617 results found
| Registration / Serial: | 53-7885 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed VC-121E Super Constellation |
| C/n (msn): | 1049B-4151 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Columbine III |
| 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: | 19 September 2023 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Photo ID: | 819971Submit Correction |
| View count: | 118 |
10 Sep '54: TOS USAF and assigned to the 1298th Air Transport (Heavy) Squadron (MATS), Washington National Airport, Washington, DC. 24 Nov '54: Christened "Columbine III" by Mamie Eisenhower. 20Jan '61: Removed from Presidential duties but continued with Special Air Missions fleet at Andrews AFB, MD. 20 Apr '66: Finally retiring, the plane was ferried to Patterson Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, for the Air Force Museum. Jul '66: Ferried over to Wright Field and parked near the site of the future museum. By 1990: Restored.
| Registration / Serial: | 53-7885 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed VC-121E Super Constellation |
| C/n (msn): | 1049B-4151 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 19 September 2023 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 53-7885 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 49 Constellation |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Constellation / Starliner (C-69/C-121) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed VC-121E Super Constellation |
| C/n (msn): | 1049B-4151 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Columbine III |
| 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: | 19 September 2023 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Photo ID: | 819971Submit Correction |
| View count: | 118 |
10 Sep '54: TOS USAF and assigned to the 1298th Air Transport (Heavy) Squadron (MATS), Washington National Airport, Washington, DC. 24 Nov '54: Christened "Columbine III" by Mamie Eisenhower. 20Jan '61: Removed from Presidential duties but continued with Special Air Missions fleet at Andrews AFB, MD. 20 Apr '66: Finally retiring, the plane was ferried to Patterson Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, for the Air Force Museum. Jul '66: Ferried over to Wright Field and parked near the site of the future museum. By 1990: Restored.
| Registration / Serial: | 53-7885 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed VC-121E Super Constellation |
| C/n (msn): | 1049B-4151 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFB (KDWF / DWF)Map | Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Photo Date: | 19 September 2023 |
| Photo by: | Glenn ChatfieldContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 92-26463 |
| Alternate Serial: | 26463 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-70 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-70 (H-60 Black Hawk/Seahawk) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk (S-70A) |
| 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: | 819900Submit Correction |
| View count: | 93 |
As "Jolly 21" this helicopter led an April 2004 mission to rescue five US Army soldiers whose CH-47D had crashed during a sandstorm near Kharbut, Iraq. Flown into the museum in August 2023
| Registration / Serial: | 92-26463 |
| Alternate Serial: | 26463 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk (S-70A) |
| 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: | 92-26463 |
| Alternate Serial: | 26463 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-70 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-70 (H-60 Black Hawk/Seahawk) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk (S-70A) |
| 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: | 819900Submit Correction |
| View count: | 93 |
As "Jolly 21" this helicopter led an April 2004 mission to rescue five US Army soldiers whose CH-47D had crashed during a sandstorm near Kharbut, Iraq. Flown into the museum in August 2023
| Registration / Serial: | 92-26463 |
| Alternate Serial: | 26463 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk (S-70A) |
| 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: | 52-6526 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-26526 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Republic F-84 Thunderjet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Republic F-84 Thunderjet/Thunderstreak/Thunderflash |
| Aircraft Version: | Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Licence-built by: | General Motors |
| 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: | 819898Submit Correction |
| View count: | 115 |
In 1961 this F-84 was part of a mass deployment of 200 fighters to Europe in response to the Berlin Crisis and the following year it was transferred 366th FBW at Chaumont-Semoutiers AB, France. In 1970 after retirement by the 178th TFG, Ohio ANG it was flown to Wright Field for storage until the new museum building opened and it is these days one of the superb exhibits in the Cold War Gallery
| Registration / Serial: | 52-6526 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-26526 |
| Aircraft Version: | Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| 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: | 52-6526 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-26526 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Republic F-84 Thunderjet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Republic F-84 Thunderjet/Thunderstreak/Thunderflash |
| Aircraft Version: | Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Licence-built by: | General Motors |
| 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: | 819898Submit Correction |
| View count: | 115 |
In 1961 this F-84 was part of a mass deployment of 200 fighters to Europe in response to the Berlin Crisis and the following year it was transferred 366th FBW at Chaumont-Semoutiers AB, France. In 1970 after retirement by the 178th TFG, Ohio ANG it was flown to Wright Field for storage until the new museum building opened and it is these days one of the superb exhibits in the Cold War Gallery
| Registration / Serial: | 52-6526 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-26526 |
| Aircraft Version: | Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| 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: | 62-5951 |
| Alternate Serial: | 25951 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna A-37 Dragonfly (318) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna A-37 Dragonfly (318) |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna YA-37A Dragonfly (318D) |
| C/n (msn): | 40719 |
| 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: | 819684Submit Correction |
| View count: | 61 |
This was one of the two prototype YAT-37Ds evaluated by the USAF for a counter-insurgency (COIN) attack/reconnaissance aircraft to use in Southeast Asia. It was retired to the museum in December 1964. However, it was recalled to active service in August 1966 for final design testing of the urgently needed A-37 attack aircraft. It rejoined the museum in July 1970 as a YA-37A
| Registration / Serial: | 62-5951 |
| Alternate Serial: | 25951 |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna YA-37A Dragonfly (318D) |
| C/n (msn): | 40719 |
| 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: | 62-5951 |
| Alternate Serial: | 25951 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna A-37 Dragonfly (318) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna A-37 Dragonfly (318) |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna YA-37A Dragonfly (318D) |
| C/n (msn): | 40719 |
| 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: | 819684Submit Correction |
| View count: | 61 |
This was one of the two prototype YAT-37Ds evaluated by the USAF for a counter-insurgency (COIN) attack/reconnaissance aircraft to use in Southeast Asia. It was retired to the museum in December 1964. However, it was recalled to active service in August 1966 for final design testing of the urgently needed A-37 attack aircraft. It rejoined the museum in July 1970 as a YA-37A
| Registration / Serial: | 62-5951 |
| Alternate Serial: | 25951 |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna YA-37A Dragonfly (318D) |
| C/n (msn): | 40719 |
| 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: | 22-692 |
| Alternate Serial: | 22692 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Standard J |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Standard J |
| Aircraft Version: | Standard J-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1141 |
| 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: | 819683Submit Correction |
| View count: | 67 |
The Standard Aircraft Co J-1 was a two-seat primary trainer used by the US Army Air Service to supplement the JN-4 Jenny. Although similar in appearance, it was more difficult to fly. This example was placed on display after a two-year restoration in 1981
| Registration / Serial: | 22-692 |
| Alternate Serial: | 22692 |
| Aircraft Version: | Standard J-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1141 |
| 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: | 22-692 |
| Alternate Serial: | 22692 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Standard J |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Standard J |
| Aircraft Version: | Standard J-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1141 |
| 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: | 819683Submit Correction |
| View count: | 67 |
The Standard Aircraft Co J-1 was a two-seat primary trainer used by the US Army Air Service to supplement the JN-4 Jenny. Although similar in appearance, it was more difficult to fly. This example was placed on display after a two-year restoration in 1981
| Registration / Serial: | 22-692 |
| Alternate Serial: | 22692 |
| Aircraft Version: | Standard J-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1141 |
| 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: | 62-4193 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF24-193 |
| Military Code: | KL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou |
| C/n (msn): | 138 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 536 TAS |
| 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: | 819679Submit Correction |
| View count: | 75 |
Taken on strength by the US Army in 1962 as a CV-2B, this Caribou was deployed to Vietnam in 1965 where its STOL capabilities were put to good use. In 1967 all fixed-wing Army aircraft were taken over by the USAF, this aircraft now designated as a C-7A being assigned to the 457th TAS at Cam Rahn, S Vietnam, later to the 536th TAS. Lonaed to Air America as 193, it flew in Laos. In 1972 it was relegated to AFRes service at Maxwell AFB, AL then Dobbins ARB, GA before retirement and ferry flight to the USAFM in May 1983
| Registration / Serial: | 62-4193 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF24-193 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou |
| C/n (msn): | 138 |
| 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: | 62-4193 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF24-193 |
| Military Code: | KL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou |
| C/n (msn): | 138 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 536 TAS |
| 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: | 819679Submit Correction |
| View count: | 75 |
Taken on strength by the US Army in 1962 as a CV-2B, this Caribou was deployed to Vietnam in 1965 where its STOL capabilities were put to good use. In 1967 all fixed-wing Army aircraft were taken over by the USAF, this aircraft now designated as a C-7A being assigned to the 457th TAS at Cam Rahn, S Vietnam, later to the 536th TAS. Lonaed to Air America as 193, it flew in Laos. In 1972 it was relegated to AFRes service at Maxwell AFB, AL then Dobbins ARB, GA before retirement and ferry flight to the USAFM in May 1983
| Registration / Serial: | 62-4193 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF24-193 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou |
| C/n (msn): | 138 |
| 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: | 26-233 |
| Alternate Serial: | AS26-233 |
| Military Code: | 13 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated PT-1 Trusty |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PT-1/PT-2/PT-3/PT-4/PT-5/PT-8 Trusty/Husky |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PT-1 Trusty |
| C/n (msn): | [ 26-233 ] |
| 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: | 819671Submit Correction |
| View count: | 87 |
By 1924 the US Army Air Service needed a new primary training aircraft, and they chose the PT-1 designed by the Consolidated Aircraft Corp of Buffalo, NY. Deliveries began in 1925 and the type became the first trainer purchased by the Army Air Service in substantial quantity following WWI, with some 221 of them built. This example was obtained from Ohio State University in 1957
| Registration / Serial: | 26-233 |
| Alternate Serial: | AS26-233 |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PT-1 Trusty |
| C/n (msn): | [ 26-233 ] |
| 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: | 26-233 |
| Alternate Serial: | AS26-233 |
| Military Code: | 13 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated PT-1 Trusty |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PT-1/PT-2/PT-3/PT-4/PT-5/PT-8 Trusty/Husky |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PT-1 Trusty |
| C/n (msn): | [ 26-233 ] |
| 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: | 819671Submit Correction |
| View count: | 87 |
By 1924 the US Army Air Service needed a new primary training aircraft, and they chose the PT-1 designed by the Consolidated Aircraft Corp of Buffalo, NY. Deliveries began in 1925 and the type became the first trainer purchased by the Army Air Service in substantial quantity following WWI, with some 221 of them built. This example was obtained from Ohio State University in 1957
| Registration / Serial: | 26-233 |
| Alternate Serial: | AS26-233 |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PT-1 Trusty |
| C/n (msn): | [ 26-233 ] |
| 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: | 18241 |
| Military Code: | HG-241 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.4A |
| C/n (msn): | 141 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 428 Sqn |
| 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: | 819652Submit Correction |
| View count: | 73 |
From 1954 flown by RCAF 428 Sqdn from Uplands, Ottawa and 3 All Weather (Fighter) Operational Training Unit at Cold Lake , AB before struck off in 1971. To USAFM in 1999 and placed on display in 428 Sqdn marks in 2005
| Registration / Serial: | 18241 |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.4A |
| C/n (msn): | 141 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - 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: | 18241 |
| Military Code: | HG-241 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.4A |
| C/n (msn): | 141 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 428 Sqn |
| 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: | 819652Submit Correction |
| View count: | 73 |
From 1954 flown by RCAF 428 Sqdn from Uplands, Ottawa and 3 All Weather (Fighter) Operational Training Unit at Cold Lake , AB before struck off in 1971. To USAFM in 1999 and placed on display in 428 Sqdn marks in 2005
| Registration / Serial: | 18241 |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk.4A |
| C/n (msn): | 141 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - 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: | 64-17676 |
| Alternate Serial: | 17676 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A-26 Invader |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas A-26 Invader (B-26/JD) |
| Aircraft Version: | On Mark A-26A Counter Invader (B-26K) |
| Manufacturers: | Douglas / On Mark |
| C/n (msn): | 7309 |
| 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: | 819644Submit Correction |
| View count: | 102 |
Built as A-26B 41-39596, this Invader served the ANG through the 1950s and in 1965 was rebuilt as a B-26K by On-Mark Engineering, with modified fuselage and tail, strengthened wings, improved engines, reversible propellers and wing-tip fuel tanks. By mid-1966 it had been assigned to the 1st SOW at Eglin AFB, FL and on deployment to Nakhon Phanom RTAFB for combat over Vietnam, was referred to as an A-26A as the Thais would not allow ops by bomber aircraft. Returned to US Oct 1979, registered N268G in 1971, C-GXTF in 1977 and N22939 in 1978. Raced as "Mojave Kid", flown to USAFM in Nov 1988
| Registration / Serial: | 64-17676 |
| Alternate Serial: | 17676 |
| Aircraft Version: | On Mark A-26A Counter Invader (B-26K) |
| C/n (msn): | 7309 |
| 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: | 64-17676 |
| Alternate Serial: | 17676 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas A-26 Invader |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas A-26 Invader (B-26/JD) |
| Aircraft Version: | On Mark A-26A Counter Invader (B-26K) |
| Manufacturers: | Douglas / On Mark |
| C/n (msn): | 7309 |
| 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: | 819644Submit Correction |
| View count: | 102 |
Built as A-26B 41-39596, this Invader served the ANG through the 1950s and in 1965 was rebuilt as a B-26K by On-Mark Engineering, with modified fuselage and tail, strengthened wings, improved engines, reversible propellers and wing-tip fuel tanks. By mid-1966 it had been assigned to the 1st SOW at Eglin AFB, FL and on deployment to Nakhon Phanom RTAFB for combat over Vietnam, was referred to as an A-26A as the Thais would not allow ops by bomber aircraft. Returned to US Oct 1979, registered N268G in 1971, C-GXTF in 1977 and N22939 in 1978. Raced as "Mojave Kid", flown to USAFM in Nov 1988
| Registration / Serial: | 64-17676 |
| Alternate Serial: | 17676 |
| Aircraft Version: | On Mark A-26A Counter Invader (B-26K) |
| C/n (msn): | 7309 |
| 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: | 67-21331 |
| Alternate Serial: | 21331 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna 337 Super Skymaster |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna 337 Super Skymaster |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna O-2A Super Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 337-M0037 |
| 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: | 819622Submit Correction |
| View count: | 78 |
After Vietnam FAC service, flew with the NY, MI and CA ANGs before ferrying to the USAFM in December 1982
| Registration / Serial: | 67-21331 |
| Alternate Serial: | 21331 |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna O-2A Super Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 337-M0037 |
| 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: | 67-21331 |
| Alternate Serial: | 21331 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Cessna 337 Super Skymaster |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Cessna 337 Super Skymaster |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna O-2A Super Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 337-M0037 |
| 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: | 819622Submit Correction |
| View count: | 78 |
After Vietnam FAC service, flew with the NY, MI and CA ANGs before ferrying to the USAFM in December 1982
| Registration / Serial: | 67-21331 |
| Alternate Serial: | 21331 |
| Aircraft Version: | Cessna O-2A Super Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 337-M0037 |
| 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: | 22-325 |
| Alternate Serial: | AS22-325 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5 |
| Aircraft Version: | Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5E |
| Licence-built by: | Eberhart |
| 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: | 819595Submit Correction |
| View count: | 85 |
In 1922 the Eberhart Steel Products Co received a contract to rebuild 50 of the Army Air Service's S.E.5A aircraft using 180hp Wright-Hispano E engines. The Army Air Service used these aircraft, redesignated the SE-5E, for advanced training. Donated from the estate of WWI ace Lt Col Lambert who flew the S.E.5A as an American member of the Royal Flying Corps, it is now presented as an SE-5E of the 18th HQ Sqdn, Bolling Field, Washington DC in 1925
| Registration / Serial: | 22-325 |
| Alternate Serial: | AS22-325 |
| Aircraft Version: | Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5E |
| 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: | 22-325 |
| Alternate Serial: | AS22-325 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5 |
| Aircraft Version: | Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5E |
| Licence-built by: | Eberhart |
| 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: | 819595Submit Correction |
| View count: | 85 |
In 1922 the Eberhart Steel Products Co received a contract to rebuild 50 of the Army Air Service's S.E.5A aircraft using 180hp Wright-Hispano E engines. The Army Air Service used these aircraft, redesignated the SE-5E, for advanced training. Donated from the estate of WWI ace Lt Col Lambert who flew the S.E.5A as an American member of the Royal Flying Corps, it is now presented as an SE-5E of the 18th HQ Sqdn, Bolling Field, Washington DC in 1925
| Registration / Serial: | 22-325 |
| Alternate Serial: | AS22-325 |
| Aircraft Version: | Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5E |
| 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: | 52-2630 |
| Alternate Serial: | 22630 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter |
| C/n (msn): | 16661 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Zeppelinheim |
| 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: | 819592Submit Correction |
| View count: | 92 |
Operation Creek Party, in which ANG and AFRes tankers supported active duty USAF and NATO units in Europe, ran for 10 years from 1967. The Stratofreighter on display at NMUSAF was converted in 1965 from KC-97G by the addition of two J47 jets to KC-97L and was flown by the 160th ARG, Ohio ANG when it participated in this operation. In June 1973, the mayor of Zeppelinheim, a town near Rhein-Main AB in West Germany, christened it in his town's honour. Having made a star appearance at the 1974 Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common, it was flown to the museum two years later
| Registration / Serial: | 52-2630 |
| Alternate Serial: | 22630 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter |
| C/n (msn): | 16661 |
| 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: | 52-2630 |
| Alternate Serial: | 22630 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter |
| C/n (msn): | 16661 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Zeppelinheim |
| 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: | 819592Submit Correction |
| View count: | 92 |
Operation Creek Party, in which ANG and AFRes tankers supported active duty USAF and NATO units in Europe, ran for 10 years from 1967. The Stratofreighter on display at NMUSAF was converted in 1965 from KC-97G by the addition of two J47 jets to KC-97L and was flown by the 160th ARG, Ohio ANG when it participated in this operation. In June 1973, the mayor of Zeppelinheim, a town near Rhein-Main AB in West Germany, christened it in his town's honour. Having made a star appearance at the 1974 Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common, it was flown to the museum two years later
| Registration / Serial: | 52-2630 |
| Alternate Serial: | 22630 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter |
| C/n (msn): | 16661 |
| 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: | 52-1499 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF52-499 |
| Military Code: | PQ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Martin B-57 Canberra |
| Aircraft Version: | Martin EB-57B Canberra |
| C/n (msn): | 082 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 8 BS / 35 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: | 819582Submit Correction |
| View count: | 112 |
Built as a B-57B, 52-1499 was initially used at Wright-Patterson AFB for test work, being modified to JB-57B in 1960 as a high-altitude target and for camera calibration. In 1964 it was loaned to the Lear Jet Corp for more tests but in 1966 was converted back to B-57B standard, deploying with the 8th BS/35th TFW, Phan Rang, Vietnam for combat duties. Stored at MASDC from 1969, it was converted to EB-57B in 1972 and assigned to the 17th DSES/Kansas ANG then in 1979 to the 134th DSES/Vermont ANG. Flown to USAFM in 1981 and restored to its Vietnam colours in 2010
| Registration / Serial: | 52-1499 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF52-499 |
| Aircraft Version: | Martin EB-57B Canberra |
| C/n (msn): | 082 |
| 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: | 52-1499 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF52-499 |
| Military Code: | PQ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Martin B-57 Canberra |
| Aircraft Version: | Martin EB-57B Canberra |
| C/n (msn): | 082 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 8 BS / 35 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: | 819582Submit Correction |
| View count: | 112 |
Built as a B-57B, 52-1499 was initially used at Wright-Patterson AFB for test work, being modified to JB-57B in 1960 as a high-altitude target and for camera calibration. In 1964 it was loaned to the Lear Jet Corp for more tests but in 1966 was converted back to B-57B standard, deploying with the 8th BS/35th TFW, Phan Rang, Vietnam for combat duties. Stored at MASDC from 1969, it was converted to EB-57B in 1972 and assigned to the 17th DSES/Kansas ANG then in 1979 to the 134th DSES/Vermont ANG. Flown to USAFM in 1981 and restored to its Vietnam colours in 2010
| Registration / Serial: | 52-1499 |
| Alternate Serial: | AF52-499 |
| Aircraft Version: | Martin EB-57B Canberra |
| C/n (msn): | 082 |
| 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: | 51-16501 |
| Alternate Serial: | 16501 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 277 |
| 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: | 819578Submit Correction |
| View count: | 130 |
This Beaver spent ten years from 1953 serving in Japan. Civilianised as N9239, around 1975 it was put to work by the North Carolina Forest Service. Following delivery to the USAFM in 1980, it was put on display as seen here in 2003 in high visibility marks typical of USAF L-20/U-6 aircraft during the late 1950s and early 1960s
| Registration / Serial: | 51-16501 |
| Alternate Serial: | 16501 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 277 |
| 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: | 51-16501 |
| Alternate Serial: | 16501 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 277 |
| 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: | 819578Submit Correction |
| View count: | 130 |
This Beaver spent ten years from 1953 serving in Japan. Civilianised as N9239, around 1975 it was put to work by the North Carolina Forest Service. Following delivery to the USAFM in 1980, it was put on display as seen here in 2003 in high visibility marks typical of USAF L-20/U-6 aircraft during the late 1950s and early 1960s
| Registration / Serial: | 51-16501 |
| Alternate Serial: | 16501 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada U-6A Beaver |
| C/n (msn): | 277 |
| 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: | 51-5282 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-15282 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16B Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 163 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Chuck's Challenge |
| 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: | 819576Submit Correction |
| View count: | 110 |
This was the last USAF HU-16 in operational service and established a world altitude record for twin-engine amphibians when it reached 32,883 ft in July 1973. Two weeks later it was retired and flown to the museum. Since being taken on strength in 1952 it had served in the US, Greenland, Germany, Canada, Japan and Philippines, ending up with the 301st ARRS at Homestead AFB, FL from 1967
| Registration / Serial: | 51-5282 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-15282 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16B Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 163 |
| 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: | 51-5282 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-15282 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16B Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 163 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Chuck's Challenge |
| 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: | 819576Submit Correction |
| View count: | 110 |
This was the last USAF HU-16 in operational service and established a world altitude record for twin-engine amphibians when it reached 32,883 ft in July 1973. Two weeks later it was retired and flown to the museum. Since being taken on strength in 1952 it had served in the US, Greenland, Germany, Canada, Japan and Philippines, ending up with the 301st ARRS at Homestead AFB, FL from 1967
| Registration / Serial: | 51-5282 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-15282 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16B Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 163 |
| 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: | 67-14709 |
| Alternate Serial: | 14709 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-61 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-61 (H-3/HSS-2/Sea King) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant (S-61R) |
| C/n (msn): | 61611 |
| 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: | 819533Submit Correction |
| View count: | 95 |
Assigned to the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB, S Vietnam, this HH-3 flew with the call sign "Jolly Green 22" in the SE Asia War. In March 1968 it was one of two HH-3s rescuing the crew of a downed USMC F-4. By the time its 32 months of service in Vietnam was complete, it had rescued a total of 27 airmen with many awards for bravery earned by the crews. At the end of March 1979, in another daring rescue mission by '709, 28 sailors were saved from a Taiwanese freighter that had run aground in the Yellow Sea. Retired after Desert Storm in 1991, it was restored by the museum in 2010
| Registration / Serial: | 67-14709 |
| Alternate Serial: | 14709 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant (S-61R) |
| C/n (msn): | 61611 |
| 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: | 67-14709 |
| Alternate Serial: | 14709 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-61 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-61 (H-3/HSS-2/Sea King) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant (S-61R) |
| C/n (msn): | 61611 |
| 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: | 819533Submit Correction |
| View count: | 95 |
Assigned to the 37th ARRS at Da Nang AB, S Vietnam, this HH-3 flew with the call sign "Jolly Green 22" in the SE Asia War. In March 1968 it was one of two HH-3s rescuing the crew of a downed USMC F-4. By the time its 32 months of service in Vietnam was complete, it had rescued a total of 27 airmen with many awards for bravery earned by the crews. At the end of March 1979, in another daring rescue mission by '709, 28 sailors were saved from a Taiwanese freighter that had run aground in the Yellow Sea. Retired after Desert Storm in 1991, it was restored by the museum in 2010
| Registration / Serial: | 67-14709 |
| Alternate Serial: | 14709 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant (S-61R) |
| C/n (msn): | 61611 |
| 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: | 68-10357 |
| Alternate Serial: | 80357 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-65 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-65 (H-53) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV |
| C/n (msn): | 65187 |
| 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: | 819525Submit Correction |
| View count: | 90 |
The Pave Low program modified 'Super Jollies' for operating clandestine, low-level missions in any weather, day or night. The aircraft at the NMUSAF was assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron and its last flight was a combat mission in Iraq in March 2008. During its 38-year career, this helicopter participated in many important missions including the intended 1970 rescue of American POWs thought to be held in a prison near Hanoi, North Vietnam, although It transpired that the prisoners had been moved out some time previously. The MH-53s were retired by AFSOC in 2008
| Registration / Serial: | 68-10357 |
| Alternate Serial: | 80357 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV |
| C/n (msn): | 65187 |
| 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: | 68-10357 |
| Alternate Serial: | 80357 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-65 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-65 (H-53) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV |
| C/n (msn): | 65187 |
| 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: | 819525Submit Correction |
| View count: | 90 |
The Pave Low program modified 'Super Jollies' for operating clandestine, low-level missions in any weather, day or night. The aircraft at the NMUSAF was assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron and its last flight was a combat mission in Iraq in March 2008. During its 38-year career, this helicopter participated in many important missions including the intended 1970 rescue of American POWs thought to be held in a prison near Hanoi, North Vietnam, although It transpired that the prisoners had been moved out some time previously. The MH-53s were retired by AFSOC in 2008
| Registration / Serial: | 68-10357 |
| Alternate Serial: | 80357 |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV |
| C/n (msn): | 65187 |
| 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: | 2057 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis |
| C/n (msn): | 2015357 |
| Operator Titles: | North Korea - 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: | 819524Submit Correction |
| View count: | 64 |
During the Korean War the US were keen to acquire a MiG-15 for evaluation, offering a $100,000 reward for an example delivered intact. In September 1953 the pilot of this one defected across the DMZ and landed at Kimpo AB. After important intelligence data was obtained from this advanced version, offers of return to its owners in the east were ignored and it was passed to the USAF Museum as long ago as 1957
| Registration / Serial: | 2057 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis |
| C/n (msn): | 2015357 |
| Operator Titles: | North Korea - 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: | 2057 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis |
| C/n (msn): | 2015357 |
| Operator Titles: | North Korea - 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: | 819524Submit Correction |
| View count: | 64 |
During the Korean War the US were keen to acquire a MiG-15 for evaluation, offering a $100,000 reward for an example delivered intact. In September 1953 the pilot of this one defected across the DMZ and landed at Kimpo AB. After important intelligence data was obtained from this advanced version, offers of return to its owners in the east were ignored and it was passed to the USAF Museum as long ago as 1957
| Registration / Serial: | 2057 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis |
| C/n (msn): | 2015357 |
| Operator Titles: | North Korea - 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: | 81-0663 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| C/n (msn): | 61-344 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | Thunderbirds |
| 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: | 819492Submit Correction |
| View count: | 79 |
The F-16 on display at the NMUSAF was one of the first to be received by the Thunderbirds in 1982 when they transitioned from T-38s. The team continued to fly this aircraft until 1992 when they converted to F-16Cs. It was then modified to operational condition and assigned to the Air Education and Training Command to train pilots at Luke AFB, AZ. On retirement in 1996 it was retired to Thunderbirds colours at Nellis AFB, NV before entering the museum in October that year
| Registration / Serial: | 81-0663 |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| C/n (msn): | 61-344 |
| 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: | 81-0663 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| C/n (msn): | 61-344 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | Thunderbirds |
| 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: | 819492Submit Correction |
| View count: | 79 |
The F-16 on display at the NMUSAF was one of the first to be received by the Thunderbirds in 1982 when they transitioned from T-38s. The team continued to fly this aircraft until 1992 when they converted to F-16Cs. It was then modified to operational condition and assigned to the Air Education and Training Command to train pilots at Luke AFB, AZ. On retirement in 1996 it was retired to Thunderbirds colours at Nellis AFB, NV before entering the museum in October that year
| Registration / Serial: | 81-0663 |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon |
| C/n (msn): | 61-344 |
| 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: | 11504 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Caproni Ca-36 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Caproni Ca-36 |
| Aircraft Version: | Caproni Ca-36M |
| C/n (msn): | 3808 |
| Operator Titles: | Italy - 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: | 819443Submit Correction |
| View count: | 79 |
This is one of two known Caproni bombers remaining from WWI. The property of the Caproni family, the aircraft was retired to the Museo Caproni in 1934. There it remained until the later days of WWII, when it and several other aircraft in the collection were disassembled and stored in an abandoned monastery on the family estate near Milan. In 1987 it was loaned to the NMUSAF and transferred into their ownership in 1994. Apart from the Italian Army, original and licence-built examples were used by France and the the American Expeditionary Force
| Registration / Serial: | 11504 |
| Aircraft Version: | Caproni Ca-36M |
| C/n (msn): | 3808 |
| Operator Titles: | Italy - 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: | 11504 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Caproni Ca-36 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Caproni Ca-36 |
| Aircraft Version: | Caproni Ca-36M |
| C/n (msn): | 3808 |
| Operator Titles: | Italy - 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: | 819443Submit Correction |
| View count: | 79 |
This is one of two known Caproni bombers remaining from WWI. The property of the Caproni family, the aircraft was retired to the Museo Caproni in 1934. There it remained until the later days of WWII, when it and several other aircraft in the collection were disassembled and stored in an abandoned monastery on the family estate near Milan. In 1987 it was loaned to the NMUSAF and transferred into their ownership in 1994. Apart from the Italian Army, original and licence-built examples were used by France and the the American Expeditionary Force
| Registration / Serial: | 11504 |
| Aircraft Version: | Caproni Ca-36M |
| C/n (msn): | 3808 |
| Operator Titles: | Italy - 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 |