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    Continent

    North America

    Country

    United States

    Region

    District of Columbia

    City

    Washington

    Name

    Smithsonian - National Air and Space Museum

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    Site Coordinates The Aircraft
    A 38 53 16.10 N 77 01 11.47 W
    38.887805555556,-77.019852777778
    This is the entrance to the museum.
    20+: 247D, Beech C17L, Bleriot XI, Boeing 747 (nose), Curtiss D Pusher, DC-3, DC-7 (fuselage), Ecker Flying Boat, Explorer II, F4F-4, FE-8, Fairchild FC-2, Fi-103, Ford 5-AT, Gallaudet Hydro-Kite, Gossamer Condor, Hughes H-1, J-1, LOB Rutan Voyager, Lilienthal, Lockheed 8 Sirius, Northrop 2B, Northrop 4A Alpha, P-26A, PA-5, Ryan NYP, Voisin Model 8, Wittman Special 20, Wright EX Vin Fiz, Wright Kitty Hawk247D, Beech C17L, Bleriot XI, Boeing 747 (nose), Curtiss D Pusher, DC-3, DC-7 (fuselage), Ecker Flyi...
    B These airframes are displayed in Gallery 100.
    Bell XP-59A Airacomet, s/n 42-108784 USAAF -
    Bell X-1, s/n 46-0062 USAF -
    North American X-15A, s/n 56-6670 USAF, c/n 240-1 -
    Ryan NYP, c/r NX211 -
    Scaled Composites 316, c/n 1, c/r N328KF -
    C These airframes are displayed in Gallery 102.
    Boeing 247D, c/n 1953, c/r N11 -
    Boeing 747-151, c/n 19778, c/r N601US -
    Douglas DC-3-201, c/n 02000, c/r N18124 -
    Douglas DC-7, c/n 45106, c/r N334A -
    Wright Flyer, c/n 1 -
    D These airframes are displayed in Gallery 106.
    Lockheed XP-80 Shooting Star, s/n 44-83020 USAF, c/n 140-1001 -
    McDonnell FH-1 Phantom, s/n 111759 USN -
    Messerschmitt Me-262A-1a Schwalbe, s/n FE-111 USAAF, c/n 500491 -
    E These airframes are displayed in Gallery 107.
    F These airframes are displayed in Gallery 110.
    Airco DH-4, c/n 21959 -
    Lockheed U-2C, s/n 56-6680 USAF -
    G These airframes are displayed in Gallery 114.
    Northrop M2-F3, s/n 803 NASA -
    H These airframes are displayed in Gallery 203.
    Boeing F4B-4, s/n 9241 USN, c/n 1757, c/r N9329 -
    Douglas A-4C Skyhawk, s/n 148314 USN -
    Grumman-General Motors Eastern Aircraft Division FM-1 Wildcat, s/n 15392 USN -
    Northrop-Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless, s/n 54605 USN, c/n 6119 -
    I These airframes are displayed in Gallery 205.
    Macchi MC-202, s/n MM91981 AMI -
    Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 Gustav, c/n 160163 -
    Mitsubishi A6M5, s/n 4340 IJNAF -
    North American P-51D Mustang, s/n 44-74939 USAAF -
    J These airframes are displayed in Gallery 206.
    Albatros D.V, s/n 7161/17 -
    Curtiss R3C-2, s/n A-7054 -
    Douglas DWC World Cruiser, s/n 23-1230 USAAC, c/n 146 -
    Fokker-Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke Gmbh D.VII, s/n 4635/18 -
    Societe Pour lAviation et ses Derives (SPAD) XIII, s/n 7689 -
    Sopwith 7F.1 Snipe, s/n E8105 RAF -
    Voisin VIII, s/n 4640, c/n V.1817 -
    K These airframes are displayed in Gallery 213.
    Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket, s/n 144 NACA, c/n 6568 -
    Lockheed JF-104A Starfighter, s/n 818 NASA, c/n 183-1007, c/r N818NA -
    Northrop-Grumman X-29 (replica) -
    Rockwell HiMAT, s/n 807 NASA -
    L These airframes should likely be assigned to one of the sites above.
    Douglas C-47A-90-DL, s/n 43-15952 USAAF, c/n 20418 -
    Fokker T-2, s/n AS64233 USAAS, c/n AS64233 -
    Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor, c/n 5-AT-039, c/r N9683 -
    General Atomics MQ-1L Predator, s/n 97-3034 USAF -
    Hughes H-1B, c/n 1, c/r N258Y {1} -
    Israel Aerospace Industries RQ-2A, s/n 00159 USN -
    Lockheed RQ-3A Dark Star, s/n Unserialled USAF -
    Lockheed Vega 5B, c/n 22, c/r N7952 -
    Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6 Gustav, s/n 160756 GAF -
    Northrop Alpha 4A, c/n 3, c/r N11Y -
    Northrop T-38A-25-NO Talon, s/n 60-0551 USAF, c/n N.5124 -
    Northrop M2-F3, s/n N803NA NASA -
    Supermarine Spitfire HF.VIIc, s/n EN474 RAF -
    Taylorcraft J-2 Cub, c/n 1937, c/r N20137 -
    M This site represents airframes that are on loan to other collections.
    Airframes not on-site...
    Boeing-Douglas B-17G-95-DL Fortress, s/n 44-83814 USAAF, c/n 32455, c/r N66571 - - Edit (1) ,
    Curtiss NC-4, s/n A-2294 USN, c/n 4 - - Edit (1) ,
    Focke Wulf Fw-190D-9, c/n 601088 - - Edit (1) ,
    Martin PBM-5A Mariner, s/n 122071 USN, c/r N3190G - - Edit (1) ,
    Martin 162A - - Edit (1) ,
    N These airframes were once displayed here but have been moved to one of the other Smithsonian locations.
    Airframes not on-site...
    Kellett XO-60, s/n 42-13610 USAAF, c/n 118 - - Edit (1) ,
    Martin B-26B Marauder, s/n 41-31773 USAAF - - Edit (1) ,
    Naval Aircraft Factory-Curtiss TS-2, s/n A-6446 USN - - Edit (1) ,
    O These are airframes which are in the collection but are stored off-site and not at one of the other N.A.S.M facilities.
    Airframes not on-site...
    Boeing 727-22, c/n 18296, c/r N7004U - - Edit (1) ,
    Lockheed 8A Sirius, c/n 140, c/r NR211 - - Edit (1) ,
    P This site represents airframes that were once in the collection inventory, or were displayed here, but have moved on.
    Airframes not on-site...
    Arado Ar-234B-2 Blitz, s/n T2-1010 USAF, c/n 623167 - - Edit (1) ,
    Boeing RB-17D Fortress, s/n 40-3097 USAAF, c/n 2125 - - Edit (1) ,
    Boeing-Martin B-29-45-MO Superfortress, s/n 44-86292 USAF - - Edit (1) ,
    Curtiss P-1 Hawk, c/n 1 {1}, c/r N982V - - Edit (1) ,
    Curtiss XF9C-2 Sparrowhawk, s/n A9056 USN - - Edit (1) ,
    Curtiss Kittyhawk IA, s/n 1047 RCAF, c/n 15349, c/r N1048N - - Edit (1) ,
    Curtiss TP-40N Warhawk, s/n 44-7084 USAAF, c/n 32824, c/r N999CD - - Edit (1) ,
    Curtiss N-9H - - Edit (1) ,
    Curtiss JN-4D Jenny, s/n A4983 USAAS - - Edit (1) ,
    Douglas A-20J-15-DO Havoc, s/n 43-21709 USAAF, c/n 21356, c/r N747HS - - Edit (1) ,
    Douglas A-1E Skyraider, s/n 132463 USN, c/n 9480 - - Edit (1) ,
    Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel, s/n 521 NASA, c/r N521NA - - Edit (1) ,
    Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune, s/n 89082 USN, c/n 26-1003 - - Edit (1) ,
    Societe Pour lAviation et ses Derives (SPAD) S-XVI, s/n 9392 USAAS - - Edit (1) ,

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