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Nodes. Previously these collections were housed in an annex facility on Area B of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (the former Wright Field). Because the annex was physically located on the base itself, museum guests were required to go through additional security checks before taking museum buses to the hangar.
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For an additional fee, guests can view aviation- and space-oriented films in a large format theater interspersed primarily with other documentaries. In 2013, the Air Force Museum Theater was upgraded from IMAX to digital 3D. The renovation included a new stage, theater seats, and a new theater screen
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The fourth building has four galleries,Presidential, Research and Development, Space and Global Reach, housing more than 70 aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles. Also in the fourth building is an enlarged educational outreach area with three science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) Learning
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took over the project. Her "determination, logic and meticulous attention" kept it on track, and the current facility opened in 1971. Not including its annex on Wright Field proper, the museum has more than tripled in square footage since 1971, with the addition of a second hanger in 1988, a third in
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installations across the United States. Most of these loaned aircraft duplicate aircraft exhibited by the museum. These other aircraft remain the property of the Department of the Air Force and are typically identified at these locations as being "On Loan from the National Museum of the U.S. Air
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In June 2016, the museum open its 224,000-square-foot (20,800 m) fourth building that expanded the museum to the current 1,120,000 square feet (104,000 m) of exhibit space. The fourth building houses the Space Gallery, Presidential Aircraft Gallery, and Global Reach Gallery. With the
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Force." The museum's staff has very high standards for the restoration and quality of care of loaned assets and has, in the past, revoked these loans when it was deemed that these other museums did not have the resources to properly care for an artifact. This happened in the case of the famous
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On 28 February 2024, a tornado touched down in the Riverside area in Montgomery County, Ohio. The museum was struck by the tornado causing damage. The base commander, Col. Travis Pond, said that "the damage was isolated to the southern side of Area B. Damaged buildings included the Museum’s
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to support a broader range of programming—including educational presentations, live broadcasts and expanded documentary choices. It also included a 7.1 surround-sound system, audio devices for the hearing or visually impaired, and personal closed captioning systems.
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building from 1935 until World War II. In 1948, the collection remained private as the Air Force Technical Museum. In 1954, the Air Force Museum became public and was housed in its first permanent facility, Building 89 of the former Patterson Field in
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or USAAF aircraft, that are on loan to other aerospace museums in the United States and overseas, as well as those on permanent static display at various U.S. Air Force installations and tenant activities worldwide, and at
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are on display, many of which belonged to famous figures in Air Force history. Others are painted to depict the airplanes and missions flown by their former owners. The displays include the jacket worn by Brigadier General
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The museum is divided into galleries that cover broad historic trends in military aviation. These are further broken down into exhibits that detail specific historical periods and display aircraft in historical context.
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on 22 November 1963—the day of the President's assassination. Vice President Johnson was sworn in as president aboard it shortly after the assassination, and the aircraft then carried Kennedy's body back to
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The museum's collection contains many rare aircraft of historical or technological importance, and various memorabilia and artifacts from the history and development of aviation. Among them is the
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was placed on permanent public display in the World War II Gallery. The aircraft and its crew became iconic symbols of the heavy bomber crews and support personnel who helped defeat Nazi Germany.
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It became the backup presidential aircraft after Nixon's first term. It was temporarily removed from display on 5 December 2009, repainted and returned to display on
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The Air Force Museum Foundation is a private, non-profit organization that supports the mission and goals of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
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In October 2004, the name changed from United States Air Force Museum to National Museum of the United States Air Force.
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SR-71 Online – National Museum of The United States Air Force – A guide to the museum and its displays.
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in a laboratory building. In 1932, the collection was named the Army Aeronautical Museum and placed in a
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additional space, more than 70 aircraft that were in storage have been put back on display, such as the
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All presidential aircraft are now displayed in the Presidential Gallery, in the fourth building.
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Hartzer, Ronald B.; Walker, Lois E.; Gatewood, Rebecca; Grandine, Katherine; Kur, Kathryn M.
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and boots, an A-2 jacket worn by one of the few USAAF pilots to leave the ground during the
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A large section of the museum is dedicated to pioneers of flight, especially the
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first collected technical artifacts for preservation. In 1927, it moved to then-
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clothing and uniforms. At any time, more than 50 World War II-vintage
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List of aircraft at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
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Leading the Way: The History of Air Force Civil Engineers, 1907–2012
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which orbited the Moon 74 times in 1971, one of four surviving
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Restoration Hangar 4, Gate 22B, and other nearby facilities."
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The museum dates to 1923, when the Engineering Division at
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Photo website with 360-degree VR panoramas and HDR images
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Aerial view of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
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Part of the "Warrior Airmen" exhibit on display in the
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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The museum owns other USAF aircraft, including former
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on display. The museum is a central component of the
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Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
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Aerial photo of the museum in its previous location
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Air Force Museum Foundation

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Coordinates
39°46′53″N 84°06′38″W / 39.78139°N 84.11056°W / 39.78139; -84.11056
aviation museum
Greater Dayton RTA
www.nationalmuseum.af.mil


Memphis Belle

VC-137C SAM 26000
Air Force One
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
A spaceship on display
Apollo 15
Command Module Endeavour
David Scott
James Irwin
Alfred Worden
crewed lunar landing mission

North American XB-70 Valkyrie

KH-9 Hexagon

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