Military and aviation museum in Dayton, Ohio, US
National Museum of the United States Air Force Former name
Army Aeronautical Museum Air Force Technical Museum United States Air Force Museum Established 1923 (1923 ) Location 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 Type Military aviation museum Visitors About 1 million[1] Director David Tillotson Curator Vacant, Deputy Director/Senior Curator[2] Public transit access Greater Dayton RTA Route 11 Website www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
Aerial view of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle on display in the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
An overhead gallery view of the fourth building aircraft at the National Museum of the United States Air Force including the Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000 used as Air Force One by Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour which carried David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden to the Moon in 1971 on NASA's fourth crewed lunar landing mission
An overhead view of the fourth building aircraft at the National Museum of the United States Air Force including the North American XB-70 Valkyrie
The KH-9 Hexagon photographic reconnaissance satellite on display at the National Museum of the USAF
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 aircraft and missiles on display.[1] The museum draws about a million visitors each year, making it one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions in Ohio.[4]
^ a b "History of the National Museum of the United States Air Force". National Museum of the United States Air Force. June 2007. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2008 .
^ "Krista Strider". National Museum of the US Air Force. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2016 .
^ "Visitor info". Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011 .
^ "Airfoce Museum Attendance". Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009 .
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