United States Air Force Museum (USAF Museum)
1100 Spaatz Street
Dayton, OH 45433
Tel: 1-937-255-3286
Admission: Free
 The USAF Museum 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-17D "Swoose" 40-3097
Arrived from NASM on July 14, 2008, presently in storage
B-18 Bolo 37-469 Tail R 33
Aquired and restored in 1971
B-29 "Bockscar" 44-27297
Donated to the museum in September
1961
A-20G Havoc 43-22200
Displayed at the museum since 1961
P-39Q Airacobra 44-3887
Aquired by the museum in 1966
P-38L Lightning 44-53232
Displayed at the museum since 1961
P-61C Black Widow 43-8353
Donated by Tecumseh Council, Boy Scouts of America museum 1958
P-47D Thunderbolt 42-23278
Painted to represent "Fiery Ginger IV" 42-22668
C-46D Commando 44-78018
Aquired by the museum and displayed Clarkair Airborne Tractor, unloading marston matting
Bristol Beaufighter A19-43
Aquired by the museum in 1988
OA-10 Catalina "Snafu
Snatchers" 46595
Aquired by the museum, painted as OA-10A "Snafu Snatchers" 43-3879
Douglas
O-38F
Recovered in June 1968, restored and displayed at the museum
UC-64A Norseman 44-70296
Aquired by the museum March 1981
Martin B-10
Aquired by the museum March 1970
SBD-4 Dauntless 10575
Painted in the markings of A-24 41-15786
A6M2
Model 21 Zero 51553
Recovered from New Guinea, sold to USAF Museum. re-restored displayed since 2004
N1K2-J George 5312
Captured in Japan, exported to United States, re-restoration completed 2008
Pacific Related Artifacts
C-47 "Flying Dutchman" Door
Diary
From New Guinea, the wreckage
of C-47 "Flying Dutchman" 41-18564
P-47D Thunderbolt 42-22668
Tail and machine gun from the aircraft Col. Neel Kearby
was shot down in and killed in New Guinea
Eric Kyro's Padded Leather Flying Helmet
Donated by Eric
Kyro, of the 41st
Fighter Squadron
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Last Updated
November 17, 2012
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