NACA exam pilot Donovan Heinle built the aircraft's past flight when he ferried it from Moffett Discipline to Andrews Air Force Foundation, arriving on 10 August 1954. The aircraft was saved there for 7 decades right before Smithsonian staff trucked it towards the museum's Garber storage facility in Suitland, Maryland. https://www.pdc.edu/?URL=https://kowear.com/american-fighter/