The museum
The National WWII Museum grew from the D-Day Museum into a major multi-pavilion account of the global war. The US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center uses actual combat aircraft to explain the industrial and operational scale of air warfare, while surrounding galleries present the campaigns and the people who fought them.
The National WWII Museum grew from the D-Day Museum into a major multi-pavilion account of the global war. The US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center uses actual combat aircraft to explain the industrial and operational scale of air warfare, while surrounding galleries present the campaigns and the people who fought them.
Second World War military history, aircraft production and combat aviation across the US Army Air Forces and US Navy.
What defines the collection
Second World War military history, aircraft production and combat aviation across the US Army Air Forces and US Navy.
What to expect
Six restored aircraft are displayed high in the George H. W. Bush Aviation Gallery. A Consolidated B-24 Liberator stands below at pavilion floor level. Walkways and elevated galleries offer unusual views of aircraft normally seen only from the ground.
What the museum holds
Six restored aircraft suspended in aviation gallery, plus one B-24 on pavilion floor
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.
- Consolidated B-24 LiberatorOn Display
- Boeing B-17 Flying FortressOn Display
- Douglas SBD DauntlessOn Display
- Grumman TBF/TBM AvengerOn Display
- North American B-25 MitchellOn Display
- North American P-51 MustangOn Display
- Vought F4U CorsairOn Display
Open full museum-listed inventory (7 entries)
| Aircraft | Status | Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | On Display | — |
| Consolidated B-24 Liberator Consolidated B-24 Liberator | On Display | — |
| Douglas SBD Dauntless Douglas SBD Dauntless | On Display | — |
| Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger General Motors TBM Avenger | On Display | — |
| North American B-25 Mitchell North American B-25 Mitchell | On Display | — |
| North American P-51 Mustang North American P-51 Mustang | On Display | — |
| Vought F4U Corsair Vought F4U Corsair | On Display | — |
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.