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Now marked as Shimmy IV, this aircraft retired in 1957 as the last operational propeller-driven fighter in a USAF tactical unit while named Sharp Shooter. National Museum of the United States Air Force

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44-74936 - North American P-51D Mustang - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

On display in the World War II Gallery at the National Museum of the U

Arjun Sarup 44-74936
672 2 0 North American P-51D Mustang
44-74936 - North American P-51D Mustang - United States - US Army Air Force (USAAF)

1944 North American P-51D Mustang "Shimmy IV" (c/n 122-41476)

Dean Heald 44-74936
1,939 0 0 North American P-51D Mustang
44-74936 - North American P-51D Mustang - United States - US Army Air Force (USAAF)

The last prop-driven fighter assigned to a tactical unit

Rod Dermo 44-74936
2,236 0 0 North American P-51D Mustang

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N793VS - Convair NC-131H TFIS - Private

Marcin Krasinski N793VS
309 2 0 Convair NC-131H TFIS
60-0329 - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

[1920px]

Stephen J Stein 60-0329
196 3 0 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
610824 - Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 - Germany - Air Force

On display at the National Museum of the U

Arjun Sarup 610824
292 3 0 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10

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Simulator - Lockheed L-1049G Super Constallation - Private

Cockpit section formerly used as a simulator

Mike Egan Simulator
254 0 0 Lockheed L-1049G Super Constallation
46-00062 - Bell X-1 - United States - US Army Air Force (USAAF)

Chuck Yeager's Mach-Buster on temporary display at Udvar-Hazy while the Mall Museum undergoes renovations

Mike Egan 46-00062
360 1 0 Bell X-1
N500RA - Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander - Private

Bob Hoover's Shrike

Mike Egan N500RA
175 1 0 Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander

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44-74936

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Oct 10, 2018

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Notes

Now marked as Shimmy IV, this aircraft retired in 1957 as the last operational propeller-driven fighter in a USAF tactical unit while named Sharp Shooter. National Museum of the United States Air Force

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44-74936 - North American P-51D Mustang - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

On display in the World War II Gallery at the National Museum of the U

Arjun Sarup 44-74936
672 2 0 North American P-51D Mustang
44-74936 - North American P-51D Mustang - United States - US Army Air Force (USAAF)

1944 North American P-51D Mustang "Shimmy IV" (c/n 122-41476)

Dean Heald 44-74936
1,939 0 0 North American P-51D Mustang
44-74936 - North American P-51D Mustang - United States - US Army Air Force (USAAF)

The last prop-driven fighter assigned to a tactical unit

Rod Dermo 44-74936
2,236 0 0 North American P-51D Mustang
N793VS - Convair NC-131H TFIS - Private

Marcin Krasinski N793VS
309 2 0 Convair NC-131H TFIS
60-0329 - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

[1920px]

Stephen J Stein 60-0329
196 3 0 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
610824 - Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 - Germany - Air Force

On display at the National Museum of the U

Arjun Sarup 610824
292 3 0 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10
Simulator - Lockheed L-1049G Super Constallation - Private

Cockpit section formerly used as a simulator

Mike Egan Simulator
254 0 0 Lockheed L-1049G Super Constallation
46-00062 - Bell X-1 - United States - US Army Air Force (USAAF)

Chuck Yeager's Mach-Buster on temporary display at Udvar-Hazy while the Mall Museum undergoes renovations

Mike Egan 46-00062
360 1 0 Bell X-1
N500RA - Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander - Private

Bob Hoover's Shrike

Mike Egan N500RA
175 1 0 Rockwell 500S Shrike Commander
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