Aviation Museums

and airworthy collections

National Museum of the United States Air Force

HANGAR 4

Space Gallery

Boeing X-40A

Space Maneuver Vehicle

Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar

51-8037

This C-119J Flying Boxcar made the world’s first mid-air recovery of an object returning from space.

Martin X-24A

[ Modified Martin SV-5J to represent the X-24A on display ]

Martin X-24B

66-13551

North American X-15A-2

56-6671

Space Shuttle Crew Compartment Trainer

Vought ASM-135A Anti-Satellite Missile
Teal Ruby Satellite, spacecraft P80-1, Experimental Early Warning Sensor
Lockheed Martin Titan IVB Rocket
HEXAGON KH-9 Reconnaissance Satellite (Titan IVB behind)
Gemini Manned Orbiting Laboratory Spacecraft
North American Rockwell Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour
Northrop Grumman Defense Support Program (DSP) Satellite
Space Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU)
Space Shuttle Advanced Crew Escape Suit 1994-2011

Global Reach Gallery

Fairchild C-82A Packet

48-0581 / 'CQ-581'

Lockheed C-130E Hercules

62-1787

Lockheed C-141C Starlifter

66-0177

In storage

Learjet C-21A - 84-0064

Presidential Gallery

Aero Commander U-4B

55-4647

Beech VC-6A

66-7943

Bell UH-13J Sioux

57-2728

Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000 'Air Force One'

62-6000

Douglas VC-54C 'Sacred Cow'

42-107451 / displayed as '42-72252'

Douglas VC-118 'The Independence'

46-0505

Gulfstream Aerospace C-20B

 86-0201

Lockheed VC-121E 'Columbine III'

53-7885

Lockheed VC-140B JetStar

61-2492

North American T-39A Sabreliner

62-4478

Missile Gallery

Opened to the public in 2004, the Missile Gallery sits between hangars 3 and 4 and the silo shaped atrium stands 140 feet high. The missiles can be viewed from ground level, or from an elevated platform that also offers balcony views to both Hangar 3 and 4 Galleries.

Missiles on view

Boeing LGM-30A Minuteman IA

Boeing LGM-30G Minuteman III

Chrysler SM-78/PGM-19A Jupiter

Douglas SM-75/PGM-17A Thor

Martin Marietta LGM-118A Peacekeeper

Martin Marietta SM-68A/HGM-25A Titan I

Martin Marietta SM-68B/LGM-25C Titan II

Thor Agena A

Sputnik 1

Satellites on view

Discoverer XIV

EROS Reflector

Grid-Sphere Passive Communications Satellite

Sputnik I