On February 17, 1986, Robert Harris flew this Grob 102 Standard Astir III and set a world altitude record of 14,899 m (49,009 ft).

FMS 58-0646

Constructed in 1936 by Mr. M.M. Wilder, with c/r NC16817. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol and based this plane at Coastal Base 2, Rehoboth, DE, during WWII. Mr. Wilder was awarded the Air Medal for his service at Coastal Patrol Base 2. 28 Sep '72: George L. Weiss, Ft. Washington, MD. In 1991 Mr. Weiss donated this plane to the Air Force Museum and flew it there; at the time he was a retired Lt. Colonel. The plane was then repainted as it appeared while flying with the CAP during WWII. 

Twenty-four of these placid looking aircraft were used by some French Marine Infantry aviation units based in Africa from 1957. They served in Senegal, Mauritania an Chad, and were passed on to the ALAT in 1965. Fourteen were eventually sent to France, where their subsequent career was quite discreet. The museum's example never served in the army however, but was registered on the French civilian register as F-BFYP. It is painted to represent an aircraft serving with the 1er GALTDM based mainly in Chad, coded KAK, whose original c/n was 22-7490.

Former Israeli Mirage delivered to Argentina in 1983. Withdrawn in June 1991 and displayed with a distinctive 'Dagger' nose cone as a gate guard at Tandil from 2002. Later wore a camouflage scheme and the false serial C-401 before being relocated to the Plaza VI Brigada Aerea in the town of Tandil.

A dark blue Spitfire with the Northrop N-3PB in the background.

Gate Guard at Gardermoen airbase.

This Ka-26 was first registered to Repülögépes Nov-ll in April 1974 and then transferred, firstly, to MÉM Rep. Szolgálat in December 1974 and then to Air Service Hungary in January 1990. Later it also flew with Dongó Kft but its CoA expired in February 2011 and it is now preserved at the extrance to this childrens' wildlife park to the south of Budapest.

This An-2 was originally delivered to Repülögépes Nov-ll in March 1974 but later transferred, firstly, to MÉM Rep. Szolgálat in December 1974 and then to Air Service Hungary in January 1990. After some time is storage the plane was preserved at a McDonalds in Budapest but has now been placed at the entrance to this wildlife park to the south of the city.

The Caudron G.4 in the NASM collection, serial # C4263, was built by the Eugene firm and left the factory on December 12, 1916. The marking "12_16" appears on the leading edge of each individual wing section and some other major components of the aircraft, confirming the manufacturing date acquired from archival sources. Its acceptance flight was made at Issy-les-Moulineaux on December 27, 1916. The pilot's name was Gerviès and it was reported that the airplane climbed to 1000 m (3,281 ft) in 7 minutes. The airplane had full radio and photographic equipment, characterized by the A2 reconnaissa

The Curtiss N-9H was a seaplane version of the famous Curtiss JN-4D trainer used by the U.S. Air Service during the First World War. During the war, 2,500 Navy pilots were trained on the N-9H. In addition to training a generation of Navy pilots, the N-9H was used to develop tactics for ship-borne aircraft operations in 1916 and 1917, using catapults mounted on armored cruisers. After the war, an N-9 was again employed to successfully demonstrate a compressed air turntable catapult.