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The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, six miles (9.7 km) northeast of Dayton, Ohio. [3] The NMUSAF is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world, with more than 360 ...
Museum of Aviation – near Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia. Peterson Air and Space Museum – Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sheppard AFB Heritage Center – Sheppard AFB, Texas. South Dakota Air and Space Museum – Box Elder, South Dakota (outside the main gate of Ellsworth AFB) Thunderbirds Museum – Nellis AFB, near Las ...
MAPS Air Museum. The MAPS Air Museum is an aviation museum in Green, Ohio, United States. [1] Run by the Military Aviation Preservation Society, it is located off SR241 on the west side of the Akron-Canton Regional Airport. [1] The museum holds more than 50 aircraft, [2] most on loan from the U.S. Air Force or Navy for restoration.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) (IATA: FFO, ICAO: KFFO, FAA LID: FFO) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot.
September 8, 1988. Designated NHP. October 16, 1992. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio that commemorates three important historical figures— Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright, and poet Paul Laurence Dunbar —and their work in the Miami Valley.
Website. www.armstrongmuseum.org. The Armstrong Air & Space Museum is a museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio, the hometown of aviator and astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon. Opened in 1972, the museum chronicles Ohio 's contributions to the history of aeronautics and space flight. The museum is home to the original Gemini 8 ...
Air Force Commendation Medal. Charles David Metcalf (19 June 1933 – 29 October 2021) served in the United States Air Force for 36 years, retiring as a major general. He went on to serve as the director of the National Museum of the United States Air Force from 1996 to 2010. He was a well-known civic leader in the Dayton, Ohio, area.
Pages in category "Military and war museums in Ohio" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... National Museum of the United States Air Force;