NEW EXHIBIT!!! The first aerial images of Ground Zero after the attack on the World Trade Center taken by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) crew from a Cessna 172 Skyhawk on September 12, 2001. #neverforget #honortheirmemory #September11 nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-E…

First hand accounts of the Civil Air Patrol photography mission on September 12, 2001 at ground zero in New York City. Lt. Cols. Warren Ratis and Andrew Feldman share mission challenges and emotional impacts from the 9/11 terror attack. #NeverForget youtu.be/-NrT4weSWzQ

The Thunderbirds Alumni Association (TBAA) has returned to clean the General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon and the North American F-100D Super Sabre! #legacy #history #heritage #thankyou

View the Civil Air Patrol 🛩️ Exhibit Opening video then visit the museum's third building to explore the Cessna 172 Skyhawk, tail number N9344L, which was the only civilian aircraft authorized to fly in and around New York City on September 12, 2001. youtu.be/uUcZ8eFyZjY?si…

Make sure to see the North American F-100D Super Sabre and the General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon in Thunderbirds markings! Special thanks to the Air Force Thunderbirds Alumni Association (TBAA) for making these birds shine so bright!!!

Special thanks to the Air Force Thunderbirds Alumni Association (TBAA) for making these birds shine so bright!!! Make sure to see the North American F-100D Super Sabre and the General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon in Thunderbirds markings!

Celebrate the Air Force's 77th Birthday with "Plane Talks" on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.. Visitors are invited to listen and interact with subject matter experts. #AFBirthday #birthday #history

Caption Contest! Ready....Set....Go!!! #tourthevault #avgeek #history

It was a cold day in March of 2018 for the beauty shots of the Belle, but nothing would have kept us away from the opportunity!!! Check out this handful of the photos and feel free to share your photos of the Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle! #nationaltreasure #legendary #photooftheday

Our Education Division offers a variety of resources that you can print before you visit, or do at home including scavenger hunts, coloring pages and word searches! Feel free to share your artwork or scale model of the Belle! nationalmuseum.af.mil/Education/ #avgeek #artwork

USAF 77th Birthday-The Airplane and the Pen youtu.be/-jcyWOmDN-Y?si… via YouTube

Today marks the 77th birthday of both the United States Air Force and the Air National Guard! #happybirthday #afbirthday On July 26, 1947, President Harry S. Truman used this pen to sign the National Security Act of 1947 creating the USAF!

Fieseler Fi-156C-2 Storch (Restoration Update Sept 2024) youtu.be/pPJ8NleBImE?si… via YouTube

Can you guess the cockpit?

Martin X-24A(Cockpit Views) youtu.be/_10bt5re7Uk?si… via YouTube

Special thanks to Wings of Blue - USAF Parachute Team and the pair of F-35 jets who flew over the museum today! Extra special thanks to all who are here for the Air Force Marathon ! #running #marathon #usaf

FREE Event this Saturday! Come have a blast with us at the Museum's 2024 Rocket Day on September 28! Kids will be able to build and launch their own model rocket with the help from the Wright Stuff Rocketeers*, test out the Bernoulli Shooter and MORE! nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Event…

This F-16A took part in the Air Force Thunderbirds Far East tour marking their debut in Beijing, China on this day in 1987-- the first American military demonstration performance in a Communist country. #history