The hangar deck houses one of the legendary aircraft types which originally flew from the Intrepid during World War II – an original TBM Avenger torpedo bomber (on long term loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation). Within the first bay of the hangar deck – Navy hall – you can also see one of the important planes that flew from the Intrepid during the Vietnam-War era, the A4 Skyhawk, nicknamed “Heinemann’s Hot Rod” after its designer, Edward Heinemann.
On the flight deck America’s modern military cutting edge is represented by a Navy F-14 Tomcat, an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon (on long term loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force), a Marine Corps AV-8A Harrier (on long term loan from the United States Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum), and an A-12 Blackbird spy plane (on long term loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force) formerly in service with the CIA. During your visit, you’ll also find international air power on display with a British F-1 Scimitar (on long term loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Royal Navy of Great Britain), a French Entendard IV-M (on long term loan from the French Reserve Officer Association), and a Polish MiG-21.
The Intrepid’s helicopter collection includes two Vietnam-era UH-1 Hueys, a Marine Corps AH-1J Sea Cobra (on long term loan from the United States Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum), and a fully restored Army AH-1G Cobra gunship.
You can browse through our collection using the menu to the left – but to truly appreciate their beauty and design, and the history of military aviation, you’ll have to pay us a visit and see for yourself!
