List of aircraft in the Smithsonian Institution

The List of aircraft in the Smithsonian Institution includes aircraft exhibited in the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, and the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility. The Smithsonian Institution's collection of aircraft and spacecraft is the largest on display in the world.[1]

Aircraft displayed at the National Air and Space Museum

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Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis
Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis
Douglas DC-3

The original location for the display of the Smithsonian's collection of aerospace artifacts is the National Air and Space Museum, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.[2] Most of the more famous artifacts in the collection are displayed here, including the Wright Flyer, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, and the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia.[2]

Aircraft displayed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Boeing 367-80
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13
Dornier Do 335 Pfeil
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay
Concorde
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Lockheed Vega Winnie May

Opened in 2003, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, located near Washington Dulles International Airport in Fairfax County, Virginia,[66] features thousands of artifacts for which insufficient space could be found for display in the museum's National Mall building.[66] The James S. McDonnell Space Hangar, opened in 2004, is incorporated into the Udvar-Hazy Center.[66][67]

Aircraft at the Paul E. Garber Facility

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Bachem Ba 349

Located in Suitland, Maryland, the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility is a 32-building complex used for storage and restoration of aircraft and spacecraft in the National Air and Space Museum collection.[255] The Garber Facility's collection of aerospacecraft is in the process of being transferred to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.[255] It is planned that in the future, all restoration work performed by the NASM on its exhibits will be conducted at the Udvar-Hazy Center.[256]

Aircraft at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

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The National Museum of African American History and Culture has on display a restored World War II-era PT-13 Stearman biplane, used to train Tuskegee Airmen at Moton Field.[331][332]

Aircraft on loan

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References

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