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Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker) is a United States Army post located primarily in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It is named in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel , an Army aviator and Medal of Honor recipient.
It has the largest collection of helicopters held by a museum in the world. [1] [2] The museum features some 50 aircraft on public display with aviation artifacts ranging from a replica of the Wright brothers' Model B military biplane to an RAH-66 Comanche. The museum has over 160 aircraft in its collection and holds 3,000 historical items. [3]
The Army Aviation School moved to Alabama in August,1954 and the first class began at Rucker that October. On February 1,1955, the Army Aviation Center was officially established at Rucker. In the same year during the month of October, the post was given permanent status and changed their name from Camp Rucker to Fort Rucker.
Confetti, a countdown and lessons on how other cultures celebrate the coming of a new year are just a few of the things to expect at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s Dec. 31 kid ...
Now they are on display for all to see at the Military Museum of Fort Worth, in Ridgmar Mall, at 1888 Green Oaks Road. The exhibit was put in place a few months ago as part of the museum’s ...
It was known as Ozark Army Air Field until January 1959, when the name was changed to Cairns Army Air Field, named for U.S. Army Major General Bogardus Snowden "Bugs" Cairns, who was killed instantly when his H-13 Sioux helicopter crashed minutes after takeoff in dense woods northwest of the Fort Rucker (now Fort Novosel), Alabama, headquarters ...
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