Flak Bait, serial 41-31773, flew 202 combat missions and took 1,000+ documented hits over occupied Europe - more than any other American aircraft in WWII.
TaildraggerFlak-Bait, a Martin B-26 Marauder, flew 202 combat missions in WWII - more than any other Allied aircraft - and carries over 1,000 patches as proof.
TaildraggerThe Aichi M6A1 Seiran was a WWII Japanese submarine-launched floatplane built to bomb the Panama Canal. The only survivor hangs at Udvar-Hazy.
TaildraggerThe Boeing 307 Stratoliner was aviation's first pressurized airliner - and its sole survivor had to sink in Elliott Bay before it could reach the Smithsonian.
TaildraggerThe Dornier Do 335 Pfeil was the fastest piston fighter of World War II, and the only complete example survives at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center.
TaildraggerFlak-Bait flew 207 combat missions over occupied Europe - more than any other American aircraft in WWII - and the Smithsonian's conservation choice is what makes it irreplaceable.
TaildraggerThe Dornier Do 335 Pfeil reached 474 mph on piston power alone - the fastest of its kind - and the only complete airframe survives at Udvar-Hazy.
TaildraggerThe Enola Gay's story spans the most consequential bombing mission in history, decades of outdoor neglect, a painstaking restoration, and a museum controversy that cost a director his job.
TaildraggerFlak-Bait, a Martin B-26 Marauder, flew 207 combat missions in WWII - more than any other American aircraft - and now sits at the Smithsonian bearing every mark it earned.
TaildraggerFlak Bait, the most combat-experienced American bomber in the European Theater, completed 202 missions and bears over 1,000 field-repair patches - now being fully restored by the Smithsonian.
TaildraggerFlak Bait, serial number 41-31773, flew 207 combat missions over Europe - more than any other American aircraft in the ETO - and is now being fully restored at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center.
TaildraggerFlak Bait, the last surviving Martin B-26 Marauder, flew 202 missions over Europe and is now being preserved at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center.
TaildraggerFlak-Bait flew 207 combat missions in WWII - a record no American aircraft has matched - and its ongoing restoration at Udvar-Hazy preserves every patch as evidence.
TaildraggerThe Dornier Do 335 Pfeil was the fastest piston-engine fighter ever evaluated by Allied test pilots - and only one of the 37 built still survives.
TaildraggerThe Aichi M6A Seiran was a WWII Japanese floatplane designed to fold inside a submarine and strike American targets - the sole survivor hangs at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
TaildraggerFlak Bait, the Martin B-26 Marauder that flew 202 WWII combat missions, remains the most battle-proven American aircraft of the war - and its Smithsonian restoration tells that story in aluminum.
TaildraggerThe Boeing 307 Stratoliner was the first pressurized airliner - and its lone survivor sank in Elliott Bay in 2002 before being rebuilt again.
TaildraggerThe Enola Gay's 20-year, 300,000-hour Smithsonian restoration saved the B-29 amid a bitter national fight over how to display her.
TaildraggerOn March 6, 1990, SR-71 Blackbird 972 flew Los Angeles to Washington in 64 minutes on its final flight to the Smithsonian.
TaildraggerThe Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka at the Udvar-Hazy Center was a rocket-powered suicide weapon - here's its grim history and why it matters.
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