Twinjet tactical bomber The B-57 is a modified version of the English Electric Canberra which was first flown in Britain on May 13, 1949. In...
Martin EB-57B Canberra
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Boeing B-52 G Model Stratofortress
Jet-powered Strategic Bomber The B-52 was designed by Boeing Aircraft in October 1946 in response to the Army Air Corp request for a long...
Boeing B-47 Stratojet
Swept Wing Bomber The B-47 was the world’s first swept wing bomber and the first to use a bicycle arrangement landing gear, which was necessary...
North American B-25 Mitchell
Tokyo Raid The B-25 medium bomber, named for General Billy Mitchell, was one of America’s most famous airplanes of WW II. It was the type used by...
Boeing B-17 G Model Flying Fortress
Heavy bomber The B-17 aircraft, designed by Boeing Aircraft in 1934, is one of the most famous aircraft ever built. The B-17 prototype first flew on...
Lockheed AC-130 Gunship
Tours: The First Lady is open on the 3rd Friday of each month from 9am-2pm First Lady The C-130 gunship was a new weapon system in an old airframe....
AC-47 Spooky
Puff The Magic Dragon Few aircraft are as well known or were so widely used for so long as the C-47 or “Gooney Bird” as it was nicknamed. The...
A-10A Thunderbolt II
Close air support The A-10 Thunderbolt II also known as the “Warthog” is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air...