World's only airworthy Guardsman inside the hangar at Planes of Fame Air Museum. Derived from the P-35 fighter, this two-seat advanced trainer was delivered to the USAAF with s/n 41-17529. The aircraft was originally built for Sweden but not delivered after an embargo was declared in 1940. It last served as the base commander's aircraft at Lowery Air Base, Denver. The emblem on the fuselage is of the 17th Pursuit Squadron that later re-equipped with P-40 Warhawks and served in the Philippines at the outbreak of WW2.

This P-35 really is 36-404

A forerunner of the Republic P-47, the P-35 was the USAAC first production single-seat, all-metal pursuit plane with retractable landing gear and an enclosed cockpit. Of the 76 P-35s accepted into service, this example on display at the National Museum of the USAF is the only known survivor. It served with the 94th Pursuit Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group and is marked as the plane flown by the 17th Pursuit Squadron commander in the Philippines in the spring of 1941. Marked as P-35A 41-17449 in the TDB, but actual identity is USAAF 36-404 (a P-35).