG (Colorado ANG) based at Buckley AFB, Denver. Flown to the National Museum of the USAF in January 1992
| Registration / Serial: | 70-0970 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF70-970 |
| Aircraft Version: | LTV A-7D Corsair II |
| C/n (msn): | D116 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 70-0970 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF70-970 |
| Military Code: | MB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | LTV A-7 Corsair II |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | LTV A-7 Corsair II |
| Aircraft Version: | LTV A-7D Corsair II |
| C/n (msn): | D116 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 354 TFW |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 819365Submit Correction |
| View count: | 87 |
First assigned to the 355th TFS/354th TFW (Myrtle Beach AFB, SC), in September 1972 this A-7 deployed to Thailand for combat in Vietnam, returning to the USA by May 1974. By 1977 the aircraft had been transferred to the 120th TFS/140th TFG (Colorado ANG) based at Buckley AFB, Denver. Flown to the National Museum of the USAF in January 1992
| Registration / Serial: | 70-0970 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF70-970 |
| Aircraft Version: | LTV A-7D Corsair II |
| C/n (msn): | D116 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 53-555 |
| Alternate Serial: | 30555 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed EC-121D Warning Star |
| C/n (msn): | 1049A-4370 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | City of Sacramento |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 6 May 2008 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Photo ID: | 818749Submit Correction |
| View count: | 138 |
Ca.1955: TOS USAF as RC-121D. 1962: Redesignated as EC-121D. By 1967: 553rd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, Korat RTAFB, Thailand. 24 Oct '67: While stationed airborne over Gulf of Tonkin, this aircraft guided a US fighter by radar into position to destroy a MiG-21. It was the first time a weapons controller on airborne radar aircraft had directed a successful attack on an enemy plane. By Mar '69: 552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, also on deployment to Korat. 9 Aug '71: Ferried to the Air Force Museum, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
| Registration / Serial: | 53-555 |
| Alternate Serial: | 30555 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed EC-121D Warning Star |
| C/n (msn): | 1049A-4370 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 6 May 2008 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 53-555 |
| Alternate Serial: | 30555 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed EC-121D Warning Star |
| C/n (msn): | 1049A-4370 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | City of Sacramento |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 6 May 2008 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Photo ID: | 818749Submit Correction |
| View count: | 138 |
Ca.1955: TOS USAF as RC-121D. 1962: Redesignated as EC-121D. By 1967: 553rd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, Korat RTAFB, Thailand. 24 Oct '67: While stationed airborne over Gulf of Tonkin, this aircraft guided a US fighter by radar into position to destroy a MiG-21. It was the first time a weapons controller on airborne radar aircraft had directed a successful attack on an enemy plane. By Mar '69: 552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, also on deployment to Korat. 9 Aug '71: Ferried to the Air Force Museum, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
| Registration / Serial: | 53-555 |
| Alternate Serial: | 30555 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed EC-121D Warning Star |
| C/n (msn): | 1049A-4370 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 6 May 2008 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 105 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Junkers Ju 88 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Junkers Ju 88 |
| Aircraft Version: | Junkers Ju 88D-1/Trop |
| C/n (msn): | 430650 |
| Operator Titles: | Romania - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816585Submit Correction |
| View count: | 164 |
Of over 15,000 Ju 88s built, only two complete airframes survive, one at the RAF Museum, Hendon and this Fortele Aeriene Romane example whose disillusioned pilot defected to Cyprus in July 1943. It is a long-range photographic reconnaissance version modified for tropical use. In October 1943 it arrived here at Wright Field for evaluation and went into store at Davis Monthan in 1946. Displayed from 1960, my photo here shows as of 1973 in the second iteration of Luftwaffe camouflage carried since going on show. It was restored to its true Romanian AF markings in 1988
| Registration / Serial: | 105 |
| Aircraft Version: | Junkers Ju 88D-1/Trop |
| C/n (msn): | 430650 |
| Operator Titles: | Romania - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 105 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Junkers Ju 88 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Junkers Ju 88 |
| Aircraft Version: | Junkers Ju 88D-1/Trop |
| C/n (msn): | 430650 |
| Operator Titles: | Romania - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816585Submit Correction |
| View count: | 164 |
Of over 15,000 Ju 88s built, only two complete airframes survive, one at the RAF Museum, Hendon and this Fortele Aeriene Romane example whose disillusioned pilot defected to Cyprus in July 1943. It is a long-range photographic reconnaissance version modified for tropical use. In October 1943 it arrived here at Wright Field for evaluation and went into store at Davis Monthan in 1946. Displayed from 1960, my photo here shows as of 1973 in the second iteration of Luftwaffe camouflage carried since going on show. It was restored to its true Romanian AF markings in 1988
| Registration / Serial: | 105 |
| Aircraft Version: | Junkers Ju 88D-1/Trop |
| C/n (msn): | 430650 |
| Operator Titles: | Romania - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 60-0263 |
| Alternate Serial: | 00263 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Kaman HTK |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Kaman HOK/HTK/HUK/H-43 Huskie |
| Aircraft Version: | Kaman HH-43F Huskie |
| C/n (msn): | 87 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816580Submit Correction |
| View count: | 102 |
The Huskie's unusual intermeshing configuration used two wooden rotors turning in opposite directions, eliminating the need for a tail rotor. Such helicopters on crash rescue alert could be airborne in approximately one minute with a 700-gallon fire suppression kit hanging beneath. Last serving with the 42nd ARRS at Kirtland AFB, NM, this one had set several climb/altitude/distance class records in 1961/62. It was flown to the USAFM in April 1973
| Registration / Serial: | 60-0263 |
| Alternate Serial: | 00263 |
| Aircraft Version: | Kaman HH-43F Huskie |
| C/n (msn): | 87 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 60-0263 |
| Alternate Serial: | 00263 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Kaman HTK |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Kaman HOK/HTK/HUK/H-43 Huskie |
| Aircraft Version: | Kaman HH-43F Huskie |
| C/n (msn): | 87 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816580Submit Correction |
| View count: | 102 |
The Huskie's unusual intermeshing configuration used two wooden rotors turning in opposite directions, eliminating the need for a tail rotor. Such helicopters on crash rescue alert could be airborne in approximately one minute with a 700-gallon fire suppression kit hanging beneath. Last serving with the 42nd ARRS at Kirtland AFB, NM, this one had set several climb/altitude/distance class records in 1961/62. It was flown to the USAFM in April 1973
| Registration / Serial: | 60-0263 |
| Alternate Serial: | 00263 |
| Aircraft Version: | Kaman HH-43F Huskie |
| C/n (msn): | 87 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 60-0504 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF60-504 |
| Military Code: | RU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Republic F-105 Thunderchief |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Republic F-105 Thunderchief |
| Aircraft Version: | Republic F-105D Thunderchief |
| C/n (msn): | D192 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Memphis Belle II |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816576Submit Correction |
| View count: | 106 |
This 'Thud' is marked as it appeared while serving in the 357th TFS/355th TFW at Takhli RTAFB in Thailand. The nickname "Memphis Belle II" refers to the B-17F that carried the same artwork during WWII. The red stars under the cockpit represent the two MiG kills it claimed during the Vietnam War. Last operating with the 121st TFS/113rd TFW Maryland ANG from Andrews AFB, it arrived at the museum in April 1990
| Registration / Serial: | 60-0504 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF60-504 |
| Aircraft Version: | Republic F-105D Thunderchief |
| C/n (msn): | D192 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 60-0504 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF60-504 |
| Military Code: | RU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Republic F-105 Thunderchief |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Republic F-105 Thunderchief |
| Aircraft Version: | Republic F-105D Thunderchief |
| C/n (msn): | D192 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Memphis Belle II |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816576Submit Correction |
| View count: | 106 |
This 'Thud' is marked as it appeared while serving in the 357th TFS/355th TFW at Takhli RTAFB in Thailand. The nickname "Memphis Belle II" refers to the B-17F that carried the same artwork during WWII. The red stars under the cockpit represent the two MiG kills it claimed during the Vietnam War. Last operating with the 121st TFS/113rd TFW Maryland ANG from Andrews AFB, it arrived at the museum in April 1990
| Registration / Serial: | 60-0504 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF60-504 |
| Aircraft Version: | Republic F-105D Thunderchief |
| C/n (msn): | D192 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "NS519" |
| Military Code: | P |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito B35 |
| C/n (msn): | [ RS709 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816558Submit Correction |
| View count: | 121 |
This Mossie, true serial RS709, has been restored to a Mk. XVI configuration and painted c1988 as a weather recce aircraft of the USAAF's 653rd BS based at RAF Watton in 1944-1945. It is a British-built B.Mk.35 manufactured in 1946, converted for towing targets by 1959 for 3 Civil Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Unit, Exeter. In 1963 it was registered G-ASKA to fly in the filming of 633 Squadron. At the end of 1971 it was ferried to Harlingen, TX as N9797 and back to the UK (Blackbushe) in November 1979. Restored as G-MOSI in RAF camo, it ferried to the USAFM Oct 1984/Feb 1985
| Registration / Serial: | "NS519" |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito B35 |
| C/n (msn): | [ RS709 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "NS519" |
| Military Code: | P |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito B35 |
| C/n (msn): | [ RS709 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816558Submit Correction |
| View count: | 121 |
This Mossie, true serial RS709, has been restored to a Mk. XVI configuration and painted c1988 as a weather recce aircraft of the USAAF's 653rd BS based at RAF Watton in 1944-1945. It is a British-built B.Mk.35 manufactured in 1946, converted for towing targets by 1959 for 3 Civil Anti-Aircraft Cooperation Unit, Exeter. In 1963 it was registered G-ASKA to fly in the filming of 633 Squadron. At the end of 1971 it was ferried to Harlingen, TX as N9797 and back to the UK (Blackbushe) in November 1979. Restored as G-MOSI in RAF camo, it ferried to the USAFM Oct 1984/Feb 1985
| Registration / Serial: | "NS519" |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito B35 |
| C/n (msn): | [ RS709 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "42-98667" |
| Alternate Serial: | 298667 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Stinson L-5 Sentinel |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Stinson L-5 Sentinel |
| Aircraft Version: | Stinson L-5G Sentinel |
| C/n (msn): | 76-466 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Guinea Short Lines |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816284Submit Correction |
| View count: | 55 |
This is actually L-5GG 42-98225 and once bore civil registration N66225. It is named "Guinea Short Lines" on the left of nose and "Pacoma Howdy" on the right
| Registration / Serial: | "42-98667" |
| Alternate Serial: | 298667 |
| Aircraft Version: | Stinson L-5G Sentinel |
| C/n (msn): | 76-466 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "42-98667" |
| Alternate Serial: | 298667 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Stinson L-5 Sentinel |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Stinson L-5 Sentinel |
| Aircraft Version: | Stinson L-5G Sentinel |
| C/n (msn): | 76-466 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Guinea Short Lines |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816284Submit Correction |
| View count: | 55 |
This is actually L-5GG 42-98225 and once bore civil registration N66225. It is named "Guinea Short Lines" on the left of nose and "Pacoma Howdy" on the right
| Registration / Serial: | "42-98667" |
| Alternate Serial: | 298667 |
| Aircraft Version: | Stinson L-5G Sentinel |
| C/n (msn): | 76-466 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "MB950" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 365 Spitfire PR11 |
| C/n (msn): | 6S/417723 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816263Submit Correction |
| View count: | 87 |
Painted as a USAAF 14th Photographic Squadron aircraft that flew from Mount Farm in England in the latter part of WWII, this is actually PA908 which was retrieved from Poona in India in 1984, where it had been in use as Indian AF instructional airframe M342. It was transferred to the IAF in 1947 after service at various RAF stations in the Far East, ending up at Palam (Delhi) in May 1946
| Registration / Serial: | "MB950" |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 365 Spitfire PR11 |
| C/n (msn): | 6S/417723 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "MB950" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 365 Spitfire PR11 |
| C/n (msn): | 6S/417723 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816263Submit Correction |
| View count: | 87 |
Painted as a USAAF 14th Photographic Squadron aircraft that flew from Mount Farm in England in the latter part of WWII, this is actually PA908 which was retrieved from Poona in India in 1984, where it had been in use as Indian AF instructional airframe M342. It was transferred to the IAF in 1947 after service at various RAF stations in the Far East, ending up at Palam (Delhi) in May 1946
| Registration / Serial: | "MB950" |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 365 Spitfire PR11 |
| C/n (msn): | 6S/417723 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N10408 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker D.VII |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker D.VII |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker D.VII (replica) |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816014Submit Correction |
| View count: | 130 |
This is a flyable replica built for Cole Palen's flying circus at Old Rhinebeck aerodrome, NY. Painted to represent the aircraft of Lt Rudolf Stark, squadron leader of Jasta 35b in October 1918, it was loaned to the museum in 1996
| Registration / Serial: | N10408 |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker D.VII (replica) |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | N10408 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker D.VII |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker D.VII |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker D.VII (replica) |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 816014Submit Correction |
| View count: | 130 |
This is a flyable replica built for Cole Palen's flying circus at Old Rhinebeck aerodrome, NY. Painted to represent the aircraft of Lt Rudolf Stark, squadron leader of Jasta 35b in October 1918, it was loaned to the museum in 1996
| Registration / Serial: | N10408 |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker D.VII (replica) |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "64-15492" |
| Alternate Serial: | 15492 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1P Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 7026 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815854Submit Correction |
| View count: | 71 |
Built as UH-1F-BF 64-15476 by Bell at Fort Worth, in 1969 this was one a number converted to UH-1P for special operations in SE Asia while it was assigned to the 20th SOS (Green Hornets), 14th SOW. In April 1980 it was flown to the USAFM and is now presented to represent a UH-1F involved in a Medal of Honor winning rescue mission in November 1968 as depicted in this set piece
| Registration / Serial: | "64-15492" |
| Alternate Serial: | 15492 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1P Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 7026 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "64-15492" |
| Alternate Serial: | 15492 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell 204 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell 204/205/210 (H-1/40 Iroquois) |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1P Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 7026 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815854Submit Correction |
| View count: | 71 |
Built as UH-1F-BF 64-15476 by Bell at Fort Worth, in 1969 this was one a number converted to UH-1P for special operations in SE Asia while it was assigned to the 20th SOS (Green Hornets), 14th SOW. In April 1980 it was flown to the USAFM and is now presented to represent a UH-1F involved in a Medal of Honor winning rescue mission in November 1968 as depicted in this set piece
| Registration / Serial: | "64-15492" |
| Alternate Serial: | 15492 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell UH-1P Iroquois |
| C/n (msn): | 7026 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "SC4037" |
| Military Code: | 8 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss 1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss 1 (J/N/JN Jenny/Canuck) |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss JN-4D Jenny |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815771Submit Correction |
| View count: | 128 |
This Jenny was delivered to the US Army Air Services around 1918 as A2805 and postwar was used for barnstorming till about 1930 when it was dismantled and went into store in a barn. Acquired by the USAFM in 1956, it was displayed with its correct identity of 2805 from 1971 until restored again in 2023, emerging as a Signal Corps aircraft based at Love Field, TX, in 1918
| Registration / Serial: | "SC4037" |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss JN-4D Jenny |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "SC4037" |
| Military Code: | 8 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss 1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss 1 (J/N/JN Jenny/Canuck) |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss JN-4D Jenny |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815771Submit Correction |
| View count: | 128 |
This Jenny was delivered to the US Army Air Services around 1918 as A2805 and postwar was used for barnstorming till about 1930 when it was dismantled and went into store in a barn. Acquired by the USAFM in 1956, it was displayed with its correct identity of 2805 from 1971 until restored again in 2023, emerging as a Signal Corps aircraft based at Love Field, TX, in 1918
| Registration / Serial: | "SC4037" |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss JN-4D Jenny |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | MA863 |
| Military Code: | HL-B |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire LF5C |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815744Submit Correction |
| View count: | 107 |
Built as Spitfire F.Vc (Trop) MA863 in mid-1943, this aircraft was shipped to the RAAF in October 1943 and entered service as A58-246. After a crash landing at Lake Tarang, Victoria in August 1945 it was relegated to ground instructional use before disposal and farm storage. Long-term restoration began in 1975, not completed till 2000 after shipment to England in 1998. In March 2000 it was flown by C-5A to Wright Patterson for the USAFM and was initially displayed in RAF camouflage as 'XR-T' of 71 Sqdn. By 2006 it had been repainted as a machine of the 308th FS, USAAF Mediterranean Theatre
| Registration / Serial: | MA863 |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire LF5C |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | MA863 |
| Military Code: | HL-B |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire LF5C |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815744Submit Correction |
| View count: | 107 |
Built as Spitfire F.Vc (Trop) MA863 in mid-1943, this aircraft was shipped to the RAAF in October 1943 and entered service as A58-246. After a crash landing at Lake Tarang, Victoria in August 1945 it was relegated to ground instructional use before disposal and farm storage. Long-term restoration began in 1975, not completed till 2000 after shipment to England in 1998. In March 2000 it was flown by C-5A to Wright Patterson for the USAFM and was initially displayed in RAF camouflage as 'XR-T' of 71 Sqdn. By 2006 it had been repainted as a machine of the 308th FS, USAAF Mediterranean Theatre
| Registration / Serial: | MA863 |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire LF5C |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "38-224" |
| Military Code: | 737 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American NA-64 Yale |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American NA-64 Yale |
| Aircraft Version: | North American NA-64 Yale |
| C/n (msn): | 64-2168 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815737Submit Correction |
| View count: | 123 |
What could happen when a cadet pilot applied the brakes too hard with the wind behind. On average during the war, 40% did not graduate from flying school. Painted to represent a USAAC BT-9C, this NA-64 is one of a group originally built for the French but diverted to Canada when France was overrun in the Blitzkrieg. Flown by the RCAF in Ontario with s/n 3417, it was stored by a private buyer from 1946 to 1969. It was then restored to fly as N4737G till joining the museum in 1978
| Registration / Serial: | "38-224" |
| Aircraft Version: | North American NA-64 Yale |
| C/n (msn): | 64-2168 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "38-224" |
| Military Code: | 737 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American NA-64 Yale |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American NA-64 Yale |
| Aircraft Version: | North American NA-64 Yale |
| C/n (msn): | 64-2168 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815737Submit Correction |
| View count: | 123 |
What could happen when a cadet pilot applied the brakes too hard with the wind behind. On average during the war, 40% did not graduate from flying school. Painted to represent a USAAC BT-9C, this NA-64 is one of a group originally built for the French but diverted to Canada when France was overrun in the Blitzkrieg. Flown by the RCAF in Ontario with s/n 3417, it was stored by a private buyer from 1946 to 1969. It was then restored to fly as N4737G till joining the museum in 1978
| Registration / Serial: | "38-224" |
| Aircraft Version: | North American NA-64 Yale |
| C/n (msn): | 64-2168 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "44-33879" |
| Alternate Serial: | 433879 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| C/n (msn): | 1959 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Snafu Snatchers |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815728Submit Correction |
| View count: | 100 |
Given USN BuNo 46595 in 1943, this Cat was demobbed as N9501C but by 1963 was operated by Panair do Brazil (for oil company Petrobras) as PT-AXM. In February 1963 it joined the Forca Aerea Brasileira with s/n 6551 designated as a C-10, continuing operations in the Amazon. Ferried to Fort Lauderdale in by March 1984, it flew on to the UASFM in July, the nose gear collapsing on landing at Wright Field. By 1988 it was presented as OA-10A 44-33879 of the 2nd Emergency Rescue Sqdn in the Pacific Theatre with a 'Snafu Snatchers' logo on the right side and mission marks on the left
| Registration / Serial: | "44-33879" |
| Alternate Serial: | 433879 |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| C/n (msn): | 1959 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "44-33879" |
| Alternate Serial: | 433879 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| C/n (msn): | 1959 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Snafu Snatchers |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815728Submit Correction |
| View count: | 100 |
Given USN BuNo 46595 in 1943, this Cat was demobbed as N9501C but by 1963 was operated by Panair do Brazil (for oil company Petrobras) as PT-AXM. In February 1963 it joined the Forca Aerea Brasileira with s/n 6551 designated as a C-10, continuing operations in the Amazon. Ferried to Fort Lauderdale in by March 1984, it flew on to the UASFM in July, the nose gear collapsing on landing at Wright Field. By 1988 it was presented as OA-10A 44-33879 of the 2nd Emergency Rescue Sqdn in the Pacific Theatre with a 'Snafu Snatchers' logo on the right side and mission marks on the left
| Registration / Serial: | "44-33879" |
| Alternate Serial: | 433879 |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| C/n (msn): | 1959 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "S4523" |
| Other Marks: | 1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | SPAD S-XIII |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | SPAD S-XIII |
| Aircraft Version: | SPAD S-XIII C1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1924E |
| Display Paint: | USA - Army |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815726Submit Correction |
| View count: | 108 |
This SPAD was built by the Kellner et ses Fils piano works outside Paris in October 1918 for the Armee de Terre with s/n 16594 but too late to see combat service. In 1919 it was shipped to the US with 434 other SPAD XIIIs, a smaller 150hp Wright-Hispano being fitted. In 1930 it was flown to Roosevelt Field, NY and abandoned till bought by Cole Palen for his flying circus at Old Rhinebeck. Flown as N2030A after restoration in 1956, it was bequeathed to the USAFM arriving in 1996. Now painted as the 94th PS SPAD of ace Capt. Rickenbacker, restored with correct 220hp Hispano-Suiza engine
| Registration / Serial: | "S4523" |
| Aircraft Version: | SPAD S-XIII C1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1924E |
| Display Paint: | USA - Army |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "S4523" |
| Other Marks: | 1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | SPAD S-XIII |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | SPAD S-XIII |
| Aircraft Version: | SPAD S-XIII C1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1924E |
| Display Paint: | USA - Army |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815726Submit Correction |
| View count: | 108 |
This SPAD was built by the Kellner et ses Fils piano works outside Paris in October 1918 for the Armee de Terre with s/n 16594 but too late to see combat service. In 1919 it was shipped to the US with 434 other SPAD XIIIs, a smaller 150hp Wright-Hispano being fitted. In 1930 it was flown to Roosevelt Field, NY and abandoned till bought by Cole Palen for his flying circus at Old Rhinebeck. Flown as N2030A after restoration in 1956, it was bequeathed to the USAFM arriving in 1996. Now painted as the 94th PS SPAD of ace Capt. Rickenbacker, restored with correct 220hp Hispano-Suiza engine
| Registration / Serial: | "S4523" |
| Aircraft Version: | SPAD S-XIII C1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1924E |
| Display Paint: | USA - Army |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "44-15174" |
| Alternate Serial: | 174 |
| Military Code: | 52 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American P-51 Mustang |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American P-51 Mustang |
| Aircraft Version: | North American P-51D Mustang |
| C/n (msn): | 122-41476 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Shimmy IV |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815720Submit Correction |
| View count: | 92 |
This was the last Mustang in operational service with a USAF tactical unit, 44-74936 - see my 1973 photo here. In view of that, it is odd that around 1982 it was repainted as seen now to represent a P-51D flown by the commander of the 325th Fighter Group in Italy in 1944
| Registration / Serial: | "44-15174" |
| Alternate Serial: | 174 |
| Aircraft Version: | North American P-51D Mustang |
| C/n (msn): | 122-41476 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "44-15174" |
| Alternate Serial: | 174 |
| Military Code: | 52 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | North American P-51 Mustang |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | North American P-51 Mustang |
| Aircraft Version: | North American P-51D Mustang |
| C/n (msn): | 122-41476 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Shimmy IV |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815720Submit Correction |
| View count: | 92 |
This was the last Mustang in operational service with a USAF tactical unit, 44-74936 - see my 1973 photo here. In view of that, it is odd that around 1982 it was repainted as seen now to represent a P-51D flown by the commander of the 325th Fighter Group in Italy in 1944
| Registration / Serial: | "44-15174" |
| Alternate Serial: | 174 |
| Aircraft Version: | North American P-51D Mustang |
| C/n (msn): | 122-41476 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "44-70534" |
| Alternate Serial: | 470534 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Noorduyn Norseman |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Noorduyn Norseman (C-64) |
| Aircraft Version: | Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman (VI) |
| C/n (msn): | 561 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815621Submit Correction |
| View count: | 517 |
First flown in 1935, the Norseman was designed for rugged Canadian bush country operations on wheels, floats or skis. Noorduyn supplied 769 to the USAAF by the end of WWII; it was abroad one of these that bandsman Glenn Miller disappeared on a flight from England to France, the aircraft never being found. Marked to represent a UC-64A operated in Alaska late in WWII, this example is actually 44-70296 civilianised in 1946 as N55860 and then CF-KVB in 1958. It was damaged by fire in 1962 but restored by 1969, becoming N57WS in 1980 and being donated to USAFM next year
| Registration / Serial: | "44-70534" |
| Alternate Serial: | 470534 |
| Aircraft Version: | Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman (VI) |
| C/n (msn): | 561 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | "44-70534" |
| Alternate Serial: | 470534 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Noorduyn Norseman |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Noorduyn Norseman (C-64) |
| Aircraft Version: | Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman (VI) |
| C/n (msn): | 561 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 815621Submit Correction |
| View count: | 517 |
First flown in 1935, the Norseman was designed for rugged Canadian bush country operations on wheels, floats or skis. Noorduyn supplied 769 to the USAAF by the end of WWII; it was abroad one of these that bandsman Glenn Miller disappeared on a flight from England to France, the aircraft never being found. Marked to represent a UC-64A operated in Alaska late in WWII, this example is actually 44-70296 civilianised in 1946 as N55860 and then CF-KVB in 1958. It was damaged by fire in 1962 but restored by 1969, becoming N57WS in 1980 and being donated to USAFM next year
| Registration / Serial: | "44-70534" |
| Alternate Serial: | 470534 |
| Aircraft Version: | Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman (VI) |
| C/n (msn): | 561 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |