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    Location Summary

    Continent

    North America

    Country

    United States

    Region

    Illinois

    City

    Park Ridge

    Name

    Smithsonian, National Air and Space Museum

    Comments

    This was once a storage site for the Smithsonian.

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    'U.S. Military Out of Service' by Andy Marden,
    a book which documents military aircraft survivors in the U.S.A..
    Visit Aviation Retail Direct to obtain a copy.

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    Site Coordinates The Aircraft
    A 42 00 40.10 N 87 50 26.22 W
    42.0111388889,-87.8406166667
    These airframes were once stored here but have moved on.
    Airframes not on-site...
    Bell P-63A-10-BE Kingcobra, s/n 42-70255 USAAF, c/n 33-131 - - Edit (1) ,
    Boeing RB-17D Fortress, s/n 40-3097 USAAF, c/n 2125 - - Edit (1) ,
    Kellett XO-60, s/n 42-13610 USAAF, c/n 118 - - Edit (1) ,
    Nakajima Ki-43-IIb Hayabusa, s/n T2-6430 USAAF, c/n 6430 - - Edit (1) ,

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