NACA examination pilot Donovan Heinle designed the aircraft's last flight when he ferried it from Moffett Area to Andrews Air Force Base, arriving on 10 August 1954. The aircraft was stored there for 7 a long time in advance of Smithsonian staff trucked it towards the museum's Garber storage facility https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/bye?https://kowear.com/american-fighter/