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==Aircraft disposition== [[File:Lockheed L-090 XF-90A-LO (USAAF sn 46-688, cn 090-1002) (5-18-2023).jpg|thumb|Remains of XF-90A 46-0688 at the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]].]] *46-0687 β tested to destruction at [[NACA]] lab in [[Cleveland, Ohio]].<ref>[http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html "XF-90/46-687."] ''Joe Baugher serial numbers.'' Retrieved: 10 May 2013.</ref> *46-0688 β on display at the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]] in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. In 2003, the heavily damaged hulk was recovered from the Nevada Test Site and moved there. Its wings have been removed, and its nose was mangled by the nuclear blasts. During the decontamination process, all rivets were removed to purge radioactive sand. The aircraft is now on display in the museum's Cold War gallery in a diorama depicting it on the Nevada Test Site.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140203233914/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8755 "XF-90/46-688"] National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved: 15 July 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Photos/igphoto/2002855699/] National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved: 18 September 2021.</ref>
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