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The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, six miles (9.7 km) northeast of Dayton, Ohio. [3]
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis 2015357 – Soviet fighter of the Korean People's Air Force defected to Seoul, later flown by Chuck Yeager [100] North American B-45C Tornado 48-0010 [101] North American F-82B Twin Mustang 44‐65162 – configured as an F-82G [102] North American L-17A Navion 47‐1347 [103] North American F-86A Sabre 49-1067 ...
National Museum of the United States Air Force – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio; Air Force Armament Museum – Eglin AFB, near Valparaiso, Florida; Air Force Cyberspace and Communications Heritage Center – Scott AFB, near Shiloh, Illinois [2] Air Force Flight Test Center Museum – Edwards AFB, near North Edwards and Rosamond ...
The Army Air Forces Technical Base was formed on December 15, 1945, when Wright Field, Patterson Field, Dayton Army Air Field in Vandalia and Clinton County AAF in Wilmington merged. After the USAF was created, the base was renamed Air Force Technical Base in December 1947 and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in January 1948.. The former Wright ...
North American XB-70 Valkyrie at Wright-Patterson USAF Museum – June 2016. Valkyrie AV-1 (AF Ser. No. 62-0001) is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio. The aircraft was flown to the museum on 4 February 1969, following the conclusion of the XB-70 testing program. [119]
P-38L 44-53232 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The Lockheed P-38 Lighting is an American two-engine fighter used by the United States Army Air Forces and other Allied air forces during World War II. Of the 10,037 planes built, 26 survive today, 22 of which are located in the United States, and 10 of which are airworthy.
Suffering only minor damage after the pilot had ejected from the aircraft during a training mission gone awry, the aircraft was recovered, repaired, and returned to service. It is currently on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.
Boeing Bird of Prey at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The Bird of Prey was put on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio on July 16, 2003. It is now on display at the museum's Modern Flight Gallery above their F-22 Raptor.