According to the Museum’s website (which also provides technical specifications):

Gift of the United Technologies Corporation

The XI was the first extensively produced airplane and symbolizes the beginning of the aircraft manufacturing industry. After Louis Blériot’s 1909 flight across the English Channel, this model, produced in several countries, was the most popular of the pioneer aircraft.

This example, built by Ernest Hall, a Cleveland aviation figure, flew until 1917 when it was damaged. It had several owners and was restored to flight status by Shirley Wardle in 1966. He flew it until 1975. Wardle installed a 65 hp Continental engine but saved all the original parts. It was damaged again in the tornado which hit the museum and was restored using the original parts including the rare Detroit Aero engine.

Above and to the right a Ultralight Products Mosquito 166:

Gift of E. John Pettinato

Designed for the skilled and experienced hang glider pilot, the Mosquito series of high-performance hang gliders represented the state-of-the-art when introduced as they were a departure in concept from other contemporary designs. Pre-production prototypes entered in United States competition won a cross-country event, several speed tasks and set three world records.

This example logged 25 hours including challenging flights from Mt. Washington in New Hampshire and Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.

According to the Museum’s website (which also provides technical specifications):

THIS AIRCRAFT IS ON LOAN FROM THE NATIONAL NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

“Excambian” is the only surviving aircraft of three built by Sikorsky for non-stop trans-Atlantic service. It was delivered in May, 1942 and flew its first passenger-carrying flight on June 22, 1942 painted in Navy camouflage. The flying boat carried priority passengers and freight under contract to the U.S. Navy and Army until December 31, 1944.

From January, 1945, Excambian flew scheduled passenger service for American Export Airlines until late in 1945 when it, along with its one remaining sister ship, “Exeter,” (“Excalibur,” had crashed in October, 1942), was retired and replaced by the land-based Douglas DC-4. The two planes were put up for sale and subsequently flew for several different airlines.

In 1967, Charles Blair, who was the Chief Pilot on the first test flight of the flying boats and the husband of actress Maureen O’Hara, was able to purchase Excambian for Antilles Air Boats to ferry passengers among the Virgin Islands. In 1969 it was extensively damaged beyond economic repair.

In 1976, the Blair’s donated the plane to the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, FL. With permission from Ms. O’Hara who was now widowed, the Navy in 1983 transferred the aircraft to the New England Air Museum on permanent loan. Excambian was then shipped by barge from the Gulf of Mexico to Bridgeport, CT.

A massive restoration project was begun in 1987 by a team of volunteers, with Sikorsky support, to bring this historic craft to displayable condition. Many of the volunteers were Sikorsky retirees who had worked on the original construction of the planes. Ten years later, in 1997, the fuselage was relocated to the Museum where it was reunited with its other major components and where it is now displayed along with several other significant Sikorsky aircraft.

Today, Excambian is the sole remaining American-built commercial trans-oceanic four-engine flying boat.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.

According to the Museum’s website (which also provides technical specifications):

A premier World War II carrier-based and ground support fighter of the U.S. Navy and Marines, the “Corsair” combined the most powerful engine of the period with the smallest possible airframe. Corsairs were produced by the Vought Aircraft Division of United Aircraft in Stratford, CT. The first prototype was flown on May 29, 1940. In an early trial it flew a speed course from Stratford to Hartford at 405 mph.

Corsairs saw service in the war with Japan and through the Korean conflict, and also served in reserve and foreign air forces into the 1970’s. The unique gull-wing design helped strengthen the landing gear and provided clearance for a 13-foot, four-bladed propeller.

This example is a pre-production prototype, the third of 2,356 F4U-4’s built. It was used in armament tests and stored until it joined the Museum’s collection.

On May 17, 2005, the F4U was named the official aircraft of the State of Connecticut. Approximately 12,500 Corairs were designed and built by Connecticut workers at Hamilton Standard, Pratt & Whitney, and Vought Aircraft.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.

According to the Museum’s website (which also provides technical specifications):

Courtesy of the National Museum of the United States Air Force

For over three decades, the long-range two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather “Phantom II” jet interceptor fighter/bomber proved its worth with the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines (and it was the first American aircraft to be used by these three branches concurrently). In addition to its use as a fighter/bomber, variants were used for photography, reconnaissance and as “Wild Weasels” for suppression of enemy air defenses. It served with many other nations as well and were manufactured under license in England, West Germany and Japan. The plane’s first flight was in May, 1958 with production reaching nearly 5,200 of all versions with the last delivered in 1981.

Armed with Sidewinder and Sparrow missiles, plus bombs, an F-4 carried more than twice the load of a World War II Boeing B-17. Not only was it a formidable combat aircraft, it also set 15 world records for in-flight performance including an absolute speed record and an absolute altitude record.

After seeing combat in both the Vietnam War and the 1991 Gulf War, the plane was gradually replaced in the Navy with the Grumman F-14 “Tomcat” and McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 “Hornet,” in the Marines with the Hornet, and the Air Force with the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F-15 “Eagle” and the General Dynamics F-16 “Fighting Falcon.” The last plane left U.S. military service in December 2016.

While many thought its unorthodox design with its drooping tail surface and upswept wing tips ungainly when if first came out, it has become arguably one of the finest combat aircraft of the 20th Century.

This aircraft served in Vietnam. Crewed by Lt. Col. James Brunson and Maj. Ralph Pickett, it shot down a MiG-21 on December 22, 1972.

Taken with a Sony RX100 M3.

According to the Museum’s website (which also provides technical specifications):

THIS AIRCRAFT IS ON LOAN FROM THE NATIONAL NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
This small and speedy attack aircraft was designed in 1954 by chief engineer Ed Heinemann of Douglas and earned the nickname “Heinemann’s Hotrod.” It was a jet successor to the prop-driven Douglas A-1 Skyraider. The A-4’s were produced for more than 26 years in many variants. They served the US Navy and Marines in carrier and land use with major roles during Vietnam.

This model (the 210th built) replaced a similar model which was destroyed in the 1979 tornado at the museum. It came from Memphis, TN, Naval Air Station.

Taken with a Sony RX-100 M3.