United States Air Force Museum (USAF Museum)

United States Air Force Museum (USAF Museum)

1100 Spaatz Sreet, Dayton, OH 45433
Tel 937 255 3286

This is a huge museua and admission is free. It contains an impressive collection of WWI, WWII, and modern aircraft, displays and hangers. The museum has an excellent website on all it collection, below are listed only the aircraft and relics related to the Pacific.

Aircraft Collection (Related to WWII Pacific)

B-29 Super Fortress "Bockscar" Serial Number 44-27297

A-20G-45-DO Havoc Serial Number 43-22200

P-39Q Aircobra Serial Number 44-3887

P-38 Lightning

P-61C Black Widow Serial Number 43-8353

P-47D Thunderbolt Serial Number 42-23278
Painted to represent "Fiery Ginger IV" 42-22668

C-46D Commando Serial Number 44-78018

Bristol Beaufighter Mark IC Serial Number A19-43

OA-10 Catalina "Snafu Snatchers" Bureau No 46595

Douglas O-38F

UC-64A Norseman Serial Number 44-70296

Martin B-10

SBD-4 Dauntless Bureau Number 10575

Painted in the markings of A-24 41-15786

A6M2 Model 21 Zero Manufacture Number 51553
Recovered from New Guinea, sold to USAF Museum. re-restored displayed since 2004

N1K2-J George Manufacture No 5312
Captured in Japan, exported to United States, re-restoration completed 2008

Pacific Related Relics

C-47 "Flying Dutchman" Door Diary
From New Guinea, the wreckage of C-47 "Flying Dutchman" 41-18564

P-47D 42-22668 Tail & Machine Gun
Aircraft that Col. Neel Kearby was shot down in and killed in New Guinea

Leather Flying Helmet

Justin Taylan 2000

This interesting relic was donated by Eric Kyro, of the 41st Fighter Squadron. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Kyro at the 41st FS reunion in Charleston, SC where he told me the interesting story of this padded leather helmet, made by an Australian shoemaker which he wore on missions in his P-39 "SISU" and P-47 "The Flying Finn" in New Guinea.

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