A new exhibit, Scouting Forces of the Eighth Air Force, opened in May 2018. Located near the Mission Experience this exhibit beckons visitors with an interactive kiosk, descriptive panels and a large P-51 model designated as the Second Scouting Force P-51 flown by Pilot Bill Getz. A display case includes his A-2 leather jacket, scarf and knife with scabbard, which he always wore on his scouting missions.

Peaslee proposed selecting lead bomber pilots who had completed their tours and training them to fly P-51s. These former bomber pilots would leave thirty minutes ahead of the bomber formation and knew first-hand the concerns of the bomb commander. In addition, the same newly trained P-51 pilots needed the added protection provided by combat trained fighter pilots. General Doolittle approved the plan with the proviso that it be tried for a short period before introducing the Scouts into all three Air Divisions of the Eighth. The experimental phase proved successful, and on 6 September 1944, General Doolittle’s headquarters issued orders creating a Scouting Force in each of the three Air Divisions of the Eighth Air Force.
The Scouting Forces exhibit was donated by Vicki and Bill Getz in memory of WWII 8th Air Force Scouting Forces.