National Museum of the United States Air Force – Virtual Tour

The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world, with over 360 aircraft and missiles on display.

The museum dates to 1923, but only in 1954 did it became public. Under the name of the Air Force Museum, it was housed in its first permanent facility, an engine overhaul hangar, at the former Patterson Field in Fairborn.

The current facility opened in 1971, with the additional hangars being added to extend the size and scope of the museum. The museum was appointed in 2004 as the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

The museum’s collection contains many rare aircraft of importance and many artifacts from the history and development of aviation.

Highlights of the National Museum of the United States Air Force

Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle
Apollo 15 Command Module Endeavour
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
XB-70 Valkyrie
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress that dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki during World War II
Presidential Gallery
Space Gallery
Pioneers of Flight Exhibits
Uniforms and Clothing Exhibits
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber (test aircraft)
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk

National Museum of the United States Air Force

Museum: National Museum of the United States Air Force
Previously: Army Aeronautical Museum, Air Force Technical Museum, United States Air Force Museum
City: Dayton, Ohio
State: Ohio
Country: United States
Established: 1923
Type: Air and Space Museums, Military and War Museums
Category: National Museum of the United States
Location: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio

National Museum of the United States Air Force Map

National Museum of the United States Air Force – 360 Views

National Museum of the United States Air Force – 360 Views Map

National Museum of the United States Air Force – 360 Views

A Virtual Tour of the Museums in Ohio

National Museum of the United States Air Force

Virtual Tour of National Museums of the United States

National Museum of the United States Air Force

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“There’s a historical milestone in the fact that our Apollo 11 landing on the moon took place a mere 66 years after the Wright Brothers’ first flight.”
– Buzz Aldrin

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Photo Credit: Joseph Blosser / CC BY-SA (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany, Germany / CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0); Ken LaRock (National Museum of the U.S. Air Force photographer) / CC BY-SA (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)