NACA exam pilot Donovan Heinle built the aircraft's final flight when he ferried it from Moffett Field to Andrews Air Force Base, arriving on ten August 1954. The aircraft was stored there for 7 years ahead of Smithsonian personnel trucked it for the museum's Garber storage facility in Suitland, Maryland. https://articlescad.com/american-fighter-caps-for-dummies-111470.html