The museum
Hill Aerospace Museum preserves U.S. Air Force and Utah aviation history in indoor galleries and an extensive aircraft collection near Hill Air Force Base.
At Hill Air Force Base in Utah, the Hill Aerospace Museum takes visitors across the US Air Force’s transition from piston-engine warplanes to Cold War interceptors, long-range bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, and modern fighters. The museum’s own aircraft catalog groups surviving machines by mission, making it useful for studying how aircraft design followed operational requirements.
The bomber group includes a B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-29 Superfortress, B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer. Fighters range from the P-38 and P-51 through the F-86, F-100 and F-105 to the F-15, F-16 and F-22. Its SR-71C, U-2C and B-57A reconnaissance group complements the bombers with the history of speed and aerial observation.
Helicopters, trainers, cargo transports and unmanned aircraft round out the named collection. The record of the Wright Flyer is treated as a museum reproduction, not as the Wright brothers’ original 1903 aircraft. Individual planes may be undergoing restoration or placed in different galleries; the named catalog is not a guarantee of same-day access.
What defines the collection
U.S. Air Force history, fighters, bombers, transports, missiles, and Utah aerospace heritage.
What to expect
Start with the early-flight exhibits, compare Second World War bombers with the strategic aircraft outside, then follow jet fighters from straight wings through supersonic interceptors to stealth designs. For the reconnaissance story, look at the SR-71C and U-2C, and leave time for the transport and helicopter displays.
What the museum holds
More than 70 aircraft on display
The inventory below separates what the museum or its sources say the institution holds from the smaller set of aircraft histories already connected to the Air Archive.
- Boeing B-17 Flying FortressUnknown
- Boeing B-29 SuperfortressUnknown
- Boeing B-52 StratofortressUnknown
- Consolidated B-24 LiberatorUnknown
- Douglas A-1 SkyraiderUnknown
- Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIUnknown
- General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconUnknown
- General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconUnknown
- General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconUnknown
- Lockheed F-104 StarfighterUnknown
- Lockheed F-117 NighthawkUnknown
- Lockheed P-38 LightningUnknown
- McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleUnknown
- McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIUnknown
Open full museum-listed inventory (74 entries)
| Aircraft | Status | Identity |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 Wright Flyer (museum reproduction) | Unknown | — |
| Beech C-45H Expeditor | Unknown | — |
| Bell HH-1H Iroquois | Unknown | — |
| Bell TH-13T Sioux | Unknown | — |
| Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Boeing B-17G-90-DL Flying Fortress | Unknown | — |
| Boeing B-29 Superfortress Boeing B-29-55-MO Superfortress | Unknown | — |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Boeing B-52 G-100-BW Stratofortress | Unknown | — |
| Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker | Unknown | — |
| Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet | Unknown | — |
| Burgess-Wright Flyer (replica) | Unknown | — |
| Cessna O-2A Super Skymaster | Unknown | — |
| Cessna T-37 Tweet | Unknown | — |
| Cessna U-3A Blue Canoe | Unknown | — |
| Consolidated B-24 Liberator Consolidated B-24D Liberator | Unknown | — |
| Convair F-102A Delta Dagger | Unknown | — |
| Convair F-106A Delta Dart | Unknown | — |
| Convair T-29C Flying Classroom | Unknown | — |
| Convair VC-131 Samaritan | Unknown | — |
| Curtiss JN-4D Jenny | Unknown | — |
| Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk | Unknown | — |
| Douglas A-1 Skyraider Douglas A-1E Skyraider | Unknown | — |
| Douglas A-26B Invader | Unknown | — |
| Douglas C-124C Globemaster II | Unknown | — |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | Unknown | — |
| Douglas C-54G-1-DO Skymaster | Unknown | — |
| Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | Unknown | — |
| Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II | Unknown | — |
| General Atomics MQ-1B Predator | Unknown | — |
| General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark | Unknown | — |
| General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon | Unknown | — |
| General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon General Dynamics F-16A Little Precious | Unknown | — |
| General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon General Dynamics F-16A Thunderbird | Unknown | — |
| Kaman HH-43B Huskie | Unknown | — |
| Ling-Temco-Vought YA-7F Corsair II | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed C-140B JetStar | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Lockheed F-104A Starfighter | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed F-80A Shooting Star | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed NC-130B Hercules | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed P-38 Lightning Lockheed P-38 Lightning | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed SR-71C Blackbird | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star | Unknown | — |
| Lockheed U-2C Dragon Lady | Unknown | — |
| Martin RB-57A Canberra | Unknown | — |
| McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle McDonnell Douglas F-15A-19-MC Eagle | Unknown | — |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II | Unknown | — |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II | Unknown | — |
| McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II | Unknown | — |
| McDonnell F-101B Voodoo | Unknown | — |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F | Unknown | — |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Mikoyan-Guryevich MiG-21F Fishbed-C | Unknown | — |
| North American AT-6A Texan | Unknown | — |
| North American B-25 Mitchell North American B-25J Mitchell | Unknown | — |
| North American F-100 Super Sabre North American F-100A Super Sabre | Unknown | — |
| North American F-86 Sabre North American F-86F Sabre | Unknown | — |
| North American L-17 Navion | Unknown | — |
| North American P-51 Mustang North American P-51D Mustang | Unknown | — |
| North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco | Unknown | — |
| North American T-28B Trojan | Unknown | — |
| Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger II family Northrop F-5E Tiger II | Unknown | — |
| Northrop F-89H Scorpion | Unknown | — |
| Northrop T-38 Talon | Unknown | — |
| Piasecki CH-21C-VL Workhorse | Unknown | — |
| Piper L-4J Grasshopper | Unknown | — |
| Republic F-105 Thunderchief Republic F-105D Thunderchief | Unknown | — |
| Republic F-105 Thunderchief Republic F-105G Thunderchief | Unknown | — |
| Republic F-84 Thunderjet / Thunderstreak family Republic F-84F Thunderstreak | Unknown | — |
| Republic F-84G Thunderjet | Unknown | — |
| Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Republic P-47D Thunderbolt | Unknown | — |
| Rockwell B-1 Lancer Rockwell B-1B Lancer | Unknown | — |
| Sikorsky CH-3E Jolly Green Giant | Unknown | — |
| Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV | Unknown | — |
| Vultee BT-13B Valiant | Unknown | — |
Aircraft histories connected to this museum
These links connect museum holdings to aircraft histories already in the Trackpads Air Archive. They are not intended to imply that every museum aircraft has a dedicated archive profile yet.