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A parade of aircraft from the Air Force Museum, including this XB-70 Valkyrie, were towed down Ohio 444 from Patterson Field to the newly constructed Air Force Museum on Wright Field in 1970.
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is the world’s largest military aviation museum. Its 19-acre campus holds an unprecedented collection chronicling not only the history of the U.S. Air ...
A bit farther north, The Museum of Flight in Seattle landed at No. 2 on the list. The museum has more than 175 air and ...
Within the Eugene W. Kettering Cold War Gallery, named in honor of the first head of the Air Force Museum Foundation Board of Trustees, are such impressive aircraft as a Lockheed U-2A, a Lockheed ...
Opened in 1923, now spanning over 25 acres, the National Museum of the United States Air Force, on the grounds of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, holds over 350 unique aircraft.
The museum is marking this historic milestone with a year-long special exhibit titled100 Years of Heritage: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, 1923-2023.. It details the museum's history ...
A rare B-24 Liberator is being transferred from Barksdale AFB to the Mighty Eighth Museum, joining its B-17 to tell the complete story of WWII heavy bombers flown by the Eighth Air Force.
President Truman flew onboard the VC-54C Sacred Cow for much of his term, even signing the National Security Act of 1947, which created the US Air Force, in 1947 while he was onboard the aircraft.
As for the future of Air Force One, in September 2020, the Air Force announced that several contracts had been signed to move forward with several manufacturers developing supersonic aircraft.
DAYTON — Three World War II-era aircraft will arrive at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Monday. The three aircraft expected to arrive will be the B-29 Superfortress FiFi; B-24 ...
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force announced the acquisition of a former Ukrainian Air Force Su-27UB Flanker C. This aircraft is particularly interesting as it was the first ever Su-27 to ...
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force honors women with an exhibit highlighting their achievements in civilian and military aviation with emphasis on the U.S. Air Force and its predecessors.