The National Museum of the US Air Force - Part 4 - Restoration Hangar 

That was no V2, it was an experimental AA rocket from Werner von Braun. Used by the USAAF after the WW2. (Wasserfall - first build 1944)

I was stationed at WPAFB in the early eighties, and there was an Atlas on display at the public entrance to the museum. One weekend the pump failed, and the missile nose crumpled over. A sad sight. I had no idea they still had one. Excellent video.

I went to Wright Patterson AFB today, and I saw Sue talking to some people outside of the museum. Recognized her from this video, but I wasn't able to talk to her because I didn't want to interrupt her conversation with the other visitors. I was also able to go to the Presidential and the Research and Development hangars. It was a first for me (even though I've been to the museum at least 3 times, I've never had the chance to go on one of these tours), and it was awesome seeing the XB-70 Valkyrie(it is in my top 15 list for planes).

Sue is a treasure to the museum, I was there in September of 2021 and she gave me a personal tour through much of the modern era hanger.

Went down there today! Actually just got back from the museum not even thirty minutes ago, and I must say, it was an amazing experience. There are over 300 aircraft inside of the entire museum and they are all restored to look brand new. It's simply a must see if you're a true aircraft fanatic. One of the most amazing portions was the hangar that had the F 22, the Boeing Bird of Prey, the Photo Reconnaissance Reaper, and the fully armed Reaper. The A-10 and the Bird of Prey were my two aircraft that I loved the most.

Thanks for all the details inside the Restoration hangar. My wife and I were there in 1997, but weren't able to get inside the restoration hanger. It was interesting for me to see the tail gunner section of the Memphis Belle. My Great Uncle, a German immigrant, was a tail gunner in a B17 during the war. He always said the rheumatoid arthritis in his hands was the result of bombing what might have been his own relatives. He did serve 25 missions to return home. Anyway, it was nice to see the tiny position he manned during that war, and how constrained it was. With nothing but a thin sheet of aluminum between you and the Messerschmidts and Fockewolfs trying to shoot you, it had to be a scary place to be. On one mission he watched in horror as his best friend's B17 was shot down. He was so close that he could see his friends eyes when it happened. I hope the world never sees such a conflict again.

I'm usually not a "plane guy", so to speak, but this collection of videos has awakened my interest. Great series, can't wait to see the next one!

This THE BEST military aviation museum in the US. Better than the Smithsonian collection, even. The Smithsonian, btw, gets dibs on the most historic aerospace vehicles but the USAF Museum actually has quite a few notable planes in the collection and a very good space artifact section with an example of each type of manned American capsule and one of the Shuttle crew cabin trainers which was incorporated into a full-scale mockup of the space shuttle. It's NOT a flight vehicle BUT it's built to give the experience of touring a real space shuttle and you see more of the vehicle through the walkthrough exhibit than you will ever of ANY shuttle flight vehicle. You actually walk through most of the display. The flight vehicles you'll only see from the outside; the only people who ever get to go into an actual shuttle are museum staff/conservationists. The USAF Museum did bid for a shuttle but lost out. The trainer was the consolation.

absolutely amazing information on the B-17's, I had no clue there were only 3 flying veterans left. Thank you Jingles

I live not to far from there. I am glad to see you came all that way to see the museum. cheers

Sue was the docent that’s gave us our tour back in 2014,she’s been there a very long time.👍🏻

I just love looking at planes being restored. Mostly because ever since I was born, I've always be fascinated with how things work. For example, When I was about three, I asked for a screwdriver and disappeared into my room and for four hours was very quiet. My mother came to check on me to find a large portion of my toys taken apart, organized by what they were and perfectly neat. :P

Outstanding. I just came back from two days at W-P with the full realization of how much there is to appreciate. I'll happily spend more. Thank you.

Thanks for taking the time to shoot and edit this series Jingles. A privilege to watch and if I can, I'll definitely get myself to Dayton someday.

Great video. One of the reasons I enjoy your channel is your absolute appreciation of history. The last part about the B17's was awesome.Thanks.

Update: the Titan IVB rocket is on display at the USAF Museum’s new fourth hangar, where the X-planes, presidential planes, spacecraft, and some cargo aircraft are on display. The Memphis Belle is on display now, but the Shoo Shoo Baby has been placed in storage to await transfer to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, while restoration on the Swoose has largely been stopped to work on other projects. Both the MiG-23 and MiG-25 remain in storage, along with the O-46, the V-1, and the Wasserfall (the museum has a Ford-Republic JB-2 Loon (American copy of the V-1) painted to look like a German V-1 in the WWII gallery).

Sue's knowledge of cool stuff is astounding!

That is the most amazing museum I have ever been to. Last time I was there the Memphis Belle was all in pieces. Got some great photos of it.

Nice one Jingles, thoroughly enjoyed your museum videos, just wish I could afford to go and visit myself.

Glad you did these videos, I recommended them to my Facebook group involving the 81 Tactical Fighter Wing that was stationed at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk, England.

Thanks Jingles I really enjoyed watching them.

Great job so far, seems like you really had a good time. Thank you for sharing this with us, kinda like going along with you on the trip.

The SAC Museum in Ashland, NE has a MIG-23 from Wright -Patterson

I watched Shoo Shoo Baby fly into Wright Patt. I was four and I will never forget it.

Jingles....Great stuff! I love your Museum trip videos

Great series mate

Looks to me that little Jingles got a Crush! Sue + Jingles = FOREVER

I'm sure the Museum will appreciate you showing the Internet this, but thanks anyway! Yuffo

Defianatly gonna wait for the next one.

I lived in a suburb of Dayton (Kettering) for a bunch of years, and then 3 years after my military service, and I never knew that the WPAFB Museum had tours of the restoration hangar(s). I was there a few years back and the only special thing was the bus trip to the annex, which was in the base's security zone. (Which is now, completely in the new hangar 4) As I've said in my previous post, I'm going back for the May 17, 2018 addition of the Belle. I'd love to see if it is possible to get a guided tour of the restoration projects.

Excellent video!

This is really nice Jingles, you do not disappoint!

I really really enjoy these museum videos. Otherwise I would never ever see anything like this. I've been to the Imperial War Museum in London but that is as far as it goes. So keep up the good work Jingles,

11:17 If I remember correctly, the prototype crashed because someone forgot to remove the elevator locks before takeoff.

Superb stuff!

Salute to you Jingles! Thank you for this. Right now I cannot say more

Great Video Jingles..i don't know a lot about aircraft so this is great iam actually learning something..thanks..and sue was awesome..!!

This makes me want to go see an air show now, lol. Last time I went to one, they had a show called "Tora, Tora, Tora" in which they re-enacted the events of pearl harbor (without the destruction of the Arizona) and had various Japanese (including the infamous zero) and American Aircraft that would have been there at the time put on a nice dogfight demonstration. Its always fun seeing these old planes up close and even better when you find them still in decent condition.

I remember when I was 8, my grandparents took me to the museum, where we got to enter the plane JFK used as airforce one, as well as the plane his body was transported on after he was assassinated. Ill never forget that moment, my grandparents both remembered that day, and told me this plane, and the people who stood in it, made and changed history

I live forty minutes away from this. Will have to visit sometime.

Nice video - I was thinking of going back to the museum this spring, and if I do, I will take this tour!

Jingles you should see the Canadian warplane heritage museum in Hamilton Ontario, then check out the only remaining tribal class destroyer in the world, the HMCS Haida, also in hamilton

I think I love Sue! ❤️❤️

Probably noted. Not a V-2. Hope they did not indicate it was. It's The Wasserfall Ferngelenkte FlaRakete (Waterfall Remote-Controlled A-A Rocket)

I have seen the Aluminum Overcast in person and flying over a number of times. You can buy rides on it for several hundred dollars. I have been tempted since my grandfather was a supply staff sergeant in England at a B-17 base.

Thanks for sharing this Jingles, very kindly appreciated! :-)

if you haven't been there yet save you money and go there. I strongly advise you to go there is so much more on display than jingles actually showed I went there last week and it was amazing

The Kennedy Space Center in Florida has a Saturn V on display, and I saw that in person, and it is mind blowing how big the thing is. Google Maps Street View will allow you to see it inside the Apollo/Saturn V center.

Thanks to you .. and thanks to Sue!

Mr. Jingles, you can go on a photo-recon mission on a B-17 (Yankee Lady), based at Willow Run Airport Michigan (about 10 miles west of Detroit Metro Wayne (DTW) airport.

Thank you Curt Everson

B-17 Swamp Ghost has come back from the Pacific recently

I'm just disappointed I wasn't back home to Dayton to meet you.

thanks Sue!!!

I guess you have heard this before, but the rocket is the Wasserfall, or American Hermes. It is much more interesting than the Mig 23, and much more rare. Thanks for the nice video though.

Blue Angels? Nah. Red Arrows all the way, saw them today at East Fortune airshow. A truly beautiful sight.

thank you for this one Jingles

Thanks a lot for sharing.

Mighty interesting.. was overthere in 1998 okt. Just before the launch of The Shuttle with John Glenn in Kennedy Space Centre..

Nice vid Jingles one thing though wasn't the Mosquito just as fast as the hawker tempest & capable of shooting down V1's, loving these vids keep em coming & please go on holiday again soon!

I was at the Boeing Museum last year in seattle and a dream came true. Got my picture next to a B17 called Boeing! In the video she says it was a death trap but it was able to take massive damage and i seen pictures to prove it. This thing could still fly with half its tail missing. It is one of the most beautiful aircraft. Read the book guys A Higher Call. Ill never forget my experience there i also visited the luftwaffe museum outside berlin will post pics to jingles page on fb. I think Ohio will be next on the cards.

My family was station at Vandenberg when the Delta 2 Rockets were new, my father was one of the guys who would control the launches.

God that Memphis Belle... So beautiful. Wish I could see that beauty in person

Thank you sir.

Brilliant Jingles!

I'm from Memphis! It's a shame I went to the museum this year but I didn't get there on a Friday so I couldn't see the belle

Hopefully one day I work on one of these beasts gonna get my A&P license and try and volunteer my time there. :D Excited to start working!

Jingles, I just don't believe you have never seen a V-2 before. They are quite a bit bigger then that. That is actually a Wasserfall. A German SAM based in some respects on the V-2. It is quite a bit smaller then a V-2 and has wings in the middle that the V-2 didn't have. Very cool looking rocket, damn shame they haven't gotten it restored yet.

She kind of forgot the B-17 called sentimental journey. That B-17 flew to my hometown and was offering rides. Never mind, didn't hear "WWII combat veteran"

Thanks Jingles!

I knew I should have went to the museum and air show.

There is one more combat veteran B-17C "Swamp Ghost" now on display at the Pacific Aviation Museum Ford Island Hi. Shot up and ditched in New Guinea recovered from the swamp.

Thanks, Jingles!

The Memphis Belle's restoration was finished and is on display now

During the B-17s combat operations in the Philippines the Japanese actually managed to capture 3 intact B-17s (2 B-17Es and 1 B-17D) there actually pictures of each aircraft by themselves and at least one picture of them all flying in formation near mount fuji, theses aircraft were test flown by the IJAAF Koku Gijutsu Kenkyujo (Air Technical Research Laboratory) at Tachikawa for some time but after the war the aircraft could not be located and nobody has a clue as to what happened to them.

Now there is a video of an American engineer that helped to assemble a MiG-23 and he said its absolutely not a copy of Phantom and the intakes have a different pattern, he actually said its a state of art Jet, considering when it was designed. TomCat Pilot said this thing would outrun a tomcat, infact it felt like there was no speed limit...Didnt require afterburner staging, push and go...if you want to see those videos, il send you the links

An awesome series of videos. Really enjoyed all of them. If you ever find yourself on the West coast of the U.S. near Washington state, I would suggest visiting Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection just a bit north of Seattle. An amazing collection of aircraft and some armored vehicles with most being fully operational.

You should visit the Naval Aviation museum in Pensacola Florida.

A little hint Jingles, great job restoring some of the audio, but to make it sound a little "nicer" and marginally more understandable, if you add some more dry mix in (i.e before the noise removal effect, or the original audio on a second track around 10-30% (slightly more noise than you feel comfortable leaving in) you won't make sues lovely voice sound like she's talking through a tube, enough so that the "space" between her words isn't pseudo silence, and if your going to be doing more of this you should look into a full sacele audio editor like audition, saves a lot of time over hacking things together with audition and infinitely more powerful, might be useful for recording in sync audio too as you can load the video file into a reference track and record away!

the Finnish Air Force had a Mig-25 that was pushed across the border for some 5 or 6 thousand dollars - they also flew MiG 21-bis.

The pin up girls on these planes is so badass.

Nice video, Jingles.

Where does Jingles live? If I ever visit UK, and I will, I would love to go for a beer with this man

That B17 is majestic as fuck !

at 9:52 the rocket says, "Tighten the Allen screws alternately crosswise" (per google translate)

Sue is cool!

just a thank you for the visit vids jingles clive

I'm afraid that is not a V2, Jingles, sorry. The IWM in London has one and it's GIGANTIC.

This stuff is just so amazing to me. The air base by my house is having a airshow in September so I hope they have a few ww2 aircraft flying there.

I never really realized how big the Saturn V was, holy hell. I knew it was the largest rocket ever made but damn did it dwarf the others. It's crazy that its first stage burnt like 15 tons of fuel per second. 'Murica!

My uncle was a navigator on a B17 during the war. He had signed up for the duration which meant there was no discharge date in your hitch. If the war went on for 10 years, you served for 10 years. But the bomber crews had a contract at the time that said if you survive 25 missions you were done. He had got to 23 missions and the Air Force was losing so many crews they changed it to 50. He flew on the Buckeye Belle. How did you like Ohio Jingles?

The feeling you get is that she's baking cookies in the other room with that kitchen apron on.

Funny thing is that in the original maintenance inscription on the V1 at 9:49 there is a letter missing. It says "abwechelnd" instead of the correct "abwechselnd". :D

The actual memphis belle :O so amazing

MAN! I wish we could buy a piece of history.

Great video, very jealous, always wanted to go but probably never will (unless I win the lottery). Sue is awesome :)

jingles the mosquito was also assigned to take down v1 flying bombs and also the gloster meteor in fact many british planes were modified to do this job.

I remember being there when they had all the Airforce Ones sitting in one of the storage hangers we had to board a bus from the main facility jsut to arrive there. hehe

Maybe Gaijin should hire Sue to help them get there planes right. : ) Nice video as always Jingles.

You've got the comment about the V-2 completely wrong. That's a prototype for a surface to air missile,I believe it was called the Wasserfall.