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National Museum of the United States Air Force

National Museum of the United States Air Force
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Former name
  • Army Aeronautical Museum
  • Air Force Technical Museum
  • United States Air Force Museum
Established1923 (1923)
LocationWright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Dayton, Ohio
Coordinates39°46′53″N 84°06′38″W / 39.78139°N 84.11056°W / 39.78139; -84.11056
TypeMilitary aviation museum
VisitorsAbout 1 million[1]
DirectorDavid Tillotson
CuratorVacant, Deputy Director/Senior Curator[2]
Public transit accessGreater Dayton RTA Route 11
Websitewww.nationalmuseum.af.mil
Aerial view of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle on display in the museum's World War II Gallery.
The Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000 used as Air Force One by United States presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson (who was sworn into office on the plane), and Richard Nixon.
A spaceship on display
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
The North American XB-70 Valkyrie is on display in the fourth building.
The KH-9 Hexagon photographic reconnaissance satellite on display.

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 is a central component of the National Aviation Heritage Area.[4] The museum draws about a million visitors each year, making it one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions in Ohio.[5]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Krista Strider". National Museum of the US Air Force. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Visitor info". Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Home of the Wright Brothers". National Aviation Heritage Area. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Airfoce Museum Attendance". Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
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