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Apollo Observatory
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Small ICBM Hard Mobile Launcher
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This vehicle was the last engineering model, or Engineering Test Unit, of a mobile, radiation-hardened, truck launcher designed to carry and launch the MGM-134A Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (unofficially known as the 'Midgetman'). It can travel up to 55 mph on the highway, and it can also travel off the road. The vehicle is capable of using the trailer-mounted plow to dig the launcher into the earth for additional protection from a nuclear blast.
The ETU tractor-launcher combination weighs 239,000 pounds and has a draw bar pull capability of more than 80,000 pounds. It is powered by a 1,200-hp Rolls-Royce Perkins diesel engine that drives all eight tractor wheels through an electro-hydraulic transmission.
The ETU was designed and built by Boeing Aerospace and Electronics and by Loral Defense Systems Division. It was delivered to the USAF in December 1988 and tested until 1991 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
The museum acquired it in 1992 after development of the MGM-134A SICBM was canceled.

Boeing NKC-135A Airborne Laser Lab
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While the KC-135A was usually used for in-flight refueling, the Airborne Laser Lab was a modified version used for flight testing. Similar to the commercial Boeing 707, the slightly smaller KC-135 was designed to military specifications and operated at high gross weights. The KC-135A's initial flight occurred on Aug. 31, 1956, and the USAF accepted its first one on Jan. 31, 1957. By 1966, 732 KC-135As had been built, and the aircraft had become the USAF's standard tanker. It was also used for transporting cargo or personnel and by 1970 was serving in other roles, including reconnaissance, electronic intelligence and project testing.
The NKC-135A on display is one of 14 KC-135As permanently converted for special testing. It was extensively modified by the Air Force weapons Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and used in an 11-year experiment to prove a high-energy laser could be operated in an aircraft and employed against airborne targets. During the experiment, the Airborne Laser Lab destroyed five AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and a Navy BQM-34A target drone.
The aircraft was flown to the museum in May 1988.

B1-A "Bone" Bomber at Wright-Patterson Air Museum
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A B1-A bomber sits on display at the Wright-Patterson National Air Museum, Dayton, OH

Fraze Pavilion
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Peacekeeper Missile Rail Garrison Car
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On Dec. 19, 1986, the White House announced President Ronald Reagan’s approval to develop a rail garrison system for basing part of the Peacekeeper Intercontinental Ballistic Missile force. To increase survivability of this force, 50 Peacekeepers would be deployed in existing Minuteman silos and 50 more would be mounted on 25 USAF trains, two per train. Each train would consist of two locomotives, two security cars, two missile launch cars housing the missiles, one launch control car, one fuel car and one maintenance car. Each launch car carried one Peacekeeper ICBM, in a launch tube that could be elevated to fire the missile from the bed of the car. The trains were parked in shelters located on USAF Strategic Air Command bases throughout the continental United States, with the missiles on continuous alert. When necessary, the trains could be dispersed onto the nation’s rail network, making it extremely difficult for an enemy to target and destroy them. Development of the rail garrison deployment system was terminated in 1991 as Cold War tensions eased.
Major contractors for the rail garrison system were Boeing Aerospace Corp., Westinghouse Marine Division and Rockwell International Autonetics. Overall body length of the launch car is 87 feet. Fully loaded, it would weigh more than 520,000 pounds.
This prototype launch car was delivered to the museum in 1994.

Nutter Center
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Home of the Wright State basketball and hockey teams, as well as the Dayton Bombers ECHL hockey team.

Boeing EC-135E A/RIA
During the early 1960s, NASA and the Department of Defense needed a mobile tracking and telemetry platform to support the Apollo space program and other unmanned space flight operations. In a joint project, NASA and the DoD contracted with the McDonnell Douglas and the Bendix Corporations to modify eight Boeing C-135 Stratolifter cargo aircraft into Apollo/Range Instrumentation Aircraft. Equipped with a steerable seven-foot antenna dish in its distinctive “Droop Snoot” or “Snoopy Nose,” the EC-135N A/RIA became operational in January 1968. The Air Force Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., maintained and operated the A/RIA until the end of the Apollo program in 1972 when the USAF renamed it the Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft.
Transferred to the 4950th Test Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in December 1975 as part of an overall consolidation of large test and evaluation aircraft, the ARIA fleet underwent numerous conversions, including a re-engining that changed the EC-135N to the EC-135E. In 1994 the ARIA fleet relocated to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., as part of the 412th Test Wing; however, taskings for the ARIA dwindled because of high costs and improved satellite technology, and the USAF transferred the aircraft to other programs such as J-STARS (Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System).
On Nov. 3, 2000, a flight crew from the Air Force Flight Test Center delivered the last EC-135E (serial number 60-374, nicknamed “The Bird of Prey”) to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Over its 32-year career, the ARIA supported the U.S. space program, gathered telemetry, verified international treaties and supported cruise missile and ballistic missile defense tests.

Wright Brothers Monument
This is the sister memorial to the spire that stands atop Big Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. If you're going to memorialize the Wrights, there are really two important places on the earth that you must mark -- the sand dunes near Kitty Hawk and the rolling grass at Huffman Prairie. The Wrights conducted their initial aeronautical experiments at Kitty Hawk because they needed the wind to fly their gliders. Then they developed their powered Flyer into a practical aircraft and learned the skills necessary to fly it at Huffman Prairie. Just as the North Carolina monument stands above the dunes at Kitty Hawk, the Wright Memorial is perched on a hill overlooking Huffman Prairie. Presently, the National Park Service is building a reception center there to help tell the story of the Wright brothers to visitors.

Wright Brothers Bicycle Shop
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The Wright brothers built bicycles at 22 South Williams Street in 1895 and 1896, just as they began to dream of flight.

National Museum of the United States Air Force
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Planes on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

Mikojan-Gurewitsch MiG-29 "Fulcrum"
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Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar
The C-119, developed from the World War II Fairchild C-82, was designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. The first C-119 made its initial flight in November 1947, and by the time production ceased in 1955, more than 1,100 C-119s had been built. The USAF used the airplane extensively during the Korean War and many were supplied to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and to the Air Forces of Canada, Belgium, Italy and India. In South Vietnam, the airplane once again entered combat, this time in a ground support role as AC-119 gunships mounting side-firing weapons capable of firing up to 6,000 rounds per minute per gun.
The C-119J on display was specially modified for the mid-air retrieval of space capsules re-entering the atmosphere from orbit. On Aug. 19, 1960, this aircraft made the world’s first midair recovery of a capsule returning from orbit when it “snagged” the parachute lowering the Discoverer XIV satellite at 8,000 feet altitude, 360 miles southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii.
The airplane was delivered to the museum in November 1963.

WWII Eighth Air Force Control Tower
This is a reproduction of the 1942 standard control tower, representative of 8th Air Force control towers used in Great Britain during World War II.

Wright Brothers mural
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Dayton Wright Brothers Airport

F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15 Eagle
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Wright Patterson AFB Gate Guardians

'1905 Wright Flyer III' by Larry Godwin
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This sculpture represents the third Flyer that the Wright Brothers constructed to continue their flying experiments at Huffman Prairie, east of Dayton, within the boundaries of what is now Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Flyer is piloted by Wilbur Wright while his brother Orville watches from the ground.

Fairchild C-82 Packet
The C-82 was designed to meet the need for a large-capacity cargo aircraft that could load near ground level. The single prototype first flew on Sept. 10, 1944, and deliveries began in late 1945 and ended in September 1948. Two hundred twenty-three Packets were built -- all but four were A models.
The C-82 was primarily used for cargo and troop transport, but it also was used for paratroop operations and towing gliders. Its capacity was 41 paratroops or 34 stretchers, and it had clam-shell rear doors that allowed easy entry of trucks, tanks, artillery and other bulky cargo. Beginning in 1946, some C-82s were assigned to Tactical Air Command troop carrier squadrons and others to Military Air Transport Service. Several were assigned to the Berlin Airlift primarily to carry assembled vehicles into the city. In 1947 Fairchild developed an improved Packet, which the USAF accepted for production as the C-119. It had more powerful engines, increased cargo and weight capacity and a relocated flight deck.
The C-82A on display carries red Arctic high visibility markings. It was flown to the museum in 1988.

Reynolds and Reynolds Company Headquarters
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Reynolds & Reynolds Company is a privately owned company founded in 1866 as a business forms printing company. They started serving auto dealers in 1927. Now they primarily develop and sell dealership management systems to auto dealers.

Boeing B-47 Stratojet jet bomber
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet jet bomber was a medium range and size bomber capable of flying at high subsonic speeds and primarily designed for penetrating the Soviet Union. A major innovation in post-World War II combat jet design, it helped lead to the development of modern jet airliners. While it never saw major combat use, it was the mainstay of U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command strategic striking power in the 1950s.

Lockheed AC-130A "Spectre" Gunship
The C-130 was originally designed as an assault transport capable of operating from unpaved, hastily prepared airstrips. On Aug. 23, 1954, the Hercules made its first flight, and by 1976 more than 1,200 C-130s had been ordered, including ones equipped for radar weather mapping and reconnaissance, mid-air space capsule recovery, search and rescue, ambulance service, drone launching, and mid-air refueling of helicopters. The C-130 could transport up to 92 combat troops and their gear or 45,000 pounds of cargo. Where facilities were inadequate, the Hercules could deliver its cargo by parachute or by low altitude ground-cable extraction without landing.
Twenty-eight C-130s were converted to side-firing gunships, primarily for night attacks against ground targets. This AC-130A was modified at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, by the Aircraft Modification Division of the 4950th Test Wing as the prototype for the gunship version and was initially equipped with four 20mm and four 7.62 multi-barrel guns, a searchlight and target sensors. After testing in Southeast Asia in 1967, it was used as a test bed for additional armament, sensor and fire control development. Later AC-130 gunships mounted improved sensors, a digital fire control computer and heavier armament.

Northrop YC-125B Raider
The Northrop YC-125 was a military version of the Northrop N-23 Pioneer commercial cargo aircraft. The YC-125 series was intended to satisfy two types of missions for the Air Force: troop and equipment transport to forward combat areas and Arctic rescue. The YC-125 was designed to operate from rough, short airfields and to be easily maintained.
Thirteen YC-125As were ordered in 1948 to test the aircraft’s ability to haul troops and cargo. Ten additional aircraft were ordered, slightly modified as YC-125Bs, to test their capabilities in the Arctic rescue role. The first flight of the YC-125A occurred on Aug. 1, 1949, and deliveries to the USAF began in 1950.
Tests found the aircraft to be significantly underpowered for the intended missions. Furthermore, helicopters were recognized as a better solution for moving troops into forward areas and for performing rescue missions. As a result, the YC-125s were sent to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, to be used as ground maintenance trainers. They were declared surplus in 1955.
The aircraft on display is painted to represent the YC-125B used for cold weather testing and based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in 1950. It was placed on display in 1995.

WWII Nissen Hut
American airpower based in England in World War II involved the 8th Air Force, providing strategic airpower with bombers and fighters, and the 9th Air Force, performing tactical ground-attack and support missions. Both organizations had many bases, and thousands of American airmen lived and worked in more or less temporary structures like the "Nissen huts" on display at the museum. These particular huts were used at Debden, near London in southeastern England.

Junkers Ju 52
The Ju 52 trimotor, like the USAF C-47, was first built in the 1930s and remained in service for more than a quarter century. This transport made its maiden flight in April 1931, and three years later, a heavy bomber version appeared. The latter aircraft formed the nucleus of the Luftwaffe’s infant bomber force in the mid-1930s, and it was used during the Spanish Civil War.
The Ju 52 was obsolete as a bomber by 1939, but because of its durability, simplicity of design and handling characteristics, it continued to serve throughout World War II as a versatile workhorse of the German transport fleet. For a period, Adolph Hitler used a Ju 52 as his private transport. Ju 52s delivered the attacking forces and their supplies during the German invasion of Norway, Denmark, France and the Low Countries in 1940. Almost 500 Ju 52s participated in the historic airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, and Junkers later supplied Rommel’s armored forces in North Africa.
Approximately 30 different countries have flown Ju 52s. The aircraft on display was donated to the museum by the Spanish government in 1971. Note: This particular aircraft is a CASA 352L.

Dr. Kenneth L. Meyers Medical Clinic by Frank Lloyd Wright
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People flying model airplanes

Derelict C-130 and F-4

Rockwell B-1B "Lancer" (1:8 scale model)
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Dayton National Cemetery
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Airplane parts

Drive-in theater on the edge of Wright Patterson AFB

Replica of the Wright Brothers Airplane
At the entrance to Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

'Flyover' by David Evans Black
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Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a military transport aircraft designed to provide strategic heavy airlift over intercontinental distances. It is the largest American military transport and one of the largest military aircraft in the world, designed to carry outsize and oversize cargo. The C-5 was developed and produced by Lockheed and is operated by the United States Air Force. The C-5 Galaxy is one of the physically largest aircraft in the world with the ability to fly on a regular basis. The Boeing 747-400ER has the highest gross weight of aircraft in regular service.

Lockheed C-141C Starlifter "Hanoi Taxi"
This C-141 airlifted the first American prisoners of war to freedom from Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi, North Vietnam, on Feb. 12, 1973. The Hanoi Taxi flew two missions into Hanoi, carrying out 78 POWs and two civilian returnees to the Philippines, and four missions from the Philippines to the United States, carrying 76 ex-POWs.
Afterward, 66-0177 continued flying missions around the world, and over three decades of service, the Hanoi Taxi flew more than 40,000 hours and underwent many changes. Originally built as a C-141A model, its fuselage was lengthened by 23.3 feet in the early 1980s, and the USAF redesignated it as a C-141B. Later, the aircraft had its wings strengthened, and from 1997 to 2001, all C-141Bs were converted to C-141Cs by the addition of advanced avionics. In 2002 the Hanoi Taxi received its final programmed depot maintenance, and it was repainted as it appeared when it went to Hanoi in 1973 -- except for the Red Cross. It flew in these markings for the next four years.
In May 2004 the Hanoi Taxi again tapped the timelines of history when Maj. Gen. Edward J. Mechenbier, himself a POW repatriated from Vietnam, flew it back to Vietnam to repatriate the remains of two American service members killed in action.
The Hanoi Taxi was retired to the museum in May 2006.

Fifth Third Field
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Home field to the Dayton Dragons

Convair XC-99
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'Movin' on for Jesse Owens' by Charles Ginnever
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at Dave Hall Plaza

NCR World Headquarters (Former)
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On June 2, 2009 it was announced that NCR Corp. will move its corporate headquarters and 1,250 jobs to Duluth, Ga., from Dayton, OH in spite of an offer of $31.1M from Gov. Ted Strickland to continue operations in OH. A source stated the offer came too late.

Model airplane in flight

Lockheed C-60A Lodestar
The C-60 is a twin-engine transport based on the Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar. During World War II, the Army Air Forces used the aircraft for training and for transporting personnel and freight. First flown in 1940, the Model 18 was originally designed as a successor to the Lockheed Model 14 and the earlier Model 10 Electra. The Army began ordering military versions of the Model 18 in May 1941. Depending upon engines and interior configuration, these transports were given C-56, C-57, C-59 or C-60 basic type designations. Lockheed built more C-60As for the AAF (325) than any other version of the military Lodestar.
After the war, many military Lodestars were declared surplus and sold to private operators for use as cargo or executive transports. The C-60A on display was flown to the museum in 1981.

Body found hanging in Ohio closet was there for 5 years
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Child investigating abandon house finds owner in closet.

ALCOA "Care-free" Aluminum House by Charles Goodman
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Built about 1957.
It appears that the breezeway roof cut-out has been roofed over but otherwise the house looks fairly original on the exterior.

Kettering Tower
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The Kettering Tower is a skyscraper in Dayton, Ohio. The Kettering Tower was built in 1970 and currently is the tallest building in the city. Lorenz Williams Inc. is the firm who built the building. Kettering Tower has 30 floors is 124 meters or 405 feet tall. The Kettering Tower has its own zip code: 45423.

Carillon Historical Park
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Dayton International Peace Museum
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Northrop B-2 "Spirit" (1:8 scale model)

Carnival at Wright Patterson AFB
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C-5 Galaxy
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is an American military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It was designed to provide strategic heavy airlift over intercontinental distances and to carry outsize and oversize cargo. The C-5 Galaxy has been operated by the United States Air Force since 1969 and is one of the largest military aircraft in the world.

'Dayton Planetarium' by Richard Neutra
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1957-59
with Robert Alexander and Nick Athens
also includes the Museum of Natural History
original plans show the planetarium on a circular reflection pool

OSS Was Here
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This message appears in a field at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base

'Gateway' by Joseph Konzal
1977

'Firmament' by Alexander Liberman
at the Dayton Art Institute

'Wright Brothers' Bench' by David Evans Black
1996
9 benches around Dayton

'Red Incomplete Circles' by Stephen Antonakos
1977
neon over the entrance

Dayton Correctional Institution
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State prison for women located in Dayton, Ohio.
Opened in 1987
Inmate capacity - 938
Security level - mixed

North American XB-70 Valkyrie
The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype of the B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetration strategic bomber for the U.S. Air Force.
First flight September 21, 1964
Retired February 4, 1969

'Paradigm Shift' by Jon Barlow Hudson
at the Moore Tech Center

Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar
The RQ-3 DarkStar is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Its first flight was on March 29, 1996.
Although purportedly terminated on January 28, 1999, it was reported in April 2003 that the RQ-3 was still in development as a black project.

American Flag at half mast
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F-22 "Missing Man" sculpture

Root Beer Stand
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'Pathway' by John Safer
at the Dayton Art Institute

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church building in downtown Dayton, Ohio, United States. Constructed at the end of the nineteenth century for a new parish, it closed in the 1990s, but it remains significant because of its grand architectural elements, which have led to its designation as a historic site.

Photographer mural
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The Pine Club
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This is a place to which people come for highballs at the bar and splendid cuts of beef at the table. You have your choice of filet mignon, porterhouse, or sirloin, each cut and aged on premises and cooked on a grill so the outside gets crusty dark but the inside is still bursting with flavorful beef juices.

Douglas VC-118 Independence
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F-104 Starfighter
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a single-engine, high-performance, supersonic interceptor aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1958 until 1967. It continued in service with the Air National Guard until it was phased out in 1975. Subsequently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continued to fly a small fleet. NASA F-104s flew in support of the X-15 and XB-70 projects. F-104s continued supporting the spaceflight programs until they were retired in 1995 and replaced by F/A-18 Hornets.
An updated Starfighter sold well among the NATO air forces of Germany, Canada, and Italy: these high-speed fighter-bomber variants continued in service until the mid-1980s. The last Italian Air Force examples were retired in 2004. The later-model Starfighter versions gained a reputation as "flying coffin" for the high accident rate. Alone in Germany and Italy more than 400 airplanes were lost in accidents [2][3][4]. Many air forces using F-104s eventually replaced them with the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

'Street Link' by Andrea Blum

'Movin' On for Jesse Owens' by Charles Ginnever

First Lutheran Church
The First Lutheran Church is an historic Lutheran church located at 138 West First Street in Dayton, Ohio, United States. On March 29, 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The building was designed by Peters, Burns, & Pretzinger.

Fatal crash causes fire, explosion on I-75
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'Fluid Dynamics' by Jon Hudson

'Faith Lift' by Bret Price
at the Dayton Art Institute

Paul Laurence Dunbar House

Dayton Fire Department
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SunWatch Indian Village

'Tunnels on the Levee' by Ursula von Rydingsvard

2019 Dayton shooting site
10 dead

Northrop Tacit Blue
The Northrop Tacit Blue was a technology demonstrator aircraft created to demonstrate that a low observable stealth surveillance aircraft with a low probability of intercept radar and other sensors could operate close to the forward line of battle with a high degree of survivability.
Unveiled by the U.S. Air Force on April 30, 1996.

Wesda Theater (former)
The Wesda Theatre, which stands for West Dayton, opened on January 30, 1947 and closed in 1953 but the building still stands today.

'Triangle' by Robert Sibbison

Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000 'Air Force One'
John F Kennedy's Air Force One flew aboard SAM 26000 to Dallas, Texas, where he was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963 - and it was on this airplane that Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the new president. SAM 26000 then carried Kennedy's body and Johnson back to Washington, D.C.

'National City Center' by I.M. Pei

'Firmament' by Alexander Liberman
1969-70

Lockheed VC-140B Jetstar 'Air Force One'
The Lockheed JetStar (designated C-140 in USAF service) is a business jet produced from the early 1960s to the 1970s.
First flight September 4, 1957
VC-140B
VIP transport aircraft for the US Air Force, similar to the C-140B, six built.

Douglas VC-54C “Sacred Cow”
The first purpose-built aircraft to fly the president of the United States, the Sacred Cow is the only VC-54C ever constructed.
This VC-54C aircraft, nicknamed the Sacred Cow, included a sleeping area, radio telephone, and retractable elevator to lift Roosevelt in his wheelchair. The VC-54C was used by President Roosevelt only once before his death, on his trip to the Yalta Conference in February 1945.
The legislation that created the U.S. Air Force, the National Security Act of 1947, was signed by Truman while on board the VC-54C..

Bockscar
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Monks and missles
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During my hunt for a F-117 Nighthawk I came across these Bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) checking out ballistic missles in the National Museum of the US Air Force.
Irony... how I love it.

St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary's Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church building in an eastern neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio, United States. Constructed at the beginning of the twentieth century, it remains home to an active parish. Its grand architecture has made it an aviator's landmark, and it has been named a historic site by the federal government.

'Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center' by Cesar Pelli

'Faith Lift' by Bret Price

Apollo 15 Command Module "Endeavor"
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At the USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio

General Motors/Fisher XP-75 Eagle
The General Motors/Fisher P-75 Eagle was a fighter aircraft designed by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors.
First flight November 17, 1943
Canceled October 6, 1944

Northrop X-4 Bantam
The Northrop X-4 Bantam was a prototype small twin-jet aircraft manufactured by Northrop Corporation in 1948. It had no horizontal tail surfaces, depending instead on combined elevator and aileron control surfaces. The idea had merit, but the flight control systems of that time prevented the X-4 from any success.
First flight December 15, 1948

Lockheed VC-121E “Columbine III”
The Lockheed C-121 Constellation was a military transport version of the Lockheed Constellation.
First flight March 14, 1947
Introduction November 12, 1948
The only VC-121E built, was President Dwight Eisenhower's personal airplane between 1954 and 1961.

Bell XV-3 tiltrotor aircraft
The Bell XV-3 (Bell 200) was a tiltrotor aircraft developed by Bell Helicopter for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army in order to explore convertiplane technologies.
First flight August 11, 1955

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