NACA test pilot Donovan Heinle built the aircraft's past flight when he ferried it from Moffett Field to Andrews Air Force Base, arriving on 10 August 1954. The aircraft was saved there for 7 decades prior to Smithsonian staff trucked it to the museum's Garber storage facility in Suitland, Maryland. https://battle-henson-2.thoughtlanes.net/a-secret-weapon-for-why-did-the-us-fight-in-the-spanish-american-war