Some aircraft were recognized following their crew's award but were not preserved, including Butch O'Hare's F4F, which wasn't stricken until two and one half years after his MoH action, as well as Maj. James H. Howard's "borrowed" P-51, whose identity remains a mystery.
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Bell UH-1E (BuNo. 154760) is currently undergoing restoration at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Museum in Quantico, Virginia.
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Jack W. Mathis and Robert E. Femoyer received posthumous awards while their respective B-17s survived, only to be scrapped later.
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Charles Lindbergh's custom Ryan aircraft is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Capt. Henry T. Elrod was awarded a posthumous MoH in recognition for his heroism while flying this aircraft, known as Mike Fox 11, over Wake Island in December 1941.
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When the National Air and Space Museum restored its FM-1 the only cowling nose ring that could be located was the one taken from the Wake Island memorial.
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