page_title: Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum
section_title: Exhibits
hierarchical_section_title: Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum / Exhibits
caption_attribution_description: English: Mesa-Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum-Robert P. Moore exhibit
context_page_description: The Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum, a.k.a. Airbase Arizona Aircraft Museum, was established in 1978, in Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona. It is the 10th unit of the Commemorative Air Force and the home of one of the largest Commemorative Air Force units in the world. On exhibit are World War II artifacts, helicopters and classic American and foreign combat planes, many of which are the last remaining warbirds of their kinds.
context_section_description: Douglas C-47 Skytrain, which served with the 11th Troop Carrier Squadron. This aircraft flew highly classified missions transporting spies and supplies and rescuing wounded and refugees. This actual aircraft's missions were lost to history for 70 years. “Old Number 30” is named after a mule, serial number 30, that was one of four mules flown along with four partisan commandos in the dead of night from Brindisi, Italy to a top-secret site in the Balkans in 1944. Mule #30, along with 35 other mules hauled twelve 75-mm guns through the mountains to attack Nazi occupiers.
  Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor
  Douglas A-26C Invader named Miss Murphy Serial #: 44-35601. Built by Douglas Aircraft Company in 1942, during World War II. This aircraft also participated in the Korean and Vietnam wars
  Douglas SBD Dauntless The aircraft is in Mechanics Hangar for restoration.
  Lee-Wray Nieuport 17 (N124RX/1). Serial Number 251, this was a French fighter plane manufactured by Michael P. Wray and Company during World War I. It is currently in the Mechanics Hangar.
  McDonnell Douglas F-4N Phantom II
  Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
  Nieuport 28 C.1, a replica of the French biplane fighter aircraft flown by American Ace Eddie Rickenbacker during World War I.
  Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon (N86492/492/BJ-K)
  North American B-25 Mitchell named Maid in the Shade. This aircraft is one of 34 B-25Js still flying. This aircraft was used in America's first large-scale bombing offensive in the Philippines, sinking 8 ships and shooting down 5 planes. This aircraft is in the Mechanics Hangar.
  Grumman TBF Avenger
  North American P-51 Mustang originally named Dazzling Donna. Serial #: 44-74404. was repainted in June 2006, with then name of Stang for the movie "Thunder Over Reno".
  Bell UH-1B Iroquois
  Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw (company model number S-55)
  Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
caption: Col. Robert P. Moore exhibit
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