C-17 Globemaster III

DAYTON, Ohio --The C-17 Globemaster III makes it's final flight on the morning of Wednesday the 25th of April to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The Globemaster III has been a test aircraft and a Hollywood Star. The aircraft appeared in country superstar, Toby Keith's Emmy Award winning production of "American Soldier". It has also appeared in five motion pictures: "Transformers", "Iron Man", "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", "Iron Man", "Iron Man 2" and "Superman: Man of Steel." (U.S. Air Force Photo by Michelle Gigante)

C-17 Globemaster III

DAYTON, Ohio --The C-17 Globemaster III makes it's final flight on the morning of Wednesday the 25th of April to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The Globemaster III has been a test aircraft and a Hollywood Star. The aircraft appeared in country superstar, Toby Keith's Emmy Award winning production of "American Soldier". It has also appeared in five motion pictures: "Transformers", "Iron Man", "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", "Iron Man", "Iron Man 2" and "Superman: Man of Steel." (U.S. Air Force Photo by Michelle Gigante)

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders

DAYTON, Ohio --The National Museum of the United States Air Force hosts a reunion on 17 April 2011 for the brave men, who took off from an aircraft carrier for a top secret mission to bomb Japan. Achieving the unimaginable on 18 April 1942, these men, led by Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, came to be known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. The public had the opportunity to celebrate the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders as the World War II aviation heroes commemorated the 70th anniversary of the raid on Japan at a memorial service on 18 April 2012. The 20 vintage B-25 bombers were scheduled to take-off and perform a fly-by during the ceremony. Four of the five surviving Raiders watched the fly over at the NMUSAF. From left to right are: Maj. Thomas C. Griffin, Navigator on No. 9, Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher, Engineer-Gunner of No. 7, Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, Co-pilot of No. 1 and Lt. Col. Edward J. Saylor, Engineer-Gunner of No. 15. Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite, co-pilot of No. 16, was not attending the reunion due to health reasons. The gentleman on the far right is C.V. Glines, Curator of the Doolittle library. (Air Force photo by Ben Strasser)

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders

DAYTON, Ohio --The National Museum of the United States Air Force hosts a reunion on 17 April 2011 for the brave men, who took off from an aircraft carrier on a top secret mission to bomb Japan. Achieving the unimaginable on 18 April 1942, these men, led by Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle, came to be known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. The World War II aviation heroes commemorated the 70th anniversary of the raid on Japan during their reunion, April 17-20, 2012. 21 vintage B-25s flew into the air strip at the NMUSAF during the celebration. Four of the five living Doolittle Raiders were able to travel for the reunion event: Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole Co-pilot of No. 1 Maj. Thomas C. Griffin Navigator on No. 9 Lt. Col. Edward J. Saylor Engineer-Gunner of No. 15 Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher Engineer-Gunner of No. 7 Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite, co-pilot of No. 16, was unable to attend the reunion due to health reasons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ben Strasser)

68th Reunion of Doolittle Raiders

Doolittle Raiders drew thousands of visitors to their autograph sessions at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio on April 18, 2010. To ensure people were easily able to meet all the Raiders, groups (standing at tables) were brought in one a time to give people an easier time to meet all the Raiders. The main body of fans was waiting out of sight in lines that extended through corridors and down adjacent galleries the size of this Modern Era hanger. People waited in an orderly line for hours with books, posters, photos, and model airplanes that they asked the Doolittle Raiders to sign. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Mass B-25 Arrival

Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, Michael Donley speaks about the Doolittle Raiders during their 68th reunion held at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 17th, 2010. Secretary Donley is standing in front of B-25A "Miss Hap." It is one of 17 B-25s that have gathered for display and a formation fly-over the next day. "Miss Hap "is the fourth B-25 off the production line and was used as the transport plane for Col. James Doolittle's travel between Florida and Washington.D.C. during the planing and training phase of the historic raid on Tokyo. Later, it became the transport plane for General Hap Arnold. The aircraft is owned by Jeff Clyman / American Airpower Museum, Long Island, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)