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Boeing X-32A(full drone flight soon)
The Boeing X-32 was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II.
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This F-15 Streak Eagle broke 8 time-to-climb world records between Jan. 16 & Feb. 1, 1975. In setting the last of the 8 records, it reached an altitude of 98,425 feet just 3 minutes, 27.8 seconds from brake release at takeoff & "coasted" to nearly 103,000 ft. before descending.
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Northrop-McDonnell Douglas YF-23A Black Widow II aircraft move to the fourth building back in Oct. 2015.
#avgeek
#aircraftmove
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Another fantastic restoration is in the books for our top notch team!!! More photos and videos of the Boeing X-32 coming soon.
#avgeek
#restoration
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Recently, the Boeing X-32A was given its final paint coating, and the next step is the application of decals!
#restoration
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Restoration crews cleaned up the newly acquired Sukhoi Su-27 yesterday! Plans call for this aircraft to join the Cold War Gallery this fall.
#avgeek
#restoration
Photos by Ty Greenlees.
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Any fans of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie? We would love to see your photos! This aircraft first flew in September 1964 and it achieved Mach 3 flight in October 1965.
#avgeek
#xb70
#airhistory
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Check out recent photos of the Boeing X-32A restoration here at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force! This was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35.
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Check out this flyby from the latest addition to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force! Special thanks to the crew and Travis Air Force Base California!
#avgeek
#kc10
@USAFReserve
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Make sure to see the Sukhoi SU-27UB “Flanker-C” Trainer & the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A on display in the Cold War Gallery.
The Flanker-C on display was built in 1989. It served first in the Soviet Navy & then the Ukrainian Air Force after the Soviet Union collapsed.
#avgeek
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The development of the J79 turbojet began in 1952 as a more powerful follow-up to the General Electric J47 turbojet. The engine generated a maximum of 17,000 pounds of thrust (-15 version) with the afterburner operating.
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On the morning of October 14, 1947 a small, rocket-powered aircraft flew its way into the history books.
@GenChuckYeager
#RIPChuckYeager
(video by Burke Baker)
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The YF-23A competed in the late '80s/early '90s against the YF-22A in the Advanced Tactical Fighter program.
In '91 the USAF announced that the Lockheed YF-22A won the airframe competition. Northrop ended its ATF program, and the YF-23A on display came to
@afmuseum
in 2000.
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New photos have been added to the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Streak Eagle fact sheet.
#avgeek
#restoration
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Boeing X-32A
The Boeing X-32 was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II.
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General Charlie Sinclair(Iron Eagle) aka Louis Gossett Jr., sadly died March 29 at a rehabilitation center in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 87.
#RestInPeace
#legend
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North American F-86H Sabre
The F-86H, perfected after the signing of the Korean Armistice, represented the practical application of knowledge gained from the thousands of combat missions flown by the earlier F-86A, E and F variants.
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General Dynamics EF-111A Raven(storage aircraft)
EF-111A Ravens, known affectionately as "Fat Tails" and "Spark Varks," (the F-111 is known as the Aardvark), served as tactical electronic jamming aircraft in the 1980s and 1990s.
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The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Streak Eagle's nose art now features a layer of blue paint!
#avgeek
#restoration
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We are very excited to have the open aircraft day today! If you're at the event today feel free to share your photos!
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Happy 73rd birthday to the U.S. Air Force!!! 🍰 🎈✈️
Let's celebrate this occasion by sharing your favorite aircraft photos from this collection or others around the world!
Here are some
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staff favorites.
#USAF73
@usairforce
@USAFRecruiting
@AFMFoundation
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Overhead view of the Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II and the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Historic Double MiG Killer aircraft moves in the Cold War Gallery.
#avgeek
#dronevideo
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"Tower this is AF Museum 1 requesting clearance over the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. AF Museum 1 this is tower, say again?"
@LockheedMartin
#skunkworks
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McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II
The aircraft on display is the one in which Col. Olds, the pilot, and Lt. Stephen Croker, the weapons system officer, destroyed two MiG-17s in a single day, May 20, 1967.
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Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk on display is the 2nd F-117A built & was specially modified for systems testing. AF retired it to the museum in 1991 after its test program was completed. Marked as it appeared during tests conducted for the AFSC between '81-'91.
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Boeing B-17D "The Swoose" (Restoration 14Feb2024)
This aircraft is the oldest surviving B-17 and the only D model in existence. Originally named Ole Betsy, this B-17D participated in several bombing missions in the desperate weeks after Pearl Harbor.
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@RAF_Luton
Wrong as the day is long. The North American XB-70 Valkyrie Maximum speed: 2,056 mph (Mach 3.1) at 73,000 feet
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Does the X-15 look like it's winking at us? We would love to see your photos of the legendary North American X-15A-2.
#noseynose
#noseynoseaircraft
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This was the fastest X-15, reaching Mach 6.7 in October 1967. It was delivered to the museum in 1969.
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The McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II is the aircraft of the day!The aircraft on display is the one in which Col. Robin Olds, the pilot, and Lt. Stephen Croker, the weapons system officer, destroyed two MiG-17s in a single day, May 20, 1967.
#avgeek
#airhistory
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Restoration crews installed the ejection seat into the Boeing X-32A this week! In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. Plans call for this aircraft to be added to the R&D Gallery.
#restoration
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#OTD
1942: U.S. Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising & daring raid on military targets at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya and Kobe.
#DoolittleTokyoRaid
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Happy Holidays to our fans!
Here’s an amazing throwback to December 1965, when the Air Force Museum decorated it’s Atlas missile as Santa Claus! Who is excited for the holiday season?
#tourthevault
#santa
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The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is closed today due to snowy and slick hazardous road conditions.
#winterweather
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Who else loves the General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark?
In all, 566 F-111s of all series were built; 106 of them were production F-111Fs. The F-111F on display flew in combat with the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing in 1991 during OPERATION DESERT STORM. It arrived here in May 1996.
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Special thanks to Minot Air Force Base for the fantastic two-ship B-52 flyover at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force today!!!
#AF75
#PoweredbyAirmen
#AFHeritage
#B52
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Any fans of the Convair B-58A Hustler??? We would love to see your photos of this aircraft!
#avgeek
#noseymonday
#museum
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The Martin B-57B Canberra on display was assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, as a test aircraft in the early 1960s. It was returned to combat configuration to replace combat losses in Southeast Asia. Assigned to the 8th Bomb Squadron at Phan Rang, South Vietnam.
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Restoration crews moved the North American XB-70 Valkyrie and other R&D aircraft outside today as part of a gallery redesign in the museum's fourth building. The futuristic XB-70A was originally conceived in the 1950s as a high-altitude, nuclear strike...
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Do you love the SR-71 as much as we do? We would love to see your photos of this incredible blackbird!
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North American F-107A
The F-107A was a mid-1950s development of the successful F-100 Super Sabre. Special features of the F-107A included an engine air intake above the cockpit, an all-moving vertical fin, and a system (called a Variable Area Inlet Duct).This ac is in storage.
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Martin B-57B Canberra
After the Korean War began in 1950, the U.S. Air Force looked for a jet-powered medium bomber to quickly replace the aging, propeller-driven Douglas B-26 Invader. In March 1951 the USAF contracted with Martin to build...
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Restoration is complete!
Boeing X-32A Video/Photo Shoot(NMUSAF Dec 2023).
This was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II.
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The Memphis Belle, which had been on loan from the Air Force to the city of Memphis, was relocated to the Museum in 2005, and after years of meticulous restoration, it was placed on public display in May 2018.
#memphisbelle
#B17
#WWII
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Special thanks to USAF Col.(Ret.) Alf Waggener for visiting the museum today! Col. Waggener flew many aircraft during
#WWII
including the P-51 and his favorite, the Lockheed P-38L Lightning. He spoke with us about flying on D-Day and beyond. He turns 100 years old next month!
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The 104th Fighter Wing flew in the historic F-15C(sn 86-0156) today as it joins the collection at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force! We had a fantastic time chatting with the pilot and crew! Piloting the jet today was Lt. Col. Matthew "Beast" Tanis from Barnes ANG.
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We just received this from the resto team Thomarios in Copley Ohio!
This rocket will represent the launch vehicle for USAF Maj Gordon Cooper's Mercury-Atlas 9 mission on May 15-16, 1963. His was the final & longest Mercury mission, lasting more than 34 hours.
#spacegeek
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Aircraft of the day: Republic P-47D! This is a P-47D-40, & it was built in Evansville, Ind. In the late '40s, it was transferred to the Peruvian AF. The aircraft later came to the museum in '81. It is painted as the P-47D-30 Five by Five flown by Col. Joseph Laughlin.
#airhistory
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We love the Convair B-58A Hustler!
The U.S. Air Force's first operational supersonic bomber, the B-58 made its initial flight on Nov. 11, 1956.
#avgeek
#history
#dronevideo
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The A-10 first fired its GAU-8/A “Avenger” gun system during an inflight test at Edwards AFB, CA this month in 1974. The GAU-8/A is a seven-barrel, 30-millimeter cannon designed for use against hard targets such as armor and bunkers.
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Here's another look at the museum's recent acquisition of the Sukhoi Su-27. Plans call for this aircraft to join the Cold War Gallery this week!
#avgeek
#dronevideo
#jet
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Here's a look at some of the aircraft in storage. Don't miss the CASA 2.111H (Spanish HE-111H) and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25!
#avgeek
#aviation
#museumarchive
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Special thanks to TSgt.(Ret.) Richard Tung & his family for visiting! Tung was assigned to the 491st bomb group(h), 853rd Squadron of the Eighth Air Force as a B-24 flight engineer and top turret gunner during WWII. He and his crew flew 34 bombing missions over Germany.
#WWII
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Open Aircraft Day: Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter
During this special Open Aircraft Day, visitors will have the rare opportunity to do a walk-thru of the KC-97L Stratofreighter from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021.
#freeevent
#avgeek
#free
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Cold War Gallery aircraft moves are happening this week! Plans call for the HH-60, F-15C and Su-27 to join this gallery!
#avgeek
#dronevideo
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