29 Nov '44: TOS USAAF as C-47B. Nov '44 to 1947: four units at three bases. Ca.1947: Converted to C-47D. 1947 to 1974: Seventeen units at six bases. 30 Jun '75: Retired and flown from Eglin AFB, FL to the Air Force Museum. It was the last C-47 in USAF service and ended with 20,821 flying hours.

29 Nov '44: TOS USAAF as C-47B. Nov '44 to 1947: four units at three bases. Ca.1947: Converted to C-47D. 1947 to 1974: Seventeen units at six bases. 30 Jun '75: Retired and flown from Eglin AFB, FL to the Air Force Museum. It was the last C-47 in USAF service and ended with 20,821 flying hours.

After 26 years of service this JetStar was retired to the NMUSAF in July 1987 where it is now on display in the Presidential Gallery of the newer, fourth building. Lyndon B. Johnson used the VC-140B fleet extensively during his time both as VP and President and sometimes affectionately referred to them as 'Air Force One Half' due to their smaller size.

The VC-6A was primarily used to transport President Johnson and his family between Bergstrom AFB, TX and the family ranch near Stonewall. The aircraft became informally known as the 'Lady Bird Special', a play on the childhood nickname "Lady Bird" of First Lady Claudia Johnson. This plane was retired to the NMUSAF in September 1985 and is now on display in the Presidential Gallery within the newer, fourth building.

In 1978 General Dynamics converted the sixth F-16A into an Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI) aircraft in order to evaluate unconventional control of an aircraft in flight and later it was used as a testbed for JSF technology, It is now on display in the newest, fourth building at the NMUSAF.

SAM 26000 on display in the Presidential Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This icon has been a part of so much history, serving eight American presidents from Kennedy to Clinton. It was this aircraft that carried President Kennedy to Dallas and brought his body back to Washington, D.C. in Nov 1963. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the new president on board. The livery of the first presidential jet designed by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and famous industrial designer Raymond Loewy remains unmatched.

On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This 353 TFS, 354th TFW aircraft was flown by Capt. Paul T. Johnson on 21 Jan 1991 on a long SAR for the downed F-14B crew of VF-103 during Op Desert Storm. For this he was awarded the Air Force Cross.

On display at the NMUSAF. This aircraft served with 495th TFS, 48th TFW from RAF Lakenheath, England. On 15 Apr 1986 it flew as REMIT 31 in Op El Dorado Canyon, successfully hitting Bab al-Aziziyah with GBU-10 Paveway II LGBs. The F-111F was the first to be flown to Taif AB, Saudi Arabia during Op Desert Shield. Thereafter, the aircraft participated in Op Desert Storm, flying 29 sorties. It served with 523rd FS, 27th FW before going to the museum in May 1996. Emblems of 492nd, 493rd, 494th and 495th TFS as assigned to 48th TFW are visible on the fuselage.

On display in the Presidential Gallery at NMUSAF. This aircraft replaced FDR's VC-54 "Sacred Cow" on 4 July 1947 as the air transport for President Harry S. Truman. Named "The Independence" after Truman's hometown of Independence, Missouri, the aircraft featured many improvements including reversible pitch propellers, weather radar, autopilot and larger fuel tanks. The aircraft was retired from presidential service in May 1953. It went on display in the museum in 1965.

Ex-USN F-4N 151424, originally ordered as an F4H-1, but redesignated F-4B-16-MC prior to delivery. The original dataplate is still present, which reveals she was built under contract number NOW63-0062, and accepted by the USN 19 November 1963. However, it also gives the c/n as 6341 for unknown reasons. Marked as F-4D 63-7660, of the 906th TFG at Wright-Patterson AFB during the 1980s.

Front seater's instrument panel. This is actually the cockpit section of F-4N 151424, which was used during the filming of the ABC TV Series "Call to Glory" for cockpit scenes. It is displayed as F-4D 66-7660, assigned to the 906th TFG at Wright-Patterson AFB in the 1980s. This wasn't my first time sitting in this airplane, but the last time it happened I was quite a bit shorter.

Having survived three nuclear bomb blasts at the Nevada Test Site, the second prototype XF-90, suitably decontaminated, now serves to demonstrate the effects of these weapons in the Nuclear Deterrence exhibit at the NMUSAF.

Ca.late 1944 or early 1945: TOS USAAF. 18 September 1947: TOS USAF. Ca.late 1950s or early 1960s: 605th Air Commando Squadron/24th Composite Wing, Howard AFB, Panama. 17 May 68: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. 20 Mar 72: Flown to the Air Force Museum, where it was restored to represent a C-46 flying the "Hump" during 1944.

On display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Erla Haube canopy is visible along with a taller tail unit. This is a U-4 that came equipped with the MK 108 30mm Motorkanone firing through the propeller hub. Previously a G-6, it was re-manufactured as a G-14 or G-10 that served as "Black 2" with II/JG 52. After being surrendered, it was shipped to the USA. The fighter is painted as a G-10 of JG 300 "Hermann" that was formed in June 1943. It wears the Reichsverteidigung blue-white-blue band of JG 300 on the fuselage.

1942: TOS USAAF as AT-11 41-27600; assigned to Higley Army Air Field, AZ. Later to 975th Bombardier Training Squadron/321st Bombardier Training Group, Deming Army Air Field, NM. 1954: Remanufactured as C-45H and TOS with s/n 52-10893. 10/54: Kentucky ANG, Louisville, KY. 11/60: Federal Reformatory in Chillicothe, OH, as an instructional airframe. 1966: Ferried to the Air Force Museum at Patterson Field, OH. 30 Sep 21: Shipped to Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins AFB, GA.

1942: TOS USAAF as AT-11 41-27600; assigned to Higley Army Air Field, AZ. Later to 975th Bombardier Training Squadron/321st Bombardier Training Group, Deming Army Air Field, NM. 1954: Remanufactured as C-45H and TOS with s/n 52-10893. 10/54: Kentucky ANG, Louisville, KY. 11/60: Federal Reformatory in Chillicothe, OH, as an instructional airframe. 1966: Ferried to the Air Force Museum at Patterson Field, OH. 30 Sep 21: Shipped to Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins AFB, GA.

2 Jul '39: TOS USAAC. 7 Jul 39: Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field, OH. 10 Jul 39: 1st Transport Squadron/10th Transport Group, Patterson Field. 31 Jul 42: Bowman Field, KY. For the next nine months the plane was assigned to numerous airfields. 9 Mar 43: Middletown, PA, Air Depot, then the 496th Air Base Squadron. 1944: Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH, for use as a ferry aircraft. 2/45: SOC with over 5,000 flight hours. Beginning 2/44 passed through several hands. 19 Sep 49: Crashed with fatalities. Repair with more owners as well as aerial application. 1970: USAFM. By 1977: Restored

July/86: TOS USAF; assigned to the 96th Bombardment Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. During its service life the aircraft flew primarily training missions, recording 4,882.4 flight hours during 1,071 sorties. It earned the distinction of being the first B-1B to reach 2,000 flying hours. By October/93: 9th Bomb Squadron/7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, TX. 10 Sep 02: Flew to the Air Force Museum.