List of Aircraft in the Smithsonian Institution: Comparison
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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.

  • spacecraft
  • aircraft
  • restoration

1. Aircraft Displayed at the National Air and Space Museum

 
Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1549377

 
Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1751533



 
Douglas DC-3. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1750227

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.[1][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.[1][2]

2. Aircraft Displayed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

 
Boeing 367-80. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1892879
 
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1543636
 
Dornier Do 335 Pfeil. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1654910
 
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1835984

 
Concorde. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1979702
 
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1697611
 
Lockheed Vega Winnie May. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1512725

Opened in 2003, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, located near Washington Dulles International Airport in Fairfax County, Virginia,[65][66] features thousands of artifacts for which insufficient space could be found for display in the museum's National Mall building.[65][66] The James S. McDonnell Space Hangar, opened in 2004, is incorporated into the Udvar-Hazy Center.[65][66][66][67]

3. Aircraft at the Paul E. Garber Facility

 
Bachem Ba 349. https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?curid=1750099

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.[253][254] The Garber Facility's collection of aerospacecraft is in the process of being transferred to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.[253][254] 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.[254][255]

4. Aircraft at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

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.[330][331][331][332]

5. Aircraft on Loan

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